Afterward, Yuanqing pondered carefully regarding the Innate Spirit Treasures used to suppress Qi Luck. Hongjun used fragments of the shattered Chaos Spirit Treasure, the Creation Jade Disk, to suppress Qi Luck. A shattered Chaos Spirit Treasure was still a Chaos Spirit Treasure; although inferior to a true complete Chaos Spirit Treasure, it was, after all, the Creation Jade Disk.
The Creation Jade Disk was by no means ordinary. It could deduce all things and contained three thousand complete Great Dao laws. To possess even a single Great Dao law was enough to become a Sage. The fragments obtained by Taoist Ancestor Hongjun amounted to no more than one-tenth of the Creation Jade Disk, yet it remained a formidable Chaos Spirit Treasure.
After all, the Creation Jade Disk had originally been the spirit treasure of Great God Pangu. Although Yuanqing now desired the Creation Jade Disk fragments as well, he knew he still needed to head to the Western Land to wage a great battle against Luohou.
Before going to the Western Land to fight Luohou, he needed to first refine the drop of Pangu's blood essence obtained in Pangu Hall at Mount Buzhou to help himself break through to the Late Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Yuanqing knew that a single drop of Pangu's blood essence was enough to allow him to break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, but he did not want to raise his cultivation to such a high level just yet. He wanted to consolidate his cultivation first, and save the remaining power of Pangu's blood essence after completing the elevation for later use.
Several tens of thousands of years later, Yuanqing naturally and smoothly broke through to the Late Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
Yuanqing sighed with emotion, muttering that he had finally broken through to the Late Daluo Golden Immortal realm, and now those in the Primordial World who could pose a threat to him could be counted on both hands.
After completing his breakthrough in Pangu Hall, Yuanqing looked at the baleful Qi vortices representing the twelve Ancestral Witches. He could not help but sigh with emotion, reflecting that these twelve Ancestral Witches were also quite pathetic. Aside from Houtu, who would transform into the reincarnation and remain trapped within the Netherworld for all eternity, the remaining eleven Ancestral Witches would all turn into dust in the history of the Primordial World.
It was truly pitiful, lamentable, and tragic. The twelve Ancestral Witches were, after all, Pangu's biological offspring, yet they were schemed against by Heavenly Dao to such an extent. Hongjun truly had no shame whatsoever.
Yuanqing sighed, noting that in order to plot against the twelve Ancestral Witches and the Qi Luck of the Wu clan, Heavenly Dao had initiated the Lich tribulation to seize the entire Qi Luck of the Wu clan.
Not to mention the Demon clan—the losses of the Demon clan were even more severe. The two demon emperors, Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi, had both perished, while the leftover Chaos Bell had likely been taken away by that Hongjun.
That Heavenly Dao Hongjun was truly insidious and utterly shameless.
Only Houtu was to be pitied, transforming into the Earth Dao and forever barred from leaving the Netherworld. Yuanqing felt a deep sense of regret for Houtu's fate.
[Ding-dong~~~ Detected the host's thoughts.]
[The following options are now generated.]
[Option 1: Take the Ancestral Witch Houtu as a disciple. Reward: Innate Supreme Treasure, Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.]
[Option 2: Take the other eleven Ancestral Witches as disciples. Reward: A portion of Pangu's Primordial Spirit.]
[Option 3: Take all twelve Ancestral Witches as disciples. Reward: A drop of Pangu's blood essence.]
[Option 4: Take no disciples. Reward: Southern Ground-Splitting Flag.]
"System, I choose option one: take the Ancestral Witch of Earth, Houtu, as my disciple."
"Congratulations, host, on completing your choice. Reward: Innate Supreme Treasure, Six Paths Reincarnation Disk. The Six Paths Reincarnation Disk has been placed into the system space. Please check it, host."
Following that, Yuanqing flew toward the baleful Qi vortex atop the twelfth pillar. This was the Qi vortex belonging to Houtu, the Ancestral Witch of Earth. Yuanqing saw that the Qi vortex was trembling.
Yuanqing said, "Little one, do not panic. My name is Yuanqing. Once you take human form, come seek me out, and you may take me as your master. You shall be my personal disciple."
Afterward, Yuanqing suddenly discovered that within the baleful Qi vortex belonging to the Ancestral Witch Houtu, there was still a wisp of primordial spirit that had not dissipated.
It seemed this was a matter of destiny.
Then, Yuanqing channeled his magical power to protect that wisp of the Ancestral Witch Houtu's primordial spirit.
Because of Yuanqing's intervention, Houtu's birth as an Ancestral Witch made her the weakest of all the Ancestral Witches, but it also meant she was the least eroded by the baleful Qi. The other Ancestral Witches had all been so heavily eroded by baleful Qi that their primordial spirits were destroyed, leaving behind dense baleful Qi that made them immensely powerful.
Yuanqing turned his head to glance one last time at Houtu's baleful Qi vortex.
Then, Yuanqing turned around and left Pangu Hall.