“Eastern Emperor Taiyi is indeed extraordinarily talented and truly worthy of being called a peerless sovereign of his generation.”
Xuanjian also spoke with deep feeling. “Of the two Innate Sacred Beings nurtured by the Solar Star, Dijun and Taiyi, in my opinion, Taiyi surpasses Dijun in both comprehension and innate talent, and the Solar Star favors Taiyi far more as well. It is almost as if... the Solar Star gave its brains to Dijun and left its raw talent to Taiyi.”
In the lore of Honghuang that Xuanjian had known in his past life, Eastern Emperor Taiyi had been good and he had been bad, but he had never once been weak.
He was the absolute God of War of the Heavenly Court.
The one who held up the falling heavens.
During the Wu-Demon Tribulation, he often contended with multiple Ancestral Witches single-handedly. In the final battle of the Wu and Demons, he even fought eight Ancestral Witches at once without being suppressed in the slightest.
The ferocity of the Ancestral Witches was widely known. Each was like a god or fiend, possessing an invincible physical body and wielding their innate Great Dao Laws with complete mastery. Ordinary cultivators of the same rank were no match for an Ancestral Witch unless there were at least ten of them.
Yet Eastern Emperor Taiyi was stronger than an individual Ancestral Witch!
From this alone, one could see just how formidable Eastern Emperor Taiyi truly was.
“Alright, the battle between the Immortals and the Demons can be considered over. There are still two yuanhui left before the Dao Ancestor's second sermon begins. This time, I suggest that the Ancestral Witches go listen to the Dao Ancestor's sermon.”
Looking at Houtu and Xuanming, Xuanjian proposed, “In the world of Honghuang, the Dao Ancestor is the founder of the Immortal Dao system. No one understands it better than him. Going to hear him preach will be far more beneficial for your future Essence Soul cultivation.”
In the early stages, the Immortal Dao system and the Hunyuan system were quite similar. Even if two different paths branched off after the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, they still shared common ground.
Whether it was the Immortal Dao or the Hunyuan Dao, both fell under the umbrella of the Great Dao. All variations returned to the same origin, different paths leading to the same destination. Listening to the Dao Ancestor preach would undoubtedly bring immense benefits.
Although Xuanjian was somewhat guarded against the Dao Ancestor due to the Honghuang myths he knew from his past life, that did not hinder his respect for the Dao Ancestor's profound comprehension of the Dao.
Since the Ancestral Witches had already birthed Essence Souls, going to listen to the Dao Ancestor's sermon was far better than trying to fumble around blindly on their own.
Houtu and Xuanming had no objections to Xuanjian's suggestion, nodding gently in agreement.
“However, before that, you must first attain the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.”
“I have already prepared the Innate Five Elements Divine Items for you.”
To advance from the Profound Immortal realm to the Immortal Golden Immortal realm, one needed to comprehend a Law of the Great Dao.
And to advance from the Immortal Golden Immortal realm to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, one needed to cultivate the Five Qi in the chest, corresponding to the five internal organs of the Innate Dao Body. Once the Five Qi converged at the origin, one could naturally breakthrough to the Taiyi realm.
Cultivating the Five Qi in the chest was also divided into different tiers of quality.
The lowest method was absorbing Innate Five-Element Spiritual Qi.
The best method was refining Innate Five Elements Divine Items to assist in cultivating the Five Qi!
That was the optimal solution.
Coincidentally, Xuanjian's merchant guild had plenty of Innate Five Elements Divine Items in stock, making it easy to put together twelve complete sets.
The vast majority of spiritual roots, divine items, and even Innate Spiritual Treasures in his merchant guild were contributed by the Wu tribe, so Xuanjian did not ask the Wu tribe for any payment for these Innate Five Elements Divine Items.
“Alright.”
“Mm.”
...
This clash between the Immortals and the Demons caused a tremendous sensation across the world of Honghuang!
Before a single Quasi-Saint had even emerged, two figures had already used unorthodox means to experience the power and majesty of that realm ahead of time.
And there were two of them at once!
How could this not shock everyone to their core?
Those who prided themselves on their lofty aloofness were deeply provoked.
They plunged into cultivation with even more frantic devotion!
In the time that followed, aside from the Wu tribe bustling about in every direction, the world of Honghuang entered a rare period of tranquility.
The remaining two yuanhui passed by swiftly.
In the ninth yuanhui of this period, Xuanming, Houtu, Zhujiuyin, Gonggong, Qiangliang, Xizi, and Shebishi were the first to complete the cultivation of the Five Qi in their chests, converging the Five Qi at the origin to attain the Dao of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!
Afterward, Dijiang, Zhurong, Rushou, Tianwu, and Jumang also attained the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm within the final yuanhui!
