CHAPTER 497: CHAPTER 358: THE BOTTOM LINE OF VIRTUE, SCHEMING MINDS

The Ancestor Dragon was quite audacious, seeing Kunpeng betray, he laughed heartily and said, "Fellow Daoists, the Qilin Clan and Phoenix Clan have reached their end. If you are willing to join the Dragon Clan, I can let bygones be bygones! No matter what you did in the past, you will henceforth be a member of my Dragon Clan!"

He did not care whether the Saints truly accepted the Dragon’s Great Dao, as long as they transformed into the True Dragon Dao Body, he could push the Dragon’s Great Dao further.

With Zhunti, Jieyin, and Kunpeng’s defection, the Ancestor Dragon, who was slightly fatigued, gained strength in battle under the support of the Dragon’s Great Dao.

Rumble!

The Dragon Clan’s fortune soared, transforming into protective golden light, securely shielding the Ancestor Dragon’s physical body, while the Dragon’s Great Dao pressed forward towards Yuan Feng.

"Everyone is like a dragon!"

The powerful force instantly overshadowed Yuan Feng’s dao, sending her flying and spewing blood, as endless True Blood of the Phoenix scattered into the void.

The Primordial Qilin didn’t fare well either!

Though his defense was unparalleled, the damage to the Qilin Ancestral Land distracted him, allowing him to only utilize eight or nine-tenths of his full strength.

"Retreat!"

Yuan Feng, helpless, could only lead numerous great powers of the Phoenix Clan to retreat, using the Nirvana Great Dao to summon versions of herself from different times and spaces, entangling the Saints to buy time for the great powers of the Phoenix Clan.

The Ancestor Dragon intended to take advantage of this moment and crush the Phoenix and Qilin Clans, but was stopped by Yuanshi Tianzun!

This tribulation was too strange, with the war between the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix and Qilin Clans, the first to fall were actually Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, the two Demon Emperors.

Something was amiss!

Yuanshi Tianzun astutely noticed the problem and began to display divine skills, attempting to rescue Wudang Saint Mother, Yun Zhongzi, and Chi Jingzi.

Wudang Saint Mother and Yun Zhongzi returned smoothly, though not at their peak, they had the experience from previous cultivation, so recovery wasn’t a big problem!

Only Chi Jingzi wasn’t rescued, with only a message left by Xuanqing recovered.

"Enough!"

Looking at the message left by Xuanqing, he furrowed his brow, "Chi Jingzi has his own destiny, the immediate task is to figure out the Demon Clan’s scheme!"

Meanwhile, the Phoenix and Qilin Clans, having retreated to the Undying Volcano, were resting, with the Primordial combat powers of the Phoenix Clan discussing the next steps.

Dragon Clan had come prepared this time, hitting them by surprise, coupled with the various intentions of these Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals disguised as the Phoenix Clan, leading to a one-sided situation.

However, with the two clans’ foundations, they’re not going to completely collapse from a single defeat, nor will they give up the struggle for the Great Dao against the Dragon Clan.

Looking at everyone with different thoughts, Yuan Feng took the lead and said, "We cannot sit back and wait for death, we need to unite all possible forces!"

Hearing this, the Primordial Qilin frowned, "Currently in the Primordial World, the only Saint-level combat powers not involved are those from the Witch Clan and some friends from the Human Race! Since they have chosen to remain neutral, it’s unlikely they’ll easily get involved in the karma of the three clans!"

"Then we’ll drag them into it!"

Yuan Feng said decisively, "Do you really want a repeat of the past where the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans’ wars ended with Hong Jun and Luo Hou reaping the benefits?"

"Of course not!"

The Primordial Qilin shook his head, "But if we forcefully drag them in, what if they choose to join the Ancestor Dragon’s side?"

At his words, Yuan Feng sneered, "The Human Race might support the Dragon Clan! But the Witch Clan has conflicts with the Three Pure Ones supporting the Dragon Clan, do you think those guys from the Witch Clan will support the Dragon Clan?"

