At that moment,
Yin-Yang Ancestor's arrival changed the balance of power.
The three cultivators stopped confronting one another.
Instead, they began to speak.
The first to speak was the stunning woman, surrounded by an air of nobility.
"I am Yuanfeng!"
"I was the first cultivator in the world to arrive here!"
"This treasure should rightfully belong to me!"
As soon as she said this,
the other two middle-aged men laughed.
One of them had a pair of horns growing from his head. He spoke first, his presence domineering.
"Hahaha, ridiculous!"
"When has the Primordial Wilderness ever cared about who arrived first? By that logic, if I had taken human form just a moment before you, would you have to leave the Primordial Wilderness?"
"I am Zulong!"
"This Supreme Treasure should be controlled by the Dragon Clan!"
Another burst of laughter rang out. It came from the other middle-aged man.
"Hahaha!"
"Fellow Daoist, the first half of what you said makes some sense."
"But the rest is biased!"
"I am Shi Qilin!"
"This Supreme Treasure should belong to the Qilin Clan!"
That's right.
These three cultivators were the ancestors of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans.
They could also be called the first members of their respective clans to take human form.
They weren't merely the first to take human form.
They were naturally the strongest as well, and each bore the fate of an entire clan.
After the Array Diagram appeared, the Three Clans Ancestors had set out at once, hardly stopping to think.
They had only one thought.
To seize the Supreme Treasure!
The first to arrive here
was Yuanfeng.
With her Peak Da Luo cultivation and the Phoenix Clan's talent for flight, her speed was unmatched throughout the Primordial Wilderness at that time!
No Da Luo could compare to her.
Thus,
she was also the first to reach the area.
However, once she arrived,
she hadn't been able to take the Array Diagram right away.
Not because she didn't want to.
But because she couldn't.
For a while, she simply had no idea how to go about it.
The Array Diagram was too mysterious.
It contained Yin Yang and encompassed all things.
It seemed capable of calming anything and resolving anything.
Forget obtaining the Supreme Treasure—even simply comprehending the Array Diagram here seemed to help one's cultivation advance.
However,
before she could figure out how to take the Supreme Treasure,
more cultivators arrived.
Two of them, all at once.
And their cultivation was in no way inferior to hers.
So,
they had ended up in a standoff.
And now,
"Hmph!"
Yuanfeng snorted, her face frosty.
At the same time,
she felt somewhat helpless.
Clearly, she understood herself that
the simple claim of "first come, first served" wouldn't convince the other two.
It certainly wouldn't make them back down.
"In that case!"
"Let's settle this with a fight!"
"Whoever wins gets the Supreme Treasure!"
"Agreed!"
Zulong nodded.
"In the Primordial Wilderness, strength reigns supreme!"
Shi Qilin didn't object either.
"The winner takes all. That's only right!"
At once,
fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of the Three Clans Ancestors.
A great battle was about to erupt.
Seeing this,
Yin-Yang Ancestor felt even more bitter.
Those three fellows had completely ignored him!
This Supreme Treasure had originally been his!
They were going too far!
But...
That was just how the Primordial Wilderness worked. Without strength, you had no say.
His cultivation was indeed somewhat weaker than that of the Three Clans Ancestors.
Late Da Luo.
Originally, he could have made up for that gap with a Supreme Treasure, perhaps even gaining a slight advantage.
But now, the treasure was gone!
In other words,
if they decided who would get it based on strength, he would go home empty-handed!
No!
He had to think of something.
At that moment,
Yin-Yang Ancestor's thoughts raced.
"I am Yin Yang. Greetings, fellow Daoists!"
"I have something to say about who should get this Supreme Treasure."
"The recent Tribulation Period has just ended!"
"Even if we aren't going to do something to benefit the Primordial Wilderness, we shouldn't start a conflict right now, should we?"
"Why don't the three of you consider another way?"
At these words,
the Three Clans Ancestors eased their imposing auras somewhat.
