Ancestral Witches Discuss Matters, Six Sages About to Emerge, Startling Dijiang

The Daoist voice of Hongjun was naturally heard by the Ancestral Witches and the billions of children of the Witch Race, who had all retreated into the Ancestral Land by this time.

The purpose of Pangu Hall lay in defense and in shielding against the deductions and probings of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, rather than blocking the connection and perception between the Ancestral Land and the outside world.

"Hahaha, this Hongjun, it seems he is truly anxious and afraid, to the point that he has even changed the time of his sermon."

Zhurong pulled at his throat and laughed loudly.

"I see it as him clearly feeling the pressure, so this move is intended to boost the strength of the Demon Race in advance, lest we easily sweep them away and annihilate them."

Gonggong followed up on Zhurong's words.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Zhu Jiuyin's mouth could not help but curl slightly.

Look at what he had just witnessed?

Zhurong and Gonggong, the notorious hotheads among the Ancestral Witches, had actually begun to ponder the intentions behind Hongjun's early sermon.

If this scene were to appear in the eyes of other great gods or living beings of the Primordial World, their eyeballs would likely fall out—since when did the Ancestral Witches start growing brains?!

One must know that in the past, the most frequent phrase from these two was—Big Brother, what do you think? We will listen to whatever you say.

"Growing a brain is good; once you have a brain, you won't be so easily schemed against by outsiders."

Following thirty thousand years of not absorbing turbid qi, coupled with the massive amount of Great Dao Merit obtained not long ago, the turbid qi within the bodies of all the Ancestral Witches—not just Zhurong and Gonggong—had been completely cleansed.

Once the turbid qi within their bodies vanished, lo and behold, even the usually brainless Zhurong and Gonggong began to slowly learn how to think.

Soon, the other Ancestral Witches also participated in the discussion regarding the true intent behind Hongjun's early sermon.

And it must be said, with everyone putting in their two cents, the Ancestral Witches managed to piece together almost all of Hongjun's schemes.

Seeing that it was enough, Zhu Jiuyin tapped the stone table in front of him.

Instantly, the entire hall fell silent.

This was the prestige that Zhu Jiuyin currently held among the Ancestral Witches.

Therefore, when Zhu Jiuyin previously obtained thirty percent of the merit and the Chaos Spiritual Treasure, the Time-Space Mirror, why did the other eleven Ancestral Witches, even Dijiang, have no objections?

Because over the past thirty thousand years, Zhu Jiuyin had established his position as the supreme decision-maker of the Witch Race through one correct decision after another.

Since his status was the highest, it was only natural that he should receive the greatest benefits.

Especially after Houtu and Dijiang defined Zhu Jiuyin's exclusive receipt of thirty percent of the Great Dao Merit and the Chaos Spiritual Treasure as "recognized by Father God and bestowed by the Great Dao," Zhu Jiuyin's prestige within the Witch Race rose rather than fell.

In any case, Zhu Jiuyin now had a sense of being the incarnation of Father God in the Primordial World.

Zhu Jiuyin scanned the Ancestral Witches present and smiled: "You discussed quite happily. In the future, when we encounter major events, we Ancestral Witches should continue to follow this pattern.

The brain is something that should be used more; the more it is used, the more flexible and intelligent it becomes.

Look at this, before I even spoke, you had already deduced most of Hongjun's schemes. Very good."

Hahaha...

As Zhu Jiuyin's words fell, the Ancestral Witches burst into laughter.

No living being dislikes hearing words of recognition and praise, and if the being offering such recognition and praise is an existence of supreme authority, then the joy and happiness grow exponentially.

It is the same with recognition; if an ordinary person praises you, saying you will be worth billions in the future, compared to the world's richest person telling you that you have a bright future and will definitely be a billionaire, the effect is absolutely different.

Zhu Jiuyin pressed his hand down again, and the Ancestral Witches immediately turned into well-behaved babies; not only did they quiet down, but they also began to look at Zhu Jiuyin with eager eyes, waiting for him to make the final decision.

"In my view, Hongjun sees that he has no way to deal with us at this stage, so he is making a strategic adjustment.

What does this mean? It means that no matter how Hongjun changes, at least for a very long time, his schemes to target, suppress, and even destroy us Ancestral Witches and the Witch Race will not change!"

Hearing this conclusion, the Ancestral Witches were instantly so angry that their teeth itched; they wished they could storm the Purple Heaven Palace and hack this old earthworm, Hongjun, to pieces.

Hmm...

The fact that Hongjun was the transformation of a Chaos Earthworm was also something Zhu Jiuyin had said.

Although a Chaos Earthworm was but a speck of dust compared to Mount Tai when placed against the lowest-tier Chaos Demon Gods, in the Chaos World, it was already considered a top-grade origin.

After all, no matter how powerful the Chaos Demon Gods were, under the Great Dao, there could only be three thousand of them.

However, the usually silent and cold Xuanming added—Oh, so he is just an old earthworm.

Once these words were out, the eyes of the other Ancestral Witches lit up.

Yes, that is exactly the flavor!

Since Hongjun targets us Ancestral Witches and the Witch Race so much, what is wrong with us calling him an old earthworm!

Furthermore, this is Pangu Hall; never mind Hongjun, they would dare to curse even the Heavenly Dao here.

My territory, my rules!

Zhu Jiuyin continued: "Do you remember the rumors from the outside world that during the last sermon, Hongjun not only took the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa as his personal disciples and the Two Sages of the West as nominal disciples?

Afterward, he not only bestowed upon them Grandmist Violet Qi, but also gifted the Three Pure Ones the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Four Swords of Immortal Execution; gifted Nuwa the Qiankun Cauldron and the Map of Mountains and Rivers; and gave the Two Sages of the West the Twelfth-Grade Golden Lotus, the Blue Lotus Flag of Treasure Banner, and a host of other Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and even Innate Supreme Treasures?"

"I remember now. There are also rumors outside that the old earthworm Hongjun said that without Grandmist Violet Qi, one cannot become a Sage. Conversely, doesn't this mean that as long as one obtains the Grandmist Violet Qi, one can become a Sage?"

Tianwu was the Ancestral Witch of Wind; as long as there was wind, there was no possibility that he could not perceive or listen to something.

In extreme cases, as long as there was wind in the Purple Heaven Palace, he could hear what Hongjun was saying, and he would not be discovered by the Primordial World.

Compared to Tianwu, the Six-Eared Macaque's divine ability to listen to all things was far inferior, and when compared to the Clairaudient of later generations, he was even more laughably shallow.

Therefore, although Tianwu was not widely renowned, his position within the Witch Race was that of the chief gatherer and overall person in charge of intelligence.

Zhu Jiuyin nodded with a smile, "Tianwu is quite right; the crux of the matter lies in this Grandmist Violet Qi."

Originally, had we not disrupted his plans, Hongjun would have proceeded step by step, waiting until after the third sermon at Purple Heaven Palace three eons later to slowly lay out his schemes and allow the Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao to take their places.

But now, because we Ancestral Witches and the Witch Race are far more powerful than he had envisioned, he can no longer wait.

Thus, I conclude that the time following the third sermon at Purple Heaven will be when the Sages of the Heavenly Dao emerge."

"Good heavens, I recall that Hongjun bestowed six strands of Grandmist Violet Qi; does this not mean that six Sages of the Heavenly Dao are about to appear in the Primordial World?"