Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 167 The Heavenly Dao Still in its Infancy! (A long chapter of 10,000 words)

Gazing at those thin purple lines, Jiang Heng's heart surged with excitement, and he could no longer suppress his inner turmoil.

The Heavenly Dao is still in its nascent stage—this is an extraordinary opportunity! No one, at this moment, could remain calm.

If one could control the Heavenly Dao, would one be able to enter a higher realm after merging with the Dao, just like the future Dao Ancestor Hongjun?

Jiang Heng had to take a deep breath to regain his composure. Controlling the Heavenly Dao, even one still in its nascent stage, was no simple matter.

Ignoring the Heavenly Dao, which was still in its nascent stage, Jiang Heng slowly walked to the body of a Great Dao Demon God.

"With such a dense aura of Geng metal, this Great Dao Demon God must have controlled the Great Dao of Metal in his previous life?" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

Jiang Heng sensed the aura of metal from the Five Elements on this Great Dao Demon God, which pointed directly to the essence of the Great Dao and was filled with endless mysteries.

The Great Dao Demon God was born from the Three Thousand Great Daos and naturally controls one Great Dao, which is the original Great Dao that was born from chaos.

In today's primordial world, it is not difficult to comprehend the Great Dao; the difficulty lies in comprehending the Great Dao to the highest level.

And now, on this body of the Great Dao Demon God, Jiang Heng sensed the origin of a Great Dao. What an incredible opportunity this is!

Jiang Heng understood that as long as he used the body of this Great Dao Demon God as a reference, and given enough time, he would definitely be able to comprehend the metal element of the Five Elements to an extremely high level.

"What a pity! The essence of the Three Thousand Great Daos has been absorbed by the Heavenly Dao, and many of its imprints have dissipated!" Jiang Heng sighed.

After careful examination, Jiang Heng discovered that although the physical body of this Great Dao Demon God was still intact, it still contained the origin of the Great Dao of Metal.

However, because the Heavenly Dao continuously absorbs the essence of the Great Dao Demon Gods through the purple threads, much of the origin of the Golden Great Dao has dissipated.

Although Jiang Heng could still comprehend the Great Dao of Metal by relying on the body of this Great Dao Demon God, it was difficult for him to touch the origin of the Great Dao of Metal.

Of course, if one truly touches upon the origin of a Great Dao and ultimately succeeds in mastering it, then it's no longer a question of whether one can enter the realm of a sage.

Mastering the Great Dao will lead to the realm of a Great Dao Saint, a realm that surpasses the Six Saints below the Heavenly Dao in the future.

Among the six saints, even the most unfathomable Taiqing Saint is only a Heavenly Dao Saint, and most likely he has not been able to comprehend a complete Great Dao.

For Jiang Heng, even if he couldn't touch the origin of the Great Dao with the physical body of the Great Dao Demon God, it would still be of great help to him.

Take, for example, the Great Dao Demon God before him. With the origin of the Great Dao of Gold, Jiang Heng could completely push the eighth move of the Emperor Fist, Breaking the Sky, to an unparalleled level.

After taking another deep breath, Jiang Heng did not linger in front of this Great Dao Demon God for long, but continued to walk forward.

Along the way, Jiang Heng saw the bodies of countless Great Dao Demon Gods, each body containing a supreme Great Dao.

There are three thousand Great Daos, which in turn give birth to three thousand Great Dao Demon Gods. But three thousand is just a figure of speech; there are countless Great Daos, so how could there only be three thousand?

However, as Jiang Heng traveled along, he discovered that the bodies of some of the Great Dao Demon Gods had completely decayed, turning to ashes with the slightest touch.

This means that the essence within the bodies of these Great Dao Demon Gods has been completely absorbed by the Heavenly Dao, and will naturally dissipate.

Those that dissipated were the weaker Great Dao Demon Gods; the truly powerful Great Dao Demon Gods still retained the power of the Great Dao's origin within their bodies.

If we count carefully, there are still more than two thousand bodies of the Great Dao Demon Gods that remain today, which also means that more than two thousand Great Dao origins still remain in this place.

What do more than two thousand Great Dao Origins mean? These are the foundation stones for climbing to the supreme realm, and any living being who sees them will be moved.