Then they turned to look at Yin-Yang Ancestor.
Zulong frowned.
He stared at Yin-Yang Ancestor.
"Hmph!"
"I don't believe there's any way more reliable than a fist!"
"Are you coveting this Supreme Treasure too?"
"If so, I advise you to leave now!"
"Otherwise..."
Zulong's words were full of undisguised menace.
He was absolutely determined to claim the Supreme Treasure.
At once,
Yin-Yang Ancestor's breath caught. He nearly choked.
What did he mean, coveting it?
It had been his in the first place!
But there was nothing he could do.
The situation was stacked against him, so no matter how unhappy he was, he could only endure it.
"Don't be hasty, fellow Daoist."
"Even if I have no intention of joining the fight, the three of you are at similar levels of cultivation. Surely it won't be easy for any one of you to claim the Supreme Treasure?"
"If others arrive, even the three of you may not necessarily be able to obtain it!"
"You might end up letting someone else benefit!"
Yin-Yang Ancestor said.
The Three Clans Ancestors weren't fools, of course.
Even if Yin-Yang Ancestor hadn't said it, they understood the logic.
But aside from fighting it out,
was there any other way?
Just then,
Yin-Yang Ancestor looked up at the sky and smiled. "Why not leave it to Heaven's will?"
Heaven's will?
Hearing this, the Three Clans Ancestors exchanged glances.
None of them objected.
In fact, they all agreed.
Because it really was a good idea.
"Good!"
The Three Clans Ancestors spoke in unison.
That was their agreement.
Seeing this,
Yin-Yang Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief.
Hope flared in his heart once more.
As he saw it,
no matter how the Supreme Treasure had changed, it still had some connection to him.
Surely he had a closer connection to it than the Three Clans Ancestors did.
If the Heavenly Dao passed judgment, the treasure might very well be returned to him!
As for how to get Heaven to pass judgment...
A Great Oath!
In the next instant,
the Three Clans Ancestors spoke at the same time.
"Heavenly Dao above, I, Zulong, ask you to decide who should possess this Supreme Treasure! Whatever the result, I, Zulong, will accept it without complaint!"
Of course,
that was what he said. What he truly thought
was another matter entirely.
Yuanfeng and Shi Qilin did much the same, making Great Oaths to the Heavenly Dao
and asking it to decide who should possess the Supreme Treasure.
At once,
the heavens rumbled, and the Dao Sound rang faintly.
The Heavenly Dao seemed...
Did they agree?
However—
The Three Clans Ancestors and Yin-Yang Ancestor had no time to react.
Another strange change occurred!
A Dao Sound rang out abruptly.
It seemed faintly—
Like thunder!
The moment the Three Clans Ancestors sensed it, they froze.
They were astonished!
"Two Heavenly Daos?"
For a brief moment,
they even wondered if they had sensed it wrong.
If they were hallucinating.
But with their cultivation, that was impossible.
Besides, it wasn't just one of them who had "hallucinated."
It was all of them!
At that moment,
everyone was utterly shaken.
Even those who hadn't arrived yet
were no exception!
They all stopped in their tracks and looked up at the sky,
filled with horror.
However, they had clearly been shocked too soon.
Because the very next moment,
the auras of the two Heavenly Daos continued to rise!
For a time,
everyone felt as though a huge boulder weighed on their hearts.
Even the flow of their magical power grew sluggish.
Why were two Heavenly mights confronting each other?
The Three Clans Ancestors endured the pressure
and looked at one another.
They could all see the confusion and bewilderment in each other's eyes.
Clearly,
none of them had expected their Great Oaths to bring about this result.
It was unheard of.
Utterly absurd.
"This..."
Yin-Yang Ancestor was at a loss for words.
He fell silent.
At that moment,
among all the cultivators in the Primordial Wilderness who could sense what was happening here,
not one remained calm.
They were confused,
and nothing but confused.
