Hongjun Attains Sainthood, The Five Great Ancestral Witches' Opportunity

Inside Pangu Hall, the five types of spiritual energy converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, crashing together in a thunderous confluence.

Below, the nine-hundred-ninety-nine-zhang-tall Five Needles Pine took root beside the Pangu Blood Pool. Stirred by the lingering strands of Pangu's residual aura, it suddenly burst forth with spiritual radiance, Innate Five Elements Essence Qi flowing between its five-colored needles.

Above, the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Five Elements Pagoda hovered in midair, its forty-eight Innate Treasure Restrictions shrouded in a hazy Treasure Light.

The nine-tiered pagoda abruptly expanded, transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang tower. Upon the five Five Elements Spirit Pearls, the Five-Colored Light—azure, crimson, yellow, white, and black—flashed in alternating brilliance, then coalesced into five pillars of light that shot straight down onto the five Ancestral Witches.

These five Ancestral Witches were none other than Metal Ancestral Witch Rushou, Ancestral Witch of Wood Gou Mang, Water Ancestral Witch Gonggong, Fire Ancestral Witch Zhurong, and Ancestral Witch of Earth Houtu.

"This..."

The other Ancestral Witches stared at the scene in astonishment.

"These two treasures are the backup plan laid down by Old Ancestor Five Elements, secretly according with the Heaven and Earth Five Elements. They also happen to fulfill the destiny of these five siblings—this opportunity is theirs by fate."

"I imagine that with the aid of these two treasures, the five of them training together, plus the Five Elements Essence Qi on the two immortal islands, will allow their cultivation to take another step forward." Xuanyuan explained with a smile.

The Five Needles Pine possessed all Five Elements, making it a rare Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root.

The Five Elements Pagoda was once the very object of enlightenment for the Five Elements Demon God, and the five Five Elements Spirit Pearls upon the pagoda enhanced the comprehension of laws.

Coupled with the vast quantities of Innate Five Elements Essence Qi on the two immortal islands, the Five Elements Ancestral Witches could use this opportunity to leap ahead, surpassing even Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin, who had the deepest cultivation foundations.

"However, if we travel the primordial wilderness in the future, we must guard against Old Ancestor Five Elements..."

Tongtian took over the conversation and casually shared the general course of their journey with the Ancestral Witches.

"So that's how it is!"

"As expected of the reincarnated True Spirit of a Great Dao Demon God—his backup plans are endless."

"Old Ancestor Five Elements formed and took shape early. If any of us encounters him alone, we shouldn't act rashly. We'll wait for a proper opportunity, join forces to set up the Great Heavenly God-Demon Array, and use Father God's power to eradicate this calamity once and for all."

The Ancestral Witches discussed among themselves and quickly reached a consensus.

Find a chance to join forces and suppress Old Ancestor Five Elements!

This was also a change brought about by cultivating the Indestructible True Spirit—their reason was no longer easily swayed by emotion.

Otherwise, in the past, upon learning that Old Ancestor Five Elements intended harm to Xuanyuan, the hot-tempered Gonggong would have long been clamoring to charge over and kill him.

"Boom!"

As they spoke, under the enveloping Treasure Light of the Five Elements Pagoda, five figures simultaneously revealed their Ancestral Shaman True Forms.

The twelve-nine-thousand-six-hundred-zhang Ancestral Shaman True Forms breathed, and the sound of wind and thunder roared.

With each breath, vast amounts of Innate Five Elements Essence Qi were drawn through the void, soaring up from the two immortal islands Yuanqiao and Dai Yu like five-colored divine dragons. They circled once through the Five Needles Pine, then split into five streams, devoured and refined by the Five Elements Ancestral Witches.

Rushou's tiger-like frame stood tall, the shadow of a golden halberd behind him flickering with cold light.

Gou Mang's azure scales shimmered with Innate Yi Wood runes, vines coiling around his body like flood dragons.

Gonggong's hair and beard bristled upright, his serpentine body coiled, endless waves of water surging around him.

Zhurong's body blazed with crimson divine flames, each spark scorching the void, devouring Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

Houtu stood upon a mountain shadow, nine palms holding spinning earthen-yellow treasure mirrors condensed from laws.

"Rustle!"

Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi rose from the depths of the hall, carrying the fierce, murderous aura of Pangu's Heaven and Earth Opening, while Innate Five Elements Essence Qi cascaded down like a waterfall or a canopy, drenching the Ancestral Shaman True Forms in dazzling radiance.

"Rumble!"

The bloodline power of the five Ancestral Witches resonated like thunder. Their bodies trembled in unison, and blood qi and Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi burst forth, actually sketching a scene in the void above their heads:

The Sky-Opening Axe crashed down, chaos crumbled, pure and turbid qi separated. A Demon God bathed in five-colored chaotic spiritual light roared furiously, but the axe shattered the pagoda atop his head and cleaved through his body as well.

It was a fragment of memory from Father God Pangu's Heaven and Earth Opening!

"Shua!"

