Chapter Twenty: Under the Osmanthus Tree, Wu Gang Holds His Axe

  Hou Yi finally came to his senses, he looked up at the sky and let out a loud whistle, the sound shook for millions of miles. With a determined expression, he said: "Chang'e! No matter where you are, Hou Yi will find you!"

  But at this time, the spiritual energy of the Desolate World surged wildly, and a colorful cloud from all directions rushed towards the Heavenly Court of the Thirty-Three Heavens. Suddenly, the demonic clouds filled the air, and the demonic energy spread across billions of miles. A sharp and shrill whistle echoed through every corner of the Desolate World, shocking even the saints above the Thirty-Three Heavens! It was the Eastern Emperor Taiyi who shook the Demon- Summoning Banner, gathering all the demons of the Desolate World.

  The great red sky is clear and bright, all four seasons are present.

  Yuanshi Tianzun said to the three of them: "If the demon clan is not destroyed, it will be difficult for my Taoist teachings to rise!"

  The Supreme Elder Lord and the Heavenly Master nodded in agreement, Hong Xuan smiled faintly, he didn't establish a sect, so he wasn't interested in whether Taoism would flourish or not, but only that the demon tribe was severely injured and the human tribe could then flourish, this was what he cared about!

  In the Western Paradise, Zhunti said to the guide on the side: "After this great war, it will be the time when my Western teachings will flourish!"

  Jie Ying Dao Ren heard the words and shook his head, saying: "Junior brother, don't forget that there are still the Eastern Three Schools. If our Western School wants to rise to greatness, we still have a long way to go!"

  Zhun Ti's expression changed slightly, but then he seemed to have thought of something and exclaimed with joy: "Master brother should know that Pangu is pure and simple, Laozi is effortless; Hongyuan does not establish a teaching, it is not worth worrying about; Tongtian and Yuanshi have always been at odds, and the teachings of the two sects are vastly different. When the time comes, there will inevitably be a great battle, and that will be the time when my Western Sect will rise to greatness!"

  The person who led the way nodded in agreement: "In that case, we will wait quietly for the opportunity!"

  In the palace of Nuwa, Goddess Nuwa looked at the billions of demonic clouds in the vast world and sighed to Fuxi in front of her: "After this great war, I don't know how much of our tribe's vitality will be left! Brother, do you really want to go?"

  Fuxi smiled and said, "Sister, don't forget that I am also a member of the demon clan. How can I be absent? Sister, rest assured, before coming, I had divined an oracle, after this great calamity is a great blessing, perhaps my ascension to enlightenment will happen at this time!"

  Nüwa exclaimed: "Is this really true?"

  Fuxi nodded and said, "Indeed it is! My sister should know that my innate divine calculations have never been wrong before. Moreover, this concerns the matter of my brother's ascension to the Dao, how could I possibly be mistaken?"

  Nüwa closed her eyes and began to calculate, a moment later, she opened her eyes and said: "It is indeed so! However, the heavenly mechanism is difficult to understand, brother's calamity will turn into good fortune, but it can't be calculated why it is so."

  Fu Xi frowned and immediately said: "Even the sister saint can't figure it out, I'm afraid there's no way to avoid some changes, but we must be careful!"

  Nüwa said: "Elder brother should be careful, younger sister will take care of things here, elder brother can go now!"

  Fuxi sighed and said, "In that case, I'll thank my sister first! I'm going now!" After speaking, he bid farewell to Nüwa, left the Palace of Nüwa, and headed towards the Heavenly Court.

  Hou Yi took down the divine bow from his back, gently stroking this divine weapon that had accompanied him through the vast expanse of the wilderness. He muttered to himself: "You once accompanied me as I traversed the world of the wilderness, now let us go find Chang'e together! A god can kill a god, a demon can destroy a demon, absolutely no one can stop Hou Yi's footsteps!"

  He immediately sprang up and went towards the Lingxiao Hall where all the demons were gathering.

  Hou Yi did not hide his appearance all the way, and with the divine bow in hand, he rushed towards the Heavenly Court. Those great demons who knew Hou Yi shouted at him: "Hou Yi! You have a big nerve! How dare you go to the Heavenly Court alone? Do you really think that our demon clan has no one left?"

  Several powerful demons simultaneously launched thousands of demonic thunderbolts at Hou Yi. The thunderbolts struck Hou Yi's body with a loud explosion, but afterwards, he was still unscathed and continued to charge towards the Heavenly Court. These demonic thunderbolts would have been extremely destructive against ordinary cultivators, but Hou Yi was a powerful shaman from the Wu tribe, born with an exceptionally strong physique - how could he be afraid? The thunderbolts merely tickled him!

