The Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers' Final Choice

It was not only Houtu who had such thoughts; the other eleven Ancestral Sorcerers had come to the same conclusion.

Even Nuwa and Fuxi felt that Chen Xuan was connected to Pangu. They too began to entertain the idea of taking him as their master.

Nuwa stepped forward and bowed to Chen Xuan. "Senior, this junior is Nuwa. Might I have the chance to take you as my master?"

Chen Xuan looked at Nuwa, then shook his head. "I would like to accept you as my disciple, but your destined affinity does not lie with me."

"If I were to take you as my disciple, it would be equivalent to severing someone else's opportunity. That karmic consequence would inevitably be transferred onto you."

In truth, Chen Xuan's words were merely an excuse. He had even accepted the Three Pure Ones, so what difference would one more Nuwa make?

It was simply that Chen Xuan strongly disapproved of Nuwa's actions of giving birth to the Human Race yet refusing to nurture them. Naturally, he could not accept her as his disciple.

Hearing Chen Xuan say this, Nuwa did not press the matter further. Still, a trace of disappointment inevitably appeared in her eyes.

Chen Xuan chose to pretend he had not seen it and instead turned his gaze toward Fuxi nearby.

Chen Xuan had a favorable impression of Fuxi. As the Xi Sovereign of the Demon Race, he had repeatedly sought out Nuwa for the sake of the Human Race.

When Nuwa turned a blind eye to them, he had not hesitated to risk his own life to protect the Human Race. In the end, he had even reincarnated as the Human Race's Heavenly Sovereign.

However, Chen Xuan had no intention of accepting Fuxi as a disciple yet. Even if he did, it would have to be after Fuxi became the Human Race's Heavenly Sovereign.

Chen Xuan merely glanced at Fuxi before speaking to Houtu. "Take your master to the Ancestral Sorcerer Hall for a look."

Houtu immediately made a welcoming gesture toward Chen Xuan. Then, together with the other eleven Ancestral Sorcerers, she led the way toward the Ancestral Sorcerer Hall.

Watching Chen Xuan and the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers leave, Fuxi smiled and patted Nuwa on the shoulder.

"Little sister, do not take it so hard. For even such a great being to be unwilling to involve himself in karma, he must surely be a mighty figure."

Nuwa forced out a faint smile after hearing this. Then she returned to her own Daoist grounds with Fuxi.

Meanwhile, under the guidance of the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers, Chen Xuan arrived at the Ancestral Sorcerer Hall.

The moment he entered the Ancestral Sorcerer Hall, Chen Xuan felt a familiar aura rush toward him.

The source of that aura was the blood pool within the Ancestral Sorcerer Hall.

Chen Xuan remembered that after Pangu transformed his body into the Primordial World, his heart, carrying twelve drops of blood essence, had become this Ancestral Sorcerer Hall.

The blood pool was the blood from Pangu's heart, and the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers had been conceived within it.

The moment Chen Xuan met the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers, he had already activated the Law of Secrecy. Thus, he naturally had nothing to worry about now.

Chen Xuan walked to the side of the blood pool and stared at it intently, murmuring to himself.

"Big brother, you once protected me. Now it is time for me to protect your descendants."

As soon as Chen Xuan spoke, Houtu immediately asked, "Master, is the big brother you speak of Father God?"

Chen Xuan nodded. "That is right. Your master and my big brother were both born from the One-Hundred-and-Eighth-Grade Creation Green Lotus."

"Yet when big brother opened the heavens, I had not yet taken form. Not only was I unable to help him open the heavens, I had to rely on his protection."

"I personally witnessed big brother open the heavens and create this Primordial World. I personally witnessed his three souls and twelve drops of blood essence become the Three Pure Ones and you Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers."

"So this time, I came to Mount Buzhou firstly to remember big brother. Secondly, I came to the Ancestral Sorcerer Hall to see you, his descendants."

At last, the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers understood Chen Xuan's identity. Without hesitation, they knelt before him and addressed him as Uncle.

Chen Xuan reached out and helped the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers to their feet. Then he said, "By rights, I should take all of you into my sect."

"However, you bear the mission of perfecting the Primordial World. If you become my disciples, you cannot involve yourselves too deeply in the affairs of the Primordial World."

"Therefore, whether you take me as your master or fulfill your responsibilities is a choice that you must make yourselves."

As soon as Chen Xuan said this, the eleven Ancestral Sorcerers looked at one another. In the end, Dijiang was the one who spoke.

"Uncle, we are Father God's children, so naturally we have the responsibility to help Father God perfect the Primordial World. We absolutely cannot betray Father God's expectations for the sake of our own gains and losses."

Seeing Dijiang make his choice, Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction. "I knew it. Big brother's bloodline would never produce selfish people."

"However, even if you cannot become my disciples, I can still pass down cultivation methods to you on big brother's behalf, allowing the Witch Race to endure in the Primordial World."

After saying that, Chen Xuan sat cross-legged before the blood pool. Yet he did not expound on any Great Dao, for the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers cultivated only their physical bodies and not their primordial spirits.

Preaching the Dao before them would have been little different from playing music to a cow. Chen Xuan had no time to waste here.

Thus, Chen Xuan drew from his own true form and found the Great Dao Laws corresponding to the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers.

He began imparting them to the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers one by one, elevating the Heavenly Dao Laws they had inherited directly to the level of Great Dao Laws.

Twelve thousand years passed just like that before Chen Xuan finally imparted the final Great Dao Law of Earth to Houtu.

Then he said to the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers, "Although the twelve of you siblings have inherited different Great Dao Laws—"

"—you can use an array to merge all twelve Great Dao Laws. At that time, you will be able to summon big brother's physical body and wield the Law of Strength."

When they heard that they could summon Pangu's physical body, the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers were beside themselves with joy.

They immediately asked Chen Xuan what kind of array they should use to summon Father God's physical body.

Chen Xuan smiled. "When your cultivation reaches the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, I will naturally tell you."

"At that time, you will not only learn how to set up the grand array and summon big brother. You will also learn how the Witch Race should continue its legacy in the Primordial World."

When they heard Chen Xuan say that they had to cultivate to the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers could not help showing troubled expressions.

Houtu spoke directly. "Master, how could reaching the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm be easy? In the entire Primordial World, how many could possibly attain it?"

Looking at the Twelve Ancestral Sorcerers, who had no confidence at all, Chen Xuan said, "Do not worry. Big brother has already arranged everything."

"Before long, Hongjun will attain the Dao and become a saint. At that time, he will pass down cultivation methods that will allow the living beings of the Primordial World to break through the limits of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

"And the Great Dao Laws you now possess are countless times stronger than the cultivation methods Hongjun will pass down."

"Under such circumstances, if you still cannot attain the peak of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, what right do you have to call yourselves big brother's children?"