Primordial Era: I am a treasure trove, full of magical treasures.

In the blink of an eye, Xuanbao had been brought to the Pangu Palace by the Ancestral Witches Xuanming and Houtu. Now, Xuanbao was being watched by the twelve Ancestral Witches, and by twelve pairs of eyes, which put considerable pressure on him. What if these Ancestral Witches acted out of turn and left him here? Although Xuanbao was somewhat uneasy, he forced himself to remain calm. "I wonder why the Ancestral Witches invited me here?"

Upon hearing Xuanbao's question, the chief ancestor, Emperor Jiang Zuwu, slowly spoke: "Young friend, the method you taught Sister Houtu has been adopted by our Wu clan." To be honest, the effect was indeed quite good. The myriad races that were originally hostile to our Wu clan no longer openly oppose us. Even the demon race was crippled by us some time ago. However, there are also downsides. Our Wu clan's development is limited. The energy obtained from planting and raising animals is ultimately less than that from hunting the myriad races. Moreover, our Wu clan is born for battle, and it is very difficult to maintain a leisurely life of farming and raising animals. In just a few hundred years, many Wu clan youths have almost gone crazy from being cooped up.

Upon hearing Dijiang's words, Xuanbao was first surprised. "Shrimp" The demon race was crippled? This can't be right, can it? The war between the witch and the demon race hasn't even started yet, and the demon race has already been crippled. Is your witch race so powerful that Pangu knows about it?

Xuan Bao suppressed his shock. Could this be related to me? Xuan Bao had some guesses in his heart, but he didn't think much of it. Anyway, they couldn't find me to blame. On the surface, he asked calmly, "Then why did the Ancestral Witch summon me here? Is it to ask me for another idea?" Ancestral Witch Dijiang nodded. "That's right."

Now, our Wu tribe can no longer hunt all kinds of tribes as before, nor can we sustain our agricultural practices for long. We hope you can come up with a good solution for us.

Xuanbao stroked his chin and pondered. He did have a solution, but... cough cough... Xuanbao then rubbed his two fingers together.

Dijiang?

All the Ancestral Witches: ?

"What does this mean?" Eleven of the twelve Ancestral Witches were dumbfounded. Only Houtu, who already knew Xuanbao's nature, rolled her eyes at Xuanbao and waved her hand, sending three innate spiritual treasures flying in front of Xuanbao.

Xuanbao, seeing the three innate spiritual treasures presented to him, was unimpressed. He jokingly thought, "Last time I received 30 innate spiritual treasures, and this time you only give me three? Are you trying to fob me off?" He continued rubbing the treasures, his meaning clear: not enough. Seeing this, Houtu sighed helplessly and took out seven more innate spiritual treasures. Xuanbao looked at these ten treasures and still felt it was too few, but he knew he couldn't go too far. After all, this was just helping with farming and animal husbandry, a negligible amount compared to the threat of extermination.

"Alright, considering the sincerity of the Ancestral Witches, I'll offer another suggestion." Xuanbao cleared his throat. "It's indeed difficult for your Witch Clan to farm and raise livestock, given your nature. You could subjugate some races to become your Witch Clan's subordinate races. They don't need to be too strong; they just need to be completely obedient to your Witch Clan. You could provide them with protection and let them farm and raise livestock for you. In that case, your Witch Clan could free up their time to continue hunting in the primordial world, and of course, they could only hunt those who carry karma."

Upon hearing Xuanbao's words, the Ancestral Witches all showed thoughtful expressions. Ancestral Witch Dijiang was the first to nod: "This plan is feasible. If we can have subordinate races to do the work for us, our Witch Clan can concentrate on cultivation and battle." The other Ancestral Witches also echoed his agreement.

Xuanbao was secretly pleased to see his idea approved, never expecting he had the potential to be a strategist: "However, we need to be careful in subduing the subordinate races. Be mindful of the boundaries. Although they are your subordinate races, don't always use force to intimidate them. You need to offer them some benefits. A combination of carrots and sticks is the only way to maintain this relationship."

Dijiang, the Ancestral Witch, waved his hand, "Rest assured, my Witch Clan knows what's what. Xuanbao, you've once again offered advice to my Witch Clan, so we will certainly not treat you unfairly." With that, Dijiang took out five innate spiritual treasures and handed them to Xuanbao. Xuanbao beamed and quickly accepted them, "Ancestral Witch, you are indeed generous!" Good, good, good—we never expected Xuanbao to be like this. Now the Ancestral Witches know what Xuanbao wants.

Just then, Xuanming, who was standing to the side, suddenly asked, "Xuanbao, what did you use when you fought Xing Tian today? How did you manage to beat Xing Tian like that?"

"Xing Tian was defeated by this kid!" Zhu Rong, who had been silent, was shocked to hear that Xuan Bao had actually defeated Xing Tian. Xing Tian was no ordinary Great Witch; his strength was second only to the 12 Ancestral Witches. If Xuan Bao could defeat Xing Tian, ​​then Xuan Bao's strength must also be quite good. This piqued Zhu Rong's interest.

Xuanbao scratched his head and said with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing special. It's just a martial art that I created myself... However, just as Xuanbao mentioned the martial art, the Heavenly Dao sensed it and directly acknowledged it. A beam of light flew directly towards Xuanbao and formed a Heavenly Dao rune with the character 'Martial' on Xuanbao's forehead. Moreover, since the martial art had just appeared and had not spread, the merits that descended were not many, barely enough to fill Xuanbao's fourth circle of merit golden wheel. All the great powers in the prehistoric world also suddenly received a warning from the Heavenly Dao, indicating that another 'Martial Art' had appeared in the prehistoric world. How did Xuanbao inexplicably become the 'Martial Ancestor'?"

