The fortieth disappointment

  Di Jiang waved his hand and said: "This point we just need to pay attention to, there won't be any big problems. By the way, second brother, do you really know the method of proving the Dao?"

  Upon hearing Emperor Jiang's question, Zhu Jiu Yin let out a quiet sigh and nodded his head, saying: "I know that the Three Thousand Great Ways each have their own path to enlightenment, but because our Wu Ancestor didn't have a Yuan Shen, the paths suitable for us are extremely rare. In the end, we can only take the path of the Father God to forcefully achieve enlightenment, however on this path, we are completely different from the Father God. If we were to follow the Father God's path, then we would be walking down a road of no return!"

  Zhu Rong, who had a violent temper, heard this and loudly shouted: "Second Brother, are you mistaken? How can we possibly take a path of no return?"

  Jiǔ Yīn didn't show any dissatisfaction due to Zhù Róng's inquiry, and calmly said: "How could I possibly make a mistake on such an important matter? You don't believe me, so I'd like to ask you instead, is it that the Father God's body is strong and his bloodline is pure, or is it that our bodies are strong and our bloodlines are pure?"

  Zhurong said loudly: "Needless to say, it's the Father God!"

  "Since you know that you can't compare to the Father God, and even the Father God's powerful Chaos True Body fell in the midst of opening up the sky, do you think you're stronger than the Father God? We are far inferior to the Father God in terms of bloodline and talent. Most importantly, the Father God has a Primordial Spirit that can comprehend the Great Dao Laws, but our Ancestor Witch doesn't have a Primordial Spirit and is fundamentally unable to comprehend the Great Dao. In this situation, do you still think we can walk the same path as the Father God?"

  Jiǔ Yīn's words moved the hearts of all the ancestral witches present, and they all understood that Jiǔ Yīn spoke with great reason. For a moment, they couldn't help but ask themselves, had they really taken the wrong path?

  After a moment, Emperor Jiang said: "Second Brother, what do you think we should do?"

  "We must change," said Jiu Yin. "The Nine Turns of the Mysterious Tao are indeed powerful, but they require a huge accumulation of energy. Even if we work hard to reach the eighth turn, it's still the peak and we can't move forward any further. Wanting to achieve the ninth turn and become a saint is just a dream. Since our physical bodies can't make it through, we have to change. The path of the Tao is not a bad road after all. After all, our bloodline has inherited the understanding of the Great Way from our ancestors, and in this regard, we have an innate advantage!"

  At this time, Emperor Jiang furrowed his brow and said: "Second brother, don't forget that we are different from Father God. Father God has a primordial spirit, but we do not have a primordial spirit. How can you expect us to comprehend the Great Dao's laws?"

  Zhuo Jiu Yin took a deep breath and said, "Since I've brought it up, of course there's a solution. Among the 3,000 Great Daos, there is one Dao called the Divine Dao. As long as we cultivate the Divine Dao and borrow its power, we can comprehend the Great Dao without being restricted by not having a Yuan Shen!"

  "Shendao?" Emperor Jiang asked in puzzlement: "What is Shendao? How does one cultivate it?"

  Jiuyin said, "Condensing the power of the law into a divine form can achieve the divine way, but this path is not easy to walk. Fortunately, we came to the Zi Xuan Palace to listen to the Daozu's lecture on the Dao. Although the Hong Jun Daozu doesn't understand the divine way, his introduction made me think of a shortcut. We have our clan, and as long as we receive the incense and faith of the clan, we can form a divine form in a short period of time and step into the path of the divine way!"

  These people, although eager for power, would never accept the opinions of Zhu Jiuyin, as they were deeply devoted to their ancestral beliefs and traditions, and only worshipped Pangu, the primordial deity.

  "All I saw was Emperor Jiang saying in a deep voice: 'Second brother, are you asking us to betray our father god? This is impossible!'"

  Upon hearing Emperor Jiang's words, Zhu Jiu's face turned gloomy. He had never thought that Emperor Jiang would be so foolish as to not accept the solution he had come up with to overcome Wu Zu's weakness. What was wrong with accepting incense and faith? Moreover, Pangu the Great God had already fallen, how could this be considered betrayal?!

  Unfortunately, Zuo Jiuyin couldn't say this out loud, because it wasn't just Emperor Jiang who had such thoughts - all the other ancestral witches did too. Pangu the Great God had already been deified in their hearts, and they wouldn't tolerate Zuo Jiuyin's way of thinking.

