Primordial Era: I really don't want to be the Heavenly Emperor!

Chapter 296 The Great Battle Begins, Hou Yi Cuts Down the Tree?

The general trend of the world, the long-term division must be united, and the long-term unity must be divided.

After the retreat of the Wu and Yao races, there were no transcendent forces on the continent, resulting in a weakening of human power.

Although the Heavenly Court is the supreme power among all the heavens in the Three Realms, it is a power with a refereeing nature and is the administrator of the Three Realms.

The primordial world is destined to be a place where a hundred flowers bloom, and it is impossible for one flower to stand out alone.

Therefore, a new race is bound to rise, just like the three innate races in the ancient times, as well as the witch and demon races. It remains to be seen who can shoulder this heavy responsibility now.

As the saying goes:

The mighty Yangtze flows eastward, its waves washing away the heroes of the past. Right and wrong, success and failure, all vanish in the blink of an eye. The green hills remain, witnessing countless sunsets.

White-haired fishermen and woodcutters on the riverbank are accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine brings joyful encounters. So many things, past and present, are all consigned to laughter and conversation.

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In the southern continent of the primordial world, within a mountain range, two major clans are locked in a standoff: the Sky Eagle Clan and the Azure Sky White Crane Clan. These two clans were originally vassals of the Phoenix Clan. After the Phoenix Clan's defeat, these two clans fell into a period of peace, practically living in seclusion.

The two races emerged before the First Yuan Dynasty, and then began to fight for power and profit. Now, the Southern Continent is in a period of power vacuum.

The Phoenix Clan was already small in number, and now some of them are guarding the Undying Volcano while others have followed Yuan Jin into the Heavenly Realm, causing some clans in the Southern Continent to become restless.

With such a large piece of cake in front of them, who wouldn't be tempted? So, all the races began to prepare themselves, slowly developing their power and also starting to infiltrate the southern continent to see how the Phoenix Clan would react.

In the end, they discovered that the Phoenix Clan didn't care about any of this and let them do as they pleased, so all the clans developed rapidly until eventually they came to border each other. With borders came conflicts.

The conflict between the Sky Eagle Clan and the Azure Sky White Crane Clan originated from this, and to this day the two sides are at war in the canyon plains.

"Kongling, the Tianyuan Mountains are the territory of our Tianying clan. Retreat immediately, or I will spare your life!" Tiancheng Daoist, the patriarch of the Tianying clan, shouted sternly.

Kongling Ancestor snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Tiancheng, you old thief, you talk too much. If you want to fight, then fight. Why waste words? Everyone knows that since the ancient times, Tianyuan Mountain Range has been the territory of our White Crane Clan. This was said by Lord Yuanfeng himself."

"Hmph, Kongling, times have changed. The glory of the Phoenix Clan is gone, and we are no longer its vassals. What's the use of saying all this?" Tiancheng Daoist's attitude was extremely arrogant, showing no regard for the Phoenix Clan whatsoever.

However, Tiancheng certainly had the ability to do so. After all, who could have imagined that the weak Tiancheng Daoist would become the ancestor of the Tianying Clan and achieve the quasi-saint status?

The Phoenix Clan now appears to consist of only a few quasi-saints with magical power, just a handful of minor figures, and doesn't seem like much.

However, with the Phoenix Clan joining the Purple Palace, and now in the Heavenly Court, no one dares to underestimate them.

Kong Ling took out a flag, held it in her hand, and said, "Tian Cheng, stop with the nonsense. Rules are rules. Even if the Phoenix Clan has declined, you still have to abide by them. Today, you either retreat or taste the power of the Ancestor's Heavenly Wind Flag!"

Seeing that the two sides could not reach an agreement, Tiancheng stopped stalling and directly summoned the spiritual treasure, the Golden Flame Blade.

"Thump!"

With a deafening roar, the two sides quickly clashed, with millions of troops from both races fighting on the Tianyuan Plain.

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Such battles not only occurred in the southern part of the prehistoric world, but also in the east and north. Only the western continent remained quiet. This was partly due to the influence of Jieyin and Zhunti, and partly because there were no large clans here, only some small clans. These small clans had no ambition to dominate and only wanted to live peacefully in the prehistoric world.

In the celestial realm, Donghua roams above the Sun Star, overlooking the entire primordial continent.

Since the deaths of Di Jun and Tai Yi, the Sun Star has been without a master, or rather, there has been no suitable person to be its master.

The Sun, the Moon, and the Purple Star—this is the most special place in the sky, and also the star with imperial destiny.

"Lu Ya, you are truly skilled. I, having become the Primordial Heavenly Emperor, could not find you in the primordial world. Could it be that you have really escaped the primordial world?"

Donghua's purpose in coming to the Sun Star this time is to find Lu Ya, also known as the Tenth Prince of the Golden Crow.

However, his motivation was not revenge, but rather the fate of the Golden Crow clan. He wanted to see if he could allow the Sun Star to give birth to Golden Crows again, and thus get the Sun Star running again.

