Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 253 [The Thirteen Ancestral Witches, the Demon Emperor's Seal] (Please Subscribe)

Behind Xuan Yin's head, a gleam of wisdom shone. Although Donghuang Taiyi hadn't told him about Di Jun's plans, he had still managed to deduce some things.

He now possesses the Dao Yi Seal, the Innate Eight Trigrams, and Zi Wei Dou Shu, and his deductive abilities are absolutely second to none in the realm below the sage level.

Whether it was Donghuang Taiyi's return after transforming into the Dao and proving the origin of the divine path, or Dijun's return, he couldn't deduce any cause and effect.

Donghuang Taiyi possesses the innate treasure, the Chaos Bell, which has the ability to evolve the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao. Perhaps he is able to deceive the eyes of several sages.

However, Di Jun only possessed two top-grade innate spiritual treasures, the Hetu and the Luoshu, which were insufficient to obscure the secrets of heaven and prevent the sages from making calculations.

Therefore, Di Jun must have asked a sage to cover up the secrets and causes of heaven so that he could return without anyone knowing.

The Master of Heaven can be ruled out.

Before the Kagura Festival, Xuan Yin had returned to Jin'ao Island and asked about Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi.

It is also unlikely that Taiqing Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun are involved, especially Yuanshi Tianzun, who had a great struggle with Donghuang Taiyi, who proved the origin of the divine path. How could he possibly help Dijun cover up the secrets of heaven and cause and effect?

It's even more impossible that there are two Western Saints!

During the Lich War, Zhunti plotted against the Little Golden Crow. Later, when Tu Zheng became a Sage of the Earthly Dao, Di Jun used the Zhou Tian Star Array to cover Mount Sumeru and fought against the two Western Sages on the Western Land.

Given Di Jun's pride, how could he possibly cooperate with the two Western Saints who had schemed against him?

In this situation, only Houtu and Nuwa remain as candidates.

In the past, although there were many conflicts between the witch and demon races, when Houtu was proving her Dao, it was thanks to Dijun that the two Western saints were held back.

Furthermore, Di Jun's nine sons, after being reincarnated, also became direct disciples of the witchcraft sect, and it is highly likely that Hou Tu helped Di Jun cover it up.

Nuwa, before becoming a saint, also held the title of Empress Nuwa among the demon race. It is possible that she intervened to help Dijun conceal the secrets of heaven.

However, after some thought, Xuan Yin still felt that Hou Tu was more likely.

There's no other reason than this!

Nuwa is a sage of the Heavenly Way!

Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi's scheme was undoubtedly aimed at changing the fate of the demon race and altering the decision made by the Daluo Conference of Zixiao Palace regarding the overall situation of the prehistoric world.

Thus, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi transformed into the Dao, allowing the divine path to stand alongside the immortal path.

If the underground path can flourish, and more sages and Golden Immortals emerge to support it, it will undoubtedly influence the Golden Immortal Conference of Zixiao Palace.

In this situation, Houtu would definitely be Dijun and Taiyi's best ally.

Although Nuwa also became a saint of the earth, she could not completely stand on the side of the earth while shouldering the heavenly way and standing on the earthly way.

So, Xuan Yin went directly to the underworld.

Before long, he met Houtu Niangniang. After bowing to her, he did not hesitate and asked her about Dijun's whereabouts.

"Oh?"

Houtu Niangniang immediately laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist, are you so sure that it was I who hid Dijun?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin nodded and said, "Among all the saints, only Houtu and Nuwa might be able to cover up the heavenly secrets and karma for Di Jun. If I were Di Jun, I would most likely choose Houtu!"

"As expected of Fellow Daoist Xuan Yin!"

Just then, a familiar voice came from the main hall behind Houtu. Who else could it be but the demon emperor Jun whom Xuan Yin was looking for?

Xuan Yin was startled.

Although he guessed that Houtu was covering up the secrets of the heavens for Dijun, he did not expect that Dijun himself was hiding in the Netherworld.

and……

Di Jun's aura at this moment was also extremely strange. He had no immortal aura at all, but his whole body exuded an aura similar to that of an ancestral witch.

"The Golden Crow is also a witch!"

