Chapter 57: The Witch is Unjust, Zhou Cheng is Unrighteous Below

  Zhou Cheng left Wuzhuang Guan and headed straight back to Xie Yuxuan's place.

  Zhenyuanzi's reaction was within his expectations. This ancestor of the Earth Immortal was born at the beginning of the Honghuang era, achieved the Dao very early, and often listened to the great Dao of Hongjun. Although he had not obtained the position of a saint, his cultivation was truly not low. His words and actions changed before and after, although there was panic, but also full of confidence. With Zhou Cheng's saintly Dao, it was clear at a glance that Zhenyuanzi's strength was below that of a saint, but truly the first person, and with the Earth Book in hand, even if Donghuang had the Donghuang Bell, it would be difficult to break through. It seems that his cultivation is only one line away from the realm of the Hunyuan Saint. At the time of Hongyun's difficulty, Zhenyuanzi had not yet broken through to the great accomplishment of the Quan teaching master, but Hongyun's death actually achieved Zhenyuanzi.

  Zhenyuanzi was unwilling to surrender easily, and Zhou Cheng didn't get angry either. There were many ways to do things, and it would be fine to take it slow. For the time being, there was nothing to do, so he closed his eyes and let his spirit wander in the void.

  The Wu tribe's ancestral dragon clan, Zhu Jiu Yin sat upright on the ancestral witch throne in the grand hall, listening to the witches below report on the progress of collecting souls. This time, the Wu tribe slaughtered humans and collected vengeful spirits, refined and cultivated soul flags, and fed the heavenly gods' great array, all of which were overseen by Zhu Jiu Yin. Among the ancestral witches, only he and Hou Tu had the most prestige, but since Hou Tu strongly opposed the refining of souls, it was natural for Zhu Jiu Yin to take charge.

  "Ancestor Dragon, since my clan made such a great plan, we have reaped a rich harvest. In the past twenty years, we have slaughtered over three million humans, and about 80% of their souls were collected through secret methods and refined into banners, yielding over a hundred Soul-Gathering Banners. As for feeding the Heaven-Defying God-Killing Array, that has yet to begin."

  Zhouyi stepped forward, loudly proclaiming. Since the ancestor of the Wu tribe, Wuzong, adopted the idea of refining the soul with the banner and sacrificing the soul to the formation, Zhouyi's status suddenly rose, first becoming the great witch doctor of the water god tribe, and later being responsible for the entire Wu tribe's plan to slaughter the human race, becoming the great witch doctor of the entire Wu tribe, truly rising to prominence.

  "Huh? A bountiful harvest? After twenty years of effort, mobilizing the entire Witch clan's strength, you've only managed to slaughter three million humans? And you've only recovered eighty percent of that? What can be accomplished with just over a hundred Soul Flags?" Upon hearing Zuo Ye's words, Zhu Jiu Yin felt a surge of annoyance, thinking to himself that with the Witch clan's power, they should have been able to create more than this. "Could it be that those in charge are slacking off?"

  The universe has already seen the candle of nine yin, and there is some dissatisfaction. Without haste, he spoke directly: "Ancestor Wu, you are unaware that this number of 30 million is still not easy to achieve. After the slaughter of the human tribe, nearly two-tenths of the souls have gone missing. What's more, the witch tribe collects souls to refine treasures, but it seems that the demon tribe has also been busy. They first collected gold and treasures from all over the world and transported them to the foot of Mount Buzhou. Later, they captured millions of humans, day and night selecting mines and refining gold, cutting flesh and blood to sacrifice to the fierce fire. Although there are still more than 20 million humans left, with both the witch and demon tribes working together, it's likely that the human tribe has already lost 5 million people. However, the human tribe is not without wise men. After suffering a disastrous slaughter, they began to regroup their scattered tribes, some forming large tribes that allied with each other in attack and defense; another part was so frightened that they directly retreated to the surrounding areas of Qingqiu Mountain."

  "Even if it's as you said, it wouldn't have progressed to this point!" Candle Nine heard and was no longer angry. Although he didn't know what the demon tribe was up to, after all, there were only so many humans, and with both witches and demons working together, it would be a bit difficult, they couldn't just wipe out the human race. As for those humans who had returned to the vicinity of Qingqiu Mountain, he no longer bothered to pay attention to them, anyway, there were plenty of other places with humans, no need to provoke the master of Qingqiu Mountain.