However, he searched the entire Three Realms but could not find Lu Ya's existence, which was truly unbelievable.

This situation could mean that Lu Ya either escaped from the prehistoric world, or that someone helped Lu Ya and covered up his whereabouts.

He didn't believe that Lu Ya had escaped the prehistoric world. With the cultivation of a mere Great Luo Golden Immortal, if he dared to venture into the chaos, he wouldn't even know how he died. Even if Lu Ya was forced by his own pressure, he wouldn't make such a choice.

So upon careful consideration, it must be that a sage intervened to help Lu Ya evade his search.

"Is it Nuwa or the two Western Saints?"

In later generations, Lu Ya only had connections with Nuwa and the two Western Saints; he had no connection with the Three Pure Ones, and he didn't even dare to go to them.

"Never mind, it's not important anymore. It seems that if we want the Sun Star to have its own master, we'll have to wait for its birth. Otherwise, no one will meet this condition."

Donghua's gaze lingered on the Taiyin Star, and after a moment's thought, he landed directly on it.

"Chop, chop, chop, is chopping all you know?"

As soon as Donghua entered the Taiyin Star, he heard a voice; it was Chang'e's voice.

In the cool, dimly lit Taiyin star, a laurel tree, as if carved from white jade, stood there, with Chang'e and Hou Yi standing beneath it.

Hou Yi had his back to Chang'e, and the divine bow in his hand had transformed into a divine axe. He was constantly chopping down the laurel tree, and he was not using any magic or the power of the Great Dao, but simply the power of his physical body.

Donghua was a little taken aback, wondering what the two of them were up to. If Hou Yi went all out, he might be able to cut down the laurel tree. But if that were the case, he could never cut down the laurel tree even if he spent his whole life trying.

Although the laurel tree is not among the top ten spiritual roots, it is still a top spiritual root in the primordial world, and its resilience is even stronger than that of a top-tier innate spiritual treasure.

The key is that spiritual roots also have the characteristics of immortality and self-healing, so it's like an ant trying to kill an elephant—it's simply impossible.

"What are you guys doing?"

Upon seeing Donghua appear, the two turned around and said, "Greetings, Great Heavenly Venerable!"

"Tell me, what are you doing? Especially you, Hou Yi, if you really cut down the laurel tree, I will personally grind you to dust, and you will not even have the chance to be reincarnated!" Donghua looked at Hou Yi and asked sternly.

At this moment, he was genuinely angry. Who was this person he had saved? If Hou Yi had truly cut down the laurel tree, he would be held responsible.

The laurel tree is not just a simple spiritual root. This tree is rooted in the Taiyin Star and is the core of the entire Taiyin Star. If the laurel tree falls, the Taiyin Star's essence will be lost by more than half.

It's like you bailed Hou Yi out of Heaven's prison, only for Hou Yi to turn around and make a huge mistake.

Hou Yi made a mistake, how could Heaven forgive him!

Hou Yi stammered for a long time without being able to say a word. Chang'e spoke up and said, "Great Heavenly Venerable, Hou Yi wants to sever ties with me. I said if you don't use your cultivation to cut down the laurel tree, I will agree."

"Unexpectedly, he actually went and cut down laurel trees; he's already cut down a whole juncture of them."

Chang'e looked dejected as she finished speaking, then turned to Hou Yi and said, "Since you are so eager to sever ties with me, I agree. You may leave."

"Perhaps our relationship ended during the Lich Wars. Your heart is as cruel as someone who cut down a laurel tree."

"Every axe blow you struck wasn't aimed at the laurel tree, but at my heart. Since your resolve to leave is so firm, how can I stop you? Go!"

Looking at the two people in front of him, Donghua really had the urge to slap them to death. You two lovebirds are having a fight, what kind of joke is this, using the Taiyin Star? Don't you have any awareness of being a Heavenly Venerable and a Great Witch?

"You guys are really something!" Donghua was so angry he didn't know what to say.

When Hou Yi saw that Donghua was really angry, he quickly said, "I am reporting to the Great Heavenly Venerable that this matter is entirely Hou Yi's fault. If you want to punish someone, punish me. It has nothing to do with Chang... or the Moon Goddess."

Donghua snorted coldly and said, "So you know you made a mistake? Did I save you to cut down the laurel tree?"

"Since you love chopping things up so much, then stay on the Moon Star and let me chop down the laurel tree. That way, I can shake the laurel tree and brew wine from its blossoms!"

After Donghua finished speaking, the power of the Heavenly Dao formed an unparalleled power of rules, and he struck Houyi with a palm.

"Buzz!"

The greatest sound is silent; a ripple surged from Hou Yi's body before returning to calm.

At that moment, Hou Yi seemed to have lost his mind, carrying his divine axe to the laurel tree, and began to chop it down instinctively.

With each swing of the sword, osmanthus blossoms fall!

