Fifty-three, Cease Military Operations at Feather Mountain

  At the time when the elder of the Yu tribe under the Mang department was interrogating, Xun Daozi also looked at the demon clan with the true immortal realm of Taiyi. He saw that he had the characteristics of a sheep on his face, but there were long, fiery red whiskers growing on his neck, which were scattered on his shoulders. It seems to be a successful cultivation of an onion beast.

  Xun Daozi could only sigh in his heart, unfortunately, the "Hui Yan" divine ability passed down by his master had not yet been cultivated to perfection, and he couldn't see through these transformed demons with one glance. He could only guess their origins based on some external characteristics that remained. If his "Hui Yan" divine ability were perfected, no matter how these demons transformed or crossed the boundary of shape-shifting, he would be able to easily identify their origins. Even if they were enemies, it would be easier to find a targeted approach. In the past, when he saw his master, Shifu, and other seniors, their eyes would emit a foot-long green light to distinguish objects, and with one glance, they could accurately determine what they were. Xun Daozi had always been envious of this ability, but after Yuan Shi passed down the "Hui Yan" divine ability to him, he had cultivated it for hundreds of years, yet still couldn't use it effectively. Every time he encountered an unfamiliar object, he could only estimate whether it was good or bad, and if it felt good, he would first put it away and wait until later to appraise it. But what if some of the discarded objects were actually valuable? What could be done about it? It couldn't be helped; he could only blame himself for not practicing the "Hui Yan" divine ability well enough. Alas, there was nothing to do but continue practicing slowly!

  Xun Daozi was self-reproaching, when the onion-deafed demon from the Taiyi True Immortal Realm confronted Jie Rong Elder. In response to Jie Rong's furious questioning, he showed no weakness and shouted back: "Your witch tribe came to our demon tribe mountain head and recklessly searched around, wanting to steal our demon tribe treasure. We tried to stop you but ended up hurting my son instead. What kind of logic is this?" The whiskers on his neck shook violently.

  Next to him, a giant man of the Wu tribe shouted loudly: "It was us Wu people who first discovered this mountain, and now we have come to explore it. How could it be your demon tribe's mountain?" A pair of big eyes stared round and wide, as if wanting to swallow the onion-deafed demon whole.

  A burly man with a pair of fangs beside him, who was drinking loudly, suddenly spoke up: "Nonsense! We arrived here several days ago and have never seen you from the Witch tribe!" After finishing speaking, he also stared at the giant witch with wide eyes.

  This long-fanged demon was one of the two demons with Taiyi scattered immortal realm cultivation who fought against the giant of the witch tribe earlier, and now seeing the giant of the witch tribe shouting, he couldn't help but jump out and shout back.

  Then both sides quarreled and each said they were the first to occupy the mountain stronghold.

  "Fight if you must, are we afraid?""We'll fight, my weapon isn't for show!""Cut him down!""Kill them all!"...

  A burst of curses and shouts, with weapons clashing, they were about to engage in another fierce battle.

  As the two sides were on the verge of a fierce battle, the scene was about to get out of control. Xun Daozi, who had been standing aside without saying a word, thought to himself: "If these two groups start fighting, it's unknown when they'll stop. I still need to guide them along the path to Mount Buzhou, and it would be helpful if they could assist each other along the way. However, it's not good for me to just stand by and watch, nor do I want to get too involved in this struggle between demons and witches. How can I control their conflict? Why not let the two families choose a few representatives to fight it out, with the winner occupying the mountain and the loser retreating? That way, I won't be drawn into their conflict, and I can head to Mount Buzhou sooner."

  Just as the two tribes of witches and goblins were about to engage in another bloody battle, Xun Daozi suddenly shouted loudly: "Shut up!" The crowd of witches and goblins who had just picked up their weapons and were waiting to start fighting were immediately stunned by this loud shout, and they all looked up at Xun Daozi.

  Xun Daozi saw the witch and the crowd, everyone was staring at him, but he didn't panic. He bowed his head and said: "I, Xun Daozi, have seen all of you fellow Taoists. Your two tribes are fighting over this mountain, each with their own words. The pointless killing has caused many injuries. However, Heaven has the virtue of loving life, I am willing to act as a mediator for your two families and find a solution to avoid further harm. What do you think, fellow Taoists?"

  Xun Daozi had just finished speaking when a large, tusked demon from the demonic tribe, who possessed the Taiyi scattered immortal realm's dao, loudly shouted: "Which daoist is making noise here again?"

