Three Flowers Crown the Head, the Human Clan in Peril

"Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Man? Chen Yang, are you planning to rely on the Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth, and Man to refine your own Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit?" Pingxin asked.

Chen Yang nodded without hiding anything. "That's right... In the immortal cultivation system, after reaching the Daluo Realm, one must gradually refine one's essence, qi, and spirit until they finally become the Three Flowers."

In the end, Chen Yang chose a set of Three Cauldrons of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Next, Pingxin led Chen Yang to the repository of ancient texts.

The Wu Tribe had no primordial spirits, and most of these texts had been acquired through trade with the Eastern Sovereign. Many also contained secret arts from the previous great tribulation, left behind by the dragon, phoenix, and qilin clans.

After returning to his residence,

Chen Yang began refining the three cauldrons and condensing the Three Flowers.

"Buzz... buzz..."

A trace of Dao charm emerged, accompanied by the sound of the Dao, as the Human Cauldron flew out from Chen Yang's body.

After the Human Cauldron flew out, it hovered above Chen Yang's head and bloomed into a lotus flower.

The blooming lotus had twelve petals and shimmered in brilliant colors, looking exceptionally dazzling.

After the Flower of Qi bloomed, it broke free from the nourishment of the Human Cauldron and instead held the cauldron aloft. Then their auras intertwined, as though it intended to refine the Human Cauldron.

"A twelve-petaled bloom! Chen Yang... the Flower of Qi you condensed reached perfection the moment it bloomed. Its quality is truly extraordinary." Pingxin approached, her expression filled with surprise.

Chen Yang smiled faintly. "It is thanks to the many special spiritual energies within the Ancestral Witch Hall. Only because of those spiritual energies could one of my Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit—the Flower of Qi—have twelve petals from the moment it bloomed. I have to say, it saved me a great deal of effort."

The higher the quality of the Three Flowers when they first bloomed, the greater their potential and the more formidable the essence, qi, and spirit they could refine.

Improving the quality of one's essence, qi, and spirit also meant that Chen Yang's foundation would be stronger in the future.

Pingxin could not help asking, "Chen Yang... do you plan to continue reading, or continue cultivating?"

Chen Yang shook his head slightly. "Let's go out for a walk. I've secluded myself in the Ancestral Witch Hall for so many years. It's time to go out and take a look."

Pingxin nodded. "That works. After cultivating for so many years, it is time to relax."

Before long, Chen Yang and Pingxin left together.

In the blink of an eye, several hundred more years passed.

Chen Yang had been in secluded cultivation, but one day, he sensed a change within his body.

"Hiss... Pingxin, I suddenly feel uneasy, as though something bad is about to happen. I keep having this premonition, as if..."

"A sudden premonition, an inexplicable unease... could something be happening..." Pingxin was also puzzled.

In the Primordial World, for those who had attained success in cultivation, no sudden premonition was ever accidental.

Dreams could foretell the future, and inexplicable feelings might signal that some great event was about to occur.

Chen Yang had suddenly received a premonition, yet he could not determine what it meant.

Seeing this, Pingxin could not help asking, "Chen Yang... could you use divination..."

"It's difficult. The heavenly secrets are in chaos now, and baleful energy conceals the Heavenly Dao. It is hard to calculate anything." Chen Yang fell into thought.

Where exactly did this inexplicable feeling come from?

Several days later, the unease in Chen Yang's heart grew stronger, as though a storm were about to arrive.

Chen Yang's expression changed. In the end, he put down his ancient text and walked out of the Ancestral Witch Hall.

But shortly afterward, Chen Yang encountered Houyi.

Houyi found Chen Yang and could not help saying, "Brother Chen Yang... the Human Clan may be in danger..."

"The Human Clan is in danger? What happened..." Remembering his recent unease, Chen Yang suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Houyi did not hide anything and said, "Not long ago, the Sun-Shooting Arrow began to hum faintly, as though it had sensed a plea for help, and then it flew away beyond my control. The reason for this may be related to the Sun-Shooting Arrow's special nature, so..."

Chen Yang's expression changed. "The Sun-Shooting Arrow was forged with Chang'e's past-life origin fused into it. As Chang'e cultivates, she has gradually awakened her memories of her previous life. Her former origin has also gradually formed a connection with it. Now that the Sun-Shooting Arrow has gone to save her, it must have sensed that Chang'e is in danger. Could it be the demon race..."

Thinking of something, Chen Yang immediately took flight and left the Wu Tribe.

Just as Chen Yang departed, Houyi saw what had happened and went to report to Pingxin. After hearing him, Pingxin pondered slightly. "This matter may involve the demon race. Houyi... inform Xingtian and the others. Tell them to make preparations. A war may break out..."

"War? It's that serious?!" Houyi's expression turned grave.

Pingxin pondered. "Chang'e's special nature will involve many matters. If too much is truly exposed, it may draw many demons here..."

"Yes, Ancestor Shaman Houtu!" Houyi said before immediately departing.

