The other Ancestral Witches nodded, but Hou Tu alone felt that something was not quite right about this claim.
Di Jiang immediately rebuked them.
"Who says the Primordial Spirit is useless?"
"Did Father God not have a Primordial Spirit?"
"Father God created all things and opened the Primordial World. So many Innate Divine Saints possess Primordial Spirits—why can't we?"
After being scolded by Di Jiang, Zhurong shrank back and did not dare speak again.
Gong Gong snickered beside him.
Seeing this, Zhurong glared at Gong Gong and said, "What are you laughing at?"
Gong Gong snorted. "I'll laugh if I want to! So what?"
Zhurong glared at him. "Want to fight?"
Gong Gong said disdainfully, "Bring it on! You think I'm afraid of you?"
Di Jiang rubbed his forehead helplessly at the sight, then rebuked them.
"You two! Shut up!"
The other Ancestral Witches also wore helpless expressions.
Because of the relationship between Water Law and Fire Law.
Zhurong and Gong Gong had been at odds since birth.
Hearing Di Jiang's words, the two Witches immediately looked at each other, snorted coldly, then turned away, neither willing to acknowledge the other.
This team was hard to lead!
Especially when it contained two such troublemakers.
That made it even harder.
Especially since the Ancestral Witches believed in settling things with their fists.
They were filled with disdain for the Primordial Spirit.
That made things even more difficult.
Di Jiang shook his head helplessly, then began explaining to the Ancestral Witches the importance of cultivating the Primordial Spirit. He particularly emphasized using magical treasures, seeking advantage and avoiding harm, and so on.
Of course, the most important thing was making them realize that Father God had possessed a Primordial Spirit as well.
The Ancestral Witches soon understood the importance of the Primordial Spirit.
Zhu Jiuyin frowned tightly and said,
"Big Brother!"
"The Primordial Spirit is so important, but we simply cannot preserve ours."
"What should we do?"
Finally, they were back on track!
Di Jiang breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, then smiled faintly and said,
"Among those present, aside from Sister Hou Tu, none of us can preserve our Primordial Spirits."
"Even Sister Hou Tu can at most cultivate her Primordial Spirit to the Golden Immortal realm."
Everyone looked toward Hou Tu, and she nodded. "Big Brother is telling the truth!"
Xuanming furrowed her brows slightly and asked, "Then what should we do, Big Brother?"
Di Jiang smiled faintly. "I have a way to let you preserve your Primordial Spirits!"
Everyone's faces filled with shock at his words.
They had just tried it. No matter what they did, they could not cultivate their Primordial Spirits.
Those baleful energies were constantly eroding their Primordial Spirits.
Successful cultivation was simply impossible.
Yet now their own big brother was telling them that they could cultivate their Primordial Spirits.
This utterly overturned their understanding!
Di Jiang stopped wasting words and directly activated the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror. Mysterious power poured into the consciousness seas of the Ancestral Witches, protecting their Primordial Spirits from the erosion of baleful energy.
The Ancestral Witches sensed the changes within themselves, and shock immediately appeared on their faces.
It actually could protect their Primordial Spirits!
Worthy of being Big Brother!
The Ancestral Witches thought inwardly.
Hou Tu blinked as she looked at her big brother and sensed that power. Her heart was shaken, for some reason she was extraordinarily sensitive to it.
Di Jiang took in the reactions of the Witches, naturally noticing Hou Tu's response as well. He smiled at her.
Hou Tu returned his smile sweetly.
Hou Tu can sense the essence of this power more clearly because she has mastered Earth Law and is an innate Netherworld Sage!
Di Jiang thought to himself.
He thought of Hou Tu's fate.
Her body would transform into reincarnation, and her Primordial Spirit would become Ping Xin, achieving the status of a Netherworld Sage.
She would never be able to leave the Netherworld again!
Wasn't that practically house arrest?
As the leader of the Ancestral Witches, I will never let Sister Hou Tu suffer such a fate again. The destiny of the Witch Clan will be rewritten, beginning with me!
