The Hunyuan Celestial Venerables Found a New Path

If Hongjun dared to resist, a single divine lightning bolt from the Great Dao would likely obliterate Hongjun instantly.

The goal was achieved, and an unexpected bonus was also obtained, whether it was the Twelve Ancestral Witches or the Sanqing within the Taichu Body at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

They all wore expressions of surprise and delight.

Dijiang vowed to regulate the Primordial Wilderness Yin Yang, the Five Elements, the four seasons, and the weather, which was naturally also Taiqing's idea.

Taiqing originally wanted to test whether he could successfully strip the Heavenly Dao of this part of its authority.

Unexpectedly, the Great Dao was so powerful that it directly stripped away this part of the Heavenly Dao's authority and bestowed it upon the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The authority that Taiqing bestowed upon Dijiang was not something he came up with on a whim.

Instead, it was proposed based on the laws governed by each of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Yin Yang correspond to the Yin-Yang Law governed by Taiqing.

The Five Elements correspond to the Metal Ancestral Witch Ru Shou), Wood Ancestral Witch Ju Mang), Ancestral Witch (Gonggong water), Zhu Rong, Fire Ancestral Witch), Earth Ancestral Witch Houtu).

The four seasons correspond to the Time Ancestral Witch Zhu Jiuyin.

The four seasons correspond to the Wind Ancestral Witch, Tian Wu; the Ancestral Witch of rain, Xuan Ming; the Ancestral Witch of Thunder Qiang Liang; and the Ancestral Witch of lightning, Xi Zi.

The weather naturally corresponds to the weather Ancestral Witch, She Bi Shi.

Dijiang, Yuqing Yuanshi, and Shangqing Lingbao, however, did not receive the blessing of authority.

However, as the eldest of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the leader, Dijiang was not in much trouble even without the support of authority.

Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Lingbao voluntarily relinquished their authority and blessings.

The power of Yin Yang from the Taiqing Purity is already sufficient.

Moreover, stripping them of their authority over Heavenly Dao might expose the existence of the Sanqing.

Taiqing dares not accept any part of the Heavenly Dao's authority over regulating Yin Yang.

It simply leaves the authority to regulate Yin Yang vacant, waiting for an opportunity to acquire that authority later.

However, all Twelve Ancestral Witches have bestowed upon themselves the power of Yin Yang.

With the blessing of authority, their Destiny/Luck were greatly improved.

Of course, their strength has also improved considerably.

The seventeen Primordial Hunyuan Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Wilderness were immediately intrigued by this result.

"The authority of Heavenly Dao has actually been stripped away!"

The authority of Heavenly Dao can actually be stripped away!

This has truly opened our eyes. In that case, shouldn't we also make some plans?

If only they could be like the Twelve Ancestral Witches, gaining the recognition of the Great Dao and being stripped of their authority over the Heavenly Dao.

Then we will be much safer in the Primordial Wilderness, and our cultivation speed will probably be even faster!

The actions of the Twelve Ancestral Witches directly opened up new avenues for thought for the Seventeen Primordial Hunyuan Celestial Venerable the Primordial Wilderness.

Hongjun naturally considered this aspect as well.

Previously, it was Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao who targeted those powerful beings who were reincarnations of Chaos Demon God.

Now, the situation seems to be about to reverse, with the seventeen Hunyuan Celestial Venerable finding a way to gain the Great Dao's recognition and strip the Heavenly Dao of its authority.

It's true what they say, Water Wheel.

"A variable, truly a huge variable!"

How could these Twelve Ancestral Witches have come up with such a method?

With the wisdom of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, it would have been impossible for them to conceive of such a method to report to the Great Dao.

Could it be that there was some Taichu scheme involved?

The fact that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were able to attain the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal ahead of schedule was also the work of the Primordial Taichu.

"The fact that the Twelve Ancestral Witches are now reporting to the Great Dao in this way most likely reflects the influence of the Taichu."

The only thing Hongjun could think of was that Taichu had intervened.

Even if Old Ancestor Yang Mei accepted Dijiang as his personal Senior Disciple, he could not possibly know that such a thing could strip the Heavenly Dao of its authority.

If Yang Mei had known about this method, Yang Mei would have used it to strip the Heavenly Dao of its authority long ago.

It's simply impossible to wait until after the Twelve Ancestral Witches have established their clan before proceeding.

