Teaching the Great Shamans, Letting Them Leave

Looking at the six younger siblings who had just been born, with fierce auras yet clear eyes, Di Jiang felt a sense of responsibility rise within him. High cultivation did not mean deep experience; he had to teach them some common knowledge of the Primordial World first, lest they cause trouble the moment they went outside.

Di Jiang cleared his throat as teachers had done in his previous life, put on a serious expression, and began teaching this group of rookie Great Shamans:

"Now that you have been born, there are things you must know. In today's Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao stands supreme, operating its rules and maintaining balance. Though we bear Father God's legacy and enjoy certain privileges, remember this: never casually provoke the Heavenly Dao. That would be courting death."

"Second, the strongest cultivator at present is Hongjun, who taught the Dao at Purple Cloud Palace. He had already attained Primordial Sagehood and was unfathomable. As for your elder brother, I could barely be considered part of the second tier!"

Di Jiang indulged in a little self-praise.

"Beyond that, there are Candle Dragon and Primordial Phoenix. One of them is also a Primordial Golden Immortal. There may be other Primordial Golden Immortal Great Powers who survived the ancient catastrophe and remain hidden from the world, but they are remnants of the previous Tribulation Cycle. Primordial Phoenix and Candle Dragon in particular are now burdened by karma. They will find it difficult to achieve anything in this Tribulation Cycle, so there is no need to fear them."

Di Jiang paused, then began naming the current star players of the Primordial World:

"Below them are the Three Pure Ones, Fuxi and Nuwa, Di Jun and Taiyi, Kunpeng, East Prince Gong and Queen Mother of the West, Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun, Minghe, Jieyin and Zhunti, and other top Innate Divine Beings. Most of them are currently peak Golden Immortals or close to that realm. Each possesses remarkable divine abilities and must not be underestimated."

When he mentioned the Three Pure Ones, Di Jiang deliberately stressed, "The Three Pure Ones are, like us, descendants of Pangu. But they were transformed from Father God's Primordial Spirit, while we were transformed from his essence blood. Our origins are different. In the future, they may wish to monopolize the name of Pangu's True Lineage, and conflict between them and us may be unavoidable. Still, that is only your elder brother's speculation. Just keep it in mind. There is no need to immediately regard them as mortal enemies."

Di Jiang had intended to make them understand the stakes and act cautiously. However, he had clearly underestimated the innate belligerence in the Great Shaman bloodline, as well as their extreme attachment to the title of Pangu's True Lineage!

The moment Di Jiang finished speaking, Xing Tian's booming voice rang out, filled with undisguised killing intent. "Big Brother! If that is the case, why not strike first and directly eliminate the Three Pure Ones? Then wouldn't only our Mount Buzhou branch remain as Pangu's True Lineage? It would save us trouble in the future!"

Hou Yi nodded at the side, his gaze sharp.

"Brother Xing Tian speaks true. The Three Pure Ones were born on Mount Kunlun, while we were born from Mount Buzhou, Father God's spine. When it comes to closeness of origin, we should be Pangu's True Lineage! How can we allow them to covet that name in the future?"

Chi You tilted his large head aside, Xiangliu gave a soft, sinister smile, Kuafu's honest-looking face held equally firm eyes, and even a trace of severity flashed through Jiu Feng's beautiful gaze.

They all spoke up in agreement. For a time, Pangu Divine Hall was filled with cheerful cries for battle and slaughter.

Di Jiang: "..."

Looking at these younger siblings rubbing their fists, practically itching to charge straight at Mount Kunlun, Di Jiang felt a headache coming on. Sure enough, even with Primordial Spirits, the recklessness carved into their bones and their extreme defense of their status as Pangu's direct descendants had not changed at all!

If he let them out, would they not turn the Primordial World upside down? Forget the Three Pure Ones—he suspected they would fight anyone they disliked on sight!

To keep these troublesome children from causing a catastrophic disaster before even becoming familiar with their surroundings, Di Jiang made a prompt decision. He could not be bothered to continue explaining the structure of the Primordial World—after all, their minds were currently filled with crushing the Three Pure Ones and monopolizing Pangu's True Lineage.

With a thought, Di Jiang secretly activated the Five Elements Great Array that enveloped Mount Buzhou with all his strength! The formation had originally been meant only to defend against external enemies. One could leave, but entering required his permission!

But now, he imposed even stronger restrictions upon it, focusing on the interior—especially on suppressing the auras of the six newly born Great Shamans and blocking their paths out.

Simply put—grounded!

"Enough!"

Di Jiang interrupted their passionate discussion, his tone becoming somewhat sterner.

"The affairs of the Primordial World are incredibly complicated. They cannot be resolved through fighting and killing alone. You have only just been born. Though your cultivation is sufficient, your experience is still shallow, and your Dao Hearts are not yet firm. Your most urgent task is to stabilize your realms and familiarize yourselves with your own divine abilities and laws!"