  "Big brother, how can this be considered betrayal? We're just seeking a way out for ourselves!"

  "Enough, Second Brother," Emperor Jiang said in a deep voice. "I don't want to hear you mention this again. We inherit the blood of our ancestors, so we must have their will. Dying is just returning to the embrace of our ancestors, it's not a big deal!"

  Di Jiang's words represented the other ancestral witches. As soon as Di Jiang spoke, everyone else nodded in agreement with his words, completely ignoring Zhu Jiu Yin's good intentions. This made Zhu Jiu Yin extremely angry and he silently cursed Di Jiang and the others for being inflexible and obtuse, which was precisely why they had been manipulated by the demon tribe, the Three Pure Ones, and Hong Jun Dao Zu.

  When Di Jiang said this, a rift had unknowingly formed between him and the others, including Zhu Jiu Yin. After all, his thoughts were completely different from theirs. He couldn't view death as a return like they did. He was desperately accumulating wealth to pave a way for himself to survive.

  "Big brother, if you persist in this way, one day you will regret it. In this vast and chaotic world, the strong are respected and the adaptable survive. Everything is not fixed, if you don't learn to be flexible, you will only lead the Wu tribe to destruction. The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin tribes are a warning from history!"

  As for Chujiu Yin's persuasion, Emperor Jiang remained unmoved. He said in a deep voice: "Alright, Second Brother, let's stop here for now. What we should focus on is how to develop our clan and make the Wu Clan dominate the Hongyuan!"

  Upon hearing Emperor Jiang's words, Zhu Jiu's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily as he suddenly thought of a possibility. He hastily asked, "Big Brother, are you thinking of taking the path of Zu Long and the others, wanting to seize the Hong Huang Qi Yun for yourself and attain enlightenment?"

  Di Jiang nodded and said: "This world was created by the Heavenly Father, we fought in the desolate wilderness to seize the momentum of the heavens for ourselves, why is it impossible?"

  When he saw Di Jiang's arrogant idea, Zhu Jiu Yin was speechless. The path of robbing the heavens and earth to prove the way had been walked by Luo Hou, but he died. Zulong also walked this path and died. Even Hong Jun, the ancestor of the Tao, walked this path, but in the end, although he didn't die, he was seriously injured. He had no choice but to pass on the power of 'Cao Hua Yu Die' to prove his way as a saint. In short, taking this path is also a dead-end road. Zhu Jiu Yin would not choose this path.

  Although Zhu Jiu Yin was unwilling to take this path, he didn't say anything more and didn't oppose it either. He himself was very clear that the divine way he had previously proposed had already caused dissatisfaction among the Emperor Jiang and other ancestral witches. If he were to stop again, a slight carelessness would lead to the split of the witch tribe, which was also not what Zhu Jiu Yin wanted to see.

  For Zhuo Jiu Yin, the path he needs to take is completely different from others. He also walks on the path of proving his way with strength, but his process accumulation is different.

  If he stayed in the Pangu Temple with many ancestral witches, they would eventually become enemies due to their completely different ideas. As time went on, contradictions would arise, and Zhu Jiuyin could only choose to leave.

  "Big brother, since you have the intention to contend for hegemony in the vast wilderness, it's not a good idea for us to continue gathering around this temple. Why don't we twelve people each form our own tribe and develop in the vast wilderness like blooming flowers? That way, it would be more beneficial for contending for hegemony!"

  Zhao Jiuyin was in the midst of a chaotic struggle for dominance, and Emperor Jiang and others did not want to take the path of the gods. However, for Zhao Jiuyin, it was an inevitable trend, and he could not abandon this great path just because of their disagreement. Moreover, for him, there was no faster way to accumulate magical powers than this.

  If it were just relying on his own accumulation, even if he went through several calamities, Chu Jiu Yin would not be able to attain enlightenment and become a saint. For him, there was no other choice but this path.

  Jiǔ Yīn didn't want to prepare any schemes either, because whether it was everything he experienced in the Dragon and Phoenix Nirvana or this confrontation with Hóng Jūn Dào Zǔ, Jiǔ Yīn deeply understood a principle: in the face of absolute power, schemes are just a joke. Without sufficient power, even if you have the most ingenious plans, they are useless, because absolute power can crush everything. This world speaks with strength.

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