Even if this World Tree grows to its peak in the future, it will still be far from reaching the level of the previous World Tree, because its origin was mostly scattered by Pangu, and it has fallen from a top-level chaotic spiritual root to an ordinary chaotic spiritual root.
"Although the World Tree's potential is no longer what it used to be, it is still a treasure, so I will accept it without hesitation." Wang Xuan smiled and with a wave of his sleeve, he put away the World Tree sapling.
He unexpectedly discovered the World Tree outside the Primordial World, which made him pause temporarily and not immediately enter the Primordial World. Instead, he began searching in the chaos surrounding the Primordial World.
When Pangu fought the three thousand chaotic gods and demons, there must have been many things left behind. If we search carefully, we might find something else.
Wang Xuan searched this chaotic realm for another thousand years, but found nothing except some flesh and blood inherited from the chaotic gods and demons.
It was as if someone had gotten there first and plundered the chaos.
Wang Xuan was not surprised by this, because of the 3,000 chaotic gods and demons who fought against Pangu back then, not all of them perished; some survived.
For example, Hongjun Laozu, Demon Ancestor Luohou, Yangmei Laozu, and so on.
Not only did those chaotic things survive, but they also entered the prehistoric world a step ahead of Wang Xuan.
Wang Xuan was already incredibly lucky to have found a World Tree!
Seeing the primordial world constantly evolving and improving, Wang Xuan didn't wait any longer and stepped into the primordial world.
He had entered this world, and he felt that the world was rejecting him and did not welcome him as an outsider.
It's just that the Heavenly Dao of the primordial world has not yet appeared, and the world's instinct alone is not enough to drive Wang Xuan out.
Once the Heavenly Dao of this world is born, it will definitely reach the tenth perfect level, comparable to the great god Pangu who created the world!
If Wang Xuan wants to avoid being punished by Heaven in the future, he must rely on the power of this world to be reborn and imprinted with the mark of this world.
Chapter 291 The Beast Emperor's Divine Rebellion!
The best way to imprint oneself with the mark of this world is to replace a primordial god or demon and be reborn with the power of this world.
"The Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches are direct descendants of Pangu. Before their birth, they were protected by the remnants of Pangu's will. If I dare to attack them, I will most likely not have a good end."
Wang Xuan gazed into the void, first looking at the positions of the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, before finally withdrawing his gaze.
"Nuwa and the two Western Saints were destined by Heaven, and the Demon Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were also destined to be the first Heavenly Emperors. They were probably also protected in some way and were difficult to replace."
"Very well, I'll choose him." After considering for a long time, Wang Xuan finally transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into a certain innate god or demon, completely replacing the other's existence.
That innate god-demon was named Fuxi, the elder brother of the sage Nuwa, and the head of the Three Sovereigns of the human race!
As the ancient saying goes: Among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, who was the first? Taihao Fuxi was the first!
Wang Xuan replaced Fuxi, and putting everything else aside, he was able to gain a precious little sister right after his birth, which is quite a good start.
However, these innate gods and demons were born too late. By the time they were born, Hongjun Ancestor had probably already finished fighting with Demon Ancestor Rahu for the Mandate of Heaven, was about to become a saint, and the Heavenly Dao had also emerged.
Therefore, Wang Xuan did not replace Fuxi in a step-by-step manner, but intentionally promoted the rapid gestation of Fuxi.
He first reversed his own cultivation, cutting off his entire ninth-order perfect cultivation level and sealing it within the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth. Then, he received the primordial power of this world, tempering his innate divine and demonic body.
Because of his innate cultivation technique, he could absorb the world's primordial power several times faster than other innate gods and demons.
Just as Wang Xuan was striving to be born as soon as possible, the first batch of beings in the primordial world were also born. They were beings transformed from the bodies left behind by the three thousand chaotic gods and demons. They were fierce and brutal, full of destructive desires, and inherited the will of the chaotic gods and demons, taking it as their mission to destroy the entire primordial world!
Their race is known as the Innate Ferocious Beast Clan, and their patriarch is the Beast Emperor Shen Ni, whose cultivation has reached the ninth-order Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm!
The innate ferocious beasts wanted to destroy the world. In order to protect themselves, the primordial world gave birth to a group of creatures to fight against the ferocious beasts. Among them, the most powerful were the dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns.
Beast Emperor Shen Ni was the strongest being in the primordial world, wielding the Chaos Spiritual Treasure God-Slaying Spear, and commanding countless powerful warriors. In wars large and small, he suppressed other races to the point of exhaustion.
Thus, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans formed an alliance to fight against the innate ferocious beast clan, and the entire prehistoric world was engulfed in war.
The first great calamity since the creation of the primordial world—the Great Calamity of Primordial Ferocious Beasts—has arrived!
Strictly speaking, this great calamity is an aftershock of the creation calamity.
Even though Wang Xuan is still being nurtured inside Buzhou Mountain, his powerful and sensitive spiritual sense can still faintly detect some movements coming from outside Buzhou Mountain.
The innate ferocious beast clan and the three clans of dragon, phoenix and qilin actually launched a final battle on the outskirts of Buzhou Mountain!
