Honghuang: Starting from the Enlightenment of the Great Emperor Dongyue

Chapter 57 The Future of the Witch Clan
Hou Tu was reincarnated, the underworld was established, and there was a solemn atmosphere between heaven and earth.

Zhu Jiuyin looked at Houtu, and although he was happy, there was a lingering worry between his brows.

It was a cause for celebration that Hou Tu had attained the status of a half-step supreme being, but now she had entered the divine way and was no longer the ancestor of the witch clan. What was growing stronger was the fortune of the divine way, not the witch clan.

Just now, Taicang and Ditai promised to give the Wu clan a glimmer of hope, but where exactly this hope lies has never been pointed out.

Zhu Jiuyin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Two Supremes, what did you just say about the Wu Clan's only ray of hope? Where exactly is it?"

Taicang and Ditai smiled at each other, and Ditai slowly said: "Don't worry, Ancestral Witch, the life of the Witch Clan lies in the Queen Mother Hou Tu."

All the ancient witches were stunned and their eyes turned to Hou Tu.

Hou Tu also looked confused. After she reincarnated, she had been severed from the fate of the Wu clan. How could she still be the lifeblood of the Wu clan?

Di Tai explained, "Hou Tu Niangniang is now the Central Yellow Emperor, in charge of the reincarnation cycle. She should have personal guards from a certain emperor to protect her."

"This part of the divine army can be selected from the Wu Clan. If there are Wu Clan members who are willing to leave the Wu Clan and follow the Later Tu to defend the heaven and earth, they can enter the divine way and become a new lineage. Although they will be cut off from the Wu Clan, they are still the continuation of the Wu Clan's bloodline."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the witch ancestors began to discuss the matter.

Di Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "This method... is not a bad idea."

Di Tai smiled slightly, flipped his palm, and a drop of brilliant Hou Tu's blood floated above his palm, emitting a rich breath of the earth.

The attention of all the ancient witches was instantly attracted by this drop of essence and blood. Even Hou Tu was quite surprised. She did not expect that after the true body was reincarnated, it could still leave such a pure drop of essence and blood.

"This is the blood essence left by the real body of Hou Tu Niangniang," Di Tai handed the blood essence to Di Jiang, "With this drop of blood essence, combined with the blood essences of the twelve ancestral witches, the witch clan can create another ancestor witch to fill the vacancy left by Hou Tu Niangniang."

Di Jiang took over the essence and blood, and felt a warm power flowing through his body. The feeling of weakness caused by Hou Tu's departure also dissipated.

He bowed solemnly to Di Tai and Taicang, "Thank you both for your generous gifts!"

The other ancestor witches also expressed their gratitude.

Seeing that the Ancestral Witches were no longer hesitant, Taicang's expression became stern, and he said, "In the future, a war between the two worlds is inevitable. In this world right now, the protagonists of the human realm are the Witch Clan. In this war, apart from the Shinto army resisting the other immortal realm, the remaining demon tribes will bear the brunt of the attack, and it is the Witch Clan that will bear the brunt."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the ancient witches changed.

Although the Witch Clan is strong, they have little chance of winning against the current Demon Clan.

Taicang continued, "The Wu Clan fought for Heaven and Earth. I swear by the divine way of Heaven and Earth that I will use my unparalleled merit to reunite the true spirits of all the Wu Clan members who perished in the war between the two realms, allowing them to enter reincarnation again!"

When these words were spoken, all the ancient witches were shocked.

Because the witch clan's souls are integrated into the body of laws, if they die, they will be truly dead and cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation.

And Taicang was actually willing to use supreme merit to reunite their true spirits, which was something they had never thought of!

Di Jiang asked excitedly, "Supreme Lord, if the men of my Wu clan use their merits to reunite their true spirits and reincarnate again, will they return to the Wu clan?"

Taicang laughed heartily: "Now the Wu Clan is the protagonist of humanity under my heaven. With such a large base, a large part of these true spirits will return to the Wu Clan."

