If You Don't Pay, It Doesn't Count

The Wise Ancestral Witch was naturally talking nonsense.

Still, seeing that the Ancestral Witches had been initially won over by him, Wu Tian was quite pleased. This meant that in the future, the Ancestral Witches would take his words more seriously...

Of course.

He could not let down his guard because of this.

Even if they acknowledged him, that did not mean they would listen to everything he said or actually be able to do it!

These guys...

Once their hot blood rushed to their heads, how could they care about so much? Hadn't Gonggong rammed Mount Buzhou down with a single headbutt?

Creatures like the Ancestral Witches...

Could not be viewed with normal logic.

Dijiang might be perfectly fine right now, but who knew when his blood might rush to his head too...

Wu Tian could only do his best to influence them!

Dijiang let out a soft sigh, looking deeply troubled, leaving Wu Tian rather baffled. What was going on?

He looked toward Houtu.

And cast her an inquiring look...

Houtu immediately laughed, then actually said before everyone:

"What else could it be?"

"Big Brother has always thought he was the wisest and most clear-headed one in our Witch Clan. You stole his thunder..."

Dijiang immediately looked a little embarrassed.

He glared at Houtu. He still treated people differently—if it had been Zhurong or any of the other brothers, he would have slapped them already...

But when it came to Xuan Ming and Houtu.

At most, he would only glare at them!

Then he grabbed Wu Tian again and asked eagerly:

"Hurry up!"

"What else haven't you told us?"

Wu Tian thought for a moment.

At this neither-here-nor-there point in time, there did not seem to be any opportunities worth getting involved in. Did Hongjun preaching the Dao count?

Should they preach the Dao before Hongjun did?

But what could the Ancestral Witches teach? The Nine Revolutions Mystical Skill, a body-tempering cultivation method? Or their control and comprehension of the Power of Laws?

The Nine Revolutions Mystical Skill definitely would not work.

This was the cultivation method Pangu had left them. The Ancestral Witches would certainly be unwilling to share it with others. Besides, its threshold was far too high; not just any living being could learn it...

As for insights into the laws.

The Ancestral Witches probably would not be very good at explaining those either!

To them, manipulating laws was as natural as breathing or the beating of their hearts. If they truly had to explain the causes and effects, the whys and wherefores, that would be rather difficult for them...

In the end, Wu Tian could only say:

"Hongjun won this time. With Fortune bolstering him, he will surely climb another hundred-foot pole and advance still further. Once he succeeds, he will definitely preach the Dao..."

"That would count as quite a significant opportunity!"

Dijiang fell into thought.

But Zhurong shouted:

"What kind of opportunity is that?"

"We Ancestral Witches have our own cultivation methods. Tempering our bodies and constantly deepening our control over the laws—one day, we will attain the Dao!"

"Why would we need to listen to him preach the Dao?"

"Wouldn't that be owing him karma for nothing..."

The other Ancestral Witches all nodded fiercely as well.

They looked as though they deeply agreed!

Wu Tian smiled bitterly inwardly. Zhurong was brimming with confidence now, believing that he would surely attain the Dao, yet he did not know that pursuing a single law was the hardest path, with almost no possibility of success...

Within the Primordial World, there were countless laws.

The more fundamental a law was, the more powerful it was!

To attain the Dao, one could either follow a single law or weave together multiple laws to forge one's own path. But the difficulty between the two could not be mentioned in the same breath!

Take Zhurong, for example.

If he wanted to attain the Dao and then control every law of fire throughout the entire Primordial World, just how difficult would that be?

Hongjun—would the Heavenly Dao allow it?

A thought suddenly surfaced in Wu Tian's mind:

Could it be that the Heavenly Dao plotted against the Ancestral Witches, causing them all to perish and vanish, their Power of Laws returning to heaven and earth, precisely because of this?

You have mastered every law.

How am I, the Heavenly Dao, supposed to achieve perfection?

How are the Saints supposed to control the Primordial Wilderness?

