When Qing Xuanzi arrived in the west, Hongjun and the other Saints were already there.
Qing Xuanzi saw Zhunti lying beside Hongjun with half his body gone, while Jie Yin was in even worse shape.
Only his head remained.
"Hongjun, didn't expect me to have a day when I could get out, did you?"
"Luo Hou, if you came out, then so be it. But why did you commit such slaughter the moment you arrived?"
In the past, Hongjun had been somewhat wary of the escaped Luo Hou, but now he did not care in the slightest.
With Qing Xuanzi, this bug, in the Primordial Era, what the hell did Hongjun have to fear?
Wasn't Luo Hou merely at the Half-Step Mixed Origin Taiji realm? It was not as though they had never dealt with that before. They had even wiped out three at once.
Not to mention that the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe could now fuse at any time, Qing Xuanzi's illusory-yet-real Heaven-Opening Divine Axe alone was enough.
"Huh? Well, well, a Saint? A Mixed Origin Great Luo? Hahaha, sure enough, you still long for the Grand Ultimate Great Luo.
"What is so good about being a Primordial Era Saint? Why not work with me and seize this Primordial Era?"
"Luo Hou, in your eyes, Hongjun is merely a tool for attaining the Dao, while in mine, the Primordial Era is an aid to attaining the Dao.
"So I think being a Primordial Era Saint is quite good. If you insist on unleashing slaughter as you did during the war of the three races,
"then I am sorry. I can only carry out my duties as a Saint and kill you."
"Hahaha, Hongjun, have you been drinking too much? You want to kill me? Do you have that ability? Come, come, come.
"I'll stand right here and wait for you to—"
Before Luo Hou could say the word "kill," the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe in Qing Xuanzi's hand had already appeared before his eyes.
The unique pressure and domineering aura of a Chaos Treasure froze Luo Hou in place.
Luo Hou swallowed and said with some difficulty,
"The Heaven-Opening Divine Axe? Impossible, impossible! Didn't it split into the three great Heaven-Opening treasures?"
"Nothing is impossible. If this one cannot kill you, then take a look at this one."
The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances, thinking that they could not let Qing Xuanzi show off alone.
They spat out three streams of pure qi, and the three Heaven-Opening treasures fused once more into the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, which likewise hovered above Luo Hou's head.
Luo Hou stared at one, then the other, his heart pounding.
If one ignored their appearance, their auras, Dao rhythms, and domineering might were almost exactly identical.
The only difference was that one shifted between illusion and reality, while the other was incomparably solid.
Every Chaos Demon God carried psychological trauma from the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, and Luo Hou was no exception.
"Hongjun, what exactly do you want?" Luo Hou's tone softened, no longer carrying his earlier arrogance.
"It is not about what I want. It is about what you want. Whatever you want, the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe will do likewise."
Hongjun's threat was crystal clear: look carefully. Do not get killed by the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe again, then blame him for failing to warn you.
Luo Hou's face darkened like the bottom of a pot. He had thought that once he emerged, the Primordial Era would surely lie beneath his feet, ready for him to trample and ravage as he pleased.
Who would have thought that the first thing he encountered after coming out would be the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe?
Although the strongest among Hongjun's side was only at the peak of the Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and that person was not even Hongjun,
they could not unleash the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe's full power, but it certainly still possessed enough power to destroy him.
"Let the west belong to the Demonic Path. How about it?"
"Not happening." Qing Xuanzi answered this time.
"Who are you, Daoist? You are very unfamiliar. Daoist Hongjun has not even spoken, so what gives you the right to speak?"
"This."
The illusory-yet-real Heaven-Opening Divine Axe made a slashing motion as Qing Xuanzi finished speaking.
Though it released no divine light, it stirred the Dao rhythms around it.
It startled Luo Hou into breaking out in a cold sweat. Damn it, that strange Heaven-Opening Divine Axe was his.
Judging by its power, it seemed far stronger than the other one. It was far too bizarre.
"Daoist, I am, after all, a living being of the Primordial Era. Is it not only natural for me to find a place in the Primordial Era and spread my Dao?"
