Deep within Pangu Divine Hall, the air flowed quietly, wreathed in the laws. Di Jiang was immersed in deep cultivation. He was not only tempering his magic power and comprehending the Great Dao, but also fusing on a deeper level with the vast, mighty Pangu bloodline within him.
As the power of his bloodline was continually awakened and purified, a weighty will, rooted in the very source of life, stirred slowly in Di Jiang's heart like a slumbering volcano.
It was not a specific memory, but an instinct branded deep within the Ancestral Witch Bloodline—a responsibility beyond question: to protect.
To protect the Primordial World that Father God Pangu had created from everything he was!
This will was pure and powerful. It silently washed over Di Jiang's consciousness, filling him with an unprecedented sense of belonging and duty toward this world. The mountains and rivers, the stars and sun and moon, even every blade of grass and tree, all seemed like family holdings he was responsible for looking after.
The memories of his past life intertwined with the insights of this life.
"So that's how it is!"
Di Jiang understood. He slowly opened his eyes, a complex glint passing through them!
"The Twelve Ancestral Witches of my previous life had no Primordial Spirits and paid no heed to the Heavenly Mandate. Their actions seemed reckless and overbearing, and they appeared intent only on dominating the Primordial World. But deep in their bloodlines, their most fundamental driving force was probably the desire to claim and protect, in their own way, the world Pangu left behind."
Perhaps they didn't understand the workings of the Heavenly Dao or the tangle of cause and effect. They simply believed that only by placing the Primordial World under the Witch Clan's control could they prevent outsiders from damaging it and better preserve Pangu's legacy.
Unfortunately, they had chosen the wrong way. The Witch-Demon War swept across the world and shattered the Primordial World. The destruction it caused was far greater than what they had hoped to prevent. In the end, things had turned out exactly opposite to their intentions.
"Dominion and war bring nothing but destruction."
Di Jiang shook his head. His gaze grew firm and clear. Whether Hongjun had been behind that great calamity, or other Saints had schemed to bring it about, the foundation it destroyed was the Primordial World Pangu had left behind. That was absolutely intolerable!
He looked down at the vast Pangu Blood Pool below. According to the original course of events, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would mix their Essence Blood with the pool's energy to create countless members of the Witch Clan, building a foundation from which to vie for dominion over the Primordial World.
But in this life, with me, Di Jiang, here, there's no need to use that method. Di Jiang soon made up his mind: he would no longer use his Essence Blood to create the Witch Clan on a massive scale.
As for the six Innate Great Witches currently gestating in the blood pool, they had been naturally conceived by the Pangu Blood Pool. They were its rightful heirs, and he would guide and nurture them.
But he would never take the path of creating a race on a massive scale, dragging it into an endless struggle for dominance, and ultimately triggering a world-destroying Tribulation Cycle!
"I won't enter the Witch-Demon War, no matter who wins."
A detached smile curved Di Jiang's lips.
"What difference does winning or losing make? Either way, we'll be smashing up our own home! Hongjun, if you want to merge with the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao wants to perfect itself, go play your own games. Don't drag me into them—and don't even think about destroying the foundations of the Primordial World!"
Though he was a transmigrator, he understood all too well that in this world, his identity as a descendant of Pangu's True Lineage was his greatest support and foundation.
In a sense, preserving the integrity and prosperity of the Primordial World meant preserving the legitimacy of his own existence and his fortune. This aligned perfectly with both his bloodline instinct and his own interests.
"My path is transcendence and protection, not destruction."
Di Jiang closed his eyes again. The Daoist aura around him grew ever more profound and mysterious. "I'll keep growing stronger until I reach the Primordial Golden Immortal realm—and beyond. Only with sufficient power can I truly make good on my word, and protect Mount Buzhou and the world Pangu created through any storm."
"As for those spirit treasures and opportunities, they're merely Dao-protecting vessels. The true Dao lies within oneself, and in one's responsibility toward this world."
Having reached this understanding, Di Jiang felt his Dao heart grow clearer, and his fusion with the Pangu bloodline proceed more smoothly. He no longer dwelled on the plot of his previous life, nor was he in any hurry to take part in the Primordial World's conflicts.
He would stay on Mount Buzhou, his safe haven, quietly building up his strength and waiting for the right moment. Once he was powerful enough, he would naturally have the right to set the rules and protect everything he wanted to protect.
Within Pangu Divine Hall, the radiance of the laws once again enveloped Di Jiang. This time, he had a clearer goal and a firmer Dao heart: to grow stronger for the sake of protecting what mattered.
