Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

In the Yunmeng Marsh, there is a great god named Lei Ze, who is also a guest of Zixiao Palace. He severed one of his corpses early on and had a past relationship with the Queen Mother of the West. She introduced him to serve under the Eastern King Duke of Penglai Purple Mansion, where he became the number one combatant under the Wood Duke.

As the third largest power in the primordial world, Penglai Purple Mansion is a thorn in the side of the Wu and Yao clans, who have always wanted to remove it.

However, Dong Wanggong was well-versed in the art of survival and rarely left Penglai Island. He also began practicing the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. Neither clan was willing to take action and give the other an advantage unless they were certain of a fatal blow.

After the Lich War, Razer felt that the world was at peace for the time being, so he returned to his cave and prepared to try to comprehend the Great Dao in the cave to see if he could sever his two corpses.

However, his whereabouts were discovered by the Wu tribe, which led to the scene of Gonggong leading troops to besiege Yunmengze today.

Although Li Qing was unaware of the details, he didn't want to get involved in such troublesome matters. Just as he was about to leave, a gentle female voice sounded from behind him.

"Young friend, there's no need to panic. You are a disciple of the Sage of Shangqing, and we will not make things difficult for you. However, in order to avoid being discovered by those beasts of the demon race, it's best if you stay here. Once this matter is settled, we will present you with a generous gift."

Li Qing froze. He hadn't even noticed at such close range. If it were an enemy, he would probably have died on the spot in an instant!

Turning around, I saw a woman in a pale yellow palace dress, her hair piled high, with a hairpin swaying diagonally. As she swayed, she resembled a willow swaying in the breeze, with colorful ribbons fluttering like thousands of threads, incredibly graceful. Her bare jade feet stepped into the void, walking slowly through the air, her feet resting on a millstone-shaped yellow lotus, radiating the brilliance of the Earth element.

"Greetings, Ancestral Witch Houtu. I am Li Qing, and I am honored to be a disciple of the Saint of the Intercepting Sect. Since the Ancestral Witch has given her decree, I shall obey."

His words were respectful, without a trace of resentment.

After all, no one knows if the Wu Clan will suddenly go crazy and attack him without regard for his status as a disciple of a saint, even if the person in front of him is Houtu, the most gentle of the Ancestral Wu.

"good."

Houtu nodded and casually handed over a palm-sized piece of Nine Heavens Breath Soil: "I didn't bring any innate spiritual treasures with me when I went out. I noticed that you have a strong aura of metal and wood. This piece of Nine Heavens Breath Soil is something I refined using the laws of earth. You can take it and play with it."

"After I finish dealing with Lei Ze, I'll see what innate spiritual treasures he has. I'll give them to you to play with, as a way of making a good connection."

Li Qing was astonished by Houtu's grand gesture.

Although I know the Witch Clan doesn't care much about these things, this is still incredibly generous!

"I have not received a reward without merit. I have only been waiting for a while. How dare I accept such a great gift? I beg the Ancestral Witch to take it back."

Li Qing did not accept it immediately.

"Your master and I also shared the same Daoist teachings at Zixiao Palace, where we both worshipped Hongjun. Therefore, I have taken the liberty of addressing you as an elder. A gift from an elder should not be refused, so please accept it without hesitation. I am going to join my brother in the encirclement!"

Having said that, he stuffed the Nine Heavens Breath Soil into Li Qing's arms and led his three thousand Wu tribesmen to form an encirclement with Gonggong.

The great shaman Chi You, wielding the Tiger Soul Blade, was puzzled: "Ancestral Shaman, although that boy is a disciple of a sage, he's merely a minor Golden Immortal. Even if he cultivates until our race wipes out those beasts of the demon race, he still won't reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Why be so polite to him!"

"Although the Nine Heavens Breath Soil is precious, it means nothing to me, just like innate spiritual treasures."

Houtu responded to Chi You's doubts in a gentle tone: "I gave him to him simply because I liked his appearance, not because he was a disciple of a sage, that's all."

In the blink of an eye, Houtu and Gonggong stood facing each other on either side of Yunmengze, transforming into their true forms as ancestral witches, each nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine feet tall, and unleashing the power of the laws towards the great formation of Yunmengze.

The remaining members of the witch clan, led by their sage, began to break the formation.

"Who dares to invade my cave? Are they courting death?"

Lei Ze also had a fiery temper. He immediately roared and transformed into a thunder dragon, baring his fangs and claws as he flew out.

"Good timing!"

Gonggong stepped forward, and the Law of Water unleashed its world-destroying power in his hands as he charged towards Lei Ze.

Houtu was not to be outdone. This battle was all about speed and decisiveness, so she roared and joined the fray.

The clash between three quasi-saint level experts should have been earth-shattering, but the witch clan had already set up a witch formation, ensuring that no sound could be heard from this place.

Li Qing's eyes lit up as he watched the various laws manifesting and interacting in this world.

"Since we're trapped here anyway, we might as well watch how these powerful beings fight and see their laws!"

Li Qing quietly retreated to the edge, focusing his attention on the battle unfolding inside the arena.

Houtu and Gonggong, the two ancestral witches, joined forces to deal with Lei Ze, who had only severed one of his corpses, and they were on the defensive the whole time.

Especially Houtu, with her Earth Law and Ancestral Witch True Form, is not afraid of Lei Ze's attacks at all. If she hits Lei Ze with a punch or a kick, Lei Ze will almost certainly spit out blood.

"Such exquisite laws of earth, and it seems to even harbor life within them?"

Li Qing frowned. With his Golden Immortal realm, it would normally be difficult for him to understand the laws used by Quasi-Saints. However, the Shangqing Formation within his body once again collapsed into seven divine runes. Among them, the three divine runes of "Wood," "Water," and "Earth" shone brightly, analyzing the laws used by the three Quasi-Saints one by one and turning them into nourishment for Li Qing.

"Houtu's Earth Law contains life force, so the Nine Heavens Breath Soil she gave us was refined using the Earth Law. Could it also contain life force?"

As Li Qing watched, an idea suddenly came to her mind.

"I used the Devouring Law to absorb the Nine Heavens Breath Soil. Can I strengthen the Earth element within my body and break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, thus perfecting the Five Elements starting with the Earth element?"

Thinking this, he activated his Shangqing magic power and cut off a grain from the palm-sized Nine Heavens Breath Soil.

The rich earth element transformed into a roaring yellow dragon; a single grain of Nine Heavens Breath Soil was a mountain.

"Now is not the time; at least we need to build a temporary cave dwelling."

Li Qing suppressed the urge to swallow the Nine Heavens Breath Soil directly. Above the Cloud Dream Marsh, the battle was nearing its end.

Lei Ze roared and self-destructed his good corpse, forcibly breaking through the encirclement of Hou Tu and Gong Gong. However, he was hit by a heavy punch from Hou Tu, which aggravated his injuries. He used the force of the blow to escape and disappeared without a trace.

"What a pity that Raize got away!"

Gonggong clicked his tongue, somewhat regretfully: "These cultivators, once they reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, are really hard to kill."

Houtu did not give chase, and laughed, "It's alright. He self-destructed his good corpse and was severely injured by my laws. He can't recover and can only wait to die and transform into the Dao in order to be reborn."

"That wouldn't be as good as just killing him outright, but this is still acceptable."

Gonggong smiled and urged, "Brothers, quickly break the formation! Let's take this treasure of Leize home!"

"Leave me one innate spiritual treasure; I promised that young friend one."

Having accomplished a major task, Houtu smiled.