Pangu Hall was filled with swirling Chaos mist. Twelve towering figures sat cross-legged like primordial mountains, their forms flickering in and out of view beneath the cascade of light formed by the Three Thousand Great Daos' laws descending from the ceiling.
Di Jiang, the Space Ancestral Shaman, stared wide-eyed at Tongtian in his black robe. The Space Law patterns appearing on his body sent the void into a violent tremor.
When Tongtian had just entered Pangu Hall, Di Jiang had sensed the faint presence of a Yin Yang Law Bloodline within him. Its aura was exactly the same as the source aura of the Twelve Ancestral Witches!
"Brother Tongtian, are you... the thirteenth Ancestral Witch?!"
Di Jiang's low growl made the space inside the hall shudder.
"What?!"
"Besides us, has the Primordial World Earth given birth to other Ancestral Witches?"
"This aura is unmistakable. It's the Great Dao of Yin Yang. Though its law differs from ours, it still bears Father God's mark!"
Xuan Ming, the Ice Ancestral Witch, trembled slightly, her wings of black ice quivering.
Time ripples stirred in Zhu Jiuyin's crimson vertical pupils.
At the words, the Ancestral Witches all rose in shock. After carefully sensing the aura around Tongtian, they too confirmed that their eldest brother Di Jiang was right.
"Heh, I knew I wasn't mistaken. Brother Tongtian also has a Law Bloodline. He's a blood relative of ours!"
Watching his brothers and sisters react, Zhurong folded his arms across his chest and spoke with a proud look.
"No wonder Third Brother gave them the White Tiger Token. So that was why."
Hearing Zhurong's words, Gonggong finally understood. He had no further objections to Xuanyuan taking the White Tiger Token.
To gain another blood relative, they wouldn't lose out even if they gave up a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. They could even give up every Innate Spiritual Treasure they ever got their hands on and still come out ahead!
"Everyone, don't be alarmed. My Fourth Brother Xuanyuan has also awakened a Law Bloodline. In fact, I owe my Ancestral Witch body to his care."
The warm, utterly sincere brotherly affection moved Tongtian slightly. After exchanging a few words with Xuanyuan, he smiled and raised his hand. Yin Yang Qi swirled around him, forming a black-and-white Taiji Diagram.
"..."
His words sent shockwaves through the hall, yet the atmosphere fell into a deathly silence.
A thirteenth Ancestral Witch was already a heaven-sent surprise. Now there was a fourteenth?
"Everyone, my Third Brother and I took form and emerged into the world on Kunlun Mountain. We weren't born any later than you, so I wonder how we ought to determine seniority?"
Xuanyuan cupped his hands and dispelled the concealment of the Chaos Pearl. A ripple of Space Law spread from his body along with its patterns.
Pangu Hall also cut off the Heavenly Dao and karma, so there was no need to use the Chaos Pearl to conceal anything.
"Space Law Bloodline?"
Feeling the familiar fluctuations of law, Di Jiang was even more astonished. But after a moment's thought, he decided to set the question of seniority aside for now.
"You two are incarnations of Father God's Primordial Spirit, and you've also inherited Law Bloodlines. Both your Primordial Spirits and bodies carry on Father God's Legacy, making you more orthodox than we are. You should rightfully be our elder brothers."
"However, our birth order was fixed from the beginning, and that may have been Father God's intention. Besides, we don't wish to get involved with the other two Pure Ones. For now, let's just treat one another as brothers."
Though the Twelve Ancestral Witches rarely left Pangu Hall, they knew there was a Yu Qing Yuan Shi on Kunlun Mountain who claimed to be of the Pangu Orthodox Lineage.
Di Jiang and Houtu were still reasonable, but several of their more hot-tempered siblings had long wanted to test this so-called Yuqing and Taiqing in a fight.
"That sounds good."
After considering it, Xuanyuan didn't refuse.
With both their Primordial Spirits and bodies tracing back to Pangu, he and Tongtian could be considered Little Pangu in a sense. They had every right to be the uncles of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Even Laozi and Yuanshi were a notch below the two brothers in terms of origin and lineage.
After refining the Pangu Jade Marrow and inheriting Pangu's Legacy, their standing had practically been supercharged...
Still, compared to the high-profile title of Little Pangu, Xuanyuan intended to keep a lower profile.
Hongjun hadn't yet joined with the Heavenly Dao, and he wasn't bound by many restrictions. He could bring his full power to bear.
Xuanyuan was only a Mid Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. He couldn't beat that scheming old fox Hongjun.