Because the Witch Race was founded, the seventeen Primordial Wilderness Hunyuan Celestial Venerable were inherently hostile to the Heavenly Dao.

Now that the Twelve Ancestral Witches have set an example, the antagonistic relationship between the seventeen Primordial Hunyuan Celestial Venerable and the Heavenly Dao will become even more profound.

There will be no room for reconciliation between the Heavenly Dao and the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable from now on.

The Heavenly Dao must always guard against the possibility of its authority being stripped from it by the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable who report to the Great Dao.

The Hunyuan Celestial Venerable, on the other hand, would certainly be thinking about how to strip the Heavenly Dao of its authority and increase their own Destiny/Luck and strength.

Of course, receiving the authority of Heavenly Dao is not simply a matter of increasing one's own Destiny/Luck and strength.

As for the mysteries involved, the Twelve Ancestral Witches themselves must explore them.

At that moment, a large mass of Jinguang merit descended from above Buzhou Mountain.

That power of merit is the merit of the Heavenly Dao.

Although Dijiang did not report to Heavenly Dao when he established the Witch Race.

However, under the operation of the laws of Heavenly Dao, the Witch Race was still granted merit for establishing their clan.

With the Great Dao itself intervening, the Heavenly Dao rules naturally wouldn't dare to withhold the merits of the Witch Race.

Upon witnessing this scene, countless creatures in the Primordial Wilderness revealed expressions of shock, greed, and thoughtful contemplation.

They never imagined that the founding of the Witch Race would bring them Heavenly Dao merit.

This scene also opened up new avenues of thought for the creatures of the Primordial Wilderness.

They also planned to establish a separate race, hoping to gain merit from the Heavenly Dao.

Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall of the Heavenly Court in the Thirty-Sixth Heaven.

At this moment, Di Jun looked at the Witch Race with a very ugly expression, and at the massive amount of Heavenly Dao Merit above the Witch Race.

"That Heavenly Dao merit is mine! Mine!"

"Why did the Witch Race establish itself before me? Why did they steal the credit for my founding of the clan?!"

Di Jun's furious roar echoed within the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

Looking at the enormous mass of Heavenly Dao merit of the Witch Race, Di Jun's heart bled.

Di Jun originally planned to establish a race to dominate the Primordial Wilderness, and he would also gain the Heavenly Dao Di Jun for establishing the race.

As a result, the Witch Race beat them to it.

If Di Jun could obtain that massive amount of merit, he might be able to directly sever his second corpse and advance to the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint.

It's even possible to sever Three Corpses and advance to the Late Stage Quasi-Saint.

It's a pity that such an opportunity was snatched away by the Witch Race; how could he not hate that?

"Your Majesty, why don't we also quickly establish a clan?"

Perhaps you can even gain merit from the Heavenly Dao.

If another race gets there first, the Heavenly Dao Merit will likely be stolen as well."

Bai Ze immediately stepped forward and suggested that even the way Di Jun was addressed should be changed, now directly calling Di Jun the Heavenly Emperor.

"Bai Ze is right, elder brother, let's quickly establish a second race."

"Brother, what race did you intend to establish?"

Di Jun was about to announce which race he wanted to establish when Dijiang abruptly interrupted him.

"I, the Emperor, wish to establish a race called the Demon Race will encompass all races."

All living beings in the Primordial Wilderness, whether born from moisture or eggs, birds and beasts, scaled creatures, or plant spirits that attain enlightenment, can be classified Demon Race.

Didn't the Twelve Ancestral Witches swear not to contend for supremacy in the Primordial Wilderness? Then I will use the Heavenly Court as my foundation to contend for supremacy in the Primordial Wilderness.

I simply do not believe that the Witch Race would truly refrain from vying for supremacy in the Primordial Wilderness.

"I will encompass all races within the Demon Race, to jointly resist the Witch Race!"

Di Jun spoke with great domineering confidence.

Xuanqing could also see that Di Jun's thinking was completely influenced by the Old Thief Hongjun.

Otherwise, how could it be true that the Twelve Ancestral Witches reported to the Great Dao and received Great Dao approval, thus refraining from vying for supremacy in the Primordial Wilderness?

As a result, Di Jun insisted on vying for supremacy with the Witch Race, which truly shows he had lost his mind.

"Demon Race! What a fine name. In that case, elder brother, let us establish this Demon Race based on the Heavenly Court."