Next, Hongjun called out East Prince Gong and Queen Mother of the West, appointing them as the Leader of the Immortals and bestowing the Dragon Head Crutch and Pure Water Alms Bowl upon them respectively.
This greatly displeased many mighty cultivators. However, since this was Hongjun's decree, none dared to voice any opposition out of respect for his authority.
Finally, Houtu asked Hongjun how the Witch Clan should attain the Dao. But how could Hongjun possibly know?
Even if he did know, he certainly would not say. Hongjun merely said, "The Witch Clan's opportunity will reveal itself in the future."
Houtu felt stifled and helpless. Her trip to Zixiao Palace had been for nothing.
As the gates of Zixiao Palace opened, this lecture finally came to an end.
After paying their respects to Hongjun, the many mighty cultivators departed one after another, raising their Evasion Light, crossing the chaos, and returning to the Primordial World.
At that moment, in the Blood God Palace within the Netherworld Blood Sea, Minghe was still comprehending the Law of Water.
He had already gained some mastery over it. By 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 had something in common.
After all, wasn't the manifestation of the Law of Blood the flow of blood through the body?
With that thought, the Law of Slaughter and the Law of Blood also seemed to share some connection.
This inspired Minghe. Sure enough, the Three Thousand Great Daos led to the same destination by different paths!
The laws of the Great Dao were not entirely unrelated to one another.
Thus, as he focused on this aspect of comprehension, Minghe spent these three thousand years combining the three laws and actually created many Divine Abilities and Sorceries that merged them together.
At the same time, the three laws began to coexist harmoniously and could even be combined with one another, further increasing Minghe's strength.
Though he was still a mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, his cultivation had become much more profound!
One day, while Minghe was still in secluded cultivation, the system's notification suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Ding. The Gourd Vine is about to emerge. The host may make one of the following choices."
"Choice one: Leave seclusion immediately and travel to Buzhou Mountain to compete for the gourds. Reward: ten drops of Three Lights Divine Water."
"Choice two: Continue secluded cultivation and give up the gourds. Reward: Enlightenment Tea Tree."
After hearing the system's prompt, Minghe frowned and opened his eyes.
The Gourd Vine was emerging? This should mean that those mighty cultivators had returned from listening to the Dao, and Zixiao Palace's first lecture had ended.
Their return happened to coincide with the Gourd Vine's emergence!
Not only that, but 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 be obtained by Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Hongyun, and Taiyi.
The remaining one was somewhat disputed, so it would not be discussed here.
After all, these seven gourds were at most equivalent to High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Even if they had some powerful uses, it was nothing much. The key point was that the Gourd Vine was one of the Ten Top Innate Spiritual Roots.
Furthermore, the Gourd Vine was connected to Nuwa's future attainment of the Dao, as she would use it to create humans.
Therefore, Minghe had no choice but to consider whether he should involve himself in this matter.
After a while, Minghe shook his head. The Gourd Vine carried too much conflict and karmic entanglement.
With his current strength, it was better not to touch it.
At this stage, he still needed to lie low!
"System, I choose option two." Minghe no longer hesitated and silently made his choice to the system.
The moment Minghe made his choice, the reward was quickly issued.
With a thought, Minghe took out the reward. It was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root.
The Enlightenment Tea Tree.
It was a highly renowned spiritual root in the Primordial World, only slightly inferior to the Ten Top Innate Spiritual Roots.
Moreover, its effects were quite excellent, capable of assisting one in comprehension and cultivation.
It was perfect for Minghe's current needs.
With a wave of his hand, Minghe immediately renovated the Blood God Palace and planted the spiritual root directly within the hall.
Minghe sat beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree, closed his eyes, and continued his comprehension and cultivation.
The Enlightenment Tea Tree resembled a great canopy hanging above Minghe's head, while every leaf seemed to flow with profound Dao Rhyme.
As it spread through the air, Minghe felt refreshed throughout his body, and it brought great benefits to his comprehension and cultivation.
Minghe continued comprehending the three great laws: the Law of Water, the Law of Blood, and the Law of Slaughter.
He had grown increasingly familiar with these three laws. As he continued comprehending and cultivating them, various phenomena constantly appeared around his body.
At times, dense killing intent emanated from Minghe, as though countless sword light and sword shadows were manifesting around him. It was truly terrifying.
At other times, the roaring sound of rushing water echoed out, and a surging Blood River appeared around Minghe, its bloody waves churning violently.
A single glance at it made one feel as though they would be sucked inside and completely dissolved within the Blood River.
At still other times, streams of bloody light simply radiated from Minghe's body.
No one dared look at him directly.
Meanwhile, the emergence of the Gourd Vine on Buzhou Mountain stirred the heavenly secrets. For a time, many mighty cultivators fated to receive it gathered there.
In the end, the outcome remained as it had originally been. Laozi obtained the Purple-Gold Red Gourd, Yuanshi obtained the Purple-Black Gourd, Tongtian obtained the Purple-Yellow Gourd, Hongyun obtained the Purple-Red Gourd, Nuwa obtained the Purple-Green Gourd, and Taiyi obtained the Purple-White Gourd.
The final gourd was purple-green, and it seemed not yet fully nurtured.
After the other gourds had all been plucked, this gourd suddenly detached itself from the Gourd Vine, fled into the void, and vanished without a trace.
Once all seven gourds were gone, the remaining Gourd Vine withered away directly.
Nuwa collected the dried Gourd Vine, along with a clump of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil around its roots.
And with that, the matter of the Gourd Vine's emergence came to an end.
Everyone returned to their respective homes and entered seclusion to comprehend what they had gained from listening to the Dao at Zixiao Palace.
Time passed in a flash, and a thousand years went by.
After a thousand years, the many mighty cultivators had gradually digested what they had learned at Zixiao Palace.
After all, Zixiao Palace's first lecture had only concerned the Dao of Great Luo, which was not particularly difficult for them.
With that, the many mighty cultivators emerged from seclusion, and the Primordial World began to grow restless.
At first, East Prince Gong, who had been appointed the leader of the male immortals, began making moves. He established a faction called the Immortal Court, recruiting followers and drawing in mighty cultivators from all sides.
But how could the many mighty cultivators possibly submit to him? They merely refrained from openly falling out with him because East Prince Gong invoked Hongjun's name.
East Prince Gong was also helpless. His strength was insufficient to overpower the others, so he could only proceed step by step.
But at that moment, two people stepped forward to directly oppose him.
These two were none other than the brothers Dijun and Taiyi of the Sun Star.
Dijun and Taiyi had long harbored ambitions to dominate the Primordial World. They were utterly unconvinced by East Prince Gong's appointment as the leader of the male immortals.
However, Hongjun stood behind East Prince Gong, so the two could not simply kill him outright.
Thus, they too established a faction, called the Demon Race.
The so-called Demon Race was a creation of the two brothers. They intended to bring all the races of the Primordial World under its banner, collectively naming them the Demon Race.
Their ambition was plain to see!
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