Chapter 230: Di Jun's Unwilling Submission

Zhu Jiuyin and several other Ancestral Witches, anxious and hurried, crossed the Naihe Bridge and arrived in the depths of the Netherworld.

From afar, the group saw a Six Paths Reincarnation Disk suspended in the air, with thick auras of reincarnation diffusing from it.

Before they could even look closely, an inexplicable will surged out from the Reincarnation Disk, circling around them.

Zhu Jiuyin's entire body shook, and his weak Primordial Spirit became somewhat clear and enlightened.

As they landed, the Ancestral Witches looked at the Six Paths of Reincarnation before them in confusion.

"Wh-what is going on?"

He did not understand the reason and hurriedly turned to look at his brothers beside him, only to see them wearing the same expressions of astonishment and bewilderment.

"Reincarnation, it is that Reincarnation Disk!" Jumang stared blankly at the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the distance, his eyes filled with shock.

As he spoke, the will overflowing from it grew even thicker, gradually enveloping them one by one.

Suddenly, they felt as if they had formed a special connection with the entire Netherworld, though the feeling was hazy and elusive.

"Calm your minds and seek enlightenment!"

Just as they were confused, Houtu's gentle voice reached their ears.

Hearing this, the many Ancestral Witches in the area looked at one another and, without the slightest hesitation, immediately sat down in the space.

At once, mysterious energy gathered between heaven and earth, surrounding them all.

With shimmering light, Tian Yuan and the others stepped out from beneath the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Seeing Zhu Jiuyin and the others by the side of the reincarnation, Tian Yuan and Houtu wore joyful expressions.

Beside them, a flash of light flickered in Hongyun's eyes; he had somewhat guessed the matter regarding Dijiang and also understood the meaning behind the conversation between Tian Yuan and Houtu just now.

With many thoughts racing through his mind, Hongyun hurriedly cupped his hands and congratulated them loudly: "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, and congratulations to the Wu Clan for such a heaven-defying stroke of fortune."

Houtu alone would have been one thing, but Hongyun had never expected that all twelve Ancestral Witches would have a karmic connection with the Underworld.

The Wu Clan prided themselves on being the Pangu Orthodox and were indeed favored by heaven and earth.

The scene before them undoubtedly confirmed that Tian Yuan's actions were entirely correct.

With the restoration of reincarnation and Houtu having just attained the Dao, the entire group of Ancestral Witches had all received a response.

The Wu Clan was never meant to contend for hegemony in the Primordial World; their final destination was entirely within the Netherworld Prefecture.

The Underworld was an indispensable part of the Primordial World and naturally required many living beings to function, and the Wu Clan was undoubtedly the best candidate.

They had no Primordial Spirit and feared no attacks from wandering souls, while the death energy and Malevolent Qi lingering between heaven and earth were their best cultivation resources.

It was likely that before long, all members of the Wu Clan would enter the Netherworld.

"If not for Brother Tian Yuan, how could there be such a harvest!" Houtu was also happy in her heart, and as she spoke, she turned to look at Tian Yuan.

Seeing that Houtu was about to show gratitude again, Tian Yuan hurriedly said: "Alright, these are the missions of the Wu Clan to begin with; the operation of the Underworld still relies on you all."

At this moment, Tian Yuan also understood somewhat that it was entirely due to the damage to the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk; otherwise, the twelve Ancestral Witches would surely have realized their own Dao long ago.

Although the Ancestral Witches were wild, reckless, and worshipped physical strength, they were not truly brainless.

If the reincarnation were sound, the Wu Clan would surely have entered the Netherworld early on, and once they realized the mission of the Wu Clan in the Underworld, they would likely not have clashed with the Demon Race.

No matter how arrogant the Wu Clan was and how they looked down upon other living beings of heaven and earth, they were all very clear that the Primordial World was created by the Pangu Great God, so how could they damage this world?

"If Brother has any commands, just give them!" Houtu cupped her hands and responded solemnly.

Having preserved the Wu Clan, and with many of her brothers seemingly having found their own Dao, how could Houtu not be happy?

Once everyone attained the Dao, they could not only better assist Tian Yuan but also join forces to capture Big Brother Dijiang.

She kept this gratitude deeply hidden in her heart, and in the future, she would repay Tian Yuan by benefiting the Primordial World.

Tian Yuan nodded and then recounted the discovery of Xuanming in the Abyss.

Gonggong had returned once before, and Houtu already knew about the matter beneath Mount Sumeru, but she was unaware of Xuanming's whereabouts.

Now hearing Tian Yuan's words, Houtu was not overly surprised.

After all, with the incident involving Dijiang having just occurred, it was no exception that Xuanming could appear. It was only that the other party had landed in the Western Abyss, which made Houtu feel somewhat strange.

The Dao of the Ancestral Witches should all be in the Netherworld; with Xuanming hiding in that natural chasm, could it be that Dijiang had also headed there?

"Brother! May I go to the Western Region to investigate?" With the matter concerning her Big Brother and Xuanming, Houtu could not help herself.

Having not seen them for so long, and with Xuanming and Dijiang having such opportunities, there must be secrets on them.