Now that he had decided against the old path of frantically raising an army and fighting for dominion over the Primordial World, Di Jiang turned his attention to the six Innate Great Witch blood embryos floating in the Pangu Blood Pool. They were the true future elite of the Witch Clan, and among the few allies he had in the Primordial World. He had to raise them well.
Di Jiang's divine sense carefully swept over each blood embryo, examining the imprints of the laws they had been born with.
The blood embryos of Xiangliu and Kuafu had relatively pure and powerful auras. One contained vigorous vitality and the power of entanglement; the other carried the clarity of plants and the resilience of life. Both were rooted in the single law of wood. Their paths were specialized, but their potential was considerable.
Xing Tian's blood embryo was the most unusual. It gave off no specific elemental law, only a will to fight in its purest form! A defiant, unyielding determination to battle heaven and earth had condensed into a unique Law of Battle.
This set him apart from the other Ancestral Witches and Great Witches. He was more like a natural God of War, born for battle.
Chi You's blood embryo was solid and steady, suffused with the aura of earth. This had the same origin as the Ancestral Witch Houtu's power, which explained why he might once have had the chance to inherit her Essence Blood. But now that Di Jiang had devoured the origins of all the Ancestral Witches, that path was naturally closed.
Hou Yi's blood embryo seemed keen and nimble, containing both the wind's swift unpredictability and metal's sharp penetrative force. The two laws intertwined. No wonder he would become such a good shot in the future, never missing his mark.
At last, Di Jiang's gaze settled on Jiu Feng's blood embryo. Its aura was the most intricate and mysterious of them all. Nine different laws swirled and intertwined within it: all five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—along with Yin Yang Two Qi, and the forces of wind and thunder!
"Nine laws, corresponding to the nine heads of Jiu Feng's true form? Her potential is indeed astonishing. But they're so diverse and unrefined that they'll place too much strain on a Great Witch's body."
Di Jiang frowned slightly. He had initially wondered whether he should use some method to strip away a few of Jiu Feng's laws and have her focus on just one or two core ones.
But as Di Jiang studied the nine laws' movements more carefully, he discovered that the Yin Yang Two Qi served as a nexus, subtly harmonizing the Five Elements Power and allowing it to circulate in a cycle of generation rather than conflict. The forces of wind and thunder remained outside the core, like wings, barely disturbing the balance between the Five Elements and Yin Yang.
"Yin and yang and the five elements are two aspects of one whole, complementing each other. Wind and thunder may be their accompanying forces or outward manifestations! If I force them apart, I might disrupt her innate balance and limit her potential."
Di Jiang pondered for a moment, then abandoned the idea. There were paths for the diverse and complex, too. Perhaps she could forge a unique path of bringing myriad laws together.
Still, to increase all the Great Witches' potential and help them develop more successfully, Di Jiang decided to give them a gift.
With a thought, Di Jiang drew six drops of Essence Blood from his heart, each containing immense energy and the origin of the laws. Every drop of this vital Essence Blood was beyond precious—enough to drive a Golden Immortal mad!
But in the Primordial World, only Pangu's descendants could refine and use Ancestral Witch Essence. Most cultivators couldn't withstand the explosive power of the laws and the unique bloodline within it.
However, Di Jiang didn't directly bestow his Essence Blood upon the six Great Witches still in gestation. Instead, drawing on his profound understanding of the laws, he tailored each drop to its recipient.
For Xiangliu and Kuafu, Di Jiang removed every imprint of law from the Essence Blood except for the law of wood, leaving only its purest origin of wood to strengthen their foundations and help them reach their full potential.
He did the same for Chi You, Hou Yi, and Jiu Feng, removing the laws they had not mastered!
As for Xing Tian, Di Jiang found himself at a loss. He didn't possess the "Law of Battle." So he simply removed all the laws, leaving behind only the purest vitality. This would greatly enhance Xing Tian's physical potential and make the foundation of this future God of War even more unshakable.
The six carefully refined drops of vital Essence Blood shone like brilliant stars as Di Jiang guided them into their corresponding blood embryos.
The blood pool instantly boiled! The six blood embryos erupted with unprecedented light and powerful suction, greedily absorbing the pool's energy and the power of creation contained in the Essence Blood. Their auras grew stronger, purer, and more promising at a visible rate!
Xiangliu, Kuafu, and the other Great Witches with one or two laws gained immensely. Their origins were greatly replenished, and their future paths became clearer and broader. Xing Tian received no laws, but his physical foundation had been strengthened beyond anything before. Their development reached a far more harmonious balance, and their gestation proceeded much more smoothly.
Feeling the contentment and vigorous vitality radiating from the blood embryos, Di Jiang nodded with satisfaction.
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