The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 623 The Innate River Luo Grand Array (Rework Completed)

So what kind of being was Pangu?

Luo Zu now has a real understanding of this, because he is now considered to be an existence just like Him.

Once the Great Unity of the Universe was formed, it was equivalent to the Primordial Heavenly Dao. All principles were verified by his mind, and all truths came from his thoughts.

Pangu, the ancient creator, was the origin of everything in the primordial world and the beginning of all creation. Unfortunately, after attaining enlightenment, he was killed off by a plot device and had to liberate all living beings.

This was mainly due to his lack of cultural knowledge. After all, in the primordial chaos of that time, there was only one intelligent being. Although there were many Great Luo beings who went back to the world in later generations and imprinted themselves before the creation of the primordial world, imprinting is just imprinting; they were not truly in that era. Therefore, although Pangu could witness those who came after him, he could not change his own destiny of transforming the world into the Dao.

After the universe was reshaped and became multiverse, Pangu's work was replaced by the Primordial Heavenly King. Pangu's power should have weakened, but it seems that it has increased rather than decreased.

The Ancestral Witches were even more energetic. Even though not all twelve Ancestral Witches were present, and two of them were only top-tier Great Witches and not Ancestral Witches, the strength of Pangu's true body, which was transformed by the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation of the Capital, was still unprecedented. The Zhou Tian Star Formation could not trap it. Even though the formation was currently being led by the Heavenly Emperor Jun, it could only be evenly matched with Pangu's true body.

Therefore, it can only be said that although Pangu's realm was at most only that of a Great Luo Immortal, and there are even legends that Pangu was only a Golden Immortal, in any case, Pangu's cultivation level changed with the changes in later generations.

Now he seems to be on the verge of achieving the Primordial Dao Realm, but unfortunately this leap is extremely difficult, even Pangu in the past could not do it.

The Primordial Dao Realm is not something that can be achieved simply by going there. Even Pangu's true form struggled immensely and ultimately could not fully attain the realm. It can only be said that this level of realm is as it is, beyond the reach of human or divine power.

Returning to Luo Zu's present state, his true spirit has attained the Taiyi of the universe in the primordial spirit universe, making his past deductions true. Under such circumstances, the Taiyi of the universe attained by his true spirit is also slowly feeding back to the primordial spirit and physical body of the prehistoric world, enabling their power to improve and accelerating the speed of attaining Taiyi.

Although Luo Zu is no longer a Taiyi, he already possesses the power and confidence of a Taiyi. Even if he were to encounter a Taiyi who wanted to fight him, Luo Zu could escape the scene without being captured by the Taiyi, even if he could not win the battle.

But Luo Zu was more concerned about whether Di Ting would detect his thoughts when they left Kunlun.

Although Di Ting's realm is only Taiyi, when it comes to gathering intelligence from all sides, He really can't surpass Di Ting.

Currently, the battle between the Lich King and the Demon King is at its most intense stage, and the Listening Beast simply doesn't have the time to monitor the world.

Even if Luo Yu were to leave Kunlun Mountain now and continue exploring the outside world, Di Ting would not jump out and vow to capture him.

Therefore, at this moment, Luo Zu's thought was sent down to the foot of Kunlun Mountain, and then he re-performed the Golden Immortal realm.

In short, Luo Zu's experiments could not be stopped for even a moment.

He had already sent out eighty-one thoughts, which landed at the foot of the mountain and then went on their own, heading to some place in the primordial wilderness.

Luo Zu couldn't be sure whether Di Ting would discover the man's extraordinary physique or that his thoughts had slipped out of his control.

He can only do what he wants to do and what he is capable of doing.

In fact, most of the eighty-one primordial spirits he released did not survive, as they were mostly affected by the aftershocks of the battle between the powerful lich and demon, and quickly perished.

Of those who survived, most perished over the next three hundred years, leaving only twelve primordial spirits to remain.

At this time, the Lich War reached its most intense stage.

After his previous disappearance, Donghuang Taiyi reappeared, and his appearance this time inevitably made the Wu tribe uneasy, fearing that the Ancestral Wu Dijiang and the Ancestral Wu Zhujiuyin had been killed.

The two Ancestral Witches had just attained the level of Ancestral Witches and become Quasi-Saints of Hunyuan when they were "ambushed" and kidnapped by Taiyi. During this time, Taiyi of the Demon Clan kept spouting nonsense, saying that he would use the two Ancestral Witches as resources to strengthen his own cultivation.

Many of the witches believed what He said, especially the great witches, since there weren't many treasures that could bring them such a leap forward at this level.

Therefore, they believed that Taiyi would devour the Ancestral Witches, which is why they desperately attacked the Heavenly Court in an attempt to rescue the two Ancestral Witches.

But they were reckless, and the Heavenly Court of the Demon Race also stood guard over the stars in the heavens, intercepting their attacks.

