Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 146 Emperor Qing's domineering ways force all living beings to choose, slaughtering the three religions and Penglai, and performing the Nine Forms of Heaven Opening.

"I...we understand." Even though they were born earlier than Di Qing, they were now being scolded by Di Qing like grandchildren, completely powerless to resist.

Di Qing looked at the Ancestral Witches who had bowed their heads one by one. They were all at the Primordial Chaos Realm, yet their character had not matured. Di Qing felt anger, helplessness, and self-reproach.

With the sharpest gaze, he looked at the crowd before him and said, "Tell me, how far have Hongjun's disciples progressed?"

"Clan leader, among Hongjun's seven disciples, the Three Pure Ones were the first to achieve the Great Dao Hunyuan realm, and all of them achieved this realm by severing the Three Corpses. Afterwards, the Three Pure Ones each founded a sect, recruited followers, and distributed the authority of the Heavenly Dao. As a result, the three sects have developed rapidly, and now the number of followers in each sect is in the hundreds of millions."

"Secondly, the brothers Di Jun and Tai Yi also achieved the Great Dao Hunyuan realm. However, we don't know the exact method by which they achieved this. But having achieved the Great Dao Hunyuan realm, they rapidly expanded their demon race. They even redefined the demon race, declaring to all beings that all those who cultivate with innate spiritual energy and then transform into human form belong to the demon race. Afterwards, Di Jun and Tai Yi plundered countless cultivators from the earth, and in a short time, the number of demons surpassed that of the three major religions!"

"Dongwanggong also achieved the Great Dao Hunyuan realm, but he did not do so through the method of severing the three corpses, nor through the Primordial Purple Qi. Rather, he found the legendary Penglai Immortal Island by chance and obtained a small amount of Chaos Resources from it. With the help of these Chaos Resources, Dongwanggong achieved the Great Dao Hunyuan realm. Afterward, he established the Penglai Purple Mansion and recruited countless rogue cultivators from the prehistoric world. Although the number of rogue cultivators he recruited was far less than that of the demon race and the three religions, he had many powerful figures under his command."

"Donghua Daojun also achieved the Great Dao Hunyuan, but he did so by guiding the Primordial Purple Qi, drawing upon the spirits of flowers and plants, using the ashes of grass and trees, and nourishing them with the waters of the Heavenly River, ultimately creating a race. This race was called the Celestial Race by Donghua Daojun. The Celestial Race is an acquired race, and with the exception of a few, most lack sufficient cultivation aptitude and grow slowly. However, the Celestial Race's reproduction speed is beyond imagination. Moreover, the Celestial Race, like the myriad races of the Primordial World, has no reproductive drawbacks. The Celestial Race can support and reproduce all races. Therefore, the current number of Celestial Races surpasses the combined number of the Three Religions, the Demon Race, and the cultivators of Penglai Purple Mansion."

"It was also because of the birth and reproduction of the Celestial Race that Donghua Daojun refined the Primordial Purple Qi, which in turn attracted the help of the Heavenly Dao, thus achieving the Primordial Chaos of the Heavenly Dao."

"After Daoist Donghua achieved the Primordial Chaos Realm, Taiqing and the others also used the Primordial Purple Qi to draw upon the Heavenly Dao for assistance, and were once again baptized by the Great Dao River. It was as if they had achieved the Dao twice. Therefore, Taiqing and the others' cultivation level far surpassed that of ordinary Primordial Chaos Realm cultivators."

The Immortal Venerable Hongru gathered the current information and truthfully informed Di Qing. Each event and each change only fueled Di Qing's growing anger.

During the years he was missing, the enemy's expansion was far faster than Di Qing had imagined. If he had returned any later, who knows what they might have become?

Even now, Di Qing felt a slight sense of apprehension: "The speed at which Hongjun's disciples are growing and developing is truly astounding. However, since they are backed by the Heavenly Dao, this speed of development isn't so bad."

"Clan leader, what should we do next..." Zhu Jiuyin asked in a low voice.

"What else can we do? Now that the enemy has gained momentum, we can't let them continue to grow. After all, when the enemy is weak, we are strong, and when we are weak, the enemy is strong. To ensure the strength of the Witch Clan, these enemies must be weak, and we absolutely cannot allow them to develop." Di Qing was well aware of the consequences of allowing the enemy to grow. Therefore, from the moment he was born, Di Qing was able to target those enemies who could threaten the future of the Witch Clan.

Whether it was the demon race, Hongjun, or even the Heavenly Dao, they were all severely damaged by Di Qing through various means.

But now, after only a short period of time of disappearance, the enemy has seized the opportunity and developed it to such a scale.

Di Qing's expression was heavy, a hint of anger flashing in his deep gaze: "Start the war. Issue my order: all those belonging to the Wu Clan should prepare for war."

"Yes, clan leader!" Dijiang and the others immediately obeyed the order, without any hesitation or fear as before.

Now that Di Qing is back, their confidence has returned. So what if it's war? They're looking forward to it.

Following Di Qing's order, Di Jiang and the others began preparing for battle. Di Qing, looking somewhat weary and with a wry smile, sat down in the Ancestral Witch Temple, unsure of what to say. Hou Tu could only try to comfort him.

As news of the war preparations spread, all forces under the Wu Clan began to operate at full speed.

All the Wu tribes, all the Kunlun Immortals, and all Buddhist followers gathered up all the war resources.

The five tribes could only offer limited assistance, unable to provide their full support. After all, they were bound by the laws of nature.

However, the changes made by the Witch Clan in preparing for war were also known to countless cultivators. They were all filled with fear and horror, wondering why the Witch Clan wanted to start a war.

Some who know this are also aware that the coming prehistoric era will become less safe.

Ten thousand years passed in this way, and all the forces belonging to the Wu tribe were fully prepared for war.

In an instant, a chilling atmosphere filled the world, and all cultivators knew that a great battle was about to break out.

At the summit of Buzhou Mountain, Emperor Qing sensed the changes under his command and immediately spread his fortune throughout the prehistoric world: "I am Emperor Qing of the Wu Clan. I hereby declare to all living beings in the prehistoric world that the Three Pure Ones and their three religions, the Penglai Immortal Mansion belonging to the Eastern King, the demon race belonging to Emperor Jun and Taiyi, and the Celestial Race belonging to the Eastern Hua Daojun are all enemies of the Wu Clan."

"The Witch Clan ruthlessly exterminates its enemies. Anyone who aids them becomes an enemy of the Witch Clan, an enemy to be fought to the death. Therefore, all beings of the primordial world today, I do not care what you have done before, but now I want to see your choices. Will you choose to be enemies of the Witch Clan, or friends of the Witch Clan, or choose neutrality?"

"The decision rests entirely with you. I hope you will make the right choice."

"And all of my witch clan, find your respective enemies, then take up your weapons and kill..."

The word "kill" was uttered by Di Qing in the most calm tone. Yet, his voice echoed throughout the entire prehistoric world, chilling and terrifying all living beings.

Although it was just a single, casually written word, it carried an unfathomable terror. This was the power of Emperor Qing, and the fear that all living beings had of him.

Countless beings, too, were terrified and panicked by the voice of Emperor Qing, and made their own choices.

Should they choose to submit to Di Qing and join forces against the cultivators under Hong Jun's command? Or should they side with Hong Jun and become enemies with Di Qing? Or should they choose neutrality?

The three choices silenced countless cultivators, including those under Hongjun's command.

No matter how silent they remained, the cultivators under Di Qing's command had already charged out.

(End of this chapter)