Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

The four returned to Kunlun Mountain together, where the Three Pure Ones discussed how to forge the Lesser Four Swords of Zhuxian for Xu Qing.

Unable to get involved, Xu Qing returned to his cave dwelling to tally the gains from the operation.

Besides the fragments of Yuan Tu Abi, the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus also fell into Xu Qing's hands.

The Karmic Fire Red Lotus is born from the immature lotus seeds of the Chaos Green Lotus. This treasure can release karmic fire that can burn anything, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities, and also has the effect of refining the turbid energy of the Blood Sea.

As a supreme innate treasure, compared to the unparalleled killing power of the God-Slaying Spear, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus is a functional treasure, with both offense and defense at the level of top-grade spiritual treasures. However, it also makes up for Xu Qing's lack of defense to a certain extent.

However, the more powerful the magic weapon, the more effort Xu Qing would need to put in to refine it.

In addition, Xu Qing obtained five spiritual treasures on the Treasure Sharing Cliff, but their grade was too low. Xu Qing gave them to his brothers to use for refining Yuan Tu A Bi.

Besides these obvious gains, after Styx's death, the Blood Sea was without a master, and the capable person could occupy it. Xu Qing had already made up his mind to become the master of the Blood Sea.

As someone born with innate knowledge, this sea of ​​blood might be even more valuable to Xu Qing than a supreme innate treasure.

Just as Xu Qing was refining the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the three from the Demon Court also flew to the Lingxiao Palace.

"The River Styx is protected by the Red Lotus. Even if I stand there and let him hit me, it will take some effort. But when he faced Xu Qing, he died in a single exchange."

Upon arriving at the Lingxiao Palace, Kunpeng finally felt somewhat safe and spoke to the two golden crows.

"He possesses the supreme weapon, the God-Slaying Spear, which is already incredibly powerful. Furthermore, he used the Law of Emotions to weaken Styx's fighting spirit, preventing Red Lotus from unleashing its full power."

All I can say is that none of us expected his emotional intelligence to improve so quickly.

Di Jun was slightly better. Given some time, he was confident he could kill Styx. At this moment, he displayed the demeanor of an emperor, calmly analyzing the situation and comforting Kunpeng.

"Elder brother, we both cultivate the laws, yet he cultivates two laws simultaneously, and his progress is almost the same as mine, who only cultivates one law. Why is that?"

Taiyi, his body wreathed in divine fire and his face contorted with anger, couldn't help but ask Dijun a question.

Di Jun understood, and unfolded the Hetu and Luoshu, intending to deduce the secrets of heaven, but to no avail. After a while, he shook his head at Taiyi and said.

"No findings were made. The laws of emotion should be innately compatible, but as for the laws of destruction, we really don't know."

Little did they know that Xu Qing possessed fragments of the Emotional Creation Jade Disc, and had the God-Slaying Spear to help him comprehend the Law of Destruction. In addition, he drank the Enlightenment Tea of ​​Morality like water every day, so his rapid progress was not surprising.

"In any case, there is only one God-Slaying Spear that kills without any karmic consequences, and only Xu Qing can truly kill. At worst, we can just take a detour when we see Xu Qing in the future."

Kunpeng spoke again, drawing a disdainful look from Taiyi, while Dijun remained unmoved.

However, when the cause and effect of killing were mentioned, Di Jun felt a pang of heartache. The cause and effect of killing Hong Yun ultimately fell on the fate of the Demon Court. In the Lingxiao Palace, the originally solid three-legged golden crow phantom had faded considerably.

If they could exchange it for the Primordial Purple Qi, that would be fine, but now they have gained nothing and even lost a Styx River.

"Further words are useless. During this sermon, the Dao Ancestor even appointed the Wood Duke and the Metal Mother as the leaders of the Hundred Immortals. Does this mean the Heavenly Court is about to hand over its foundation to others?"

With a wave of his hand, Di Jun brought up the next matter.

"Didn't the Dao Ancestor say that he wouldn't act unless it was an immeasurable calamity? A mere wisp of yang energy and a wisp of yin energy—there are countless such things in the Heavenly Court's treasury."

Even if they are the number one Daoist of Heaven and Earth, so what? I doubt the Dao Ancestor would take action for these two.