The reason for the damage to the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk had not yet been found, and the Primordial World hid many secrets; Houtu worried that the two had become pawns for others.

Tian Yuan waved his hand and said: "The scope of the Abyss is immeasurable and cannot be easily explored. I will go to take a look later; your focus on establishing the Underworld is the top priority."

With the Underworld just established, Houtu certainly had many things that needed to be done.

Compared to Dijiang and the other, the operation of the Underworld was even more important.

Only when the Underworld began to function could the power of reincarnation be strengthened, and the Earthly Dao Will would become thicker.

For the Earthly Dao to be strong enough was crucial for Houtu and for this space.

The Primordial World had experienced many Great Calamities, and heaven and earth were long filled with countless wandering souls; some roamed the Primordial land, while others scurried about in the Netherworld.

Those aimless, wandering souls were one thing.

But many had absorbed the resentment and Malevolent Qi of heaven and earth, long since departing from the ranks of wandering souls, and should be captured back to the Netherworld. Those who should enter reincarnation should enter it, and those who should be cast into the Eighteen Levels of Hell should be cast into the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

Moreover, he had failed to find them last time, so even if Houtu went, he feared there would be no results.

It would be better to stay in the Netherworld and improve her strength as quickly as possible, so that she could use the Earthly Dao Will to find the traces of the two.

Although Houtu was anxious, she could distinguish between what was important; the Underworld was indeed more important, and besides, Zhu Jiuyin and the others were still there.

Once the Underworld was on the right track, she would have plenty of time.

The opportunities for the twelve Ancestral Witches were all in the Netherworld, but she was the Master of Reincarnation, and only she could communicate with the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.

The three discussed for a while, and then all departed.

Houtu began to notify some Great Witches in the north to come to the Netherworld, while Hongyun left the Consciousness Space.

Having cultivated on Mount Buzhou for a long time, the Malevolent Qi in the north had been almost completely absorbed; he wanted to head to the Northern Land to see Zhenyuanzi.

With Houtu proving the Dao and the Earthly Dao returning to its place, he figured it was about time for his old friend as well.

Tian Yuan stood in the air, withdrew his gaze from the Western Region, and looked down at Mount Buzhou beneath him.

While heading to the Abyss to search, he intended to see Di Jun, who was being suppressed.

The revival of the Earthly Dao had brought such a heaven-shaking harvest that it undoubtedly made Tian Yuan look forward to the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao even more.

Yet, despite refining quite a few stars of the Primordial Starry Sky, Tian Yuan still had not felt the slightest sign of the Heavenly Dao Will.

If he could subdue Di Jun, perhaps there would be a glimmer of opportunity.

Although they had not met since he suppressed the other, being inside Mount Buzhou, how could the changes in Di Jun's expression escape his perception?

With Houtu proving the Dao and the Earthly Dao reviving, now was the best time to make Di Jun submit.

With this in mind, Tian Yuan's figure slowly submerged into Mount Buzhou.

Di Jun, who was looking dejected in the mountain, saw Tian Yuan appear the moment he arrived.

He only looked up once before ignoring him. Having been suppressed alone for so many years, Di Jun was very clear in his heart.

With Minghe having escaped and the might of Mount Buzhou surging, he had even less chance of leaving.

Given Tian Yuan's vast strength, he no longer had the face to speak harsh words. As for begging for mercy, the Demon Emperor's pride would not allow him to do so.

The atmosphere around them was somewhat heavy; seeing Di Jun's expression, how could Tian Yuan not know the other's embarrassment?

Being able to make Di Jun react this way meant that the other had begun to truly face his own status, which was a great thing for him.

Glancing at the somewhat stubborn Di Jun, Tian Yuan did not speak, nor did he step forward, but instead slowly vanished from the scene.

Tian Yuan's strange behavior left Di Jun stunned, looking around in a daze.

He had thought this hateful stone man was here to humiliate him, but who knew he would leave without doing anything at all.

Just as Di Jun was dazed and confused, his body suddenly stiffened, and he stared blankly at the top of his head.

The pressure, the pressure that had been shrouding him, had vanished! A confused Di Jun stood up; the sound of the Pangu Heart beating still thundered overhead, but that terrifying pressure was gone.

D-did Tian Yuan intend to let him go? Di Jun stood inside Mount Buzhou, staring blankly at the place where Tian Yuan had disappeared.

With Hongjun having merged his body with the Dao, it was impossible for Tian Yuan to take control of the Heavenly Dao so quickly; why would he do this?

Di Jun felt no joy at his release; instead, he felt somewhat uneasy, and even dared not step out of here.

Outside the Mount Buzhou in front of him were Changxi, Xihe, the ten Golden Crow Princes, a group of Demon Gods and Demon Saints of the Demon Court, and even those hateful members of the Wu Clan—how was he to explain his appearance in this space?

That he had been forcefully suppressed by the other, and then calmly released?

Standing in the scene, how could Di Jun not understand Tian Yuan's intention?

This gesture of providing a way out had instead placed him in a passive position.