With that, before the Dao Ancestor's second sermon, all Twelve Ancestral Witches had successfully attained the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!
Now, as the ten-yuanhui mark approached, the Innate Sacred Beings of various regions stirred from seclusion and departed from their respective Dao domains, journeying toward Zixiao Palace in the Beyond-Heaven.
Compared to the previous gathering, twelve additional figures stood outside Zixiao Palace this time!
They were none other than the Twelve Ancestral Witches!
The physiques of the Ancestral Witches were far too conspicuous.
Even though they had assumed the form of Innate Dao Bodies, they were still noticeably larger than the other Innate Sacred Beings.
Standing there like iron towers, it was impossible for them not to draw attention.
And that was indeed what happened.
Many Innate Sacred Beings secretly sized up the Ancestral Witches, their gazes filled with curiosity, confusion, bewilderment, or amusement.
Yet what truly astounded the Innate Sacred Beings was that the Ancestral Witches... actually possessed cultivation!
Indeed, when it came to cultivation, every Innate Sacred Being present was higher than the Ancestral Witches. As such, they could clearly sense the unmistakable aura of cultivation radiating from them!
Although it was merely at the early stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, the fact remained that they had cultivation!
If the Ancestral Witches possessed cultivation, did that not mean... they had cultivated Essence Souls?!
Just how had they pulled this off?!
“Fellow Daoist Ancestral Witches, Hongyun offers his greetings.”
“This humble Daoist is Zhenyuanzi. Greetings to all fellow Daoists.”
Ancestor Hongyun brought his close companion Zhenyuanzi and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the Ancestral Witches.
Hongyun had immense respect for the righteous conduct of the Ancestral Witches and was eager to befriend fellow Daoists of their caliber.
“Greetings, Fellow Daoists.”
Minghe also walked over to greet them.
Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi were merely acquaintances on the surface, but Minghe was an authentic ally bound by a formal alliance.
“Greetings, fellow Daoists.”
The Twelve Ancestral Witches returned the greetings one by one.
“Hahaha,” Minghe chuckled. “The Blood Sea Formation is already fully set up. Once this sermon concludes, this humble Daoist can activate the Blood Sea Formation to refine the Blood Sea's blood qi and fiend qi for the Ancestral Witches.”
Dijiang cupped his fists, grinning as he offered thanks. “Then many thanks to you, Fellow Daoist.”
Minghe waved his hand nonchalantly. “Why speak of thanks? Since our transaction is settled, this is merely my proper duty.”
Dijiang laughed heartily. “Hahahaha, then I won't thank you!”
Minghe: “Uh...”
I was only being polite, yet you actually took it literally.
It seemed that even after gaining Essence Souls, Ancestral Witches were still Ancestral Witches.
They still only liked being direct and straightforward.
“What Blood Sea Formation?”
Standing nearby, Zhenyuanzi's interest was piqued upon hearing this. “Could it be that Fellow Daoist Minghe also dabbles in formations?”
Minghe nodded. “A modest understanding. After receiving guidance from Fellow Daoist Xuanjian, I created a peerless grand formation that is by no means inferior to Duke of the East's!”
Minghe had watched the battle at the Eastern Sea two yuanhui ago from start to finish.
He had been deeply impressed by Duke of the East's Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
Yet the moment the Blood Sea Formation was created, Minghe was confident that it was in no way inferior to the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation!
“Oh? Then congratulations are in order, Fellow Daoist.” Zhenyuanzi smiled and cupped his hands in congratulation. “As it happens, this humble Daoist also has some knowledge of the Dao of formations. After this sermon, why not come to my Wuzhuang Temple so that we may discuss the Dao together?”
“Mm...”
Minghe did not immediately accept, giving an evasive reply instead. “We shall see. After this sermon, this humble Daoist has many matters to attend to. Besides, you seem to have forgotten that the first Honghuang Grand Auction hosted by Fellow Daoist Xuanjian will commence after this sermon. I intend to go take a look and see if I can find a treasure or two.”
Hearing this, Zhenyuanzi did not press the matter. “No matter, we can simply go together.”
“Hahahaha,” Hongyun laughed. “Indeed, indeed! The more people, the merrier, hahaha.”
There was an entirely valid reason why Xuanjian scheduled the first Honghuang Grand Auction to open after this sermon...
...
Outside Zixiao Palace, shadows gathered as three thousand Daluo Golden Immortals waited outside the palace gates.
Among them were giants at the great perfection of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, such as the Three Purities, the Golden Crow brothers, Duke of the East, and Queen Mother of the West.
Virtually all of them possessed Daluo Golden Immortal cultivations.
A cultivation at the early stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm like that of the Twelve Ancestral Witches was exceptionally rare amidst the vast crowd of Daluo experts.
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