Chapter 189: Hou Tu's Worry and the Witch Appears
The other ancient witches cheered after hearing this, because they had been silent for nearly a hundred thousand years. Even if they felt exhausted, they could only lie dormant on the ground and wait for the day. Now there was a chance to strike a good blow against the demon clan, so how could they not seize it.
Only Hou Tu was a little more cautious and asked, "Then the Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother are not fools either. Why did they join forces with the Dragon Clan to destroy Tang Valley? Isn't this just giving the demon clan a reason to attack? Otherwise, with Daozu backing them up, no matter how arrogant the demon clan is, they wouldn't dare to attack Penglai Island rashly."
Hou Tu's worries were not without reason. Everyone knew how lofty a status and great fortune the head of all immortals represented. However, the King of the East and the Queen Mother of the West had been in charge for many years, and no one dared to step forward and make a comment.
The biggest reason is that their status was personally selected by Hongjun Daozu. In a sense, these two people can be said to have the support of Daozu behind them. Even if some people are envious, they can only think about it.
But if these two people do not know what is good for them and act recklessly, provoking all races, they will give others a reason to attack them, and they will be very legitimate. I think even if Hongjun comes in person, he will have nothing to say.
After all, Hongjun had stopped the fight between the wizards and the lich races, using the excuse that it was for the benefit of all living beings in the prehistoric world. But now those two were doing evil things, and Hongjun had no way to support them.
Zhu Jiuyin laughed loudly and said, "No matter how legitimate their excuses are, Emperor Jun has already dispatched his army. Even if Daozu comes again, the punishment will be to Emperor Jun. We are here to help the Immortal Court resist the demons. No matter what happens, it is impossible for us to be implicated."
Hou Tu agreed with that thought. After all, the Wu Clan would definitely make a profit, so if they won, it would be great as they could reduce the strength of the Demon Clan in advance.
It doesn't matter if they lose. If the situation gets bad, they can just retreat safely. If they die, they will just be included in the list of the dead.
As the orders from the Twelve Ancestral Witches were passed down, tens of millions of witches immediately got ready and divided into twelve armies, heading towards the East China Sea. The statues in Pangu Temple dimmed one after another, and in the end only the statue of Hou Tu was still flickering, obviously not leaving yet.
Zhu Jiuyin was about to leave, but was stopped by Hou Tu, who turned around and asked, "Little sister, do you have anything else to say?"
Hou Tu was silent for a moment, as if she didn't know how to start, but in the end she just said: "There is a great witch in my tribe named Chi You, who is the first great witch of the witch clan and has a destiny. I have passed on to him a few drops of the ancestor witch's blood. Now he has the qualifications of an ancestor witch and is only half a step away from entering the ranks of the mixed primordial beings. I may go to the prehistoric world soon. If you have any questions, you can tell Chi You. I hope you will remember this, brother."
Zhu Jiuyin smiled and said, "This is a good thing. Although the Wu Clan has always had only twelve Ancestral Witches, if Chi You can achieve the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, I can allow him to be an Ancestral Witch. Not only that, in the future, any great witch who achieves the Hunyuan Dao Fruit and has a strong bloodline of the Ancestral Witches can be an Ancestral Witch."
After that, Zhu Jiuyin asked again: "My little sister, did you stay here just to ask for a share for Chi You?"
The face of the Hou Tu statue was expressionless, but the light in its eyes was filled with a trace of sadness, and its voice was filled with unspeakable sorrow. It hesitated to speak, and then just said, "Nothing, I just haven't spoken to my second brother for a long time, so I just wanted to say a few words before I leave today."
After saying this, the divine light on the statue of Hou Tu gradually faded, leaving only Zhu Jiuyin, who looked a little thoughtful, on the ground.
The demon clan is in high spirits. Tens of thousands of years of silence have not brought them any calmness, but have made them even more arrogant. Wherever the dark clouds pass, there is no telling how much killing and plundering they have brought.
Although the demon clan is said to be formed by the gathering of all the clans in the ancient times, there are always a few clans that are unwilling to join the demon clan. For example, the dragon clan, the unicorn clan, the phoenix clan, the black tortoise clan and other clans that have supreme ancestors in charge. They would rather die than join the demon clan, and these demon clouds are targeting the locations of these races.
I don’t know how many races were indignant and fought back, but were unfortunately defeated by the attacks of the demons. They could only stay indoors and allow these demons to plunder their own paradise.
Seeing the terrible performance of these monsters, Bai Ze felt a little disdainful in his heart, but his face was still loyal. He worriedly asked Di Jun: "Your Majesty, these monsters are burning, killing and looting everywhere. Will they anger other races?"
