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

Chapter 263 A Battle of Saints!

On the western land, Heaven and the Witch Clan are locked in fierce battle. The Witch Clan has gained some advantages, but not an overwhelming one.

Because of the presence of the Xuanming Ancestral Witch, the ordinary Heavenly army did indeed suffer heavy losses. But for Heaven, this was nothing.

The army of billions of angels is merely a weapon of war; as long as there is the will of all beings, Heaven can mass-produce them.

Of course, the more powerful an angel is, the more collective willpower is needed to create it.

Moreover, the power of the angel army also has its limits; reaching the Taiyi Xuanxian realm is already the limit for the angel army.

Angels in the Golden Immortal realm are no longer war machines, but beings who have cultivated themselves and have simply been transformed into angels.

If it were merely a matter of the angels suffering heavy losses, it would not be enough to shake the foundations of Heaven, but the Guide Saint still intervened.

Having been utterly humiliated by the Witch Clan, Heaven slunk away from the Western Continent, losing its foundation and utterly disgracing itself.

Now, it's not easy to return to the Western Continent with overwhelming force. Heaven must win this battle and completely defeat the Witch Clan.

If Heaven cannot demonstrate its power, how will it continue to rule the Western Continent and reap the blessings of all beings?

If the current situation continues, it will be difficult for Paradise to even maintain a neutral stance, let alone defeat the Witch Clan.

At this point, even if the Sage of Guidance did not want to take action, it was a moment when he had no choice but to do so.

The Sage appeared on the western land. Although he was only incarnated, he was still an incarnation of the Sage.

In the primordial world, among the powerful beings below the level of a saint, the incarnation of a saint represents the strongest combat power at the quasi-saint level.

Apart from unconventional geniuses like Yang Jian, no quasi-saint could possibly be a match for a saint incarnate; this is a difference in their realms.

The moment the Sage of Guidance appeared, he blocked the Xuanming Ancestral Witch. Because of the Sage of Guidance's obstruction, the Witch Clan's offensive was slowed down.

However, although the Sage of Guidance stopped the Ancestral Witch of Xuanming, he was only evenly matched with the Ancestral Witch of Xuanming and could not do anything to it.

The Sage of Guidance looked at the Ancestral Witch of the Dark Underworld with a solemn expression. He naturally understood that he had once again encountered an opponent of the same level as Yang Jian.

"Judging from the current situation, if we are to win in the end, it will probably be Heaven!" said the Sage Nuwa.

With the intervention of the Sage of Guidance, the situation has gradually developed in a direction favorable to Heaven, so there is no problem with what the Sage Nuwa said.

As time goes on, if ordinary witches suffer heavy losses, even if ten ancestral witches can still maintain their invincible status, the witches will have no choice but to retreat.

At that time, Heaven only needs to press its advantage and drive the Witch Clan out of the Western Continent, and then there will be no doubt that it will regain its rule over the Western Continent.

"That's not necessarily true. The reason why the Witch Clan is so powerful is not just because of the existence of the Ancestral Witches," said the Tongtian Sect Leader with a smile.

"Is Senior Brother Tongtian referring to the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation?" Nuwa asked, her expression shifting slightly.

"The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation possesses the power to shake even saints. Once this formation is activated, it will be difficult for Heaven to win this battle!" Tongtian Sect Leader nodded and said.

"Now that the twelve Ancestral Witches are not all present, how can the Witch Clan still assemble the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation?" Nuwa asked with some doubt.

Although Houtu, the Ancestral Witch, still exists, she has already entered the cycle of reincarnation and is a powerful being in the Heavenly Dao Realm. Therefore, she can no longer be considered an Ancestral Witch.

After all, Houtu Zuwu's own power already far surpassed the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, so why would she need to set up another formation?

"Before this, even though ten Ancestral Witches had perished, the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation still managed to rebuild the primordial world!"

"Given the strength of the Wu Clan, cultivating a Wu Clan member capable of replacing the Ancestral Wu Houtu is not actually a difficult task!" said the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Nuwa nodded unconsciously. Tongtian Jiaozhu's words were not without reason. The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation had always been the strongest trump card of the Wu Clan.

Now that the ten ancestral witches have been revived, it would be unreasonable for the witch clan not to prepare such a trump card.