Upon seeing this, Changxi quickly bowed and said, "Great Celestial Venerable, this matter is my..."

Before Changxi could finish speaking, Donghua said directly, "I know that you are also at fault in this matter, so you should also reflect on your actions."

After Donghua finished speaking, he waved his hand and directly sealed Changxi's cultivation with a single finger, stopping her at the peak of Taiyi.

Where is the chieftain of the Jade Rabbit clan?

A beautiful young woman appeared before Donghua; she looked delicate and extremely beautiful.

However, do not underestimate her. Her cultivation level is at the peak of the Great Luo realm. She was a Great Luo Demon God of the Demon Court and a demon race directly under the jurisdiction of Xihe and Changxi.

"Greetings, Great Celestial Venerable!"

Donghua hummed in agreement and said softly, "The Taiyin Emperor has committed a grave crime. I have confiscated his cultivation and ordered him to meditate in seclusion on the Taiyin Star for a while. He will then personally refine the laurel wine and deliver it to the Heavenly Court, where your Jade Rabbit Clan will take care of it."

"If the Taiyin Emperor dares to commit any more crimes, I will personally send you all into the cycle of reincarnation, along with you!"

After Donghua finished speaking, he left Taiyin Star directly. Coming to Taiyin Star this time was worse than not coming at all; it was truly a disappointment.

After Donghua left, the Jade Rabbit Clan Chief looked at Changxi with a troubled expression. Wasn't it making things difficult for her to look after her superior?

Changxi tried to mobilize the power of the Great Dao and the authority of the Taiyin Star within her body, but found that she could not mobilize them at all, as if she had never possessed those powers before.

"A Primordial Chaos expert is truly terrifying!"

Changxi sighed inwardly. She was a powerful figure in the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint, yet she was sealed by Donghua's finger and couldn't even put up a fight. It was truly terrifying.

He then turned to the Jade Rabbit Clan Chief and said, "You may leave. I will not leave Taiyin Star. For the time being, you will be in charge of operating Taiyin Star and prevent anyone else from entering it."

The Jade Rabbit clan leader quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, may I arrange for someone else to come and serve you? Your cultivation is currently sealed, which makes things very inconvenient for you."

Changxi shook her head and said softly, "There's no need for that. I've never liked this kind of thing. Now I can finally relax a bit and spend some time with him here. This is probably the last time I'll spend with him. You may leave."

Seeing this, the Jade Rabbit Clan Chief could not say anything more and could only turn around and leave. Letting her guard the Emperor was simply courting death.

Since the formation of the primordial world, the Jade Rabbit clan has been under the command of the Taiyin Emperor, starting with the first generation Wangshu, and continuing to Xihe and Changxi later on.

So how could they really dare to keep an eye on Changxi!

Changxi walked to the laurel tree. With each swing of Houyi's sword, laurel blossoms fell. Changxi reached out and caught the blossoms, collected them, and began to brew laurel wine.

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After leaving Taiyin Star, Donghua, with a stern expression, went directly to Taisu Heaven to find Nuwa.

"What could have made Junior Brother so angry? And why are you still so stern in front of your Senior Sister?" Nuwa asked Donghua with a smile.

As soon as Donghua entered Taisu Heaven, he saw Nuwa standing among the flowers, pruning the branches with scissors transformed from a red embroidered knife.

Her full head of black hair fell naturally, without any makeup.

beautiful!

Donghua shook his head and said nothing more. It was absurd to even talk about it. Two quasi-saints, one the Taiyin Emperor and the other the Great Witch of the Witch Clan, were doing things like children playing house.

That's truly laughable!

"Is Lu Ya with you?"

Nuwa paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "Lu Ya? You mean the Tenth Prince of the Golden Crows?"

"Um!"

"He's not with me. I haven't seen him since the battle of Wanshou Mountain," Nuwa said.

Donghua glanced at Nuwa, who seemed quite at ease.

"It seems that Lu Ya is really not with Nuwa, so he must be with the two Western Saints. These two are really interesting; they dare to take in just anyone."

Donghua didn't ask any more questions. Since he had asked Nuwa himself, she wouldn't lie to him about such a trivial matter.

"Fuxi has successfully reincarnated. How are your discussions with Taishang going?"

Nuwa smiled and said, "You guessed wrong this time. Senior Brother Taishang is very open-minded and directly let Xuandu teach his elder brother."

"During this visit, I discussed the Dao with him, and I felt that Tai Shang's cultivation had improved again. He should be close to breaking through. You need to be careful."

Donghua nodded. It was indeed very suitable for Xuandu to teach the young Fuxi, after all, Xuandu was also a primordial human and one of the earliest people created by Nuwa.

"Your cultivation is about to break through as well," Donghua said directly to Nuwa.

He could sense the aura emanating from Nuwa, the Daoist charm that flowed unintentionally, and the immense power mixed within it.

This is the reason for the inability to control one's strength, and also a sign that one's cultivation is about to break through.

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