Taiyi became furious at the mention of the matter, feeling indignant on behalf of his elder brother.

"After all, it was appointed by the Dao Ancestor, so it's hard to say. We can try to test the waters first and see if the Dao Ancestor will protect this position as the head of all immortals."

Kunpeng was cautious and spoke in a low voice.

"Let's do as Kunpeng says. Let's send a small group of demon soldiers to test the waters first."

In the end, Di Jun made the decision. After this great battle, all three of them were somewhat out of breath. After the meeting, they returned to their caves to heal their injuries.

Thus, the primordial world remained peaceful for several decades. During this time, there were constant frictions between the Demon Court and the Witch Clan, but no major war broke out.

Dongmu Gong established the Heavenly Court on Yingzhou Island, calling himself Dongwang Gong. He recruited many talented people. Because the Demon Court still existed, most of the prehistoric creatures were unwilling to join. However, a few people took a risky approach, wanting to gain merit by following the dragon.

The Queen Mother of the West secluded herself from the world, clearly indicating her unwillingness to participate in the affairs of the Heavenly Court, yet the title of Queen Mother of the West still spread far and wide throughout the prehistoric world.

Over the decades, Xu Qing finally succeeded in refining the Karmic Fire Red Lotus. He sat on the red lotus, praised it as a fine magic weapon, and flew towards Buzhou Mountain.

A streak of red light flashed across the sky. The red lotus also enhanced his escape speed. Several years later, Xu Qing arrived at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, at the entrance of the Pangu Palace.

Upon Xu Qing's arrival, most of the surrounding witch clan members showed wariness. A tall male witch clan member wearing snake-shaped ornaments bowed to Xu Qing and asked:

"What brings you here, senior?"

"I am Xu Qing, and I wish to discuss a major matter with the Ancestral Witch, which concerns the rise and fall of the Witch Clan."

Upon hearing Xu Qing's name, the surrounding Wu Clan members relaxed. The news of Xu Qing killing Minghe had already spread throughout the prehistoric world. Minghe was a worshipper of the Demon Court, and the Wu Clan had a long-standing conflict with the Demon Court. It seemed that this Xu Qing was a friend rather than an enemy.

The tall man also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Junior Kuafu, I will now inform you, senior."

So this is Kuafu. He looks so rugged, but I didn't expect him to be so polite.

Upon hearing the name Kuafu, Xu Qing was somewhat surprised, then nodded and waited for the ancestral witch to arrive.

A moment later, Dijiang, with four wings and six legs, walked up to Xu Qing. He had no facial features and made a sound from somewhere, his tone more reckless than that of Kuafu.

"What business is it of our witch clan?"

"I have a method that can allow the Ancestral Witches to advance their cultivation by leaps and bounds in a day, without harming the heavens and earth, and without any future troubles."

Xu Qing felt somewhat helpless at Di Jiang's tone, and quietly activated the Law of Emotion to make Di Jiang feel some closeness and trust towards him.

Since the Wu tribe doesn't have a primordial spirit, they won't be able to sense anything unless it goes too far.

Sure enough, Dijiang immediately became much more polite.

"Fellow Daoist Xuqing, is this truly the case?"

"I dare not deceive the Ancestral Witch. The Western Spiritual Vein has been destroyed. Surely the Ancestral Witch knows this."

"Yes, but what does that have to do with us?"

"Repairing the spiritual veins can bring merit from the earth, but the evil energy in the western underworld is too fierce to withstand, so no one goes there."

The Ancestral Witches were born from the combination of Pangu's essence and blood, evil energy, and the turbid energy of the earth; this matter can only be accomplished by you.

With merit, you can cleanse yourselves of impurities, and your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds.

Xu Qing wasn't afraid of being overheard and spoke directly. Anyway, once this started, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would have a clear target and it would be impossible to keep it a secret.

The matter was of great importance, and after much deliberation, Dijiang invited Xu Qing into the Pangu Hall to discuss it with the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The Pangu Palace is a sacred place of the Wu Clan. Even ordinary members of the Wu Clan cannot enter it. If Di Jiang had not been influenced by the Law of Emotions, he would not have made such a decision.

If other Ancestral Witches had seen this, they probably would have attacked him directly. Fortunately, Xu Qing had learned his lesson this time and decided to activate the Law of Emotions in advance.