Inside Pangu Sacred Hall.
"Ju Mang was born with mastery over the Law of Wood, and wood governs spring. Zhu Rong was born with mastery over the Law of Fire, and fire governs summer. Ru Shou was born with mastery over the Law of Metal, and metal governs autumn. Xuan Ming was born with mastery over the Law of Rain and the Law of Ice, and ice governs winter... You truly are highly compatible with the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons."
"If you can obtain the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons, not only will you control the authority of the four seasons, but you will also gain an endless flow of seasonal fortune. It will greatly benefit your cultivation. Even the fortune of our Witch Race will increase substantially."
"Unfortunately, those divine positions have all fallen into the hands of the one who established the Four Seasons Sequence."
Houtu Ancestral Witch sighed. She also felt that Ju Mang, Zhu Rong, Ru Shou, and Xuan Ming, the four Ancestral Witches, were well suited to become Gods of Seasons and govern the authority of the four seasons.
"Hmph. In that case, why don't we find the one who established the Four Seasons Sequence, kill him, and seize the divine positions on him for ourselves?"
Zhu Rong Ancestral Witch spoke coldly. A vicious glint flashed through his eyes, while the Fire Dao Divine Power around him surged like a vast ocean.
"That's right. I feel that the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons originally belonged to the four of us. Perhaps the one who established the Four Seasons Sequence had glimpsed the Heavenly Secrets, established the Four Seasons Sequence in advance, and occupied the divine positions that should have been ours. We must take them back."
Cold killing intent also rose from Ju Mang Ancestral Witch, Ru Shou Ancestral Witch, and Xuan Ming Ancestral Witch.
Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches did not object.
Since seizing the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons would bring enormous benefits to Zhu Rong and the other four Ancestral Witches, as well as the entire Witch Race, why would they not do it?
The Primordial World's living environment was cruel. The laws of the strong devouring the weak and survival of the fittest were displayed to the fullest.
There were practically no kind-hearted people.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches had been able to lead the Witch Race into becoming one of Hong Huang's overlords, so naturally, they were all decisive and ruthless figures.
"Once we find him, there is no need to kill him immediately... Let us see whether he is willing to surrender the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons. If he is, we may as well spare his life."
Houtu Ancestral Witch spoke with a trace of reluctance.
Di Jiang Ancestral Witch and the others said nothing. Compared to Houtu Ancestral Witch, they believed more in uprooting the grass and eliminating the roots, leaving no future trouble behind.
Besides the Twelve Ancestral Witches, there were many Great Supernatural Beings throughout Hong Huang. On this day, all of them sensed the changes in the Heavenly Dao Laws and the establishment of the Four Seasons Sequence.
At once, many Great Supernatural Beings turned their gazes toward the Human Sacred Hall.
Five Elements Mountain.
Human Sacred Hall.
Gu Xi had not expected that after the four Four Seasons Primordial Spiritual Treasures merged with the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, such an enormous change would occur.
A massive golden light of Merit pierced through the Human Sacred Hall and descended into the crown of his head.
At the same time, an enormous phantom of a Heavenly Dragon appeared, carrying a Dao Lotus wreathed in divine light and manifesting the four seasons.
This was a portion of the Dao Fruit that had arisen in response to the establishment of the Four Seasons Sequence in the Primordial World.
When this Four Seasons Dao Lotus fell into Gu Xi's Auspicious Cloud, it immediately merged with the Spring Birth of All Things Cauldron and the other three Primordial Spiritual Treasures, as well as the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Dao Diagram.
A brand-new Dao Embryo slowly emerged within the Auspicious Cloud.
Black and white radiance circulated around this Dao Embryo, while the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms manifested within it.
Moreover, with the promotion of the Four Seasons Dao Lotus, this Dao Embryo had already reached the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm the moment it was born.
It even faintly exuded the profundities of Great Luo.
"This..."
Gu Xi was stunned. He had not expected to condense a Four Seasons Sequence Dao Embryo.
Furthermore, he discovered that this Dao Embryo actually contained the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons and the Gods of Twenty-Four Solar Terms. However, the authority contained in those divine positions was still only in its infancy and had not fully condensed.
"This is truly an unexpected gain. This time, I actually condensed a Four Seasons Sequence Dao Embryo and obtained the divine positions of the Gods of Seasons and the Gods of Twenty-Four Solar Terms as well."
Gu Xi was overjoyed.
With a thought, he merged the divine position of the God of Seasons into himself. At once, he sensed a vast torrent of faith power flowing toward him from countless living beings along the East Sea Coast and throughout the East Sea.
At the same time, he also felt the power of the authority held by the God of Seasons.
With a single thought, he could draw upon the power of the four seasons and the vast torrent of faith power to bless himself, greatly amplifying his strength.
"The value of this divine position of the God of Seasons is probably not much lower than the status of Human Race Holy Father. If one day the Four Seasons Sequence spreads throughout all of Hong Huang, then the fortune and divine power contained within these four divine positions will be truly astonishing."
Gu Xi muttered to himself before looking toward the divine positions of the Gods of Twenty-Four Solar Terms.
These twenty-four divine positions were subordinate divine positions under the God of Seasons.
Since he already possessed the divine position of the God of Seasons, there was no need for him to occupy these twenty-four divine positions. They could be distributed or bestowed upon others.
"There are still too few accomplished experts in the Human Race. There are not many who can match the divine positions of the Gods of Twenty-Four Solar Terms."
Gu Xi sighed.
Not everyone could bear a divine position.
This was especially true of divine positions like the Four Seasons Sequence, which were connected to the Great Dao of heaven and earth.
