After the struggle over the Innate Gourd ended, the various Great Powers went their separate ways.
On their way back to Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones once again sensed an opportunity.
Following that sensation, the three arrived at a valley.
The moment they looked inside, the Qi of Creation surged upward.
At the center of the valley was a small lake, and in its middle, a jade-green lotus was in full bloom.
The Three Pure Ones widened their eyes and spoke in shock.
"Creation Green Lotus!?"
Just then, Heavenly Tribulation gathered above the valley, and terrifying Heavenly Dao tribulation power spread throughout it.
The Three Pure Ones sensed what was happening and knew that the Heavenly Dao would not allow the Creation Green Lotus to exist in its complete form in the Primordial World.
The Three Pure Ones stepped forward simultaneously.
"Red Flower."
"White Lotus Root."
"Green Lotus Leaf."
As they spoke, the Creation Green Lotus let out a mournful cry, and its body began to break apart.
It transformed into three streaks of light and flew into the hands of the Three Pure Ones.
They were none other than three Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Lao Tzu held the Dragon Coiling Crutch.
Primordial held the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.
Tongtian held the Qingping Sword.
As the saying went: Red Flower, White Lotus Root, and Green Lotus Leaf—the three teachings had originally been one family.
Yet the division of the Creation Green Lotus into three also foreshadowed the Three Pure Ones' eventual fate.
Sensing that the Creation Green Lotus had disintegrated, the power of the Heavenly Dao gradually receded.
The Three Pure Ones looked at one another and smiled.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, now that we have suitable treasures, let us return to our Dao Field and Slay the Corpses."
Lao Tzu spoke.
Primordial and Tongtian nodded together, and the three transformed into streaks of light and returned to Kunlun Mountain.
After Fuxi and Nuwa returned to their Dao Field, they found Qingxuan.
Nuwa handed Qingxuan the azure gourd she had just obtained.
"This gourd is of no use to your Martial Uncle or me. Take it to protect yourself."
Qingxuan did not stand on ceremony and reached out to accept the Innate Gourd.
"Thank you, Master."
This azure gourd should originally have been refined by Master into the Monster Summoning Banner. Once the Demon Race's blood essence was dripped into it, they would be controlled by the Monster Summoning Banner. It was somewhat similar to the Investiture of the Gods.
What should I refine it into?
Nuwa smiled lightly. She did not care how Qingxuan refined the gourd. After all, the most important Innate Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil were already in her possession.
After putting away the gourd, Qingxuan planned to study it later.
After sizing up Nuwa and Fuxi, Qingxuan suddenly froze.
Holy crap! What is going on? Nuwa and Fuxi have actually cultivated to the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm?
They didn't cultivate Hongjun's Slaying Three Corpses technique?
After returning from Zixiao Palace, Nuwa and Fuxi had immediately entered seclusion. As soon as they came out, they had hurried off to compete for the Innate Gourd Vine.
That was why Qingxuan had never realized that the siblings had not Slain their Corpses, but had instead taken the path of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal.
But this is a good thing. They avoided the huge trap Hongjun set.
As for my brother-in-law, it's hard to say. But Master Nuwa still has a good chance of achieving the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
My brother-in-law isn't bad either. According to my plans, once humanity awakens, my brother-in-law will become the Human Sovereign. At the very least, he will attain the status of a Quasi-Saint.
Becoming a Human Dao Sage is also highly possible.
When Fuxi heard that he also had a chance to become a Sage, he was instantly overjoyed.
When Nuwa heard Qingxuan's inner thoughts that she had a chance to achieve the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, she was somewhat excited and somewhat puzzled.
Hongjun had said during his Preaching of the Dao that the Path of Hunyuan had already been severed. Even Great God Pangu had failed in Attaining Dao through Strength. Could she really have a chance?
Thus, Nuwa probed him.
"Ah... The Dao Ancestor said that the Path of Hunyuan has already been severed. Even Great God Pangu failed in Attaining Dao through Strength. I wonder where my path lies."
As soon as Qingxuan heard this, he immediately spoke to reassure her. He was still waiting for Nuwa to become a Sage so he could laze around under the protection of her Sage prestige. He could not let Nuwa become so dispirited.
"Master, don't worry. With your foundation and talent, you still have hope of breaking through to Hunyuan."
That old bastard Hongjun really knows how to change the meaning of things.
