Jiang Wang knew that although he was far inferior to the Weird Ancestor, he relied on the power of the three treasures and the power of the fragments of the Creation of the World to withstand the attack of nine people, and then immediately recovered his strength, making the attacks from the past time and space fail. All of this demonstrated that his Hunyuan Golden Immortal had a natural advantage in dealing with various unorthodox methods and various non-physical attacks.
Or to be more precise, the Hunyuan Golden Immortal is naturally able to restrain the Daluo Golden Immortal. After all, no matter how many changes the two yin and yang and four symbols have and how powerful they are, they cannot cause the slightest harm to Wuji, who has nothing to begin with.
This is absolute defense in the true sense. The only drawback is that he cannot maintain the Wuji Hunyuan state for a long time, which is inferior to the Taiyi Jinxian who created the world with his own power.
Jiang Wang finally realized the advantages of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Dao that he had created. He no longer hesitated, and in an instant he turned from virtual to real and appeared in another location.
In an instant, the scene there had changed. Twelve flag gates stood tall in the sky. They seemed to be not far away, but in fact they covered the entire universe. The formation was filled with a tremendous power from Pangu and twelve completely different purest and most original powers between heaven and earth.
The goddess Hou Tu manifested a Dharmakaya, with a human body and a snake tail. In front of her chest, she held the Fantian Seal in one hand and the Teng Snake in the other. The Fantian Seal was raised high, emitting a ray of light like a pyramid, covering the area below. The Nine Netherworld Fire shot out from the Teng Snake, which floated in the air and enveloped eight groups of light and shadows.
The seven hands behind his back formed seven great seals to suppress the entire world of Zhutian.
As for the three fishing baits still lying on the Jiuzhou Ding, they had long been sent away by the Queen Mother Hou Tu, so as to prevent the great gods from fighting and the little fairies from suffering.
It was also the first time that Jiang Wang saw the image of Hou Tu Niangniang. A glimmer of enlightenment arose in his mind. He knew that Hou Tu Niangniang and Nu Wa Niangniang were most likely of at least the same race, which was why their appearances were not much different. They both had great compassion and might even be sisters. However, it was better not to inquire about these ancient secrets.
The two ladies were unwilling to speak, but it was already announced to the world: "Shut up and stop discussing this!"
Jiang Wang quickly turned his gaze towards the eight strange ancestors who were preparing to snatch his magic weapon.
At this time, Emperor Huang Tian and King Yan Luo each held Avici and Yuantu, and were slashing at a figure wrapped in the Teng Snake's Nine Netherworld Fire with all their strength. In the sky, they also raised the Sword of Killing Immortals, the Sword of Trapping Immortals, and the Sword of Exterminating Immortals, leaving six light shadows hanging in the air above their heads. From all directions, endless evil spirits from the twelve Earthly Branches surged in, as if they were slowly flowing, and as if they were pressing down on them layer by layer.
At this time, the full picture of the mountain, river, and country map also appeared, like a huge scroll, slowly unfolding in the formation, with ripples appearing in it, but under the suppression of the seven hand seals behind Hou Tu Niangniang, it was impossible to think of it at all.
When Jiang Wang saw this situation, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind. Isn't this map of mountains, rivers, and the country the two-dimensional foil in science fiction works?
But even the most advanced two-dimensional foil is far inferior to Nuwa's Map of Mountains, Rivers, and States. No matter what kind of two-dimensional foil it is, it will collapse if it loses energy. But the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and States can be regarded as half of the universe. It can be self-sufficient and has the power of the destiny of the primitive human race. Its power far exceeds any technological product.
While he was daydreaming, he saw a flash of light and shadow where he had just stood, and a green light emerged from the chaos. Before it could appear, Hou Tu Niangniang swung the Fan Tian Seal in his hand and hit him on the top of his head. The light and shadow flickered, and the green light gradually turned into an old and rotten skeleton. If it were not for the layer of dark skin covering its body, it would have looked like a skeleton.
The green light all over his body was about to turn from real to virtual, but no matter how the smoke and clouds changed, they were fixed in the middle by an invisible great force, and there was no hope of any change.
Jiang Wang knew that the Fantian Seal contained the power of Pangu creating the world, which was equivalent to the power of the entire prehistoric world. If he wanted to break free, he must have power greater than the ancient god Pangu in order to get rid of the suppression of the Fantian Seal.
These ten strange ancestors only possess a part of the power of a saint, but do not have the authority of a saint. Naturally, it is impossible for them to break free from the suppression of the Fantian Seal.
But even so, the time ancestor of the strange clan who was suppressed by the Fantian Seal was still injured but not dead, which shows how skilled he is.
The Queen Mother Hou Tu made a special trip to deal with these two strange ancestors who mastered the abilities of time and space, simply to "resurrect" the last two witch ancestors. The other eight were insignificant, and the Queen Mother didn't care even if a few of them ran away.
Without even a second thought, Jiang Wang quickly summoned the Zhuxian Sword in his hand, and merged it with the three swords in the air. Then he pointed his finger, and the four swords each shot out a cold light, which turned this strange ancestor who had mastered the law of time into a ball of green smoke. The twelve heavenly gods and demons that were pressing down from all sides surrounded him and wrapped him up, and he disappeared into thin air, without even a trace of their divine consciousness left.