Di Jiang's eyes sparkled. "Supreme One, does this mean that these reincarnated Wu people, possessing true spirits of merit, will overcome the Wu people's inability to cultivate their spirits?"

Taicang said meaningfully, "We are not familiar with the Wu Clan. How to change depends on you Wu Clan. When you are born, there is a true spirit of merit, which can enable these new Wu Clan members to cultivate both their spirit and body."

The ancestor witches were crazy about the information. Taicang was really helping the witch clan a lot. In the past, the witch clan could only collect the essence and blood of the dead witches into the blood pool of Pangu Temple to breed new witches, but now they can directly breed the spirits of the heroes who died in battle through the union of yin and yang.

They all thanked Taicang.

The aura of time and energy faded from Zhu Jiuyin's eyes, but he sighed softly and bowed once more to Taicang, his tone carrying a barely perceptible bitterness: "Your Majesty has thought of our Wu Clan, and we are deeply grateful. However, Zhu Jiuyin would like to hear from Your Majesty what the Wu Clan's true hope is."

When these words were spoken, the other ancestor witches were all stunned and looked at Zhu Jiuyin in confusion.

Zhu Rong was even more impatient, shouting, "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about! The Supreme Being bestowed upon us the essence and blood of the Queen Mother Hou Tu, and with his unparalleled virtue, he protected the reincarnation of our Wu clan's true spirits. With such a great favor, how could it not be the lifeblood of our Wu clan?"

Zhu Jiuyin remained unmoved and bowed deeply, his tone remaining calm: "What the Supreme One said is indeed very good for the Wu Clan at the moment, but it is not our Wu Clan's true hope of survival."

"Why, second brother?" Zhu Rong scratched his head, looking puzzled.

"Zhu Rong," Zhu Jiuyin did not answer directly, but asked instead, "How long does it take for a man of my Wu clan to be conceived and ready to go into battle?"

"This..." Zhu Rong answered carelessly, "About a hundred years or so. The sons of my Wu clan are nurtured for a hundred years, and they are born as gods!"

Zhu Jiuyin shook his head. "A hundred years? Zhu Rong, the two worlds are at war, swords meet, life and death are but a moment. Although my Wu clan can reincarnate, it also needs the union of yin and yang to reproduce and thrive. How many Wu clan members can we produce? This is the fatal point."

After Zhu Jiuyin said this, Dijiang and other ancestor witches also reacted.

Although they can reincarnate, their reproduction rate is far lower than the rate of casualties. If this continues, the witch clan will eventually decline.

Zu Wu and others all looked gloomy.

Zhu Jiuyin said to Taicang, "That's right. Our Wu Clan reproduces at a rate far lower than the number of casualties. Eventually, our Wu Clan will withdraw from the stage of heaven and earth. When the Supreme One asked the Human Emperor about his preparations for attaining enlightenment, I think the Supreme One has already chosen a new protagonist for humanity."

Taicang and Ditai looked at each other and did not deny it.

Taicang looked at the Time Ancestral Shaman meaningfully, "Hou Tu can attain enlightenment by reincarnating into a body. You are all descendants of Pangu, and you can all do the same."

Zhu Jiuyin was struck by lightning and his body swayed.

He seemed to understand something and smiled miserably: "So that's how it is, so that's how it is! The descendants of Pangu were born to transform themselves into the Tao and repair the heaven and earth."

The power of the law of time flowed around him. He saw the other side of time, but he did not see the future of the witch clan.

This shows that even if the witch clan is at its peak for a kalpa, it will inevitably end up dead.

"Everything I saw can be understood now." Zhu Jiuyin murmured to himself, his tone full of bitterness.

Di Tai sighed lightly. The great god Pangu created the world and fell, and his body turned into all things. But they, the descendants of Pangu, had to transform themselves into the Tao to complete the heaven and earth.

This may be the helplessness of the incomplete heaven and earth. They were born from Pangu as the cause, and their transformation into Tao to repair Pangu's heaven and earth is also the result.

