Chapter One: The Good Omen of the Corpse

  Di Ku led the female Gu out of the cave, and Xuan Yuan and Ao Jia had already eagerly welcomed them. They were anxious in their hearts, although they knew that many ancestors would help, the female Gu would definitely recover, but without seeing it with their own eyes, they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

  At this time, the woman was wearing a red palace dress, with long hair draped over her shoulders, extremely lively and agile, but her eyes were evasive and uncertain, somewhat shy and elusive. It seemed that she had been hiding in the cave for too long and was not quite used to coming out and meeting people, especially when the person she saw included Ying Long, the one who had already secretly captured her heart.

  "My daughter!" Xuan Yuan was overjoyed at this, but tears flowed from his eyes. After so many years, the female immortal could finally see the light of day again and no longer had to hide in seclusion.

  "Beautiful woman!" Ao Jia was also somewhat excited at this time, the girl he liked had finally revealed her true appearance today, with a beautiful face and an ethereal temperament, just like he had imagined.

  The woman secretly glanced at Ao Jia a few times, seeing his heroic and extraordinary appearance, she was also delighted in her heart. She thought of the year when Ying Long was released by the Dragon King and still guarded herself for several years on the East Sea coast, with sweetness in her heart and an even deeper blush on her face.

  At this time, Zhu Jiuyin walked out and said to Xuanyuan: "Although Nüwa has recovered and her strength has increased a lot, she still can't control her own magic power. I want to lead her into the Witch God Sect and teach her the way of cultivation. Does the Yellow Emperor agree?"

  Xuanyuan heard that the woman's magical powers were unstable, and he was afraid that she would change back to her previous state. He didn't dare not agree, so he immediately nodded in agreement. At this point, even if Jiuyin didn't plan on taking the woman in, Xuanyuan would still shamelessly beg him to take her in. Thinking about the hardships the woman had endured for so many years, Xuanyuan now deeply regretted his actions.

  Xuan Yuan nodded in agreement, and Jiu Yin smiled faintly, then turned to Ao Jia beside him and said calmly: "Does the East Sea Prince have any interest in joining my Witch God Sect? You and Nü Gui are in love, and you both possess water and fire attributes, one yin and one yang. Who knows, maybe you can even comprehend the Joyous Zen, which would broaden the cultivation methods of my Witch God Sect."

  Upon hearing the joyful news, the woman's face suddenly turned red with excitement. As for Ao Jia, he was hesitant and undecided, looking at the woman beside him, his heart finding it difficult to part with her, so he said: "I have the intention of joining, but I'm afraid my father will not permit it."

  "Rest assured, I'll accompany you to the Dragon Palace with Ao Jiao. Your father, the East Sea Dragon King, should be delighted."

  Ying Long listened and looked at the shy female ghost again, and immediately made up his mind to join the Witch God Sect.

  Zhu Jiu Yin didn't hesitate, calling Ao Jiao to come together, bringing Nu Wa, and heading towards the East Sea Dragon Palace. Before leaving, Nu Wa bid farewell to Xuan Yuan for a long time, then followed Zhu Jiu Yin and left. From then on, the Witchcraft Sect added two more disciples, Shi Shen Wang Pusa and Ying Long Wang Fo, plus Guo Hai Wang Pusa Jing Wei and Di Zang Wang Pusa who had not yet broken through to Da Luo Jin Xian, making the Witchcraft Sect somewhat scaled up.

  Among them, Nüwa and Guangmu were only waiting to break through to the Mahayana Golden Immortal to attain Buddhahood. As for Jingwei, it depends on her future cultivation. Apart from this, there are several inner disciples, including Ci Hang, Chi You's red-buttocked horse monkey during the Great Flood, Tongbei Yuanhong, the white-gowned ape during the Investiture of the Gods, and the six-eared macaque and Lingming Stone Monkey Sun Wukong from Journey to the West. These four monkeys are all extraordinary species with fierce fighting skills, making them the most suitable as the Four Guardians of the Witchcraft Sect. The Six-Eared Macaque seems to have already transcended the world, but it's unknown which mountain he is hiding in, stealing peaches to eat.

  After March, Emperor Zhuan announced to the world that he wanted to pass on the throne of Ren Huang to Xuan Yuan. This matter shocked the entire human race. In the same year, the two had a great war, which was witnessed by everyone. Unexpectedly, just a few years later, Emperor Zhuan would actually let Xuan Yuan take the throne of Ren Huang, which made Guang Chengzi extremely happy. Although Xuan Yuan can't be one of the Three Emperors now, he is still the first of the Five Emperors, and his merits may be far less than those of Ren Huang, but for Guang Chengzi, it's like a pie falling from the sky.

