The Demon Clan and the Witch Clan were truly natural enemies. There was absolutely no possibility of peaceful coexistence between the two races.
The Witch Clan did not cultivate mana or refine their primordial spirits, focusing only on tempering their bodies. Demonic beast flesh was a supreme cultivation treasure to them. The Witch Clan could not possibly give up eating meat, and the Demon Clan could not possibly stand by while their people were eaten by the Witch Clan.
If they only ate a little, with the Twelve Ancestral Witches around, the Demon Emperor and Demon Sovereign would not mind showing the Witch Clan some respect. But given the Witch Clan's appetite, if they truly ate their fill, they could drive the Demon Clan to extinction.
Unless the fundamental conflict between the two races was resolved, the arrangement of the Witch Clan governing the earth and the Demon Clan governing the heavens could never last. A great war between them was bound to erupt sooner or later.
After everyone had left, Jiang Haofeng looked at the several lifelike images that had appeared in the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book. In particular, seeing Xing Tian holding Gan Qi filled his heart with delight.
This was a genuine war god of the primordial world, an existence who dared to hack at the Heavenly Emperor. Even if he had not yet reached his peak, he was still one of the strongest among the strong.
As his consciousness entered the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book, several streams of information flooded into Jiang Haofeng's mind.
Nine Revolutions Profound Art, first six revolutions! (Perfect)
Heaven-Battling Earth-Fighting Battle Intent! (Perfect)
Divine ability: Heaven and Earth Manifestation! (Perfect)
High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure—Gan Qi Spirit Charm (ten percent)
Jiang Haofeng had obtained the first three before, but this time, they were far more complete than the thousands of times he had acquired them previously!
The Nine Revolutions Profound Art, which had originally only reached minor completion at the sixth revolution, had now reached perfection at the sixth revolution. The Heaven-Battling Earth-Fighting Battle Intent, previously at major completion, had reached complete perfection. The divine ability Heaven and Earth Manifestation had also advanced from major completion to perfection.
The same divine abilities now possessed entirely different power. Xing Tian had elevated both Jiang Haofeng's divine abilities and profound art to a new level.
Most importantly, the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book had finally copied the spirit charm of an Innate Spirit Treasure. An Innate Spirit Treasure—such treasures were exceedingly rare in this age.
Every single one was limited in number and could not be obtained without immense fortune and great opportunity. Chu Jiang had traveled the primordial world for fifty thousand Yuan and had never seen even one.
Unfortunately, Xing Tian had left too quickly. An Innate Spirit Treasure was, after all, an Innate Spirit Treasure. Even the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book, ranked among Innate Supreme Treasures, found it rather difficult to comprehend its original spirit charm. It had only recorded ten percent of it.
But ten percent would do. This was still ten percent of an Innate Spirit Treasure's spirit charm. Combined with the deep Origin Power of the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book, the power it unleashed should not be weak.
With a thought from Jiang Haofeng, a shield and an axe appeared in his hands. Looking at the two treasures, Jiang Haofeng's face lit up with joy. What fine treasures!
Since they had been transformed from the Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Book, Jiang Haofeng did not need to refine them and could use them directly. The shield contained the Great Dao of defense. Raised before him, it could ward off the assault of countless techniques.
The axe contained the Great Dao of sharpness and possessed the power to sever all things. It also contained a trace of the intent of opening heaven. Once unleashed, it possessed the power of destroying heaven and earth!
Jiang Haofeng raised his hand and brought the axe down. A crimson axe-light streaked across heaven and earth, instantly splitting the ground open and leaving a trench thousands of meters deep.
Jiang Haofeng's eyes immediately lit up. This was the primordial land during the Witch-Demon Calamity, where the earth was harder than the finest metal of later ages. Yet a single strike had carved a trench a thousand meters deep. This power was already close to that of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
What a fine treasure. This axe alone had doubled Jiang Haofeng's combat strength.
And this was only one-tenth of the original. One could imagine how powerful the two High-grade Innate Spirit Treasures in Xing Tian's hands truly were.