Of course, Jiang Heng never had such great ambition as to want to master more than two thousand Great Dao Origins, because that was almost impossible.

Comprehending the origin of the Great Dao is an extremely difficult thing; even comprehending just one Great Dao requires countless years.

Even if it took countless eons, Jiang Heng couldn't possibly master all two thousand Great Dao Origins, nor did he have that much time.

The most correct choice is to select the Great Dao Origin that is most helpful to oneself, complete the Nine Forms of Emperor Fist, and elevate it to the supreme realm.

"Now, let me see what kind of existence the Heavenly Dao, which is still in its gestation stage, truly is!" Jiang Heng murmured to himself.

During the Longhan Calamity, the greatest opportunity for Jiang Heng was to glimpse the true face of the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Before even meeting Dao Ancestor Hongjun Jiang Heng, he unexpectedly encountered the Heavenly Dao, which was still in its gestation stage, here.

To this day, Jiang Heng only knows that the Heavenly Dao exists, and has even grasped a trace of its mysteries, but he does not understand what the Heavenly Dao actually is.

Now, an unparalleled opportunity is right before him. Regardless of whether he succeeds or not, it would be impossible for Jiang Heng not to even give it a try.

With that thought in mind, Jiang Heng took a step forward, following the thin purple lines towards the void that led to the unknown.

The thin purple line connected to the unknown void. Jiang Heng didn't know how long he had been traveling when he suddenly felt that he could no longer move forward even an inch.

It was as if an invisible force was gathered in front of Jiang Heng, making it impossible for him to move forward even an inch. Jiang Heng was not surprised at all by this.

It would be strange if the Heavenly Dao, which is still in its nascent stage, had no protective measures for itself.

That invisible force was clearly formed from the power of the Heavenly Dao, and its purpose was naturally to block all living beings that wanted to approach the Heavenly Dao.

Jiang Heng's expression shifted slightly, his body trembled gently, and he unleashed all his power, throwing a punch that struck the invisible force squarely.

Without a sound, the power gathered in Jiang Heng's punch was instantly annihilated by that invisible force, without even causing the slightest ripple.

This feeling is like a drop of water merging into the ocean, which cannot possibly have the slightest impact on the ocean.

"As expected! Even the Heavenly Dao, which is still in its nascent stage, is beyond the reach of a Quasi-Saint!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

In the primordial world, the Heavenly Dao is supreme and controls everything; it cannot be described by the strength of power.

Even though the Heavenly Dao is still in its nascent stage, it still possesses unimaginable power, which is incomparable to Jiang Heng's current strength.

However, Jiang Heng was only testing the power of the Heavenly Dao to get a glimpse of its true nature, and it wasn't that Jiang Heng had no way to do so.

Suddenly, a supreme aura emerged from Jiang Heng's body, quite similar to that invisible force.

Without a sound, Jiang Heng actually merged with that invisible force, and that invisible force no longer hindered Jiang Heng.

At the cave entrance, Jiang Heng had already used the power of the Heavenly Dao to pass through the seal. Now, Jiang Heng was simply doing the same thing.

Although that invisible force was powerful, it was essentially the power of the Heavenly Dao, and Jiang Heng happened to control a trace of the Heavenly Dao's power.

Given their shared origins, Jiang Heng was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, and it was only natural that he could successfully pass through that invisible force.

Without the obstruction of that invisible force, Jiang Heng continued forward. Before long, a huge purple sphere of light appeared in Jiang Heng's eyes.

In the void, thin purple lines connect the purple sphere of light, occasionally flashing with brilliant purple light.

"Is this the true face of the Heavenly Dao? A purple sphere of light?" Jiang Heng murmured to himself, his eyes filled with shock.

No matter how shocked they were, the power gathered on the sphere of light was supreme; it was pure power of the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment, an intense desire suddenly welled up in Jiang Heng's heart, a desire to possess the purple orb in front of him.

Unbeknownst to him, Jiang Heng seemed to have lost himself, uncontrollably walking step by step toward the purple orb of light.

"not good!"

Suddenly, Jiang Heng's consciousness returned, and he quickly stopped. At this moment, Jiang Heng was already very close to the purple orb of light.