Di Jiang's gaze swept over the Great Shamans as he displayed the authority expected of an elder brother. "Without your elder brother's permission, none of you may leave Mount Buzhou without authorization! Go back and cultivate properly!"

Feeling the resolve in Di Jiang's tone, as well as the suddenly intensified power of the formation around them that made them feel somewhat oppressed, Jiu Feng, Xing Tian, and the others were unwilling, but their reverence for their eldest brother prevailed. They could only cup their hands in reluctant acknowledgment.

"Yes, Big Brother!"

Only after watching them each find a place to begin cultivating did Di Jiang finally let out a breath and rub his brow.

"Raising children, especially a group of troublesome children with absurd combat power, really is not easy!" He felt the burden on his shoulders grow a little heavier.

As the heavenly pillar of the Primordial World, Mount Buzhou had been formed from Pangu's spine. Its spiritual beauty and abundance of spiritual energy could be called the greatest in the entire Primordial World.

Apart from the Green Lotus of Creation and the modified Gourd Vine, two famous Top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots, the mountain also nurtured a great number of other Spiritual Roots.

Among them were five High-grade Innate Spiritual Roots. Each possessed its own mysteries: some could gather the essence of the stars, some could temper the soul, and some could bear spiritual fruits that enhanced magical power. Their reputations were simply not widely known, and they had not been remembered by later generations.

There were even more mid-grade and low-grade Innate Spiritual Roots—more than a hundred in total! They were scattered throughout Mount Buzhou, absorbing the unique Dao rhythm and spiritual energy of the divine mountain as they flourished.

Unlike those Top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots with origins too lofty, which invited Heaven's jealousy, these lower-ranked Spiritual Roots had a much easier time developing intelligence and taking form. After all, their impact on the origin of the Primordial World was relatively minor, so the Heavenly Dao's restrictions upon them were much more lenient.

In fact, throughout the history of the Primordial World, it seemed that Daoist Zhunti of the west was the only exception among Top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots to successfully take form. Rumor had it that Zhunti had only been able to do so because, during the Dao-Demon Conflict, Luohu detonated himself in the west and damaged the Bodhi Tree's origin, causing its rank to decline slightly. Only then had he narrowly succeeded in taking form at the very edge of what the Heavenly Dao permitted.

The other Top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots, such as the Peach Tree, Ginseng Fruit Tree, Moon Laurel Tree, Fusang Tree, and others, had all failed to cross that insurmountable barrier of taking form.

Di Jiang's attitude toward the mid-grade and High-grade Innate Spiritual Roots on Mount Buzhou that were stirring restlessly, about to develop intelligence or even prepare to take form, was entirely different from how he had treated the Gourd Vine. He chose to let nature take its course.

Di Jiang's divine sense swept across the mountains, sensing the faint spiritualities being nurtured within nodes of spiritual energy. He did not interfere. He neither forcibly erased their intelligence as he had with the Gourd Vine, nor deliberately enlightened or assisted them.

There were two reasons. First, it was relatively easy for these Spiritual Roots to take form, and such a process was a natural phenomenon permitted by the rules of the Heavenly Dao. There was no need for him to forcibly stop it!

Second, and more importantly, the beings that took form from them posed almost no threat to him. Their foundations and potential after taking form could not compare to the Gourd Vine, should it take form, much less to Di Jiang himself. They could not stir up any great waves.

Therefore, Di Jiang adopted an almost free-range attitude toward them. He sent forth a thought that enveloped all of Mount Buzhou:

"Living beings within the mountain who wish to take form may do so freely. After taking form, you may leave or stay as you please. Those who wish to leave the mountain may depart through the southeastern formation gate, but must not damage a single blade of grass or tree within the mountain. Those who wish to remain must follow the mountain's rules. No internal fighting is permitted, and none may disturb my quiet cultivation."

Thus, in the years that followed, spiritual light would occasionally rise from Mount Buzhou, and Dao rhythm would fill the air. One stalk after another of spiritual ganoderma, immortal grass, and wondrous trees successfully took form, becoming Innate Beings of all shapes and appearances. Some became handsome men and beautiful women, some became Old Men with immortal airs, while others retained certain traits of their original forms.

After taking form, all those who had transformed from High-grade Spiritual Roots chose to follow their instincts and leave Mount Buzhou, venturing into the vast Primordial World to seek their own opportunities. Many beings transformed from mid-grade and low-grade Spiritual Roots also departed, passing safely through the relatively gentle formation gate Di Jiang had deliberately left open.

Of course, a small number grew attached to Mount Buzhou's rich spiritual energy and peaceful environment and chose to remain. They opened their own caves in the mountain's outer regions and cultivated quietly. Occasionally listening to the Dao rhythm within the mountain, they lived contentedly, while strictly following the rules Di Jiang had established and not daring to overstep in the slightest.

Di Jiang turned a blind eye to these mountain dwellers as well. So long as they did not cause trouble, he allowed them to remain.

In this way, while remaining Di Jiang's absolute core territory, Mount Buzhou gained a little more life and worldly warmth.