White Lotus Emerges, a Difficult Problem Solved

Dijiang seemed to have seen through Taiqing's thoughts and spoke to explain.

"Then why...?"

Dijiang's explanation only left Taiqing even more bewildered.

One moment they had Primordial Spirits, the next they did not—what exactly was going on?

Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Lingbao likewise looked suspiciously at Dijiang and the other Siblings.

Waiting for their explanation.

"This is how it happened. When us Ancestral Witches were first born, we indeed possessed Primordial Spirits.

"However, our cultivation requires absorbing Innate Fiendish Energy, and Innate Fiendish Energy is extremely corrosive to Primordial Spirits.

"Over time, our Primordial Spirits were completely eroded by the Innate Fiendish Energy.

"Even if Father God Marrow allowed us to nurture Primordial Spirits anew, unless the problem of Innate Fiendish Energy corroding them was resolved, "our Primordial Spirits would still be eroded away by Innate Fiendish Energy once more.

"That is why we have never been particularly interested in giving birth to Primordial Spirits."

Dijiang laid bare the predicament facing the Ancestral Witches, dispelling the doubts in Sanqing's hearts.

"Such a thing actually happened? So that was it. I knew it—Pangu Father God was impartial and selfless.

"How could he possibly have singled out the Ancestral Witch Siblings and denied them Primordial Spirits?

"So it was all caused by the corrosion of Innate Fiendish Energy."

Taiqing suddenly understood. He had previously been wondering why Pangu Father God had specifically left the Witch Race without Primordial Spirits.

With Pangu Father God's broad, selfless heart, how could he possibly have singled out the Witch Race and denied them Primordial Spirits?

Now it was completely clear. It was not because of Pangu Father God, but because of Innate Fiendish Energy.

"Wait! Primordial Spirits? Innate Fiendish Energy? Why does it feel as though something is connected to these?"

Taiqing seemed to have grasped something, yet at the same time, grasped nothing at all.

No matter how hard he racked his brains, he simply could not think of what could link Primordial Spirits and Innate Fiendish Energy together.

Then a flash of inspiration struck Taiqing, and he thought of the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus he had obtained on Penglai Immortal Island.

But at that very moment, the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus, which Taiqing had kept nurturing within his Primordial Spirit, began to tremble.

Then, the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus actually flew out of Taiqing's Primordial Spirit on its own, appearing within Pangu Hall.

As the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus appeared, the dense fiendish energy within Pangu Hall seemed to fear the Pure World White Lotus.

It actually retreated of its own accord, avoiding the area covered by the Pure World White Lotus.

The Ancestral Witches stared in astonishment at that sacred white lotus. Bathed in the light radiating from the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus, they found that the faint traces of Primordial Spirit they had only just nurtured by absorbing Pangu Marrow had miraculously become exceptionally stable.

Moreover, the fiendish energy no longer eroded their frail Primordial Spirits.

"Isn't this Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus perfectly suited for the Witch brothers and sisters?"

Taiqing slapped his forehead, gazing at the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus in delight.

Did this white lotus not possess the ability to purify evil and fiendish energy, while protecting and suppressing Primordial Spirits?

The Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits had dispersed precisely because of fiendish energy's corrosion.

This Pure World White Lotus was the perfect remedy for the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits being eroded by fiendish energy!

This Pure World White Lotus was an Innate Spiritual Treasure that ought to have been prepared for the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Before Taiqing could speak, twelve Nine-petal Lotus Platforms flew out from within the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus.

After these twelve Nine-petal Lotus Platforms flew out, they actually flew straight into the newly born Primordial Spirits of the Ancestral Witches.

They immediately gave off a gentle radiance, protecting the Ancestral Witches' newly born, frail Primordial Spirits within the lotus platforms.

Houtu had yet to be born, and compared to the other Eleven Ancestral Witches, her Primordial Spirit was far more powerful.

After the Nine-Rank White Lotus Platform flew into Houtu's Primordial Spirit, it directly formed a connection with her Primordial Spirit, completely becoming Houtu's spiritual treasure.

"This...!?"

The Ancestral Witches looked at one another, none of them knowing what to say.

They truly had been eating and taking from Taiqing without restraint.

This time, it had made even the Ancestral Witches feel embarrassed.

