Xuanyuan happily went around collecting payment from everyone.
Although he had initially demanded one Innate Spiritual Treasure from each person, he adjusted the terms depending on who they were.
For Jieyin and Zhunti, he had only symbolically collected ten Bodhi Seeds each. In return, he had demanded a future position in the Western Teachings second only to the two of them.
This was also a way of leaving the Witch Clan a path of retreat.
In the worst-case scenario, if he really lost the struggle against Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, the Witch Clan could retreat en masse to the Western World.
As long as they lay low until the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation ended, the Saints would no longer be active, and the Witch Clan might have a chance to rise again.
Aside from Jieyin and Zhunti, he had also refrained from making an exorbitant demand of Ancestor Minghe, asking for just ten Blood Nether Fruits.
Blood Nether Fruits were a special type of spirit fruit that grew in the River of Blood. They contained vast amounts of blood-and-qi energy and were among the most effective fruits in the Primordial World for tempering the body. They were especially useful to the Witch Clan.
Moreover, Minghe was among the earliest lifeforms in the Primordial World, with extraordinary talent and origins. He had created the Asura Clan and established the Killing Teachings, and his talent was in no way inferior to that of Sanqing, Jieyin, or Zhunti. Yet he had never managed to attain Sainthood.
It wasn't because he lacked strength. He had simply been unlucky.
After the Heavenly Dao awakened and suppressed the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao, the Primordial World was destined to have no more than nine Saints.
Hongjun's faction had claimed seven Saint positions. Ancestor