They were, after all, High-grade Innate Spirit Treasures. Even one-tenth of their power surpassed many Postnatal Spirit Treasures.
Moreover, the Gan Qi in Jiang Haofeng's hands, possessing only ten percent of its spirit charm, somehow gave him the feeling that he could not fully unleash its power. Jiang Haofeng clicked his tongue inwardly. As expected of an Innate Spirit Treasure, one of the finest treasures in the primordial world.
He was a late-stage Golden Immortal who cultivated the orthodox Nine Revolutions Profound Art, yet he could not even unleash the full power of one-tenth of an Innate Spirit Treasure. It was truly terrifying.
One-tenth was enough for now. When the Witch-Demon War came in the future, and when Xing Tian killed Haotian, he could secretly watch from the sidelines and try to complete the spirit charm.
Having obtained such a treasure, Jiang Haofeng happily set off on his return journey.
He watched and learned as he traveled, collecting every kind of treasure he encountered. Whether valuable or not, Jiang Haofeng gathered them all without exception. They might not be precious now, but once innate spiritual energy turned into postnatal spiritual energy in the future, they would become valuable.
Jiang Haofeng still had the Human Clan behind him. How wonderful would it be to use these things to reward later generations?
He was delayed countless times along the way, while the conflicts between the Witch Clan and Demon Clan grew increasingly severe. Traveling and stopping as he went, Jiang Haofeng finally neared the place where the Human Clan lived after the passage of one Yuan.
As he drew closer to the Human Clan, one tribe after another appeared before Jiang Haofeng. Within them, humans dressed in grass skirts and animal hides bustled about.
Jiang Haofeng froze. How had the Human Clan developed so quickly? This place was still nearly a million li away from the protective barrier Empress Nuwa had established.
Jiang Haofeng's figure flickered as he circled the area. Amid green mountains and clear waters, one Human Clan tribe after another dotted the landscape. At the foot of mountains and beside rivers, Human Clan tribes could be found everywhere. Vast numbers of humans moved about the region. From what Jiang Haofeng saw alone, there were already over a hundred million.
And that was merely the result of Jiang Haofeng taking a casual look around. Who knew how many humans were scattered in places he had not seen?
As expected of a race created from Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. In terms of reproduction, they were unquestionably the greatest in the primordial world.
If the Witch Clan, who struggled to reproduce, saw this sight, they would likely turn green with envy.
Their numbers grew quickly, but the quality of these humans was far too poor. In any given tribe, ninety-nine percent were below the True Immortal Realm. In a tribe of nearly ten thousand people, there might only be one or two clansmen in the True Immortal Realm.
This was the primordial world, a world where Golden Immortals were everywhere. Yet these later-born humans had not even reached the True Immortal Realm and were still circling within the mortal realm. They were likely the weakest race in the entire primordial world.
Furthermore, according to Jiang Haofeng's observations, the entire Human Clan lacked cultivation methods. Once they reached adulthood, their strength basically stopped improving.
Jiang Haofeng shook his head with a sigh and transformed into a streak of light, flying toward the Human Clan's territory. Before long, a golden curtain stretching between heaven and earth appeared before him. Without hesitation, Jiang Haofeng flew directly into it.
Once inside the curtain, densely packed Human Clan tribes covered the entire territory. Within the hundred-thousand-li expanse of mountains and rivers protected by the light curtain, every habitable place was already filled with people.
Jiang Haofeng swept his gaze over the area without the slightest surprise. If there were still room here, the Human Clan would not have so readily left the barrier Empress Nuwa had established.
"Who goes there?!"
Suddenly, a thunderous shout rang through the clouds. A flash of sharp light appeared before him, and a brawny man clad in animal hides materialized in front of Jiang Haofeng. At the same time, a powerful aura bore down on him, making Jiang Haofeng's heart pound.
This was... a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!!!
Jiang Haofeng stared ahead in shock.
"Haofeng, you're back!"
A delighted voice rang out. The man's vast aura instantly vanished as he spoke with a broad smile.