As the saying went, when one eats another's food, one's mouth grows soft; when one takes another's things, one's hands grow short.

After all this eating and taking, what did that make them? Soft-mouthed and short-handed.

"Brother Taiqing, look at this...?!

"We never expected these lotus platforms to fly directly into our newly born, fragile Primordial Spirits.

"We will return the lotus platforms to you at once, Brother Taiqing."

Dijiang gave an awkward smile. In a scene like this, they could not have been more embarrassed.

It made the Ancestral Witches look like bandits.

"Ancestral Witch siblings, hold on."

Taiqing immediately stepped in to stop the Ancestral Witches from taking the Nine-Rank White Lotus Platforms out of their Primordial Spirits.

A look of sudden realization and immense relief flashed through Taiqing's eyes.

When he saw the Nine-Rank White Lotus Platforms sink into the Primordial Spirits of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Taiqing recalled how he had reacted when he had once intended to bestow Nine-petal Lotus Platforms upon Ao Jiang and the Ink Jade Qilin.

Taiqing remembered it with perfect clarity. Back then, when he had planned to grant Nine-petal Lotus Platforms to Ao Jiang and the Ink Jade Qilin, he had felt an inexplicable, overwhelming terror.

It was as though the moment he bestowed the Nine-petal Lotus Platforms upon his two mounts, disaster would descend upon him.

Now that he saw the Nine-petal Lotus Platforms automatically acknowledge the Twelve Ancestral Witches as their masters, Taiqing finally understood where that immense terror had come from.

If he had truly bestowed the Nine-petal Lotus Platforms upon his mounts, the problem with the Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits would have remained unsolved.

If that problem remained unsolved, the Witch Race would most likely have continued down its old path.

In the end, lacking Primordial Spirits, they would have been schemed against by the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.

They would have ended up despised by all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness.

Then they would have concluded their tale by suffering mutual destruction alongside the Demon Race.

As for why Taiqing felt so relieved, it was likewise because of the problem with the Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits.

After hearing Dijiang describe the issue with the Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits, he had been racking his brains for a solution.

Yet hadn't the problem now been solved?

And solved perfectly, at that.

With the Nine-Rank White Lotus Platforms guarding the Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits, their Primordial Spirits would no longer be eroded by Innate Fiendish Energy.

The problem with the Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits had been resolved.

This did not merely mean that the Witch Race would no longer fear ordinary schemes and could control the power of their own laws.

It was an all-around improvement.

The Ancestral Witches' combat power would soar by an entire tier.

Take Innate Spiritual Treasures, for example.

Whether it was the Ancestral Witches from before or those in Taiqing's memories of his previous life, because they had no Primordial Spirits, the Ancestral Witches simply could not use Innate Spiritual Treasures.

When the Ancestral Witches fought the Demon Race, they generally used Physical Body Strength to wield the power of laws in brutal combat.

Yet the Demon Race could wield Innate Spiritual Treasures against the Witch Race.

That was why the Witch Race had suffered such a miserable fate in the final decisive battle between the Witches and Demons.

They had been completely crippled by their lack of Primordial Spirits.

Although the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun had also tipped the scales unfairly.

If the Witch Race had possessed Primordial Spirits, however, that battle would certainly have been an entirely different sight.

The Witch Race would have wielded Innate Spiritual Treasures and crushed the Demon Race with overwhelming force.

Because the Witch Race had no Primordial Spirits, the Innate Spiritual Treasures they obtained had merely gathered dust in their treasury.

Now, not only would those Spiritual Treasures no longer gather dust, but the Witch Race could wield them as well, greatly increasing their combat power.

Thus, the Witch Race with Primordial Spirits and the Witch Race without them could be said to be two utterly different races.

It could be said that once the white lotus appeared, the problem was solved as easily as a blade slicing through bamboo.

"Ancestral Witch siblings, let your elder brother finish."

Now that the problem with the Ancestral Witches' Primordial Spirits had been resolved, Taiqing could not let them return the Nine-Rank White Lotus Platforms.

Moreover, if the Nine-Rank White Lotus Platforms passed through his hands and into those of the Ancestral Witches, the Ancestral Witches would naturally remember this favor. Then, having them acknowledge him, Taiqing, as the leader of the Sanqing and the Twelve Ancestral Witches would naturally become far smoother.