Primordial Era: I, Ksitigarbha, shall be the Supreme Being of the Primordial Era.

After Heaven allowed the demon race to establish itself, boundless golden clouds of merit descended upon the demon court.

The golden cloud of merit split into five, with the largest piece, nearly thirty percent of the Heavenly Dao's merit, falling into Di Jun's body.

Taiyi, Nuwa, and Fuxi each received 20% of the innate merit, while the remaining 10% was distributed among the various demon gods, demon generals, and demon commanders.

In an instant, breakthrough auras continuously appeared in the Miro Heaven Palace.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Fu Xi all became quasi-saints by severing their corpses through the merits of the Heavenly Dao.

However, the merits that Nuwa gained were not enough to sever the corpse a second time, so they could only remain in her body for the time being.

Most of the Ten Great Demon Gods also broke through to become Great Luo Golden Immortals due to their merits in the Heavenly Dao.

The overall strength of the demon race has reached a new level.

However, before the excitement of the crowd could fade, a voice rang out in the primordial world.

"By the Father God Pangu, today we, the twelve ancestral witches of Pangu, namely Dijiang, Zhujiuyin, Jumang, Rushou, Houtu, establish the Wu Clan in the Pangu Palace, and use the Pangu Palace to suppress the fortune of our Wu Clan and manage the prehistoric world on behalf of the Father God!"

May the Father God grant our request!

The resounding Daoist chant of the primordial race drew the attention of all living beings in the primordial world from the demon race to the witch race.

Beneath Mount Buzhou, the twelve Ancestral Witches revealed their true forms and roared angrily toward the sky.

Just as the beings of the primordial world were still pondering whether the establishment of the Witch Clan would attract the Heavenly Dao, the changes that occurred once again in the Outer Heavens revealed the answer to everyone.

Just as when the demon race was founded, the Eye of Heaven reappeared.

As the cold, emotionless voice reappeared, the Witch Clan announced its establishment to the primordial land.

Even though the Witch Clan did not pray to the Heavenly Way, the establishment of the Witch Clan was the inevitable trend of the Heavenly Way, and the Heavenly Way would not obstruct it.

Boundless merit descended once more, divided into twelve portions and bestowed upon the twelve ancestral witches.

However, the Wu clan only cultivates the physical body and not the primordial spirit, so this merit is like a chicken rib to them.

After careful consideration, adhering to the principle of not wasting any merit, Dijiang waved his hand and poured the merit in his hand into the Pangu Palace.

The other twelve ancestral witches followed suit and also deposited their merits into the Pangu Palace.

After absorbing this enormous amount of Heavenly Dao merit, the blood pool at the core of the Pangu Palace continued to surge.

This is the birthplace of the Wu tribe.

Blood cocoons kept emerging from the blood pool, and as they burst, members of the Wu tribe emerged from them.

Upon closer inspection, almost all of them possessed the strength of a shaman general, and there were even more than a dozen great shamans.

The twelve ancestral witches smiled as they watched their clansmen appear one after another.

The creatures of the primordial world, witnessing such immense merit descend upon them twice in a single day, had long since gone from shock and envy to numbness.

Each of the innate deities had a different expression.

In the Northern Underworld Palace, Kunpeng looked on with frustration at how much merit the demon race had gained, filled with regret.

If he had agreed to join the demon race before, perhaps he would have received a share of the Heavenly Dao merits, and the slaying of corpses would have been a given.

But now there is no chance. Even if he were to beg to join the demon race now, the merits of the Heavenly Dao would have nothing to do with him.

Having witnessed the immense benefits of Heavenly Merit, Kunpeng's desire for Heavenly Merit had reached its peak.

"The merits of Heaven are difficult to attain..."

No, I must plan this carefully...

Leaving aside Kunpeng for now, on Mount Kunlun, the Three Pure Ones had different expressions regarding the establishment of the two clans.

Taiqing Laozi remained calm, as if the matter had no effect on him whatsoever.

Shangqing Tongtian, however, saw that the two powerful clans were somewhat eager to make a move.

He was naturally fond of fighting, and now that he saw so many powerful figures emerging, he really wanted to go and discuss the Dao with each of them.

Yuqing Yuanshi, on the other hand, had no goodwill towards either race.

The Wu tribe, needless to say, only cultivates the physical body and not the primordial spirit. They spend their days condensing evil energy for cultivation, making the primordial land a mess. They even dare to call themselves descendants of Pangu, which is simply an insult to the great god Pangu.