Staring at the purple orb of light, Jiang Heng broke out in a cold sweat. For a moment just now, he had completely lost control of himself.

With only pure longing left in his heart, Jiang Heng seemed to have lost himself, only thinking about walking to the purple orb and possessing it for himself.

It should be noted that although Jiang Heng is currently only at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, his realm is actually that of a Saint.

To be able to make someone as skilled as Jiang Heng lose his composure and even lose control of himself, one can imagine how terrifying this must be.

"Could it be that the power of this purple orb has affected me?" Jiang Heng wondered uncertainly.

Here, apart from that purple orb of light, there was nothing else that could affect Jiang Heng's mind so silently.

Fortunately, Jiang Heng was at the Saint level, which allowed him to awaken in time. If he were a Quasi-Saint, there would probably be no possibility of awakening at all.

Jiang Heng didn't know what would happen once he touched that purple orb, but he was certain it wouldn't be anything good.

After breaking out in a cold sweat, Jiang Heng dared not approach the purple orb any further and quickly took a few steps back.

Just then, the purple orb suddenly shone brightly, and Jiang Heng seemed to hear a mournful cry.

Jiang Heng couldn't help but turn around and look. In the distance, a ferocious figure flashed by in Jiang Heng's eyes.

Shocked, Jiang Heng pushed his speed to the limit and sprinted back the way he came.

In a near-miss, Jiang Heng narrowly avoided the dazzling purple light. Turning around again, he saw only a sliver of purple light flickering in the void.

"What exactly is that thing? If the purple sphere of light is the Heavenly Dao, how can there be living beings inside? Is it still the Heavenly Dao?"

Before he knew it, Jiang Heng's expression had become extremely ugly. He was certain that he had indeed seen something extraordinary this time.

According to normal understanding, the Heavenly Dao is formed from the will of the primordial world and represents the rules of the primordial world.

The Heavenly Dao was depicted as a purple sphere of light, which didn't surprise Jiang Heng at all, but the Heavenly Dao could never be a living being.

If the Heavenly Dao is a living being, then what kind of living being could the Heavenly Dao of the primordial world become? This is unimaginable.

Moreover, thinking about it now, the power that had silently affected Jiang Heng's mind seemed rather abnormal.

In that fleeting glimpse, Jiang Heng not only saw the ferocious figure, but also sensed an extremely strange aura.

He couldn't quite describe the feeling, but just now, Jiang Heng not only felt the threat of death, but also the desire to devour.

The feeling was as if one had become delicious prey, and that Heaven wanted to devour one whole.

Jiang Heng was startled. The Heavenly Dao, which was still in the process of being conceived, was constantly devouring the Great Dao Origin within the body of the Great Dao Demon God.

If he can replenish himself by devouring the Great Dao Origin within the body of the Great Dao Demon God, wouldn't he also be able to replenish the Heavenly Dao itself by devouring Jiang Heng?

Thinking about it this way, Jiang Heng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. What exactly is the Heavenly Dao? This was something Jiang Heng couldn't comprehend for the time being.

"In the future, when Dao Ancestor Hongjun merges with the Heavenly Dao, he will have discovered the Heavenly Dao, which is still in its nascent stage. But how will Dao Ancestor merge with such a Heavenly Dao?"

Jiang Heng paused slightly, realizing something even more crucial. In the future primordial world, it was common knowledge that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had merged with the Dao.

But based on everything Jiang Heng has seen so far, it is hard to imagine whether Dao Ancestor Hongjun was devoured by the Heavenly Dao or merged with the Dao with his own body.

Perhaps, Dao Ancestor Hongjun truly possessed immense power, which enabled him to subdue the Heavenly Dao and replace the ferocious figure within it with himself.

However, in Jiang Heng's view, even if Dao Ancestor Hongjun successfully entered the realm of sainthood, the possibility of this was actually not very high.

It's terrifying to think about! Jiang Heng discovered that both Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao were far more complex than he had imagined.

Gazing once more at the point of purple light in the void, having learned his lesson, Jiang Heng decided not to delve into the secrets of the Heavenly Dao for the time being.

If he were to get any closer to the Heavenly Dao, Jiang Heng was certain that with his current strength, he would definitely die.