As expected, after a period of stalemate, the angel army gradually gained the upper hand, and ordinary witches continued to fall in battle.

Compared to the angels, who are like war machines, the fall of each member of the Witch Clan is something the Witch Clan cannot accept.

After all, the number of Wu people is limited, but their reproduction rate is extremely slow. Losing even one Wu person is an unbearable burden.

The Ancestral Witches, who were engaged in fierce battle, realized that things were not going well. After seeing the Witch Clan members die one by one, they were instantly enraged.

The ten Ancestral Witches roared to the sky, and their true forms inexplicably rose several sizes again, with endless malevolent energy continuously gathering.

At this moment, the Xuanming Ancestral Witch was also summoned. He could no longer afford to entangle with the Guide Saint and went straight to the ten Ancestral Witches.

After the Xuanming Ancestral Witch joined forces with the ten Ancestral Witches, their auras connected, and an earth-shatteringly powerful aura began to emerge.

The eleven Ancestral Witches manifested their true forms, each occupying a position, their auras connected, instantly making the eleven Ancestral Witches a single entity.

In an instant, an ancient and profound aura soared into the sky, and an incomparably terrifying power erupted instantly, causing countless primordial creatures to tremble with fear once again.

As can be seen, among the eleven ancestral witches, a towering figure is gradually taking shape.

This towering figure exuded an incomparably terrifying aura, as if it could shatter the primordial world.

Because of the absence of Houtu Ancestral Witch, the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation has not yet been fully formed, but the aura it reveals is already terrifying beyond measure.

Just then, another great shaman rose into the sky from the shaman army, standing shoulder to shoulder with the eleven ancestral shamans, their auras merging together.

At this moment, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation was fully formed, and the towering figure that stood tall and firm was completely solidified.

"Pangu!"

A roar, as if it were the first sound after the creation of the world, resounded throughout the entire primordial world.

At this moment, even the saints felt an aura that made their primordial spirits tremble, not to mention the other living beings in the primordial world.

This is Pangu, the great god who created the world. Even a mere wisp of his aura is enough to shake the entire primordial world.

Just as the Tongtian Sect Leader said, the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation had appeared in the primordial world before.

Whether it was Ying Zheng forging the twelve bronze figures and setting up the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, or Yang Jian relying on the true form of Pangu to fight against the Sage Zhunti.

Both of these can be considered as the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation being re-established in the primordial world, but neither of them can be considered the true Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

Only when the twelve Ancestral Witches stand together, their auras connected, and boundless malevolent energy condensed, can it be considered the complete Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

In terms of sheer power, the complete Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation is far superior to the substitute, the Twelve Bronze Men.

Unfortunately, since Houtu, the ancestral witch, transformed into the cycle of reincarnation, it has become very difficult for the complete Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons to reappear in the primordial world.

Today, the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is mainly composed of eleven Ancestral Witches, and another Great Witch has replaced the position of Houtu Ancestral Witch.

This happened during the Third Lich War, when the Wu tribe replaced the Ancestral Witch Houtu with the Great Witch Jiufeng.

However, during the Third Lich War, the Great Witch Jiufeng had already perished, and the Witch Clan had to find a replacement.

This great shaman was Xing Tian, ​​a rare genius among the shamans. He was highly regarded by the ancestral shamans Houtu and Xuanming, who devoted themselves to his training for many years.

Although Xing Tian is a great witch, his strength has already reached the quasi-saint realm, and he is not much weaker than the ancestral witches.

The Great Witch Xing Tian filled the vacancy left by the Ancestral Witch Hou Tu, which allowed the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation to be re-established in the primordial world.

Compared to the perfect Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, it is still a bit inferior, but the Pangu True Body that it condenses is still powerful.

The terrifying power seemed to be the personal descent of a saint, and it was filled with unimaginable malevolent energy, causing all living beings in the primordial world to tremble in fear.

The Heavenly Realm expert, who had just fought ten Ancestral Witches to a standstill, didn't even dare to breathe loudly in front of the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

Sensing that incredibly terrifying aura, the twelve peak quasi-saints of Heaven had no doubt that the true form of Pangu before them could suppress them in an instant.

The Sage who guided the way looked at the true form of Pangu, but there was no surprise on his face, as if everything was within the Sage's expectations.

