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After a round of banter, Xuanyuan steered the conversation to serious matters.

"After the Dao-Demon Conflict, the strong of the Primordial World were nearly all killed or wounded, leaving a gap."

"Aside from a few Old Fossils who survived from the ancient era, the rest—including the Sanqing, Nuwa, Dijun, and the like—are utterly lost. Cultivating to the Great Perfection of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal is already their limit, because the path of cultivation has been severed!"

"Without a goal, naturally, they don't know how to proceed!"

The other Ancestor Witches listened intently, while Zhurong and Gonggong, those two simpletons, scratched their heads and fidgeted.

Ignoring the two live wires, Xuanyuan continued, "Next, let me properly explain the cultivation levels of the Primordial Continent."

"Overall, it can be divided into three major realms: the Mortal Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the Saint Realm."

"I won't bother with the Mortal Realm. When one cultivates to the peak of the Immortal Realm, that is, the Great Perfection of the Great Golden Immortal, they must prepare to break through to the Saint Realm."

"In the Primordial World, there are four methods to break through to the Saint Realm: Proving Dao by Force, Proving Dao by Law, Proving Dao by Merit, and Proving Dao by Severing Three Corpses!"

"Proving Dao by Force is the hardest; only Pangu Father God has achieved it. Proving Dao by Law is next; currently, only Old Ancestor Yang Mei is a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin who proved Dao by Law. Proving Dao by Merit is the simplest, but this path is not one our Witch Clan can take."

"Finally, I'll focus on Proving Dao by Severing Three Corpses. This is a method Hongjun created himself. The three corpses correspond to Good, Evil, and Self. Severing one corpse places one at the early Quasi-Saint stage, severing two at the middle or late Quasi-Saint stage, and severing three at the peak Quasi-Saint stage. When the three corpses merge, one reaches the Great Perfection of Quasi-Saint and can prepare to prove Dao as a Saint."

Xuanyuan's mouth went dry from talking, so he casually picked up a Ginseng Fruit and took a bite before continuing, "Right now, we're only at the early Great Golden Immortal stage. Compared to a Saint, we're a million miles away. Picking a fight with Hongjun at this point—isn't that just asking for death?"

"Proving Dao by Severing Three Corpses? Quasi-Saint?"

Dijiang asked in confusion, "Xuanyuan, do you mean we should go listen to that old man Hongjun's lectures and take the path of Severing Three Corpses to prove Dao?"

"We can go to the Purple Cloud Palace to listen to the lectures, but as for taking the path of Severing Three Corpses to prove Dao—forget it. It's not suitable for our Witch Clan!"

"Why?"

The others grew even more puzzled.

Xuanyuan had said so much that he'd confused them all.

"To prove Dao by Severing Three Corpses, you need a powerful Primordial Spirit to support it. Our clansmen have no Primordial Spirit, and we Ancestor Witches have too weak a Primordial Spirit. This path won't work. We'd better just focus on tempering our physical bodies!"

Qiangliang: "Since we're not taking the path of Severing Three Corpses, why should we go listen to that old man Hongjun's lectures? What's the point?"

Zhurong: "If you ask me, we might as well go back and go into seclusion to cultivate. We have Father God's Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique. We'll directly prove Dao as Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of the Origin and scare that old man Hongjun to death!"

Gonggong: "That's a good idea! Thirteen Ancestor Witches, thirteen Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of the Origin. We'll beat up Hongjun, flatten the Demon Clan, and strut all over the Primordial Continent!"

Zhurong, Gonggong, and the other Ancestor Witches discussed it with great enthusiasm, dreaming of a bright future.

Dijiang's eyes held a smile as he nodded from time to time.

Only Zhujiuyin frowned, saying nothing.

Xuanyuan shook his head inwardly. The Witch Clan was still too naive. If becoming a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin were that easy, there wouldn't be only Old Ancestor Yang Mei in the entire Primordial World.

At the end of the discussion, Dijiang crushed the Huazi in his hand with force. "Brother Xuanyuan, you make the call!"

The other Ancestor Witches were used to this by now. They all looked at Xuanyuan with burning eyes, waiting for him to decide.

If an outsider saw this scene, their jaw would surely drop.

Was the Witch Clan actually taking Xuanyuan as their leader?