Seeing this, Pingxin calmed herself somewhat and sent voice transmissions to Dijiang and the others.

Chen Yang sped through the air, racing toward the Eastern Sea Coast.

Even so, it took him more than ten years to reach the Eastern Sea Coast.

After arriving at the Eastern Sea Coast, Chen Yang did not find any trace of Chang'e, but he saw many desolate Human Clan settlements.

Shock filled Chen Yang's eyes before it turned into boundless rage. "Demon race..."

The once-prosperous settlements had become ruins. The former schools had become places where children had perished. The former baptismal pools had become burial grounds. Entire settlements had become heaps of bones buried beneath the ruins. Judging by the number, there were tens of millions of them.

The Human Clan reproduced extremely quickly, able to bear one child each year. Thus, if they wanted to multiply, their population could increase severalfold in just a few hundred years. However, the Human Clan currently struggled for food and drink, so they controlled their births.

But as each Human Clan settlement developed and obtained enough food, their reproduction rate became extremely rapid. Since Human Clan Script had spread, the Human Clan's lives had steadily improved, and every settlement now had a population of tens of millions.

Yet now, a settlement with tens of millions of people had been slaughtered like this. The piles of bones brought Chen Yang's memories back to the scenes from tens of thousands of years ago, when the demon race massacred the Human Clan.

Chen Yang's expression was filled with fury and hatred. "The demon race deserves to die..."

Chen Yang roared and followed the direction of the mark he had previously left within Chang'e. He moved at tremendous speed and encountered many settlements along the way. Unfortunately, all of them had been slaughtered clean. Countless bones lay scattered across the land like decorations.

The populations of all these settlements combined numbered at least several hundred million. When the Human Clan had fled the demon race's slaughter and finally reached the Eastern Sea Coast, only several hundred million people had remained.

Yet now, the Human Clan had once again lost several hundred million people to the demon race's slaughter. Countless bones were tainted with demonic aura. This was the demon race's handiwork, and it was also the Human Clan's hatred.

Chen Yang raced onward, staring at the crimson earth stretching for thousands of miles and the countless bones.

At that moment, Chen Yang's heart was filled with rage and endless killing intent.

After a long time, Chen Yang followed Chang'e's aura at high speed and finally saw a large group of Human Clan members. Their clothes were ragged, and they looked utterly wretched. Countless humans had formed a circle. The elderly stood on the outside; when they encountered demons, they used their bodies to fill the demons' bellies and protect the adults behind them.

When the elderly had been eaten, the adults stepped forward to fight the demons. When the adults had been eaten, it would be the young people's turn. When the young people had been eaten, only the women would remain, and after the women came the children.

Seeing this scene and the demons tearing into people, Chen Yang's fury soared to the heavens. "Slaying Immortals Sword, Immortal-Execution Sword... kill them all!"

With a sharp clang, the Slaying Immortals Sword and Immortal-Execution Sword flew out, their sword cries shaking the nine heavens.

Both divine swords could feel Chen Yang's extreme killing intent, and they each released vast killing intent in response.

The killing swords soared into the sky, making the mountains and rivers lose their color. As Chen Yang unleashed his sword art, they transformed into destructive divine light and slaughtered the demons in the distance.

At that moment, sword qi followed the killing intent and became endless baleful energy, spreading for ten thousand miles before instantly falling into the demon horde.

"Clang..."

Amid that ringing cry, sword qi swept through the endless demons.

The demons were crushed by sword qi, severed by sword qi, and destroyed by sword qi.

In the blink of an eye, countless demons had been massacred by the sword qi. Everywhere it passed, demon limbs and bodies were reduced to endless blood-red remains.

Amid the blood, a few demons looked at the terrifying killing swords and dreadful sword qi and could not help asking, "Who..."

Before the words could finish, Chen Yang was already controlling the Slaying Immortals Sword as it struck at that demon.

This tiger-headed, human-bodied demon instantly sensed the sharpness of the Slaying Immortals Sword.

"Buzz..."

The demon's body was severed, and the sword qi swept across the other demons as well.

Chen Yang looked at the many demons, his expression changing slightly. "You demons transformed from beasts are not demons who were born long ago. Who awakened your intelligence?"

"Human, you..." a wolf demon cried out.

Unfortunately, Chen Yang's sword qi swept past and had already slain the wolf demon.

Then the sword edge swept across again, slaughtering many more demons.

In the end, Chen Yang looked at the remaining demons. "Speak. Who awakened your intelligence?"

"I-I don't..." a tiger demon said fearfully.

"You don't know... Then all of you can die!" Chen Yang roared, and sword qi swept out again.

Not one of these demons could withstand the sharpness of the killing swords. All were devoured by the killing swords, their true spirits submerged by baleful energy and completely reduced to ashes.

Before long, Chen Yang had slaughtered every demon in the area.

After killing all the demons, Chen Yang looked at the Human Clan members shouting in joy and kneeling toward him.

Chen Yang said nothing and did not linger. Instead, he followed Chang'e's aura and sped away.