Those who offended the Primordial Wilderness would be hunted down, no matter how far away they fled!
The Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods had not been utterly destroyed. They lurked in the depths of Chaos, watching from the shadows. Some hid within the void of Heavenly Dao, using Tribulation Inauspicious Qi to corrupt it.
As the representative of Heavenly Dao, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would not allow anyone to defy its authority.
Old Ancestor Yangmei was also a remnant of the Chaos Demon Gods.
During the War of Dao and Demon, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had laid a scheme, first tricking Qiankun Ancestor and Yin-Yang Ancestor into their deaths, then driving Demon Ancestor Luohu and Old Ancestor Yangmei out of the Primordial Wilderness, establishing Heavenly Dao as the orthodox path.
Only then could he Prove Dao and Become a Saint. Now, he possessed supreme immortal power.
If Old Ancestor Yangmei obtained the Hollow Willow Tree, its origin would be restored, and his cultivation would break through the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and reach the Great Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm.
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Even if Dao Ancestor Hongjun wielded the Power of Heavenly Dao and sacrificed every living being in the Primordial Wilderness, he still could not keep Old Ancestor Yangmei beyond the World Barrier.
If the Primordial Wilderness returned to Chaos, the Three Thousand Demon Gods would descend once more.
The auras of the Three Thousand Demon Gods from the World-Opening Tribulation had not completely dissipated. If not for the Power of Heavenly Dao suppressing them, they would have long since roamed freely beyond the Great Dao.
"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, are you really going to stop me?"
"Though you are at the Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, one minor realm above me, my Space Divine Staff has transformed. Its Innate Restrictions have all become Chaos Restrictions, making it a Top-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure!"
"Hongjun, you know how powerful a Top-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure is. I have no desire to fight you to the death just yet. Why don't we each take a step back and keep the peace?"
Old Ancestor Yangmei wore a green Daoist robe, Space Divine Patterns shimmering across it. He stood amid the Chaos Qi Flow as Space Dao Principles rippled outward.
When one's laws reached perfection, one attained Quasi-Saint Peak.
Above the laws were the Three Thousand Great Daos, while living beings cultivated Dao Principles.
Once one entered the Dao Principles, one could prove the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao.
At minor mastery of Dao Principles, one reached Peak Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Great Accomplishment and perfection corresponded to the Great Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin and Limitless Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realms, respectively.
Old Ancestor Yangmei had now taken half a step into minor mastery of Space Dao Principles. He could already use the methods he had wielded during the World-Opening Tribulation.
"Fellow Daoist Yangmei, you're mistaken!"
"The Space Willow Tree was born in the Primordial Wilderness. It is a treasure under Heavenly Dao's jurisdiction. How could it still have any connection to you?"
"Dong Wanggong, are you willing to hand over the Space Willow Tree?"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun spoke slowly, his tone not the least bit yielding.
Killing intent swept through Chaos. The Chaos Gale Wind that arose tore apart countless stretches of space. Boundless currents of chaos shifted and transformed, giving rise to endless strange phenomena.
Only then did Old Ancestor Yangmei begin to take Dong Wanggong seriously.
He wore a Crimson Gold Dao Robe decorated with Yin Yang Divine Patterns, and a Purple Gold Divine Crown adorned his head. A mighty air radiated from him, while faint traces of the Law of Strength and Immortal Dao Law swirled around him.
"So you're the junior who took my true form!"
"No wonder Hongjun is standing up for you. You inherited his Immortal Dao Law, and you've even cultivated Pangu's Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, using the Yin-Yang Demon God's origin to forge a Chaos Demon God Body. You're certainly a promising prospect!"
"Twelve petals on your Grand Unity Three Flowers—you can rival Pangu. That makes it all the more important that I kill you today!"
Old Ancestor Yangmei peered into the River of Life and, with astonishing speed, discerned everything about Dong Wanggong. His face was filled with shock.
He stood there dumbstruck, gaping in disbelief!
In an instant, Old Ancestor Yangmei marked Dong Wanggong as his greatest enemy.
After all, Pangu was the nemesis of the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods. The Dong Wanggong before him had a good chance of becoming the second being to master the Great Dao of Strength. If that happened, it would spell the end for Old Ancestor Yangmei.
He had to be on guard!
"Greetings, Senior Yangmei. I've long admired your Space Dao. How about I wait until I reach your level, then swallow you whole and refine you?"
"You can't kill me!"
Dong Wanggong spoke with confidence, his formidable magic power surging around him.
The reason Old Ancestor Yangmei could see through him was that Dong Wanggong had deliberately withdrawn the Chaos Bead's concealment of the Heavenly Secrets. Otherwise, if a Space Demon God with Yangmei's magic power couldn't see through a junior at Early-stage Quasi-Saint, he might grow suspicious.
Dong Wanggong's plan was to join forces with Dao Ancestor Hongjun and keep Old Ancestor Yangmei here—or at least grievously wound him.
"Brat, you've got a lot of nerve! Get lost!"