Xuanyuan pondered for a moment. "Big Brother, let's go take a look anyway."

Hongjun's lecture was one of the most famous scenes in the Primordial World, and Xuanyuan didn't want to miss it.

Moreover, in the current Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao had awakened the earliest, using Hongjun to suppress the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao.

It even went so far as to push one calamity after another, killing off innate living beings to make up for the Heavenly Dao's deficiencies.

Once Hongjun's lecture ended, the Witch-Demon Calamity would officially begin.

As the protagonists of the calamity, the Witch Clan couldn't escape it no matter what. So rather than that, it was better to plan ahead.

Xuanyuan hoped that through this lecture, he could get to know Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, and others, preparing for his next moves.

Xuanyuan looked at the group, thinking about how to convince them to go to the Purple Cloud Palace together, but unexpectedly, Dijiang simply nodded. "Then we'll go!"

"We'll listen to Brother Xuanyuan!"

"It wouldn't hurt to take a look. Dijun and that feathered freak Donghuang Taiyi will definitely be there too. My fists are already itching!"

"Haha!"

The twelve Ancestor Witches trusted him so much—Xuanyuan would be lying if he said he wasn't moved.

He decided to give them another helping hand.

The Merit Disc appeared, shining with brilliant golden light.

Xuanyuan divided it into twelve portions, each containing a hundred million points of Great Dao Merit, and sent them before the twelve Ancestor Witches.

"We Ancestor Witches are born with powerful physical bodies, but our Primordial Spirits are too weak, preventing us from using spiritual treasures. That's too limiting. This hundred million points of Great Dao Merit should be enough to repair our Primordial Spirits!"

The Ancestor Witches stared at the millstone-sized piles of Great Dao Merit before them, too shocked to speak.

After a long while, Dijiang gave a bitter smile. "Xuanyuan, I know you mean well for everyone, but a hundred million points of Great Dao Merit is too precious. Take it back!"

Xuanyuan reached out and patted Dijiang on the shoulder, speaking earnestly. "Big Brother, we Ancestor Witches are one whole. When one prospers, we all prosper; when one falls, we all fall. Only when everyone's strength grows can we stand firm in the Primordial World!"

He looked at the others. "To put it bluntly, if things go on like this, not to mention dealing with Hongjun, even the Sanqing, Nuwa, and the like will leave us far behind."

Xuanyuan urged them repeatedly, and in the end, the Twelve Ancestor Witches accepted one hundred million strands of Great Dao Merit, immediately beginning to repair their Primordial Spirits on the spot.

Xuanyuan walked out of Qianyuan Palace, closed the palace doors, leaned back in his reclining chair, and rested with his eyes shut.

He was very much looking forward to the changes in the Twelve Ancestor Witches once their Primordial Spirits were fully restored.

When everyone believed the Ancestor Witches' Primordial Spirits were too weak to wield magical treasures, the Ancestor Witches would instead pull out their treasures and fight.

The scene was too beautiful to imagine.

"System, check-in!"

When the next day arrived and Xuanyuan checked in again, something unexpected happened.

"Ding, host has checked in continuously for one million years. System has upgraded!"

"After the upgrade, daily check-ins are canceled, replaced by check-ins at specific locations."

"Additionally, the mission system is now active. The system will issue missions at irregular intervals. Completion grants generous rewards; failure carries no penalty!"

The system had upgraded?

Xuanyuan sat up straight and asked curiously, "System, where is the next check-in location?"

"Ding, a new check-in location has been released. Please proceed to Purple Cloud Palace to check in. Upon completion, the reward is ten thousand years of cultivation and a Space Law Fragment."

Purple Cloud Palace, huh?

It seemed he had no choice but to go!

"Ding, system mission issued—Saint Cushion. Please proceed to Purple Cloud Palace. Before Hongjun begins his lecture, occupy one of the cushions. Mission completion reward: Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure—Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler. Host, do you accept the mission?"

"Accept!"

Xuanyuan accepted the mission without hesitation.

He was heading to Purple Cloud Palace anyway. With his current strength, snatching a cushion to sit on was merely a matter of convenience.

And he'd get a free Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure—Hong Meng Measuring Heaven Ruler—why not?