As he pondered this, Wu Tian looked toward Hou Tu and saw the thoughtful expression on Hou Tu's face. His heart was somewhat comforted. As expected of the only one capable of cultivating a Primordial Spirit...

As for Xuan Ming—

she seemed to have been more deeply influenced by Wu Tian. Rather than voicing any direct objection, she merely looked at Wu Tian curiously, seemingly waiting to see how he would persuade them!

No helping it!

He could only convince the Ancestral Witches using a way and logic they could understand.

In the original course of events, when Zixiao Palace gave its teachings, only Xuan Ming and Hou Tu among the Ancestral Witches had gone...

The other Ancestral Witches had utterly disdained it.

Wu Tian spoke softly:

"If Hongjun teaches the Dao, he certainly has his own personal intentions, but more than that, it must be at the Heavenly Dao's demand. He has no choice but to teach the Dao and guide cultivation throughout the Primordial Wilderness!"

Then he looked toward Zhurong, who had been shouting the fiercest, and said with a smile:

"Brother Zhurong..."

"In that situation, if you went to hear Hongjun teach the Dao, would you feel that you owed him karma?"

Zhurong's eyes widened.

"Of course not!"

"Why should I? This whole world was opened by our Father God. What's wrong with listening to him say a few words?"

Wu Tian immediately spread his hands.

There, wasn't that it?

If you didn't think you owed anything, then that was enough... Though he did not say it outright, it bore the same ingenious resemblance to the later saying: "If you don't pay, it doesn't count as whoring."

Of course.

The Dao of karma was not that simple.

But as long as Wu Tian's explanation could persuade the Ancestral Witches, that was enough. For such a grand occasion, they had to go and witness it no matter what!

Though he had always kept his head down and cultivated, never leaving unless something major happened, he was extremely curious about the teachings at Zixiao Palace.

I want to see...

whether the seats in Zixiao Palace truly are Saintly opportunities, representing the ownership of the Primordial Violet Qi!

Wu Tian thought to himself.

After hearing Wu Tian's words, the Ancestral Witches froze for a moment:

"Right!"

"That actually sounds somewhat reasonable..."

Seeing that the Ancestral Witches were about to be persuaded, Wu Tian had no intention of continuing to wrangle with them. Instead, he smilingly grabbed Dijiang:

"Brother Dijiang!"

"I had nearly grasped an insight into your Law of Space just now, but you interrupted me... You must compensate me. You're not allowed to leave later—you have to give me a proper demonstration..."

Since they were going to Zixiao Palace to hear the Dao, he naturally had to find a way to completely refine all the Ancestral Witch Essence Blood beforehand. Only then would he have the confidence to go, so he had to seize Dijiang and make him help!

And Zhu Jiuyin as well...

Dijiang paused in surprise.

In the end, he smiled at Wu Tian:

"Fine!"

"Between brothers, such things are easy to discuss!"

Then, noticing Wu Tian's gaze and seeing that he had glanced at Zhu Jiuyin, Dijiang turned and said to Zhu Jiuyin:

"You stay too!"

"We'll help him together. Once he comprehends both the Laws of Space and Time, Wu Tian will have perfected all twelve laws. I also want to see what changes will occur after he carries all twelve laws..."

From the beginning until now, Wu Tian had already refined a full ten drops of Ancestral Witch Essence Blood. But the Power of Laws within that blood was ultimately too scant; it could only leave imprints upon his divine soul. None of the laws were fully perfected...

And because of this...

Wu Tian controlled many laws.

Yet none of them were powerful enough!

His actual strength still lagged far behind the Ancestral Witches. The Ancestral Witches had far fewer reservations, madly devouring the Killing Intent between heaven and earth, constantly strengthening themselves...

But Dijiang and the others saw every change in Wu Tian.

No matter how much blood-baleful aura he devoured, Wu Tian's bearing remained utterly different. He bore none of the Ancestral Witches' savage, vicious air, as though Killing Intent simply could not corrupt him.

"Perhaps..."

"This is what Father God's essence blood truly looks like?"

Dijiang thought to himself.

He also dearly wished to see what changes would occur once Wu Tian ultimately bore all twelve laws!