Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Sages Emerge

  Di Jiang used Instant Transfer and reappeared in the Desolate World, a familiar aura rushed towards him, which was much more refreshing than that of the Chaos. At the same time, he calculated with his fingers, from his departure to now, it had actually been 80,000 years. He quickly released his divine sense to check on the situation of the Witch and Yao tribes, only to see that the two tribes were entangled in a cycle of cause and effect, with evil energy surging into the sky. His face immediately turned cold.

  When he left, the number of witches had already exceeded 100 million. Now, after 80,000 years have passed, the number of witches is only around 10 billion, and they are entangled with the demon tribe in an unbreakable fate. Emperor Jiang's face revealed a ruthless expression, and he could only let the demon tribe die, otherwise, the two tribes would be forever entwined in an unending cycle of revenge.

  He took another look at the human situation and found that they still lived together with the Wu tribe, with a population of as many as 100 billion, and not only did they live in the Di Jiang tribe, but also in the other eleven major tribes. The two tribes were mutually supportive, and there was already a large-scale intermarriage situation. Di Jiang couldn't help but smile when he saw this. The human reproduction was indeed fast enough, and this was still under the circumstances of physical weakness and difficulty in resisting natural disasters. Now they are even more numerous than the Wu tribe, and are almost catching up with the number of You tribe cultivators.

  While his eleven brothers and sisters in their own tribe were managing things, they all reached the middle of the quasi-saint realm. The three clear great divine powers also cut out a second corpse. However, they still didn't become saints. Among them, Laozi and Yinqie's cultivation was the highest, with hints of cutting off the third corpse. Emperor Jun and Taiyi also cut out two corpses, their cultivation not falling behind.

  Di Jiang's divine consciousness swept a wide range, startling many powerful practitioners.

  "It seems that Emperor Jiang has come out of his closed-door training." The old man opened his eyes and said calmly, but he only felt that Emperor Jiang still had the cultivation of beheading two corpses. He was a little excited in his heart, finally catching up with his cultivation. However, he didn't know that this was just an appearance, Emperor Jiang's cultivation had already reached the point where he could behead three corpses, and all he needed was to gather the materials, and in the next moment, he would be able to behead all three corpses and achieve the peak of quasi-sainthood.

  Moreover, Di Jiang was not in seclusion, but had come out of the Primordial Chaos, only this matter except for Zu Xian, not many people knew.

  "Big brother!" The other ancestral witches also discovered Emperor Jiang's aura, and immediately boiled up, ordering the banquet to be set up to celebrate Emperor Jiang's return. The witch tribe suddenly became lively, with every household hanging lanterns and decorations to show their celebration, and even the human tribe began to decorate, for a time, the vast wilderness was filled with extraordinary joy.

  Di Jiang did not speak and fell into the Pangu Temple, waiting for other ancestral witches to come.

  "They have seen the Master (Ancestor Witch)." Ao Jiao, Jiufeng and Xingtian, who had been cultivating in Pangu Hall all along, walked over, delighted to see Emperor Jiang appear.

  Emperor Jiang looked at their cultivation and saw that they had all reached the peak of Daluo Jinxian, feeling extremely relieved. He saw that these few people hadn't relaxed in their cultivation over the years.

  "Alright, alright, get up." Emperor Jiang smiled and helped them up.

  "Zu Wu, where have you been all these years? I couldn't sense your presence at all." Jiufeng had spent a lot of time with Emperor Jiang and understood his temperament well. Unlike Xing Tian and Ao Jiao, who were more reserved, she began to act coquettishly after the formalities were over.

  "Went to a very far place to cultivate." Emperor Jiang smiled lightly and touched the top of Jiu Feng's head, provoking Jiu Feng's discontent.

  "You won't come back, and the other ancestral witches will have a great war with Emperor Jun and those two." Jiufeng continued.

  Di Jiang listened and furrowed his brow, "The demon clan, along with Fuxi and Kunpeng, has only four quasi-saints, where did they get the courage to wage a great war against us?"

  "It's true, the demon tribe and our witch tribe have fought several times before, although the scale wasn't large, but many of our tribesmen were killed or injured." Jiufeng said, clenching her fist in hatred towards the demon tribe.

  "I already know about this, don't say any more." Emperor Jiang stopped Jiu Feng, waiting for the other ancestral witches to come and ask thoroughly.

  Before long, Gonggong's rough voice came over, "Big Brother, you're finally back alive."

  The Emperor walked up and gave him a bear hug. At the same time, a warm feeling arose in his heart, the feeling of coming back was great.

  "Nice to meet you, Big Brother." The other ancestral witches also came forward one after another to greet Emperor Jiang, all with happy faces.

  Di Jiang looked at them, and his eyes also flashed with excitement. But when he saw the gentle and elegant Hou Tu, a hint of worry also flashed across his face, but it was immediately suppressed by him.

  The twelve Ancestral Witches took their seats one after another, and only then did Emperor Jiang open his mouth to ask: "What's the story behind the entanglement of karma between the You tribe and the Wu tribe?"

  The other ancestral witches all became angry, and Zhu Rong spoke first: "Since Nüwa became a saint, the demon clan has become more and more arrogant, repeatedly provoking our witch clan. If it weren't for Big Brother's orders, I would have long since gone to find Emperor Jun and Taiyi to reason with them."

  "Is that so?" Emperor Jiang turned his head and asked Ye Jiu Ying, whose words were the only ones that counted.

  "It was indeed the demon tribe that provoked first, but our people were also too impulsive, which led to the escalation of the conflict and the continuous war."

  Di Jiang's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, "Did Nüwa and Di Jun ever engage in a physical fight."