"Since the Heavenly Dao needs to devour the body of the Great Dao Demon God to achieve perfection, then I will completely cut off the Heavenly Dao's resources for growth!" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

There are still more than two thousand bodies of Great Dao Demon Gods that have not been completely devoured by the Heavenly Dao. Perhaps this is why the Heavenly Dao has not yet been truly perfected.

Just now, after Jiang Heng escaped the area shrouded in purple light, the Heavenly Dao did not pursue him, which means that the Heavenly Dao is temporarily unable to move.

Therefore, Jiang Heng decided to remove all the remaining bodies of the Great Dao Demon Gods, thus depriving the Heavenly Dao of its resources for growth.

In any case, delaying the growth of the Heavenly Dao while also benefiting himself is naturally a win-win situation for Jiang Heng.

"No! What about the obsession of the Great Dao Demon God? Why haven't I seen it yet?" Jiang Heng was secretly startled and thought to himself.

In the primordial world of the future, the eye of the East Sea is where the obsession of the Chaos Demon God is suppressed, something Jiang Heng has personally witnessed.

Logically speaking, since there are so many bodies of Great Dao Demon Gods here, their obsessions should also be here, but Jiang Heng didn't see them at all.

Suddenly, Jiang Heng's expression changed as he saw a thin purple thread, but it was not stuck in the body of the Great Dao Demon God.

At this moment, Jiang Heng understood that these purple threads were the condensation of the power of the Heavenly Dao, in order to draw upon the original power of the Great Dao Demon God.

Now, since this thin purple thread is not rooted in the body of the Great Dao Demon God, how could it possibly draw upon the power of the Great Dao Demon God?

This undoubtedly indicates that the thin purple thread has another purpose. As for what that purpose is, a closer look will reveal the answer.

This thin purple line penetrated deep into the earth. Jiang Heng raised his hand and pointed, and boundless sword energy condensed, instantly shattering the earth into pieces.

"So all the obsessions of the Great Dao Demon Gods have been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. No wonder I didn't see them!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

Deep within the earth, countless fine purple threads intertwine to form a vast net, and within that purple net lies the obsession of the Great Dao Demon God.

The suppressive power of the Heavenly Dao was extremely strong. Even standing outside the purple net, Jiang Heng did not sense the aura of the Great Dao Demon God's obsession.

Hidden so well, if it weren't for that thin purple thread, it would have been almost impossible for Jiang Heng to find the obsession of the Great Dao Demon God.

"I think I understand the purpose of that mysterious altar in the eye of the East Sea!" Jiang Heng murmured to himself as he gazed at the obsessions of the Great Dao Demon Gods before him.

According to Jiang Heng's judgment, when the Great God Pangu created the world, countless Great Dao Demon Gods attacked, but they were all killed by the Great God Pangu.

After the primordial world was formed, the Heavenly Dao slowly emerged, and thus suppressed the bodies and obsessions of these Great Dao Demon Gods here.

The bodies of these Great Dao Demon Gods became the resources for the growth of the Heavenly Dao. Once the Heavenly Dao fully absorbs the original power of the Great Dao Demon Gods, it will reach perfection.

Since Heaven can do this, Jiang Heng might as well follow suit and use the power of the Great Dao Demon God's origin to make up for his own deficiencies.

Now only two thousand Great Dao Demon Gods remain here, and much of their original power has been devoured by the Heavenly Dao, but it is still an unimaginable treasure.

If Jiang Heng were to absorb all the remaining Great Dao Origins, not to mention reaching the level of the Heavenly Dao, he would certainly take a big step forward in the realm of a Saint.

Jiang Heng quickly thought of the altar he had seen in the East Sea Eye when he wondered how to absorb the power of the Great Dao Demon God.

When Jiang Heng first saw the altar, he had no idea what it was for, but now he understood.

That altar and the various mysterious runes engraved on it were clearly used to draw upon the primordial power of the Great Dao Demon God.

As long as Jiang Heng can perfectly replicate the altar from his memory, he will be able to draw upon the power of the Great Dao Demon God through that altar.

The East Sea Eye itself is a cover-up; for the entire prehistoric world, once the eye is shaken, the entire prehistoric world will be damaged.