He disliked the demon race for two reasons. First, the demon race consisted of creatures covered in fur and feathers, born from wet eggs, which he disliked the most.

The second definition is that of the demon race as defined by Di Jun and others: all beings from the primordial world who have taken human form are demons.

Doesn't that mean that the Three Pure Ones are also demons?

This is absolutely outrageous!

If it weren't for his elder brother and father stopping him, he probably would have already taken the Pangu Banner and gone to cause trouble for the demon race!

In the Three Immortal Mountains of the East Sea, the Eastern King Duke squinted as he watched the two clans being established one after another.

"Ha, the demon race! The witch race! They dare to covet the primordial world? They'll have to ask my Celestial Court for permission first!"

Since becoming the ruler of the Celestial Court, he has only suffered losses at the hands of the two Daoists of Mount Sumeru; otherwise, he has not taken them seriously.

He is the only male immortal designated by the Dao Ancestor to be the head of the primordial world! He is ordered to manage the primordial world!

What are those two races, the Lich and the Demon? How dare they compete with me!

Recalling the karma he had formed with Emperor Jun and Taiyi when he divided the gourd at Buzhou Mountain, Dongwanggong's eyes turned icy cold.

"Let's test our skills on your demon race first! I want to see what the two holy gods of the Sun Star are capable of!"

……

The thoughts of the various primordial deities differed, so I will not go into detail about them one by one.

Upon hearing of the establishment of the demon race, most of the prehistoric beings with lower cultivation levels, who had no one to rely on and whose path of cultivation was difficult to find, thought of joining the demon race.

It not only provides a strong backer for oneself, but also allows one to seek a better path for self-cultivation.

In an instant, creatures calling themselves demons sprang up like mushrooms after rain across the primordial land.

The Demon Court accepted all comers, ordering all beings who claimed to be demons to be brought under its control.

The demon race thus entered a period of rapid development.

Mount Sumeru

Di Ting sensed the unusual activity in the Record of Mythical Beasts of the Mountains and Seas once again.

This time, the anomaly was particularly clear; even it itself sensed the direction the anomaly was pointing—the Demon Court!

Filled with doubt, Di Ting found Ksitigarbha and together they went to the top of Mount Sumeru to search for the two paths.

"Is the unusual activity pointing towards the Demon Court?"

After hearing Di Ting's account, the Daoist Zhunti sat cross-legged in deep thought.

The Guide Daoist immediately used this as a source to begin his calculations.

After a long while, the Guide Daoist stopped what he was doing, opened his eyes, and said, "The Record of Mythical Beasts in the Mountains and Seas has a karmic connection with the demon race. Now that the Record of Mythical Beasts in the Mountains and Seas has been refined by Di Ting, this karmic connection has been transferred to Di Ting."

The Daoist Zhunti also used the law of cause and effect to investigate the causal relationship between Di Ting and the demon race.

"This cause and effect is quite profound. If I help Di Ting sever this causal thread, I fear the Record of Mythical Beasts of the Mountains and Seas will disappear, and Di Ting will be unable to make any further progress!"

Upon hearing this, Ksitigarbha anxiously inquired of Daoist Zhunti whether there were any other solutions.

Zhunti Daoist shook his head helplessly and said, "Only Di Ting can go to the demon race and personally untangle this cause and effect."

However, "Zhunti Daoist paused, then continued, "But fortune and misfortune are interdependent."

"Although Di Ting's journey to the demon realm is fraught with peril, if he survives, he will surely reap great rewards!"

"Nine deaths and one life!" Ksitigarbha exclaimed in shock upon hearing this.

Di Ting was also anxious and didn't know what to do.

"Master, may I ask you clearly, where is the glimmer of hope for Di Ting?" Ksitigarbha continued to ask.

Upon seeing this, the Daoist Zhunti suddenly looked at Ksitigarbha with a strange expression and said, "The glimmer of hope for Di Ting lies with you, my disciple!"

"On me (my older brother)?"

"That's right! This is all I can calculate; I know nothing else."

The law of cause and effect is unpredictable and complex. Perhaps only when I become a saint will I be able to fully understand it!

Next, it's up to you to choose.

If you choose to stay on Mount Sumeru, then I will help you sever the karmic ties, but I'm afraid you won't be able to make any further progress afterward.

"If we choose to go to the demon realm, it will be a path with nine out of ten chances of survival..."

"Teacher, I'm going to the demon realm!"