The Primordial World's Winds and Clouds Rise

Next, Hongjun named East Prince Gong and Queen Mother of the West, appointing them as Leaders of the Immortals, and bestowed upon them the Dragon Head Crutch and the Pure Water Alms Bowl respectively.

This stirred great discontent among the many mighty beings, but since it was Hongjun's decree, none dared voice opposition out of reverence for his authority.

Finally, Houtu asked Hongjun how the Witch Clan could attain the Dao. But how could Hongjun know?

Even if he did, he certainly wouldn't say. Hongjun only replied, "The Witch Clan's opportunity will be known in time."

Houtu felt stifled and helpless; this trip to Zixiao Palace had been a waste for her.

As the gates of Zixiao Palace opened, this session of Dao preaching finally came to an end.

After paying respects to Hongjun, the many mighty beings filed out, mounting their Evasion Lights to traverse the chaos and return to the Primordial World.

And at this very moment, in the Netherworld Blood Sea, within the Blood God Palace, Minghe was still comprehending the Law of Water.

He had already grasped it; now Minghe had comprehended three great laws: the Law of Water, the Law of Slaughter, and the Law of Blood.

Among them, Minghe discovered that the Law of Water and the Law of Blood shared common ground.

After all, the manifestation of the Law of Blood was—blood flowing within the body?

Thinking along these lines, the Law of Slaughter and the Law of Blood also seemed connected.

This inspired Minghe; indeed, the Three Thousand Great Daos all lead to the same destination!

These Dao laws were not entirely unrelated.

Thus, focusing on this aspect of comprehension, over these three thousand years, Minghe combined the three laws and actually created many Divine Abilities and Sorceries that fused them together.

At the same time, the three laws became harmonious, even capable of merging, which further improved Minghe's strength.

Though still at the mid-stage of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, his cultivation base had grown much deeper!

And on this day, while Minghe was still in seclusion, the system's prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding, detected that the Gourd Vine is about to emerge. Host may make the following choices."

"Choice one: Immediately exit seclusion, head to Buzhou Mountain to compete for the gourds. Reward: ten drops of Three Lights Divine Water."

"Choice two: Continue seclusion, forgo obtaining the gourds. Reward: Enlightenment Tea Tree."

After hearing the system's prompt, Minghe frowned and opened his eyes.

The Gourd Vine emerging? That meant those mighty beings had returned from listening to the Dao—the first Zixiao Palace lecture had ended.

And when they came back, it was exactly the time for the Gourd Vine to appear!

Not only that, the Gourd Vine bore seven gourds, each equivalent to a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

According to the original outcome, six of these seven gourds would go to Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Hongyun, and Taiyi respectively.

The remaining one was somewhat disputed, but that's not worth discussing here.

After all, these seven gourds were at most equivalent to High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Even if they had some powerful uses, it didn't matter much. The key was the Gourd Vine itself: first, it was one of the Ten Top Innate Spiritual Roots.

Second, the Gourd Vine was tied to Nuwa's future attainment of the Dao—she would use it to create humanity.

So Minghe had to consider whether he should get involved in this matter.

After a moment, Minghe shook his head. The Gourd Vine carried too many entanglements and karmic ties.

Given his current strength, it was better not to touch it.

For now, he had to lie low!

"System, I choose two." Minghe no longer hesitated, silently making his choice to the system in his mind.

Instantly, as Minghe made his choice, the reward was delivered.

With a thought, Minghe took out the reward—it was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree.

A famous spiritual root in the Primordial World, only slightly inferior to the Ten Top Innate Spiritual Roots.

Moreover, its effects were quite good, aiding one in enlightenment and cultivation.

It was just right for Minghe's current needs.

Minghe waved his hand, and in an instant, he remodeled the Blood God Palace, planting the spiritual root directly within the hall.

Minghe sat beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree, closing his eyes to continue his cultivation and comprehension.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree spread like a canopy over Minghe's head, each leaf seeming to shimmer with profound Dao Rhyme.

The aura diffused, making Minghe feel refreshed and clear-minded, greatly benefiting his cultivation and enlightenment.

Minghe continued to comprehend the three great laws: the Law of Water, the Law of Blood, and the Law of Slaughter.

These three laws had become increasingly familiar to Minghe, and as he cultivated, various phenomena manifested around him.

One could see that at times, Minghe's body exuded a chilling murderous aura, as if evolving into countless Sword Light and Sword Shadows, terrifying to behold.

At other times, the sound of surging water rang out, and around Minghe, a roaring Blood River appeared, its waves rolling violently.

One glance, and it seemed as if it would suck a person in, dissolving them entirely into the Blood River.

At other times, it was simply waves of blood light radiating from Minghe's body.

It was utterly impossible to look at directly.

Meanwhile, back at Buzhou Mountain, the emergence of the Gourd Vine stirred the heavenly mechanism, and in an instant, many great powers with a connection to it gathered one after another.

The final result remained the same as before: Laozi obtained the Purple-Gold Red Gourd, Yuanshi the Purple-Black Gourd, Tongtian the Purple-Yellow Gourd, Hongyun the Purple-Red Gourd, Nuwa the Purple-Green Gourd, and Taiyi the Purple-White Gourd.

The last gourd was a Purple-Green Gourd, which seemed not yet fully matured.

After the other gourds were plucked one by one, this gourd suddenly detached from the vine, vanished into the void, and disappeared.

Once all seven gourds were gone, the remaining Gourd Vine withered directly.

Nuwa collected the withered Gourd Vine, along with a clump of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil from its roots.

And with that, the matter of the Gourd Vine's emergence came to an end.

Everyone returned to their own homes, went into seclusion, and contemplated what they had learned from listening to the Dao at Zixiao Palace.

Time flew by, and a thousand years passed.

A thousand years later, the many great powers had gradually digested the teachings from Zixiao Palace.

After all, the first lecture at Zixiao Palace only covered the Dao of Great Luo, which was not too difficult for them.

And so, as the many great powers emerged from seclusion, the Primordial World began to grow unsettled.

It started with East Prince Gong, who had been appointed the leader of male immortals, stirring up trouble. He established a force called the Immortal Court, recruiting troops and rallying various great powers.

But how could the many great powers possibly submit to him? They only refrained from openly opposing him because East Prince Gong acted under Hongjun's authority.

East Prince Gong was also helpless, as his own strength could not overpower the masses, so he had to proceed step by step.

But just then, two people directly stepped forward to oppose him.

These two were none other than the brothers Dijun and Taiyi from the Sun Star.

Dijun and Taiyi had long harbored ambitions to dominate the Primordial World, and they were utterly dissatisfied with East Prince Gong being named the leader of male immortals.

However, since East Prince Gong had Hongjun backing him, the two could not simply kill him outright.

Thus, they also established a force, calling it the Demon Race.

The so-called Demon Race was their own creation; this race was meant to incorporate all the myriad races of the Primordial World under one banner, collectively called the Demon Race.

This showed just how great their ambitions were!