As Suiren Shi's words fell, countless humans were first stunned, then quickly understood.
This was their only way of survival!
This was the glimmer of hope Xuandu had secured for the Human Race!
"Thud!"
No one knew who was the first to kneel, but someone deeply kowtowed toward That Green Clad Figure atop the altar.
Immediately afterward, wave after wave of humans dropped to their knees in unison.
At first, it was somewhat disorderly.
"I pay my respects, Master!"
Their voices were uneven, yet filled with incomparable reverence and excitement.
But soon, those voices converged into a torrent, growing ever more orderly and louder!
"I pay my respects, Master!!"
"I pay my respects, Master!!!"
The cries rose wave after wave, eventually shaking the heavens!
The voices of Myriad Human Race gathered together, breaking through the Demon Cloud's blockade and echoing across the skies above the East Sea Coast!
At the sight of this, Ci Tie was utterly dumbfounded.
For a moment, his mind could not process what was happening.
Th-this... what was going on?
Weren't the two armies facing off, with swords drawn and bows bent?
How had it, in the blink of an eye...
Turned into... a grand ceremony of countless people paying homage and becoming disciples?
The shift in tone had come too quickly. Even Ci Tie, a well-traveled Demon Saint, was having trouble keeping up.
He had expected the other side might suddenly attack, sternly rebuke him, or attempt negotiations...
Yet he had never imagined that Xuandu would completely ignore him, a Demon Saint, ignore the Myriad Demon Soldiers glaring around them, and directly begin accepting disciples?
This Golden Immortal of the Origin truly did not play by the rules!
The Myriad Demons army behind him also exchanged bewildered looks as unrest stirred within the Demon Cloud.
Many demon soldiers scratched their heads as they watched the frenzied worship below, unsure whether they should keep their weapons pointed forward.
Xuandu paid no heed to Ci Tie and the countless bewildered demons.
He stood atop the altar, his green robes fluttering softly amid the waves of sound, his expression tranquil and unruffled.
As he sensed the vast and mighty Human Dao Wish Power and Human Dao Destiny converging upon him, his heart remained as still as an ancient well.
The time had come.
He slowly raised a hand and pressed it downward through the air.
In an instant, the deafening cries came to an abrupt halt.
Myriad gazes burned as they focused upon him.
Between heaven and earth, only the low rumble of the rolling Demon Cloud remained.
Xuandu slowly spoke, his voice clearly reaching every human's ears:
"Since that is the case."
"All of you are My Xuandu Disciples."
The instant his words fell!
"Boom!!!"
An indescribably vast destiny descended from the void with a thunderous crash.
It instantly linked the destiny of the Jie Sect with the Human Dao Destiny!
They would prosper together and suffer together!
From this moment on, if the demons wished to slaughter the Human Race at will again, they would have to consider whether they could bear the consequences of provoking the Jie Sect and slapping a Sage in the face!
At the same time.
In Xuandu's mind, the long-silent System Prompt Sound rang out as clearly as celestial music!
[ Ding! A large number of humans have successfully joined the Host's sect and have been included in the Jie Sect system!] [ Cultivation Sum Feedback in real time!] [ Root Sum Feedback in real time!]
Xuandu could clearly sense that his already stabilized Early Stage Golden Immortal of the Origin aura was actually rising slightly at this moment!
Though the increase was small, at his level, even the slightest advancement was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"This is..."
Xuandu was initially taken aback, before uncontrollable ecstasy surged within him!
It was the Cultivation Feedback from the Total Sum System!
Although the Myriad humans below who had just kowtowed to become his disciples had mostly not even entered Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, and many were still in mortal bodies.
Their numbers were immense—far more than merely Myriad!
Through the system's heaven-defying laws of aggregation and stacking, they had truly produced a qualitative transformation.
"It really works!"
Xuandu's eyes shone brightly, his heart surging with excitement.
The Human Race generally possessed shallow pedigrees and found cultivation difficult. This was an indisputable fact.
But their advantage lay in their terrifying numbers!
Among the Great Wilderness Myriad Races, none could surpass the Human Race in individual reproductive ability or total population!
Now that they had entered his sect, they were nominally members of the Jie Sect system.
This enormous foundation instantly raised the Cultivation Sum Feedback to an entirely new level!
And this was merely the beginning.
As time passed, if he could truly pass down Dao teachings to the Human Race and guide them onto the path of cultivation.
Even if it was only the most basic qi-refining method, allowing the Human Race's overall strength to improve by a fraction.
Just how terrifying would the returned Cultivation Sum become?
