Chapter 9: Planning for the Underground Palace, Obtaining the Golden Crow, and Meeting the Three Chi Disciples

  In the following century, the battle between the two tribes of witches and demons continued to escalate. At first, Emperor Taiyi of the demon tribe was busy refining the Demon-Slaying Sword after slaughtering humans, so he ordered the demon tribe to avoid conflicts with the witch tribe as much as possible. The witch tribe, on the other hand, was busy cultivating new ancestral witches after receiving a portion of the ancestral witch's blood from Yu Long Dao Jun, the direct disciple of the original Heavenly Master Houtu, and were unable to fight back. Both sides could still restrain themselves, but later, there were frequent accidental clashes, and the smell of gunpowder grew thicker. Even if the leaders of both sides tried their best to control the situation, they gradually lost control.

  The arrow is on the string, only a fuse is needed. This fuse, of course, was Hou Yi shooting the sun!

  Yu Xiu Temple in Kunlun Mountains.

  Zhang Zilong has been in seclusion since his last plan to reincarnate the merits of the wheel, dividing the ancestral witch's blood essence, obtaining the ancestor dragon's transformation, and having a great battle with the Lord of the Nether River. After snatching the Red Lotus of Karma Fire, he returned to the mountain to meditate and heal his wounds, refining the Red Lotus of Karma Fire and his heart treasure, the Divine Gun of Assassination.

  A hundred years passed, and Zhang Zilong's injuries were finally healed with the help of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir bestowed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. His physical body and spiritual essence became even more refined, and his Seven-Turn Mysterious Skill flowed even more smoothly. Additionally, he obtained the Ancestral Witch's Blood from the Posterior Earth Ancestor Witch, which was refined by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable to remove its violent energy, leaving only the essence. According to the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, it should be called Pangu Essence Blood! Zhang Zilong's cultivation of the Nine-Turn Mysterious Skill required a large amount of spiritual energy for each turn. Although he had been fortunate on his journey so far, this was due to his innate Mixed Chaos Jade Body physique inherited from Zhang Bainian, which had accumulated an unknown number of years' worth of magical power. Furthermore, with the addition of this cycle's merit and virtue, he reached the Seventh Turn of the Mysterious Skill in one go, becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal! The Pangu Essence Blood contained immense energy; even just one drop would be enough for Zhang Zilong to break through the Seventh Turn and reach the Eighth Turn realm of Quasi-Sainthood. However, reality was cruel, and this thing was not easy to refine. Zhang Zilong exerted himself to refine it, but after a hundred years, he had only refined a single strand, less than one percent of the Essence Blood.

  Yuanshu Tianzun informed him of the matter of entering the underworld after knowing that his injuries were not serious. According to Tianzun's intention, Zhang Zilong would not take the path of beheading corpses, but could refine an external incarnation and station it in the underworld. Who knew that this guy scratched his head and told Tianzun with great embarrassment that he had unintentionally obtained an extraordinary incarnation, and explained the matter of dividing the ancestral dragon's body from beginning to end.

  Yuanshen was shocked, thinking that in the past during the Dragon and Phoenix Grand Tribulation, he and his three brothers were only Mahayana Golden Immortals. At that time, Zulong Tianfeng and others were all quasi-saints, and they were seniors who looked up to him. Now, after the passage of time, Zulong had become a strange incarnation of his disciple. It was indeed true that the heavens are unpredictable and worldly affairs are difficult to predict!

  However, the original Heavenly Venerable calculated with his fingers and told Zhang Zilong that the ancestral dragon's incarnation had other fates in the future and should not enter the Netherworld Prefecture. At the same time, he also helped him cut off the cause and effect of the ancestral dragon. From then on, there was no longer an ancestral dragon in the world, only the ancestral dragon incarnation of Yu Long Dao Jun - Zi Wei Dao Ren!

  Learning that Zi Wei Dao Ren had other opportunities, Zhang Zi Long suddenly thought of his long-coveted Golden Crow, "Master, I want to wait a few hundred years before entering the underworld, may I ask if Master will permit it?"

  Yuanshu Tianzun smiled and knew that this little guy was cunning, having his own plans, and didn't expose him. He said: "This is for the best, after the Witch Calamity has passed, you can enter the underworld as the master, and take the remaining witches with you to repay Pingxin Niangniang's karma."

  The master and apprentice had made their plan, and Zhang Zilong began to take action.

  Several days later, a young Taoist in purple robes appeared in the Hou Tu tribe. At this time, the Hou Tu tribe had changed hands, and the new ancestor witch was born under the cultivation of the essence and blood of the other eleven ancestor witches, as well as the Hou Tu essence and blood smelted by the Jade Dragon Taoist of Kunlun Mountain. This new ancestor witch was none other than Chi You, the original great shaman of the Hou Tu tribe.

  Zhang Zilong gazed at the tribe, which was still serene and peaceful but shrouded in an aura of death and disaster. He couldn't help but sigh. In his distant memories, he recalled the few days he spent living with Hou Yi and Chang'e, within the realm of Houtu's ancestral witchcraft, it was like a paradise on earth.

