The beings of the Primordial World had been watching the Witch Clan.
But none of them dared get too close.
After all, no one wanted to be misunderstood.
If the Witch Clan caught them now, pinned some accusation on them, and started a fight, things would not end well.
Everything within the Witch Clan remained normal. Although the Ancestor Witches still showed no response, everyone felt a trace of unease.
Yet because Great Witches like Kuafu were present,
they temporarily concealed the matter.
They turned around and continued developing as usual, creating the illusion for outsiders that the Ancestor Witches were fine.
The Witch Clan even began expanding further.
At this point, whenever the Primordial World saw this race, they were all terrified.
Even the two Demon Emperors above were panicking badly.
What did they fear most?
What they feared most now was seeing the twelve Ancestor Witches.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi stood in the Heavenly Court, watching countless beings appear ready to leave the Witch Clan en masse, looking somewhat dejected.
Di Jun's face was even more vacant and lifeless.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?"
"Why did it turn out like this?"
Di Jun found it somewhat hard to accept.
He could not understand why the Witch Clan could cultivate to the Quasi-Sage realm.
He could not understand why the Witch Clan could still use Divine Treasures.
He could not understand why the Witch Clan possessed such a powerful formation.
He could not understand any of it.
In just a moment, he had completely frozen.
Then, looking at the situation before him, he could not help sitting there and saying,
"Tai Yi, could it be that we truly are unworthy of becoming Heavenly Emperors, unworthy of ruling this Primordial World?"
Hearing this, Eastern Emperor Taiyi sighed.
He was somewhat rash, but it was not as though he understood nothing.
Seeing his elder brother like this, he could only sit beside him and say,
"Brother, since you were allowed to obtain the Heavenly Emperor's karmic fruition, you must surely be qualified."
"Please do not worry about this. The Purple Cloud Palace will soon begin its lecture. Once we obtain the method of becoming Sages, we will still have the strength to fight the Witch Clan."
They had originally thought that with Quasi-Sage cultivation, dealing with the Witch Clan would be effortless.
They had never expected such a change to occur.
After this battle, although the Witch Clan had not directly killed them in the end,
the Demon Race's fortune had fallen straight to its lowest point.
Quite a few members of the Demon Race even withdrew on the spot, regaining their freedom and no longer daring to remain in the Heavenly Court.
But the matter was not over yet. Once they became Sages, could they still fail to defeat them?
Though he thought so, Eastern Emperor Taiyi recalled Hongjun's miserable state that day.
A hint of doubt also arose in his heart.
"Become Sages? Heh, would Sages be enough to contend with the Witch Clan?"
"There was a Sage that day as well. What was the result?"
He had seen it clearly that day, when the Witch Clan unleashed the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil-Slaying Formation.
Even a trace of terror had appeared on Hongjun's face.
Especially when the Pangu Phantom had prepared to summon the Pangu Axe.
Could they truly defeat the other side after becoming Sages?
That was hard to say.
After a moment, he became somewhat dispirited again.
Then he stood up.
"Let's go."
Eastern Emperor Taiyi also rose and looked in the direction of the chaos.
When the two flew out of the Heavenly Court, many people were heading toward the Purple Cloud Palace.
Upon seeing them, quite a few people sighed.
The entire Primordial World had been feasting on the gossip from this incident.
But as they continued watching, they became somewhat troubled.
Judging from the Witch Clan's recent movements, they truly intended to rule all beings of the Primordial World.
If things continued like this, what would become of the places where they lived?
With everyone fearing for their safety, all of them wanted to know exactly what the method of becoming a Sage was.
Not for anything else, but merely for their own little patch of land and for self-preservation.
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun sat cross-legged, countless flames of anger gathering in his heart.
When he had been slapped away that day, his injuries had not been serious.
But he had lost face.
The third lecture was about to begin.
Yet he, a dignified Sage, the number one Sage of the Primordial World, had suffered such tremendous humiliation.
He could not defeat Yangmei.
He could not defeat Cheng Yue.
And now, another Witch Clan had appeared.
Sitting there, he even questioned the Heavenly Dao.
"Didn't you say I could handle it?"
"This is what you meant by being able to handle it?"
"Heavenly Dao, I trusted you, which was why I cooperated with you like this. I never expected you to deceive me so thoroughly!"
After saying that, Hongjun's face suddenly became blank and expressionless.
Then he opened his mouth and began speaking.
"This time, it was all the work of an anomaly."
"The Great Dao has fifty; the Heavenly Dao derives forty-nine, while one escapes."
"Anomalies may appear at any time. This time, it is an anomaly."
After saying this, Hongjun's face returned to its furious expression.
"What should we do if this continues?"
"If the Witch Clan is not eliminated, neither you nor I will know peace."
"You should have seen the Pangu Phantom that day as well. It was a conscious phantom of Pangu."
"If it appears again, are you not afraid that he will summon the Pangu Axe and split you in two with a single strike?"
After saying that, Hongjun waited for the other party's reply.
But after waiting for a long time, there was not the slightest response.
It seemed that the other party did not know what to do either.
Hongjun sat there, scratching his head and ears as well.
Then he furiously said,
"Heavenly Dao, what exactly should we do?"
He could not think of any solution. This matter had already caught him completely off guard.
If this continued for long, even more problems would surely arise.
The Witch Clan's strength had already exceeded expectations this time.
If the Witch-Demon Cataclysm continued like this, it could no longer be called a catastrophe.
It would simply be a one-sided crushing defeat.
This was not what he wished to see.
Then, looking at the situation before him,
"Tempt Houtu into transforming herself into reincarnation."
"The Twelve Capital Celestial Evil-Slaying Formation requires all twelve Ancestor Witches to be present before it can be activated. If Houtu is absent, the Witch Clan will be unable to use the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil-Slaying Formation!"
Hearing this, Hongjun froze for a moment before nodding.
However, he was somewhat irritated that the Heavenly Dao had not revealed any of this to him.
To be honest, the two of them were partners.
But now, the Heavenly Dao controlled far more information than he did.
If this continued, he could only follow the Heavenly Dao's guidance.
That feeling was uncomfortable as well.
Yet he did not dare think too much about it.
They were originally one entity. If anything unusual occurred, the Heavenly Dao would sense it immediately.
He had not yet accumulated enough strength. It was not yet time to fall out with it.
"Fine. After this lecture, I will do my utmost to tempt Houtu."
After saying that, he looked beyond the Purple Cloud Palace, but then thought of another matter.
"Nuwa still has not come to the Purple Cloud Palace this time. What about her Sage position?"
After thinking for a moment, Hongjun seemed to realize something, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Even if you do not come, you will still have to accept this Primordial Violet Qi."
"You will still become a Sage, becoming a puppet of the Heavenly Dao!"
After saying that, a strand of Primordial Violet Qi appeared in Hongjun's hand.
His gaze flickered slightly.
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