After all, no matter what, this was a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation. The Jade Disc of Creation was one of the four great Chaos Supreme Treasures.
But unfortunately, the jade disc had also shattered during the Heaven-Opening Calamity, turning into countless fragments.
About three-quarters of those fragments had been gathered by Hongjun and reforged into the Jade Disc of Creation.
This new Jade Disc of Creation had naturally dropped in grade. It was unknown whether it was an Innate Supreme Treasure or a Chaos Spirit Treasure.
Even so, the Jade Disc of Creation had become a sacred artifact of the Heavenly Dao. With it, Hongjun could merge with the Heavenly Dao.
This showed just how formidable the Jade Disc of Creation was.
And now Minghe had obtained one fragment. Although its effects were not yet obvious—
Once he gathered more of them, would he not be able to create a weakened version of the Jade Disc of Creation himself?
Minghe let out a long breath, adjusted his condition, and began refining the Blood Sea.
This process would be exceedingly long. The Blood Sea was simply too vast; refining the entire Blood Sea was no easy task.
Time flashed by, and before he knew it, an unknown amount of time had passed.
In the Primordial World, time was the least noteworthy thing. A single secluded cultivation session often spanned untold years.
Yet during the time Minghe remained in seclusion refining the Blood Sea, great changes also took place in the Primordial World.
For another Quasi-Saint had been born.
This time, it was the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain. Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian had all broken through in succession.
This truly shocked many people, while the Three Pure Ones basked in glory and loudly proclaimed the prestige of their Pangu Orthodox Lineage.
However, at that very moment, Minghe was refining the Blood Sea within Blood God Palace in the Netherworld Blood Sea.
Suddenly, a system notification sounded in his mind. This notification gave Minghe a rather strange expression.
"Ding! Detected that the Twelve Ancestral Witches, dissatisfied with the Three Pure Ones calling themselves Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, are charging toward Kunlun Mountain. The host may make one of the following choices."
"Choice One: Take this opportunity to sneak into Pangu Hall and steal the Heart of Pangu. Reward: the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Technique."
"Choice Two: Prevent the battle between the two sides. Reward: Eight-Nine Profound Technique."
"Choice Three: Ignore this matter. Reward: one of the Innate Five Directions Flags, the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner."
When he first heard the notification, Minghe had been rather excited.
After all, the Heart of Pangu! There really was a Heart of Pangu in Pangu Hall.
And the reward was even the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, a cultivation method that led directly to Hunyuan!
Unlike the Eight-Nine Profound Technique from the second choice. The Eight-Nine Profound Technique appeared to be a weakened version of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.
But it was not. The Eight-Nine Profound Technique was also known as the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique.
It and the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique were two entirely different paths. The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique specialized in cultivating the physical body and pointed directly toward bodily Dao Proving.
The Eight-Nine Profound Technique, or Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique, specialized in cultivating the Nascent Soul.
Although cultivating the Eight-Nine Profound Technique to the pinnacle could not achieve Nascent Soul Dao Proving, it was still extraordinarily powerful.
The Eight-Nine Profound Technique took its name from the numbers of Heaven and Earth: eight was the greatest yin number, nine the greatest yang number, and eight times nine was the greatest number.
The Eight-Nine Profound Technique could be called the culmination of the Three Pure Ones' research into their own Nascent Souls. It encompassed all things, contained every kind of Divine Ability and Sorcery, and possessed the art of seventy-two transformations.
All things between Heaven and Earth—birds and beasts, mountains and stones, grass and trees, yin and yang, the five elements—could be transformed into. The subtlety of its application lay entirely within one's heart.
As the saying went, "Cultivate the mysteries of Eight-Nine Profoundness, and roam the world as you please." This alone showed the might of the Eight-Nine Profound Technique.
As long as the Nascent Soul remained undying, even if the physical body was destroyed, it could be condensed anew at any time, with endless transformations.
Though this divine art could not prove the Dao, once cultivated to its peak, one could still be invincible beneath the saints.
However, after thinking it over carefully, Minghe ultimately shook his head and gave up the first two choices.
There was no need to mention the second choice. With Minghe's current meager strength, he could not possibly stop the battle between both sides.
As for the first choice—stealing the Heart of Pangu from Pangu Hall in exchange for the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Technique—
It sounded tempting at first, but after careful consideration, Minghe felt that the danger was far too great.
How could the Heart of Pangu be so easily stolen?
And if he failed, would he not lose the reward while also offending the Witch Clan?
By then, the Twelve Ancestral Witches might turn around and come straight for the Blood Sea.
And he had not yet refined the Blood Sea or attained an immortal, indestructible body. That would truly be courting death.
"System, I choose Three." Minghe no longer hesitated and spoke directly to the system in his heart.
There were many choices, but the safest path was still the path of lying low!
Fortune might be found amid danger, but one could not seek it blindly!
As Minghe made his choice, the reward was soon distributed.
It was another flag—the southern flag among the Innate Five Directions Flags, the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner.
This flag was of the fire element.
When unfurled, it could throw yin and yang into chaos, reverse the five elements, drive away all evils, and resist all methods.
Originally, this flag should have fallen into Laozi's hands, but now it belonged to Minghe.
Minghe now possessed three of the Innate Five Directions Flags: the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag, and the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner.
Only the Su Se Yun Jie Flag and Green Lotus Treasure Banner remained unobtained.
With this, his progress toward gathering all Five Directional Flags had already passed halfway.
Minghe's heart stirred with anticipation. After all, once he gathered the Five Directional Flags, he could set up the Innate Five Directions Five Elements Great Array.
The power of that grand array was immense!
However, Minghe also knew that gathering all Five Directional Flags would not be so easy.
It mainly depended on whether the system was reliable enough.
Or, once his strength rose in the future, he could simply take them back himself. That was not impossible either.
In any case, for now, the proper path was to develop steadily, hold firm, and not get reckless.
Minghe stored the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner within his Nascent Soul and continued refining it, while also constantly refining the Blood Sea.
Meanwhile, over at Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones were truly dumbfounded.
They had been sitting peacefully at home, causing no trouble, yet what happened?
The Twelve Ancestral Witches had joined forces and come storming to their gates. Where could they possibly go to reason with that?
A great battle erupted on the spot.
The Three Pure Ones against the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
This was a struggle over Pangu's Orthodox Lineage!
The ferocity of the Twelve Ancestral Witches had already been mentioned. Their physical bodies were powerful, and they had been born wielding laws, their divine abilities invincible.
But the Three Pure Ones were no pushovers either.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches had been formed from Pangu's Essence Blood, while the Three Pure Ones had been formed from Pangu's Nascent Soul.
In terms of physical bodies, none could match the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
But when it came to Nascent Souls, none could compare to the Three Pure Ones!
What was more, the Three Pure Ones had all successfully Severed the Corpse and advanced to the Quasi-Saint realm.
Joining forces, the Three Pure Ones fought the Twelve Ancestral Witches in an incomparably fierce battle.
Heaven and Earth rumbled and shook without end as all manner of terrifying divine abilities bombarded one another.
They traded blow for blow, fighting to an irresolvable stalemate.
Mighty beings from every side watched in continuous shock.
It seemed that anyone associated with the name "Pangu" was truly formidable!
Above the Thirty-three Heavens, Dijun and the others watched the battle with grave expressions, though they could not help but feel a measure of relief.
Fortunately, the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were not on the same side. Otherwise, if they joined forces, who in the Primordial World could possibly oppose them?
Before you continue