Great God Pangu attained the Great Dao through Strength. What he attained was the Great Dao and transcendence.
Great God Pangu reached the Half-Step Primordial Supreme Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
He says the Path of Hunyuan has been severed? If you learn his Slaying Three Corpses technique, then the path is truly severed.
Only then did Nuwa and Fuxi understand. Hongjun had been changing the meaning of things: he had said that Great God Pangu had failed to attain Dao, but had not told everyone that Great God Pangu had been pursuing the Great Dao.
In the Primordial World, years were impossible to count, and time slowly passed as Qingxuan lay around and enjoyed being a salted fish.
Qingxuan's cultivation realm also rose rapidly, and he had already entered the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
The peaceful days did not last long.
Dong Wang Gong's Zizhou Prefecture had fallen to the Demon Race. In order to recover his strength, he exploited the other races of the Primordial World even more ruthlessly.
However, the Demon Race had recently been unable to spare the effort to deal with Dong Wang Gong.
They had been entangled by the group of savages beneath Buzhou Mountain.
As the number of Witch Race members increased, their need for food grew greater and greater.
Many Demon Race tribes had been eaten clean by the Witch Race.
As the Demon Emperors, Di Jun and Tai Yi naturally could not ignore the matter.
After Di Jun and Tai Yi broke through to the Quasi-Sage realm, they went to Buzhou Mountain.
Who would have thought that the two Quasi-Sages would be defeated by the Twelve Ancestral Witches?
The Demon Race and the Witch Race fought several battles, and both sides suffered losses.
On this day, a voice spread throughout the Primordial World, stirring up another storm.
Beneath Buzhou Mountain, in the Witch Race's territory.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches stood atop a high platform and looked up at the sky.
As the leader of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Di Jiang stepped forward.
"We Ancestral Witches are Pangu's True Lineage. Born from the blood essence of Father God Pangu, we now wish to govern the order of the Primordial World and safeguard the world of the Primordial World created by Father God. We hereby establish the Witch Race, using Pangu Hall to suppress the Witch Race's destiny. We respectfully report this to the Great Dao!"
Di Jiang's voice was like rolling thunder, resounding throughout the Primordial World.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches stepped forward one after another, and twelve colossal dharma forms rose into the air.
The billions upon billions of feet tall phantasmal dharma forms seemed to recreate the feat of Great God Pangu supporting the heavens.
The Three Pure Ones were enraged. Pangu's True Lineage was not merely a title; it also represented the destiny of Pangu's legacy.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches had reported to the Great Dao. Once the Great Dao responded, the Witch Race would become Pangu's True Lineage certified by the Great Dao, and the destiny of Pangu's legacy would naturally flow toward the Witch Race.
The other Great Powers also sent out their Divine Senses to observe in secret.
The power of the Heavenly Dao rapidly gathered above the Witch Race's ancestral land.
The power of the Heavenly Dao was mixed with boundless anger and a trace of fear.
The Heavenly Dao was angry because the Witch Race was currently under its jurisdiction. Instead of reporting matters to it, they had gone directly to the Great Dao.
It was like working at a company and, when a problem arose, refusing to report it to one's superior and instead reporting it directly to the chairman of the head office.
How could a leader like that?
The fear was because the Heavenly Dao had its own selfish motives. If the Great Dao discovered them, the consequences would be beyond its ability to bear.
Just as the Heavenly Dao wished it could strike these savages dead with a single Dutian Divine Thunderbolt,
an ancient and vast aura came from the chaos and gathered in the heavens and earth of the Primordial World.
Chaotic-colored rays of light descended from the void. Strange phenomena manifested one after another, and the Aura of the Great Dao filled the entire Primordial World.
All living beings of the Primordial World, regardless of cultivation or foundation, bowed and saluted.
The Great Dao had descended!
The Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World had already retreated to the deepest part of the Heavenly Dao space when the Aura of the Great Dao appeared.
It was like a mouse seeing a cat, not daring to emit the slightest aura for fear that the Great Dao would notice it.
The Aura of the Great Dao swept over the Witch Race's ancestral land.
It transformed into an ancient seal script that hung in the void.
"Permitted."
As that single word fell, the laws of the Primordial World rumbled, and the Witch Race's destiny surged into the heavens like a golden dragon.
Golden Dao patterns surged around the bodies of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, establishing a profound connection with the Great Dao.
From this day forward, the Witch Race had established itself in the world!
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