  Guang Chengzi rode his horse down the mountain and reappeared beside Xuan Yuan under the guise of a teacher. Emperor Ku knew about this but didn't say much, only feeling somewhat disdainful in his heart. This time, Xuan Yuan had no merits to speak of, whereas Da Yu had many merits from controlling the floodwaters.

  The Emperor's decree was located in Xuanyuan, this matter is also a great event of the Honghuang era. This time, the Wu tribe came with a large group of people, including the 12 Ancestors of Wu, the 12 Great Wus, the 12 Yuanchen, and many heavenly Wu soldiers and underworld Yin gods. It can be said that the elite of the Wu tribe gathered together. The saints also almost all came, including Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nüwa, Amitabha Buddha, and Zhunti Bodhisattva, none were absent. Additionally, there was Houtu Niangniang, the Earthly Saint, and Di Jiang, the Emperor who obtained the Self-Realization Dao. It can be said that the saints gathered together.

  The great assembly of the Buddha's reception is proceeding, and instantly there are countless merits gathered. Moreover, this time the merits gathered are obviously more than those of the previous two human emperors.

  Xuanyuan took over the Nine Dragon Imperial Crown, and in his heart, he didn't know what kind of feeling it was. This was already his second time ascending to the throne!

  At this time, the merits descended, and seven of them fell on Emperor Zhi. The aura on Emperor Zhi's body suddenly became terrifying. Before long, a small figure jumped out, who was Ren Tao Dao Guo. Emperor Zhi also didn't hesitate, immediately accepted it, and in an instant, there were millions of rays of light, the green lotus emerged, and he obtained the position of Human Saint.

  Di Jiang furrowed his brow, Di Xie had the realm of a saint but lacked the power of a saint. If he relied on ordinary accumulation, it would take several yuan meetings. Di Jiang was thinking of getting some spiritual fruits and wonderful medicines to enhance Di Xie's powers. He remembered that Taishang Laojun's Nine-Turn Golden Elixir was not bad, and there was also the Ginseng Fruit of Zhenyuanzi.

  I remember that there are still many spiritual fruits that can enhance one's power, such as the peaches in Queen Mother of the West's hand, the not-yet-born Huang Zhongli and Xian Xing. Xian Xing seems to have been obtained by Sanqing later on, and Yunzhongzi took a side branch to cultivate, giving birth to the Wind and Thunder Fruits, which were eaten by Leizhenzi, producing the Wind and Thunder Wings. As for who has the main body of Xian Xing, Emperor Jiang doesn't know, but he also didn't think too much about it. Calculating the time, it's almost time for Xian Xing to be born, and when that happens, he'll just take it by force.

  The Emperor's sanctification was complete, and the remaining three successes of virtue descended upon the world, distributed among Feng Bo, Yu Shi, Di Zang Wang, Xi Wang, Kong Xuan, Yu Yi Xian, and Ao Jiao. Except for Di Zang Wang, who broke through to the Mahayana Golden Immortal realm and attained Buddhahood, and Xi Wang, who broke through to the middle stage of the Mahayana Golden Immortal realm, the others only slightly improved their cultivation but did not break through, after all, they already possessed quasi-saintly powers, and wanting to further improve would require more than just these merits.

  At this time, Fuxi and Shennong also came riding on a dragon carriage. They were inviting Emperor Zhuanxu to go to the Huoyun Cave to suppress the fortune of the human race. When they saw Emperor Zhuanxu, neither of them dared to call him "Imperial Brother", but only called him Wu Di. After all, both of them already knew that Emperor Zhuanxu was a benevolent corpse incarnation.

  The Emperor saw the two of them like this and couldn't help but say: "Two imperial brothers, don't be like this. I am myself, and I am me. Now I am the Human Saint, the third emperor of humanity. Before my three corpses merge into one, my identity is that of the Human Emperor."

  After hearing this, Fuxi and the other two were somewhat moved in their hearts, so they no longer pretended to be polite, but directly called each other "imperial brother". After the three of them paid their respects to Zu Wu, they sat together on a dragon carriage and headed towards Huoyun Cave. It can be said that they came and went hastily, but the people of the human tribe looked up to them with reverence in their hearts, watching them until the dragon carriage disappeared.