Of course,
there was one exception.
That was Lei Jun!
To be precise, he was the one who had caused the situation unfolding before them.
It had all started because of him.
Actually,
at first, he had been a little dazed.
The Array Diagram's transformation
had come somewhat suddenly.
But soon, he understood.
Before the Dragon-Han Calamity ended, the only such treasure in the Primordial Wilderness was the Yin Yang Diagram.
That was Yin-Yang Ancestor's companion Supreme Treasure.
Only after the Dragon-Han Calamity ended
did the Yin Yang Diagram become the Taiji Diagram.
Before then,
the Taiji Diagram hadn't existed in the Primordial Wilderness.
However,
Lei Jun had combined the Lunar Solar Force and opened up the Taiji Dao within his body,
triggering the Yin Yang Diagram's transformation ahead of time.
The reason was simple.
Lei Jun was also a Heavenly Dao!
His cultivation methods would be recorded in the Primordial Wilderness, for its cultivators to study and comprehend!
That
naturally included Taiji.
And so,
the Yin Yang Diagram was transformed ahead of time!
As for the Great Dao oaths sworn by Yin-Yang Ancestor and the Three Clans Ancestors, Lei Jun had taken them as an opportunity—
an opportunity for the Heavenly Dao to expound the Dao to the Primordial Wilderness.
That was why this scene had come to pass.
The might of two Heavenly Daos was now confronting itself where the Taiji Diagram had unfolded!
For a time,
the air was thick with the sense that a storm was coming.
An overwhelming feeling of dread enveloped everyone.
Even those who weren't here
couldn't escape it!
Whether they wanted to or not, they emerged from seclusion.
Whether they had taken physical form or not,
they instinctively directed their Divine Sense upward.
Doubt and terror mingled.
Could there really be...
two Heavenly Daos?
Near Qingqiu Mountain,
within an Innate Great Array,
Hongjun abruptly opened his eyes, his heart jolting.
Compared to the other cultivators,
he was somewhat more composed.
Why?
Because he had long known about the existence of the Lei Jun Heavenly Dao.
In fact,
the place where he was now was the very place Lei Jun had visited before attaining the Dao.
This was no secret.
Of course, he hadn't deduced it himself.
Rather...
The stunning woman seated on the raised platform, dressed in purple and looking languid, had told him.
Hongjun was just thinking this
when an impatient, soft rebuke rang out.
"Why did you stop?"
"Keep deducing!"
"The Dao marks here record the Three Bodies Technique. It's incredibly profound. If I weren't unable to use the Creation Jade Plate, old man..."
"Do you think the Jade Plate would still be in your hands?"
"Now hurry up and continue!"
Little Fox said this.
At her words,
Hongjun's expression stiffened slightly.
Although he had heard similar remarks more than once,
he still couldn't help feeling aggrieved when he heard them again.
He was a dignified cultivator at the peak of Da Luo Golden Immortal.
And here he was, reduced to a "tool" for someone else to deduce a Dharma Gate!
It sounded ridiculous even to say it aloud.
But he had no choice.
He couldn't beat her.
This time, however,
he couldn't resume right away, because the auras of the two Heavenly Daos confronting one another had reached this place as well.
Hongjun hesitated.
Then he said,
"Celestial Fox Lady, might you tell this old Daoist what's happening outside? Why are two Heavenly Daos..."
"Why?"
Little Fox rolled her eyes.
Still, she answered, her voice clear and crisp.
"Because it was ordained by Heaven!"
"Enough!"
"Get back to deducing the Three Bodies Technique. You can't leave until you figure it out!"
"Oh, no, wait! Even if you do figure it out, that still won't be enough!"
"You'll also have to wait until I've learned it!"
"Mm, that too was ordained by Heaven!"
At that moment,
Hongjun was utterly speechless.
Ordained by Heaven?
That was all it took to dismiss him?
And that last part—
You added that yourself, didn't you?
Before you continue