To enjoy a divine position of the Four Seasons Sequence, one first had to comprehend and master the Great Dao related to the Four Seasons Sequence.
Second, one had to at least be a Golden Immortal.
If these two conditions could not be met, then even if Gu Xi gave away a divine position, the recipient would not receive recognition from the Heavenly Dao.
Gu Xi's attention soon returned to the Four Seasons Sequence Dao Embryo.
"...This Four Seasons Sequence Dao Embryo not only contains the profundities of the cycle of the four seasons and the changes of solar terms, but in truth, it also contains the principles of yin and yang, the five elements, mutual generation, and mutual restraint."
"This is an Acquired Dao Embryo, but the potential it contains is probably no weaker than that of an Innate Dao Embryo."
"However, Innate Dao Embryos correspond to the Innate Great Dao. In the future, they can transform into Great Luo Dao Fruits, then into Quasi-Saint Dao Fruits, and ultimately into Primordial Dao Fruits."
"Acquired Dao Embryos correspond to the Acquired Great Dao. In all of Hong Huang, there were very few who could transform an Acquired Dao Embryo into a Great Luo Dao Fruit."
"As for elevating an Acquired Dao Embryo all the way into a Quasi-Saint Dao Fruit, there had not been a single one."
"Should I continue elevating this Acquired Dao Embryo?"
Gu Xi's thoughts churned, but he quickly decided to continue down the path of the Four Seasons Sequence.
Although Hong Huang generally believed that only by cultivating the Innate Great Dao could one attain the Primordial Chaos Saint Dao, while the Acquired Great Dao could at most reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm...
Gu Xi was more willing to believe that no one had ever fully opened the path of the Acquired Great Dao.
Because Great God Pangu and Dao Ancestor Hongjun had set examples before them on the path of the Innate Great Dao, everyone knew that cultivating the Innate Great Dao to the end could lead to sainthood.
Yet there was no example of anyone attaining sainthood through the Acquired Great Dao, not even an example of a Quasi-Sage. Perhaps it was precisely for this reason that countless gods and demons misunderstood it as lacking in potential.
"Since there is no path, I will carve one out... Perhaps, countless years from now, I may even open the path of an Acquired Saint."
"Besides, even for the sake of Merit and practicing the 'Primordial Merit Great Dao,' I must spread the Four Seasons Sequence throughout all of Hong Huang. Since that is the case, why not cultivate the Way of Four Seasons Sequence as well?"
Having made his decision, Gu Xi shifted his gaze toward the other two Innate Dao Embryos deep within his Auspicious Cloud.
One of those Dao Embryos was the "Primordial Merit Great Dao" Dao Embryo that he had condensed himself.
The other was also a "Primordial Merit Great Dao" Dao Embryo, but this one had accompanied him from the moment of his birth.
"The 'Primordial Merit Great Dao' Dao Embryo that I condensed myself has already advanced to the limit of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. There is no longer any need to use the accompanying Dao Embryo as a reference."
"In that case, I will fuse the two Innate Dao Embryos."
With a thought from Gu Xi, the accompanying "Primordial Merit Great Dao" Dao Embryo deep within his Auspicious Cloud immediately transformed into a mass of blazing divine light and merged into the Dao Embryo he had condensed himself.
The attributes of these two Innate Dao Embryos were identical, so the fusion went extremely smoothly, without the slightest obstacle.
Boom—
In an instant, the "Primordial Merit Great Dao" Dao Embryo Gu Xi had condensed himself bloomed with incomparably intense Merit divine light. It faintly became more complete and emitted strands of Great Luo mysteries.
Divine power boiled around Gu Xi. Vast Four Seasons Divine Power and mysterious yellow divine power erupted from his body simultaneously, sweeping across the region around Five Elements Mountain like a storm.
For a time, countless mysterious yellow clouds and black-and-white Dao Lotuses covered the surroundings of Five Elements Mountain.
The living beings around Five Elements Mountain trembled in fear and prostrated themselves upon the ground.
"In a single day, Holy Father has triggered two grand phenomena. The aura he emits has risen again and again. It seems that Holy Father has made tremendous progress in strength during this period of seclusion."
Outside the Human Sacred Hall, Suiren Shi, Youchao Shi, Ziyi Shi, and the others looked at the phenomena around them and the sacred hall pierced by countless divine lights, their faces all filled with joy.
They knew that Gu Xi, the Human Race Holy Father, had grown stronger again. And the stronger Gu Xi became, the stronger the Human Race would become as well.
"Am I still a Grand Unity Golden Immortal now? Perhaps Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortal would be more appropriate!"
Inside the sacred hall, the aura rising continuously from Gu Xi's body finally came to a halt.
At this moment, his strength had far surpassed that of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and he had grasped and comprehended part of the mysteries of Great Luo.
By his estimation, he should now be equivalent to a Half-Step Great Luo.
"Hm? Have Suiren Shi, Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi all come? Good. A few of the divine positions among the Gods of Twenty-Four Solar Terms are barely suited to them. I will bestow them upon them."
Gu Xi sensed Suiren Shi and the others outside the hall. He had originally intended to summon them inside and bestow several divine positions upon them.
But at that moment, his expression abruptly changed. He sensed a terrifying divine power piercing through space-time layer by layer and blasting toward the Human Sacred Hall.
He was not worried about his own safety.
But he did not want the Human Sacred Hall and Five Elements Mountain to be destroyed, nor did he wish for the many Human Race elites cultivating on Five Elements Mountain to suffer calamity.
Thus, with a flicker of his figure, he vanished from the hall in an instant.
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