Mythical Heavenly Immortal, Mid-Stage-The Great Dao Origin Scripture's True Immortal Chapter Emerges

For a time, the pressure on the Demon Clan eased considerably, and it seemed they had managed to turn the tables.

"Hmph! A mere illusion array thinks it can trap us? Break!"

But the Ancestor Witches were no pushovers.

They did not cultivate their primordial spirits, nor did their True Spirits succumb to delusion. Their wills were unwavering, and illusions could not penetrate them!

Dijiang suddenly threw a punch. The Space Law erupted, blasting straight through a starry illusion!

Zhu Rong and Gong Gong were even more ferocious. Their powers of water and fire merged into a devastating torrent, forcibly sweeping away a vast swath of the array!

The other Ancestor Witches roared as well, relying on their overwhelming strength and innate divine abilities to break through the array by force!

The Hunyuan Heluo Great Array was powerful, but Di Jun was the only one presiding over it, and he had no Zhou Tian Star Gods to assist him.

Faced with the unreasonable, brute-force assault of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the array teetered on the brink of collapse. In moments, countless breaches had been torn into it!

"Pfft!"

Di Jun and Fuxi suffered the array's backlash and spat out mouthfuls of golden blood. Their faces turned deathly pale.

"Big brother!"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi was alarmed. The Chaos Bell rang out again and again, forcing back the Ancestor Witches surrounding him as he rushed to Di Jun's side.

"Brother?"

Nuwa was also horrified. She hurriedly broke free of Xuan Ming and Hou Tu, then flashed back to Fuxi's side.

"Retreat!"

A trace of unwillingness flashed through Di Jun's eyes, but he assessed the situation and knew they could no longer win this battle.

The Demon Clan had ultimately lost to the combined might of the Twelve Ancestral Witches!

"Trying to run? Leave your lives behind!" The Ancestor Witches refused to let them go and moved to give chase.

But the Demon Clan had deep reserves. Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi joined forces, activating the River Diagram and Luo Book along with the Chaos Bell to force open a passage. They swept up the remaining Demon Clan army and fled toward the Heavenly Realm as streaks of light, utterly disheveled!

"Hahaha! You Demon Clan brats are nothing special!"

"We'll spare you today. Trespass again, and we'll show no mercy!"

Watching the Demon Clan's defeated forces flee, the Ancestor Witches let out earthshaking roars and jeers that echoed across the Primordial Wilderness.

Though brief, the battle had been fierce. Both sides had suffered losses, but the Demon Clan had been forced to retreat.

The news spread, shaking the entire Primordial Wilderness!

Countless powerful beings hidden away in Grotto-Heavens and blessed lands turned their gazes toward the Witch and Demon Clans, each with a different expression.

Some gloated. "Heh. The Demon Clan, rulers of all living things? Now it seems they're nothing but a joke!"

Others were grim. "The Witch Clan's bodies are astonishingly powerful! The Twelve Ancestral Witches can even break the Hunyuan Heluo Great Array by force. It seems no one will be able to restrain them in the future."

Others weighed the situation. "With the Witches and Demons at war, perhaps our opportunity is coming?"

The Demon Clan had made a high-profile entrance, only to end in an embarrassing defeat.

Not only had they failed to intimidate anyone, but they had become a laughingstock among the many powerful beings of the Primordial Wilderness, dealing a serious blow to the prestige of Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

At the same time, deep in Buzhou Mountain, near the ravine shrouded in Chaos Qi Flow,

Ao Chen was carefully making his way through the area in search of Innate Spiritual Treasures when he suddenly sensed something. He raised his head and looked toward the distant horizon.

Chapter 24: Mythical Heavenly Immortal, Mid-Stage—The Great Dao Origin Scripture's True Immortal Chapter Emerges

Though he was billions of miles from the battlefield, with Buzhou Mountain standing between them,

the earthshaking clashes of energy—and the Demon Clan's panicked retreat—still reached Ao Chen's keen senses.

His divine sense stirred. Combining what he already knew, he instantly deduced the rough course of events.

"So the Witches and Demons have finally gone to war?"

"The Hunyuan Heluo Great Array lost?"

The corners of Ao Chen's mouth slowly curled into a faint smile. Understanding glinted in his eyes, along with a hint of disdain.

He wasn't surprised that the Demon Clan had lost.

Was the Demon Clan weak?

Not at all. The Four Emperors of the Demon Clan were all Innate Divine beings, and the Ten Great Demon Gods were no pushovers either. Add to that the many powerful demons at the Primordial Unity level, and at this point in time, they were unquestionably overlords.

But unfortunately for them, they had faced the Witch Clan—the people who, in the future, would make even the Saints deeply wary.

The Witch Clan had been powerful from birth, and their bodies were so formidable they seemed divine. They could even resist divine abilities to a certain extent, making them the Demon Clan's natural counter. Their defeat was only to be expected.

