"Big Brother, You're Too Cruel!"

Hong Yun and the others were dumbfounded.

They had never expected the Ancestral Witches to be so arrogant.

They had directly hurled threats at the Three Pure Ones!

And not only at the Three Pure Ones, but also at Dijun, Taiyi, and the two from the Western Lands.

Though the Three Pure Ones had suffered setbacks before the Ancestral Witches,

in the entire Primordial World, they were still great cultivators with immense divine abilities.

Di Jiang turned back and looked at them with a faint, inscrutable smile.

Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi exchanged a glance, then clasped their hands and said,

"Fellow Daoist Di Jiang! We shall take our leave first!"

Di Jiang nodded.

Then Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi left the area.

Di Jiang put away the Primordial Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil before him.

Nuwa had also wanted to take the Primordial Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. Seeing Di Jiang collect them, she suddenly felt empty inside.

It was as though an enormous opportunity was drifting away from her.

Seeing Nuwa still standing there in a daze, Fuxi hurriedly transmitted his voice to her.

"Little sister! What's wrong?"

Nuwa came back to her senses and shook her head, wondering whether she should ask Di Jiang for the Primordial Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

But when she thought of the Ancestral Witches' tempers, Nuwa felt somewhat intimidated and ultimately gave up on the idea.

Fuxi looked puzzled, but it was not the right time to ask. After clasping his hands toward Di Jiang and the other witches with his sister, he took his leave.

The two transformed into streaks of light and swiftly departed.

High in the sky, Fuxi asked Nuwa,

"Little sister! Why were you distracted just now?"

"I called you several times."

A trace of confusion appeared on Nuwa's beautiful face before she said,

"Brother!"

"Just now, I sensed that the Primordial Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil were extremely important to me. If I lost them, I might miss out on a great opportunity!"

Fuxi, whose Primordial Eight Trigrams spun ceaselessly above his head, was immediately shocked. He halted and turned to head back.

"If it is your great opportunity, little sister, we cannot let it slip away!"

"We'll go back now."

Nuwa grabbed Fuxi and shook her head.

"Brother! Look at the Ancestral Witches' tempers. How could they possibly give them to us?"

"Perhaps I sensed it wrongly."

Fuxi's expression changed, and he let out a deep sigh.

"It is all because your brother is too weak!"

Nuwa shook her head with a smile.

"Brother, don't dwell on it! Perhaps I truly sensed it wrongly!"

"Now that we have obtained this gourd, we should return quickly and refine it."

"Besides, I already possess Hongmeng Violet Qi. Becoming a saint is only a matter of time."

Fuxi nodded at those words.

Then the two hurried back to Kunlun Mound even faster.

At the site of the Primordial Gourd Vine.

After Di Jiang collected it, a faint smile appeared on his face.

When the other Ancestral Witches saw his expression, they immediately grew curious.

Zhurong bluntly asked,

"Big Brother!"

"What use are that vine and soil you collected?"

"They are neither magical treasures nor divine abilities."

Gong Gong snorted.

"Hmph! Zhurong! Didn't you see how Nuwa kept staring at that vine and soil just now?"

Zhurong glared furiously.

"As if you were the only one who saw it! I was asking Big Brother! Why are you butting in?"

Gong Gong said disdainfully, "Who told you to be simple-minded and strong-limbed, never paying attention to your surroundings?"

Flames burst from Zhurong's nostrils as he said, "Gong Gong!"

A vast ocean swirled around Gong Gong as he answered, "Zhurong!"

Di Jiang rubbed his forehead with a headache. Then he flicked his finger, and immense spatial power spread out, striking Zhurong and Gong Gong.

Two loud bangs rang out as Zhurong and Gong Gong were sent flying. They then scrambled up miserably, both covered in dust and looking thoroughly disheveled.

After getting back on their feet, Zhurong and Gong Gong scratched their heads and looked rather embarrassed.

The other Ancestral Witches immediately burst into laughter.

