Hum!
Dijiang gave a wave of his hand, and eleven portions of Pangu Primordial Spirit fragments, provided by the System during his years in seclusion, materialized before them!
"This—these are Father God's Primordial Spirit fragments! They carry Father God's aura! I—I—!"
The Ancestral Witches were shaken, staring at the sight in sheer disbelief!
"Eldest Brother, didn't Father God's Primordial Spirit transform into the Sanqing? How can there still be fragments?"
Houtu asked, her lovely eyes filled with utter perplexity!
"Indeed, Eldest Brother?"
The other Ancestral Witches chimed in with the same question!
"Haha, well!"
Dijiang chuckled inwardly, thinking that Houtu was truly a natural at setting up his lines. Who would have thought she would feed him such a perfect cue? Otherwise, he would have had to rack his brains to steer these blockheads toward this very topic!
Now, that trouble was saved!
Straightway, Dijiang put on a solemn expression and spoke: "These were left to me by Father God—they are the remnant Primordial Spirit fragments left behind by Father God!"
He certainly couldn't mention the System—not even to his younger brothers and sisters!
So, he had no choice but to pin it all on Great God Pangu!
Besides, this was the Primordial World; Great God Pangu was omnipotent!
"Father God gave them to you? Remnant fragments?"
"Could it be that Father God didn't perish?"
At Dijiang's words, all the Ancestral Witches grew intensely agitated, trembling as they stared at him!
Even Zhurong, with that famously hot temper of his, was shaking uncontrollably at this moment!
Naturally, this was entirely understandable!
After all, if one were to ask who was the most filial in this Primordial World?
Without a doubt, it was the Twelve Ancestral Witches!
They revered neither Heaven nor Earth; they cared only for their Father God, Pangu!
Anyone who dared speak a single word against Pangu in their presence would likely be beaten until even their own mother wouldn't recognize them!
This point deeply moved Dijiang as well!
Yet even so, he intended to continue brainwashing the Ancestral Witches. What choice did he have when their opponents were so immensely powerful? They faced Sages, the Dao Ancestor, and even the Heavenly Dao itself!
If he didn't instill a lofty goal in these fellows, he feared he would kick the bucket before long!
Therefore, Dijiang soon let out a sigh: "Whether Father God has truly fallen or not, I cannot say for certain. However, during my years in seclusion, I did indeed catch a glimpse of Father God!"
"Only... only!"
At this point, Dijiang paused deliberately, casting a sidelong glance at the Ancestral Witches!
"Only what?"
"That's right, Eldest Brother, only what?"
Houtu, Zhurong, and the rest of the Ancestral Witches immediately pressed him with anxious queries!
They were desperate to know anything concerning Father God!
"Only, Father God was heartbroken with grief and indignation. He gave me a thorough thrashing and said he was utterly disappointed in us!"
Only then did Dijiang continue!
"Ah?"
All the Ancestral Witches froze in utter bewilderment, completely at a loss!
"Father God said that when he cleaved and opened the Primordial World, it was to provide all living beings with a secure and stable environment to survive in, and he hoped we would help him guard it!"
"Yet look at us—how utterly spineless we've been! Not only did we fail to protect the Primordial World he left us, but we let Hongjun, that lingering remnant of the Chaos demons and gods, snatch it away right from under our noses! Father God said he is unreconciled—he will never be reconciled!"
Dijiang said all this with a look of profound grief and indignation!
As he spoke, he even managed to squeeze out a few fake tears!
"Wuu wuu, Father God, we have failed you!"
"We are unworthy of being your children!"
Sure enough, hearing Dijiang put it this way, the other Ancestral Witches burst into loud, wailing sobs!
Even Houtu, who was slightly smarter than the rest, joined right in!
Zhurong leaped abruptly to his feet, manifesting his true form, and roared furiously, "No! This Primordial World was given to us by Father God, and we absolutely cannot let it fall into Hongjun's hands!"
"That's right, we're going to take it back!"
"Yes, let's go find that old scoundrel Hongjun right now!"
The rest of the Ancestral Witches chimed in with fierce agreement!
Are you kidding? Father God said he was unreconciled!
When Father God was unreconciled, the consequences were severe.
As Father God's obedient little children, just hearing those words made their hearts ache beyond endurance!
So right now, they had to take action—they had to seize it back!
As for whatever Dao Ancestor or Hongjun existed, they could all go to hell!
How could anything compare to easing Father God's lingering regret?
As for Houtu, seeing this scene, she raised her voice and commanded, "Don't rush! Listen to Eldest Brother. Since Eldest Brother saw Father God, Father God must have left us some instructions!"
"Right, right! Eldest Brother, go on, did Father God give any instructions?"
The other Ancestral Witches snapped back to their senses and looked intently at Dijiang!
"Indeed. Therefore, Father God wishes for us to retake the Primordial World and help him guard it!"
"Yet Father God also knows that our strength is currently lacking, and we are no match for that fellow Hongjun."
"Thus, he bestowed upon us these Primordial Spirit fragments, as well as Great Dao tier cultivation methods!"
Dijiang nodded!
He waved his hand!
Eleven more portions of Great Dao cultivation methods, which he had long since separated from the Hongmeng Jinadian, were produced and presented as he said: "Great Dao cultivation methods?"
The Ancestral Witches were shaken—shaken to their very cores once again!
Why was it impossible to prove the Dao through Law in the present Primordial World?