"Sigh!" With a soft sigh, Di Jun's expression was complex.

Whether in terms of Dao attainment or temperament, he was indeed far inferior to Tian Yuan.

Thinking of his past actions, Di Jun did not hesitate and strode toward the outside of Mount Buzhou.

He was proud, arrogant, looked down upon the heavens and earth, and disdained the various Innate Sacred, but he also had his own dignity.

Defeat was defeat; no matter how he hid, it could not change this fact.

Tian Yuan no longer intended to suppress him; if he were to keep hiding inside Mount Buzhou, he would have even less face to see the people of the Demon Court.

Taking a step out, he truly escaped and arrived in a slightly dim world.

Almost in an instant, the fluctuations of Changxi and the others were within his perception.

Di Jun did not intend to go and meet them, instead carefully examining the Heavenly Pillar before him.

Although he had entered the Consciousness Space several times, the time was always short, and he had never been able to properly look at this space.

The towering Heavenly Pillar radiated rolling Mysterious Yellow Qi, and a vast, boundless momentum swept down, shrouding him.

As a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, he actually had the illusion of looking up at the vast firmament and feeling his own insignificance.

Being inside Mount Buzhou, he could clearly feel the heaviness of the Heavenly Pillar, but it was far from the shock brought by looking at it directly.

The majestic, vast pressure crashing down made his body tremble slightly.

"Tian Yuan! What is your true origin?" Di Jun muttered in a low voice, his eyes filled with confusion.

Ever since he first suffered a loss at Tian Yuan's hands, he had sent people to carefully inquire about everything regarding Tian Yuan.

Setting aside Mount Buzhou, the other had no outstanding qualities at all.

Back when he was capturing the Wu Clan, he had been fleeing in all directions, yet in the blink of an eye, he was already above all living beings.

After a long while, Di Jun sighed softly, looked around, and finally gazed at the firmament above his head.

Only one area of the sky appeared slightly bright, while the rest was dim and deep, so much so that even he could not see clearly.

In that slightly bright place, a few stars twinkled, and the stars surrounded a crescent-shaped great star.

He had seen it before inside Mount Buzhou; this crescent-shaped star was the famous Sun Star of the Primordial world.

Frowning, Di Jun leaped up and fled toward the shining, incomplete Sun Star.

Di Jun guessed that the reason the gap between him and Tian Yuan was so large was very likely because of the missing half of the Sun Star.

It was because of this missing half that they, as brothers, could not completely control the Sun Star; otherwise, how could Tian Yuan have captured him in the Starry Sky?

With the help of Mount Buzhou, the Primordial land was the other's territory.

And they, relying on the Sun Star, should have been the ones to rule the billions of stars.

But all these assumptions no longer existed; even without Tian Yuan, he might have found it difficult to fight against the one in Purple Heaven Palace.

His greatest reliance, the Primordial Starry Sky, had been plotted by Hongjun in advance; no matter how capable he and his second brother were, what kind of waves could they stir up?

Without Tian Yuan's series of actions that benefited the Primordial world, he might not have even been able to prove the Dao to Hunyuan.

Now, he only wanted to take back the Starry Sky and retrieve what belonged to them in the first place.

Tian Yuan appeared on Mount Buzhou, watching Di Jun disappear overhead, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

Releasing Di Jun suddenly was naturally to give him a way out; he had originally been worried that the other would try to escape this space.

Who would have known that Di Jun not only did not flee, nor did he go to see Xihe and the others, but instead rushed toward the firmament.

Tian Yuan knew exactly what Di Jun was doing.

If Di Jun and Taiyi had obediently listened, he would not have had the spare time to refine any stars.

The Primordial World is round like the sky and square like the earth, the Starry Sky is the most vast, and the stars are numbered in the hundreds of millions. As the world expands, even more stars are evolving.

Relying solely on refining them one by one, even with his strength, he does not know how long it would take.

If it were Di Jun and Taiyi going instead, that would be a completely different matter.

Di Jun did not choose to flee at the first opportunity; regardless of whether he admits it or not, the seeds of submission have already been buried deep within his heart.

Perhaps it will not take long for Di Jun to make the most correct decision.

As for whether Di Jun still thinks about defeating him in his heart, Tian Yuan does not care at all.

Because with the revival of the Earthly Dao, there will only be more stone men continuously breaking through; who else in the Primordial World could catch up to him?

In the Primordial World, the strong are respected, and strength is everything.

When you are only slightly stronger than others, they might be very unconvinced in their hearts.

But once you become an existence they can only look up to, the resistance in their hearts will turn into submission, without exception.

After dredging the first Earth Vein, these Innate Sacred are no longer his opponents.

Only the Dao Ancestor in Purple Heaven Palace is his sole rival.

Ignoring what Di Jun intends to do, Tian Yuan leaped up and swept toward the Western Region.

There are manifested stone men deep within the Zhou Tian Star Formation, and he now intends to make another trip into the Abyss.

The matter of Xuanming and Dijiang is not small, and Tian Yuan is a bit worried that the shadows of Hongjun and Luo Hou are behind the two of them.

(End of this chapter)