It's a cycle of cause and effect. Zhu Jiuyin raised his head, staring at Taicang with a burning gaze: "My Wu clan fights for heaven and earth, not all of us are as law-abiding as Sister Hou Tu. If we were to survive by relying on the True Spirit of Transformation, we, the ancestors of the Wu clan, would be better off dying in battle! Moreover, there are so many men in my Wu clan, it's impossible for all of them to become True Spirits, right?"

Taicang looked at Zhu Jiuyin and the other Ancestral Witches and asked, "Do you think we will have fewer battles in the future?"

The ancient witches were stunned and didn't understand what Taicang meant.

Taicang continued, "The battle between the two worlds for the heavens is imminent, and the demon army will arrive in the near future. Do you think Hongjun will be willing to let us seize the heavens? Not to mention the countless [Honghuang]-level worlds outside of Chaos that want to break free from the origin of heaven and earth."

All the ancient witches couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

This is the first time I have heard of such secrets of heaven and earth.

Although this means that there will be no shortage of wars in their future, on the other hand, it also shows that the future of this world is terrifyingly dark.

Di Jiang took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, "What does the Supreme One mean?"

Taicang looked at the silent Ancestral Witches and continued, "Since we have a karmic connection with Father God and Heaven and Earth, then we must repay this karmic connection with Heaven and Earth."

"Each of you Wu clan members has left behind a drop of your original essence and blood. When you fight for heaven and earth to the end and perish, I will use the supreme merits I have gained to cleanse the impurities in your original essence and blood, making it pure and clean. At that time, Hou Tu Niangniang will control reincarnation and help your true spirits be reborn."

He paused, his eyes sweeping across the Twelve Ancestral Witches, his tone becoming serious: "But if you do this, you will have to repay the karma of the Father God. From now on, you can no longer exist in the Primordial World. The Chaos Beyond Heaven is where you can truly attain enlightenment. You must also transform into the guardian witch clan of heaven and earth, fighting against heaven and earth, and in the future, attain Primordial Chaos in your physical bodies!"

"Of course," Taicang added, "You fought until the end and transformed into the Dao, and you also protected the new darling of humanity."

Upon hearing this, the eleven ancestor witches all fell silent.

The body is destroyed and the soul is reborn. This is indeed a good way out.

Not only did he repay the karma of his father Pangu, but he also preserved the inheritance of the witch clan, and he could even make up for his own shortcomings and prove his truth with force.

After a long time, all the ancestor witches looked at each other. They were not the kind of people who would hesitate. Since the Supreme One had left a way out for their witch clan and given them the chance to be reborn and attain the Dao of Hunyuan, what else did they have to hesitate about? Wasn't it just a battle?
All the ancient witches have eager eyes. You bastards of the demon clan are waiting for your Grandpa Wu. Their white teeth are showing at the corners of their mouths. If the witch clan has no worries, they will definitely turn all of you [Juntian] upside down!
Emperor Jiang stepped forward solemnly and said, "We are all authentic Pangu disciples. We should follow the example of Father Pangu. Since sacrificing our bodies to become a Taoist is the destiny of our Wu clan, we should follow it."

"We will obey the Supreme's order!" The eleven ancient witches responded in unison, their voices shaking the world.

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On the other hand, behind the prosperous new Juntian, there are undercurrents.

In the Zixiao Palace, Hongjun sat high on the cloud bed, his face frighteningly pale, as if he had not recovered from a serious illness.

Below, Emperor Jun and Duke Dong knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

Hongjun's cold eyes were like two sharp swords, piercing the hearts of the two men. Even though they had both killed a corpse and achieved quasi-sainthood, they were sweating profusely at this moment, as if they had fallen into an icy cave.

Di Jun spoke first, his tone respectful: "Teacher, the demon race is now at its peak of fortune. I am willing to march on your behalf to the 'Cangtian' and seize the origin of heaven and earth for our prehistoric world. I also hope that you will grant me the responsibility of ruling the world. Only then can I command all the prehistoric races, unite their forces, and fight against the powerful enemy together."