  Xun Daozi's eyes turned cold, and the gourd vine belt flew through the air, flashing with golden light as it bound the Langya demon into a tight knot. It was then lifted into the air and slammed to the ground in front of Xun Daozi, immediately knocking the demon unconscious. Xun Daozi relaxed his breath and swept the crowd of demons with a cold gaze. The demons were all shocked and hastily avoided Xun Daozi's piercing eyes. Even the witches were secretly frightened.

  The old man of the Wu tribe was also shocked in his heart, and immediately clasped his fists to Xun Daozi and said: "My Wu tribe will follow the method of solving the problem from a distance." The rest of the Wu tribe saw Juzhong open his mouth and did not speak, indicating their approval.

  The Oni tribe's leader, Onion, took a glance at the completely immobilized and unconscious Tusked Oni, swallowed hard, and also bowed his fist, saying: "We too wish to hear the Daoist's solution!"

  Xun Daozi listened to the words of Wu Zu Juren and Yao Zu Conglou, then immediately pulled back the calabaza vine belt around his waist and kicked Hunyaoyou back into the Yao tribe.

  The monsters hurriedly caught and rescued the Rakshasa.

  Xun Daozi glanced at the crowd of witches and said, "This mountain is the source of your dispute. I think you two families can each choose three people to have a duel, with the winner of three rounds deciding who owns this mountain, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties among your subordinates. What do you think?"

  Listening to Daozi's words, Hong and Cong looked at each other and rushed to Daozi, clasping their fists: "We will follow the Taoist master's words."

  Xun Daozi heard this and immediately said: "Very well, you two families will immediately choose a person to duel. I will act as the mediator between your two families. Is there any objection from either of your families?"

  Jian Rong and Cong Long had no objections, each selecting their own representative for a one-on-one showdown.

  On the side of the Wu tribe, Juren added a giant with an axe and another robust man carrying a war hammer. The man had a beast skin draped over his shoulder, his muscles were like iron castings, wrapped in flesh, emitting a faint black glow. His hair was disheveled, his forehead shone brightly, he had the nose of a lion, eyebrows like brooms, eyes like copper bells, and an aura as fierce as a male lion. Standing there, he was like a mountain, but his breath was only comparable to that of a Tianxian realm cultivator, yet ordinary Tianxian realm cultivators were definitely no match for him.

  The demon clan also selected its fighters, Onion Deafness Demon and the Savage Toothed Demon that was caught by Xun Daozi with a gourd vine belt and released. The other one should be an ape demon, this ape demon also has the Taoist cultivation of Taiyi Scattered Immortal Realm, and is also one of the two demons who fought against the giant of the Witch clan at that time.

  Three people from both sides walked out of their respective teams, and the rest of the witches also retreated under Zǐ's gesture, leaving a large area in the middle.

  Xun Daozi stood in the middle, with two witches on either side who were about to engage in battle.

  "Look at the two families who have come out to fight. Each of you will send three people to fight, one person per round. The winner of each round wins that round. After three rounds, the family with the most wins takes this mountain. The loser must leave this mountain immediately. During the battle, if someone admits defeat, they cannot be pursued and killed. Can both families hear me clearly? Are there any objections?"

  Both witches spoke clearly and without dissent. The referee immediately announced the start of the first match, with all others withdrawing except for those competing in the current match.

  This first wave, the witch tribe's warrior is that giant with a huge axe. The strength of this witch tribe giant is extraordinary, and it's likely that the demon tribe's warrior will have difficulty resisting this first wave. Unless it's Onion Deaf Demon who comes out to fight, there might be a chance of winning, but obviously Onion Deaf Demon won't come out to fight in the first wave.

  Actually, Xun Daozi proposed this method to secretly help the Wu tribe. If both sides were at war, the Wu tribe was outnumbered. Under the situation where Cong Rou was restrained by Jie Rong, the giant Han of the Wu tribe was held back by two Taiyi scattered immortals, and the remaining Wu tribe, even if they were brave, could not withstand the numerous Youxian realm demons. In the event that Xun Daozi did not lend a hand to assist, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. Now, with three arrays competing against each other, the Wu tribe has Jie Rong and the giant Han who wields the giant axe, so their chances of winning are extremely high. Even if they lose one array, as long as Jie Rong and the giant Han who wields the giant axe win, they can still gain two arrays' victory, thereby occupying this Yu Shan.

  A giant of the Wu tribe stood in the middle of the yielding ground, holding a massive axe like a god of slaughter.

  At this moment, the demon tribe's Gouya also entered the arena with a nine-ring long-handled great sword, standing face to face with the giant of the witch tribe, and the rising war intent collided between them.

  In an instant, the giant axe in the hands of the Wu tribe's giant was raised high, a cold light flashed, blocking out the sunlight in the sky. For a moment, everyone's eyes only saw a huge axe head, as if this world had only this one large axe left.

