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

A vast and boundless light descended from the sky. The light was neither gold nor purple, but a chaotic color that contained the origin of all colors in the world.

Wherever the light passed, flowers rained down from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, and countless profound Daoist principles resonated between heaven and earth.

The commotion was even more magnificent and awe-inspiring than the purple aura that swept 30,000 miles eastward when Hongjun became a saint.

The Heavenly Flowers are not golden petals, but chaotic Daoist flowers, each containing the most fundamental rules of heaven and earth.

The golden lotuses that sprang from the ground were not ordinary golden lotuses, but Dao lotuses of chaotic color, each one exuding the aura of the Great Dao.

The light descended from the sky, piercing through chaos, through the nine heavens, through the barrier of Zixiao Palace, and reaching the Pangu Hall in front of Buzhou Mountain.

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, countless cultivators awaited Hongjun's lecture.

Suddenly, they sensed the power of the Great Dao descending from the sky and looked up.

Above the Zixiao Palace, a chaotic light cascaded down like a waterfall, enveloping the entire palace.

That light contained a supreme majesty and mystery, more profound and ancient than the aura of a saint.

"What is that?" a monk exclaimed.

"The Great Dao...that is the Great Dao!"

One cultivator's expression changed drastically. "Wasn't the Great Dao supposed to have retreated? Why has it reappeared?"

"This is... a blessing from the Great Dao!"

One cultivator gasped, "Whom is the Great Dao bestowing its blessings?"

Countless cultivators followed the light downwards with their divine senses, trying to find the target of the blessing.

Their divine senses traversed chaos, the heavens, and the primordial land, finally converging in the direction of Mount Buzhou.

In front of Mount Buzhou, inside the Pangu Palace.

The twelve Ancestral Witches stood in the Pangu Palace, their bodies enveloped in the chaotic light of the Great Dao.

The light descended from the heavens, passing through the dome of the Pangu Palace and shining upon each of the Ancestral Witches.

The twelve Ancestral Witches simultaneously felt an indescribable power surge into their bodies.

That power is not merit, nor spiritual energy, but the most fundamental power of the Great Dao, the power of rules.

Their martial arts phenomena emerged uncontrollably at this moment.

Behind Dijiang, the phantom of a god-demon, resembling a yellow sac, red as cinnabar fire, with six legs and four wings, and a chaotic, faceless form, emerged.

Under the illumination of the Great Dao's light, the illusory image became more solid and clearer, as if it had transformed from an illusion into a physical entity.

Two chaotic lights shone in the phantom's eyes, containing the origin of the laws of space.

Behind Zhu Jiuyin, the phantom of a god-demon with a human face and a snake body, entirely crimson and thousands of miles long, appeared.

The phantom slowly opened its eyes, which contained the essence of the laws of time, as if it could see through the past and the future and understand everything.

Behind Zhurong, the phantom of a god-demon with a beast's head, a human body, red scales, fire snakes piercing his ears, and a fire dragon under his feet appeared.

The flames surrounding the phantom changed from red to a chaotic color; that was the fire of the Great Dao, the primordial fire that coexists with creation and destruction.

Behind Gonggong, the phantom of a god-demon with a python's head, a human body, black scales, a black dragon under his feet, and a green python wrapped around his hands appeared.

The weak water surrounding the phantom changed from black to chaotic color; it was the water of the Great Dao, the primordial water that both bears and encompasses.

Behind Xuanming, the grotesque phantom of a god or demon, covered in bone spurs and exuding a chilling aura, appeared.

The chilling aura surrounding the phantom changed from white to a chaotic color; it was the ice of the Great Dao, the primordial ice that coexists with both solidification and protection.

Behind Houtu, the phantom of a god-demon with a human face and a snake body, seven arms on its back, and two hands holding a serpent on its chest appeared.

The earth power surrounding the phantom changed from yellow to a chaotic color; that was the earth of the Great Dao, the primordial earth that embodies both support and compassion.

Behind each of the Ancestral Witches—Jumang, Rushou, Qiangliang, Xizi, Shebishi, and Tianwu—emerged their own illusory forms.

Under the illumination of the Great Dao's light, these phantoms transformed from "phenomena" into "deities of the laws."