"Moreover, we don’t expect them to help the Phoenix Clan directly, just hope they’ll act to temporarily restrain the Taoist forces!"

If it weren’t for the actions of the Three Taoist Sects’ Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals, the Dragon Clan alone, regardless of how strong the Ancestor Dragon is, would not be a match for the Phoenix and Qilin Clans!

Seeing the Primordial Qilin’s worried expression, Yuan Feng immediately transmitted a message, "Do you remember during the Fierce Beast Tribulation, Minghe and Yuanshi Tianzun’s methods to summon Chaos Demon Gods? In Chaos, there should still be some Demon Gods that might become our assistance!"

When the Primordial World was reshaped, only a hundred and some Chaos Demon Gods escaped, later, another few dozen were schemed against and fell due to Yuanshi Tianzun’s manipulation.

Currently, there are likely seventy to eighty still alive, maintaining their Chaos Demon God status, which poses no real threat to the Primordial True Realm.

Yet, if they could become the Phoenix Clan’s helping hand, it could change the current situation.

"You’re suggesting...?"

The Primordial Qilin’s eyes lit up, as this plan, if successful, could indeed deal a heavy blow to the Dragon Clan.

Back then, Yuanshi Tianzun schemed against the Chaos Demon Gods, tricking them into the Primordial True Realm, then using them to push the Fierce Beast Tribulation.

They could perhaps imitate this to some extent.

"This task is yours!"

Yuan Feng sent another transmission, not trusting the various Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals within her clan with their own motives, she can’t trust them with this task.

She only trusts the Primordial Qilin!

Of course...

Collusion with the Chaos Demon Gods, on the surface, is something all Saints cannot tolerate.

"Rest assured, leave it to me!"

The Primordial Qilin hesitated not, agreeing immediately. In fact, he had his own considerations, which were to engineer a mutual destruction between the Dragon and Phoenix Clans.

Then, if he could really contact the remaining Chaos Demon Gods and ally them with the Phoenix Clan, it might turn the tables on the Dragon Clan.

With this thought, the Primordial Qilin didn’t hesitate further, transformed into a rainbow light, concealed his aura, and quietly left the Primordial world.

During previous times, he had communicated with many Chaos Demon Gods while disguised as a Fierce Beast, learning about the whereabouts of several of them.

Meanwhile, within the Primordial World, Yuan Feng was buying time by instigating various battles to allow the Phoenix Clan and Qilin Clan some breathing room.

The war swept through the Primordial!

However, this time, under Yuan Feng’s intentional control, the battle, no matter how much was lost, did not involve any Saint-level Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

The Dragon Clan advanced triumphantly, pressing forward step by step, while the Phoenix Clan wasn’t to be trifled with, as even in defeat, they would self-destruct to take some of the same realm Dragon Clan members with them.

Additionally, Yuan Feng employed the strategy of diverting the disaster eastward, where the Phoenix Clan and Qilin Clan, when at a disadvantage, would retreat towards the territories of the Human and Witch Clans.

The Human and Witch Clans, perceiving Yuan Feng’s intention, though vexed, instructed their clansmen to remain restrained and not engage in the battle of the three clans.

Thousands of years passed, and the war raged on!

This time, in Yuan Feng’s deliberate control, the war did not involve any Saint-level combat power, regardless of how significant the losses were.

The Dragon Clan advanced triumphantly, pressing forward step by step, but the Phoenix Clan wasn’t easy to deal with; even when falling, they would take down several Dragon Clan members of the same realm through self-destruction.

Furthermore, Yuan Feng used the strategy of diverting the water eastward, causing the Phoenix and Qilin Clans to flee to disadvantage, escaping towards the territories of the Human and Witch Clans.

The Human and Witch Clans noticed Yuan Feng’s intentions and, though annoyed, instructed their clansmen to exercise restraint and not get involved in the three-clan war.

After tens of thousands of years had passed and the war raged over the Primordial World!

