My classmates chose martial arts and fantasy, but I chose the prehistoric world.

After the Three Pure Ones separated, Yuanshi took sole control of Kunlun and expanded and renovated the original Taoist temple where the Three Pure Ones lived together, turning it into a magnificent palace.

The Jade Void Palace is entirely made of white jade and sits atop a towering peak, surrounded by a serene atmosphere and shimmering sunlight, exuding the aura of a sacred place.

Compared to the harmony when the three Qing tribes lived together, Kunlun is now more desolate and less vibrant.

Standing above the sea of ​​clouds, Meng Chuan scanned the area with his divine sense and locked onto the seated figure in the Jade Void Palace.

At the same time, Yuanshi opened his eyes.

He sensed the undisguised divine thought sweeping across his dojo, and his expression instantly turned cold. When he saw who it was, the chill in his eyes intensified.

"Meng Chuan, how dare you come here alone to die?"

Yuanshi rose, stepped out of the Jade Void Palace, and stood in the void. His voice was icy, filled with intense killing intent: "Without the protection of the Witch Clan, you will die today!"

He made his move as soon as he finished speaking!

A longsword of superior innate spiritual treasure level appeared in his hand, its sword light as fast as a bolt of lightning, slashing towards Meng Chuan!

The sword strikes were fierce, and the killing intent was chilling!

Meng Chuan dodged the sword flash, glanced at the sword in his hand, and raised an eyebrow: "Where's your Pangu Banner? You didn't think you could defeat me without it, did you?"

Yuanshi sneered, "I have already reached the peak of Quasi-Saint, you are not worthy of letting me use the Pangu Banner!"

His tone was full of confidence, or rather, arrogance!

Meng Chuan looked at him, paused for a moment, and then said three words: "You've gotten arrogant."

He had assumed that Yuanshi dared to be so arrogant because he had some trump card up his sleeve.

It now seems that the other party simply didn't realize he had already broken through.

Indeed, the upgraded fragment of the Chaos Pearl had been completely refined by him, and a layer of Daoist charm that concealed his aura always enveloped his body. Even a peak Quasi-Saint could not detect the depth of his cultivation.

It seems that Yuanshi's impression of his cultivation level was still based on what it was 20,000 years ago, when he was a mid-stage Quasi-Saint who was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

Since that's the case, let's bring him to his senses!

Meng Chuan no longer suppressed his aura—

The oppressive aura of a late-stage Quasi-Saint erupted with a thunderous roar!

The Great Dao of Power circulated within his body, dark golden Dao patterns emerged beneath his skin, and his aura surged, scattering the surrounding sea of ​​clouds.

The cold smile on Yuan Shi's face froze instantly.

"You... you actually broke through?!"

His voice carried a hint of disbelief, and even a touch of panic.

He clearly remembered that 20,000 years ago, Meng Chuan was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao and unable to break through to the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

He thought that was the limit of Meng Chuan's life, but he never expected that the other party would break the shackles of the Heavenly Dao!

"Impossible... How could Heaven allow you to break through?!"

Yuan Shi's face was filled with horror and disbelief.

Meng Chuan ignored him.

Thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls flew out from between his eyebrows, hovering above his head, cascading down in layers of watery light to protect his entire body.

Fragments of the Chaos Pearl were simultaneously unleashed, their chaotic aura descending and resonating with the Great Dao of Power.

Having acquired the God-Slaying Spear, its body jet black with dark red Dao patterns flowing around it, I thrust it out!

Every move is made with full force!

Bang--!!

The spear flashed like a dragon, tearing through the void!

Yuan Shi's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly activated the longsword in his hand, and the sword light transformed into layers of sword curtains in an attempt to block the spear.

He had indeed reached the peak of Quasi-Saint, and his cultivation was one realm higher than Meng Chuan's. However, Meng Chuan followed the path of proving the Dao through strength. Even though he only had the cultivation of a late Quasi-Saint, his strength was much stronger than that of an ordinary peak Quasi-Saint who had severed his three corpses!

In addition, his sword is only a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Meng Chuan's gun is a god-slaying gun!

The spear tip pierced the sword curtain.

The sword curtain tore apart as if it were made of paper!

The longsword let out a mournful cry, cracks spread across its blade, and it shattered into countless fragments.

The spear's momentum did not diminish; it pierced through the fragments and plunged into Yuanshi's chest.

Yuan Shi looked down at the hole in his chest, which was completely exposed from front to back, then looked up at Meng Chuan with disbelief in his eyes.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but nothing came out.

His body began to disintegrate—

There was no blood, no screams, only cracks spreading from his chest, covering his entire body, and then turning into countless points of light that dissipated into the void.

Meng Chuan holstered his gun, but his brows furrowed.

He looked toward the place where Yuanshi had disappeared.

There were no corpses, no signs of a broken spirit, and not even a trace of blood.

The feeling wasn't like someone had been killed, it was more like...

A bubble was popped.

The next moment, Meng Chuan's expression changed drastically!

He recalled the sword in Yuanshi's hand, the very same spiritual treasure he had entrusted to Yuanshi when he broke through to the late Quasi-Saint stage and severed his third corpse, the "Obsession Corpse," during his three lectures at Zixiao Palace.