Emperor Jun, however, did not take it seriously. He was sitting on a flying couch, with thousands of goddesses and strongmen serving him. He did not care about the actions of the demons under his command. He said casually, "Those races do not want to join my demon clan, so they are naturally from the witch clan. Since they are from the witch clan, I will kill them. Who dares to interfere with me?"
Bai Ze didn't really want to persuade him. After saying a few words casually, he quietly stepped aside.
Taiyi had a look of indifference on his face, and his aura soared into the sky, shocking all races. His extremely mighty aura of power even made the entire world look at him sideways, and shocked the two mighty men on Penglai Island from afar.
As the demon army gradually moved away, some humans quietly walked out from their hiding places.
"How terrible! If there are just a few monsters in this army, I'm afraid they can completely destroy our tribe!"
The chief of the Dafeng tribe had a heavy face, and there were several priests serving beside him. One of the priests held a piece of jade in his hand and bowed his head and said, "Please make a decision quickly, the Xuanshui tribe is a branch of the Xuanming tribe, and we must not offend them easily. The Xuanshui tribe once said: 'If the Dafeng tribe is willing to marry my Xuanshui tribe, then we will be of the same blood from now on. If there is any trouble in the future, the Xuanshui tribe will naturally help us.'"
Another priest also said: "Chief, although my Dafeng tribe was split from the human race led by the ancestor Suiren, it is still on the earth, so we must obey the orders of the Wu tribe. If we reject the request of the Xuanshui tribe, I am afraid that the future of my Dafeng tribe will be ..."
Although the priest did not finish his words, everyone knew the consequences.
If they rejected the Xuanshui tribe just like that, even if the Xuanshui tribe did not get angry, as long as they deliberately made trouble behind their backs and prevented them from hunting wild animals and finding clean water, then their Dafeng tribe would not be able to expand, and it would be good enough to just survive.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Chief Dafeng nodded slightly and sighed, "Forget it, since the Xuanshui tribe is so sincere, it would be a bit ungrateful for us to refuse, so let them go."
The priests beside Chief Dafeng were overjoyed. Besides being happy that the Dafeng tribe would be protected by the Xuanshui tribe from now on, they could also take this opportunity to enter the Xuanshui tribe and learn those profound witchcrafts.
The existence of priests is to serve as a bridge for humans to communicate with heaven and earth, and the witches are loved by the prehistoric world. The witchcraft they created is extremely close to the prehistoric world. If any witchcraft is spread out, it is unknown how many priests can be helped.
Now that they have become in-laws again, they have the possibility of taking things a step further and are naturally even happier.
Xuanshui tribe.
As a branch of the Wu tribe separated from the Xuanming tribe, the Xuanshui tribe lives a more comfortable life than those Wu tribes without any background.
But Xuanshui, as the tribe leader, also had a problem in his heart, that is, how to please the Xuanming Ancestor Witch. Recently, the tribe leader of Xuanshui discovered a strange thing, a major event comparable to the creation of the world for the witch tribe.
He keenly realized that if this could be achieved, it would not be impossible for the Xuanshui tribe to surpass other branch tribes, or even become comparable to the Xuanming tribe.
"Bring those wizards up here."
When several witches nearby heard the chief's words, they immediately came forward with a few young witches and said, "Chief, this is the witch."
Xuanshui took a step forward and looked carefully. Although he was a member of the witch clan and his soul had been completely integrated into his body, relying on the powerful cultivation of a great witch, he could see at a glance that these little witches, in addition to possessing the physique of the witch clan, actually still had a trace of their soul in their sea of consciousness.
Although this strand of soul is small and weak, it is already very good compared to those witches who don’t even have a soul.
Xuanshui was delighted and asked, "Is this the child of the human race that intermarried with the Wu race?"
A witch beside him thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, we were in awe of the reputation of Saint Nuwa and did not dare to do anything to the human race. However, there were always some foolish people who plundered the human race, made them slaves, and finally raped them. They did not expect that the human race would give birth to these witches with primordial spirits after they were conceived. That is why they reported it to the higher-ups, and finally the tribe leader learned that the blood of these witches was impure and mixed with human blood, so they were called witches."
After saying this, the witch looked at Xuanshui with a little uneasiness.
The Witch Clan can be said to be the race in the prehistoric world that values bloodline the most. Even the three original races, such as the Dragon Clan, do not value bloodline as much as the Witch Clan does, let alone the Demon Clan, into which any bloodline can enter.
