Xuanjian said, “The second method: throughout Honghuang, there are residual Innate Fiend Celestial Qi rampaging everywhere, especially in the west, where fiend qi and turbid qi cover the land. Now that you possess Essence Souls, you can use spiritual treasures to collect all these energies that are beneficial to the Wu tribe. This can not only be used to temper your clansmen's physical bodies, but since clearing the world's fiend qi and turbid qi is a deed of immense merit, the Heavenly Dao will certainly bestow merit rewards upon you.”
“The third method: ferocious beasts. As everyone knows, these creatures are not only riddled with fiend qi, but also possess incredibly strong physical bodies. If the Wu tribe can ferret out all the ferocious beasts scattered throughout Honghuang, you will not only be rewarded with merit, but the Wu tribe can also raise these ferocious beasts in captivity. Wouldn't it be wonderful to breed your own flesh-and-blood food? This way, not only will you avoid being tainted by negative karma due to excessive slaughter, but you will also receive merit rewards.”
Xuanjian spoke the remaining two methods in one breath.
These three methods were all the results of Xuanjian's careful consideration.
Leaving other matters aside for now, the ferocious beasts mentioned in the third method might be extremely dangerous creatures to other living beings, but to the Wu tribe, they were the ultimate food source, packed with both fiend qi and blood vitality. There was absolutely no second option. Eating ferocious beasts was far better than eating the Demon race.
Hearing this, the Ancestral Witches were completely amazed, thoroughly won over by Xuanjian's strategic brilliance.
“As expected of Brother Xuanjian! Others racked their brains but could find no way to resolve our Wu tribe's dilemma, yet Brother Xuanjian has laid out three strategies in just a few words.”
“Hahaha! If these three methods succeed, our Wu tribe's lads will not only resolve our racial dilemma but also grow stronger in an extremely short period of time!”
“Indeed. Without Brother Xuanjian's help, if our Wu tribe had continued hunting the myriad races, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Once the tribulation arrived, our tribe would surely have plunged deep into it, unable to extricate ourselves.”
After possessing Essence Souls, the Ancestral Witches could calculate the heavenly secrets and understand past and present, so they naturally knew the terror of a tribulation.
A tribulation would not happen only once.
Without Xuanjian's strategies, the Wu tribe would surely have followed their old ways to survive, continuing to hunt the myriad races and thus creating boundless killing karma.
The more killing karma they accumulated, the moment the tribulation arrived, the Wu tribe would surely face the liquidation of the world's tribulation.
In fact, their Wu tribe might even have been the chief culprit behind the outbreak of the tribulation.
Fortunately, the Wu tribe was lucky to have Xuanjian's help before any major catastrophe was wrought.
There was still time to turn everything around.
What?
The Wu tribe was the direct bloodline of the great deity Pangu? The entire world of Honghuang was a hunting ground prepared by Pangu for the Wu tribe?
Give me a break.
The world of Honghuang was entirely transformed from the body of the great deity Pangu. While the Wu tribe was Pangu's direct descendants, other living beings also had some connection to him.
For instance, the Dragon Clan's progenitor—the Ancestor Dragon—was formed from the essence of the great deity Pangu's kidneys.
The Phoenix Clan's progenitor—Yuanfeng—was formed from the essence of the great deity Pangu's heart combined with the qi of the Five Virtues.
Didn't they still meet a miserable end in the end?
And that was just in the distant past; looking at the present...
The Golden Crow brothers on the Solar Star were nurtured from the great deity Pangu's left eye.
Who in Honghuang didn't have some kind of relation to the great deity Pangu?
Although the Ancestral Witches still had fiery tempers after possessing Essence Souls, their thoughts were much more circumspect than before.
At the very least, they would no longer be so arrogant as to think of Honghuang as their private hunting ground.
“There is no time to lose, let us act quickly!” Zhujiuyin was eager to try and could not wait. “The sooner we resolve our clansmen's survival issues, the more time we will have to cultivate.”
