Primordial Era: The Witch Clan's Dog-Headed Strategist

Di Jun's fingers clenched slightly, and his knuckles made a soft sound as they collided with the teacup.

He slowly closed his eyes, and the power of a sage fully unfolded deep within his primordial spirit.

He is a sage, and his perception far surpasses that of any Primordial Golden Immortal.

He had never deliberately explored the interior of the Primordial Purple Qi before.

Because he trusts Hongjun, or rather, he needs to trust Hongjun.

But at this moment, in this hall that even Hongjun could not see, he put aside all his concerns.

The power of the sage surged into the purple-gold mark between his brows like a tidal wave.

It pierced through the light of laws on the surface of the Primordial Purple Qi and entered the microscopic world inside, which was woven from the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

He saw it.

The three thousand Great Dao Laws contained within the Primordial Purple Qi are indeed vast and boundless, with each thread of law being a gateway to the origin of the Great Dao.

But deep within this network of laws, at the nodes where the threads of law intertwined, he saw densely packed patterns of restrictions.

Those restrictive patterns were extremely well hidden, integrated with the three thousand Great Dao Laws, and could not be discovered unless one deliberately exerted all their strength to perceive them.

They are wrapped around every key node of the law threads like blood vessels, and every restriction pattern is emitting an extremely faint fluctuation.

The fluctuations were exactly in sync with the frequency of the Heavenly Dao's core.

Di Jun's pupils suddenly contracted. He continued to delve deeper with the power of a sage, attempting to explore the specific function of these restrictive patterns.

The results of the deduction sent chills down his spine.

These restrictive patterns do not normally affect the primordial spirit, but when a sage uses the Primordial Purple Qi as a guide and mobilizes the power of the Heavenly Dao Laws...

These restrictions will silently bind the will of the sage together with the will of Hongjun.

In other words, every time he used the Primordial Purple Qi to manipulate the laws of Heaven, he was strengthening Hongjun's control over him.

The moment he attained sainthood was the moment this restriction was fully activated.

From that time on, his saintly authority was no longer independent.

There is an invisible thread between his will and Hongjun's will.

This thread doesn't usually have any effect, but at crucial moments, Hongjun can use it to directly intervene in his judgments and choices.

Di Jun suddenly opened his eyes, and the golden light of a saint surged violently in them.

His previous deliberate avoidance of questioning Hongjun was not only due to his need for Hongjun's help in fighting against the divine path, but also for a deeper reason.

His path to enlightenment was based on the Primordial Purple Qi bestowed by Hongjun. If Hongjun truly had a problem, then he himself would also be implicated.

He couldn't believe, nor did he want to believe, that all his achievements over the years were built on the schemes of others.

But now, the facts are clear.

After a moment of silence, Di Jun raised his head and looked at Pan Xuan with a complicated expression.

The scrutiny and wariness that had filled those golden eyes were replaced by a suppressed anger and resentment.

He spoke, his voice low and slow, as if he were trying hard to restrain himself:

"Fellow Daoist Panxuan, since you have been able to discover the drawbacks of the Primordial Purple Qi, you must also know how to solve it. Tell me."

Pan Xuan looked into Di Jun's golden eyes, which were filled with suppressed emotions, and remained silent for a while.

He knew how Di Jun felt at that moment.

Attaining sainthood is Di Jun's proudest achievement throughout his long life; it is the primordial Dao fruit of the unification of the three corpses and the recognition of heaven and earth.

Now, he's being told that this fruit is poison; anyone would find that hard to accept. But he has to tell the truth.

"If you have not yet become a saint, there is naturally a solution."

Pan Xuan slowly spoke, "The Three Pure Ones, Fellow Daoist Nuwa, Fellow Daoist Jieyin, and Fellow Daoist Zhunti all once possessed the Primordial Purple Qi, but they stripped it away before becoming saints."

Although the restrictions within the Primordial Purple Qi were stubborn.

The chaotic light of the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Lotus is used to assist the divine power.

Combined with the primordial power of Pangu's true form, it is entirely possible to separate the Primordial Purple Qi from the primordial spirit.

The six primordial purple energies have now been purified and used as the foundation of the six paths of reincarnation, allowing the earthly path and the laws of reincarnation to operate stably.

But fellow Daoists are different.

Fellow Daoist has already attained sainthood by using the Primordial Purple Qi.

The restrictions within the Primordial Purple Qi have completely merged with your primordial spirit; the foundation of a saint's authority lies in this Primordial Purple Qi.

If forcibly separated, your saintly realm will collapse.

This is a hundred times more difficult and a hundred times riskier than stripping away the primordial purple energy from a nascent immortal. Currently, Pan Xuan has no foolproof plan.

Di Jun's face suddenly darkened.

He was a sage, and his intuition told him that Pan Xuan was not lying.

In fact, he himself could deduce this conclusion.

The Primordial Purple Qi had merged with his primordial spirit, and this was the foundation of the saint's authority.

Forcibly stripping away the sacred position is tantamount to abolishing one's own sacred status, and no one can afford to bear this risk.

He remained silent for a while, and just as he was about to continue speaking, Pan Xuan suddenly changed the subject.

"However, perhaps we can try a different approach."

Pan Xuan's voice remained calm, but his speaking speed was slightly faster than before, as if this line of thought had just become clear during their conversation.

"The alien god who was severely injured."

Although he was severely injured, the source of his saint-level laws had not completely dissipated. If that source could be extracted, it might serve as a substitute.

He used his fundamental laws to replace the restrictions contained within the Primordial Purple Qi.

With the fundamental laws of the sages from other lands as the core, we will rebuild the foundation of sainthood for our fellow Daoists.

However, this plan is only a preliminary concept, and further research is needed to determine how it will be implemented.

Di Jun remained silent for a long time. He already had some suspicions.

Pan Xuan invited him by offering his own primordial spirit as a hostage, not just to tell him that the Primordial Purple Qi had drawbacks and then shrug and say there was nothing he could do.

As expected, although Pan Xuan's solution was risky, it was the only opportunity he could seize at the moment.

The five rulers of chaos will eventually return, and he must break free from Hongjun's shackles and possess truly independent saintly authority before the rulers of chaos strike again.

To do this, he needs the help of the witch clan.

The chaotic light of the twenty-four-petaled Creation Lotus, and the illusory image of Pangu's true form jointly activated by the twelve Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones.

And the Treasure-Falling Coin in Pan Xuan's hand, which could leverage everything through the laws of trading.

Only the Shinto system can provide these conditions.

Di Jun stood up, extended his hand to Pan Xuan, his golden eyes flashing with unwavering determination. He

When he spoke, his voice remained as majestic as the cry of a golden crow, yet it was more sincere than ever before:

"Fellow Daoist Panxuan, I once thought you were my greatest enemy."

Now it seems that you are perhaps the only ally I can trust.

It was a pleasure working with you.

Pan Xuan also stood up, grasped Di Jun's hand, and spoke with a hint of solemnity and expectation:

"It's a pleasure to cooperate, Fellow Daoist Di Jun. From this day forward, the Divine Path and the Heavenly Court will advance and retreat together in the face of the Chaos' external enemies."

Once the matter of Hongjun is resolved and the Chaos Ruler is defeated, how the power struggles will unfold within the prehistoric world is a matter for later.

For now, we must join forces to defend against the enemy.