Primordial Fierce Insect, Nowhere to Hide

This was destined to be a farce. After all, the Three Pure Ones had already displayed formidable strength, and while the Ancestral Witches had numbers on their side, if it truly came to a decisive outcome, the price they would have to pay would be devastatingly heavy.

It was not even certain who would win or lose!

Above the Thirty-three Heavens, the divine thoughts of Dijun, Taiyi, Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng converged as they discussed and deliberated.

At this moment, Fuxi asked, "Brother Dijun, could the Three Pure Ones also be recruited into our Heavenly Court?"

This was clearly a covetous eye on the strength of the Three Pure Ones. If the Three Pure Ones joined the Heavenly Court, they would truly be invincible.

At the very least, the obstacle of the Witch Clan would no longer be a problem.

But as soon as he spoke these words, Fuxi felt some regret. Because he realized that the Three Pure Ones were all Quasi-Saints, each so powerful.

If they joined the Heavenly Court, their status would at least be equal to theirs, meaning the Heavenly Court would gain three more Sovereigns.

And as the original founders, Dijun and Taiyi were only two brothers, outnumbered by the Three Pure Ones by one.

Wouldn't this greatly weaken Dijun's authority?

Fortunately, Dijun did not seem to dwell on this and quickly replied, "I'm afraid this will be very difficult. That Jade Pure Primordial Beginning is proud and arrogant, and has always looked down on our Demon Race."

"He even disparages our Demon Race as creatures born of moisture and hatched from eggs, those with fur and horns—how could we allow him into our Heavenly Court?"

Dijun's words immediately won Kunpeng's agreement.

Because this reminded Kunpeng of the first time he went to Zixiao Palace, when that Jade Pure Primordial Beginning, acting as an accomplice to Zhunti, had driven him from his seat.

This grudge he still remembered.

"Mm, that makes sense. I was rash," Fuxi quickly said.

Dijun smiled and said, "It's nothing. Brother Xi Huang is also planning for our Heavenly Court."

"By the way, Brother Xi Huang, I have recently been comprehending a formation and encountered some problems. I wonder if you have the time to help me deduce it?" Suddenly, Dijun asked again.

"Oh?"

Fuxi was somewhat surprised and also intrigued. He smiled and said, "Of course I have the time."

"I will go find you immediately."

Fuxi was not only skilled in formation deduction but also obsessed with it. Withdrawing his divine thought, he immediately headed to Dijun's secluded cultivation site.

Together with Dijun, he began deducing the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Array.

With Fuxi's help, and the River Diagram and Magic Square of Lo Shu, this deduction of the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Array was undoubtedly much easier.

And Fuxi was both shocked and full of admiration for the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Array that Dijun was deducing.

This was absolutely a major breakthrough in the history of formations, because in Dijun's design, the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Array used the entire Primordial World as its formation space.

That is to say, by activating the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Array, one could encompass the entire Primordial World and attack any existence within heaven and earth.

This was terrifying.

Fuxi threw himself excitedly into this great project of formation deduction.

And in the blink of an eye, many more years passed.

On this day, Minghe was refining the Blood Sea when suddenly, he seemed to sense something.

Minghe's eyes snapped open, and at the same time, his divine sense burst forth, probing layer by layer into a certain part of the Blood Sea.

But strangely, he had clearly felt some anomaly just now, yet now that he used his divine sense to examine it, he could no longer find it.

"Ding."

At this moment, the system's prompt sounded in Minghe's mind: "Detected a Primordial Insect Egg hatching within the Blood Sea. Host may make the following choices."

"Choice One: Destroy this hatching Primordial Insect Egg. Reward: One drop of Primordial Blood. (The system-purified Primordial Blood can be directly absorbed, greatly enhancing one's own bloodline, with a certain chance of elevating one's foundation and origins.)"

"Choice Two: Allow this Primordial Insect Egg to absorb the Blood Sea's origin and hatch. Reward: One Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation."

"Choice Three: Perform Body Seizure on this Primordial Insect Egg, forming a special incarnation that is shielded from the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao will be unable to discern the connection between you and this incarnation."

Hearing the system's prompt, a being immediately surfaced in Minghe's mind.

Daoist Mosquito.

That is, the Blood-Winged Black Mosquito. This creature was a Primordial Fierce Insect, born and bred within his own Blood Sea.

During the Tribulation of Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, it was notoriously ferocious, not only devouring Tongtian's personal disciple, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother.

But also flying to the West and sucking away three grades of Jieyin's Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus.

He hadn't expected this thing to start hatching and incubating now, and even absorbing the origin of the Blood Sea?

A glint of killing intent surfaced in Minghe's eyes. After all, the Blood Sea was now his own possession.

He was the Lord of the Blood Sea, and this Daoist Mosquito dared to touch his things—wasn't that asking for death?

Therefore, Choice Two was not even a consideration for Minghe.

Minghe now only considered Choice One or Choice Three.

Directly killing it was the simplest method, and it would also grant him the system-purified Primordial Blood.

This Primordial Blood could be used to enhance his own bloodline, and even elevate his foundation and origins.

This is a fine treasure!

However, the system had also presented a third option at the end: to perform Body Seizure on this Primordial Insect Egg and turn it into an incarnation of his own.

This incarnation could even deceive the Heavenly Dao, appearing in its perception as an entirely separate living being.

Without a doubt, this caught Minghe's interest.

"I walk the path of Dao Proving Through Laws, and I have no idea how long it will take to succeed. Before that, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—these Six Saints—will surely prove the Dao quickly."

Minghe's brow furrowed slightly as he considered that once these Six Saints proved the Dao, the Cataclysm of the Wu and Yao would accelerate.

Moreover, he still had a role to play in all this. For instance, creating the Asura Clan and establishing the Asura Religion.

Of course, whether he would actually do so had yet to be decided.

What worried Minghe most was Houtu's transformation into the Cycle of Reincarnation. The opening of the Cycle would take place right beneath his Netherworld Blood Sea.

When Houtu came to the Blood Sea, would he obstruct her or tolerate her?

Or perhaps he should make some preparations, or even join forces with Houtu outright.

Minghe pondered again and again. Finally, he silently recited in his heart to the system: "System, I choose three."

Although the Primordial Blood was tempting, there was no doubt that this third option—gaining such a unique incarnation—held far greater value for Minghe.

In fact, Minghe felt that whether he could break through the current deadlock might depend entirely on this incarnation.

"Hah!"

Minghe let out a long breath. As he made his choice, a specialized technique for performing Body Seizure on a Primordial Fierce Insect appeared in his mind.

After receiving this technique, Minghe couldn't help but smile. It seemed this system was truly professional!

Not only that, but after trying to cultivate the technique, he was able to sense the location of the Primordial Insect Egg.

Within his divine sense, in a certain part of the Blood Sea, the Primordial Insect Egg that had been hidden all along now revealed itself, no longer able to conceal its presence.