  Those few big demons felt they had lost face, and suddenly became enraged, one after another let out a stern cry, drew their weapons and charged at Hou Yi!

  Hou Yi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he drew the bowstring back with his hand. The demons only saw Hou Yi just drawing the bowstring, and before they could react, they felt their bodies shake, followed by a piercing pain spreading throughout their bodies. They lowered their heads to see that there was already a bleeding hole in their chest, with fresh blood flowing out of it.

  A group of demons' eyes widened, watching as the few powerful demons turned into a cloud of dust and scattered with the wind, leaving no trace behind. Those were at least Da Luo Golden Immortals! They were shot dead just like that, and their hearts suddenly felt chilled to the bone. Are there still such awe-inspiring divine arrows in this world?!

  Hou Yi let out a cold snort, ignoring the stunned demons and continuing towards Ling Xiao Hall. By the time the demons reacted, he was already far away, and they chased after him with angry shouts and curses. Although their hearts were filled with fear, the pride of the demon tribe would not allow them to retreat, and the dignity of the heavenly court would not permit anyone to provoke them. For they were the demon tribe that shook the vast expanse! For they were the demon tribe that dominated the heavens! For they were the demon tribe that roamed the world!

  Hou Yi slaughtered his way up to the Heavenly Court, and everyone he met fell under his divine arrows. There was no one who could match him! He had already arrived at the South Heavenly Gate, where he saw flags fluttering and billions of demonic heavenly soldiers standing like a forest, silently standing there, emitting an unspeakable silence that pressed down on the sky for hundreds of thousands of miles, making it difficult for birds to fly and clouds to reach the top.

  Under the vast sky, Hou Yi stood alone facing billions of demonic heavenly soldiers, looking so lonely! So determined! So unyielding! This is Hou Yi, the fearless descendant!

  In a moment, the two emperors of the demon tribe, Di Jun and Dong Huang Tai Yi, appeared before the countless heavenly soldiers. They looked down at their seemingly insignificant descendants from afar. Di Jun said venomously: "Hou Yi, you killed my child, I haven't had time to take revenge on you yet, but you dared to come to Heaven's Court first? Do you really think our demon tribe will be bullied by you? Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving. I'll personally cut off your head to comfort the spirit of my child in heaven!"

  Hou Yi did not take it seriously and coldly said: "Hand over Chang'e!"

  The Eastern Emperor Taiyi burst out laughing and couldn't stop, then looked at Hou Yi with disdain and said coldly: "Chang'e is on the Star of Taiyin, this life can only be lonely there, you will never see each other again!" After finishing, another triumphant laughter.

  "Hahahaha! Rarely are we all gathered here today, and today is the day when the two tribes of Wu and Yao will settle their fate!" As soon as the words fell, eleven ancestral witches suddenly appeared around Hou Yi.

  Di Jun and Dong Huang Tai Yi's faces didn't change, it was clear that Zu Wu's arrival was within the two's expectations! The two shook the You Yao Fan, the three realms' demons came to pay their respects. With such a big commotion, how could the eleven ancestors of the Wu tribe not know?

  In an instant, a group of Wu Zong's disciples also arrived behind the Eleventh Ancestor Wu, including Xing Tian, Jiu Feng, and Xiang Liu. Thus, the two tribes of witches and demons confronted each other outside the South Heavenly Gate, with a heavy atmosphere!

  Gong Gong said to Hou Yi, "Hou Yi, with us blocking the way for the You tribe and others, you can go find Chang'e now!"

  Hou Yi bowed to the Eleventh Ancestor Witch and immediately left without looking back, heading towards the Taiyin Star.

  Di Jun and Dong Huang Tai Yi did not stop him, letting him leave. Dong Huang Tai Yi's head revealed the Hun Dun Bell, facing the eleven ancestors of Wu and shouting: "You have come today to prove who is superior, this emperor wants to see who is the true protagonist of the Hongyuan world!" As soon as he finished speaking, the Hun Dun Bell on his head rang loudly, and a gray wave visible to the naked eye struck down at the Wu tribe below, destroying hundreds of thousands of Wu warriors. The Wu people were furious, led by the eleven ancestors of Wu, they charged towards the demon army's heavenly soldiers. The demon army's heavenly soldiers also killed their way down to the Wu tribe under the leadership of the two emperors. A shocking and earth-shaking great war began!