Mid Stage Golden Immortal of the Origin? Late stage? Or even... the peak?
However, the surprises did not end there.
Just as Xuandu was exhilarated by that slight increase in cultivation.
Another force, deeper and more fundamental, suddenly surged into his limbs and bones, washing over the root cause of his Dao Foundation!
"Buzz!"
Within his Purple Mansion, the phantom of the Eight-Petal Three Flowers shook violently, emitting the resonant tones of the Great Dao.
His Chaos God Demon Pedigree, which had already reached the initial level, began transforming under the infusion of this unimaginably vast source power!
Dao rhythms closer to the Chaos Origin naturally emanated from Xuandu's body.
The resonance of the unseen Chaos Great Dao became increasingly clear and profound.
His perception of Heaven and Earth Rules, control over his own mana, and understanding of the Shangqing Gongfa and Shangqing Sword Art...
Everything, all of it, leaped to an entirely new level at this moment!
"Intermediate Chaos Demon God Pedigree..."
As Xuandu felt the earth-shattering changes within himself, he was shocked beyond measure.
He had never imagined that merely accepting these Myriad untrained humans as disciples would allow their Pedigree Sum to directly carry him past the initial level and elevate him to the intermediate level in a single step!
This once again proved the terrifying potential concealed behind the Human Race's enormous population.
"No wonder... no wonder the system's next mission is to stop the Witch-Slaying Sword..."
Xuandu's gaze sharpened.
Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi probably could not have imagined even in their dreams.
The Human Race they regarded as ants and food would become the Protagonist of the Next Kalpa.
And by preventing the forging of the Witch-Slaying Sword, the Human Race could be preserved to a far greater extent, allowing them to gain more destiny in the Next Kalpa.
From his slightly rising aura to his Pedigree Transformation, only an instant had passed.
The Myriad kneeling humans below merely felt that the Dao rhythm around Xuandu had become ever deeper and more ethereal.
Meanwhile, the suspicion on Ci Tie's face deepened.
Xuandu's aura seemed more dangerous than before!
"This man... is strange!"
Alarm bells rang wildly in Ci Tie's heart. The sense of danger from deep within his bloodline nearly made him retreat at once.
But when he thought of Your Majesties watching him and the Demon Court's dignity, he could only force himself onward and suppress the unease in his heart.
"Playing tricks!"
"You think accepting a few ants as disciples means you can contend against the heavenly might of my Demon Court? Ridiculous!"
Demonic Qi burst forth around him once more. His overbearing and violent aura stirred the vicissitudes, causing the surrounding Demon Cloud to churn again.
Drawn by his momentum, the Myriad Demons army roared in unison, their Demonic Qi linking into one mass as it pressed toward the altar.
The terrifying Demonic Might felt tangible, making the humans who had just found hope feel suffocating pressure once more.
Many women and children trembled in fright, huddling tightly together.
However.
Xuandu merely glanced at Ci Tie indifferently.
His gaze was calm and placid, as though he were looking at an ant.
Yet that single glance caused Ci Tie's demonic power to stall throughout his body.
What the Intermediate Chaos Demon God Pedigree brought was not merely increased potential, but absolute suppression in life level!
"Noisy."
Xuandu slowly uttered two words.
He slightly raised his hand, drawing upon the Hunyuan Power within him.
"Buzz!"
A green Sword Qi condensed to the utmost extreme burst from his fingertips.
This Sword Qi was not grand, and even seemed somewhat slender.
Yet the Hunyuan Power contained within it was sharp to the extreme!
Ignoring the distance through space, the Sword Qi instantly appeared before Ci Tie!
"What?"
Ci Tie's pupils contracted as his face changed in horror!
He had not seen at all how this Sword Qi had appeared!
Caught off guard, he could only roar and drive the demonic power throughout his body to its limit, crossing his arms before him to block.
He was confident that even an attack from a Quasi-Saint of the same realm could never easily break through his defenses!
Seeing this, Xuandu did not panic.
His Sword Qi had never been aimed at Ci Tie.
Its target was the vast number of demons behind him, whose Demonic Qi was joined into one mass!
Xuandu understood this perfectly well.
Although he had become a Golden Immortal of the Origin and possessed the Intermediate Chaos Demon God Pedigree, with vast mana.
He lacked methods for fighting enemies, with only the Shangqing Sword Art being usable.
Ci Tie was one of the Ten Great Demon Saints. His physical body was formidable, and his cultivation had reached the Quasi-Saint Early Stage.
If Xuandu truly clashed with him head-on, he would certainly expose his own limits.
His true purpose was to force out the people behind the scenes!
Di Jun! Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
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