Chapter 4: The Gourd Vine and the Breath-Soil

Pan Huang saw this scene and understood in his heart. This was the innate gourd vine, so those three old, middle-aged, and young men in gray Daoist robes should be the Three Pure Ones. The one in fire-red Daoist robes with an arrogant face should be Di Jun and Tai Yi. That man and woman didn't need to be said; they should be Nüwa and Fuxi. The other one in red auspicious cloud Daoist robes and white Daoist robes should be Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi.

The others in the valley frowned the moment they saw Pan Huang and the others.

There were only seven gourds in this valley, not enough to go around. It seemed there was going to be a fierce battle.

"Don't be nervous, we're just here to watch the fun. We don't want these gourds," Pan Huang said with a smile, seeing everyone so nervous, and then led the group of Ancestral Witches to the other side.

Although the group of Ancestral Witches didn't understand why Pan Huang wanted to do this, they still chose to believe in Thirteenth Brother, because Thirteenth Brother would not harm them.

Seeing that the thirteen Ancestral Witches had no intention of competing, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Yuanshi Tianzun and Tai Yi suddenly showed disdain, which made Pan Huang frown, but he didn't say anything.

There would be plenty of opportunities later, no need to rush at this moment. But the other Ancestral Witches didn't have Pan Huang's temperament. Seeing Yuanshi Tianzun like this, they were immediately furious. If Pan Huang hadn't stopped them, they would probably have started fighting by now.

"Older brothers, don't worry, there will be plenty of time later," Pan Huang said with a smile. He didn't use sound transmission because he didn't know how.

After Yuanshi Tianzun heard Pan Huang's words, his disdain grew even stronger, and even Laozi showed an inexplicable smile.

Plenty of opportunities later? They had already sat on those prayer mats in the Zixiao Palace, and becoming a Saint was a certainty. Although the Dao Ancestor hadn't said it yet, everyone thought so. So, in Laozi's view, Pan Huang's words were a joke.

Soon, the innate gourds matured. The Three Pure Ones took action first, and instantly, three gourds flew into their hands. Tai Yi waved his hand, and a gourd also flew into his hand. Nüwa and Hongyun, seeing this, quickly waved their hands, and the remaining two gourds fell into their hands.

When these six gourds were taken, the aura of the innate gourd vine instantly withered. The last purple-skinned gourd was underdeveloped, so no one wanted it.

"The remaining one is left for you. Big Brother, Third Brother, let's go," Yuanshi Tianzun said mockingly to Pan Huang and the others, and then left with Laozi and Tongtian.

Di Jun and Tai Yi didn't speak, but the mockery in Tai Yi's eyes was about to overflow. They chuckled and then left as well.

Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun bowed to the thirteen Ancestral Witches, including Pan Huang, before leaving.

"Sister, let's go too." Seeing Nüwa still hesitating, Fuxi couldn't help but speak.

Nüwa looked at Pan Huang and the others, then at the gourd vine, and finally left with Fuxi. In fact, she wanted to take the gourd vine, but if she did that, she might become enemies with the Wu Clan. There was no way, she could only leave with Fuxi.

"Thirteenth Brother, why did you stop us? If you hadn't stopped us, we would definitely have made them look good," Zhurong said angrily.

"Hehe, they think they've profited, but in reality, we are the ones who profited the most," Pan Huang said with a smile.

Afterward, he walked to the gourd vine, first put the gourd vine away, and then Pan Huang squatted on the ground and began to dig. In just a few breaths, a lump of bright yellow soil appeared in front of Pan Huang. This was the legendary Nine Heavens Breath-Soil.

When this Nine Heavens Breath-Soil appeared in front of Pan Huang, the Ancestral Witch Houtu suddenly shook, because she felt an extremely pure earth-element origin aura.

"Seventh Sister, I'll take a portion for artifact refining, and I'll give the rest to you. This will be of great help to your comprehension of the law," Pan Huang divided the Nine Heavens Breath-Soil into two and handed one part to Houtu.