In the witch clan, bloodline represents everything, representing future achievements. Supernatural power and physical strength can all be predicted by bloodline.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches are called the Ancestral Witches because they were transformed from Pangu’s heart and blood.
In the present-day witch clan, in addition to the twelve ancestor witches, there are also witches who have achieved the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, but they are all called great witches, not ancestor witches, because their bloodlines are not strong enough.
Just because their bloodline is not strong enough, they are subject to such strict hierarchy. Not to mention that these witches have human blood mixed in their bodies. For the witch clan, who attach great importance to their own bloodline, this is simply a shame.
As the first generation of the witch clan, Xuanshui naturally attaches more importance to the so-called bloodline honor. If Xuanshui kills all these witches for this reason, the witch clan will not be surprised.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Shui burst into laughter because of this, and then he stopped laughing a little and said seriously: "You should take these witches and place them well now. I will report to the Xuanming Ancestor Witch later. If nothing unexpected happens, these witches will be the future hope of our witch clan. Xuan You, remember, even if you die, you must protect these witches well and not let them get hurt at all. Do you understand!"
Xuan You immediately took it seriously and said solemnly: "I swear to obey the orders of the clan leader until death!"
Penglai Island.
As Hunyuan Golden Immortals, the King of the East and the Queen Mother of the West could naturally see from afar that the demon army was coming towards them. They were filled with sorrow, but in the end, they could only let out a calm sigh and wait for the final judgment.
Looking at the smiling Zhulong in front of him, Dong Wanggong smiled bitterly and said, "Is this the will of the saint? You want us to be willing to die."
Zhulong held a talisman in his hand, with more or less inexplicable marks on it, which increased or decreased from time to time, but each mark contained the shadow of all living beings, depicting the myriad scenes of the world.
It looked like just an ordinary talisman, but both of them had an inexplicable feeling in their hearts, that is, if Zhulong threw out this talisman, it would be able to crush them in one blow, and even Penglai Island would not be able to escape the disaster.
Zhulong's smile was a little malicious. He shook the talisman in his hand and sneered, "If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? My dragon clan asked you for help in the first place, but you ignored us and even wanted to divide a part of the dragon clan's destiny after the war. If you had sent out even one immortal at that time, I would not have come out in person today."
Queen Mother of the West shook her head slightly and said, "If the demon clan attacks with all its forces, even if my Immortal Court intervenes, the destruction of the dragon clan is inevitable, and it will even implicate us. It's not that we don't want to, but that we can't. Moreover, if the dragon clan is unwilling to join the demon clan, then are they willing to join the Xuanjiao? What's the difference between them?"
"At least Saint Hengming helped my dragon clan out of trouble, and even if we join the Xuan Sect, my dragon clan will be the guardians of the Xuan Sect and have a respected status. It's not like being bossed around like in the demon clan!"
After Zhulong finished speaking, he shouted coldly: "Today I am here to announce the decree of the Saint Hengming: 'You have received great grace from the Taoist Ancestor, but you do not think about the welfare of all living beings. Instead, you wantonly kill people for your own selfish desires. Although you have done nothing wrong in the past, you are incompetent. Incompetence is the greatest fault. Now you are to wipe out Tanggu to prevent it from endangering the East China Sea Eye and atone for your sins.'"
After saying that, Zhulong made way for him and sneered, "Go ahead, everyone."
The Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother looked at each other, and finally stood up and bowed, with both hands raised, they took the talisman and said bitterly: "We will accept the order."
Zhulong threw the talisman in his hand away, turned around and left the palace, with only one sentence lingering here.
"We have an alliance after all. I will remind you now that this time you are indeed redeeming your sins. Although you will be killed by the demons, the saint promised to leave a trace of your true spirit to reincarnate as a human. You should take care of yourself."
Looking at the talisman in his hand, Dong Wanggong felt more and more sad. Since the emergence of saints, he no longer had the extravagant hope of becoming the leader of all immortals. He just wanted to spend his days practicing Taoism in peace.
But I didn't expect that trouble would come to you even though you didn't cause any trouble. You have to die today.
The Queen Mother of the West remained silent at the side, but from her furrowed brows one could tell that the goddess was unwilling to die. However, even though she saw through the saint's plan, they could only face death bravely, otherwise they would surely live a life worse than death in the future.
Dong Wanggong looked at his Taoist partner, and said ruthlessly: "Today, we are no longer friends. From now on, we will be strangers. The Immortal Court will be under my direct control. You, the head of the female immortals, can return to West Kunlun to practice Taoism!"
(End of this chapter)