Naturally, Heaven did not want to see the East Sea Eye shake, so sealing the eye became a natural choice for Heaven.

Heaven could never have imagined that there was a hidden paradise within the eye of the East Sea, where the primordial power of the Great Dao Demon God was concealed.

The reason why Heaven wanted to use Guang Chengzi to open the East Sea Eye was naturally to find traces of the power of the Great Dao Demon God's origin.

It was probably during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods that the Heavenly Dao slowly came to its senses, which led to the appearance of that strange power within Guang Chengzi's body.

Thinking of this, Jiang Heng no longer hesitated. He raised his hand and made a giant hand that blotted out the sky, directly covering the entire space.

Whether it was the body of the Great Dao Demon God or the obsession of the Great Dao Demon God, both were completely grasped by Jiang Heng's Sky-Covering Giant Hand.

With this method, Jiang Heng was able to sever this space, which was not a difficult task for him.

Having taken control of this space, Jiang Heng turned to leave. But at that moment, the thin purple lines began to pulsate wildly.

"Oh no! We have to get out of here right away!" Jiang Heng's expression changed slightly, and he turned to leave.

Clearly, the Heavenly Dao has already noticed the situation here. How could the Heavenly Dao just stand by and watch Jiang Heng take away the body and obsession of the Great Dao Demon God?

For the Heavenly Dao, the bodies of the Great Dao Demon Gods are the resources for its growth. Whether the Heavenly Dao can achieve perfection depends on the primordial power within these Great Dao Demon Gods.

Just as Jiang Heng thought, once the body of the Great Dao Demon God is taken away, it is unknown how long it will take for the Heavenly Dao to achieve perfection.

At this moment, the thin purple lines pulsed and coalesced in the void. In the shadows, a colossal purple demon god appeared.

As soon as the purple demon god appeared, it roared, and the huge sound resounded between heaven and earth, seemingly filled with endless anger.

Jiang Heng was like a thief who broke into the Heavenly Dao's house and stole the Heavenly Dao's most precious treasure. It would be strange if the Heavenly Dao wasn't angry.

Jiang Heng sensed the supreme power of the Heavenly Dao emanating from this purple demon god; it was incredibly powerful, even comparable to that of a saint.

But the appearance of this purple demon god also made Jiang Heng realize that the Heavenly Dao, like the creatures in the primordial world, does have its own consciousness.

Jiang Heng naturally didn't want to clash with this purple demon god, so he instantly reached the maximum speed of time, turned around and fled back to the cave he had come from.

The purple demon god was naturally unwilling to let Jiang Heng leave so easily, and chased after him, with thin purple lines transforming into huge tentacles that attacked Jiang Heng.

As Jiang Heng fled frantically, he turned around and threw a punch at the relentlessly pursuing purple tentacles.

"Boom!"

A powerful force struck, and Jiang Heng's body was uncontrollably sent flying. But precisely because of this, Jiang Heng was temporarily distanced from the purple demon god.

However, Jiang Heng was not in good condition at this time. His face was extremely pale, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. He was already seriously injured.

With just a single strike, Jiang Heng was severely injured. This demonstrates just how powerful the purple demon god is.

Unless he recovers his original saintly cultivation, it is almost impossible for Jiang Heng to withstand that purple demon god with his current strength.

Fortunately, thanks to that attack, Jiang Heng temporarily distanced himself from the purple demon god, and the seal at the cave entrance was now within reach.

Jiang Heng quickly gathered the power of the Heavenly Dao and rushed out from the sealed part of the cave. Just then, the purple tentacles arrived.

But as soon as the purple tentacles reached the cave entrance, they vanished completely, as if ice and snow were meeting the sun.

Jiang Heng didn't have time to think about why this was happening, nor did he care about avoiding the various restrictions in the lair of the Demon Ancestor Rahu. He quickly broke through the air and left.

Jiang Heng didn't know how long he had been fleeing in the primordial world, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the purple demon god hadn't chased after him.

"It seems that the Heavenly Dao cannot appear in the primordial world before it is fully formed!" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

This situation is still somewhat strange, as the power of the Heavenly Dao, as the will of the primordial world, cannot appear in the primordial world.

