Honghuang: The Golden Crow Emperor, starts by robbing the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 919 Owing a favor

After putting away the Tower of Annihilation, Hongjun asked in a cold voice, "Where should we find the third spiritual treasure we agreed upon earlier—the Book of Cause and Effect?"

“Hehe…” Ancestor Yangmei stroked his long beard and said slowly, “This Chaos Treasure was split into two in the past, and was called the ‘Book of Seeding Causes’ and the ‘Record of Witnessing Fruition’ respectively.”

"I only caught a fleeting glimpse of these two treasures in the chaos, when they manifested in a Buddhist and Taoist world." After saying this, Ancestor Yangmei raised his hand and sent out a ball of shimmering light. "These are the coordinates of that world."

"You can find it with just these coordinates?" Ling Xiao asked curiously.

"I don't know either," Ancestor Yangmei shook his head. "That world seemed to have sensed my presence and vanished into the vast chaos in an instant, leaving no trace. Alas, to have such means, it must be the work of some Chaos Demon God, but I wonder which old friend it is."

"An old friend?" Ling Xiao, Hong Jun, and Luo Hou exchanged glances, all seemingly lost in thought.

“As long as what you said about the first two spiritual treasures is true, we will naturally believe you about the Book of Cause and Effect.” Ling Xiao nodded slightly.

"In that case, I shall take my leave!" Ancestor Yangmei raised his hand in a gesture of respect, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the distance in an instant.

"Let's go back." Ling Xiao sighed softly and turned to leave.

Hongjun raised an eyebrow and suddenly asked, "How should the 'Heavenly Battle Staff' be distributed?"

"Old man, you don't cultivate the way of combat, what use is this stick to you?" Luo Hou said sarcastically.

"Hmph! That was obtained by exchanging the old Taoist's 'Time-Space Wheel'!" Hongjun snorted coldly, not giving an inch.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao had no choice but to say helplessly, "This item is most compatible with my monkeys and Yang Jian, as they share the same Dao. Cultivating with this treasure will surely make their efforts twice as effective. Consider it a favor I owe you, how about it?"

Hongjun's eyes flickered, and after a moment of contemplation, he slowly nodded: "Very well, consider it a favor you owe this old Daoist. If you encounter a great opportunity in the future, you must not compete with this old Daoist for it again."

"Okay," Ling Xiao replied with a sense of helplessness.

Luo Hou, who was standing to the side, had no interest in this and said impatiently, "Old ghosts, keep arguing. I'm going first!" Before he finished speaking, his figure had already turned into a black light and plummeted into the primordial world, disappearing into the depths of the demon realm.

Ling Xiao did not linger any longer. He took a step forward, and his figure returned to the Holy Palace.

"teacher!"

"Third brother!"

As soon as he appeared, Kong Xuan, Taiyi, Dijun, Lu Xueli and others surrounded him, looking anxious.

The deal with Ancestor Yangmei was known to all the top powers in the prehistoric world.

"How is it?" Di Jun asked first.

“It’s done.” Ling Xiao nodded. “The Tower of Annihilation has fallen into the hands of the old ghost Hongjun. However, this item is mine now.” He raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and a giant staff that seemed to be formed entirely from molten lava appeared out of thin air in his palm, radiating a terrifying battle intent that made one’s heart tremble—it was the Dutian Battle Staff!

The moment the staff was unleashed, Yang Jian and the four monkeys (the Spirit Stone Monkey, the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey, the Long-Armed Ape, and the Six-Eared Macaque) who had been feeling listless instantly had their pupils shrink, their eyes glued to the staff, unable to look away.

"Teacher!" Wuzhiqi (Red-bottomed Macaque) swallowed, his face trembling with excitement.

"You all cultivate the path of combat, this treasure is most suitable for you." Ling Xiao smiled slightly and casually tossed it. The Heavenly Battle Staff hovered steadily in front of the four monkeys and Yang Jian. "Thank you, Master!"

"Thank you, Grandmaster!"

The five were overjoyed. In the primordial world, how many could wield a Chaos Treasure? And what they had obtained was a supreme treasure that perfectly matched their own Great Dao!

