41. Time Great Dao Resonance, Zhu Jiuyin's Opportunity

"Daoist Candle Dragon, this is Pangu Hall, transformed from Father God Pangu's heart. It can sever karma and obscure heavenly secrets, hidden from the Heavenly Dao and unseen by Hongjun—a perfect place for us to discuss the Dao and go into seclusion." Tongtian introduced with a smile.

"Hum!"

The moment Candle Dragon stepped into Pangu Hall, dense Five Elements Essence Qi surged toward him like a tidal wave.

The Five Elements Essence Qi that rushed at his face was so thick it nearly materialized.

The sharpness of Metal, the life force of Wood, the softness of Water, the blazing heat of Fire, and the heaviness of Earth intertwined and coiled together, transforming into visible, multicolored ribbons of light that slowly drifted through the hall. Even each breath felt like inhaling and exhaling the Innate Five Elements Origin itself.

Candle Dragon instinctively gathered his magic power to resist, only to find the Five Elements Essence Qi docilely flowing around him, gently merging into his limbs and bones.

When he looked up, the sight inside the hall shook his very soul:

Pangu Hall contained its own world. Above, a sky dome formed from Chaos Residual Qi slowly revolved, drawing in the boundless light of the sun, moon, and stars from the Primordial World Starry Sky.

Beneath his feet was the unique Pangu Divine Soil, gleaming with Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi, nourished by the residual blood energy of the Blood Pool and Pangu's Residual Might.

By the Blood Pool stood a pine tree nearly a thousand zhang tall, its needles shimmering in five colors, corresponding to the Five Elements. Each needle contained a trace of the Great Dao's aura.

Beside it, the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Five Elements Pagoda, radiated a five-colored Treasure Light. Its pagoda body was layered and stacked, flowing with the law patterns of the Five Elements Great Dao. At the pagoda's peak and on its four corners hung a single spirit pearl, drawing in all the traces of Innate Spiritual Qi flowing through the hall.

Not to mention the Innate Spiritual Roots scattered everywhere—

The golden radiance of Prosperous Fruit, the divine gleam of Jiao Pear, and the pink glow of Longevity Peach adorned the space, while even the air carried the fresh fragrance of Dongting Biluochun!

"In the past, the Dragon Race ruled the four seas as the Lord of Scales, scouring the world for rare treasures, yet we never possessed such abundant wealth. Truly, this is a top-tier divine land worthy of carrying Pangu's heart!"

Seeing this scene, even the well-traveled Candle Dragon couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

During the Dragon Race's heyday, the precious top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots of heaven and earth had not yet emerged. Thus, even though the Ancestral Dragon was powerful and domineering, he was ultimately like a clever woman who couldn't cook without rice.

Moreover, in terms of cultivation environment, the East Sea was merely tainted by the aura of Pangu's supreme yang essence—how could it compare to Pangu's heart?

What he didn't know was that while Pangu Hall was indeed miraculous, these Spiritual Roots were not naturally born here. They had been gathered by the brothers Xuanyuan and Tongtian from various places of opportunity.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

As he marveled, waves of vast Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi swept in from behind the hall.

Candle Dragon turned sharply, seeing twelve figures standing deep within the hall. Each figure was twelve thousand nine hundred and six hundred zhang tall, their bodies radiating surging blood energy.

That familiar Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi was exactly the same as the aura he had sensed in the Purple Firmament Palace from Kuafu and Da Yi, who had established the Witch Ancestor Tribe!

Moreover, this aura and bloodline fluctuation clearly surpassed Kuafu and Da Yi, as if it were their superior source!

Vaguely, Candle Dragon perceived the relationship between the Witch Ancestor Tribe and these Great Divine Powers before him.

However, he did not ask aloud, instead thinking that the Dragon Race should grow closer to them in the future and build more good karma.

With over a dozen Great Divine Powers stationed here, the strength and potential of the Witch Ancestor Tribe were truly terrifying.

"Siblings, this is Daoist Candle Dragon. He has come at the invitation of my brother and me."

Xuanyuan introduced him as the Ancestral Witches awakened.

Then, Tongtian introduced each of the Twelve Ancestral Witches to Candle Dragon, explaining that they were transformed from Father God's essence blood and were all of the Pangu Orthodox Lineage.

Hearing this, Candle Dragon felt solemn and became even more convinced of Xuanyuan's earlier words, believing that Proving Dao by Law was the correct path.

"We have long heard of your esteemed name. We must also thank you for looking after our two brothers."

"We remember the favor of the essence blood you gifted last time."