That's not the original form of the Primordial One!

It's just his obsessive corpse!

With his peak Quasi-Saint cultivation, Yuanshi disguised the Obsessive Corpse as his true self and left it in the Jade Void Palace.

As for why he did this, it's not hard to guess—he was afraid that Meng Chuan would come knocking on his door, so he left a fake body to guard the dojo, while his real body hid elsewhere.

Meng Chuan stood in the void, watching the clear energy gradually dissipate above the Jade Void Palace. His face was extremely ugly, and his eyes flashed with a chilling killing intent!

"Yuanshi, do you think I can't find you just because your true form isn't in Kunlun?"

He thought about it and realized that there weren't many places Yuanshi could go.

Shouyang Mountain, where Laozi's Taoist temple is located, is the most likely place.

Although the Three Pure Ones have separated, Laozi is still the elder brother, so it is reasonable for Yuanshi to seek his protection.

Meng Chuan turned around and headed towards Shouyang Mountain.

"Yuanshi, your elder brother couldn't protect you—I'm telling you!!"

……

At the same time.

Mount Sumeru in the West.

In the sacred space of Jieyin and Zhunti, the Primordial God, who had been meditating here for seventeen thousand years, suddenly shuddered, opened his eyes, and spat out a mouthful of pale golden blood.

His face turned deathly pale instantly, his breathing became disordered, and the Jade Purity Immortal Light around him fluctuated violently, as if it would dissipate at any moment.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi!"

Jieyin was shocked and rushed forward, sending a beam of Buddhist light into Yuanshi's body to stabilize his disordered breathing.

Zhunti quickly stepped forward, his expression grave: "What happened? How did you suddenly become so badly injured?"

Yuan Shi's face was extremely grim. He gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Meng Chuan... he has broken through to the late stage of Quasi-Saint!"

Both Jieyin and Zhunti paled.

"He went to my Daoist temple, Jade Void Palace, and with one shot... killed my obsessive corpse!"

When Yuanshi said this, his voice was trembling, whether from anger or fear, it was hard to tell.

The destruction of the obsessive corpse caused immense harm to the original body.

The aura of the Primordial Beginning suddenly dropped significantly. Although his cultivation was still at the peak of Quasi-Saint, it was already unstable and precarious.

If he cannot reassemble his obsessive corpse within a certain period of time, his cultivation level may even drop back to the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint.

But how easy is it to solidify a corpse of obsession?

Although it does not require a renewed understanding of one's obsessions, it still requires time, resources, and the entrustment of spiritual treasures.

This process would take at least several thousand years, or even tens of thousands of years.

The thought of his cultivation progress being delayed for so long made Yuan Shi's face extremely ugly, and the killing intent in his eyes towards Meng Chuan was beyond measure!

Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance and both saw the fear in each other's eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi..."

Jieyin spoke, his voice slightly hoarse, "That Meng Chuan... he won't come looking for us at Mount Sumeru, will he?"

Zhunti was also anxious: "If he can't find you, he might come looking for us to vent his anger! Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, we offended him because of you, you must think of a way!"

The two of them were indeed panicked.

During the Lich War, they were invited by Yuanshi to stop Meng Chuan, which can be considered as forging an enmity.

Now that Meng Chuan has broken through to the late stage of Quasi-Saint, his combat power must be even more terrifying. He even killed Yuan Shi's Obsession Corpse with a single shot. If he comes knocking on their door, how can the two of them, who are at the peak of the late stage of Quasi-Saint, possibly withstand him?

Yuan Shi took a deep breath, suppressing his surging blood and qi, and forced himself to remain calm: "What are you afraid of? Just do what I did and hide, won't that solve the problem?"

After separating from Laozi and Tongtian, he left only his obsessive corpse in Kunlun and built the Jade Void Palace. His true self and the other two corpses left Kunlun and came to Mount Sumeru in the west.

no way!

He was worried!

What if Meng Chuan attacks?

Even after he broke through to the peak of Quasi-Saint on Mount Sumeru, he concealed his aura. Instead, he deliberately let the Obsessive Corpse reveal the aura of the peak of Quasi-Saint on the Jade Void Palace side, so that people would know that he had broken through.

Even so, he himself had no intention of going back.

He's still worried!

With the peak of Quasi-Saint status and the Pangu Banner, he certainly wouldn't fear Meng Chuan, who was at the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint perfection...

However, he was afraid that Meng Chuan would bring the twelve ancestral witches of the witch clan to deal with him!

Therefore, he has remained hidden on Mount Sumeru in the West until now. During this time, the Bodhisattvas Jieyin and Zhunti have often laughed at him, saying that he was too cautious and that it was unnecessary...

Now, these two guys are even more panicked than he was back then!

"Let's go, we can't stay here any longer."

Yuanshi stood up, his face still pale. "When he goes to my elder brother's Shouyang Mountain and finds that I'm not there, he might come here."

"Where do we go?"

Zhunti asked in a panic.

Yuanshi remained silent for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes, before finally speaking:

"Let's go to the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court!"

"Now, looking across the entire prehistoric world, besides our teacher's secluded Zixiao Palace, only that place can protect us!"