Di Jiang thought, clenching his fists.
He then instructed the Ancestral Witches to cultivate on their own.
Without the interference of baleful energy, the Primordial Spirit cultivation of the Ancestral Witches began rising at a visible rate.
Of course, they were not cultivating only their Primordial Spirits.
Their cultivation focused on the body, with the Primordial Spirit as support.
The two advanced together, developing in every aspect!
Just imagine it: while fighting an enemy, the Ancestral Witches suddenly used magical treasures. It would absolutely catch their opponents off guard.
At the same time, Di Jiang began to ponder.
If he wanted to change the fate of the Witch Clan, he could make good use of the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror.
He had learned from the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror.
Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Dao should originally have stood on equal footing.
But Heavenly Dao had awakened first and suppressed Earthly Dao and Human Dao, forcing them into slumber. It had made itself the sole supreme Dao, leaving the beings of the Primordial World aware only of Heavenly Dao and ignorant of Earthly Dao and Human Dao.
This was absolutely abnormal!
"Then!"
"Before Heavenly Dao suppresses Earthly Dao, I can imitate that old loach Hongjun, who merged with Heavenly Dao, and merge with Earthly Dao. I can awaken Earthly Dao and completely grasp its authority."
"Then, after merging with Earthly Dao, the entire Witch Clan can enter the Netherworld, perfecting its power and strengthening Earthly Dao to contend against Heavenly Dao!"
"Of course! We cannot establish the Witch Clan so quickly. At the very least, we must wait until I become a Sage."
"With the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror, merging with Earthly Dao will not be as troublesome as it was for that old loach Hongjun. I only need to obtain Hongmeng Violet Qi and become a Sage."
Di Jiang's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he continued pondering.
He began formulating plans without pause.
In his view, Earthly Dao was meant to be governed by the Ancestral Witches.
The Netherworld, too, should be governed by the Witch Clan.
And as his connection with the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror grew increasingly close.
Di Jiang discovered something within the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror.
Hongmeng Violet Qi!
More precisely, Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi.
The three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity each possessed nine strands of Hongmeng Violet Qi.
In total, there were three times nine, twenty-seven strands of Hongmeng Violet Qi.
When Father God Pangu opened heaven and earth, one strand of Hongmeng Violet Qi dispersed from each of the three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity. That meant twenty-four strands remained.
At the same time, under the Great Dao, perfection was forbidden, so another three strands of Hongmeng Violet Qi were removed.
In other words, within the Primordial World, each of the three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity possessed seven strands of Hongmeng Violet Qi.
In the past, Hongjun became a Sage himself using one strand of Hongmeng Violet Qi. He bestowed the remaining six upon the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the two from the Western Lands—the six Sages ordained by Heaven.
The remaining strand should have been bestowed upon Hong Yun, but he refused it. After he died, the Hongmeng Violet Qi escaped and vanished without trace. This was known as the One That Escapes.
Even the rules of Heavenly Dao were like this; Earthly Dao and Human Dao were even more so.
Therefore, the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror now contained seven strands of Hongmeng Violet Qi.
Seven strands of Hongmeng Violet Qi!
What did that mean?
It was enough to create seven Netherworld Sages.
Heavenly Dao had its six Sages ordained by Heaven.
Earthly Dao had its six great Netherworld Sages.
"Heaven gives birth to all things and humans, yet humans give nothing back to Heaven."
Di Jiang's eyes gleamed as he murmured softly,
"The six great Netherworld Sages will govern the Six Paths of Reincarnation!"
"Each path will have a Netherworld Sage stationed over it. Once Earthly Dao is established and reaches its peak, below Sages, even Quasi-Sages must enter reincarnation!"
All living beings below the Sage realm had to enter reincarnation?
This was simply inconceivable.
Even in the later stages of the Primordial World, once one reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, one could escape the cycle of life and death and endlessly absorb the creations of heaven and earth.
The karmic debt they accumulated would only grow greater and greater!
And thus, Karmic Tribulations came into being.
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