  But then Hou Yi arrived unimpeded at the Taiyin Star, and from afar he saw a beautiful woman sitting quietly in a pavilion, lost in thought, her eyes filled with a deep sadness that could not be concealed.

  Hou Yi was overjoyed and called out: "Chang'e!"

  However, Chang'e seemed to have not heard it and remained in that posture, unmoved by Hou Yi's call!

  Hou Yi was greatly alarmed, thinking that Chang'e had been immobilized by someone's magic. He rushed forward, but just as he reached halfway, a barrier suddenly appeared out of thin air and blocked his path. Enraged, he shot an arrow at the barrier, but the divine arrow that could pierce the sky only left ripples on its surface before it returned to calmness.

  Hou Yi exerted his strength and shot several more arrows, but the barrier still ruthlessly blocked him and Chang'e. Chang'e couldn't see him at all.

  A thousand miles apart!

  "Haha! Hou Yi, how's that? This barrier is set up by gathering the power of the entire Taiyin Star, how can you break it?"

  Hou Yi heard the words and turned his head to take a look, only to see that under the faint moonlight, a beautiful woman in a phoenix-embroidered palace dress appeared before him. He coldly asked: "Who are you?"

  That woman looked at him with a resentful and venomous expression, gritting her teeth as she said: "I am the mother of the Golden Crow you killed, the Queen of the You Tribe, Xihe. Hou Yi, you killed my child, so I will trap your most beloved woman on the Taiyin Star, making it impossible for you to be together forever! How does that feel? The taste of being so close yet unable to recognize each other?" After finishing speaking, she burst into another fit of triumphant laughter.

  Hou Yi was disheartened! If it were any other star, it would be fine. With his great witchcraft powers, he could easily destroy a star. However, the Taiyin Star is different. Pangu created the heavens and earth, and among the billions of stars, the first to emerge were the Sun and Moon, which were transformed from Pangu's eyes, the source of all life. How could Hou Yi possibly destroy them? In the Three Realms and Six Paths, only the Hunyuan Saint can destroy the Sun and Moon, but doing so would create endless karma. Although saints are not bound by karma, this karma would still fall upon their disciples, causing great damage to their aura at that time. Which saint would have nothing better to do than take on this thankless task? Even when saints fight each other, they do so in the vast expanse of the void, far away from the Sun and Moon!

  Xihe coldly smiled at Hou Yi and said: "If you want to see Chang'e, there is only one way, that is to cut down that Osmanthus tree!"

  Hou Yi followed Xihe's pointing, and saw a lush Osmanthus tree quietly rooted not far from the pavilion. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he shot an arrow at the Osmanthus tree with a loud crash! The Osmanthus tree fell to the ground with a loud noise! Hou Yi was overjoyed, but just as he was about to go over, he found that the fallen Osmanthus tree had grown again!

  On the side, Xihe sneered coldly: "Do you think the Osmanthus tree can be easily destroyed? The Osmanthus tree will not fall, and we will never meet again!"

  Hou Yi was shocked, his eyes dazed and he muttered to himself: "The Osmanthus tree will not fall, we will never meet again! The Osmanthus tree will not fall, we will never meet again!" The Sun Shooting Divine Bow in his hand suddenly transformed into a sharp axe. Hou Yi shook his body, dispelling the witch tribe's aura, transforming into an ordinary Han man. He shouted: "From now on, I am Wu Gang, the Osmanthus tree will not fall, no longer Hou Yi!"

  When he finished speaking, Wu Gang took up his axe and chopped at the osmanthus tree under which he was standing. However, every time he chopped off a section, another one grew back, seemingly endless! Wu Gang did not get discouraged and continued to chop at the osmanthus tree.

  Xihe gazed coldly at the scene, venomously saying: "Killing you would be of no use? My deceased child cannot be revived! Letting you two live on in pain day after day is more delightful to me than killing you!" Afterwards, another burst of triumphant laughter followed.

  The laughter faded away, and gradually disappeared. Only the man who cut down the tree on the Taiyin star and the silent woman were left!

  At this moment, a white light burst out from Chang'e's body, which was facing the moonlight. The moonlight poured into her body in large quantities, and soon Chang'e transformed into a brilliant white toad!

  So relying on the moon is for the toad, and for the moon essence, now this version has been removed!

  It turns out: what was originally a foot away is now a distant horizon, those who are destined to meet will meet, but those without fate will not recognize each other.

  Under the Osmanthus tree, the axe blade is sharp, Chang'e will never return to the world of men!