After Candle Dragon left Pangu Divine Hall!
"The Lord of Mount Buzhou is named Di Jiang!"
The news spread through the Primordial World like wildfire, sending ripples through the hearts of many powerful figures. For a time, Di Jiang's name became widely known, though it remained shrouded in mystery. Candle Dragon had not revealed his Pangu's True Lineage; he had only said that Di Jiang was the Lord of Mount Buzhou, with a cultivation level unfathomably deep.
The East Sea Dragon Palace was soon besieged with visitors. Many powerful figures came, eager to uncover the truth or hoping to build ties.
Candle Dragon seized the opportunity, fielding questions while inviting his visitors to discuss plans for the future "Demon Clan." His persuasion won over quite a few powerful figures, who chose to remain at the Dragon Palace, laying the initial foundations of an alliance.
However, the Three Pure Ones of Mount Kunlun had their pride and did not travel to the East Sea to investigate. Di Jun and Taiyi of the Sun Palace were equally interested, but they were mindful of their status. Besides, they were busy opening up territory in the Southern Wilderness, so they sent only capable subordinates to the Dragon Clan to gather news.
But no secret stayed buried forever. As the investigation deepened, the rumor that "Di Jiang is of Pangu's True Lineage" eventually spread quietly among the highest circle of powerful figures in the Primordial World.
The news sparked a variety of reactions!
In the Three Pure Ones' cave on Mount Kunlun, the atmosphere grew somewhat somber!
Daoist Yuqing had always held the name "Pangu's True Lineage" as an absolute standard. Learning that someone else had such an illustrious origin gave him pause. But when he considered that the other party, too, belonged to Pangu's True Lineage, his lingering resentment over having been turned away from Mount Buzhou began to fade.
Taiqing silently calculated for a moment, then said in a measured voice:
"Since we share the same lineage and have deep roots in common, we should seek an opportunity to meet and discuss the Dao."
Shangqing nodded in agreement. The Three Pure Ones decided that when the Purple Heavens Palace opened its doors for the next lecture, they would ask Daozu Hongjun about Di Jiang's origins before paying him a visit.
At Fengqi Mountain, Fuxi heard of Di Jiang's identity and gave up entirely on returning to Mount Buzhou, knowing that the cause and effect had already been settled.
But Nuwa had never been able to let go of how she had been "asked to leave" in the past. Even after learning of Di Jiang's origins, her resentment had not diminished. Still, she could only keep her distance from one of Pangu's True Lineage for now!
After hearing the news brought back by Jiu Ying, Di Jun and Taiyi exchanged a glance. They both saw the gravity in each other's eyes.
Di Jiang was not only of Pangu's True Lineage, but he also seemed to have taken form before the Three Pure Ones. His strength and background were unfathomable. The two decided they would not antagonize him for now; maintaining the status quo was the wisest course.
However, Candle Dragon's plans to establish a clan had cast a shadow over their hearts! But with their campaign against the Phoenix Clan in the Southern Wilderness imminent, they set the matter aside for the time being!
As for Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun, hearing the secret cleared up their earlier confusion. After that, they treated it as no more than a casual topic of conversation and took no further action!
From then on, Di Jiang and Pangu Divine Hall officially entered the sight of the Primordial World's many top-tier powerful figures!
The tides of the Primordial World shifted constantly. Outside, undercurrents swirled around Di Jiang's name and origins, but inside Pangu Divine Hall, all remained quiet. Di Jiang paid no heed to the rumors, immersing himself completely in cultivating his own Dao.
After advancing the Yin-Yang Law to the same level as the fundamental laws of Space-Time and the Five Elements, a new idea took shape in his mind: to fully inscribe the mysteries of the Yin-Yang Law into his own Ancestral Witch Bloodline.
Space-Time formed the framework, and the Five Elements the flesh and sinew. If he could also incorporate the pivot of Yin and Yang, perhaps he could bring about a transformation in the Great Formation of the Myriad Heavens! It was worth a try!
With painstaking refinement and the fusion of laws, after fifty thousand years of effort, the Yin-Yang Dao Patterns finally merged perfectly with his Ancestral Witch Bloodline. Di Jiang was overjoyed. Once again, deep within Pangu Divine Hall, he set up the Great Formation of the Myriad Heavens on his own.
This time, as soon as the formation was established, the spectacle was utterly different from what it had been in the Blood Sea! The baleful energy of heaven and earth no longer raged wildly. Instead, harmonized by the Yin-Yang Law, it formed a wondrous pattern of "clear and turbid forces divided, baleful energy flowing into order."
The power of the laws within the formation no longer collided chaotically. Instead, it followed the cycle of Yin and Yang, flowing endlessly. The manifested phantom of Pangu True Body seemed to have grown a little more solid. It remained hazy, yet seemed to possess a deeper, inner resonance with the Dao.
"Just as I thought! Harmonizing Yin and Yang can not only temper the violence of the baleful energy, but also make it flow far more efficiently! This power... tsk, tsk. I could probably handle ten or eight Candle Dragons without much trouble. But compared to that unfathomable old Daoist in the Purple Heavens Palace, it still feels a little lacking. After all, he's the Spokesperson of Heavenly Dao."
Di Jiang carefully sensed the formation's power and quickly assessed it. The Great Formation of the Myriad Heavens, now infused with the pivot of Yin and Yang, had undoubtedly surpassed Candle Dragon, whom he had seen with his own eyes. But he still felt it could not match Hongjun.
However, a vast, ancient aura—the supreme presence of Pangu, the ancestral god—uncontrollably spread from the Great Formation of the Myriad Heavens, now infused with the Yin-Yang Law. It swiftly filled every corner of Pangu Divine Hall! Yet, at Di Jiang's will, it did not escape beyond the hall.
Jiu Feng, Xiangliu, Kuafu, Hou Yi, Chi You, and Xing Tian, who was still reflecting on his mistakes, were each cultivating inside the hall. The six Innate Great Witches were instantly enveloped by that aura, and their bodies shook in unison!
The power of the laws within the ancestral god's aura made their minds clearer than ever. Many obstacles that had hindered their cultivation suddenly fell away, and the auras around them surged.
Boom—
Six majestic auras shot into the sky. All six broke through to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm at once!
"Hahaha! I broke through!" Xing Tian was the first to leap to his feet, forgetting all about his reflection!
"Thank you, Brother, for guiding us with your aura!" Jiu Feng spoke with delight, divine light swirling around her.
The others also looked ecstatic, feeling the new and surging power within their bodies.
But just after testing the formation, Di Jiang was preparing to accept his younger siblings' gratitude and cheers when his divine sense swept over them. He found that not only had they broken through, but their eyes were beginning to gleam with an expectant look that said, "Brother is mighty—hand over the treasures!"
"Oh no! These little rascals picked the perfect time to break through!"
Di Jiang acted at once. While the six were still caught up in the joy of their breakthrough and had not fully come to their senses, ripples in space flickered almost imperceptibly around him. He vanished from the spot without a trace, leaving behind only the faintest ripple in space.
The six, freshly broken through, came back to their senses and found the main seat in the hall empty.
"Huh? Where's Brother?"
"His aura was still here a moment ago!"
"We wanted to ask Brother about the spirit treasures he promised us..."
They looked at one another, completely unaware that their beloved elder brother had already made a practiced getaway using the Space Law to dodge his debts for the time being.
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