With a pointed finger, the Queen Mother Hou Tu threw the Fan Tian Seal directly into the Picture of Mountains, Rivers and States. A huge halo appeared on the scroll, swirling like a whirlpool. In a blink of an eye, the Picture of Mountains, Rivers and States became smaller and smaller, like a rice dumpling, wrapping up a ray of light and appearing in the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array.
Jiang Wang was stunned. He had never dreamed that the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and States could actually be transformed into shackles and cages, directly presenting the people trapped inside in such an incredible way. It was simply impossible to say that the two ladies had no close friendship.
Otherwise, how could Nuwa's innate treasure be so easily manipulated in the hands of Hou Tu Niangniang, as if it were a self-refined treasure? In addition, with the four words "mountains, rivers, and the country", without Hou Tu Niangniang's permission, Nuwa Niangniang could not refine this innate treasure at all.
Especially, the Queen Mother Hou Tu used the space as a prison and imprisoned the strange ancestor who controlled the power of space. This was like pointing out a smooth road for Jiang Wang, and knowing how to use a treasure like the Map of Mountains and Rivers and the State. He hadn't even mastered the basics, so naturally he couldn't do whatever he wanted like the two queens.
Jiang Wang was just about to command the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to move forward when he saw the nine newly "resurrected" witch ancestors each transform into a ray of light, covering all the nine strange ancestors trapped in the formation. It was as if the nine rotten skeleton-shaped bones had nine pieces of colorful light, and a hint of life appeared on their faces.
He raised his eyebrows, with only one thought in his mind: Could it be that the Queen Mother Hou Tu was planning to take over the world? She had clearly told the Great Heavenly Venerable that the strange tribe in this world had many similarities with the Witch Tribe, and it was clear that she did not want the Great Heavenly Venerable to interfere.
Now letting the nine "brothers" possess the body of the weird ancestor is really a weird witchcraft. Only the Queen Mother Hou Tu can do such a thing.
While I was daydreaming, I heard the voice of the Queen Mother Hou Tu in my mind, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, put away your treasures and only keep the Four Swords of Immortal Execution. These nine people are ready to perish with us and sacrifice themselves. Your magic power is still shallow and you cannot fully exert the power of the treasures. It is inevitable that some of them will be damaged. You might as well focus on one treasure. No matter what tricks they play, they cannot involve the six swords here."
Jiang Wang only then realized that the older he was, the wiser he was. The Queen Mother Hou Tu had seen all kinds of battles. She was the ancestor of all kinds of evil ways. If the mere method of sacrifice could threaten the Queen Mother, she would have been defeated by the two golden crows in the prehistoric world long ago.
Now it seems that why did Daozu refine the Four Swords of Zhu Xian? It was probably to deal with the two races of wizards and liches. The fact that it is not affected by cause and effect can cut off the invisible harm of any strange method, making it a natural nemesis for dealing with demons and monsters.
As for the Immortal Killing, that is merely a secondary function. Besides, it was not easy for Daozu to warn the two tribes of wizards and liches that had been causing trouble back then in person, so he had to take out these four swords to say something - "Don't force me. If you push me too hard, I will kill even the Golden Immortal, let alone you two tribes of wizards and liches!" In a word, the world in the prehistoric times had two great catastrophes, and the world was not destroyed by the dragons, phoenixes, wizards and liches. Daozu was the backbone. While he had a side that could educate all things like spring breeze and rain, he also had thundering means that could destroy the heaven and earth and suppress everything.
Those who are kind-hearted and soft-handed can never become the ancestor of the great way.
Jiang Wang realized that the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were the best weapons to deal with these evil ways, so he quickly put away all the treasures. Even the map of mountains, rivers, and the country turned into a ray of light, which was collected from the rosy glow transformed by the Witch Ancestor. He stood above the Fantian Seal, holding the magic formula in his hands, as if he was going to kill all the nine weird ancestors.
A bitter voice like that of a ghost came, "Fellow Daoist, stop it. Although you brothers are trapped, you still have the strength to fight back. You have already killed one of us, so you have calmed down. Why do you want to cause both sides to suffer losses and let the world and the universe become nothing? Even if you are better than us, you are no match for the great power of heaven and earth here!"
Empress Hou Tu snorted coldly, "You are already like fish on the chopping board, and you still dare to negotiate with me? If you want to live, you must swear with your blood to serve me as your master and obey my orders forever, otherwise, no negotiation!"
The nine lights and shadows below, which exuded a decaying aura, fell silent for a moment. The lights and shadows on their bodies moved as if they were talking to each other in some rhythm. After a while, a bitter voice was heard.
"If you swear never to harm the nine of you brothers, we brothers will submit to you, acknowledge you as our master, and obey your orders forever!"
Thousands of precious lights emanated from the Dharmakāya of the Goddess Hou Tu, and she stood tall between heaven and earth. She held her magic weapons in front of her chest with both hands, bowed to the sky, and chanted loudly.