In fact, upon closer examination, even during the Investiture of the Gods, the Heavenly Dao never seemed to appear in the primordial world.

More often, it is the Dao Ancestor Hongjun who, after merging with the Dao, took control of the major events of the primordial world. The manifestation of the power of the Heavenly Dao seems to be limited to two forms: karma and merit.

Jiang Heng had pondered for a long time what merit and karma truly were. Now it seems that neither of them is as simple as they appear.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Heng decided not to concern himself with matters of the Heavenly Dao, as it was not something he could truly grasp at the moment.

Only by advancing far enough in the realm of sages can Jiang Heng be qualified to truly touch the true face of the Heavenly Dao.

In order to continue advancing in the realm of sainthood, the body of the Great Dao Demon God and his obsession in Jiang Heng's hands become exceptionally crucial.

To get here, Jiang Heng took a single step and was already on the East Sea. The East Sea is now also the territory of the Dragon Clan.

Among the three races of dragon, phoenix, and qilin, the dragon race controls the ocean in the primordial world and rules over all creatures with scales and armor.

Zu Long was also a peak Quasi-Saint level expert, but after Jiang Heng came to the East Sea, Zu Long didn't even have the qualifications to discover Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng arrived at the East China Sea Eye without any obstacles and discovered that there were no seals on the eye.

The absence of a seal means that once the sea eye trembles, it will inevitably bring countless disasters to the primordial world.

Therefore, after the great battle between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, the Ancestral Dragon filled the sea eye, giving the Dragon clan, burdened with endless karma, a glimmer of hope.

Upon stepping into the eye of the sea, Jiang Heng immediately discovered that the sea eye was surging with turbulent currents, gathering extremely terrifying power.

These terrifying forces surge forth from the sea eye and spread to the major water systems of the primordial world, causing floods and disasters.

Aside from the turbulent undercurrents, there is nothing else in the eye of the sea; all that remains is a vast emptiness.

Jiang Heng pondered for a moment, then released his palm, and the space that had been cut from the depths of the cave immediately appeared in the sea eye.

"If we want this space to exist in the sea eye, we will have to use some methods!" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

The sea eye is turbulent with undercurrents. If the space that Jiang Heng intercepted exists for a long time, it will inevitably be washed away by the undercurrents.

Making that space last is not actually difficult; all you need to do is set up some formations to protect it.

Based on what I had seen before, Jiang Heng spent some time setting up enough formations in that intercepted space.

Then, Jiang Heng performed another operation, hiding the intercepted space in the dark currents of the sea eye, making it difficult even for a quasi-saint to detect.

"Now it seems that when I entered the depths of the sea eye, I must have directly entered this space!" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

After Jiang Heng suppressed Guang Chengzi, he went into the depths of the sea eye and did not actually discover any undercurrents, but instead directly discovered a purple light.

Looking back now, it must be because the formation was set up by Jiang Heng himself, and some unseen connection led Jiang Heng directly to this space.

Jiang Heng entered the intercepted space, and apart from the bodies of those Great Dao Demon Gods, he soon saw a chasm.

A bottomless chasm, exactly the same as the one Jiang Heng had seen before, was created by the tentacles of the purple demon god.

After clashing with the purple demon god, Jiang Heng was not only seriously injured, but the power of the purple demon god also permeated this space.

Now it seems that the purple demon god intended to shatter this space directly, thereby seizing the body and obsession of the Great Dao Demon God.

However, although Jiang Heng was only at the peak of the Quasi-Saint level, he still possessed the realm of a Saint, and ultimately prevented the purple demon god from succeeding.

"The rest is to rebuild that altar, which will probably take some time!" Jiang Heng thought to himself.

Jiang Heng still remembered the runes and various arrangements engraved on the altar, and replicating them would not be difficult.

The key was the materials used to build the altar. According to Jiang Heng's observation at the time, those materials were not ordinary, and collecting them would probably not be easy.

Fortunately, we are currently in the period of the Dragon-Han Calamity, and the time since the creation of the primordial world is not long, so there are still a large number of natural treasures.

If it were during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, collecting all the materials needed to build the altar would not have been an easy task.