The Twelve Ancestral Witches, learning that Candle Dragon was a guest invited by Xuanyuan and Tongtian, were warm and friendly, greeting him in turn.

Among them, the Time Ancestral Witch, Zhu Jiuyin, was the most cordial.

Last time, Xuanyuan had obtained a drop of essence blood from Candle Dragon, comprehended it, and then passed it on to Zhu Jiuyin, greatly shortening the latter's progress toward Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection.

"Hum."

Just as the harmonious atmosphere settled in Pangu Hall, Zhu Jiuyin's body suddenly trembled!

Then, the Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi that had been flowing steadily around him abruptly boiled over. His crimson vertical pupils rippled with time, and the Time Law bloodline flowing calmly within him uncontrollably activated. A vast wave of time fluctuations radiated outward from him in all directions.

"Eh!"

The moment this time fluctuation appeared, Candle Dragon jerked his head up with a startled exclamation. His Taiyin and Sun eyes opened and closed, and his Red Robe shattered and dissipated, revealing his true form—a thousand-li-long dragon body.

Zhu Jiuyin's Time Law bloodline had actually produced a mystical resonance with the Time Great Dao he cultivated!

In an instant, two streams of the Power of Time converged in Pangu Hall, and the scene within the hall underwent a sudden transformation:

The spiritual herbs beside the Five Elements Pagoda grew rapidly, then withered abruptly. The needles of the Five Needles Pine fell, then reversed course back to the branches. Even the flow of air sometimes stalled, sometimes accelerated.

Time paused, flowed backward, and sped up—extraordinary phenomena caused by the mysteries of the Time Great Dao played out in turn within the hall!

"This is..." Di Jiang, the Space Ancestral Witch, widened his eyes.

"Fourth Brother, could this be a resonance of the Great Dao? A fusion of laws?" Tongtian thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly.

A similar situation had occurred with the Five Elements Ancestral Witch.

When two people shared a compatible opportunity, they could cultivate together, and the effect far exceeded solitary cultivation.

"There is some difference, but Daoist Candle Dragon and Brother Zhu Jiuyin seem to be extremely compatible!"

Xuanyuan shook his head, then nodded, a realization dawning in his heart.

In his memory, Candle Dragon and Zhu Jiuyin had always overlapped—in legend, they were the same deity: a creation-level dragon god who governed day and night and time itself.

Candle Dragon leaned more toward the "dragon" aspect of form, described as "human-faced, serpent-bodied, crimson, with a straight, upright eye"—a more concrete image, often tied to the act of "holding a candle to illuminate the Netherworld."

Zhu Jiuyin, on the other hand, emphasized the mysterious power and temporal function represented by "Nine Yin," highlighting his ability to "make day with his gaze, night with his closed eyes, winter with his breath, and summer with his exhale"—a more symbolic significance.

One focused on form, the other on attribute.

Of course, these two Great Divine Powers on the Primordial World Earth could not possibly share the same origin.

Still, Xuanyuan looked at the scene before him and knew his memories were not unfounded.

The compatibility between Candle Dragon and Zhu Jiuyin, in a sense, even surpassed that of the Five Elements Ancestral Witches—they were almost like two avatars.

"Second Brother has already reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection. With this opportunity, I wonder if he can take another step forward." Houtu's face showed anticipation.

"Heh, if Second Brother succeeds, then among us siblings, we'll have a Golden Immortal of the Origin!"

"He'll definitely succeed! Second Brother's Nine Revolutions Profound Technique has already reached the fourth revolution, thirty-six layers perfected—only one step away from the fifth revolution!"

The Ancestral Witches discussed among themselves, all their faces showing expectation.

Xuanyuan exchanged a glance with Tongtian, then took out the Enlightenment Tea Tree and planted it beside the Five Needles Pine. This move naturally drew surprise from the other eleven Ancestral Witches.

After some explanation, Di Jiang and the others also sighed at the deep fortune of the two brothers, then sat cross-legged beside the two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots, circulating the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to strive and excavate their own law bloodlines.

Clearly, Xuanyuan and Tongtian's gains, as well as Zhu Jiuyin's opportunity, had also spurred them on.

And so, within Pangu Hall, silence once again fell.

But though it was quiet here, outside Purple Firmament Palace in the chaos, undercurrents surged.

Meanwhile, Kuafu and Da Yi had once again crossed paths with the master-disciple pair, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.

"Heh heh, fellow Daoists, please stay a moment. This Poor Daoist has a matter to inquire about."

Daoist Jie Yin wore a hypocritical smile on his face, made a bow, and blocked Kuafu and Da Yi's path.

This move also drew the attention of the other Great Divine Powers who had yet to depart.