The Beast Emperor Shen Ni wielded the Chaos Spiritual Treasure God-Slaying Spear. Even the combined strength of the Dragon Ancestor, Phoenix Ancestor, and Qilin Ancestor was no match for him. The God-Slaying Spear pierced through their innate divine and demonic bodies, leaving them severely injured and reducing their combat power by more than half in a short period of time.
Just as the three races were about to be defeated, several figures suddenly rushed out.
"Shennie, you innate ferocious beasts do not understand the will of Heaven, and you will ultimately perish. I, Hongjun, will act on behalf of Heaven today and annihilate you!" A man dressed in a Taoist robe rushed out; it was none other than Ancestor Hongjun!
On the other side of Hongjun, another man in black rushed out. His cultivation was no weaker than Hongjun's. Both of them were Chaos Gods and Demons who survived from the Chaos. Although they were seriously injured when Pangu created the world, they had now recovered to the ninth level of Hunyuan Golden Immortal, which was not much worse than the Beast Emperor Shenni!
Wang Xuan watched the commotion from afar. Even with his good temper, he couldn't help but curse, "Two cheaters!"
It's no wonder Wang Xuan lost his composure. As chaotic gods and demons from outside the primordial world, Wang Xuan had already endured the pain of being reborn in order to be accepted by the Heavenly Dao of this world, even at the cost of giving up the time at the beginning of creation.
It should be noted that most of the innate spiritual treasures in the prehistoric world at this time are unclaimed, and you might be able to find one just by going out for a few walks.
More importantly, seizing the opportunity to compete for the Heavenly Fortune at this moment undoubtedly gives us the upper hand!
But those two overpowered individuals are different. They both possess fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, and are not rejected by the prehistoric world. They don't need to be reforged and can directly roam around.
Wang Xuan's strength was clearly no weaker than theirs, yet he could only watch helplessly as they vied for the Heavenly Dao's fortune, for the position of Dao Ancestor, and even for the future to merge with the Dao and reach a realm close to Pangu!
Nodding in agreement, and setting aside Wang Xuan's envy, jealousy, and hatred, Shenni, standing beneath Mount Buzhou, roared, "Hongjun! Luohou! You two are chaotic gods and demons, why don't you join me in shattering this world and reshaping the chaotic world?"
Hongjun Ancestor remained silent, picked up a large banner, and swept it towards the Beast Emperor Shenni.
This great banner of his is one of the three main fragments of the Pangu Axe that broke apart after the creation of the world—the Pangu Banner!
In the world of Investiture of the Gods, the Pangu Banner is merely a primordial treasure, while in the prehistoric world, the Pangu Banner has reached the level of a chaotic spiritual treasure, making it a treasure of the same grade as the God-Slaying Spear!
The Demon Ancestor Rahu cackled a few times and summoned a formation diagram containing four divine swords crisscrossing each other. Their killing intent and ferocity were no less than that of the God-Slaying Spear, clearly indicating that they were also chaotic spiritual treasures.
That's right, this is the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation from the primordial world!
Beast Emperor Shen Ni fought against two opponents, and with the enemy possessing two Chaos Treasures, even with Shen Ni's overwhelming strength, he ultimately could not avoid defeat and death.
The great battle lasted for a month, and in the end, Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou joined forces to kill the Beast Emperor Shenni at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.
With the death of the Beast Emperor Shenni, his Chaos Treasure, the God-Slaying Spear, became ownerless. Hongjun and Luo Hou rushed forward and fought each other for a while before the God-Slaying Spear finally fell into Luo Hou's hands.
Luo Hou was naturally overjoyed, but what he didn't know was that the reason he was able to so easily seize the God-Slaying Spear was entirely because Hongjun deliberately let him win.
Despite being a Chaos Treasure with immense power, Luo Hou already lacked the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. With the addition of the God-Slaying Spear, he had become the undisputed number one figure in the prehistoric world, and everyone else was extremely wary of him.
Chapter 292 Nuwa: My Brother is a Big Pig Trotter
Given Luo Hou's personality, he was inherently lawless. Coupled with the God-Slaying Spear and the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords in his hands, he could be considered invincible throughout the prehistoric world. It would be strange if he didn't cause trouble.
The saying goes, "If you want to take, you must first give."
Once Rahu has incurred the wrath of the masses, Hongjun Patriarch will lead a group of his companions to gang up on him – it would be incredibly satisfying.
Luo Hou was completely unaware that he had been tricked; at that moment, he was secretly pleased with himself for having seized the God-Slaying Spear.
With the defeat and death of the Beast Emperor Shen Ni, the innate ferocious beast race could no longer withstand the combined attack of various races and was defeated one after another. Most of the innate ferocious beasts were wiped out, leaving only a very small number of them to eke out a living in some desperate places.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou were greatly blessed by the heavens for their meritorious service in eliminating the innate ferocious beast clan.
The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans became the three overlords of the prehistoric world because of their contribution in eliminating the innate ferocious beast clan.
From then on, the scaled and armored races in the primordial world came under the control of the Dragon Clan, the birds were ruled by the Phoenix Clan, and the Qilin Clan became the overlord of all beasts in the primordial world.
