The Whereabouts of the Five Elements Flags, Ling Xiao's Thoughts
The great war between the demon race and the Witch Clan lasted a long time, and in the end, the demon race showed signs of defeat.
Although Kunpeng has made a powerful return, he is not completely stronger. The nine Ancestral Witch of the Witch Clan are no joke.
On the demon side, almost no one could take on a single Ancestral Witch.
The overwhelming superiority of the high-end forces quickly spread to the entire situation, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of demons, far more than the number of the Witch Clan.
Ultimately, seeing no chance of victory, the demon race began to flee, which was their only advantage over the Witch Clan and the source of their confidence.
Thus, what was supposed to be a fierce, head-on war gradually evolved into a chase where each side pursued the other.
"Fool! Those creatures that hatch from eggs in the wet are indeed unreliable!"
At Mount Kunlun, Yuanshi looked at the rapidly fleeing demon race and the Kunpeng leading them, his face turning ashen with rage.
Despite their best efforts, the demon race still lost. What's most infuriating is that Kunpeng's essence and blood were wasted—it was like feeding pigs.
"The gap is still quite large..." Laozi Tzu said solemnly, clearly somewhat dissatisfied.
Despite their strong support, Kunpeng was still unable to Kuanglan, which reminded him of Ling Xiao back then. At that time, Ling Xiao had not yet become a saint, but he was able to fight twelve Ancestral Witch and kill three of them.
Now look at Kunpeng; even with helpers, it couldn't defeat the nine Ancestral Witch.
What a useless piece of trash!
Why is there such a big difference between them, even though they are both feathered animals?
"Why go through all that trouble? It would be much more efficient to just kill a few Ancestral Witch!" Tongtian said, his tone dismissive and ruthless, showing utter disdain for such roundabout schemes.
Yuanshi glanced at Tongtian and thought, "All this talk and no action."
"The demon race is still weak. It's not easy to expect them to fight the Witch Clan to the death," Laozi said slowly, his deep eyes gleaming as he pondered a solution.
"Then what should we do?" Yuanshi asked solemnly.
"Strengthen it, keep strengthening it!" Laozi Tzu said in a deep voice.
"Who else should be allowed to join the demon race?"
"There are many ways to become stronger; it doesn't necessarily require powerful beings to join the demon race." Laozi said calmly, already having an idea in mind.
"What are your plans, elder brother?" Yuanshi became interested and wanted to hear Laozi's insights.
Laozi chuckled softly and uttered two words: "Formation!"
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.
"Brother, as far as I know, with the current combat strength of the Witch Clan, ordinary formations are completely useless against them."
"Ordinary formations are naturally useless, but what about the Five Elements and Five Elements Formation of Heaven and Earth?" Laozi Tzu said with a smile.
"The Five Elements Formation?" Yuanshi was slightly surprised, then nodded and said, "This formation can be used for both offense and defense. The power of the five elements is inexhaustible. Even Sage would have to put in a lot of effort to break it."
"If the demon race can master this formation, the Witch Clan will naturally be no match for them!"
"However, setting up the Five Elements Formation requires the Five Directions Flags, which may be difficult to collect."
The Five Elements Formation contains the laws of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. As the foundation of heaven and earth, it is the most basic and also the most profound law.
However, this formation cannot be considered a pure formation; rather, it is a formation accompanying a set of magical treasures, namely the Five Elements Flags of Heaven and Earth.
Upon hearing this, Laozi remained unfazed, already having made his decision. "I possess the Southern Ground-Leaving Flame Banner, while the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag is in your hands, Junior Brother."
"And the Eastern Azure Lotus Treasure Flag is in the hands of the Two Western Sages."
"The Western Plain Colored Cloud Realm Banner is with the Queen Mother of the West."
"The Northern True Martial Black Carved Flag is in the hands of the Minghe."
Laozi recounted in detail how he knew the whereabouts of the Five Directions Flags perfectly.
Therefore, collecting Five Directions Flags is not a difficult task.
The Queen Mother of the West had already joined the demon race, and the Two Western Sages were from the same lineage as them. Given the prestige of the Three Pure Ones, they naturally wouldn't refuse.
With only the Minghe remaining, manipulating it at will is also simple.
Upon hearing this, Yuanshi nodded slightly. After Laozi's analysis, it was indeed not difficult to collect Five Directions Flags.
"There's no time to lose, let's split up and act."
Laozi said this, and then they left Mount Kunlun, with Yuanshi going alone to the Sea of Blood.
When Minghe learned that Yuanshi had come to borrow the flag, he was unwilling at first, as he was considering establishing a religion and becoming a saint. Yuanshi, upon learning this, generously shared some of his experience with him.
Minghe was overjoyed and felt immensely satisfied. In the end, he generously lent the Northern Banner to Yuanshi. Of course, the most important reason was that Minghe dared not offend the Three Pure Ones due to the pressure from the Sage.
As for the Two Western Sages, after learning of Laozi's intention in borrowing the flag, they naturally did not refuse, because if things succeeded, they would inevitably also receive some credit.
It's not like I'll lose anything by borrowing it.
Not long after, the Queen Mother of the West received a decree from the Three Pure Ones and secretly came to Mount Kunlun, bringing back the four flags besides her own to the demon race.
At this time, the demon race had been decimated by the Witch Clan and was forced to hide in various places.
Although Kunpeng possesses considerable combat power, it cannot withstand the sheer number of Ancestral Witch.
When the Queen Mother of the West brought back the Five Elements Flags, the demon race leaders were immediately in an uproar.
He immediately summoned all the demons. Fuxi held the Demon-Summoning Banner and commanded all the demons in the world. This banner was given to him by Nuwa after she became a saint, and it was a symbol of his status.
In an instant, the Primordial World was in an uproar once again, and countless demons who had fled rushed back to the Hundred Thousand Mountains for the first time.
Due to the uncontrollable force of the demon-summoning banner, they had little control over it.
"Has the demon race gone mad? Are they going to fight the Witch Clan to the death?"
"It seems we're determined to fight to the death, no longer willing to live a life of ignominy!"
In the Primordial World, the powerful beings who were alarmed by the demon race's movements all sighed in surprise. They couldn't understand the sudden action. Not long ago, they had been beaten so badly by the Witch Clan that they were crying for their parents. How could they be gathering for battle again in the blink of an eye?
Even the Ancestral Witch were astonished. They were worried about how to wipe out the demon race in one fell swoop, but the demon race took action on its own, gathering all the demons together.
Such a good thing?
This made them all a little embarrassed.
What's this for? Isn't that too kind?
Immediately, the group of Ancestral Witch led their people and set off in a great hurry.
If the demon race is in this state, wouldn't they be human if they didn't fight back?
Meanwhile, inside the Nanming Volcano, a phantom figure was watching all of this.
"We've even used the Five Elements Formation, but unfortunately... it won't work as you wish."
Ling Xiao said with a smile, without any aura leaking out from his body.
He hadn't expected that the Three Pure Ones would bring out the Five Elements Formation in order to make the demon race and the Witch Clan kill each other and perish together.
This formation is not much weaker than the Four Great Ferocious Formations; it is the most powerful formation in the world.
The demon race no longer possesses the Grand Stellar Array and the Primordial River-Luo Array, but they have the Five Elements Formation to compensate for it.
The fact that the Witch Clan lacked the Ancestral Witch does indeed achieve a balance.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ling Xiao's lips. Since the Three Pure Ones had intervened, he naturally couldn't just sit idly by.