Primordial Era: I am Donghua, this Heavenly Emperor is too majestic.

Emperor Jun, build the Great Road of the Sun.

Taiyi, cultivate the Great Dao of Taiyi.

As for Donghua, he mainly cultivates the Lesser Yang Dao, which has little to do with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

However, if one simply refines one's own Shaoyang Dao into the gourd to create a magic weapon, that would be a waste of talent.

"A single yin cannot produce anything, nor can a single yang grow."

"When Yin and Yang are in harmony, one becomes the emperor of the world."

Donghua muttered to himself, and at a certain moment, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, a new idea emerged in his mind.

Since simply cultivating the Lesser Yang Dao is not enough, what about adding the Lesser Yin Dao as well?

Furthermore, if there is an opportunity in the future, what if the Great Dao of the Sun and the Great Dao of the Moon were refined into the gourd? With all four elements present, how far would this treasure grow?

Over the years, as he and the Queen Mother of the West practiced dual cultivation more and more frequently, Donghua became increasingly aware that—

The way of harmony between Yin and Yang is the true path.

No matter which one you cultivate, it will have its flaws, because the existence of the entire world is based on yin and yang.

Chaos gives rise to Taiji, and Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang.

The two polarities give rise to the four phenomena, and the four phenomena transform into the five elements.

After the Five Elements, there are Heaven, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Thunder, Mountains, and Lakes, which in turn give rise to all the laws and phenomena of the world.

The two principles are Yin and Yang; in other words, Yin and Yang are the foundation of the Great Dao.

Although Donghua is still mainly cultivating the Lesser Yang Dao, after repeated discussions with the Queen Mother of the West, he has unknowingly embarked on a path similar to transforming Yin and Yang into myriad paths, and then using myriad paths to unite with chaos.

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will most likely continue down this path.

If that's the case, why not simply refine this gourd into a magical artifact with both yin and yang attributes?

In this way, the Yin-Yang Gourd can also be considered his treasure for proving his Dao.

"This method... might be feasible!"

After pondering for a moment, Donghua quickly found the Queen Mother of the West and told her his thoughts.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West also felt that there was great potential in it.

After discussing the details of refining the treasure, the two decided to work together to refine it.

"Lesser Yang is not pure Yang, but it is the beginning of Yang and the foundation of life."

"Lesser Yin is not pure Yin; it is the beginning of Yin and the root of Yin."

As the two cast their spells, the Yin-Yang Daoist energy spread like a tidal wave, reaching far and wide, reverberating throughout the entire Yaochi Sacred Realm. Fortunately, a powerful innate array protected the area around Yaochi, preventing such a commotion from disturbing the outside world.

It took nearly three thousand years for this magical artifact to be initially refined.

"Next, all that's left is to infuse it with the power of the sun and the power of the moon."

Looking at the gourd in his hand, which displayed both black and white colors, Donghua murmured to himself, a faint divine light surging in his eyes.

If you were to ask where in the primordial world the energy of the sun and the energy of the moon are most concentrated, you would find that…

It's nothing more than the two stars formed from the left and right eyes of the Great God Pangu. If he wants to refine the primordial power of the Yin and Yang into the gourd, he will have to find an opportunity to visit these two stars in the future.

I believe he won't have to wait too long.

After refining the Yin-Yang Gourd, Donghua calmed down and began to sort out his cultivation.

After all, it has only been a little over ten eons since he left Zifu Continent, but his realm has broken through one after another, which inevitably makes him somewhat unstable.

It was a good opportunity to sort out his own Great Dao during the time before Hongjun's second sermon.

To avoid any oversights or errors.

This also serves as thorough preparation for breaking through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

Of course, while refining his cultivation, Donghua also devoted a portion of his mind to refining his various magical treasures.

The Jingyang Bell and the Qingyang Sword are relatively easy to deal with.

These two items were his companion magic treasures, and they were relatively easy to refine. Over the years, they have been almost completely refined.

The Panwang Chime, the Heavenly Tribulation Mace, and the Four Symbols Pearl, though of slightly lower quality, have already been refined to a considerable extent.

The remaining items, such as the Azure Lotus Banner, the Falling Treasure Coin, the Myriad Gu Banner, and the Three Burial Robes, have not yet been properly refined for various reasons.

Not to mention, there's also the Primordial Measuring Ruler he just obtained.

Thinking about it this way, no matter how much time seems like it, it's still not quite enough.

……

While Donghua was quietly cultivating in the Jade Pool, and busy refining various magical treasures to improve his strength,

In the primordial world, storms and clouds rose and fell.

The first major event was the first appearance of the name "demon race".

After the original Dragon-Han Great Calamity, the Hundred Races of the Primordial World almost completely declined, while countless new races were born during this period.

After countless years of interbreeding, the clear concept of race has long since disappeared.

Over time, all these races on the primordial land gradually acquired a new name—the Demon Race!

The brothers Di Jun and Tai Yi, who were born on the Sun Star, were overjoyed upon learning of this.

The reason is also very simple.

Although they were born as star gods, they had long harbored ambitions to dominate the primordial world, desiring to emulate the ancient Dragon and Han races and rule over all realms. Therefore, the emergence of the concept of the demon race was undoubtedly of great advantage to them.

With their formidable strength, the two quickly gained a large number of loyal followers in the prehistoric world.

This included the ten demon gods who later became the Heavenly Court: Bai Ze, Ji Meng, Ying Zhao, Gui Che, Shang Yang, Fei Xian, Qin Yuan, Gui Che, Fei Lian, and Jiu Ying.

Each demon god possesses the powerful cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, ruling over countless demon tribes of all sizes.

But now, they have all been incorporated into the ranks of Di Jun and Tai Yi.

As a result, their strength in the prehistoric world expanded rapidly, and they already showed signs of possessing some of the former power of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans.

However, at that moment...

Previously hidden at the foot of Mount Buzhou, the little-known Wu tribe appeared before the primordial beings for the first time, and unlike all other races in the primordial world:

The Wu tribe does not cultivate the primordial spirit, but only tempers the physical body, yet their physical bodies are all terrifyingly strong.

This matter quickly piqued the interest of Di Jun and Tai Yi, and the two of them swiftly captured a large number of Wu tribe members, wanting to explore the mysteries of their physical bodies.

Unexpectedly, this stirred up a hornet's nest.

After these great and lesser witches were captured, they actually provoked twelve incredibly powerful ancestors, known as the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Even the weakest among them had a cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm.

Each person naturally possesses a Great Dao Law, and their physical body is comparable to an innate spiritual treasure, almost indestructible. The combination of these two factors makes their combat power incredibly formidable.

Guiche and Shangyang, two of the Ten Great Demon Gods, were ordered to capture a minor witch at the foot of Buzhou Mountain as usual when they were surrounded by several ancestral witches and almost beaten to death.

After Dijun and Taiyi arrived, another chaotic battle ensued between the two sides.

The feud between the liches was thus established.

It's no wonder that Di Jun was so unlucky. Ever since the Twelve Ancestral Witches were born in the Pangu Palace deep in Buzhou Mountain, they had been staying in the blood pool inside the palace to nurture the Great Witch and the Lesser Witch, so they had never appeared in the sight of the prehistoric beings.

Even when Hongjun preached, he only went to Houtu.

They were not particularly noticeable among the three thousand Zixiao guests, and Dijun and Taiyi did not notice them at all. Therefore, the two of them were unaware of the existence of the Twelve Ancestral Witches from beginning to end.

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