Great Witches Take Form, We Pay Respects to Ancestral Witch Hongyun

Hongyun and the Ancestral Witches passed through the Chaos Membrane and returned to the Primordial Continent.

Compared to their journey to the Purple Cloud Palace, the return trip took considerably less time.

After Listening to the Dao for a hundred thousand years, the Ancestral Witches had also gained much. Within the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Dao Hongjun had explained lay a portion of the body-tempering methods of the Zenith Heaven realm as well.

By drawing inferences from one instance, Zhu Jiu Yin, aside from Dijiang, had also broken through to the mid-stage Zenith Heaven realm.

The remaining Ancestral Witches had each reached the peak of the early Zenith Heaven realm, only a hair's breadth away from the mid-stage.

With their cultivation improved, their speed naturally increased as well!

Furthermore, Hongyun had this time glimpsed a trace of the mysteries of the Primordial Golden Immortal. Once laws condensed into Dao, he could draw upon the blessings of heaven and earth's rules.

His speed was more than ten times that of the Zenith Heaven realm, though Hongyun did not reveal this.

After they returned to the Pangu Secret Realm, Hongyun's divine sense was the first to detect an unusual disturbance within Pangu Hall.

The entire hall was trembling without cease, as though welcoming something.

"Brother Dijiang, what is going on?"

Hongyun asked in confusion, only to see excited expressions appear on the faces of all Twelve Ancestral Witches.

"Hahaha, Father God has blessed us! Brother Hongyun, newborn members of the Wu Clan are about to take form and enter the world!"

Dijiang laughed as he explained to Hongyun.

"Newborn members of the Wu Clan are about to enter the world? Does that mean Great Witches like Hou Yi, Kuafu, and Xing Tian are about to be born?"

Hongyun's eyes brightened, and anticipation appeared on his face as well.

If the Twelve Ancestral Witches were the Wu Clan's leaders and spiritual pillars, then these newborn Great Witches were its true backbone and actual administrators.

After Hongyun and the Ancestral Witches entered Pangu Hall.

The Blood Pool deep within the hall seemed to boil, blood waves churning within it as dense Sha Qi continuously merged into the blood water.

Hongyun extended his divine sense to the bottom of the Blood Pool and discovered cracks appearing on every blood cocoon that had fully matured but remained asleep.

"They're coming out!"

Hongyun withdrew his divine sense and gave a reminder.

The instant his words fell, dense blood-colored light surged from the Blood Pool, blood qi and Sha Qi churning violently together.

When the Blood Light faded, everything returned to calm.

Eight towering figures suddenly appeared on the empty ground before the Blood Pool, each emanating an aura that felt familiar to Hongyun and the others.

The eight figures bowed in unison and respectfully announced:

"Hou Yi!"

"Xing Tian!"

"Kuafu!"

"Jiu Feng!"

"Chi You!"

"Feng Bo!"

"Yu Shi!"

"Xiang Liu!"

"We pay respects to the Ancestral Witches!"

Hongyun carefully examined these eight Great Witches, who would become renowned in later generations, and found that the auras they gave off had actually reached the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.

"Hahaha, good! Fine sons of my Ancestral Witches, all of you. Get up quickly, there is no need for such ceremony."

Dijiang stepped forward and helped them up one by one, while the other Ancestral Witches gathered around, asking after the eight newly born Great Witches with warmth and concern.

Qiang Liang even drew Jiu Feng aside, speaking softly as he expressed an elder brother's affection.

In terms of origin, Jiu Feng could truly be considered Qiang Liang's younger sister. The two of them had been divided from the same mass of Pangu Blood Essence.

However, Qiang Liang had possessed a greater share of the origin and taken form earlier.

"Lord Ancestral Witch, who is this?"

After paying respects to the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Hou Yi noticed Hongyun studying them from the side and could not help asking Dijiang.

Compared to the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who had been born alongside them within the Blood Pool, Hongyun's aura felt unfamiliar yet intimate.

"Brother Hongyun is also a member of our Wu Clan, but he is an Ancestral Witch who was born outside Pangu Hall. You must treat Brother Hongyun with the same respect you show us, understand?"

Dijiang called them over before Hongyun and instructed them.