Zhu Jiuyin, the second eldest, slowly opened his crimson vertical pupils. The Time Law coalesced around him into a river of light flowing backward. "Two new Ancestral Witches... This is a new opportunity Father God Pangu left for us."
He wasn't just making that up. The Twelve Ancestral Witches had formed the Great Heavenly God-Demon Array. Add two more Ancestral Witches to the mix, and the array's power wouldn't merely double!
Even if they couldn't expand the Twelve Heavenly Gods Fiend Formation into a fourteen-member formation, having two extra Ancestral Witches as backups would prevent an unexpected loss from leaving them unable to set up the array.
"Second Brother is right!"
"Gaining two blood relatives is a great joy and a wonderful opportunity!"
Cheers erupted inside Pangu Hall. Zhurong's flames shot toward the ceiling, Gonggong summoned waves of water with the power of his law to celebrate, Qiang Liang and Xi Zi sent lightning and thunder crashing through the hall, and gusts of wind from Tianwu swirled around everyone...
After a long while, Zhu Jiuyin clapped his hands and laughed. "In that case, why don't we pass on the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique in its entirety and help our two brothers temper their bodies and unlock their bloodlines?"
At his words, the other Ancestral Witches all voiced their agreement.
"This is a wonderful opportunity. Brothers and sisters, why don't we all discuss the Dao together? We could also further refine the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique," Xuanyuan suggested.
If he could discuss the Dao with the Twelve Ancestral Witches, he might not grasp all the laws they had each comprehended, but at the very least, he could bring their nascent forms into being within the Chaos World and lay a foundation for future cultivation.
"It's time to refine it further."
"The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique was devised through the combined efforts of the twelve of us. Now that two more brothers have joined us, we can take it even further."
Di Jiang nodded.
Everyone sat down on the spot. The Twelve Ancestral Witches each displayed their abilities: Gou Mang brought spirit trees to life, Xuan Ming released waves of cold... One by one, they sketched out the patterns of their laws in the void.
"Heaven is Yang, and Earth is Yin. Ancestral Witches temper their bodies with Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi, turning it into Yang. Pangu's Primordial Spirit draws in Heavenly Clear Qi, turning it into Yin. Heaven and Earth Yin Yang depend on one another. Yin exists within Yang, and Yang exists within Yin. That is the Great Dao."
Tongtian spoke with effortless eloquence, each word precious as he explained the truths of the Great Dao of Yin Yang.
His words also gave the Ancestral Witches something to think about.
The Four Pangu Purities, like the Twelve Ancestral Witches, each had their own strengths, but neither group had achieved a true balance of Yin and Yang.
The Four Pure Ones were fortunate enough to make up for their weak bodies with treasures.
But the Twelve Ancestral Witches had a serious problem: they had no Primordial Spirits. They couldn't use ordinary spiritual treasures or supreme treasures, and they were easy to scheme against. If their bodies were ever destroyed, their True Spirits would have nowhere to reside, and they would be truly dead.
Their lack of Primordial Spirits was the Twelve Ancestral Witches' greatest weakness.
This discussion of the Dao lasted ten thousand years. The Nine Revolutions Profound Technique grew ever more complete, and its potential to reach Hunyuan was further unlocked. It was now enough to support the Ancestral Witches in cultivating to the limit of Primordial Golden Immortal.
Primordial Golden Immortal corresponded to Quasi-Saint. The limit of Primordial Golden Immortal corresponded to Quasi-Saint Perfection after severing the Three Corpses.
Severing Three Corpses to Prove Dao meant cutting off all three corpses, entering a state of Great Annihilation. The magical power and supernatural abilities of someone in this state were terrifying.
As for the Three Corpses United... that meant directly proving Dao Hunyuan.
"Though the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique is powerful, all of you lack Primordial Spirits and can't easily avoid the Heavenly Dao's schemes. Brothers and sisters, would you be willing to cultivate the Indestructible True Spirit method?"
When the discussion ended, Xuanyuan rubbed his chin and spoke gravely.
The original Twelve Ancestral Witches had been schemed against and perished during a Kalpa Tribulation before they could reach their peak.
Otherwise, with twelve peak Primordial Golden Immortals comparable to Quasi-Saint Perfection joining forces, they could set up the Twelve Heavenly Gods Fiend Formation and summon Pangu's True Body...
Even a Saint would be helpless against them!
The Indestructible True Spirit method was an initial technique Xuanyuan had deduced using the Chaos World within the Chaos Pearl. He had sown the laws of the Twelve Ancestral Witches into it, then developed the method from there.
It could let the Twelve Ancestral Witches cultivate Indestructible True Spirits, solving the problem of their lack of Primordial Spirits!
From then on, they would have no weaknesses!
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