But in the next moment, purple qi traveled 30,000 miles eastward, and countless golden lotuses appeared in the heavens, with an unparalleled aura permeating the entire Immortal Realm.

When the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation reappeared in the primordial world, no other living being could rival it except for the sages who personally took action.

The arrival of the true form of the Sage in the Immortal Realm signifies that the prohibition once set by Dao Ancestor Hongjun has officially become history.

After the Investiture of the Gods, Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Jiang Heng made an agreement that the sages would return to the Thirty-Three Heavens and could no longer interfere in the affairs of the primordial world.

From that time onward, the primordial world entered an era without saints. The few times saints clashed were also in the Chaos Sea.

Last time, when Lu Ya tried to force the Jade Emperor Haotian to abdicate, the Sage Zhunti had already violated the prohibition and descended into the Heavenly Court in his true form.

However, since the Sage Zhunti ultimately perished, he paid the price for defying the prohibition, so the other sages naturally didn't say much.

But now, the true form of the Sage of Guidance has manifested on the Western Continent, without any intention of concealing it.

This action was a blatant defiance of the rules set by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, yet Dao Ancestor Hongjun did not react at all.

This also means that, from this day forward, the prohibition against sages descending upon the primordial world has officially become history.

Any creature with even a modicum of sense would have its expression change drastically at this moment, and a look of terror would unconsciously appear on its face.

The descent of sages into the primordial world once again—what does this mean? It means that a battle at the sage level is very likely to erupt in the primordial world.

How terrifying is the war between sages? Just look at the destruction that the previous great calamities of heaven and earth caused to the primordial world, and you'll get a glimpse of it.

During the Dragon-Han Great Calamity, the battle for sainthood between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou decimated the life force of the Western land, leaving it barren and desolate.

During the Lich War, the epic battle between the Lich and Demon races shattered the entire primordial world.

If it weren't for the sages personally intervening, refining stones to mend the sky and forging pillars to support it, the primordial world would probably have been destroyed long ago.

Compared to the true battle of saints, these are nothing. Saints are beings capable of truly destroying the primordial world.

For example, right now, when the true form of Pangu, condensed by the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, confronts the Sage of Guidance, its aura alone is already terrifying beyond measure.

The nearly perfected Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation has undoubtedly condensed the true form of Pangu, which has reached the level of a sage.

The Sage Jieyin is a sage himself, and compared to the Sage Zhunti, the Sage Jieyin is not weak among the sages.

Even if he is not as good as the Three Pure Ones, the only difference between the Sage of Reception and the Three Pure Ones is that he does not have any supreme treasures, not that his cultivation is much worse than that of the Three Pure Ones.

Regardless of who is stronger between the Sage of Guidance and the true form of Pangu, a battle of this level would be terrifying in itself.

The creatures on the western lands were the first to become uneasy; in that instant, they seemed to have already witnessed the end of the world.

A battle at the level of saints! I'm afraid the aftershocks alone could cause the western land to collapse instantly, and billions of lives to perish in an instant.

According to the rules of the primordial world, once countless lives perish, boundless karma will inevitably accumulate and befall them, and the Heavenly Dao will also bestow endless karmic retribution.

The consequences would be extremely serious; just look at the Dragon Clan of the past to understand. Even a saint would probably not want to bear such consequences.

The Wu tribe might not understand this principle, but the Sage who guides them could not possibly be unaware of it. The wiser course of action would naturally be to engage in battle in the Chaos Sea.

However, after his true form descended to the Immortal Realm, the Sage of Guidance showed no such intention. Instead, the aura emanating from his body became increasingly terrifying.

"What does Jieyin want to do? Doesn't he know what the consequences of his current actions will be?" Nuwa frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

Even the Sage Nuwa couldn't quite understand the Sage Jieyin's actions. If a battle between Sages broke out, it wouldn't be a good thing for the Sage Jieyin.

Cause and effect and karma are relatively easy to explain. After all, Jieyin is a saint, and he has the backing of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. Although the price is heavy, it is not unbearable.

The key point is that this battle took place in the western lands, where hundreds of millions of lives could be wiped out with ease, leaving the western lands devastated.

Even if the Sage of Guidance wins and Heaven regains control of the broken and barren Western land, what good will it do?

"This battle is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Jieyin clearly has ulterior motives. I'm afraid we have no choice but to make a move!" the Taiqing Sage said in a deep voice.

