Establishing Rules, Mount Buzhou Sacred Land

"His comprehension is rather good."

Dijiang silently praised him inwardly, but outwardly remained impassive as he continued expounding the Great Dao in an even tone.

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

"This sermon ends here."

Dijiang stopped preaching, swept his great sleeve, and transformed into a streak of light as he returned to Pangu Hall.

"Farewell, Lord Ancestral Witch!"

Tens of millions of living beings prostrated themselves in unison, their eyes filled with gratitude and reluctance.

After Dijiang finished, Zhu Jiuyin followed immediately after.

Zhu Jiuyin sat cross-legged in midair. As his eyes opened and closed, the phantom of the River of Time flickered in and out behind him.

What he spoke of was his understanding of the passage of time and the changing of the years.

Though the Time Law was profoundly abstruse, Zhu Jiuyin broke it down in the simplest language, leaving the living beings below utterly entranced.

Next came Zhu Rong's Flame Dao, Gonggong's Water Dao, Houtu's Earth Dao...

The Twelve Ancestral Witches took turns stepping forward. The duration of each sermon varied; some spoke for a hundred years, while others spoke for a thousand.

Though the Dao they taught was not as all-encompassing as Hongjun's, nor did it point directly to the origin of Heaven's Way, it was more practical and better suited to the cultivation needs of the Primordial World's low-level living beings.

As time passed, news of the sermons at Mount Buzhou spread through the entire Primordial Wilderness Continent as though it had grown wings.

"Have you heard? The Ancestral Witch lords of Mount Buzhou are expounding the Great Dao!"

"Really? They are the Pangu Orthodox Lineage! When they preach, surely they do not demand, like Violet Firmament Palace, that only Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals may enter?"

"No! The Ancestral Witch lords are merciful. There is no threshold for their sermons; any living being whose heart seeks the Great Dao may attend!"

"Wonderful! Our cultivation is meager, and we cannot enter Violet Firmament Palace. Mount Buzhou is simply a blessing sent from heaven for people like us!"

For a time, countless living beings across the Primordial Wilderness Continent, all below the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, surged madly toward Mount Buzhou as if on pilgrimage.

The foot of Mount Buzhou became more bustling than ever before.

The number of living beings rapidly swelled from the initial tens of millions to hundreds of millions, then billions and tens of billions!

As these living beings gathered, an unimaginably vast tide of fortune converged endlessly above Mount Buzhou like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea. It transformed into a Fortune Golden Dragon that covered the heavens and blotted out the sun, coiling above Pangu Hall.

Inside Pangu Hall.

Feeling his fortune rise, Dijiang's lips curved into a satisfied smile.

"Big Brother, the speed at which this fortune is gathering is simply even more terrifying than we anticipated!"

Zhu Rong had just finished a thousand-year sermon. His face was glowing red as he entered the hall, sensing the increasingly active Flame Law within his body and rubbing his hands excitedly.

"Yes, at the foot of Mount Buzhou now, the gathered living beings number far more than ten billion.

Though most of them have meager cultivation, grains of sand can pile into a tower. This fortune is so immense that it likely does not lose to any one of the three clans from back then!"

The phantom of the River of Time flowed through Zhu Jiuyin's eyes, and even his tone carried a trace of astonishment.

Dijiang nodded slightly, his gaze deep as he looked toward the Fortune Golden Dragon outside the hall, coiling above Mount Buzhou and nearly condensing into substance.

"This is only the beginning."

Dijiang's voice was calm and confident. "Hongjun preaches at Violet Firmament Palace and gathers the fortune of the Primordial World's uppermost innate sacred beings. We, however, gather the fortune of the countless low-level living beings of this Primordial World!"

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. The foundation of this Primordial World ultimately lies with these countless low-level living beings. So long as we firmly grasp this power, then no matter how Heaven's Way schemes in the future, we will have the confidence to flip the table!"

The Ancestral Witches were all greatly invigorated by his words.

"However, with the explosive increase in living beings, management has become a major problem as well."

Houtu's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she voiced her concern. "At the foot of Mount Buzhou, fish and dragons are now mixed together. Though the Spirit-Gathering Formation and our pressure deter them, some ill-intentioned people will inevitably slip in. If disorder arises, it will instead be unsightly."

"Sister Houtu is right."

Jumang also agreed. "While preaching these past few days, I noticed that quite a few living beings below carried dense Killing Intent and karmic burden. Clearly, they committed much slaughter outside and came here to seek refuge."

Hearing this, Dijiang lightly tapped his fingers against the jade platform and fell into thought.

With more living beings, there would naturally be all kinds of birds.

Though they had thrown their doors wide open for all, they absolutely could not allow Mount Buzhou to become a place that hid filth and harbored corruption.

"Then we shall establish rules!"

A cold glint flashed through Dijiang's eyes. "Without rules, no circle can be drawn and no square can be formed. We shelter them and enlighten them, but we will never tolerate anyone running wild on Mount Buzhou!"

"Pass down my decree!"

Dijiang rose to his feet. The terrifying pressure of a Mid-Primordial Golden Immortal erupted with a boom, and his voice, like rolling heavenly thunder, instantly spread throughout the Spirit-Gathering Formation at the foot of Mount Buzhou.

"All who enter Mount Buzhou to hear the Dao must obey the rules of our Pangu Orthodox Lineage!"

"First, private fighting and vendetta killings are forbidden within the formation. Violators will be killed without mercy!"

"Second, the strong may not bully the weak, nor may anyone oppress fellow cultivators. Violators will have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from Mount Buzhou!"

"Third, all those burdened by grave karma and possessed of crooked hearts must leave of their own accord within a hundred years. Otherwise, do not blame us for being merciless!"

Dijiang's voice carried an unquestionable killing intent, shaking the minds and souls of the tens of billions of living beings below.

Those villains who had still harbored hopes of muddying the waters and fishing for gains at Mount Buzhou were instantly frightened out of their wits. They scrambled and crawled their way out of the Spirit-Gathering Formation.

Meanwhile, those living beings who sincerely sought the Dao grew even more reverent and grateful toward the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

"Big Brother, the rules have been established, but who will enforce them?" Gonggong asked.

"Naturally, they will enforce them themselves."

A meaningful smile touched Dijiang's lips. "The twelve of us cannot watch over them every day. From today onward, select those among the living beings attending the sermons who possess profound cultivation and pure character. Form a Dao Protector Army to maintain order within the formation."

"At the same time, establish a Dao Transmission Pavilion and record the content of our usual sermons for those who come later to study and comprehend."

"In this way, not only will our burden be reduced, but they will also develop a sense of belonging and completely integrate into the Mount Buzhou lineage!"

"Brilliant!"

The Ancestral Witches all clapped their hands in praise.

With that one move from Big Brother, he had arranged these living beings as clearly as if they lay in the palm of his hand.

Following Dijiang's decree, order at the foot of Mount Buzhou was swiftly restored.

A Dao Protector Army made up of tens of thousands of Primordial Unity Golden Immortals and Golden Immortals was quickly established. They patrolled both within and outside the formation, and any living being daring to violate the rules was suppressed without mercy.

The establishment of the Dao Transmission Pavilion drove countless living beings into a frenzy.

Those who arrived later would no longer feel regret at having missed the teachings previously given by the Ancestral Witches.

As more living beings arrived and settled near Mount Buzhou so they would not miss a single sermon by the Ancestral Witches, Mount Buzhou faintly showed signs of becoming a sacred land.