  Everyone saw this and dispersed, but as for Emperor Jiang, they were even more wary in their hearts. Unbeknownst to them, a Three-Corpse Demon had quietly obtained the position of Saint. By the time all the Saints reacted, it was already too late to stop him. This scheme shocked everyone's hearts.

  However, amidst the shock, there was also some anger. Now that Emperor Zhuanxu had become a humane sage, the Wu tribe directly occupied 50% of the human tribe's luck, and families worshiping their ancestors were everywhere in the human tribe. Compared to other sages, they worshipped fewer people, and during the great war between Xuan Yuan and Emperor Zhuanxu, Mahayana Buddhism also took advantage of the situation to occupy the luck. Although there were few people who believed in Buddha, it was still considered to have occupied a thread of human tribe's luck.

  "Can my junior brother, Tongtian, come to my Eight Scenic Palace for a visit?" Laozi suddenly said to the Tongtian Sect Master as he was about to leave. The Three Pures had little contact with each other since their last separation, and although Laozi and Yuanshi were still on good terms, Tongtian had never visited the Eight Scenic Palace, let alone Yuanshi Tianzun's Yuxu Palace.

  Tongtian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he immediately understood Laozi's intention, knowing that he wanted to call him together to discuss the human tribe's luck, after all, the witch tribe now occupies 50% of the luck, which is too powerful, and must be balanced.

  Is the Witch Clan really able to balance itself with just three people now? The Tian Tian Jiao Zhu shook his head, not to mention other ancestors, just Emperor Jiang and Hou Tu, two of them are enough to deal with their own three. However, Tongtian still nodded in agreement to go and discuss it. Not to mention that Laozi is his senior brother, he can't refuse the invitation, even if Tongtian himself has some grievances against the Witch Clan.

  You said that it was because Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao and Duo Bao, the three disciples of the Zhengyi Sect, were all taught a lesson by Kong Xuan back then. As their master, they naturally felt embarrassed, especially Duo Bao and Zhao Gongming. Duo Bao was swallowed into Kong Xuan's belly, while Zhao Gongming was absorbed into the Five-Colored Divine Light.

  It was originally a trivial matter, relying on Tongtian's good impression of Emperor Jiang, it could be laughed off. However, when Kong Xuan released Zhao Gongming, he did not return the 24 Dinghai Divine Pearls. It seems that this must have been Emperor Jiang's intention, otherwise Kong Xuan would not have done so. After all, although Kong Xuan was arrogant, he extremely respected Emperor Jiang and would not have recklessly taken away a precious artifact without Emperor Jiang's permission.

  This really made Tongtian guess correctly, Emperor Jiang was deliberately letting Kong Xuan leave behind, Emperor Jiang wanted to perform the twenty-four heavenly gods of the Witchcraft Sect, and he couldn't do without these twenty-four Dinghai divine pearls, of course, there was also the Qiankun ruler in Reng Deng's hand.

  At this time, Kong Xuan stood in front of Emperor Jiang, without saying a word, his face cold and expressionless.

  Di Jiang saw this and didn't blame him, knowing Kong Xuan's personality. He opened his mouth and said: "Take out the treasure from your Five-Colored Divine Light."

  "Did you take everything out?"

  Di Jiang was taken aback for a moment. Could it be that this guy had collected other treasures besides the Dinghai Divine Pearl? He immediately spoke seriously, "Hand them all over."

  Kong Xuan listened and didn't hesitate, a five-colored divine light flashed, and instantly many beads flew out from within, which were the twenty-four Dinghai Divine Beads. At the same time, a crutch also flew out.

  "Dragon Head Cane!" Emperor Jiang suddenly remembered that this was the treasure that Dong Wang Gong had left behind before his death, which was taken away by Kong Xuan. The Dragon Head Cane was also a top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, and it was something that the Ancestor of Daoism had bestowed upon Dong Wang Gong back in the day.

  He took over the dragon head cane, Emperor Jiang looked at Kong Xuan with a glance, seeing that he was still calm and composed, couldn't help but shake his head. This guy, if it wasn't for himself asking him to take out the treasure from the Five-Colored Divine Light, estimated that this dragon head cane would be permanently hidden in the Five-Colored Divine Light. However, thinking about Ying Long Ao Jia being one of his own people at this time, but not having a good weapon, he might as well refine the dragon head cane and turn it into a long spear for him.