Luo Hou had lost his temper. He could see that Qing Xuanzi was originally the one with the highest cultivation on the other side.
Hongjun had not stopped Qing Xuanzi's decision either, so Qing Xuanzi's authority within Hongjun's group must be considerable.
He could even make decisions in Hongjun's place.
Realizing this, Luo Hou immediately changed his approach and began dealing with Qing Xuanzi seriously.
"Ordinarily, that would be normal. But as the mastermind behind the calamity of the three races, should you not first repay your karma before spreading your Dao?"
"Daoist, you are mistaken. The calamity of the three races was the greater trend of the Heavenly Dao. I merely accelerated its progress."
"Oh? Shall we invite the leaders of the three races here to confront you? You need not doubt it. Believe me, I can do it."
"Must you really go this far, Daoist?"
"Unless you agree to one condition."
"Speak."
"Release Hong Yun."
"Impossible. I do not have that ability."
The moment Luo Hou heard this condition, he understood perfectly what Qing Xuanzi meant by releasing Hong Yun. He wanted Luo Hou to erase the marker on Hong Yun.
"Then there is nothing to discuss."
The two Heaven-Opening Divine Axes moved, blocking Luo Hou from the front and rear. So long as Luo Hou showed the slightest fluctuation of mana,
there was no doubt that he would be struck head-on by two axes.
And Qing Xuanzi's axe would certainly unleash a true Heaven-Opening technique. Though it could not compare to even one hundred-millionth of Pangu's power,
Luo Hou likewise could not compare to even one hundred-millionth of the entire Primordial Era.
Sending him to his death was a certainty.
As Luo Hou wavered, dark clouds filled the sky, and an Eye of Heavenly Punishment appeared overhead.
Luo Hou's eyes lit up. The Heavenly Dao had come to back him up. Heh heh. He fell silent.
Qing Xuanzi glanced at Hongjun. Seeing him shake his head slightly, Qing Xuanzi knew this was the heavenly punishment controlled by the Heavenly Dao.
"Heavenly Dao, if you have the nerve, send down heavenly punishment. The moment you do,
"I will take the Wu, demon, and human races into the chaos. I may not be capable of opening the Primordial Era,
"but I can still open a Great Thousand Worlds."
The Heavenly Dao Eye was dumbfounded. It blinked and blinked. Clearly, this did not align with the greater trend of the Heavenly Dao, and it was about to crash.
Hongjun was somewhat helpless. Qing Xuanzi's threat against the Heavenly Dao was truly shameless.
He was actually using the Wu, demon, and human races to threaten it. If he took those three races away, what the hell would the Heavenly Dao have left to play with?
In truth, Hongjun also understood that Qing Xuanzi was now the one who gave the Heavenly Dao the greatest headache.
After all, Qing Xuanzi truly controlled the Wu, demon, and human races. If the Heavenly Dao stubbornly insisted on its course,
it would truly lose control.
Hongjun guessed that the Heavenly Dao would most likely yield.
Sure enough, after the Eye of Heavenly Punishment blinked more than ten times, it rebooted. It merely left Qing Xuanzi with a single sentence before departing.
"The Primordial Era cannot be without the Demonic Path."
Qing Xuanzi curled his lip. Was it not merely the Demonic Path? Without Luo Hou, could there not be Zhang Hou?
So long as he wished it, he could pass down a Demonic Path even more orthodox than Luo Hou's.
"Luo Hou, do not panic. You cannot agree to him." This voice came from beyond the heavens.
At the same time, rumbling sounds rang out. Qing Xuanzi knew that the Heavenly Dao was likely fighting back.
"Master, I'll go take a look first. Handle this, then come over." Qing Xuanzi knew that Chaos Demon Gods had likely arrived.
After all, only Chaos Demon Gods could make the Primordial Era Heavenly Dao intervene.
However, Qing Xuanzi deliberately left behind one sentence before departing.
"Master, if it truly comes to it, just let that bastard Luo Hou have another taste of the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
"Isn't it merely the Demonic Path? Don't worry. In a moment, I'll pass down the authentic Demon Ancestor Demon God Dao."
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