"Consider this carefully," Ling Xiao encouraged them, then gestured for them to withdraw from their cultivation.

After distributing the treasure, Ling Xiao looked at the people in the hall and relayed in detail the information that Ancestor Yang Mei had told him about the Book of Cause and Effect and that mysterious Buddhist and Taoist world.

"There is actually a Buddhist and Taoist world existing in the chaos?" Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised and nodded in agreement.

Ling Xiao took out the coordinate light orb and displayed it to everyone. The orb swirled, containing profound spatial imprints.

Many powerful beings from the primordial era focused their attention on sensing the marks and each recorded them.

"Send someone to investigate along these coordinates," Ling Xiao instructed. After everything was arranged, he returned directly to his secluded meditation room.

Since his lesson with Kunpeng, Lingxiao had become exceptionally cautious. He added several more powerful arrays to the interior and exterior of the meditation room, repeatedly confirming that everything was foolproof before finally sitting cross-legged and taking out the Pangu Axe!
This axe is a fusion of the three treasures of creation (Pangu Banner, Taiji Diagram, and Chaos Bell), and was barely forged by absorbing the power of the Blood Demon God's origin. Although its power is far inferior to the original complete axe of creation, it is still the strongest killing weapon in Ling Xiao's hands.

"Now, I have finally found something to repair it." Ling Xiao murmured, flipping his hand to take out the enormous remains of the monstrous sin. Dao principles flowed between his fingers, shattering the remains inch by inch, and then he drew upon the True Fire of the Sun to begin the long process of refining it.

The difficulty of refining far exceeded that of shattering. Those remnants containing the power of the Dao Integration Realm slowly melted away in the true fire. Ling Xiao remained focused and spent decades refining the mountain of remains into a pure and boundless mass of primordial energy.

Immediately, he carefully guided this primordial energy, slowly merging it into the Pangu Axe.

Om-!
The Pangu Axe trembled slightly, as if receiving rain after a long drought, greedily absorbing this powerful force of the same origin. As time passed, the tiny cracks that had remained on the axe visibly healed and disappeared under the nourishment of the immense energy. The entire process of reforging and repairing lasted for a full century.

"It's done!" Ling Xiao sheathed the Pangu Axe, feeling the even more harmonious and surging power emanating from its blade, and his face lit up with joy. This repair had restored a significant portion of the Pangu Axe's power. He secretly estimated, "If I could obtain the essence of another Chaos Demon God, this axe might be able to regain seven or eight tenths of its former glory as the Heaven-Opening Axe!"

“How could the Chaos God be easily dealt with?” Ling Xiao fell into deep thought. “Perhaps… the Buddhist and Taoist world that Ancestor Yang Mei spoke of holds an opportunity?” He shook his head slightly, suppressing his thoughts, and decided that he still needed to consider the matter carefully.

……

Meanwhile, deep within the chaos, in a hidden world of countless wonders.

The figure of Ancestor Yangmei quietly appeared and slowly walked towards the two figures who were meditating—the Yin-Yang Demon God and the Qiankun Demon God, who had reshaped their demonic bodies.

"How are you two recovering?" Elder Yangmei asked.

"It's acceptable." Yin Yang Demon God sighed softly, "Thanks to that old ghost Hongjun, Qiankun and I have barely recovered to the second level of the Dao Integration Realm."

"Hmph! If it weren't for his constant refinement of those two innate treasures, preserving their original essence and retaining some of their pure Dao power, we probably wouldn't even be able to maintain the Saint Realm." The Qiankun Demon God's tone was tinged with relief and a hint of helplessness. Their ability to recover to the Second Heaven was largely due to refining the residual magic power left by Hongjun in the magic treasures.

Ancestor Yangmei nodded slightly, having anticipated this outcome. With a wave of his sleeve, dozens of relatively intact corpses of sinful monsters appeared before him. During the previous battle, he had secretly kept many spoils of war; although Lingxiao, Luohou, and Hongjun had noticed, they had not pursued the matter.

“Refining these should be enough to help you stabilize your realm and attempt to break through to the third level,” said Ancestor Yangmei.

(End of this chapter)