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

Chapter 964 Rebuilding the Foundation
In a corner of the human world.

More than a hundred figures appeared out of thin air; they were Ling Xiao, Kuo Hai, Ming Yu, and others who had just evacuated from the headquarters of the anti-organization.

"This is the East China Sea!?"

Kuohai sensed his surroundings and exclaimed in astonishment, "Such a grand undertaking, it almost spans the entire human realm!"

"Don't act like you've never seen the world before."

Ling Xiao spoke calmly, the ball of light in his hand, composed of countless magical powers, flickering slightly.

hum!
A halo of light swirled, and an invisible aura soared into the sky, instantly merging into the void.

"All right."

Ling Xiao nodded slightly and withdrew most of his depleted magical power back into his body.

"Senior, what were you doing just now?" Kuo Hai couldn't help but ask.

“Conceal the secrets of heaven, alter cause and effect, and completely hide our tracks.” Ling Xiao said calmly, “Otherwise, you will be found and killed in an instant.”

Gulu!

Many powerful figures in the arena swallowed hard, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Ling Xiao.

They acted with extreme caution, like frightened birds, fearing that they might be noticed by powerful figures from the Heavenly Realm or the Demon Abyss.

If they weren't relatively weak and hadn't never caused any major disturbances, they would probably have been wiped out by powerful beings at the God and Demon realm long ago.

After waiting for a while, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that no experts above the True Monarch level had actually arrived. Their gazes toward Ling Xiao became even more awe-inspiring—this man could not only kill a True Monarch with ease, but also lead them to safety!

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Ling Xiao glanced at them and said, "Saving your lives is not out of kindness."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Xiao flicked his finger, and countless streams of light shot out, landing between the eyebrows of everyone present.

“Follow my commands and you will not be discovered by divine secrets or ordinary means during this time.”

Kuohai, Mingyu, and the others exchanged glances, then bowed and nodded, saying, "Yes, sir."

After everyone had left, Ling Xiao casually pointed, creating a small, independent space. He then stepped inside and sat cross-legged.

"With these errand runners around, things will be much easier from now on."

Ling Xiao closed his eyes, sensing the changes within himself: "The commotion we caused just now was big enough. We can't make any more big moves now. We have to wait for others to make the first move."

He wasn't the only one to infiltrate this chaotic world—Ancestor Yangmei, Shenni, Yinuo, and other chaotic demon gods, as well as other powerful beings from the primordial era, had all arrived here.

Like him, even if these people don't carry any power, they can rise rapidly based solely on their own cultivation level. It wouldn't be difficult for them to climb to the top of this chaotic world.

"Next, what I need to do is have these people gather resources for me."

Thinking this, Ling Xiao slowly closed his eyes and began to refine the countless magical powers he had previously plundered.

"Alas, this magical power is too chaotic. If I were to integrate the remaining part into my body, it would be tantamount to destroying my own foundation."

If those gods and celestial lords he killed were to hear these words, they would probably die with their eyes wide open in disbelief—the magical power they had painstakingly cultivated throughout their lives was so worthless in Ling Xiao's eyes.

Ling Xiao sneered, and the image of the Great Sun Golden Crow, symbolizing his true form, appeared behind him.

Then, the Dharma Image opened its mouth and swallowed the vast amount of magical power into its belly, beginning to forcibly refine it.

In a short while, the magical power, which resembled a miniature sun, was rapidly refined, with 70% of its impurities being removed.

Ling Xiao nodded with barely satisfied expression.

"Come." Ling Xiao raised his hand and grabbed the refined essence of magic power, gradually integrating it into his body.

hum!
As enough resources were absorbed, Ling Xiao's body trembled slightly, and his mortal-like physical body and will underwent a rapid transformation.

Faintly, countless chaotic energies emanated and gathered in his palm.

The chaotic energy slowly condensed, eventually transforming into a giant axe that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and the earth—the Pangu Axe!

Ling Xiao's aura instantly became blurred and uncertain.

He gripped the Pangu Axe tightly and slashed it fiercely at himself!
Almost instantly, Ling Xiao's face paled, as if he had suffered a severe blow.

But in the darkness, those illusory causal connections that bound him were forcibly severed!

"call!"

Ling Xiao let out a long sigh of relief—he had just severed the connection between his body and this world, which was equivalent to completely severing the cause and effect.

"Alright, the last remaining hidden danger has been completely eliminated. Trying to find me through celestial secrets or other means is simply a pipe dream."

Ling Xiao chuckled softly and raised his hand to press against his chest.

The next moment, his body began to collapse little by little, his flesh and power continuously contracting and condensing, as if he were undergoing a transformative metamorphosis!

"This physical body's aptitude and origins are too poor; it must be thoroughly transformed, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve the Great Dao in the future."

Countless chaotic energies spread out, and Ling Xiao began to reshape his body.

……

The Great Crimson Heaven, the Palace of Ten Thousand Fires.

This is the residence of the Crimson Flame Heavenly Lord, one of the eighteen demon gods who emerged from the Great Crimson Heavenly Realm (the Ancestral God of All Things)!

At this moment, a figure in black robes hurriedly stepped onto the endless long steps in front of the Heavenly Palace.

With each step taken, blazing flames of heaven and earth would rise up around them, reflecting each other, as if this were the source of all fire!
The black-robed figure's eyes were filled with piety—he knew very well that this was the abode of the demon god who controlled the Great Dao of Fire.

A moment later, the figure in black robes reached the end of the long staircase and bowed before the magnificent heavenly palace: "Greetings, God!"

"Tianyou, what brings you here? Didn't I send you to manage the human realm?" A detached voice came from the Heavenly Palace.

The black-robed man named Tianyou knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "My lord, something terrible has happened! One of my True Lords was killed while hunting down those rebels who defied the Heavenly Realm and the Demon Abyss!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt crept into the indifferent voice: "He's just a traitor at the Heavenly Lord level. Could it be someone from the Heavenly Realm or the Demon Abyss who did this?"

"This subordinate does not know." Tianyou quickly shook his head, his tone tinged with urgency. "My lord, it seems that someone is obscuring the will of Heaven in the mortal realm. Even if this subordinate expends his own cultivation, he is unable to find any trace of the murderer!"

"Oh?"

Only then did a hint of interest appear in the indifferent voice: "That's interesting. That mortal realm should have given birth to an existence that could be on par with us gods and demons. It's just that because it was born too late, we were able to suppress it by joining forces and prevent that will of heaven from growing to a level comparable to ours."

"Perhaps it is a fellow practitioner who can conceal the will of Heaven."

"Interesting. What exactly is this person trying to do? Perhaps it will be a very interesting thing."

"You wait first."

Upon hearing this, Tianyou was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)