Di Jiang rose and walked over to Pan Xuan, his gaze settling on the Zhoutian Star Chart.
After a long while, he turned, his voice carrying a rare eagerness. "Brother Pan Xuan, tell us exactly how we should do this."
Pan Xuan said, "First, choose a mountain range as a trial site.
"It would be best to choose a range that our Witch Clan can control completely. That way, even if problems arise, we can make adjustments in time.
"Once the trial succeeds, we can gradually extend it to other mountain ranges."
He paused, then continued, "Second, determine where the deities will come from.
"Mountain gods, earth gods, water gods, city gods-these deities cannot simply appear out of thin air.
"We need people to fill those positions.
"Ideally, members of our Witch Clan would take them.
"Clansmen at the Great Witch level have sufficient cultivation, are loyal to the Witch Clan, and carry on the bloodline of the Father God. They would be perfectly suited to serving as mountain gods.
"But the Primordial World has countless mountain ranges. Our clansmen alone certainly won't be enough.
"So we can broaden our sources of deities.
"Independent cultivators or spirits willing to accept the Witch Clan's oversight and fulfill their protective duties can also be brought into the Divine Dao System."
"Third, establish the Divine Dao order.
"The mountain gods will fall under the Witch Clan's jurisdiction, subject to the Law Deities of you twelve elder brothers and sisters.
"Below the mountain gods, we can establish subordinate deities such as earth gods and city gods. Each rank of deity will perform its own duties, forming a complete system of governance.
"This system need not be as tightly organized as the Witch Clan's tribes, but it must have basic rules.
"For example, mountain gods