Just as when Xuanyuan had absorbed the Pangu Jade Marrow, a five-colored mysterious light shot out from the memory fragment and landed on each of the five Ancestral Witches.

In an instant, their True Spirits collided, and the shackles of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal mid-stage and late stage shattered like thin paper.

Regardless of their previous cultivation—whether Grand Unity Golden Immortal mid-stage or late stage—after absorbing the vast Innate Five Elements Essence Qi and being struck by this mysterious light, they directly reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection!

"An opportunity, or perhaps a challenge."

Seeing this, Xuanyuan sighed inwardly.

He knew that after his own destined Dao Struggle with Old Ancestor Yang Mei, these five Ancestral Witches, who had originally been hopeless of attaining the Great Dao, had now awakened the mighty power within their bloodline.

Though none of them alone could ever reach the Great Dao, walking together, they would inevitably clash with Old Ancestor Five Elements sooner or later.

But that was fine.

When you have many lice, you stop feeling the bites—he had already thoroughly offended Old Ancestor Five Elements anyway, only the latter did not yet know Xuanyuan's identity.

"This item is also destined to have an affinity with Sister Houtu."

Tongtian smiled and took out the Earth Spirit Pearl, offering it to Houtu.

Now that even Gonggong had successfully cultivated the Indestructible True Spirit for the first time, the Ancestral Witches could use Willpower in place of Primordial Spirit and Spiritual Sense to refine treasures.

And after Houtu and the other five Ancestral Witches broke through, Di Jiang and the remaining seven Ancestral Witches also surrounded the two immortal islands and the two treasures, entering secluded cultivation with full focus.

Although the benefits gained were not as great as those for the one whose five elements aligned, there was still some enhancement.

Having experienced the East Sea, Xuanyuan and Tongtian realized that while the world held many opportunities, none had yet reached the time to emerge. So they settled their minds and devoted themselves to secluded cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, three eons passed.

"Boom!"

On this day, a thunderous roar erupted from the depths of chaos, like the sound of Pangu's Sky-Opening Axe when he split heaven and earth, shaking the primordial wilderness to its core.

In an instant, a purple-gold rift tore across the sky. Chaotic energy surged forth, but upon touching the Heaven and Earth Fetal Membrane of the primordial wilderness, it transformed into a cascade of celestial tassels.

"Reclining high above the nine-layered clouds, on a cattail mat I comprehend the true Dao."

"Beyond Heaven and Earth's yellow and dark, I shall be the Lord of Teachings."

"Pangu gave birth to the Great Ultimate, the Two Forms and Four Symbols follow in turn."

"The Mystic Gate's supreme leader, One Qi transforms into Hongjun."

"I am Hongjun, favored by the Heavenly Dao. I have now attained sainthood, realized the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, and become a Heavenly Dao Saint."

"Three thousand years hence, beyond the Thirty-three Heavens, in the endless chaos, I shall preach the Dao and transmit the Dharma. Those with destiny may come to the Purple Firmament Palace to attend my lecture."

A voice, neither sorrowful nor joyful, echoed throughout the primordial wilderness.

In a short period of time, sweet rain fell from the heavens, golden lotuses surged from the earth, purple energy swept across three hundred million miles, and auspicious colors spread across the Five Directions of the Great Earth.

Above the sky, nine-colored clouds layered one upon another;

Within the four seas, towering waves spread out like golden scales.

At the same time, an overwhelming, supremely noble pressure enveloped the entire primordial wilderness. Every being within it, no matter how great a divine power they possessed...

Even Candle Dragon, a Golden Immortal of the Origin, Even Tai Yi, who possessed the Innate Supreme Treasure Chaos Bell, Even Grand Pure One Laozi, transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and protected by the Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda...

All were uncontrollably forced to their knees by this pressure!

Such was the might of a Heavenly Dao Saint; beneath a saint, all were ants!

However, Xuanyuan and the others in Pangu Hall were an exception. Pangu Hall severed all heavenly secrets and karmic ties, and thus could also block this saintly pressure.

Though a saint was mighty, and the Heavenly Dao was mighty, a mere burst of pressure could not shake Pangu's heart.

Therefore, Xuanyuan and the others did not kneel.

"Hongjun has become a saint?"

Xuanyuan sensed it, opened his eyes, and looked towards the primordial wilderness through Pangu Hall, his brow slightly furrowed.

Hongjun becomes a saint and uses his pressure to force all beings to kneel? That doesn't seem right. Who provoked him? Why is he so irritable?

"Brother Xuanyuan, Hongjun has realized the Hunyuan Dao Fruit—likely the first to attain the Dao since the opening of the primordial wilderness. He calls this a lecture, but should we go and gauge his depth?" Di Jiang was uncertain.

Although he knew Hongjun harbored ill intentions, the path of the Origin was something they might regret missing out on, wasn't it?

As long as they didn't establish a clan or vie for supremacy, merely going to listen should be fine, right?

Once Di Jiang spoke, Tongtian and the other Ancestral Witches all looked towards Xuanyuan.

Should they go to the Purple Firmament Palace to attend the lecture?