The Twelve Ancestral Witches Attack, Heart of Pangu

After all, no matter what, this was a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation. The Jade Disc of Creation—one of the four Chaos Supreme Treasures.

But unfortunately, this jade disc had shattered during the great tribulation of Pangu's creation, breaking into countless fragments.

And roughly three-quarters of those fragments were gathered by Hongjun, who reforged them into a new Jade Disc of Creation.

This new Jade Disc of Creation had naturally fallen in grade—whether it was now an Innate Supreme Treasure or a Chaos Spirit Treasure was unclear.

But even so, this Jade Disc of Creation had become a Heavenly Dao sacred artifact. By relying on it, Hongjun was able to merge with the Heavenly Dao.

This shows just how formidable the Jade Disc of Creation truly was.

And now Minghe had obtained a fragment. For the time being, its effects weren't obvious.

But once he gathered more, wouldn't that mean Minghe could also craft a weakened version of the Jade Disc of Creation for himself?

Minghe let out a long breath, adjusted his state, and then began the process of refining the Blood Sea.

This process would be extremely lengthy. After all, the Blood Sea was vast beyond measure—refining the entire sea was no easy task.

Time slipped by in a flash, and before anyone knew it, who knew how long had passed.

In the Primordial World, time was the least significant thing. Often, a single seclusion would see countless years go by.

And during the time Minghe was in seclusion refining the Blood Sea, great changes had taken place in the Primordial World.

Because another Quasi-Saint had been born.

This time, the Quasi-Saints to emerge were the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain—Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian—all three breaking through successfully one after another.

This truly shocked many people, and the Three Pure Ones were riding high, loudly proclaiming their prestige as Pangu's Orthodox Lineage.

But just then, in the Blood God Palace of the Netherworld Blood Sea, Minghe was in the midst of refining the Blood Sea.

Suddenly, a prompt from the system echoed in his mind. This particular prompt made Minghe's expression turn somewhat strange.

"Ding, detected that the Twelve Ancestral Witches, dissatisfied with the Three Pure Ones calling themselves Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, are heading to attack Kunlun Mountain. Host may make the following choices."

"Choice One: Take this opportunity to sneak into Pangu Hall and steal the Heart of Pangu. Reward: Complete version of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique."

"Choice Two: Stop the battle between both sides. Reward: Eight-Nine Profound Technique."

"Choice Three: Ignore this matter. Reward: One of the Innate Five Directions Flags—the Li Di Yan Guang Flag."

When he first heard this prompt, Minghe was somewhat excited.

After all, the Heart of Pangu! There really was a Heart of Pangu inside Pangu Hall.

And the reward was the complete version of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique—a cultivation method that led straight to the Primordial Realm!

Unlike the Eight-Nine Profound Technique from the second choice, which seemed like a weakened version of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

But that wasn't actually the case. The Eight-Nine Profound Technique was also called the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique.

It was completely different from the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique in two aspects. The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique focused solely on the physical body, a method aimed directly at proving the Dao through the flesh.

Meanwhile, the Eight-Nine Profound Technique (Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique) was a method focused entirely on the Nascent Soul.

Cultivating the Eight-Nine Profound Technique to its peak, while it couldn't achieve Nascent Soul Dao Proving, was still incredibly powerful.

The Eight-Nine Profound Technique was based on the numbers of heaven and earth. The greatest yin number was eight, the greatest yang number was nine, and eight times nine yielded the greatest number of all—hence the name Eight-Nine Profound Technique.

The Eight-Nine Profound Technique could be called the Three Pure Ones' masterpiece of research into their own Nascent Souls. It encompassed all things, containing myriad Divine Abilities and Sorceries, including the power of seventy-two transformations.

All the birds and beasts of heaven and earth, mountains, rocks, grass, trees, the five elements of yin and yang—everything in existence could be transformed. The subtlety of its use lay entirely in the mind.

As the saying goes, "Cultivate the wonders of the Eight-Nine Profound, and you may roam freely through the world." This shows just how formidable the Eight-Nine Profound Technique was.

