Many children, many blessings; the twelve ancestral witches forced marriages throughout the primordi

Lao Tzu rode on the back of the blue ox, forcefully pulling on the reins, almost causing the poor ox to roll its eyes back.

He looked at Lin Xuan, who was blocking his way, and his brows furrowed into a deep frown.

It's Lin Xuan again!

Why is he everywhere?

Although Lao Tzu was anxious, he was still a man of deep cunning. He took a deep breath, straightened his Taoist robe, and forced a kind smile onto his face.

"Lin Xuan, how have you been?"

Laozi dismounted from the ox's back, bowed, and said, "I sense that this newborn human race is destined to follow my Great Dao. I wish to establish a religion here, named 'Human Religion,' to educate the human race and guide them in accordance with the will of Heaven. I humbly request that Fellow Daoist Lin Xuan grant me this favor."

I spoke with absolute confidence.

In his view, Nuwa created humans by creating bodies, while he came to educate them by infusing their souls. This was a match made in heaven, a streamlined process. What business is Lin Xuan, a member of the witch clan, getting involved?

Lin Xuan almost burst out laughing after hearing this.

"Fate?" Lin Xuan picked at his ear with his little finger. "Dad, aren't you overusing the word 'fate'? Seeing treasures means fate, seeing disciples means fate, and now seeing my wife... cough, seeing the people created by Goddess Nuwa, you're fate too?"

Laozi's face stiffened.

"Fellow Daoist Lin Xuan, please be careful with your words. This is the will of Heaven."

"Numbers of Heaven my ass!" Lin Xuan cursed directly. "This human race, I created the mud, I provided the water, and I and the Goddess Nuwa sculpted the humans together. Now that humans are created, you come here and say you want to be a teacher? And you want to establish a sect and share in the destiny?"

Lin Xuan took a step forward, his aura as an early Quasi-Saint pressing down on him without any concealment.

"It's like Nuwa and I had a child... created a child, raised it with great care, and then you come along and say that this child is destined for you and you want to take it away as your godson. Do you think that's reasonable?"

Lao Tzu was speechless at Lin Xuan's simple and easy-to-understand analogy.

Although the language is rough, the principle is sound.

But can he back out?

No!

He sensed it clearly: his chance to become a saint lay in the Human Sect. If he hadn't established the Human Sect, he might have been stuck at the peak of Quasi-Saint for the rest of his life.

Looking at Nuwa, who had already become a saint and was radiating golden light, Laozi felt his anxiety was about to explode.

"Lin Xuan, what will it take for you to give in?"

I'm not going to pretend anymore, I'm going to lay my cards on the table.

He knew that Lin Xuan was the kind of person who wouldn't do anything without a reason. Since he was blocking his way, he must have something to ask for.

"That's great!" Lin Xuan snapped his fingers. "It's so much easier talking to smart people."

Lin Xuan pointed to the group of bewildered humans behind him.

"If Fellow Daoist Taiqing wishes to establish a sect, that's fine. After all, the human race does indeed need education. Nuwa and I are usually busy and don't have time to keep an eye on things every day."

Lao Tzu was overjoyed. There's hope!

"But!" Lin Xuan changed the subject, "You have to pay the tuition, right? You have to pay the venue fee, right? And the protection fee... cough, the management fee, you have to give me a little something, right?"

The smile on Lao Tzu's face froze.

He instinctively covered his sleeve.

Although he is the head of the Three Pure Ones and possesses wealth throughout the four seas, he is also known for being "stingy"... no, more like frugal. He usually spends a lot of time calculating the materials needed to refine a pill, so why would he have to spend so much money now?

"What does Fellow Daoist Lin Xuan want?" Laozi asked warily.

Lin Xuan looked Laozi up and down, his eyes like those of someone looking at a fat sheep.

"I think that picture you have is pretty good..."

"No way!" Lao Tzu jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "The Tai Chi diagram was bestowed by the Dao Ancestor, a treasure for suppressing destiny. Absolutely not!"

Are you kidding me? The Tai Chi diagram is his lifeblood. If he gives it to Lin Xuan, what will he use to suppress the fortune of the Human Sect?

"Don't get agitated." Lin Xuan waved his hand. "I know you're reluctant to part with the Tai Chi diagram. I'm not the kind of person who would take what someone else loves."

Lin Xuan stroked his chin, revealing a fox-like smile.

"How about this, Fellow Daoist Taiqing seems to have quite a few good things in his pocket. Give me two top-grade innate spiritual treasures, and I'll also owe my Wu Clan a great karmic debt. Then this matter will be settled."

Two pieces?! Top-quality?!

My beard is all crooked with anger.

How many top-grade innate spiritual treasures are there in the entire primordial world? You just casually mention two?

"What? You think it's too expensive?" Lin Xuan shrugged. "Then forget it. Anyway, I can teach humans myself. I can set up my own 'Witchcraft Cult' and teach them to build muscle, that would be fine too."

After saying that, Lin Xuan turned to leave.

"etc!"

I'm getting impatient.

If Lin Xuan were to actually teach humans how to build muscle, the entire primordial world would be completely ruined! And his chance to become a saint would truly be gone!

"One!" Lao Tzu gritted his teeth. "At most one! Plus that karmic consequence!"

Lin Xuan stopped and looked back at Laozi, his face full of "reluctance".

"Alright, one is fine. But I have to choose it myself."

My heart is bleeding, but I have no choice.

He shakily opened his private treasury (hidden treasure in his sleeve).

Lin Xuan didn't stand on ceremony and scanned the area with his divine sense.

There are indeed a lot of good things.

The Eight Trigrams Furnace? No, that's for alchemy.

A golden rope? Too simplistic.

Suddenly, Lin Xuan's eyes lit up as he locked onto a red gourd.

The Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd!

That was one of the seven gourds that grew on the innate gourd vine of Buzhou Mountain back then. It was incredibly powerful and could only harm people's souls.

"That's it!" Lin Xuan reached out and grabbed the gourd.

When Laozi saw Lin Xuan take this, although he felt a pang of heartache, he also breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it wasn't the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, nor the Earth-Leaving Flame Banner.

"There is also cause and effect." Lin Xuan put away the gourd and took out a jade slip. "Fellow Daoist Taiqing, words are not enough. Let's put it in writing."

Lao Tzu's hands trembled as he looked at the jade slip.

This is extortion! This is blatant extortion!

But he still bit his finger, signed his name on the jade slip, and infused it with a divine soul imprint.

"Now, may I establish my own religion?" Lao Tzu asked with a dark expression.

"Please, go ahead." Lin Xuan stepped aside to make way, gesturing for him to proceed, his face beaming with a radiant smile. "Welcome, Fellow Daoist Taiqing, to contribute to the education of the human race!"

Laozi took a deep breath, ignored Lin Xuan, and walked up to the human race.

He threw out the Tai Chi diagram, which transformed into a golden bridge spanning heaven and earth.

"I am Laozi of the Taiqing Realm. Now, in accordance with the Way of Heaven, I establish the Human Religion to educate and enlighten the human race! I use the Taiji Diagram to suppress the destiny of humanity! The Human Religion is established!"

boom!

Heaven, in response, bestowed merit once again.

Lao Tzu was bathed in golden light, and the bottleneck that had been blocking him was instantly broken through.

The sage's oppressive aura once again swept across the primordial world.

Two saints in one day!

The entire prehistoric world was in an uproar.

But at this time, although Lao Tzu had become a saint, he was not happy at all.

He glanced at Lin Xuan, who was playing with the red gourd beside him, and secretly vowed:

"Lin Xuan, I will remember this humiliation! You will pay for this debt tenfold in the future!"