In the time that followed, Jiang Heng focused all his efforts on collecting materials to build the altar, completely indifferent to other matters in the primordial world.

Jiang Heng was unaware that when he broke through the air from the lair of Demon Ancestor Rahu in order to escape the Purple Demon God, he had already alerted Demon Ancestor Rahu.

From the remaining aura, Demon Ancestor Rahu quickly confirmed Jiang Heng's identity, which naturally shocked him greatly.

Demon Ancestor Rahu never expected that his carefully constructed lair, which he had spent countless efforts on, would be discovered by Jiang Heng.

In his extreme shock, Demon Ancestor Rahu became even more eager to increase his strength, thus setting the stage for the Dragon-Han Calamity.

Under the instigation of the Demon Ancestor Rahu, the conflicts between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races are increasing and gradually escalating.

An unprecedented war ensued, with thousands of powerful beings at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level among the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans.

The Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the First Qilin are all powerful beings at the peak Quasi-Saint level. Once they start fighting, they can shake the entire prehistoric world.

With the outbreak of the great war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, countless living beings perished in the primordial world.

The malevolent energy between heaven and earth gradually reached its peak and became increasingly concentrated due to the great calamity, which further exacerbated the demise of living beings.

The malevolent aura that enveloped the primordial world drove living beings to the brink of slaughter, causing the great war between the dragon, phoenix, and qilin races to become increasingly fierce.

In this fierce battle, the one who was most at ease was naturally the Demon Ancestor Rahu, who was the one who had been plotting behind the scenes.

After countless lives were lost, their corpses were secretly collected by the Demon Ancestor Rahu and refined into endless essence blood.

With the help of this essence blood and the dense baleful energy in the world, Demon Ancestor Rahu's strength is steadily increasing, and he is constantly moving towards the realm of a saint.

With his strength increasing, Demon Ancestor Rahu became emboldened and secretly sneaked into Mount Sumeru.

To the great surprise of Demon Ancestor Rahu, not only had that mysterious powerful figure left Mount Sumeru, but the Pangu Seal still existed.

The existence of the Pangu Seal means that the Four Swords of Zhuxian still exist. The Demon Ancestor Luo Hou has coveted this supreme treasure for a long time.

Originally, Demon Ancestor Rahu thought that with the strength of that mysterious expert, he had probably already broken the Pangu seal and taken away the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

Who would have thought that the Four Swords of Zhuxian were still there? Overjoyed, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou immediately began collecting essence blood again, preparing to break Pangu's seal.

Jiang Heng had not forgotten the existence of the Four Swords of Zhuxian, but for him, taking the Four Swords of Zhuxian was not of great significance.

It would be better to leave this treasure to Demon Ancestor Rahu. Only in this way would Demon Ancestor Rahu have a chance to compete with Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Only when Demon Ancestor Rahu is powerful enough can he force out the full strength of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, allowing Jiang Heng to glimpse the secrets of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

To acquire the Four Swords of Zhuxian, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had been secretly plotting for countless years. Now, with the great war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans underway, collecting their essence blood was not a difficult task.

Soon, blood-red light soared into the sky from Mount Sumeru in the western land, and boundless malevolent energy gathered. At this moment, the seal of Pangu was completely broken.

"Hahaha! What a magnificent display of the Four Swords of Zhuxian! What a magnificent Zhuxian Sword Formation! From this day forward, who in the primordial world can be my match?"

Demon Ancestor Rahu laughed wildly. At this moment, he had completely mastered the Four Swords of Zhuxian and naturally knew their immense power.

Putting everything else aside, the phrase "only the Four Saints can break it" alone is enough to demonstrate the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

After mastering the Four Swords of Zhuxian, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou believed himself to be invincible. Even if that mysterious expert reappeared, he would not take him seriously.

Demon Ancestor Rahu never imagined that, besides Jiang Heng, there was also Dao Ancestor Hongjun hiding in the shadows, silently watching him.

Just like the future Tongtian Sect Leader, he thought that no one could break the Zhuxian Sword Formation, but he did not expect that four saints would come to break the formation at the same time.

Demon Ancestor Rahu could never have imagined that at the last moment, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would not only arrive, but also bring three peak Quasi-Saints.

