Transmitting the Cultivation Method, Gathering Fortune

Dijiang listened, his brows knitting deeply.

He strode quickly to Qiang Liang's side, his gaze fixed on the wound on Qiang Liang's arm, where black qi coiled.

Dijiang extended a finger. A glimmer of violet-gold creation light lit his fingertip as he gently touched the black qi.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

Like cold water splashed into boiling oil, the black qi struggled violently beneath the creation light, letting out piercing shrieks. It took a full half-hour before it was completely purified.

"What a domineering, evil power."

Houtu watched from the side, her heart pounding in fright. "This definitely isn't a power the Dragon Clan should possess!"

"Of course it isn't the Dragon Clan's power."

Dijiang rose to his feet, his expression turning graver than ever, with even a trace of profound dread.

"This is... Demonic Qi!"

"Demonic Qi?" The Ancestral Witches looked at one another. The term was utterly unfamiliar to them.

Only Zhu Jiuyin and the other two who had previously traveled westward frowned slightly.

"Big Brother, when the three of us were in the west, some living beings had also been tainted by this Demonic Qi to varying degrees. Could it be that this Demonic Qi spread from the west to the Dragon Clan?"

Zhu Jiuyin ventured.

"Most likely."

Dijiang nodded.

Since Luo Hou had already reached into the Dragon Clan, and even Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Dragon Clan experts had been tainted by Demonic Qi, he was clearly preparing to draw in the net. The Primordial World would become even more dangerous from here on.

"From now on, no one is to leave. Cultivate in seclusion within Pangu Hall and deepen your comprehension of the Laws."

Dijiang spoke solemnly. Though the Ancestral Witches were innately born with dominion over a Law each, that only allowed them to wield those Laws freely. To gain deeper insight into them, they still had to comprehend them on their own.

"Yes, Big Brother."

Zhu Jiuyin and the others raised no objections.

After arranging matters for his brothers and sisters, Dijiang looked toward the living beings they had brought back. Their numbers had already risen from one million to ten million.

At this moment, these beings gazed up at him with reverence and unease written across their faces.

Among them were survivors whom Qiang Liang had just rescued from the flesh-and-blood millstone of Sunset Glow Mountain, their eyes still filled with deep terror at that strange Demonic Qi. There were also beings brought back earlier, now voluntarily soothing their newly arrived companions.

Ten million living beings gathered in one place, their auras a chaotic mess.

If left unmanaged, the foot of Mount Buzhou would sooner or later become a pot of utter chaos.

At a thought from Dijiang, his figure slowly rose into the air. The pressure of a Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal spread like spring breeze and gentle rain, instantly calming the panic and restlessness in the hearts of ten million living beings.

"Since you have entered Mount Buzhou, you are living beings under the protection of our Pangu Orthodox Lineage."

Dijiang's voice was not loud, yet it resounded clearly within every living being's sea of consciousness, carrying a power that settled their hearts.

"From this day onward, you must cultivate peacefully within this Spirit-Gathering Formation. You may not leave without permission, nor may you fight privately within the formation. Those who violate this will bear the consequences themselves."

"We respectfully obey the Ancestral Witches' decree!" Ten million living beings fell to their knees in unison, their cries shaking the heavens.

Dijiang nodded slightly, then turned to Houtu and Jumang. "Houtu, Jumang, the two of you are meticulous in thought. I will leave the settlement and classification of these ten million living beings to you."

"According to their respective attributes and origins, divide them among the different regions of the grand formation. For example, plant spirits shall belong to the eastern Yi-Wood position, while birds and beasts shall be classified according to the Five Elements. That will make management easier."

"Yes, Big Brother!" Houtu and Jumang accepted the order.

Dijiang pondered for a moment longer as the Creation Jade Disk within his sea of consciousness turned faintly.

Using the Jade Disk's power of deduction and combining it with several basic breathing methods from Pangu's inheritance, he swiftly extracted a universal cultivation method suited to all races of the Primordial World.

Though this method could not allow one to directly reach the Great Dao, it could strengthen one's foundation to the greatest extent and stabilize the Primordial Spirit.

Dijiang flicked his finger, and ten million streams of violet-gold light fell like a meteor shower, accurately entering the glabella of every living being.

"This is the Pangu Heart-Clearing Formula. It can help you consolidate your foundations, cultivate your vital essence, and resist external evils. Cultivate it diligently, and do not squander the fortune of Mount Buzhou."

Feeling the profound and tranquil cultivation method within their minds, the ten million living beings were instantly overcome with excitement.

In the Primordial World, how precious were cultivation method inheritances?

Only a minority possessed innate inheritances. Far more had no inheritance at all, such as plant spirits that could only rely on instinct to absorb and exhale spiritual qi.

Now, this lofty Ancestral Witch had not only saved their lives, but had also bestowed upon them such a supreme wondrous method!

"The Ancestral Witches are merciful! May the Ancestral Witches' sacred lives know no bounds!"

At that moment, the gratitude of the ten million living beings toward the Twelve Ancestral Witches reached its peak. Together with Dijiang's bestowal of the cultivation method, an indistinct connection formed between those ten million beings and the Ancestral Witches.

"Boom!"

In the unseen depths, a dazzling pillar of fortune more than ten times greater than before rose from above the heads of the ten million living beings. It transformed in midair into a Fortune Golden Dragon, which gave a silent roar before exploding into twelve streaks of golden light that entered the bodies of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

"Buzz—"

The instant fortune descended upon them, Zhu Jiuyin, Zhu Rong, and the other eleven Ancestral Witches shuddered from head to toe.

They felt that the Laws that had once been obscure and difficult to understand now lay before them like peerless beauties stripped of their outer garments.

The bottlenecks and impediments they had encountered in cultivation were instantly sliced apart like bamboo beneath the wash of immense fortune!

"This..." Zhu Rong's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

"No wonder the three clans fought one another to the death for hegemony over heaven and earth. This blessing of fortune is more useful than any heavenly treasure or earthly marvel!"

Zhu Jiuyin also sucked in a cold breath. The phantom of the River of Time in his eyes grew increasingly solid, as if he could cross past and future at any moment.

Feeling the Space Law within his body grow ever more complete, Dijiang's lips curved into a smile.

"Let's go. Return to Pangu Hall. Use this fortune to properly comprehend the Laws."

With a sweep of his sleeve, Dijiang led the eleven Ancestral Witches into the depths of Pangu Hall.

As the heavy hall doors slammed shut, the Twelve Ancestral Witches completely severed themselves from the outside world and entered a long, profound period of enlightenment.

Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.

"How long has this situation been going on? How many clan members have been affected?"

A dignified man in golden battle armor, horns growing from his forehead, sat upon the throne. His voice was deep and forceful.

"Big Brother, the impact is severe. Several Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Dragon Clan elders have already been affected, along with the branches under them..."

The red-haired man seated beside the throne looked somewhat grim.

"If that is the case, send all elders and Dragon Clan disciples tainted by Demonic Qi into Dragon Burial Abyss."

"Big Brother, send them into Dragon Burial Abyss... Why not send them to the front lines?"

The red-haired man was somewhat puzzled.

"They have been tainted by the aura of Luo Hou's demonic Dao Laws. Sending them to the front lines would be a double-edged sword—while harming others, they could also wound ourselves."

"This matter is no longer merely an affair between our three clans."

"I will go speak with that madwoman and the old Qilin."