"Good!" Houtu nodded.

Not to mention that there was no such thing as fake politeness among the Ancestral Witches, just based on the Breath-Soil itself, Houtu, who practiced the Law of Earth, could not refuse.

"The merit of Nüwa creating humans is reserved by this Ancestral Witch in advance," Pan Huang thought with a smile, looking at the innate gourd vine.

On the other side, after the Three Pure Ones left, they didn't return to Mount Kunlun, but went to another place on Mount Buzhou, because as soon as they came out, they felt a summoning from the dark.

Soon, the three of them arrived at a cave. After entering the cave, there was a pool of Three Lights Divine Water, and in the Three Lights Divine Water, a Twelve-Rank Creation Green Lotus was swaying in the pool.

Seeing this scene, Laozi said with a flash of inspiration, "Red flower," and the red flower in the water turned into a flat staff, flying into Laozi's hand. Yuanshi said, "White lotus root," and the lotus root under the lotus turned into a jade ruyi, falling into Yuanshi's hand. Tongtian also followed by saying, "Green lotus leaf," and the lotus leaf, following Tongtian's words, turned into a green treasure sword, held by Tongtian in his hand.

The three looked at each other and smiled, then turned into three rays of light and flew back to Mount Kunlun.

On the Wu Clan side, after returning to the Pangu Hall, Pan Huang went directly into seclusion, because he had to refine this innate gourd vine into a magic treasure. This was related to Nüwa becoming a Saint later, so he didn't dare to be negligent. If an accident occurred midway and the human race turned into another race, Pan Huang felt he would probably develop a heart demon.

On the other side, after Di Jun and Tai Yi returned to the Sun Star, they began to discuss.

"Second Brother, you really shouldn't have done that today," Di Jun said, looking at Tai Yi.

"Big Brother, I don't understand."

"Do you really think those thirteen Ancestral Witches were afraid of us? They were afraid that Hongyun and Nüwa would take action. Otherwise, with their strength, neither we nor the Three Pure Ones would have gained any advantage," Di Jun calmly analyzed everything that happened on Mount Buzhou earlier.

"Big Brother, how can you boost their morale and destroy our own prestige!" Tai Yi was a bit unhappy.

After all, he was the one who possessed the innate supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell. Relying on the Chaos Bell, let alone thirteen Ancestral Witches, he wouldn't be afraid even if thirteen more came.

"I'm not boosting others' morale. Now we are also people who listen to the Dao under the Dao Ancestor. I think you should know what those prayer mats represent. What I want to say is that when I saw the thirteen Ancestral Witches, I suddenly felt that our strength was still too thin. I mean external strength."

"Big Brother, I don't quite understand."

"I want to establish a force in the Primordial World. I've already thought of the name: 'Yao' (Demon), the Demon Race. I will be the Demon Emperor, and you will be the Eastern Emperor. What do you think?"

"Big Brother, I think it's feasible, but will the Dao Ancestor agree?" Tai Yi was a bit worried after hearing Di Jun say this. After all, the Dao Ancestor was now the number one person in the Primordial World. If they didn't get his approval and the Dao Ancestor came to cause trouble, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

"Why don't we go ask the Dao Ancestor for instructions?" Di Jun asked.

"Can do." Tai Yi nodded, feeling it was feasible.

Saying is doing. They soon arrived in front of the Zixiao Palace. At this time, the Zixiao Palace gates were tightly closed, standing in the Chaos, looking so magnificent and mysterious.

"Reporting to the Dao Ancestor, my brother and I were born on the Sun Star and have walked the Primordial World. We deeply know that a single tree is hard to support and a single palm cannot clap. Therefore, my brother and I want to create a force called 'Yao', to gather like-minded people in the Primordial World to seek the Great Dao together. We ask for the Dao Ancestor's permission."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 5 =====