At this moment, the Demon Ancestor Rahu was in high spirits, and he became even more unscrupulous when instigating a war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans.

As more and more of their people died, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans gradually realized that things were going badly, but by then, they couldn't stop.

Although the great war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans was caused by the secret instigation of the Demon Ancestor Rahu, the three clans themselves also had their own ambitions.

Just as the witch and demon races were irreconcilable, the dragon, phoenix, and qilin races all wanted to become the sole overlord of the primordial world.

Only by eliminating the other two races can he become the sole overlord. To cease hostilities now would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

Neither the First Dragon and the Primordial Phoenix, nor the First Qilin, were willing to accept defeat. Thus, the epic battle continued to escalate.

As powerful beings at the level of Grand Luo Golden Immortal began to fall, in the end, the three races of Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, which once possessed thousands of Grand Luo Golden Immortals, had very few Grand Luo Golden Immortals left.

At this point, Demon Ancestor Rahu naturally had no more scruples and bared his fangs at Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Feng, and the First Qilin.

Meanwhile, Jiang Heng spent countless hours finally collecting the materials to build the altar and began construction.

Just as the Dragon-Han Calamity was about to reach its peak, Jiang Heng finally managed to perfectly replicate the altar he had seen before.

"Did my present self shape my future self, or did my future self create all of this? Time and space are truly profound!"

Looking at the familiar altar before him, and the statues of the Great Dao Demon Gods surrounding it, Jiang Heng was filled with emotion.

Logically speaking, Jiang Heng was able to build this altar because he had personally seen it during the Investiture of the Gods.

However, the reason why Jiang Heng was able to see this altar was because he personally built it during the Longhan Calamity.

This is the chicken-or-egg question, which involves the deepest mysteries of space and time, which Jiang Heng cannot yet comprehend.

However, whatever the reason, at this moment, Jiang Heng finally finished building the altar after expending countless efforts.

This also means that from this moment on, Jiang Heng can draw upon the power of the original Great Dao within the body of the Great Dao Demon God.

With the help of the primordial power of the Great Dao Demon God, Jiang Heng himself did not actually know what level he could reach.

But there is no doubt that with such an unparalleled opportunity, Jiang Heng will surely take a big step forward in the realm of sages.

"Judging by the time, the Dragon-Han Tribulation should be reaching its peak. I should go and see a good show!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

The peak of the Dragon-Han Calamity does not refer to the great war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races, which is actually nothing to Jiang Heng.

Even the three top experts, Zulong, Yuanfeng, and Shiqilin, are nothing in Jiang Heng's eyes.

Only the epic battle between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou could pique Jiang Heng's interest, and this was precisely the peak moment of the Arhat Tribulation.

Just as Jiang Heng had predicted, when the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans suffered heavy losses, the Demon Ancestor Rahu revealed his true intentions.

When the three powerful figures, Zu Long, Yuan Feng, and Shi Qilin, were all severely injured, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou made a sudden move and suppressed these three peak quasi-saints in one fell swoop.

At this time, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans had suffered heavy losses of powerful warriors due to the continuous battles, and the fallen warriors were all refined into essence blood by the Demon Ancestor Rahu.

The Demon Ancestor Rahu was in the western land, where he gathered his boundless essence and blood into an array, and then suppressed the three peak quasi-saints, Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and Beginning Qilin, within it.

The Demon Ancestor Rahu's goal was clear: he wanted to devour the three peak Quasi-Saints and their boundless essence blood, and thus step into the Saint realm in one fell swoop.

Once the Demon Ancestor Rahu succeeds, he will become the first saint since the creation of the primordial world, and thus rule the primordial world.

When the Demon Ancestor Rahu attains enlightenment, the entire primordial world will be transformed into a world of demons, and slaughter will become an eternal phenomenon in this world.

Just as the Demon Ancestor Rahu was about to succeed, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally jumped out.

Alongside Dao Ancestor Hongjun, three other peak Quasi-Saints also joined the attack: Yangmei Immortal, Qiankun Ancestor, and Yin-Yang Ancestor.

The ultimate battle of the Dragon-Han Calamity thus erupted completely!

(End of this chapter)