“Indeed,” Dijiang agreed. “Zhujiuyin and I will each lead a team to act separately and carry out the second and third methods Brother Xuanjian laid out.”
“Brother Xuanjian.” As Dijiang spoke, he turned his gaze to Xuanjian and asked, “Do you need any help with Minghe?”
“Yes.” Xuanjian nodded and looked at Houtu. “Houtu can go with me.”
“Hmph.” The moment Xuanjian finished speaking, Xuanming snorted softly. Her deep blue, icy eyes stared intently at him. “You only asked for Sister Houtu. What about me?”
“Uh...” Xuanjian really wanted to say that it would be useless for her to go. But looking at Xuanming's expression, Xuanjian was genuinely afraid that if he said it, she would beat him up. Even though she couldn't beat him, offending a woman—especially an unreasonable one—was still a massive headache.
“You can come along too, then,” Xuanjian finally corrected himself.
“That's more like it.” Xuanming was satisfied.
Seeing this scene, the Ancestral Witches burst out laughing.
Zhurong, always one to fan the flames, laughed boisterously. “Haha! It looks like Sister Xuanming is interested in Brother Xuanjian. Why don't you two try procreating to see if you can give birth to a child who inherits both of your Daos?”
On such occasions, Gonggong would always instantly jump in. “Right, right, right! One Ancestral Witch and one Innate Sacred Being. I'm really curious about what kind of offspring you two could produce.”
Zhurong added, “Exactly, exactly. Look, both of your names start with ‘Xuan.’ What a perfect match!”
Gonggong joked, “I've already thought of a name for your future child. Take the ‘Xuan’ from Brother Xuanjian and the ‘Ming’ from Sister Xuanming. Your future kid can be named Xuanming!”
The other Ancestral Witches were all smiles.
Xuanjian: “...”
This joke was not funny at all.
Although Xuanming was indeed very beautiful—the cold, elegant type—she was simply not Xuanjian's type.
And Gonggong, what kind of ridiculous name was that?
With a freezing expression, Xuanming glared at Zhurong and Gonggong. Without wasting a single word, she took a step forward with her long, fair legs, walking straight toward them. Her Laws of the Dao of Ice surged, instantly causing the temperature at the summit of the Heavenly Pillar to plummet.
Zhurong: “...”
Gonggong: “...”
Zhurong was bewildered. “Wait, what did we even do for you to beat us up?”
Gonggong was indignant. “Xuanming, don't think the two of us are afraid of you!”
Xuanming: “...”
Among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Dijiang's combat strength ranked first, which was unquestionable.
But the one who ranked second in combat strength was not the second-oldest Zhujiuyin, but the eleventh-ranking Ancestral Witch, Xuanming.
Zhujiuyin was only third, while Houtu was fourth.
Even working together, Zhurong and Gonggong still couldn't defeat Xuanming. In the end, the two Ancestral Witches returned limping and supporting each other, their faces bruised and swollen.
“Alright,” Dijiang put away his playful expression and said solemnly, “There is no time to lose, let us set out!”
“Okay!”
“Go, go, go, let's leave quickly.”
“I don't want to stay in the same place as Xuanming.”
“Same here.”
After dividing the teams, Dijiang and Zhujiuyin departed, each leading four Ancestral Witches.
Dijiang took Zhurong, Tianwu, Rushou, and Jumang.
Zhujiuyin took Shebishi, Gonggong, Qiangliang, and Xizi.
In just a brief moment, only Xuanjian, Xuanming, and Houtu remained by the once-bustling Heavenly Pond.
“Then... let us set off as well. The sooner, the better,” Xuanjian said to the two female Ancestral Witches.
“Mhm.” Xuanming nodded slightly, her expression as cold and indifferent as ever.
“Alright.” Compared to Xuanming, Houtu was visibly much more cheerful. She looked at Xuanjian with eyes curved like crescent moons in a smile, looking exceptionally beautiful.
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