However, this time the war, under Yuan Feng’s careful management, involved no Saint-level Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal power, even if the losses were significant.

The Dragon Clan, formidable in their assault, pushed the line relentlessly, and the Phoenix Clan, being no easy opponent, would take several same realm Dragon Clan members with them even when falling.

Additionally, Yuan Feng employed a strategy of directing disaster to the east, retreating towards the Human and Witch Clan’s territories when disadvantaged by the Dragon Clan.

Both the Human and Witch Clans saw Yuan Feng’s intention and, though it annoyed them, instructed their people to maintain restraint and avoid involvement in the three-clan conflict.

Thousands of millennia passed, and the battle engulfed the Primordial World!

But this time, under Yuan Feng’s intentional control, the war was not joined by any Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal level original existence, no matter how significant the losses were.

The Dragon Clan advanced relentlessly, pressing forward, while the Phoenix Clan retaliated by sacrificing themselves to take some same level Dragon Clan members with them in demise.

Moreover, under the strategy of redirecting disaster eastward, the Phoenix and Qilin Clans, when at a disadvantage, fled towards the domains of the Human and Witch Clans.

And indeed, just as Yuan Feng and the Primordial Qilin predicted, the Human and Witch Clans, recognizing Yuan Feng’s strategy, advised their kin to maintain restraint and refrain from participating in the three-clan war.

Thousands of epochs later, as planned by Yuan Feng and the involved Chaos Demon Gods who had been lured into the Primordial Realm by Yuan Feng and the Primordial Qilin, she felt it was the right moment to blow the horn of counter-attack.

The Phoenix and Qilin Clans no longer backed down, together they escalated the battle once again, bringing down the full force of their Saint Battle Power, with Yuan Feng also persuading several Ancestor Witches of the Witch Clan.

These Ancestor Witches did not enter the field, but occasionally appeared around the Saint’s Dojo, adding pressure on the other side.

In this battle, several Saint-level powers from the Dragon Clan were conspicuously absent, clearly left behind by Yuanshi Tianzun to guard the Dojo!

The tide of battle turned once more.

This time, the Phoenix and Qilin Clans held a great advantage, forcing the Dragon Clan to retreat step by step, abandoning several water systems on the ground.

However, Yuanshi Tianzun had his own plans; he divided the Dragon Clan’s Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals from the Phoenix and Qilin Clans’ Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal combat powers using the Chaos Mysterious Realm Abyss Array.

Then, planning to defeat them one by one!

This Great Array, centered around the Four Seas Sea Eye as its core, mobilized almost half the power of the Primordial True Realm, deduced by the joint effort of the Tongtian Sect Master and Yun Xiao.

The battle turned again.

However, with so many Chaos Demon Gods participating, even with the Great Array, no Saint-level combat power was there to participate, regardless of the magnitude of the loss.

The Dragon Clan advanced like an unstoppable force, pushing continually, while the Phoenix Clan, though not to be trifled with, even in their demise could take several Dragon Clans of the same realm down with their self-explosions.

Moreover, when the Phoenix and Qilin Clans were at a disadvantage, they would flee towards the territories of the Human and Witch Clans, using the strategy of diverting the disaster eastward.

Meanwhile, observing many Chaos Demon Gods being drawn into the Primordial by Yuan Feng and the Primordial Qilin, Luo Hou, in the guise of the Heavenly Phoenix, harbored a bold idea.

After all...

Among those Chaos Demon Gods, there were several whose whereabouts he knew from previous interactions while disguised as a Fierce Beast.

Eventually, with many years passing and endless warfare raging through the Primordial World, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Clans all suffered destruction.

But there were only a few Saint-level combatants who avoided direct involvement in the battle, likely reserved by Yuanshi Tianzun to guard the Saint’s Dojo!

As the hostility gradually shifted, the Phoenix and Qilin Clans managed to seize great advantage, forcing the Dragon Clan to cede much of their territory, including various water systems on land.