"Fellow Daoist Pan Xuan, Ancestral Witches."
Jieyin's voice regained its usual steadiness.
"The two of us have hurried to Mount Buzhou not for an ordinary visit, but to tell you something important.
This concerns the future of the Witch Clan's Divine Dao System, as well as the Primordial World's future balance of power."
At these words, the atmosphere in the hall immediately grew tense.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches all looked solemn.
Pan Xuan set down his teacup, his gaze sharpening slightly. "Please speak, Fellow Daoist Jieyin."
Jieyin looked at Zhunti, who nodded and took up the conversation.
"After the Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace concluded, Dao Ancestor Hongjun accepted the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa as personal disciples, granting each a strand of primordial violet qi and an Innate Supreme Treasure.
The two of us were fortunate enough to become nominal disciples, and each received a strand of primordial violet qi and an Innate Spiritual Treasure as well."
He paused, his tone growing somewhat graver. "But beyond that, the Dao Ancestor also specifically called out Di Jun's name.
He bestowed a strand of primordial violet qi upon him, along with a treasure.
This treasure is called the Investiture of the Gods List. It is a wondrous treasure of the Heavenly Dao that can invest gods. Those whose true spirits enter the list will retain their spiritual souls even if their bodies are destroyed, and can be invested as gods and reconstructed."
The Investiture of the Gods List.
Those words struck Pan Xuan's heart like a heavy hammer.
He knew the Investiture of the Gods List would eventually emerge, but he had not expected Hong Jun to bestow it upon Di Jun at this juncture.
The Witch Clan had only just established the Divine Dao, and Hong Jun had already bestowed