  Just as everyone thought that only a giant axe was left, a loud and chaotic sound of clashing rings suddenly echoed in their ears. The sound had an impact on the minds of those who heard it, making them feel uneasy. It turned out that the Tushan demon saw the giant axe of the Shu tribe's giant man and launched an attack with its nine-ring long-handled knife. The nine rings on the knife collided with each other, producing a soul-stirring effect. It seemed that the Tushan demon was not simple, and the nine-ring long-handled knife in his hand was also a treasure. However, the Shu tribe did not have a primordial spirit, so this soul-stirring method was useless, reducing its power.

  The giant of the witch tribe had the upper hand in the battle against the Yaoyao, and the nine-ring soul-capturing magic lost its effect, causing him to lose more than half of his strength. Facing the wild attack of the witch tribe's giant, he could only fall into a passive situation of struggling left and right, and defeat was inevitable.

  The Wu tribe saw the giant taking the upper hand and were all in high spirits, shouting loudly. On the other side of the demon tribe, everyone's face was gloomy, glaring at each other with anger.

  Soon, a loud roar was heard from the giant of the Wu tribe, and with one axe, he chopped the Yao tooth demon flying out. The Yao tooth demon faced the giant's fierce axe, although it struggled to block with its large knife, but couldn't withstand that terrifying force, and together with the knife, it was chopped flying dozens of feet away, crashing to the ground and never getting up again.

  Xun Daozi took a look and immediately declared that the Wu tribe had won. The crowd of Wu people cheered loudly, and the giant swung his giant axe triumphantly as he returned to the midst of the Wu people.

  The demon clan also sent out a few little demons to drag the goblin back.

  When Dàoxīngzi announced the start of the second round, a sturdy man from the Wu tribe, carrying a massive war hammer, stepped forward and stood in the middle of the arena, coldly staring at the side of the Yao tribe.

  In the demon clan, a monkey demon with Taiyi scattered immortal realm way of cultivation brought a stick into the arena. The witch tribe's man saw the monkey demon enter the arena and didn't say a word, swinging his war hammer to launch an attack. For a moment, the hammer shadow was heavy, as if the entire space was filled with hammer shadows.

  As the Wu Zu Hanzi swung his war hammer to launch an attack, the Monkey Demon also moved. The scene was filled with the Monkey Demon's shadow, and those numerous hammer shadows didn't even touch his edges.

  The Mozu Hanzi was unaffected by the wandering monkey demon's shadow, and continued to wield his massive war hammer like a raging storm.

  That monkey demon was like a ghost, its body shape shifting and unpredictable. The stick in its hand occasionally struck out with a blow, striking the hammer shadows that filled the sky by the Han man of the witch tribe, causing them to pause for a moment, but not losing their combat effectiveness.

  Both sides cheered and shouted to support their respective parties, the scene was boiling. But Xun Daozi also knew that this Wu tribe Han had lost. Although this Wu tribe Han's strength was not weak, he was facing a Taiyi scattered immortal realm monkey demon after all, and possessed extremely strong physical speed, only waiting for the Wu tribe Han to reveal his weakness, it would be inevitable defeat, unless this Wu tribe Han still had divine powers that hadn't been used.

  Both sides fought intensely, seemingly evenly matched, but as the battle continued, the monkey demon gradually gained the upper hand. The shaman's husband could only wield his war hammer in a passive defense against the monkey demon's attacks.

  Just as the Wuzu Hanzi had revealed a weakness after a long battle, the Monkey Demon charged forward with its staff, intending to defeat the Wuzu Hanzi in one move. However, the Wuzu Hanzi revealed an eerie smile, and a burst of flames suddenly appeared out of thin air, pouncing towards the Monkey Demon as it was charging forward with its staff.

  The monkey demon's eyes widened in shock, hesitating between advancing and retreating, while frantically waving the stick in its hand to strike at the flames that had suddenly appeared out of thin air.

  The monkey demon's figure fluttered, but the flames pursued closely. The monkey demon's staff strikes failed to disperse the flames, and instead they grew more intense.

  Just as the Wu tribe's Hanzi saw the monkey demon being chased by flames with no way to escape, it suddenly took advantage of Hanzi's slight relaxation and struck him with a powerful blow from its staff, knocking him unconscious. The pursuing flames also dissipated into thin air.

  Xun Daozi immediately announced the victory of the demon monkey tribe.

  Both sides of the witch and the demon had each won a round, and the pressure in this final round suddenly increased a lot.

  The Wu clan's Jue Rong and the Yao tribe's Cong Long also walked into the arena one after another, and in an instant, a vast pressure emanated from between the two of them, pressing down on all sides.