Anomalies are merely manifestations of will; deities of law are the concrete embodiment of the laws of heaven.

These deities of law are no longer illusions, but real entities.

They hovered behind the Twelve Ancestral Witches, connected to them by blood and flesh, and sharing the same will.

They are extensions of the laws of the Ancestral Witches, carriers of their will, and concrete manifestations of the laws of Heaven.

The light of the Great Dao enveloped the twelve Ancestral Witches and their Law Gods, and a vast torrent of information surged into the souls of each Ancestral Witch.

That is the Great Dao bestowing upon the divine beings of the laws.

From this day forward, these deities will represent the twelve fundamental laws of the Heavenly Way.

The twelve laws of space, time, fire, water, ice, earth, wood, metal, thunder, lightning, poison, and wind were perfected in the Law Deities of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The Way of Heaven is flawed, and what it lacks is precisely the concreteness and completeness of these laws.

At this moment, the Great Dao bestowed blessings, making the twelve Ancestral Witches' Law Deities into embodiments of the Heavenly Dao Laws, and those gaps were naturally filled.

The laws of Heaven have become much more complete at this moment.

However, unlike other beings that have merged into the Heavenly Dao, the Law Deities of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, although they have become part of the Heavenly Dao's laws, are still closely connected with the Ancestral Witches.

The Law Deity can be retracted into the Ancestral Witch's body at any time, or it can be released when needed to merge with the Heavenly Dao.

This is a proactive and controllable relationship, rather than a passive and irreversible deprivation.

The twelve ancestral witches felt this change and were filled with shock and surprise.

Dijiang opened his eyes, his voice trembling slightly: "I... I can feel that my spatial laws have become part of the Heavenly Dao."

But it wasn't a deprivation; rather... it was an active integration. I can take it back whenever I want.

Zhu Jiuyin slowly said, "The same applies to the laws of time."

The laws of time within the Heavenly Dao now share the same origin and root as the laws within my body. With the Heavenly Dao perfected, I have become even stronger.” Zhu Rong laughed loudly:

"Haha! My Law of Fire has become a part of the Heavenly Dao! From this day forward, as long as the Heavenly Dao exists, my fire will never be extinguished! I am indestructible!"

Gonggong rarely smiled: "The same applies to the laws of water. When the Way of Heaven is perfected, I will also be one with the Way of Heaven."

Xuanming coldly said, "The Law of Ice... the power of protection. Heaven needs ice, and ice also needs Heaven. This is the best outcome."

Houtu said softly, "The law of earth...bears all things. From now on, the earth is connected with the heavenly way, and the heavenly way is connected with the witch clan."

We are no longer isolated beings, but part of the Way of Heaven.

Pan Xuan stood aside, watching the changes in the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and was also deeply shocked.

He knew that establishing a clan would bring benefits, but he never expected that the Great Dao would directly bestow blessings, allowing the martial arts phenomena of the Twelve Ancestral Witches to become law deities and merge into the Heavenly Dao.

This is the blessing of the Father God, and the approval of the Great Way.

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, countless cultivators gazed at the chaotic pillar of light descending from the Heavenly Dao, feeling the vast power of the Great Dao, and their expressions changed drastically.

"The Great Dao bestows blessings...it truly is the Great Dao bestowing blessings!"

A cultivator exclaimed in surprise, "Who is it? Whom is the Great Dao bestowing its blessing?"

A cultivator asked anxiously, "Mount Buzhou...is inhabited by the Wu tribe!"

A cultivator's divine sense probed the direction of Buzhou Mountain and saw the twelve towering, earth-shaking law deities in the Pangu Palace.

"The Twelve Ancestral Witches...they received the blessing of the Great Dao!"

"How is that possible!" A cultivator shook his head in disbelief. "The Great Dao has retreated, and the Heavenly Dao is now the master."

The Witch Clan swore an oath to the Great Dao, and the Great Dao actually responded to them?

"It's not just a response...it's a blessing! It's recognition!"

One cultivator gasped, "The founding oath of the Witch Clan has received the approval of the Great Dao!"

Inside the Zixiao Palace, discussions rose and fell, a mixture of shock and bewilderment.