After they finished laughing, Hou Tu asked,

"Big Brother! What are this vine and soil used for?"

The other Ancestral Witches were also extremely curious and all looked toward their eldest brother.

Di Jiang smiled and said,

"These two are called the Primordial Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil!"

"As for their use, they are greatly connected to Nuwa becoming a saint."

Indeed!

The Primordial Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil were the spiritual treasures Nuwa would use to create the Human Race.

When the Human Race appeared, merit would fill the heavens and upgrade the gourd vine into the Creation Vine.

It would become a powerful merit spiritual treasure!

They were related to Nuwa becoming a saint?

Their eldest brother had actually found them!

Wouldn't Nuwa's path to sainthood then be constrained by their eldest brother?

At that thought, the witches' gazes toward Di Jiang became strange.

Their eyes seemed to be saying, Big Brother, you really are too cruel!

Seeing their looks, Di Jiang's face immediately darkened in irritation.

"What kind of looks are those?"

The Ancestral Witches hurriedly shook their heads and spoke in unison.

"No, no! Big Brother/Eldest Brother is truly far-sighted and calculating!"

Di Jiang snorted coldly.

"Stop trying to flatter me! Go back and cultivate now!"

"None of you may leave seclusion until you reach the Late Primordial Golden Immortal stage."

Bitter expressions immediately appeared on the Ancestral Witches' faces.

Zhurong, ever the straightforward one, blurted out,

"Big Brother! Isn't that too harsh? How can cultivation breakthroughs come so quickly?"

Di Jiang raised his brow.

"You still dare talk back? Another thousand years of confinement!"

Zhurong wailed.

The other Ancestral Witches snickered.

Di Jiang glanced at them and said,

"What are you laughing at? The same goes for all of you."

The Ancestral Witches began wailing one after another.

Gong Gong said, "Big Brother! A thousand years is too long. How about making it shorter? Five hundred years?"

For Innate Divine Saints, a thousand years was not a long time.

Gong Gong was clearly saying this because he did not want to be confined.

Di Jiang said, "You still dare bargain? Then add another thousand years! Two thousand years in total!"

Zhurong was just about to speak when Zhu Jiuyin hurriedly said,

"No, no, no! Big Brother, we'll listen to you. One thousand years it is."

The other Ancestral Witches hurriedly covered Zhurong's mouth.

Zhurong looked utterly depressed.

The Ancestral Witches left the area.

They returned to Pangu Hall.

The other Ancestral Witches each went off to cultivate.

Di Jiang sat down cross-legged and began refining the five gourds he had acquired.

At the same time.

Mount Kunlun.

The Three Pure Ones returned to the place where they cultivated in seclusion.

Tai Shang was no longer as calm as before. His expression was incomparably gloomy.

Tong Tian stroked his Green Duckweed Sword and fell into deep thought.

Yuan Shi's face was filled with anger as he gritted his teeth.

"Are we just going to let Di Jiang and the others remain so arrogant?"

Tong Tian opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he could only sigh helplessly.

Tai Shang's snowy-white beard trembled.

Yuan Shi looked at Tai Shang and said unwillingly,

"Big Brother!"

"Now, we Three Pure Ones have practically become a laughingstock."

"Are we supposed to sit around and wait for death?"

Tai Shang sighed, then said,

"The Ancestral Witches are powerful! We are no match for them!"

Yuan Shi gritted his teeth.

"We are no match for them one-on-one!"

"But what if we join forces with other Innate Divine Saints?"

"I refuse to believe the Ancestral Witches can fight so many people!"

Tong Tian's expression changed in alarm as he asked,

"Yuan Shi! What are you planning?"

Yuan Shi said angrily,

"Then we Three Pure Ones will join forces with Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, Dijun, and Taiyi."

"They have suffered at the witches' hands too. I believe they will be more than willing to deal with the Ancestral Witches together."

Tai Shang and Tong Tian both fell silent at those words.