Chiyou could not be killed. Back then, even Hongjun had racked his brains before finally sealing Chiyou's corpse inside the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl and banishing it to the Three Thousand Lesser Worlds, never to emerge again.
Unable to suppress the Twelve Capitals Divine Fiends, Hongjun had taken another approach and created the Chinese Zodiac. Using the Celestial Star-Dipper Formation, he drew upon the power of the stars, supplemented by the Heavenly Number of the Human Tribe's calendar to obtain boundless fortune. The twelve zodiac animals corresponded to the Twelve Ancestral Witches, perfectly suited to suppressing them for all eternity!
Now the whole truth had been revealed. Because Qin Fen had stolen his Creation of Heaven, Pangu had been unable to die. After falling victim to the Great Dao's schemes, his unwillingness had produced boundless resentment. His Primordial Spirit had split, giving rise to Hongjun. Hongjun was Pangu. The Witch Tribe had been born from Pangu Blood Essence; while Pangu endured, their karma could never end. The Three Pure Ones were branches of his Primordial Spirit, inheriting his karma with heaven and earth and naturally attaining sagehood. This was what it meant for one generation to plant trees and the next to enjoy their shade.
To become the Heavenly Dao and transcend the world, Pangu had transformed into Hongjun, intending to sever his karma and merge with the Heavenly Dao. Naturally, he had to act against the Witch Tribe. After all, he represented the Daoist School. Back then, he had also hoped to become the Dao Ancestor and advance further, transcending the Heavenly Dao itself. He had weighed his options and sacrificed some of his descendants, destroying the Witch Tribe so that the Daoist School could reign supreme. With witchcraft eradicated, the Daoist School's continued development would be assured.
Unfortunately, Qin