  "Haha, so it's the brother of the Wu tribe who has arrived. Jade Dragon kid, now that you're here, why don't you come in? Do I need to invite you personally?" A loud and boisterous voice came from within the tribe. Zhang Zilong's face was filled with black lines, what is this "Jade Dragon kid" nonsense?! You owe me for bullying a young child back then! (In terms of the Great Witch's millions-of-years-long lifespan, Jade Dragon being 2,000 years old indeed counts as a young child.)

  "Hmph, Ben Daojun has come to avenge the bullying of that year. Hou Yi, you can wash your hands clean and prepare to bear the wrath of Dao Ye!" Being provoked by someone without retorting is not in line with Ben Taizi's style. Zhang Zilong is now overestimating himself. At most, Hou Yi is only comparable to his true strength. If they want to fight, who should be afraid of whom?"

  At this time, several strong men walked out of the tribe. The leader was Hou Yi, whom he knew. Beside him was a man with two horns on his head and a ferocious expression, occasionally revealing the aura of Chi You's ancestor witch.

  At this moment, everyone looked at Zhang Zilong with a warm face, and even Chi You was no exception. After all, according to the generous character of the Wu tribe, Zhang Zilong returned the ancestral witch's blood to them, which made the Wu tribe owe him a great favor. Not returning kindness is not something that a man of the Wu tribe can do.

  Hou Yi warmly patted Zhang Zilong's shoulder, and with a big laugh that seemed to be a bloody basin in someone's eyes, he said: "Brother, this is the new ancestor of Hou Tu tribe, Chi You. The ones behind are Xing Tian, Kuafu, Feng Bo, and Yu Shi, all good men of my Hou Tu tribe!"

  After listening to Hou Yi's introduction, Zhang Tongxue can be said to have opened his eyes, that legendary figure of the year! Kuafu chased after the ten golden crows and ran for half of Honghuang, while Xingtian was even more unstoppable, his head fell off but he could still continue fighting, although the object of that battle seemed to be his own father (with a face full of black lines).

  So, Zhang Zilong settled down in the Hou Tu tribe, and now many humans have also moved into the Hou Tu tribe. After all, with the great war approaching, these humans who depend on the Wu tribe would find it difficult to survive if they were still outside. Hou Yi and others seem to be shocked by his cultivation speed, so the warlike Da Wu people took turns bombing poor Zhang Tongxue, even Chi You was eager to try, and trampled him several times. Fortunately, every time he went back, he could have the gentle comfort of Chang'e sister, delicious food, which brought a lot of comfort to his wounded little heart.

  Donghai Sanshen Island, the Ziwu Taoist (ancestral dragon incarnation) who had been guarding the Three Xiang sisters, suddenly felt a power of thunder and lightning approaching, knowing that the Three Xiang sisters' transformation calamity was about to arrive, so he stopped his sermon and retreated far away.

  This Tribulation of Transformation is a test for the Heterogeneous Cultivators, and there are many benefits to it. If they can get through it with their own strength, their cultivation will also rise to new heights. The Purple Wei Daoist is prepared to stand by and watch, and only when the three of them reach a critical moment will he lend a hand to assist.

  Fortunately, the Three Sisters of Sanxiang had strong wills and extraordinary foundations. An hour later, the heavenly calamity dispersed, and waves of immortal light emanated from the bodies of the Three Sisters of Sanxiang. In an instant, three sisters with different styles appeared.

  The three sisters transformed and knelt down in front of the Purple Microcosm Daoist: "Thank you, Master, for protecting us while we were lecturing on the Way." Their voices were clear and pleasant to hear, making people feel refreshed and delighted.

  Zi Wei Dao Ren burst out laughing, isn't it true that beautiful women can always make people happy no matter what they say?

  "From now on, you will be Yun Xiao," he said, pointing to the most mature of the three girls. "You will be Qiong Xiao, and you will be Bi Xiao," he continued, pointing to the other two slightly younger girls. And so, the legendary Three Xiao Sisters were born.

  "The master plans to build a dojo on Sanxian Island and needs to prepare some materials. You three should first solidify your cultivation in the Sancui formation." The Three Shuang sisters were exceptionally talented, and with just one transformation, they already had the cultivation of a Xuanxian, which made Ziwu extremely delighted. She then immediately thought about her own embarrassing situation, not knowing what kind of magical treasure to give to her disciples. Fortunately, she had the memories of the Ancestral Dragon, who in his heyday was wealthy and possessed countless precious treasures from all over the world, many of which were collected by this greedy old ancestor. Now they could be put to good use.

  He thought to himself as he flew away from the Three Immortals Island, still grumbling as he walked. Now not only did he have to eat his fill, but also had to support three beauties, what a tragedy! What kind of thing could make him a young master who stayed at home and counted money? His fate was bitter, his fate was bitter. With a swaggering gait, he flew towards his own little treasure trove, purely the appearance of a petty person getting their way!