  "No, it has always been the ten great demon commanders of the demon tribe competing with me in a grand witchcraft contest. Except for many tribesmen who died in battle, neither I nor the opposing demon commander have suffered any injuries."

  Di Jiang closed his eyes, thinking for a long time before opening them and saying: "Everyone go back and prepare, in a thousand years, just the twelve of us will attack the Heavenly Court together. Let Emperor Jun and Taiyi carefully consider whether they want to mess with my Wu clan."

  "Haha, big brother's words are exactly what I wanted to hear. I've been wanting to beat those two birds for a long time, just waiting for big brother's consent." Zhu Rong looked very happy, and even the other ancestral witches had an eager attitude, these few tens of thousands of years without loosening their muscles, were almost a bit rusty. Hearing Emperor Jiang's words, they all felt excited, only Hou Tu's face showed some worry.

  This matter was put aside, but on this day, Laozi suddenly realized the Hongmeng purple energy, and his primordial spirit shook violently. The Hongmeng purple energy instantly dissipated and merged into his primordial spirit, and he suddenly understood where his fate lay. Without hesitation, he walked down the mountain on foot and arrived at the Di Jiang tribe, seeing that the human tribe was developing prosperously. He was very surprised in his heart - how could this weak human tribe have such a strong reproductive ability? Was it because they were protected by the Heavenly Way?

  The more I think about it, the more possible it seems. Otherwise, how could Nüwa have created this human tribe with so many virtues and blessings, and also have my own opportunity to attain enlightenment in this very tribe?

  "The way is long, but you must be hungry. Why don't you come to my home and have a meal?" At this point, a child of the Yan tribe discovered Laozi, saw him standing stupidly on one side, and couldn't help but kindly go up and ask.

  The old man's train of thought was interrupted by the child, and he looked down at him to find that although his talent was mediocre, he had a master-disciple relationship with himself. In an instant, he understood his own destiny for achieving enlightenment, and couldn't help but ask: "I am Laozi, are you willing to become my disciple and learn the way of transcendence?"

  "What is the way of transcendence?"

  "No worries of calamity or hardship, no pain of illness or suffering, having the ability to penetrate heaven and earth, this is transcendence."

  The child heard this and suddenly became excited. "Is it like Zu Wu's, with great magical powers?"

  When he heard the two words "Dao Zu Wu", Laozi furrowed his brow but still nodded.

  "Then I am willing to worship Daozhang as a teacher." The child knelt down in a very mannered way.

  "Very well, from now on you will be my great disciple, and I shall give you the Daoist name Xuandu." As soon as he finished speaking, his finger touched the child's head, and he poured all of his years of enlightenment into the child's mind. The child's eyes gradually became more mature.

  This matter has attracted the attention of many people around, and they all came over.

  "I am Laozi, the great disciple under the mysterious gate, transformed by Pangu's primordial spirit. This time I shall establish a doctrine, called 'Ren', with the mission of educating humanity, and from now on, all of you will follow my teachings."

  The sound fell, and the heaven and earth shook. Red flowers emerged, and the aura of merit gathered. Among them were Pangu's legacy of opening up the sky and the newly generated merit of establishing teachings. Suddenly, they all descended together and were obtained by Laozi. The momentum on Laozi's body rose steadily, breaking through the bottleneck that had been stuck for many years. Then, it continued to soar, causing a stir in heaven and earth. With Laozi as the center, ripples spread out, and the fruit of the Tao flew over, instantly entering Laozi's body. In an instant, he achieved the position of a Heavenly Saint, possessing the true power of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

  "Humanity is established! The Taiji diagram suppresses the Human Tribe's Qi operation." Laozi received the sacred fruit of the Dao, and immediately took out the Taiji diagram again, throwing it directly into the air. Instantly, he obtained 20% of the Human Tribe's Qi operation. At the same time, a Hunyuan Yiqi Taicheng symbol flew out from his body, as evidence of the Dao law instrument, its power even surpassing that of the top-grade Xiantian spiritual treasure (the original Yu Ruyi Tongtian Qingfeng sword was gone, and only this could replace it).

  How come there's so little aura, I furrowed my brow and my eyes involuntarily looked towards the people of the Wu tribe.

  The old master became a saint, and everyone felt it. The Primordial and Tongtian also clearly demonstrated their own Dharma causes.

  "I am the second disciple under the Xuanmen, transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit. Now I establish a new teaching, called 'Chuan', to expound the will of Heaven. With Pangu's banner suppressing the Chuan teaching's energy, suddenly, a large amount of merit descends, and with the land becoming sacred, the human tribe obtains one energy operation. At the same time, the Jade Clear Symbol flies out, as proof of the Daoist law instrument."

  "I am Tongtian, the third disciple under the Xuanmen, transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit. Now I establish a new teaching, called 'Jie', meaning to seize one thread of life. As soon as I finished speaking, Gongde descended and I achieved the Taoist saintly way, also obtaining a share of human destiny. At the same time, the Shangqing talisman flew out, serving as proof of the Dao's law."

  Three Pure Ones became saints, and the two from the Western world also understood the opportunity. They saw the two making numerous great vows, jointly establishing the Western teachings, and creating 800 side doors to supplement the deficiencies of the Heavenly Way, just enough to make up for the 3,000 Heavenly Way laws. Although not as good as the 3,000 Great Way laws, they also brought out 800 paths to enlightenment for the heavenly spirits. At that time, merits descended, and both became saints. The one who received the Canopy of Invitation as a proof of the way used it as a Dharma instrument, while the other, with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, used it as a Dharma instrument.

  Five people have become saints in succession, and the era of all saints has finally arrived.