The Dragon Ancestor, Phoenix Ancestor, and Qilin Ancestor absorbed the fortune of their clan, and their strength increased rapidly. Soon, they all broke through to the late stage of the ninth rank.
This made them all realize the importance of destiny. Whoever could unify the prehistoric world and become its ruler could prove the Dao and become a saint, breaking through to the tenth-order Hunyuan Wuji Golden Immortal realm in one fell swoop!
After the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans had digested the spoils of war, they recuperated for millions of years before conflicts broke out among them, each wanting to dominate the prehistoric world.
Calamity energy is gradually emerging between heaven and earth; the Great Calamity of the Dragon and Han Dynasty is about to descend!
"The so-called fortune is originally bestowed upon all living beings by a world, and is the manifestation of the world's origin and authority. If one can unify the primordial world and gather a massive amount of fortune, it is indeed possible to give birth to a saint."
Wang Xuan, observing from the sidelines in Buzhou Mountain, said: "But neither Hongjun nor Luo Hou would allow this situation to occur. They both possess fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation, making them destined to be mortal enemies. Whoever wins will be able to control the Heavenly Dao and become the controller of the Heavenly Dao in the prehistoric world. Naturally, they do not want any variables to occur, and they do not want anyone to attain sainthood before them."
The Great Calamity of Longhan has arrived. Wang Xuan has been nurtured in Buzhou Mountain for so many years, and his cultivation has recovered to the seventh-level Daluo Golden Immortal realm. It will not be long since he was born.
However, another group of people gradually appeared in the primordial world. They were the chaotic gods and demons who survived when Pangu created the world, such as the Creation Ancestor, the Yin-Yang Ancestor, the Five Elements Ancestor, the Qiankun Ancestor, and the Yangmei Ancestor.
They were all severely injured and on the verge of death during the Great Calamity of Creation, and their cultivation level dropped to the ninth rank. In order to recover to the tenth rank of Hunyuan Wuji Da Luo Jinxian realm, they had no choice but to go to the Primordial World like Wang Xuan, and be reborn like Wang Xuan, transforming into innate gods and demons of the Primordial World.
However, these individuals had once attained the tenth level of the Wind and Cloud Limitless Golden Immortal realm. Although their cultivation had declined, their understanding of the Great Dao remained. Their speed of devouring the world's origin and nurturing their power was much faster than Wang Xuan's. Therefore, they were born not long after the Great Calamity of the Innate Ferocious Beasts had passed.
After millions of years of cultivation, they have recovered to the ninth-order Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm and possess supreme treasures, making them top powerhouses in the prehistoric world.
"There's no harm without comparison!" Wang Xuan sighed, looking back at his side.
There, a girl with a human head and a snake's body was gradually being conceived; she was none other than his adopted sister, Nuwa.
Both of them were innate gods and demons born from heaven and earth, and strictly speaking, they were not related by blood.
They are called brother and sister simply because they were conceived in the same place, as if they were born from the same mother's womb, and because they both have human heads and snake bodies, they are clearly the same species.
"Little Nuwa, when will you be born? I'm still waiting for you to protect me!" Wang Xuan revealed his true feelings without any hesitation; he just wanted to live off a woman.
Little Nuwa blinked her eyes and sent out a soft and innocent thought: "Brother, don't worry, I will protect you from now on!"
"This little sister is so good, she dotes on her brother." Wang Xuan chuckled. Actually, he didn't take it seriously; he was just teasing his little sister out of boredom.
Of course, a younger sister should be cherished and protected. Besides, Wang Xuan's strength is far greater than Nuwa's, so why would he need Nuwa to protect him?
Although they were conceived in the same place, Wang Xuan has already reached the seventh-order Golden Immortal realm and is about to be born, while Nuwa is only at the fifth-order perfect realm and her birth time is still far away.
Wang Xuan estimated that Nuwa would not be able to emerge until at least after the Dragon-Han Calamity ended.
Another thousand years have passed, and Wang Xuan's cultivation has recovered to the seventh-order perfect realm, which is the time for him to emerge into the world.
He looked up at the sky and saw a cloud of calamity gathering there, filled with an aura of destruction!
Little Nuwa trembled with fear at the tribulation clouds in the sky. She had only recently reached the sixth level of cultivation, and any lightning bolt that fell from the tribulation clouds could destroy her. How could she not be afraid?
She was so confident before that she would protect her brother, but now she's chickened out...
Wang Xuan forcefully tore it outwards, splitting the ball of seven-colored glazed light surrounding him in two. He jumped out and swallowed the seven-colored glazed light whole.
This is the purest innate origin, from the Heavenly Dao of the primordial world, originally prepared to nurture "Fuxi".
Now that Wang Xuan has replaced Fuxi and swallowed all the seven-colored glazed light, his cultivation has finally broken through the bottleneck of the seventh-order perfect realm and reached the eighth-order Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
The innate gods and demons in the world of Investiture of the Gods are born at the seventh-level Golden Immortal realm, while the innate gods and demons in the prehistoric world are born at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. It is evident that the prehistoric world is far more powerful than the world of Investiture of the Gods.