Primordial Era: The Dao Sermon Isn't Finished Yet, and the Ancestor Witches Have Already Become Saints

With the Ancestor Witches working together in perfect harmony, the Bodhi Tree was thoroughly emptied out.

Not only was its entire inventory cleared, but the main body of the Bodhi Tree itself now appeared to be in a sickly state.

All of its branches hung low, looking completely listless.

Its foliage was no longer lush and vibrant; at a glance, at least sixty to seventy percent of the leaves had fallen off.

Even the leaves that remained were withered, yellowed, and slightly decayed.

The overall impression was that of someone who had just recovered from a major illness, or perhaps someone who had been chronically ill for a long time.

This was understandable, as the Bodhi Tree, the true form of Zhunti, was originally a Metal-attributed spiritual root.

It had only been able to take human form by absorbing the Geng Metal Qi of the West.

Now that this Geng Metal Qi had been taken away by Li Hao, it could be considered as having lost half of its foundation.

It would be a miracle if it didn't look like this.

However, there was no need to worry.

Even though the Bodhi Tree was this weak, it would not truly die.

Never mind just being weak; even if it were chopped into pieces, it might not necessarily die.

Well... the reason for saying "might not necessarily" was that it mainly depended on the backlash Zhunti suffered on his end.

If Zhunti were to die from the backlash, then the Bodhi Tree would be finished as well.

But as long as Zhunti remained alive, the Bodhi Tree was theoretically immortal.

After all, they were one and the same.

Returning to the Ancestor Witches, they finished moving and gathering everything they had obtained, and only then did they have the time to check on other things.

Upon doing so, the Witches were shocked!

They truly hadn't realized it until they looked, and once they did, they were startled.

Wasn't this change happening a bit too fast?

It was just moving some things.

Did the Bodhi Tree really have to wither to such a state?

Soon, they noticed that the Geng Metal Qi, which had been extremely dense and active atop the canopy, had vanished without a trace.

Puzzled, Dijiang slowly walked toward Li Hao.

"Thirteenth Brother, you've been here the whole time. Did you see what happened? Where did that Geng Metal Qi go?"

It was perfectly normal for Dijiang to ask such a question.

He had originally thought that since he couldn't take it with him, he would just bring their Fourth Brother, Ru Shou, over another time.

Who would have thought that in just this short while, such an important thing would have disappeared?

Li Hao looked left and right with a mysterious air. "Shh, don't talk nonsense! I didn't see anything! I don't know anything!"

Chapter 35: Target: Mount Sumeru

When Dijiang heard Li Hao say this, his eyes immediately lit up.

He knew his Thirteenth Brother too well.

He understood that since this guy was saying it like that, he naturally had some other way.

He feared this guy had already figured out a method to take the Geng Metal Qi back.

If not, he might have already collected it; otherwise, how could the Bodhi Tree have been damaged to this extent?

However, since he was unwilling to say, Dijiang naturally found it difficult to press him.

After a moment of thought, he spoke up: "Thirteenth Brother, Big Brother asks you, is it possible that Father God left behind some means?"

Li Hao was slightly taken aback. He looked at Dijiang and nodded vigorously, effectively admitting to it.

In truth, it wasn't that he didn't want to explain, but that he couldn't.

Should he say the system saved it in exchange for points?

That was impossible to explain!

He could use Father God as an excuse, but an excuse was just an excuse.

Using it once or twice was fine, and taking it out to use occasionally was no problem either.

But you couldn't just brush everything off by blaming Father God Pangu.

If you used that reason too often, no one would believe it anymore!

Ah! Father God favors you alone.

Everything good is saved for you!

Divine abilities, secret techniques, he has it all!

The key is, since you already have everything, why did we have to come out and rob...

Uh, come out and retrieve it?

If you just shared what Father God left for you with everyone, wouldn't we all have it?

Li Hao wasn't a stingy person; if he had it, he would naturally share it with everyone.

The problem was, he didn't have it.

However, it was good now that Dijiang had actually said it for him.

He naturally took the opportunity to agree.

Dijiang didn't probe further; knowing that the Geng Metal Qi could be brought back was enough.

As for the rest, he didn't care, nor did he mind at all.

As long as it was beneficial to the Witch Tribe, that was fine.

As for this Father God business.

In truth, the Ancestor Witches were half-skeptical; none of them took it entirely seriously.

They simply assumed their Thirteenth Brother had some unspeakable secret.

As older brothers and sisters, they naturally had to indulge their younger brother.

When he could speak plainly, their brother would naturally say so.

For now, it was best to just turn a blind eye.

Dijiang looked at his other brothers and sisters, who were all beaming with joy.

"What's the next step?"

"Should we head back? Or wander around a bit more?"

Li Hao thought for a moment and grinned.

"Let's wander a bit more. We have plenty of time; we have seven hundred years."

"Although the return trip might be a bit tight, three hundred years should be enough for us to get back to the ancestral land, right?"

Dijiang pondered for a moment and nodded.

"No problem. Three hundred years is enough to return to the ancestral lands."

"So, the method can be preserved for a thousand years?"

Li Hao nodded to confirm.

Dijiang clapped his hands together and spoke.

"It's decided then. Let's set off as soon as possible."

Li Hao nodded and took the lead.

He truly didn't know which way to go, but since the Bodhi Tree had appeared, he figured they must be nearing the most important region of the West.

The Bodhi Tree was an Innate Spiritual Root; if the location weren't exceptional, would it have taken root and grown there?

Don't be ridiculous!

It was the same principle as a Phoenix only perching on a Wutong Tree.

Therefore, even if this place wasn't the most precious location, it was at least somewhere near the center of an important region in the West.

At the very least, it had to be in the peripheral zone.

Otherwise, a spiritual root like the Bodhi Tree would never have chosen this place.

As for what the "important region" was?

Naturally, it was the center of the Western region: Mount Sumeru!

That was the base camp chosen by Luohu back in the day.

Hmm... although Mount Sumeru was decent, it wasn't the most precious thing.

What was truly precious should be the Earth Vein Origin of the entire West.

Don't ask why he felt the Earth Vein Origin would be at Mount Sumeru.

If you have to ask, it's because Luohu was no fool, let alone an idiot.

Would a mighty figure capable of founding a path, establishing a sect, and being hailed as an ancestor choose just any random place to establish a base camp?