Previously, Dijiang had studied the major events of the Primordial World precisely to continue plotting for the Wu Clan within the Wu-Monster Tribulation. After all, he knew very well that in this tribulation, aside from the deep-seated hatred between the Wu Clan and the Yao Clan, others would also form Karma with the Yao Clan. For instance, Eastern Wanggong—whom Dao Ancestor Hongjun had named the head of male immortals—and Hongyun, that all-too-generous fool of the Primordial World who had given up his holy mat to those two shameless wretches, Jieyin and Zunti.
If he could win these figures over, it would undoubtedly bolster the overall strength of the Wu Clan.
After all, the enemy of my enemy is a friend; as long as they shared the same opponents, anything was possible.
Yet those were merely individuals, and Dijiang had only been thinking of persons!
But now, reminded by Kuafu and Jiufeng, Dijiang suddenly thought of something else—a major event that would exert a profound impact on both the Wu Clan and the Yao Clan!
What sort of major event?
Naturally, it was the establishment of their respective clans by the Wu and Yao, an event he knew of from his past life!
As the story went in his previous life, although both the Wu and Yao were well aware of their own races—with the Yao Clan even establishing the Heavenly Court and fighting the Wu Clan to the death—the true founding of the two clans, which erased the divisions among various tribes and clans, did not take place until after the First Wu-Monster War!
In the wake of the First Wu-Monster War, the Primordial World was left in ruins with its living beings decimated. As the prime culprits behind the devastation, the Wu and the Yao naturally suffered the backlash and punishment of the Primordial World, resulting in a significant decline in both their Luck and Merit.
Elsewhere, Luck and Merit might hold little practical value, but within the Primordial World, they were intimately tied to strength and prosperity. Driven by sheer desperation, Demon Master Kunpeng of the Yao Clan conceived the idea of swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao to officially establish the Yao Clan. By doing so, he eliminated internal tribal divisions, gathered the entire clan's Luck to form the Golden Dragon of Luck, and reaped immense Dao Merit from the Heavenly Dao.
Naturally, this method was swiftly adopted by their arch-rivals, the Wu Clan. Not stopping there, even the Human Clan and the Asura Clan within the Netherworld Blood Sea later imitated the practice!
Yet, when all was said and done, the merit of being the very first to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao and establish a clan in the Primordial World still went to the Yao Clan. As for the Wu Clan, the Human Clan, and the Asura Clan, although they used this method to acquire Heavenly Dao Merit and condense their own Golden Dragons of Luck, they still fell far short compared to the Yao Clan, which had been the first to eat the crab!
This was precisely why, by the time of the Second Wu-Monster War, the Wu Clan—despite possessing all Twelve Ancestral Witches—still appeared slightly weaker. After all, their personal Luck and Merit fell short of their rivals'; it would be unreasonable if they weren't weaker!
And now, Dijiang had recalled this very matter!
Not only had he thought of it, but at that very moment, Dijiang was even pondering whether he could preemptively snatch away the Yao Clan's glory of being the first to establish a clan, allowing the Wu Clan to step ahead of them!
Naturally, Dijiang had no intention of directly swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao as he had in his past life!
After all, due to his appearance, the current Wu Clan had long since fallen out with that old schemer Hongjun. If he were foolish enough to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao right now, it would practically amount to delivering his head on a platter to Hongjun!
What Dijiang was currently considering was whether he could utilize the Great Dao Merit he possessed to communicate with the Great Dao and swear his oath to the Great Dao instead!
After all, regardless of anything else, the Great Dao was the father of the Heavenly Dao and infinitely more formidable. If he could truly communicate with the Great Dao and swear an oath to establish the Wu Clan before it, what he would gain would go far beyond a Golden Dragon of Luck and Great Dao Merit. The Wu Clan itself would be elevated to a Great Dao Clan, significantly accelerating his clansmen's level of existence and cultivation speed!
Without a doubt, this was the best possible outcome for the Wu Clan!
Yet, while Dijiang had thought of this method and harbored such intentions, he remained uncertain whether it was actually feasible. After all, this was merely something he had seen in stories from his past life. It would be fine if he could communicate with the Great Dao, but if he failed, Dijiang had no idea what consequences might follow. Consequently, he hesitated!
"Is the Great Ancestral Witch unwilling?"
Observing Dijiang's expression, Jiufeng and Kuafu, who had been watching him closely all this while, suddenly felt a pang of grievance and asked in soft voices!
On Jiufeng's stunning face—which, if imperfect at all, fell only slightly short of Primordial top goddesses like Nuwa and Houtu—traces of tears even began to well up!
"Ah? What? Oh, you mean about following me? I never said I was unwilling!"
Roused from his thoughts by this, Dijiang hurriedly replied with an awkward and embarrassed smile!
"Really? The Great Ancestral Witch is willing to accept us?"
Jiufeng immediately grew excited, and a smile broke across Kuafu's face as well!
"En, since you wish to follow, you may come along. I'll simply speak with your Ancestral Witches later!"