Indeed, had Hongjun not unfairly favored the Demon Clan in later generations, they would have been wiped out long ago. There would have been no outcome in which both the Witches and Demons fell together.

"But this has nothing to do with me. It's time to tally up what I've found and prepare to break through."

"After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, success in a single moment is only right."

Ao Chen looked away, no longer paying attention to the conflict beyond the mountain. He focused all his attention on his task.

He had gained quite a lot over these tens of thousands of years: four Innate Spiritual Treasures and an Innate Spiritual Root.

Though the Innate Spiritual Treasures were all low-grade, Ao Chen didn't mind. He hadn't sought them out to use them, but to study the different kinds of Innate Spiritual Light within them.

The Innate Spiritual Root, on the other hand, was of quite high rank. It was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root known as the Five Elements Pine Needle Tree.

Ao Chen himself had been a little surprised when he obtained it.

After all, even in later generations, Saints would be tempted by a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root. Yet he had come upon one by chance.

Naturally, the appearance of such a treasure had not gone unnoticed.

He had once fought a Primordial Beast of Grand Unity Golden Immortal strength over the Five Elements Pine Needle Tree.

It resembled a Kirin, but had a single horn and a heavy aura of baleful energy.

The beast was strong, but it was still no match for Ao Chen, who had already reached the Mythical Heavenly Immortal realm.

Ao Chen hadn't tried to kill it. He had merely used the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art to sever one of its forelegs and its horn. After demonstrating his overwhelming power, he had watched the beast retreat, unwilling to risk further confrontation. It had fled deep into the earth's veins and never dared to show itself again.

Ao Chen couldn't be bothered to pursue it. He took the Five Elements Pine Needle Tree and left at his leisure.

His goal had been the Spiritual Root, and he had no great feud with the beast. Severing one of its limbs was punishment enough.

"With these four Innate Spiritual Treasures, I should be able to complete the True Immortal Chapter of the Great Dao Origin Scripture."

"And after walking around Buzhou Mountain all these years, my foundation has grown solid. It's about time I advanced to the mid-stage of the Mythical Heavenly Immortal realm."

With that thought, Ao Chen headed straight into the depths of the forest, intending to find a secluded place to cultivate.

A short while later, Ao Chen stopped before a hidden valley encircled by a winding mountain stream and perpetually veiled in innate clouds and mist.

The spiritual energy here was so dense it had nearly become tangible. Natural maze-like formations and defensive arrays protected it, making it difficult even for an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal to break in.

"This is the place."

Ao Chen nodded in satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, he set up several profound concealment wards, completely cutting off the aura within from the outside. Then he flashed into the valley.

Inside, a smooth platform of bluestone gleamed like a mirror. Beside it, a clear spring burbled.

Ao Chen sat cross-legged on the stone platform, and his mind sank into a state of perfect clarity.

His first goal was to complete the Great Dao Origin Scripture's Mythical True Immortal Chapter, a scripture that would shape the path ahead of him!

At a thought, the four low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures silently floated before him.

Their radiance flowed in turn, each releasing a different yet exceptionally pure Innate Dao Rhythm: sharp, illusory, weighty, and searing.

Ao Chen shut his eyes. His primordial spirit seemed to split into countless perspectives, each immersing itself in one of the four treasures.

Even the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Chaos Gourd, and the Kunwu Sword from earlier were brought out, reflecting in the void.

Different laws and different Dao Rhythms were rapidly stripped down to their most fundamental information under his Heaven-Defying Comprehension. Then they collided with, verified, and fused into the theoretical framework of the Mythical True Immortal Chapter he had already established!

The crucial parts of the framework that had been obscure, incomplete, or lacking in harmony now received the most precise "patches" and "lubricants"!

Countless sparks of inspiration burst and exploded in his sea of consciousness!

The contents of the Great Dao Origin Scripture's Mythical True Immortal Chapter grew clearer, more fluid, and flawless at a visible pace!

From how to construct a stable and imperishable True Self Dao Domain, to using it as an anchor to sense and gradually draw upon his Past and Future Bodies, and finally to how to truly Use My Heart to Replace Heavenly Heart, achieving complete independence and transcendence...

Every detail, every step, every hurdle was deduced, refined, and connected in turn!

Boom!

Who knew how much time had passed? When the final obstructive Dao Rhythm had been smoothed out and incorporated into the scripture's core principles, a dazzling divine light suddenly burst forth from Ao Chen's sea of consciousness!

An unparalleled scripture pointing straight toward the Great Dao of the Mythical True Immortal had finally emerged in his hands!

The Great Dao Origin Scripture: Mythical True Immortal Chapter—Complete!

Having successfully completed the True Immortal Chapter, Ao Chen's mind was perfectly clear, and his Dao Heart grew even more resolute.

He didn't pause for a moment. He immediately began the second step—raising his own cultivation level!