However, the Wu tribe's offensive this time was so fierce that even the demon tribe found it difficult to withstand.

Many minor and major stars in the celestial sphere were captured by the Wu tribe, a situation that had never occurred during the years of the Wu-Yao rivalry.

But this was actually the result of Di Jun's wise and skillful command. If it weren't for his command, the demon race would probably have had to fight the reckless witch race for resources.

However, the two races started around the same time. Although the land ruled by the Wu race was not as deep or wide as the sky ruled by the Yao race, the Wu race actually managed not only the land but also the underground beneath it.

The underground world beneath the earth is mostly managed by Houtu, the ancestral witch. Although Houtu is known for her gentle nature among the witches, the great witches under her command are all incredibly brave.

Without going into too much detail, let's just talk about Kuafu, who single-handedly challenged the entire Heavenly Court of the Demon Race, and Da Yi, who is currently shining brightly in the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation of the Capital.

Besides them, there are sixteen top-tier shamans under His command, and there are many more shamans in total.

Aside from her subordinates, Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, has always kept a low profile and never revealed her full strength. Even within the Witch Clan, the other Ancestral Witches are unaware of her abilities.

But now, these ancestral witches of Houtu have revealed their astonishing power.

It was He who sustained most of the power lost by the two Ancestral Witches, enabling the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation of the Capital Heaven to operate normally. Otherwise, how could two top-tier Great Witches possibly support the backbone of such a formation?

The reappearance of Donghuang Taiyi will inevitably bring bad news to the Wu tribe.

Fortunately, Donghuang Taiyi did not exaggerate by announcing this time that he had "devoured" the two Ancestral Witches.

He only struck the back of Pangu's head with the golden bell, showing no mercy whatsoever, and each strike was deadly. If it landed on any living being in the mortal world, death would be the only outcome.

However, such an attack felt like a mosquito bite when it landed on Pangu's true form.

Pangu's true form, with its "thick skin and flesh," trembled slightly before reaching out to grab Donghuang Taiyi.

Such a resilient physical body is extremely rare in the primordial world; among countless living beings, it is unique.

Who can withstand a sneak attack from Donghuang Taiyi's Donghuang Zhong?

Luo Zu felt a headache coming on just from "seeing" it; his eyes were buzzing, and he almost shed tears.

Donghuang Taiyi was indeed ruthless, but Pangu's true body was also incredibly tough. His massive body only trembled slightly, and he was completely unharmed.

The powerful primordial energy of the Earth element surged forth from the already chaotic earth, enveloping Pangu's true form and causing a patch of earth-yellow armor to grow from within.

Since Dijiang and Zhujiuyin could not lead the Wu tribe, Houtu, the Great Goddess, had to take charge. As a result, she created her own unique method of combat, different from that of her predecessors.

As soon as the armor was put on, the colorful celestial light of the Eastern Emperor Bell was scattered.

"Houtu?!" Donghuang had not expected Houtu to be so powerful at this moment.

Or rather, His ability to unleash such profound magical powers astonished Him.

Houtu may not have reached the level of a Primordial Quasi-Saint, but after receiving the blessing of Pangu's true body and taking the lead, she further elevated the already ultimate Dao and Dharma to a higher level.

The realm of Great Luo Wuji is no longer His limitation; He can freely unleash all conditioned and unconditioned dharmas.

"Taiyi!" The Earth element glowed as Pangu's true form gradually dissipated, and his armor slowly fell away, revealing a new appearance of Pangu's true form: majestic and upright, yet gentle and beautiful, filled with the heavy aura of the earth.

This is the change that occurred after Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, led the creation of the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation of the Capital, causing the power of the witches to change as well, leaning more towards the Tao and Dharma of Houtu, the Ancestral Witch.

Perhaps Dijiang and Zhujiuyin were ahead of them, but Houtu did not allow them to monopolize the limelight.

Pangu's true form spread his hands and grasped at the void, then grabbed at Donghuang Taiyi.

Meanwhile, another 108,000 arms reached out to grab the Zhou Tian Star Array.

With both sides prepared, they first blocked the starlight, and then they had to take the Eastern Emperor Bell from Donghuang Taiyi to release the trapped Emperor Jiang Zhujiuyin.

However, things often don't go as planned, because Donghuang Taiyi was prepared in advance, and another array diagram appeared around Donghuang, which was the Primordial River Luo Great Array in the hands of Tiandi Jun.

All the laws of evolution of heaven and earth are revealed here, all Taoist methods cannot be separated from this formation, and all great power can be created here.

This is a grand formation based on the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams.

The Hetu and Luoshu encompass all things in the universe, including mountains, rivers, and all living beings, containing countless principles and being all-encompassing and all-inclusive.

At this moment, this formation is so powerful that even the power of Pangu's true form cannot directly break through it.