As long as the Nascent Soul was not extinguished, even if the physical body was destroyed, it could be reconstituted at any time, with endless transformations.

Though this divine technique could not lead to proving the Dao, cultivated to its peak, it could make one invincible beneath the Saints.

However, after careful thought, Minghe ultimately shook his head and abandoned the first two choices.

The second choice went without saying—stopping the battle between both sides was something Minghe, with his current strength, could not accomplish.

As for the first choice—stealing the Heart of Pangu from Pangu Hall, with the reward of the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Technique—

At first listen, it was very tempting. But upon careful consideration, Minghe felt the danger was far too great.

The Heart of Pangu—how could it be so easily stolen?

And think about it—if the theft failed, wouldn't he lose both the reward and earn the enmity of the Witch Clan?

At that point, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would simply turn their spears and come straight to the Blood Sea.

And since he hadn't yet refined the Blood Sea, he wasn't yet an undying, indestructible being. That would truly be seeking death.

"System, I choose three." Minghe no longer hesitated and spoke directly to the system in his mind.

There were many choices, but the safest one was this path of lying low!

Though wealth and honor were sought amid danger, one couldn't seek them mindlessly!

As Minghe made his choice, the reward was soon delivered.

Another flag—the southern flag among the Innate Five Directions Flags, the Li Di Yan Guang Flag.

This flag was of the fire element.

When this flag is unfurled, it can confound Yin and Yang, invert the Five Elements, repel all evils, and render myriad spells powerless.

Originally, this flag was meant to fall into Laozi's hands, but now it belongs to Minghe instead.

At present, Minghe has obtained three of the Innate Five Directions Flags—namely, the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag, and the Li Di Yan Guang Flag.

The remaining Su Se Yun Jie Flag and Qing Lian Bao Se Flag have yet to be acquired.

Thus, the progress toward gathering all five flags has already passed the halfway mark.

Minghe's heart stirred with anticipation, for if he could collect all five flags, he could set up the Innate Five Directions Five Elements Great Array.

The power of that array would be truly immense!

Yet Minghe also knew that actually gathering all five flags would not be so easy.

It would mainly depend on whether the system was cooperative.

Or perhaps, once his own strength grew in the future, he could simply go and take them directly—that was not out of the question.

All in all, for now, the right path was to develop steadily, stay steady, and not get reckless.

Minghe withdrew the Li Di Yan Guang Flag into his nascent soul to continue refining it, while at the same time, he kept on refining the Blood Sea.

Meanwhile, back on Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones were utterly dumbfounded.

They had been sitting peacefully in their home, causing no trouble—so why?

The Twelve Ancestral Witches had joined forces and come knocking at their door. Where could they even go to reason with them?

A great battle erupted on the spot.

The Three Pure Ones against the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

This was a struggle for Pangu's Orthodox Lineage!

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were ferocious, as mentioned before—their physical bodies were formidable, and they were born commanding the laws, with invincible divine abilities.

But the Three Pure Ones were no pushovers either.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were formed from Pangu's Essence Blood, while the Three Pure Ones were formed from Pangu's Nascent Soul.

In terms of physical bodies, no one could match the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

But when it came to the nascent soul, no one could surpass the Three Pure Ones!

Moreover, by this time, all three Pure Ones had succeeded in Severing the Corpse and advanced to the Quasi-Saint realm.

The Three Pure Ones fought together against the Twelve Ancestral Witches with unparalleled intensity.

Heaven and earth rumbled and shook incessantly as all sorts of terrifying divine abilities clashed wildly.

They traded blows back and forth, locked in a stalemate.

All the great powers watched, shaken to the core.

It seemed that anything bearing the word "Pangu" was truly formidable!

Up in the Thirty-three Heavens, Dijun and the others watched this battle, their expressions grave yet inwardly relieved.

Fortunately, the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were not on the same side. If they were united, who in the Primordial World could stand against them?