Dao Ancestor Hongjun answered Wang Shi's questions

After hearing his account, Wang Shi frowned.

It was much as he had suspected.

They really had used special means.

That blood was most likely Pangu's Blood. Somehow, they had obtained pure Pangu's Blood.

In the end, Pangu's Blood had activated the blood fiendish qi.

It had then been fused into the Fierce Beasts' bodies, activating the Beast Race's source essence.

That was what had allowed the Fierce Beasts to evolve.

It seemed they had orchestrated all of this deliberately. Their methods were far from simple; they must have planned everything in advance.

Even abandoning the Beast Emperor when necessary had been part of their plan all along.

He just did not know whether they had tampered with these captives.

After learning all of this,

Wang Shi turned to the Mirage Dragon and Ancestor Minghe.

"You two are native beings of the Primordial World. Why did you let them lead you astray?"

"Do you know that betraying the Primordial World means being cast aside by the Heavenly Dao? The fate you've met now was destiny's doing."

The two gave bitter smiles.

"Honored Stone Spirit, we were too weak to have any choice. If we refused, we would surely have died!"

Their fates had actually been much the same.

Ancestor Minghe had simply held out more stubbornly.

Eliminating Ancestor Minghe would have been difficult, requiring them to destroy almost the entire Blood Sea. They had feared smashing the vase while striking at the rat.

That was why Ancestor Minghe had remained imprisoned.

"Whether you were forced into it or not, I'll give you a chance this time. If you fight for the Primordial World, you can live. If you break your word, you will surely die."

The two immediately felt thunder rolling around them.

Even heaven and earth changed color, as though about to punish them.

At the sight, everyone looked up into the sky in bewilderment.

Had Wang Shi's words now become golden decrees?

Could anything he said come true?

Just then, Demon Emperor Dijun hurriedly rose to his feet, staring outside in shock.

"Something has happened."

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

Di Jun pointed west.

"Nuwa just sent word. At the foot of Mount Sumeru, the God-Slaying Spear has appeared again, and Demon Ancestor Luohu has shown himself once more. He wreaked havoc on the Western Teachings, and they suffered devastating losses."

Everyone was stunned.

"How is that possible?"

They had seen Demon Ancestor Luohu disappear with their own eyes. How had he suddenly appeared among the Western Teachings?

Besides, as far as they knew, the two leaders of the Western Teachings were far from weak.

Their ability to occupy the entire west of the Primordial World had long since proven their capabilities.

Though Zhunti and Jieyin were somewhat sinister, they were still two supreme experts.

Before long, however, everyone came to understand.

"The Western Teachings are in trouble. Demon Ancestor Luohu is a Saint! Let's hope they don't die at his hands!"

"That damned Luohu! When will he ever stop?"

Wang Shi, however, found it rather strange. He remembered what the powerful figure lurking behind the scenes had once said.

Entering the Primordial World was no easy feat for them.

What was the point of sending Luohu in alone now?

Was it purely to cause trouble?

Just what schemes were they plotting?

At that moment, Demon Emperor Dijun suddenly looked west in shock, his expression gradually turning strange.

"There's been another turn of events. Our fellow Daoists Zhunti and Jieyin have captured Luohu. Perhaps he's only an avatar. His strength is merely at the Daluo Golden Immortal level."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They had truly thought a Saint had broken in. That would have meant serious trouble.

But they soon realized something was wrong.

"Wait, even a Daluo Golden Immortal wielding the God-Slaying Spear shouldn't be so easily subdued by an ordinary Quasi-Saint, should he?"

"Exactly. That spear is hailed as the Primordial World's greatest divine weapon of slaughter. How could its wielder be captured so easily?"

Everyone found it hard to believe.

Wang Shi chuckled.

"What's there to debate? If we think something's wrong, let's go take a look and find the answer."

Though he did not believe it either, only seeing Luohu in person could give him a real answer.

Clearly, the matter of Demon Ancestor Luohu was far more important. The captives before them had become all but irrelevant.

"Hmph. You three are lucky. Stay with us. I'll give you a chance to turn over a new leaf, and I hope you seize it."

With a faint smile, Wang Shi released their restraints.

His skill gave him courage, and he had no fear of them escaping.

All three had witnessed Wang Shi's true fighting strength. He was an expert who could clash head-on with a Saint without losing ground.

Those furious slaps he had delivered to a Saint had been especially brazen. An ordinary person would never have dared strike.

Wang Shi's terrifying power was already deeply etched into everyone's hearts. No one thought his decision improper.

The matter of Demon Ancestor Luohu was too important to delay, so a group of them hurried west to the rescue.

The Former Site of the Purple Firmament Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun once again set foot in this place where Chaos energy erupted, his heart filled with emotion.

Just then, his brow furrowed slightly.

Then he gave a startled exclamation.

"It's that little fellow. So his true body is actually here?"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's reaction was understandable.

After all, the energy here was so violent that ordinary people could not absorb it.

Yet Wang Shi was cultivating here with that very energy, and it looked as though he had been doing so for quite some time.

That meant he had likely stayed here since the very first day they had come looking.

Hongjun gave a light cough.

He discovered something even more surprising.

Wang Shi had nearly exhausted all the energy at the center.

By now, his strength had reached the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal level.

He was only one step away from breaking through to Quasi-Saint.

His rate of improvement was terrifying.

At that moment, Wang Shi abruptly opened his eyes.

His gaze pierced through layer upon layer of energy and looked outside.

He stared into the distance in surprise.

"This disciple, Stone Spirit, pays his respects to the Saint."

He cupped his hands toward Hongjun, then walked out alone.

Since he had already completed his breakthrough, there was no need to remain.

Wang Shi soon reached Dao Ancestor Hongjun's side.

"Thank goodness you're safe, Dao Ancestor. We've been terribly worried all this time!"

Hongjun smiled faintly.

"Did you think I'd died here?"

"A Saint isn't so easily killed!"

"You did well this time. You destroyed one of their Teleportation Gates and bought the Primordial World a great deal of time."

Puzzled, Wang Shi bowed.

"Please clear up my doubts, Dao Ancestor."

"Who exactly are those people?"

Hongjun frowned and sank into thought.

He was considering whether to tell him about this.

Just then, Wang Shi suddenly spoke.

"Could they be from another Primordial World?"

Hongjun fell silent.

"Heh. I hadn't intended to let you know about this, but since you've guessed it, there's no harm in telling you."

"They come from another Primordial World. You guessed correctly."