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

The magnificent sight and the overwhelming momentum caused the entire Pangu Temple to tremble.

The thirteen strange phenomena echoed and resonated with each other, as if they were originally one and of the same origin.

The aura of the Father God Pangu permeated the hall; it was a power of the same origin, a resonance of bloodline and righteousness.

Dijiang opened his eyes, looked at the illusory image of his true form behind him, and a flash of understanding appeared in his eyes:

"The anomaly... I see. My will is my true form. I control space, and my true form is the embodiment of the power of space."

Once the extraordinary phenomenon is formed, the will has a vessel and can directly communicate with the laws of heaven and earth.

Zhu Rong laughed loudly: "My extraordinary phenomena are also my true form! The true form of the Ancestral God of Fire is my will!"

Brother Pan Xuan is right. We, these innate deities, are our own Dao, we are our own will!

Gonggong nodded: "That's right. We are formed from the essence and blood of the Father God, and our true form is one of the most powerful forms in the world. It makes perfect sense that the strange phenomena are our true form."

Xuanming coldly said, "The extraordinary phenomenon has been completed, and the refinement of intent is now complete. Next, it is time to refine the Dao."

Pan Xuan looked at the strange phenomena of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and was filled with emotion.

Their extraordinary phenomena are all their true nature. For the innate deities, they are their own martial will and their own Dao.

This is not a coincidence, but an inevitability.

Because they are born connected to the laws of heaven and earth, and are born to wield a fundamental principle, their true form is the most perfect embodiment of their will.

He took a deep breath and said, "The refinement of intent is complete; the next step is the refinement of the Dao."

All the ancestral witches' eyes were focused on him.

Pan Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his voice steady and solemn:

"Refining the Dao is to integrate one's own extraordinary phenomena and one's own Dao into the physical body."

He paused, then continued, "Oddities are the manifestation of will, and the Way is the understanding of the laws."

Refining the will is to condense one's will into a wondrous phenomenon, while refining the Dao is to integrate the wondrous phenomenon and the Dao into every inch of flesh, every acupoint, and every breath of the physical body.

When the extraordinary phenomena and the Dao are completely integrated into the physical body, the physical body becomes the Dao, and the Dao becomes the physical body.

Every gesture is guided by laws; every thought can command the power of heaven and earth.

He looked at the eleven ancestral witches, including Dijiang, Zhurong, and Gonggong. They had previously absorbed the evil energy of the abyss, and their physical bodies had broken through the limit of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, achieving the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

Pan Xuan solemnly said, "My brothers are now all Golden Immortals of the Primordial Chaos, so they should be familiar with the Dao of Refining."

The so-called "cultivation of the Dao" is to completely integrate the laws each person wields with their physical body.

Previously, you all cultivated based on instinct. Now, with the framework of martial arts, you can more clearly understand your own path.

He then looked at Houtu, his tone gentle yet equally solemn: "Sister Houtu has a primordial spirit within her, and she walks a different path."

While the methods of refining the Dao are applicable, Houtu's foundation lies in the fusion of her primordial spirit and the Dao of the earth, rather than purely physical refining the Dao.

"Sister Houtu is currently at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. If she can unite the Law of Earth with her primordial spirit and physical body, breaking through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm will be just around the corner."

Houtu nodded gently and said softly, "Brother Panxuan is right."

My path differs from my brothers', but the methods of cultivation are equally beneficial to me. I will study them diligently.

Di Jiang said in a deep voice, "Brother Pan Xuan, do you mean that refining the Dao is about integrating the laws into the physical body?"

Pan Xuan nodded: "That's right. Cultivators use their primordial spirit to carry the Great Dao and to communicate with heaven and earth."

The path of martial arts is to carry the Great Dao with the physical body and to communicate with heaven and earth with the will.

Refining the will is to manifest the will as a phenomenon, while refining the Dao is to integrate the phenomenon and the Dao into the physical body.

When the extraordinary phenomena, the Dao, and the physical body are united, one reaches the realm of refining the Dao.

He extended a finger, and a golden light flashed at the tip: "Brothers, you are now Primordial Golden Immortals, which means that your Dao and physical body have merged to a certain extent."

But this integration is not thorough enough, not complete enough.

The goal of refining the Dao is to achieve this fusion to its ultimate form, making the physical body a vessel for the Dao, and the Dao an extension of the physical body.

Zhu Rong pondered, "So, although I'm already a Primordial Golden Immortal, my Fire Law hasn't fully integrated into my physical body yet? There's still room for improvement?"

Pan Xuan nodded: "That's right. The Primordial Golden Immortal is a realm, but within this realm, there are also differences in level and depth."

Whoever has a deeper understanding of the Tao, and whoever integrates the Tao with their physical body more thoroughly, will be stronger.

This cannot be achieved through arduous practice, but rather through understanding the Tao and self-awareness.

He paused, then continued:

"After refining the Dao, there are no further distinctions."

The Primordial Golden Immortal realm represents the pinnacle of martial arts, at least for now.

Whoever has a deeper understanding of the Dao, and whoever integrates the Dao with their physical body more thoroughly, is the strongest.

This is similar to the Taoist path of enlightenment. Taoists use their primordial spirit to attain enlightenment, and the depth of their understanding of the principles determines the level of their cultivation.

Martial arts practitioners prove their Dao through their physical bodies, and the depth of their understanding of the Dao also determines their strength.

Dijiang nodded slowly: "I understand."

Refining the Dao involves integrating the Dao into the physical body; the deeper the integration, the stronger the power. There are no fixed realms, only varying degrees of understanding of the Dao.

Pan Xuan said, "That's right. The Dao is boundless, and the comprehension is endless."

The same applies to the cultivation of the Dao; there is no end, only continuous deepening and fusion.

Today I feel I've fully grasped it, but tomorrow I might discover an even deeper layer. This is the path of martial arts, a path that has no end.

After listening, all the ancestral witches seemed to be deep in thought.

Houtu said softly, "Refine the Dao...integrate the laws of earth into your primordial spirit and physical body."

"I am currently at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. If I can successfully traverse this path, I will have a direction to break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm."

Zhu Rong laughed loudly, "Good! The refinement of intent is complete, now it's time to refine the Dao! I will completely integrate the Law of Fire into my physical body, so that every inch of my flesh and blood will burn with the Southern Bright Fire!"

Gonggong rarely showed his fighting spirit: "The law of water is integrated into my body... Let every drop of my blood become Weak Water. I will walk this path to the end."

Xuanming coldly said, "The law of ice has been integrated into my physical body, making my body the embodiment of the law of ice. This is the true meaning of martial arts."

Dijiang said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case, then continue your seclusion."

"The cultivation of intent is complete; the next step is the cultivation of the Dao. Each of you should cultivate individually, verifying your understanding with one another, striving to integrate your respective Dao into your physical bodies as soon as possible."

Pan Xuan nodded and said, "Brother Dijiang is right. There are no shortcuts on the path of cultivation; one must rely on one's own understanding and integration."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over each of the ancestral witches, his voice solemn and full of expectation:

"The level of 'Refining the Dao' is the level of the Primordial Golden Immortal. There are no further subdivisions after that. Whoever has a deeper understanding of the Dao is stronger. It is similar to the Dao-proving of the Primordial Spirit."

This road is long, but I believe that with the perseverance and wisdom of all my brothers and sisters, we will surely reach the end.

The twelve Ancestral Witches all nodded, their eyes gleaming.

Inside the Pangu Hall, the thirteen people closed their eyes and concentrated once again, beginning their cultivation of the Dao.