Although the Sage of Taiqing did not say it explicitly, he was clearly thinking of something, and his expression had become extremely ugly.

"Take action? Shall we join forces to suppress Jieyin?" Tongtian Jiaozhu said, somewhat eager to try.

To be honest, the Tongtian Sect Leader had long disliked the two saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, but had never found an opportunity to make a move.

After all, during the Investiture of the Gods, the Sage of Reception and the Master of the Heavens were constantly jumping around, wishing that the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect would fight to the death.

Now that the Sage Zhunti has fallen, the Tongtian Sect Leader is naturally looking forward to a battle with the Sage Jieyin, and to teach him a lesson.

"We do not need to participate in the battle between the guides and the ancestral witches. If this gives the Heavenly Dao an opportunity to intervene, it would be undesirable."

"If we take action, we only need to protect the western lands and countless lives, minimizing the impact of this battle!" said the Sage of Taiqing.

"This matter is of immeasurable merit, and it is only right that we intervene!" The Sage Nuwa nodded and said.

The Sage of Taiqing took the first step, manifesting in the Earthly Immortal Realm. With a wave of his hand, the innate treasure Taiji Diagram transformed into a golden bridge.

The Golden Bridge stabilizes the spiritual veins, mountains, lakes, and other things in the western land, with the yin and yang energies enveloping the world.

With the current strength of the Supreme Saint Taiqing, coupled with the innate treasure Taiji Diagram, even if the Ancestral Witches and the Guide Saint fought to the point of collapse, they could not damage the Western Land in the slightest.

At this moment, the sage Nuwa also made her move, throwing out the Map of Mountains and Rivers, which enveloped all living beings on the western land.

With the protection of the Sage Nuwa, the aftershocks of the battle between the Ancestral Witches and the Sage of Guidance are unlikely to cause the deaths of hundreds of millions of lives.

The Tongtian Sect Leader was quick to act, throwing out the Four Swords of Zhuxian, which transformed into the Zhuxian Sword Formation, enveloping Jieyin and Pangu's true form within it.

The Tongtian Sect Leader was very measured; the area covered by the Zhuxian Sword Formation was very large, but it did not affect the Sage of Guidance and the Ancestral Witches in the slightest.

This would effectively prevent the aftermath of the great war from spreading and causing unimaginable damage to the Immortal Realm.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a battle between the Ancestral Witches and the Guide Saint, but rather the Tongtian Sect Master using the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to suppress the Guide Saint and the Ancestral Witches.

With three sages personally taking action, the western lands were now as stable as Mount Tai, capable of withstanding battles at the sage level.

Just moments ago, these creatures were filled with fear and thought they were doomed, but now they all knelt down and thanked the saint for his mercy.

After doing all this, the Sage Taiqing, the Sage Nuwa, and the Master Tongtian did not leave, but stayed in the Western Continent to watch the battle.

At this moment, the Sage who guides us has already manifested his holy form, standing on the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Innate Spiritual Treasures and holding the Azure Lotus Banner of Innate Spiritual Treasures.

An incredibly terrifying aura manifested in the Immortal Realm, and even the Celestial Realm and the Human Realm sensed it, causing countless beings to become fearful and uneasy.

Pangu's true form was no less impressive; his powerful physical body was comparable to that of a saint, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was immortal.

The Sage of Guidance looked coldly at the true form of Pangu, his indifferent gaze concealing a strong killing intent.

Clearly, at this moment, whatever the reason, the Sage of Guidance had already decided to kill the Ancestral Witches.

Pangu's true form roared, and the boundless malevolent energy between heaven and earth surged in like a tide, condensing within Pangu's true form.

Pangu's true form treads on the earth, and with just one step, the entire Earthly Immortal Realm trembles, and a tremendous roar resounds throughout the heavens and earth.

The next moment, Pangu's true form trembled, gathering endless baleful energy, and unleashed a punch with supreme power.

The Sage of Guidance raised his hand and pointed, and the four elements of earth, fire, water, and wind appeared, creating a vast world in his palm.

This is precisely the unparalleled divine power of guiding the sage, the Buddha-land within the palm of his hand. This is the unparalleled divine power of creating heaven and earth, and establishing the world.

At this moment, an unprecedented battle between saints finally broke out in the Immortal Realm.

(End of this chapter)