Hongjun Attains the Dao!

Di Jiang thought.

This was likely Earthly Dao's true mission.

To prevent those great cultivators from committing evil.

Di Jiang remembered clearly.

During the later era of the Three Realms.

During the Journey-to-the-West Calamity.

A mere Taiyi Golden Immortal monkey had been able to run rampant in the Netherworld.

And casually destroy the Book of Life and Death!

It was practically grinding the Netherworld's dignity into the dirt.

And that was not even mentioning the monkey.

How many great cultivators had gone to the Netherworld and altered fates with a single word?

Adding years to the lives of their friends and family.

The Netherworld had no dignity to speak of.

"Today, I, Di Jiang, and the Witch Clan shall take control of Earthly Dao."

"I will not allow such things to happen!"

Di Jiang's eyes gleamed as he thought to himself.

If he could merge with Earthly Dao, seize its authority, and become the supreme ruler of Earthly Dao—

Then he could appoint six Netherworld Sages and completely perfect the power of Earthly Dao.

At that time, even Heavenly Dao Sages would not dare barge into the Netherworld so easily.

As for those great cultivators, there was even less need to mention them.

With that thought, Di Jiang had already established his next plan.

First, he would continue cultivating and use the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi within the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror to become a Sage.

An Ancestral Witch becoming a Sage?

Even Heavenly Dao and that old loach Hongjun probably had not expected that.

If they learned of it, they would surely be utterly shocked.

The countless living beings of the Primordial World would never expect it either.

Second, he would merge with Earthly Dao as a Sage, awaken Earthly Dao, and become the Lord of Reincarnation, the supreme ruler of Earthly Dao.

Third, he would establish the Netherworld, appoint six Netherworld Sages, and perfect the Netherworld's power.

He would completely awaken Earthly Dao and contend against Heavenly Dao.

At that time, Di Jiang would reach the Earthly Dao Realm.

The Earthly Dao Realm was similar to the Heavenly Dao Realm and Human Dao Realm.

All were realms above that of a Sage.

Having thought this through.

Di Jiang began cultivating.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye.

A thousand years had gone by.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Two soundless roars rang out within Di Jiang's body.

Terrifying spatial power spread around him.

Di Jiang slowly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face as he said,

"As expected of the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror Father God left behind. Its abilities truly are formidable!"

With the help of the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror, Di Jiang's cultivation had progressed greatly.

His physical cultivation had risen from the Early-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to the Late-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

His Primordial Spirit cultivation had also risen from Full-Circle Taiyi Golden Immortal to the Early-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

"Only..."

Di Jiang frowned slightly and mused to himself,

"My physical body has advanced so quickly entirely because I inherited the Nine-Turn Profound Technique."

"Now that my Primordial Spirit cultivation has reached the Early-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, if I wish to keep cultivating, I must find a better cultivation technique."

As he pondered this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

How had he forgotten?

The Three Pure Ones had inherited the Nine-Turn Origin Technique!

That was a supreme technique for cultivating the Primordial Spirit.

"If I want my physical body and Primordial Spirit cultivation to advance side by side."

"Then it seems I need to find a way to obtain the Nine-Turn Origin Technique!"

Di Jiang stroked his chin, a strange smile appearing on his face.

Three Pure Ones!

Don't blame us, then!

At that moment, a series of explosions rang out within Pangu Hall.

Pangu Hall was vast within, like a small world.

The Ancestral Witches were not all gathered in the center of the hall.

Instead, they were spread out, each cultivating on their own.

Di Jiang frowned slightly. Sensing the situation at the source of the explosions, he rubbed his brow and shook his head inwardly.

"It's those two again. They really never let anyone rest!"

Then, he activated his spatial power, and his figure vanished from the spot.

When he reappeared, he had arrived beside the other Ancestral Witches.

Gong Gong and Zhurong were battling nonstop, their powers of water and fire repeatedly colliding.

The other nine Ancestral Witches stood nearby, cheering them on.

They truly enjoyed watching trouble unfold!

Seeing this, Di Jiang stood with his hands behind his back and said sternly,

"What are you doing?"