  The human tribe wasn't completely powerless, and many had exceptional talent. Under the right circumstances, they would be taken in by a powerful master and learn great magic. For example, under the tutelage of the likes of Zhenyuanzi, there were several high-level disciples who returned to the human tribe with cultivation levels that weren't inferior to those of the Golden Immortals. There was also an exceptionally mysterious expert whose origins were unknown, and although their cultivation level wasn't high, they wielded a golden poisonous banner-like treasure that could kill demons and monsters in the void. Under the leadership of these experts, the human tribe fought bravely, and although they were still weak, with only a few powerful shamans leading them, it was no longer as easy to defeat them as before.

  However, Zhenyuanzi couldn't help but feel some resentment towards the ancestral shamans for relying on their status and refusing to take action. If not for the human tribe's weakness, even with the emergence of some experts, they would still be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

  But fundamentally, the reason lay with the demon tribe. As the human tribe gradually gathered together, the actions of the demon and shaman tribes had already clashed multiple times, and after several intense battles, it was actually beneficial for the human tribe.

  "Hmph, the human tribe is so weak and small, where did those masters come from? They're just fleas. The great witches must have been slackening off. This demon tribe is a bit of a troublemaker." Candle Nine was willing to believe that it was the witch tribe's high-ranking officials who were not doing their job properly, rather than believing that the human tribe had produced some kind of master. In his opinion, which living being could cultivate to the point where they could contend with the great witches in such a short period of time? As for the demon tribe, this was not yet the time for a decisive battle, and he couldn't afford to get too entangled.

  "Pass down the order: if any of our witches are lazy in facing the enemy, they will be put to death. The witch tribe will avoid the demon tribe and choose another direction to attack the human tribe's main settlement. Don't provoke them easily, or it will ruin everything. Endure for now, and we'll wipe them out later. We must also start nourishing the Heavenly Array, so that we can soon use the Divine Banner to summon the Heavenly God and Ghost! As for the Qingqiu Mountain human tribe, just leave them alone and focus on blocking the others, don't let the remaining human tribes escape."

  "We obey your orders." The crowd of witches bowed and said.

  The Eastern Emperor of the Demon Clan, Dong Huang, furrowed his brow upon hearing the report from his subordinate about the Witch Clan's massacre of humans and their repeated conflicts with the Demon Clan. He couldn't understand why the Witch Clan was also targeting humans, when they were supposed to be enemies of the Demon Clan. Dong Huang was puzzled and began to calculate the heavenly secrets, but everything seemed unclear and he couldn't make sense of it. Emperor Jun also looked at him with an incredulous expression, unable to figure out anything either.

  Several times, the heavenly mechanism was calculated to no avail, and Dong Huang became somewhat enraged. He suddenly took out the Dong Huang Bell, a mouthful of green air sprayed into the bell, and immediately concentrated his mind to calculate silently. Along with it came a series of melodious bell chimes.

  Pffft! Dong Huang's face turned pale, a mouthful of fresh blood spat out, but it was because he forced himself to calculate this chaotic heavenly machine, suffered a backlash, and immediately closed his eyes to meditate.

  "Second Brother? Have you figured anything out?" Emperor Jun hastily stepped forward to support the ashen-faced Dong Huang.

  The Eastern Emperor slowly opened his eyes, moving his lips, and said: "It's not that the yin and yang are disturbed, but rather the entire great way of heaven is in chaos. I tried to forcefully glimpse a part of the yin and yang, but was met with backlash. It's likely that some saint took action, thoroughly disrupting the heavenly mechanism. Thinking about it, aside from Master Hongyuan, no one else could have calculated this. The vast expanse of the universe is indeed a time of great turmoil." The Eastern Emperor's expression was somewhat downcast. As the Heaven Emperor and a disciple of Master Hongyuan, he had ultimately not obtained that sacred position. Below the saints, no matter how powerful his methods were, he was at a disadvantage. After many people became saints, his stubborn personality had also become more restrained. The few saints were like great mountains, weighing down on this ambitious and heroic demon clan ruler.

  Di Jun was shocked to hear that the great Tao's heavenly mechanism had completely collapsed, and he was extremely surprised. What is going on? It is said that those who cultivate the Tao know the timing of heaven, understand fortune and disaster, and can live a long and carefree life in the world. Now, with the heavenly mechanism in disarray, how can one still know anything? One careless move might lead to being plotted against by others.

  "This time, we must be careful. Under the chaotic heavenly machine, don't fall into the enemy's trap. However, the demon clan is powerful, and it's not like they would fear anyone." Emperor Jun said. Dong Huang nodded in approval, although the heavenly machine was chaotic, but the demon clan's power was unshakeable.

  Xie Yuxuan, Zhou Cheng suddenly opened his eyes, pointed to the void and broke through it. He then took out an object and threw it directly into the void, disappearing from sight.

  Mournful silence!

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