Upon hearing this, Dong Wanggong was immediately enraged. He thought Di Jun was trying to seize control of Heaven and become the master of the prehistoric world like Shinto. He quickly retorted, "Master, be wise! Di Jun clearly harbors evil intentions. He wants to use the name of attacking 'Cang Tian' to seize control of Heaven!"

"My immortal clan is the orthodox sect of the Xuan Sect. How can we allow these furry, horned creatures, born from eggs, to stand above us? This is a violation of the moral code and the rules!"

Dong Wanggong spoke passionately, "I, your disciple, dare to ask you to appoint the immortals to establish the Heavenly Court and rule over the world! Only in this way can we gather the destiny of the world and fight against the foreign enemies together!"

Di Jun sneered in his heart, but remained expressionless on the surface. Instead, he acted anxiously, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

In Dong Wanggong's opinion, Di Jun wanted to open his mouth to argue, but when he looked up and saw Hongjun's cold eyes, his whole body trembled, and he swallowed the words that were on his lips, and fine cold sweat seeped out of his forehead.

Dong Wanggong showed a hint of satisfaction in his heart. Compared with the immortal clan, the teacher still valued the direct descendants of the immortal clan more.

"You two are arguing endlessly over the position of the Lord of the Sky. How disgraceful!" Hongjun's voice was emotionless, but it was like a huge bell, making the two's eardrums buzz.

The two of them were silent, not daring to say a word.

Hongjun's eyes swept back and forth between the two of them, making their scalps tingle. Finally, he glanced at Dong Wanggong with a terrifyingly cold look in his eyes. However, Dong Wanggong had his head down and was very proud, so he didn't see it. However, Di Jun saw it out of the corner of his eye.

Hongjun said calmly, "In the future, the immortals will rule the sky, and the demons will rule the earth. You two will both be my disciples. Peace is the most important thing. Don't argue anymore."

Upon hearing this, Dong Wanggong's face became even more proud. He glanced at Di Jun, his eyes seeming to say, "You lost to me after all!"

Although Di Jun appeared unwilling on the surface, there was a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"Dong Wanggong, Dong Wanggong, you are such a fool! Do you think the position of the Lord of Heaven is a good thing? It's a hot potato! I deliberately let you fight for it, and you actually took the bait."

"Do you think the Divine Court on the opposite side is a pushover? Even the teacher was beaten like this, and if you go there, you won't even be enough to fill their teeth! They are indeed abandoned pawns, so it's better for you to consume the Divine Court!" Di Jun sneered in his heart.

Di Jun had no intention of taking charge of the Heavenly Court. Although he also yearned for the way of the gods and longed to be like Taicang, whose words were law and whose mouths carried the decrees of heaven, he also knew that with his current strength, he could not compete with the Divine Court.

Rather than returning in defeat, it is better to conserve your strength and deal with the Witch Clan first.

"When I become a saint with the help of the war between the wizards and the liches, that will be the day of your death, Lord Dong! By then, the position of the Lord of Heaven will be in my pocket, right?" Di Jun pondered in his heart, with a cold smile on his lips.

But Dong Wanggong was extremely proud of having obtained the position of Lord of Heaven.

He immediately summoned a group of immortals and headed towards the starry sky in a mighty procession to prepare to establish the Heavenly Palace.

Above the sky, there was desolation and no life.

Dong Wanggong looked at the empty Juntian and couldn't help but frown.

"This... is this the Heaven? It's too shabby!" complained an immortal.

They saw the spectacular scene when the Heavenly Palace was born.

The glazed golden tiles, white jade railings, carved beams and painted buildings are magnificent.

Between the pavilions of the Heavenly Palace, cranes are flying, phoenixes are singing, and exotic flowers and plants are dotted around, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

"That's right, there's not even a palace, where are we supposed to live?" another immortal echoed.

Dong Wanggong's face darkened and he shouted, "Shut up! The Heavenly Court has just been established and there is much work to be done. As immortals, you should set an example and contribute to the construction of the Heavenly Court!"

(End of this chapter)