Seeing the astonished look on Xuan Yin's face, Di Jun smiled and explained, "I am now the thirteenth Ancestral Witch of the Witch Clan!"

The Thirteen Ancestral Witches?

Xuan Yin was taken aback upon hearing this.

It's one thing for the nine princes of the demon race to reincarnate as witches, but how come even you, the demon emperor, have betrayed them and become one of the thirteen ancestral witches?

What will those demons think?

We, your subjects, are ready to fight to the death, charging into battle for the demon race. Why has Your Majesty surrendered first?

After a long silence, Xuan Yin finally spoke, "I thought that His Majesty the Demon Emperor, upon his return, would try to reincarnate as a human or take up residence in the Heavenly Court!"

after all……

Although the trends of Heaven have changed again and again, the rise of the Heavenly Court and the human race has not been affected by those changed trends!

If Di Jun wants to improve his strength, gather fortune, or seize a glimmer of hope for the demon race, the human race and the Heavenly Court are his best choices!

"If fellow Daoist can think of this, surely those sages could too?"

Di Jun sighed helplessly, a wry smile appearing on his face: "Especially after Taiyi's transformation into the Dao, those sages are probably all searching for my whereabouts!"

"Not long ago, Nuwa held a divine music festival; perhaps it wasn't without its own purpose of testing the waters!"

Before he finished speaking, he directly took out three Taiyi Treasures: "Fuxi and the Ancestral Dragon both possessed Taiyi Treasures, so how could I, the Emperor, not have one?"

Xuan Yin's gaze then fell upon the three Taiyi treasures: "The Taiyi Imperial Chariot, the Taiyi Imperial Sword, and the Taiyi Imperial Robe?"

Di Jun continued, "If I were to step forward and pave the way for the demon gods, I might receive a great deal of divine fortune and gain control of a branch of the divine path. But I fear the Pangu Banner would fall the next moment!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin looked at Houtu and asked, "Empress Houtu, do you know Empress Nuwa's attitude?"

"I know a little!"

Houtu shook her head: "Having gone through twenty reincarnations, she should have seen through many things! Although we share many of our plans regarding the Earthly Path and the Human Path, her primary motivation is for the simultaneous attainment of all three paths, rather than truly wanting the Earthly Path and the Human Path to contend with the Heavenly Path!"

After attaining the Dao of the Earthly Sage, Nuwa paid little attention to the Earthly Dao... and instead turned her gaze to the dormant Human Dao!

In Nuwa's view, it doesn't matter whether the Earthly Path and the Human Path are strong or not; all she wants is to attain the corresponding Dao Fruit!

Therefore, while Di Jun and Hou Tu supported Nuwa's idea of ​​using the mysteries of the divine to awaken humanity under the name of "Fuxi," they could not completely open their hearts to her.

In Di Jun's view, if humanity were to be restored, Nuwa would likely use him to attract the attention of Yuanshi Tianzun when she attained sainthood for the third time.

Even now, Yuanshi Tianzun has not given up his idea of ​​becoming an immortal god. If Dijun were to accidentally fall into Yuanshi Tianzun's trap... he might become the medium through which Yuanshi Tianzun plots against Donghuang Taiyi!

after all……

He is Taiichi's older brother!

Alliances formed for mutual benefit will eventually dissolve for the same reason. This is why Di Jun and Hou Tu dared not completely trust Nuwa!

At this moment, Xuan Yin also understood this point, and very sensibly, he did not ask Di Jun and Hou Tu about their next plans!

He stated his purpose directly.

"The Dao Fruit of the Heavenly Emperor of Open Source?"

Upon hearing this, Di Jun was taken aback: "That's a good idea, but I'm no longer the Heavenly Emperor recognized by the Heavenly Dao!"

"That was fine before!"

Xuan Yin laughed and said, "Give me a decree of abdication, or some kind of token, and leave the matter of opening up new sources to Yaochi!"

"That's interesting!"

Di Jun immediately became interested and took out two golden seals: "I wonder what Haotian's expression will be if Yaochi truly opens the source of the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Fruit! This is the Demon Emperor's Seal, forged from the essence of the sun's gold when I, Taiyi, Fuxi, and Nuwa established the Demon Court!"

"These two are symbols of authority for me and Taiyi. Since Nuwa also has her own ideas about them, you can go and ask for hers yourself!"