It was precisely because the Heavenly Dao Laws were incomplete!
Though they hadn't known the exact cause behind this, they could certainly sense it!
Yet now, Dijiang had actually bestowed upon them Great Dao inheritances?
Did this not mean?
They too could now prove the Dao through Law?
One can well imagine the turbulent state of their minds at this moment!
"Yes, bestowed upon us by Father God!"
"Father God hopes we will slay Hongjun, seize the Heavenly Dao, and make ourselves the masters of the Primordial World from this day forth!"
Dijiang nodded heavily, his face maintaining a perfectly straight expression as he continued his bluffing!
"Slay Hongjun, seize the Heavenly Dao, and make ourselves the masters of the Primordial World from this day forth?"
"Slay Hongjun, seize the Heavenly Dao, and make ourselves the masters of the Primordial World from this day forth?"
All the Ancestral Witches muttered the words in a daze!
"Good!"
"As expected of Father God, those words are simply magnificent!"
"Let's do it!"
Zhurong, with his short temper, soon let out a booming roar!
"Right, let's do it!"
The others were instantly as fired up as if they'd been injected with chicken blood!
"Very well, doing it is the right choice!"
"However, you must cultivate first!"
"For now, off with you to cultivate!"
Dijiang felt a surge of joy inwardly—he had finally managed to fool these blockheads!
"Understood, Eldest Brother, rest assured, we are going to cultivate right now!"
Everyone nodded, each taking their respective inheritance and fragments before swiftly retreating to begin their seclusion!
Are you kidding? Father God himself had set the goal; if they didn't cultivate and help Father God fulfill it, could they still call themselves Father God's obedient little children?
"They're finally gone!"
"With these fellows as helpers, their strength should be more or less sufficient down the road!"
"Still, if I want to deal with that old schemer Hongjun, I might need to rope in a few more people!"
"Right, I should go consult our clansmen regarding major events in the Primordial World and see if I can plot some more."
Watching those blockheads depart, Dijiang let out a long sigh of relief, muttered to himself, and stepped directly out of the Pangu Temple!
He had no choice; that scoundrel Hongjun was too powerful, and their revolutionary ranks still needed expansion.
......
"What are your thoughts on that Dijiang?"
Just as he was heading off to find his clansmen, back in the Chaos Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had already returned, accompanied by Nuwa, the Sanqing, Dijun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
The moment they arrived back, Dao Ancestor Hongjun furrowed his brows and looked around to question them!
"Master, that brat Dijiang has so humiliated this disciple that I burn with hatred to grind his bones to dust and scatter his ashes!"
Before anyone else could speak, Yuanshi was the first to grit his teeth and declare this!
As one of the Sanqing, part of the Pangu Orthodoxy, a disciple of the Dao Ancestor, and a predestined Sage, he had actually been beaten soundly by Dijiang in front of countless Primordial mighty figures. How could he possibly swallow this insult?
"Yet that Dijiang possesses the Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel to protect him. What other options do we have?"
Tongtian, observing the scene, let out a helpless sigh!
"Tongtian, what is the meaning of this? Are you saying we shouldn't avenge this grievance?"
Hearing this, Yuanshi instantly flared up, glaring crosswise at Tongtian with knitted brows!
"Third Brother!"
Laizi chimed in, looking somewhat displeased as well!
"I—I was merely stating a fact!"
Tongtian muttered in frustration!
"What fact? To me, it sounds like you simply don't want to help us take revenge!"
Yuanshi retorted, refusing to believe him!
"When did I ever say such a thing?"
Tongtian furrowed his brows!
"Enough, enough!"
Observing this spectacle, Dao Ancestor Hongjun wore a strange smile at the corners of his mouth as he calmly spoke: "Actually, as for you, Yuanshi, while slaying that Dijiang is indeed out of the question, taking your revenge is entirely possible!"
"What method? I beseech Master to make it clear!"
As soon as those words left his mouth, Yuanshi immediately grew excited!
Even Laizi, Dijun, and the others looked inquiringly toward Hongjun with keen curiosity!
"Heh heh, Yuanshi, you are a predestined Sage, and your attainment of Sagehood is but a few hundred thousand years away. Once you become a Heavenly Dao Sage, you will effectively be exercising the Heavenly Dao on its behalf. At that time, even if you cannot kill him, suppressing him is certainly within your power! To suppress him for hundreds of millions of years—wouldn't that be far more gratifying than simply killing him? Moreover, as long as you do not take his life, the Great Dao will not do anything to you!"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun smiled faintly!
The Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel had its loopholes as well!
Namely, unless it involved total obliteration, no punishment would be meted out; after all, even if the Great Dao wished to protect someone, it still had to afford living beings a glimmer of competitive opportunity!
Of course, this matter also depended on who was doing the deed!
If someone else were to do it, the problem indeed wouldn't be too severe, but he, as the Dao Ancestor, could not!
After all, this Primordial World had been cleaved open by Pangu, carrying the karma of Pangu's creation of heaven and earth. Now that he controlled the Primordial World, anyone else could disrupt that karma, but he alone could not!
Thus, at present, he had no choice but to hoodwink Yuanshi!
"That sounds acceptable, then. I shall strive to attain Sagehood as early as possible and suppress Dijiang!"
Yuanshi's mood improved considerably at these words!
"Dao Ancestor, what about us? How are we supposed to deal with that Dijiang?"
Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi grew anxious as well, immediately pressing Dao Ancestor Hongjun for an answer!