"We understand, Lord Ancestral Witch Dijiang!"

"We pay respects to Ancestral Witch Hongyun!"

The Great Witches did not dare slight Dijiang's words and hurriedly bowed to Hongyun.

"Good, good, good. Hurry and rise."

Feeling the resonance of their shared bloodline, Hongyun too rejoiced at their birth.

"Brother Dijiang, today is a day of great joy for the Wu Clan. How about we celebrate?"

Thinking of how, in his previous life, adults would hold a ceremony to celebrate a child's full month after its birth, Hongyun could not help making the suggestion.

But why wait for a full month?

Looking at these Great Witches, all either burly or tall and slender, where was the need to wait a month!

"What is a celebration?"

Every Ancestor Witch looked puzzled. Only then did Hongyun realize that the Primordial Wilderness had yet to develop the concept of "celebration."

"It means everyone gathers together, eats and drinks something good, and enjoys themselves however they please."

Hongyun gave them a rough explanation. The Ancestor Witches and newly born Great Witches looked at one another.

Seeing that they still did not understand, Hongyun swept out a hand and declared loudly, "Forget it if you don't get it. Just follow my orders."

"Brother Dijiang and Brother Zhu Jiu Yin, please go to Buzhou Mountain and catch a few hundred spirit beasts. Younger Sister Houtu and Younger Sister Xuan Ming, you'll be responsible for gathering some edible Spirit Fruits..."

"Ru Shou, use the Law of Metal to make me some forks and knives..."

"Ju Mang, use the Law of Wood to make some tables for setting things on and basins for holding things..."

"Gong Gong and Zhurong, you two will assist me. One of you will help with washing later, while the other will be in charge of roasting..."

"..."

An hour later, atop Buzhou Mountain.

Before a row of grills, Zhurong, who was in charge of roasting, was practically drooling.

"Brother Hongyun, is it ready yet? This meat smells way too good roasting like this! How about giving me a skewer first?"

Hongyun shot him a glare. "Talk less and work more. Later, I'll let you eat your fill."

It was not just Zhurong. The other Ancestor Witches and newly born Great Witches still working could not help salivating when they caught that aroma.

It was not that Hongyun could not use Mana to do the work. The point was this very atmosphere.

I wonder whether I'll ever have the chance to return to that familiar Earth in this life.

Hongyun drifted off slightly. Though the memories of his previous life remained clear in his mind, they felt impossibly distant.

Compared with the mere few decades of his previous life, he had already spent over a hundred thousand years in this life since taking form—longer even than the history of humanity in his former world.

Yet when it came down to it, the memories of his time as a human had left a far deeper mark on him.

Forget it. I can't go back anyway. I should settle down and make my stand properly in the Primordial Wilderness!

Shaking his head and clearing away the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Hongyun saw that the meat on the grills was ready.

He pulled out a handful of seasonings from his sleeve and sprinkled them over the meat.

With a sizzle, the fragrance of the seasonings mingled with the meat's original aroma and instantly spread across the entire mountaintop.

"Brothers and sisters, get ready to eat!"

At Hongyun's call, the Ancestor Witches and newly born Great Witches surged over one after another like starving tigers pouncing on prey.

"Don't rush. Come, have a taste of something I specially brewed for everyone."

Using the Law of Earth, Hongyun dug jar after jar out of the ground. Gong Gong and Zhurong, skewers of meat still clenched between their teeth, immediately trotted eagerly over to Hongyun.

"Brother Hongyun, what's this stuff?"

Hongyun tore off the mud seal on top, and a rich fragrance wafted out from within the jars.

He tossed a jar each to Gong Gong and Zhurong. "Come, take a sip. Have it together with the roasted meat!"

The two did not hesitate upon hearing this. Hugging the jars, they began to drink.

The golden liquor carried a rich aroma. The moment it entered their mouths, it stimulated their taste buds, then flowed down their throats, making both of them widen their eyes at once.

That was right—barbecue and liquor. The more you drank, the better it got!

Hongyun had already brought tea into existence, so naturally, liquor could not be left out.

To make the liquor mellower, Hongyun had deliberately used the Law of Time to bathe the wine buried underground, making it all the more rich and mellow.