All the Ancestral Witches: ...

The twelve Ancestral Witches naturally received the Heavenly Dao's warning as well. Xuanbao had become a Dao Ancestor right before their eyes, leaving them momentarily stunned. Ancestral Witch Dijiang was the first to recover, exclaiming, "I never expected a martial arts master to be born right under our noses! Xuanbao has become a Dao Ancestor; it seems we'll have to address him as 'fellow Daoist' from now on. Such an opportunity is truly enviable!" The other Ancestral Witches also cast admiring glances. Although they were Ancestral Witches and didn't respect Heaven and Earth, they knew the true value of becoming a Dao Ancestor.

Xuanbao himself was also taken aback, never expecting that the "martial arts" he had casually mentioned would manifest in the world, and that he would even become the Martial Ancestor. However, he quickly calmed down, secretly delighted, for this was an incredible opportunity.

Becoming the master of a path changes one's status. One can comprehend martial arts more efficiently, and the more people practice martial arts, the stronger one's fortune will become.

"Martial Arts," Houtu said to Xuanbao, "the martial arts you used in your fight with Xing Tian today were indeed excellent, and especially suitable for our Wu Clan. Our Wu Clan is physically strong, and combined with this martial arts, it can achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts. Would you be interested in passing on your martial arts to our Wu Clan?" Houtu, who had been silent until now, directly invited Xuanbao. Firstly, she wanted to win him over. Xuanbao's current identity is that of a Dao Master, and he will surely become a great power in the future, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to win him over in advance. Secondly, Xuanbao's martial arts are indeed very suitable for the Wu Clan; this martial arts is simply tailor-made for the Wu Clan.

Upon hearing Houtu's suggestion, the other Ancestral Witches, having never witnessed Xuanbao's martial arts, were also unsure of their abilities. They all turned their attention to Zhurong, who was eager to try, clearly indicating that they wanted Zhurong to test Xuanbao's strength.

Zhu Rong: ...

Although I also wanted to give it a try, it wasn't through this kind of pressure from you guys. But now that things have come to this point, Zhu Rong has no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

Ahem, fellow Daoist Xuanbao, could you show us this martial art?

Upon hearing Zhu Rong's words, Xuan Bao knew what they were thinking. Only Xuan Ming and Hou Tu, the two Ancestral Witches, had seen him take action. He hadn't seen the other Ancestral Witches yet, so he naturally wanted to see the martial arts that Xuan Ming had mentioned was most suitable for the Witch Clan.

"There's nothing wrong with that."

Xuanbao also wanted to test his skills against the Ancestral Witch to see where his current limits were. When he fought Xing Tian, ​​he didn't need to use his full strength at all, but when he fought the Ancestral Witch, he was sure he could go all out.

Everyone readily agreed. Dijiang, the Ancestral Witch of Space, simply waved his hand, and everyone vanished from their original spot to a mysterious space. This was a small dimensional space, which could serve as their competition arena. Xuanbao greatly admired Ancestral Witches, who were born with a law of their own and could achieve mastery of that law with minimal cultivation—equivalent to the Quasi-Saint realm. Coupled with their powerful physical bodies, one Ancestral Witch of the same realm could defeat several others; it was simply unreasonable. After all, they were considered Pangu's favored sons.

Xuanbao and Zhurong stood facing each other on opposite sides, while the other eleven Ancestral Witches watched from the sidelines. "Fellow Daoist Xuanbao, be careful!" Zhurong didn't waste any time and immediately unleashed crimson flames from both fists, causing the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly. He swung his Fire Fist and Cannon Fist technique at Xuanbao. Xuanbao panicked and immediately grabbed Zhurong's wrist, then threw a straight punch at Zhurong's face. Being an Ancestral Witch, Zhurong didn't know what dodging was and immediately threw a punch at Xuanbao's face as well, adopting a strategy of exchanging injury for injury. Moreover, their Witch Clan was famous for its strong physical body, so exchanging injury for injury was perfectly normal. However, Xuanbao had no such idea; he preferred to clear the stage without taking any damage.

Next, Xuanbao also unleashed his blood energy. Martial arts are all about stimulating blood and qi; every punch and kick was imbued with the power of blood and qi. In addition, he used the martial arts techniques from his previous life. Zhu Rong was hit by countless punches and palm strikes. If it weren't for the Ancestral Witch's strong physique, he probably would have been beaten into a pulp.

Having just been beaten, Zhu Rong, who was already short-tempered, instantly lost his mind and unleashed his full power, attacking Xuan Bao indiscriminately. The other Ancestral Witches stopped watching and Di Jiang flashed in and delivered a "love punch" to Zhu Rong's head. "Thump!" It was a good head blow; he was stunned but not brain-damaged.

The space-time before them shattered piece by piece, and everyone returned to the Pangu Palace. At this moment, Zhu Rong had calmed down, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Xuan Bao.

After observing Xuanbao's "martial arts," the ancestral witches confirmed that it was indeed born for the witch clan, just as Houtu had said. After discussions, Xuanbao successfully became the chief instructor of the witch clan's millions of witch soldiers, but of course, there were conditions: 15 innate spiritual treasures were successfully obtained.

I successfully acquired dozens of innate spiritual treasures during my trip to the Witch Clan, I'm very pleased. This shows that making money is about acquiring what's beyond our current understanding. Collecting spiritual treasures is the same principle.