Once Jiang Haofeng recognized the newcomer, the shock in his heart eased somewhat. It was Suiren, one of the Three Ancestors of the Human Clan. For Suiren to stand out among the Innate Humans, he naturally possessed exceptional qualities.
If Suiren had attained the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, then it was not quite so shocking.
The Human Creation Merit Suiren possessed was enough to make him a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Together with the Merit of Inventing Fire, it was enough for Suiren to attain the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
"Suiren, it has been a long time!"
Suiren stepped forward and embraced Jiang Haofeng. "It is good that you've returned. You left in such a hurry back then that I did not even know."
"After I became a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, I searched for you in the surrounding lands but never found any trace of you. I was afraid something had happened to you. It is good that you've come back!"
Jiang Haofeng froze and looked at the brawny man before him with complicated emotions.
Suiren had actually gone looking for him. For a moment, Jiang Haofeng felt the bittersweet sorrow of a wandering child returning home. The estrangement brought by his transmigration quietly faded by more than half.
"Come with me quickly. Zhisheng has missed you terribly. If she learns that you've returned, she will be overjoyed. Our other brothers and sisters miss you as well."
"Alright!"
Suiren draped an arm over Jiang Haofeng's shoulders, and the two headed toward Central Phoenix Mountain.
Central Phoenix Mountain was one of the mountains where Nuwa had created humans. It was considered a branch of Buzhou Mountain and was the holy land of the Human Clan. Back then, all of these Innate Humans had lived at the foot of Central Phoenix Mountain.
"Zhisheng, look who has come!"
Before they even arrived, Suiren's booming voice had already spread throughout Central Phoenix Mountain.
A streak of golden light flashed through the void, and Zhisheng appeared in midair. Unlike when Jiang Haofeng had left, Zhisheng now wore a beautiful grass skirt. Merit light shone upon it, clearly marking it as a powerful merit treasure.
"Haofeng!"
A delighted cry rang out. Zhisheng's face blossomed into a radiant smile as she looked at Jiang Haofeng in joyous surprise.
"Zhisheng, I'm back!"
"It is good that you're back. Good that you're back!"
The group landed on the ground, and the surrounding Innate Humans all gathered around. Jiang Haofeng swept his gaze across them. Including himself, there were thirty-nine in total.
"Dating and the others have gone out to patrol, so they are not in the clan. Do not worry. All three thousand Innate Humans are accounted for!"
Seeing Jiang Haofeng's gaze, Zhisheng explained from the side.
So that was it.
Jiang Haofeng nodded slightly, his heart unchanged. He had never worried about the safety of these three thousand humans. During these ten Yuan, the three thousand Innate Humans could not have been safer.
With the Sage's Edict before them, who would dare seek death?
Indeed, Jiang Haofeng had left the Human Clan to travel the primordial world after only two days partly because of this. The Human Clan currently held a death-exemption token. So long as Dao Ancestor Hongjun did not emerge, everyone in the primordial world had to show Sage Nuwa some respect.
Traveling the primordial world at such a time was undoubtedly the safest choice. Even if he encountered enemies, once he revealed his identity as a human and displayed his Merit Golden Body, who would dare kill him?
His original plan had been to travel during this safest period, maximizing his strength in preparation for the difficult days after losing Nuwa's protection.
The Innate Humans only truly began to fall during the later stages of the Witch-Demon Calamity, when both the Witch Clan and Demon Clan knew that Nuwa no longer cared about the Human Clan.
After greeting each of the surrounding Innate Humans, Da Chao asked curiously, "Haofeng, where have you been all this time? Why were you gone for so long?"
As soon as he spoke, curiosity appeared on the faces of the Innate Humans, and all their gazes focused on Jiang Haofeng.
These Innate Humans were very curious about this brother who had vanished only two days after being born. They were even more curious about what he had done during this time.
Jiang Haofeng smiled and said, "Not everyone is here yet, so let us wait until everyone has gathered. I traveled the primordial world for five Yuan and saw quite a few things. It will be perfect for telling all my brothers and sisters about them."
At those words, the Innate Humans immediately nodded in delight. "Alright!"
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