"Fuxi has departed for the afterlife; his artifact should now be with Nuwa!"

Although Di Jun is the demon emperor in name only, he actually delegated some of his power to others in order to establish the demon heavenly court.

When he and Taiyi transformed into the Dao, the Heavenly Dao reclaimed a portion of the Heavenly Emperor's authority, and the Dao Ancestor bestowed this portion of authority upon Haotian!

However, Nuwa and Fuxi did not transform into the Dao like them. In addition, in the current Heavenly Court, the Four Emperors have not fully returned to their positions. There is only Haotian and Xingtian, who was forcibly pushed up by Houtu. Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor's authority in Haotian's hands is actually incomplete.

The Emperor's Path is also a path to heaven, which can encompass all paths. However, although Haotian has the Emperor's Mandate, he did not achieve the Great Luo status through the Emperor's Path.

Therefore, the power of the Heavenly Emperor in his hands has always been incomplete.

If the imperial power in his hands were intact, then he wouldn't have needed to restrict people like Han Shuji to maintain his position in the first place!

"I see!"

After listening to Di Jun's explanation, Xuan Yin suddenly understood. No wonder he felt that Haotian's power was far inferior to that of Di Jun.

Then, he looked at Di Jun and Hou Tu: "Since the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Fruit and the Human Emperor's Dao Fruit can be improved through open source, then the Underworld Lord's Dao Fruit should also be able to be open source! Lady Hou Tu, should we try to open source the divine position of the Great Emperor of Fengdu?"

"And Fellow Daoist Di Jun can take this opportunity to prove himself as the Great Emperor of Fengdu, and further advance with the help of the fortune of the Netherworld and the Underworld!"

"What do you two think?"

Houtu nodded in agreement: "That's a good idea, but right now, the power of the Earthly Path is far from comparable to that of the Heavenly Path! If I were to open its source, there's no guarantee that those Heavenly Path Saints wouldn't take the opportunity to erode the Six Paths of Reincarnation! The risks involved are considerable!"

In fact, the Open Source Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit and the Fuxi Dao Fruit also carry risks, but the risks are more controllable.

The Heavenly Dao has several sages. Even though Fuxi attained the position of Heavenly Emperor, it was impossible for one person to dominate the overall trend of the Heavenly Dao in the prehistoric world.

Although the Dao Fruit of Fuxi contains some of the mysteries of humanity, even if Haotian attains it, he cannot directly awaken the dormant humanity.

Only the Dao Fruit of the Underworld Lord is in an extremely awkward position, neither high nor low, and could very well become a springboard for some saint to scheme against reincarnation.

"Does this mean that if Your Majesty doesn't open up the source of the Underworld Lord's Dao Fruit, no one will have designs on the Six Paths of Reincarnation?"

Xuan Yin slowly spoke, "Has Your Majesty forgotten the various hells that were created by numerous top-tier beings during those twenty cycles of reincarnation?"

"The Styx Ancestor evolved four layers of Blood Lake Hell, Nuwa evolved nine layers of Nine Nether Hell, the two Western Saints jointly evolved eighteen layers of Mount Tai Hell, Taiqing Laozi evolved twenty-four layers of Fengdu Hell, Yuanshi Tianzun and Nüqing jointly evolved thirty-six layers of Nüqing Hell, and so on!"

"Which of these actions doesn't shake the very foundation of the underworld and the cycle of reincarnation?"

"In that case, Your Majesty might as well take the initiative to open up the source of the Underworld Lord's Dao Fruit, and let those saints fight over it!"

"If Your Majesty is still concerned, you may leave a contingency plan at the core of the Netherworld Lord's Dao Fruit when you release its source!"

Upon hearing this, Houtu's eyes lit up. Xuan Yin's idea could indeed change the saints' covetousness of the underworld to some extent.

However, she still needs to carefully consider how to restrict the other party within the rules.

After obtaining the two Demon Emperor Seals, Xuan Yin did not linger and immediately took them to the Yaochi Holy Land.

As for the other two seals, he did not intend to interfere. Since Yaochi had some connection with Nuwa, it was best to let her ask for them herself!

How could one possibly ascend to the throne of the Heavenly Emperor without paying a price?

(End of this chapter)