Chapter 577: Heaven and Earth Divided

Di Jiang's plan, like a flash of lightning, tore through the gloom in the hearts of all the Ancestral Witches.

Exactly!

He has his clever schemes, I have my countermeasures!

You want to pull the firewood from under the cauldron?

Then I'll make this "cauldron" bigger, deeper, and more solid!

You pull people from the heavens, I'll promote them from the earth!

Let's see who can outdo whom!

"Good! We'll do just that!"

Gonggong slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "He confers three hundred sixty-five Celestial Stars as True Gods; we'll confer three thousand six hundred Great Earth Deities! We'll bury him with sheer numbers!"

"Right! The mountains and rivers of this Great Wasteland number more than hundreds of millions; the rivers are countless! Can the stars in his sky match the number of radish pits on our ground?" Qiangliang was also a face full of excitement.

Even Zhu Jiuyin, who had been silent all along, saw a glimmer of light ignite in those eyes that could see through the long river of time.

"This method is feasible."

He slowly nodded, "Using the Great Wasteland's Qi Qi to contend against the Celestial Stars' Qi Qi. Using the name of Primordial Orthodoxy to contend against the name of Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Decree. Thus, our Witch Clan can stand in an Invincible Position."

"Since that's the case, what are we waiting for?"

Blazing flames burned in Di Jiang's eyes.

"Transmit My Command, summon all Great Witches, all tribal chiefs. Three days later, at Mount Buzhou's foot, we Twelve Ancestral Witches will join hands to cast a spell, respectfully inviting Father God's will to descend, and proclaim the establishment of our Pangu Hall to the Entire Wasteland!"

"I will make Di Jun, make the Entire Wasteland, all see!"

"Who is the true master of this Heaven and Earth!"

……

Three days later.

Just as the Entire Wasteland was still immersed in the aftermath of the Yao Clan Heavenly Court's Conferment Ceremony.

An even more vast, boundless will awakened from beneath Mount Buzhou.

Boom—!

The Entire Wasteland's Da Di, at this moment, began to tremble violently.

Countless beings in seclusion were startled awake by this trembling.

They discovered in horror that the Da Di beneath their feet seemed to have come alive.

Earth veins surged, mountains roared, rivers roared.

Jianghe of extremely pure earth-yellow Profound Yellow Qi rose from every corner of the Da Di, frantically converging toward Mount Buzhou.

And beneath Mount Buzhou, twelve Demonic God phantoms towering hundreds of millions of zhang stood tall, holding up the sky and treading on the earth.

Using themselves as array eyes, they stirred the Primordial Origin power of the Entire Wasteland's Da Di.

In their center, the Pangu Hall's phantom was rapidly condensing and solidifying.

"We, Pangu's descendants, the Twelve Ancestral Witches!"

Di Jiang's voice, transmitted through the earth's veins, spread to every corner of the Great Wasteland, entering the depths of every living being's Primordial Spirit.

"Today, at Mount Buzhou's foot, we establish 'Pangu Hall' as the Great Earth Divine Court!"

"To comfort Father God's spirit in heaven, govern the Great Wasteland's Da Di, teach and transform all living beings!"

As his words fell, those twelve Demonic God phantoms simultaneously bit their fingertips, dripping their Ancestral Witch Blood Essence into the Pangu Hall below.

Hum—

The entire Pangu Hall erupted with unprecedented brilliant light.

A phantom of a giant even more towering, even more indistinct, yet making all living beings unable to help but want to prostrate in worship at a single glance, slowly emerged above the Pangu Hall.

Pangu!

Although it was only a will projection, that supreme pressure of Kāitiān Pìdì made the entire Great Wasteland's Heavenly Dao tremble slightly.

"Pangu Hall Imperial Decree!"

"All living beings of the Great Wasteland's Da Di, regardless of origin, regardless of race, whoever has merit toward the Da Di, whoever guards a region's waters and soil, all may obtain my Pangu Hall's recognition, be conferred as 'Di Shen'!"

"As Mountain Gods, they govern a mountain range, enjoy Earth Vein Qi Qi!"

"As River Lords, they manage a water system, receive river offerings!"

"As Tu Shen, they protect a domain's living beings, receive ten thousand households' incense!"

"The Di Shen position, above corresponds to Pangu, below matches the Da Di, lives as long as the Great Wasteland, shines together with Sun and Moon!"

……

This Imperial Decree, like a heavy bomb, stirred up monstrous waves across the Entire Great Wasteland.

If Di Jun's Conferment List was drawing a big pie for those cultivators who yearn for the sky, who crave ascension.

Then the Witch Clan's Pangu Hall is providing a visible, tangible broad avenue for those beings rooted in the Da Di, unable to leave their native land.

For a time, the Entire Great Wasteland's public opinion completely split.

Countless living beings began to face a difficult choice.

Ascend to Heaven, become those lofty Star Gods?

Or descend into Earth, become those Tu Shen guarding a region?

Wuzhuang Guan.

Zhenyuanzi looked at that soaring Pangu phantom, listened to that Imperial Decree resounding through Heaven and Earth, stroked his beard and sighed long.

"It's come, after all it has come."

Beside him, the child Qingfeng Mingyue asked curiously, "Master, between this Witch Clan and Yao Clan, who is right and who is wrong?"

Zhenyuanzi shook his head: "There is no right or wrong, only positions."

"The Yao Clan wants to bring all things into the order of the Zhou Tian Star Array, while the Wu Clan wants everything to return to the embrace of the Great Earth."

"This is a war between Heaven and Earth, a clash between Dao and Dao."

He glanced at that ginseng fruit tree in the temple that shared the lifespan of Heaven and Earth, and his heart had already made a decision.

He is the ancestor of Earth Immortals; his foundation lies in this Great Honghuang Dadi.

His stance goes without saying.

……

Kunlun Mountain, Three Purities Hall.

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at the farce below, his face full of disdain.

"A group of barbarians who know not the Heavenly Numbers, a beast in human clothing. To contend for the leadership of the Great Wasteland, they truly stop at nothing."

"Eldest Brother, look at this Great Wasteland, messed up by them into a foul chaos, simply lacking all propriety!"

Taishang Laojun still wore that Ancient Well No Ripple appearance, eyes half-closed.

"No Problem."

Tongtian Jiaozhu, however, laughed heartily, appearing extremely excited.

"Interesting! Interesting!"

"Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, both are the Great Dao! A few more paths to walk, for the living beings of the Great Wasteland, is a good thing!"

"I find this Pangu Hall much more pleasing to the eye than that Heavenly Court!"

He has always practiced You You, and most cannot stand Yuanshi's ways of emphasizing lineage and dividing people into three, six, and nine grades.

The Wu Clan's method of not asking about origin, only looking at Merit and Virtue, suits his taste perfectly.

Yuanshi Tianzun let out a Cold Snort, flicked his sleeves and left, out of sight, out of mind.

……

Above the Nine Heavens, Lingxiao Baodian.

Di Jun's complexion was gloomy, nearly dripping water.

He had just enjoyed the supreme glory of Ten Thousand Immortals Court, and in the blink of an eye, was caught off guard by the Wu Clan's move of Gu Yu.

"What a Pangu Hall! What an Enfeoffment of Di Shen!"

Di Jun crushed the jade cup in his hand into powder.

"These barbarians, when did they also learn to use their brains!"