"Didn't I tell you to cultivate?"

Hearing this, the Ancestral Witches hurriedly turned around. When they saw their eldest brother's dark expression, their hearts skipped a beat. They immediately forced out awkward smiles and said,

"Greetings, Elder Brother!"

Zhurong and Gong Gong ignored them, still fighting away.

Di Jiang watched them with a stern face.

They could cultivate their Primordial Spirits, yet they still refused to hurry and improve their strength.

He knew there was not much time left.

Once that old loach Hongjun became a Sage.

And delivered the Three Lectures at Purple Cloud Palace.

He would begin the Witch-Demon Calamity.

The Witch Clan would be caught within its vortex and mire.

Seeing that their eldest brother was angry, the Ancestral Witches exchanged glances, all feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Zhu Jiuyin braced himself and stepped forward.

"Elder Brother! We have cultivated for so long already."

"Our cultivation has improved greatly."

"Our Primordial Spirit cultivation has already surpassed the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and our physical cultivation has also broken through to the Mid-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal."

"We originally wanted to continue cultivating, but Zhurong and Gong Gong could no longer hold themselves back, so we came out to take a look."

Upon hearing that their cultivation had broken through, Di Jiang's expression finally improved. He then glared at Zhu Jiuyin before looking toward the two Witches still fighting in the distance.

His anger instantly flared. With a flick of his finger, he condensed a pitch-black Spatial Singularity at his fingertips. The surrounding air was forcibly compressed, forming visible spiraling currents.

The Spatial Singularity shot toward Zhurong and Gong Gong. It erupted at once, tearing apart the space around them and forming a Spatial Collapse Zone several zhang in diameter.

Rumble!

An explosion rang out immediately.

The powerful shockwave sent Zhurong and Gong Gong flying.

"Who was that?!"

After landing, Zhurong and Gong Gong roared.

Then they saw Di Jiang and instinctively shrank back.

Zhurong and Gong Gong hurried before Di Jiang, forcing out smiles as they said,

"Elder Brother!"

Di Jiang looked at them with a stern expression.

The other Ancestral Witches secretly snickered at the sight.

Zhurong and Gong Gong felt deeply uneasy.

So be it!

After all, the Ancestral Witches were not the sort who could stay still for long.

Di Jiang rubbed his brow and decided to let the Ancestral Witches go out and travel for a while.

That would be fine as well!

After all, despite having entered the world long ago, the Ancestral Witches had never gone outside.

For them to have restrained themselves this long was already quite impressive.

Just as Di Jiang was about to speak.

Suddenly.

A terrifying pressure spread throughout the entire Primordial World.

A distant Dao voice rang in the ears of all living beings in the Primordial World.

High above the Ninth Heaven I recline, upon a Meditation Cushion I grasp the true Dao.

Beyond Heaven and Earth, Xuan and Huang, I alone shall be the honored master of the teachings.

Above the Primordial World.

The figure of a white-haired elder appeared.

"I am Hongjun. Today, I have attained the Dao and achieved the position of Sage. Moved by the ignorance of the Primordial World's living beings and the obscurity of the Great Dao, I have decided that three thousand years from now, I will establish Zixiao Palace beyond the Primordial World, within the Chaos Void, and preach the Dao there."

"All those with affinity may come and listen."

After speaking, Hongjun's figure slowly faded away.

The pressure of a Sage left the many Innate Divine Saints of the Primordial World utterly shocked.

Then they realized that Sages existed. Thinking that they could go listen to the Dao, they immediately departed from their own Dao grounds.

One after another, they headed into Chaos.

All across the Primordial World, countless phenomena appeared.

At Mount Kunlun, three streams of clear light shot into the sky.

At Mount Sumeru, Gengjin Essence circulated, and the Ancient Bodhi Tree shone brilliantly as it headed toward Chaos.

At the Sun Star, two Golden Crows spread their wings and flew away.

At the Netherworld Blood Sea, blood light emerged and shot directly into Chaos.

At Kunlun Mound, two figures with human bodies and serpent tails stood as Bagua phantoms swirled beneath their feet.