Old Ancestor Yangmei snapped, then turned to Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
"Hongjun, I'll say it one last time. Hand over Dong Wanggong and the Space Willow Tree. We can live in peace, and I can even help you deal with the other Chaos Demon Gods."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for what comes next. You may control the power of the entire Primordial World, but I'm deep in the Chaos Void, with magic power that never runs dry. I'll make you pay!"
Suppressing his anger, Old Ancestor Yangmei once again tried to negotiate with Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
The atmosphere froze, and the killing intent steadily rose.
[ Ding! ]
[God-Tier Selection Mission refreshed. The host is given three choices:]
[Choice One: Pretend to go along with him, hand over the Space Willow Tree, and accept Old Ancestor Yangmei as your adoptive father. Reward: Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Root, Green Willow.]
[Choice Two: Join forces with Dao Ancestor Hongjun to kill Old Ancestor Yangmei. Reward: Pangu Great God Power Origin, which can help the host advance to Limitless Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin.]
[Choice Three: Have Dao Ancestor Hongjun strike and grievously wound Old Ancestor Yangmei. Reward: one World Tree Seed.]
The System Feminine Voice, alluring and sultry, sounded in Dong Wanggong's soul.
All three choices were profoundly mysterious.
"A true man stands between heaven and earth. How could I spend my life beneath another's heel? So I'll pass on accepting Old Ancestor Yangmei as my adoptive father. Besides, I don't have Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji!"
"System, I suspect you're deliberately trying to disgust me and throw my Dao heart into disarray!"
Dong Wanggong thought it over and ruled out the first choice.
In the boundless void, Dao Ancestor Hongjun brought forth the Jade Disk of Creation. It too was a Chaos Spirit Treasure, but only a mid-grade one, nowhere near as powerful as the Space Divine Staff.
The Jade Disk of Creation had originally been a Chaos Supreme Treasure during the World-Opening Tribulation, but it had been shattered to pieces. Dao Ancestor Hongjun had collected countless fragments and still recovered only half of it, so its rank was insufficient.
"Dao Ancestor, if I gave you a Chaos Supreme Treasure, could you kill Old Ancestor Yangmei?"
The Pangu Great God Power Origin was far too tempting, but Dong Wanggong truly had little confidence in Dao Ancestor Hongjun. After all, Old Ancestor Yangmei was a cunning old fox, and the Space Dao Principles made his escape techniques exceptionally swift.
The Chaos Void was Old Ancestor Yangmei's territory.
"If he were an ordinary Chaos Demon God, I could kill him with Immortal Dao Principles even without a treasure, let alone with a Chaos Supreme Treasure. But I don't know what mysteries Yangmei's Space Dao Principles conceal, so I can't kill him."
"But with a Chaos Supreme Treasure, I could certainly grievously wound Old Ancestor Yangmei!"
"No way. You really have a Chaos Supreme Treasure?"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun sent Dong Wanggong a voice transmission. At first, he hadn't understood what Dong Wanggong meant and had assumed he was daydreaming. But then something seemed off.
The kid had plenty of tricks. Maybe he really did have a Chaos Supreme Treasure.
At the thought, Dao Ancestor Hongjun was tempted. He almost wanted to tear Dong Wanggong apart and study what kind of freak he was.
A Chaos Supreme Treasure could have only one master.
When its master was in danger, it could shield him of its own accord and unleash power far beyond that of a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal. So Dao Ancestor Hongjun had no intention of taking the treasure.
What he valued was Dong Wanggong's potential.
Likewise, Dong Wanggong was Dao Ancestor Hongjun's trump card against the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods. Their relationship was both teacher and friend, far closer than his ties with the other Innate Deities.
"Dao Ancestor, don't rush. Go back inside the World Barrier first, and I'll tell you something!"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun then appeared beside him like a ghost. The benevolent smile on his face sent a chill down Dong Wanggong's spine.
Could the Dao Ancestor have some strange tastes?
"Let's take him down! This bead can hit Old Ancestor Yangmei with a thunderous blow at a critical moment. If he wants to steal my Space Willow Tree, he'll pay for it!"
"If possible, we can also take the Space Divine Staff from that old man. It's a Top-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure, through and through. I want it so badly!"
Immortal mist billowed, concealing the Heavenly Secrets.
Dong Wanggong secretly slipped the Chaos Bead to Dao Ancestor Hongjun. As for the Hongmeng Immortal Palace inside it, he had taken it into his soul—that was his real trump card.
"Excellent!"
"I can't believe you obtained this treasure. Back in the Chaos era, the Three Thousand Demon Gods and Great God Pangu searched for countless epochs and still couldn't find it!"
"Now, let's see how I defeat Old Ancestor Yangmei!"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun's aura grew deep and powerful, and his spirit underwent a transformation.
At that moment, he was no representative of Heavenly Dao. He was once more the spirited young man who had fought the beast army and stood at the pinnacle of the Primordial Wilderness!
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained a World Tree Seed!]
Within Dong Wanggong's soul, the System Big Sister Voice rang out.
A tree seed shone with a blue-green light, conjuring wondrous visions in Dong Wanggong's sea of consciousness. In one instant, the cosmos was reborn; in the next, the River of Life and Time flowed backward.
What mysteries did the World Tree Seed hold?
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