Dijiang nodded with a faint smile.
Are you kidding? When people were eager to follow him, why would he turn them away?
As for the other Ancestral Witches?
Those were trivial matters!
"Thank you, Great Ancestral Witch!"
Instantly, Jiufeng and Kuafu dropped to their knees in repeated bows!
Unaccustomed to such a display, Dijiang forced a helpless smile and urged, "Alright, alright, do you have any other business? If not, hurry off to cultivate! Although the war is paused for now, a clash will erupt sooner or later!"
"No, nothing else! Then we're off to cultivate, Great Ancestral Witch!"
Shaking their heads, Jiufeng and Kuafu vanished in a flash!
"Preempt the Yao Clan? It is certainly a good idea, but should I actually carry it out?"
Watching them leave, Dijiang muttered to himself, his brow furrowing deeply!
"Eldest Brother!"
The very next moment, just as Dijiang was weighing the pros and cons, a familiar female voice rang out beside his ear!
"Ah, it's younger sister Houtu! Is something the matter?"
Dijiang stood up and glanced over. To his surprise, it was Houtu who had arrived, and he asked in bewilderment. After all, given the intensity of the brainwashing he had inflicted upon these Ancestral Witches, he knew they were all currently pouring every ounce of energy into cultivation. Why would she come looking for him without a reason?
"Hmph, what is Eldest Brother saying? Must I only be able to come see you if something is wrong?" Houtu gave a cold snort, casting a dissatisfied look at Dijiang!
"Haha, how could that be? How could Eldest Brother ever mean such a thing? I misspoke, I misspoke!"
Dijiang hastily replied in embarrassment.
When all was said and outs, he had merely been an otaku in his past life. Although he occasionally went wild in bars, he had never dared do more than steal quick glances. Now, facing such behavior from a young beauty like Houtu, Dijiang found it a bit difficult to handle!
Puff!
Seeing Dijiang like this, Houtu burst into a giggle, her eyes curving into crescents as she said, "Alright, alright, I was just teasing Eldest Brother. Actually, I really do have something to discuss with you!"
"Oh? What is it?"
Dijiang asked, puzzled!
"Well, um... should we head into the Pangu Temple to talk about it?"
Houtu nodded, speaking as if she had suddenly remembered something!
"There's no need, Eldest Brother has a treasure on him that seals off the heavenly secrets. You can speak freely right here!"
Dijiang smiled and said.
His formation for sealing heavenly secrets was capable of blocking them within a radius of ten thousand miles. Previously, had he not worried about unexpected mishaps due to the large population of clansmen at Mount Buzhou, he could have bestowed the inheritances directly upon the Ancestral Witches without needing to go to the Pangu Temple at all. As for right now, there was nobody else around!
"Oh, is that so? Then I'll just say it directly!"
"Eldest Brother, my innate attribute is clearly earth. Why did you give me the Law of Reincarnation instead?"
Coming to a sudden realization, Houtu finally posed her question!
When she had previously received her own inheritance, her first impulse was to hurry back and begin cultivating!
Only upon returning did she discover that the Law Dijiang had bestowed upon her was actually the Law of Reincarnation, rather than the Law of Earth at which she excelled. This realization made her anxious, prompting her to come running straight to him!
"Ha, and here I thought it was something major! So it's just this!"
Dijiang laughed heartily and explained, "Younger sister Houtu, Father God stated that you possess a rare dual attribute—sharing both the Law of Earth and the Law of Reincarnation. Furthermore, your innate talent for the Law of Reincarnation is far superior, which is why he bestowed this upon you!"
Of course, Dijiang wasn't entirely lying.
According to the Primordial stories he knew from his past life, Ancestral Witch Houtu was indeed one of the rare dual-attribute cultivators in the Primordial World. It was simply that she remained unaware of it herself and had always concentrated solely on the Law of Earth, leaving her with insufficient mastery of the Law of Reincarnation when the time came to forge the reincarnation cycle, ultimately forcing her to transform into reincarnation with her own body and fall into the trap set by that old schemer Hongjun!
Now that Dijiang had transmigrated, he naturally would never allow such a tragedy to repeat itself!
Therefore, right from the start, Dijiang had directly assigned the Law of Reincarnation to Houtu!
Naturally, he couldn't possibly tell Houtu any of this right now.
He could only temporarily continue shifting the credit onto Great God Pangu!
After all, in the eyes of the Ancestral Witches, Great God Pangu was omnipotent!
Sure enough!
Hearing Dijiang put it this way, Houtu immediately wore an expression of sudden enlightenment. "Oh, no wonder! I was wondering how I managed to cultivate the Law of Reincarnation given to me by Eldest Brother. It seems Father God is truly formidable after all!"
"That's right, Eldest Brother, I saw you looking so worried just now. Is there something troubling you?"
She then looked curiously at Dijiang and asked!
"Uh... this, this!"
Suddenly, Dijiang hesitated, unsure whether he ought to speak of it!