"Hou Tu, a cultivator from the prehistoric world, takes this world as a witness and swears an oath: I will not kill any living being here without permission. I will establish the Xuanming Underworld with the five virtues of morality and justice as my foundation, nurture the world, and control the cycle of life and death. I will not achieve enlightenment until I transform the eternal death energy here into a magnificent vitality!"
As soon as the words came out, bursts of thunder were heard from the nine heavens and among all the worlds. In the dark burial ground, a clear light suddenly descended from the nine heavens and shone directly on Hou Tu Niangniang.
In a blink of an eye, the clear light condensed and turned into a blue lotus, standing tall and graceful, with a strange fragrance filling the air. In the middle stood a stone tablet with the goddess' oath inscribed on it, shining with golden light and looking magnificent. From above the nine heavens, there was also a faint sound of immortals, clear and peaceful, which brought a bit of vitality between heaven and earth.
The Queen Mother Hou Tu then waved her hand, and the Green Lotus Stele fell in front of the nine strange ancestors, and she spoke calmly.
"I have sworn, and it has been recognized by the heaven and earth. This Azure Lotus Stele is the proof. Please swear an oath, all nine of you!"
There was a faint tremor in the bitter voice, "Daoyou has put a lot of restrictions on us, and we only have six senses. If you want us to swear an oath with blood, please release a little restriction, so that we can shed blood and weep on the monument and make an oath!"
The goddess Hou Tu waved her white hand, and the colorful light that was tightly attached to the nine people appeared a hole on each of them, allowing them to shed blood and cry on the tombstone.
Jiang Wang, who was watching from the side, understood what was going on and was very excited. No matter how cunning and scheming the Weird Ancestor was, he was still played around by the Queen Mother Hou Tu and was completely defeated, even his last layer of underwear.
The "resurrection" of the last two witch ancestors by the goddess Hou Tu was just a prelude. Her fundamental purpose was to come here to prove her status as the Golden Immortal. She took an upright path, not only did she trick the weird clan into losing their pants, but she also convinced people with her virtue and gained the recognition and promise of Emperor Huang Tian, which was equivalent to gaining the approval of the two most powerful forces in the world at the same time.
Especially since the world of Zhutian was filled with death due to the sacrifices made by the weird clan everywhere, this was something that any world with "pursuits" would not allow. Even the will of the world did not want to be torn apart by the internal termites, so the three emperors before and after Emperor Huang Tian were born to save themselves. This was the most direct manifestation of the will of the world of Zhutian.
But if Hou Tu Niangniang wants to gain the recognition of the Heavenly Dao in the world of Shrouding the Sky, she cannot get around the Weird Clan. After all, the Weird Clan is the most powerful force in the world at this time and is also a part of the world. No matter what decision others make, they need the recognition of the Weird Clan to be in line with the rules of Heaven.
But getting a promise from the weird ancestors is basically a pipe dream. They have countless means to confuse right and wrong and change the result into cause. So the Queen Mother Hou Tu took precautions first. She cut off the retreat of the weird clan and crushed the one who mastered the law of time to ashes. She also killed a chicken to scare the monkeys in front of the other nine weird ancestors.
People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads!The nine big fish that had successfully taken the bait saw that they were in enemy hands, and the other side was ruthless and even joined forces with Emperor Huang Tian to plot against them. They knew that they were doomed to fail, and the only chance to turn the tables was to sacrifice themselves while swearing an oath and crying blood. Especially at this time, there was a light from above that connected the two worlds, so they were not afraid of the sacrifice being blocked by the Queen Mother Hou Tu.
These guys thought that the Queen Mother Hou Tu was kindhearted and judged that they valued their lives, so she deliberately revealed a bigger flaw to them. However, they had no idea that the method of sacrifice they were using had been used by the Queen Mother countless times ago, and she also had ways to resist it.
This is what the Queen meant by fishing. Everything just now was just baiting the nest.
The nine ancestors of the strange clan opened their mouths at the same time and spurted out a stream of extremely dark blood. Before it could land on the Qinglian Stele, it disappeared without a trace.
Immediately afterwards, the nine ancestors tensed up and were about to explode, but as the light flowed, the nine paper men disappeared in front of them, and the expanding aura in their bodies disappeared without a trace again.
The Strange Ninth Ancestor was inexplicably shocked, and felt two murderous intentions looming over him, one coming from the dangerous formation in front of him, and the other coming from the source of the sacrificial Tao.
This time their empty sacrifice had completely angered the big backer behind them!
In the hands of Hou Tu Niangniang, they couldn't even commit suicide. This woman was too powerful. She actually used a piece of paper man to dissolve their final attack.
The voice of the Queen Mother Hou Tu was like the cry of a phoenix, and it resounded throughout the Three Realms again. "My brothers, listen to my orders. Kill the Nine Beasts and offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth! Emperor Huang Tian, King Yan Luo, and Fellow Daoist Jiang, follow me to the heavens and fight against the coward hiding behind the sacrifice!"
Those who offer sacrifices to others will always be offered sacrifices to them!This is the cycle of heaven! (End of this chapter)