However, Houtu was naturally meticulous in her actions and had long ago included the Heavenly Emperor Jun's Heluo Book in her plans.

The power of Pangu's true form vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

However, the power of Pangu's true form then transformed from restlessness into a subtle and intricate power.

However, the power of the Hetu and Luoshu also became breathtaking. It was about to peel away the power of Pangu's true form, turning the surging river into a trickle, without canceling it out, but only differentiating it. In fact, the power that came from the differentiation was used by Him to guide the power of other Pangu's true forms.

Back and forth, back and forth, until finally the inexhaustible power brought by Pangu's true form was completely disintegrated.

Moreover, the Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly rang at that moment.

The chaotic space-time around Pangu's true body suddenly became clear, and then space-time itself acted like a pillar or spear, holding down and piercing Pangu's massive body, rendering it unable to move an inch.

Then, the Innate River Luo Formation suddenly surged and overflowed from its calm state, just like the Yellow River suddenly turning ruthless.

This formation uses the infinite to create the infinite, and the infinite to evolve into the infinite, completely destroying the principle of quantity and bringing its power to the limit of imagination.

This would obliterate the true form of Pangu within the Wu tribe.

Pangu's true form ultimately lacked the support of two Ancestral Witches. Even though Da Yi reached the limit of a top-tier Great Witch, there was still a huge gap between him and the Ancestral Witches. Only Jiu Feng took a different path and became a Great Luo Wuji comparable to the Ancestral Witches, but she was not an Ancestral Witch either, so she could not refine the true form of the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation of the Capital Heaven into its complete form.

Furthermore, the number of Ancestral Witches is finite, limited to twelve. Although Dijiang and Zhujiuyin are currently imprisoned by Taiyi, they still exist in the world, so other top-tier witches cannot replace them.

The source of the Wu Clan's power is the Ancestral Witch. Their survival and reproduction are inseparable from the power of the Ancestral Witch. This makes it difficult for those below the Ancestral Witch to escape the Ancestral Witch's restrictions. Only innate deities like Jiu Feng, who were born of the same kin as the Ancestral Witch, can break free from this constraint, forge their own path, and become another Great Luo Wuji being comparable to the Ancestral Witch.

However, the power of the Ancestral Witches represents the inheritance of Pangu. Without the Ancestral Witches, the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation of the Capital could not be fully evolved. Therefore, it is necessary to rescue Dijiang and Zhujiuyin. However, the power is insufficient, and it is difficult to rescue them. This leads to a vicious cycle.

Even with the great wisdom of the ancestral witch Houtu, she was powerless to cook without rice at this moment.

Upon seeing this, a top-tier shaman attempted to break free from the Zhou Tian Star Array to rescue the ancestral shamans.

However, there were powerful beings with great supernatural abilities presiding over the Zhou Tian Star Array. How could they be allowed to escape? Wouldn't that incur the wrath of the Heavenly Court? Therefore, they all did their utmost to stop them.

At this moment, Pangu's true form was in a critical moment of life and death. The two Hunyuan were serving him together, using all their skills. Even though Houtu, the ancestral witch, coordinated the overall situation and the other ancestral witches cooperated with all their might, they could not escape successfully.

With the blessing of Taiyi, the power of the Donghuang Bell, a supreme innate treasure, has been fully unleashed. It is now an emperor above time and space. Perhaps only Dijiang and Zhujiuyin, after attaining Hunyuan and stabilizing their realms, can contend with it.

Therefore, even though this true form of Pangu possesses the power to create and recreate the world, it is now suppressed by the Innate River Luo Formation and resisted by the Eastern Emperor Bell, leaving them with no hope whatsoever.

This battle between the Lich King and the Demon King seemed to be coming to an end, with the Demon King's Heavenly Court ultimately winning a great victory, completely occupying all of the prehistoric world and seizing control of its destiny.

By then, the demon race may produce several more Primordial Chaos beings, and the Heavenly Emperor and the Eastern Emperor may be elevated to the Primordial Chaos Saint realm.

Therefore, they were truly going all out at this moment. Even the demon master Kunpeng, who had always been at odds with the Heavenly Court, leaped up from the North Sea. His incomparably great body and Dao realm instantly covered the entire prehistoric world, plunging it into the Northern Darkness Ice and Snow Realm. He assisted the Zhou Tian Star Array in gathering power into the Innate River Luo Array, so as to quickly refine Pangu's true body.

This moment truly marks a perilous and critical juncture for the Wu Clan. All the powerful beings and great supernatural beings in the entire prehistoric world are watching closely, awaiting the outcome.

This outcome may not be what they wanted, but they had no choice but to accept it.

They actually prefer to maintain the status quo, because the struggle for supremacy between the liches is what they need, and a single dominant power would prevent them from benefiting from both sides.

(End of this chapter)