Wood Has No 200,000, You Want to Take Our Human Race's Children, Dream On!

"What a thoroughly satisfying discussion on the Dao."

Inside the Human Ancestral Hall, Li Yuan let out a long breath and sighed with emotion.

He could only say that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Chief Disciples of the Three Teachings truly lived up to their reputations.

Each of them had an extremely clear understanding of the path they ought to walk, leaving Li Yuan deeply enlightened.

The comprehension ability of the Pangu Physique was also terrifyingly formidable.

After fully digesting and absorbing everything, the boost to Li Yuan was immense.

Just as Li Yuan was preparing to continue his cultivation—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, a panicked human rushed into the Ancestral Hall, shouting.

"Three Sovereigns, Three Sovereigns, disaster strikes—the Witch Race has come to abduct our human women!"

These words made Li Yuan's brow furrow instantly.

"Witch Race?"

His purpose in descending the mountain was to resolve the conflict between the Wu and Demon races.

He hadn't even gone to find the Witch Race yet, and they had already come knocking on his door.

Suirenshi's face showed indignation as he spoke coldly.

"This bunch of Witch barbarians simply don't understand human speech."

"Before, they kept hinting that the human race should merge into the Witch Race."

"I never expected that after I refused, they're now ready to resort to outright plunder!"

Li Yuan stood up, frowning as he asked.

"What exactly did the Witch Race say to you back then?"

Suirenshi, as if finding a pillar of support, blurted it all out in one breath.

"Uncle Yuan, back then the Witch Race said that humans were suitable for intermarriage with the Witch Race, but they wanted humans to become a vassal of the Witch Race."

"Ridiculous—we are a race created by Goddess Nuwa, and Uncle Yuan also taught me to stand on my own, to be self-reliant, and to hold my head high."

"Could I possibly agree to their demands? Of course I refused, and now these Witch barbarians have come to take by force!"

Li Yuan nodded slightly. As long as he understood the Witch Race's goal, it would be easy to handle.

Thinking back to the original Primordial World, the human race could be said to have been part of the spark that ignited the Wu-Demon War.

The Demon Court carried out the Witch Slaughtering Sword plan against humans, while the Witch Race plundered them.

The human race clearly had both advantages and disadvantages for the Demon Court and the Witch Race.

As long as things hadn't completely soured, there was still room to resolve the conflict and ease tensions.

But since the Witch Race had already gone this far, they needed to be taught a lesson.

Li Yuan waved his hand and cast an escape technique to move.

"Fellow disciples, let's go meet the Witch Race."

Before long, Li Yuan saw from afar a large gathering of Witch Race members.

The leading Witch seemed to be forcing the chieftain of some human tribe to do something.

Li Yuan stepped forward and bellowed directly.

"Oi, I'm human too. If you have something to say, say it to me."

The leading Great Witch had a sturdy build, exuding Sha energy all over, his pitch-black eyes fixed on Li Yuan.

"A Saint's disciple?"

He instantly detected the pure Taihai magic power on Li Yuan.

"I've heard that two humans have taken refuge under the Saints—one called Xuandu, one called Li Yuan. Which one are you?"

Li Yuan's expression was indifferent as he snorted coldly.

"Before asking others to introduce themselves, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"

The Great Witch's lips curled into a smile as he spoke softly.

"This Seat is the Great Witch of the Witch Race, Hou Yi, at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

As his words fell, the pressure of his realm surged forth.

Li Yuan still showed no sign of retreat, stubbornly standing his ground, releasing his own aura in kind.

"This Daoist is one of the two personal disciples under the Saint of the Humanity Sect, Li Yuan!"

Even though Hou Yi sensed that the other party was at the Golden Immortal level, he showed no hint of mockery and said with a smile.

"Can what you say about human affairs be taken as valid?"

Li Yuan, hands on his hips, replied with great confidence.

"That is only natural."

At the same time, Xuandu and the others arrived close behind.

When Suirenshi of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors heard this, he also spoke in a clear voice.

"If you're talking to my Uncle Yuan, it's definitely no problem."

Hou Yi nodded slightly, fixing his gaze on Li Yuan as he spoke.

"If that's the case, then it's simple. The Witch Race wants to intermarry with the Human Race. If the Human Race refuses, does that mean you look down on us Witch Race?"

At these words, Li Yuan's brow lifted slightly.

"What kind of logic is that? Not intermarrying with you means looking down on you? The Human Race is a race created by the sages."

"Besides, my master founded his Dao lineage with the Human Race as his foundation, and my senior brother and I were both born from the Human Race."

"When it comes to background and backing, it's your Witch Race that's reaching above your station. Does your Witch Race have a sage's protection? You've got nothing—not even a single hair!"

Hou Yi rubbed his bald, smooth scalp.

He had a nagging feeling that Li Yuan was insulting him indirectly, that there was a hidden meaning in his words.

"Tch... are you saying something between the lines?"

Li Yuan then spoke in a grave, earnest tone.

"Actually, I'm trying to save you. If the Witch Race does such harmful things to the Human Race..."

"Then I might not be able to keep my mouth shut, and heh—word would reach the sages' ears."

"When that happens, the sages will make a move against the Witch Race. That wrath—you wouldn't be able to bear it."

Hou Yi frowned, pondered carefully for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Clearly, he found Li Yuan's words reasonable.

At the same time, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it was Hou Yi who had come.

If it had been someone like Xiangliu or Xingtian, whose brains were literally made of muscle...

There would have been no room for negotiation at all. The word "negotiation" didn't exist in their dictionaries.

No—they couldn't even read a dictionary.

The Human Race at least had the solid protection of sages, an advantage the Witch Race lacked.

The Witch Race didn't want conflict with the sages either.

They were warlike, but they didn't court death. Against a sage, they stood no chance.

"The Witch Race genuinely wants to intermarry with the Human Race. Could this young friend perhaps make an exception?"

Li Yuan replied with a tone of exasperation, as if disappointed in someone who refused to learn.

"Whether you want to marry a Human man or woman, it depends on their willingness, not on whether I agree."

"Where's the sincerity? A whole crowd of you just show up like this, and you expect to intermarry with our Human Race?"

At these words, Hou Yi fell into thought, while Xuandu's eyes went wide.

How did his junior brother suddenly shift from being passive to taking the initiative?

Guangchengzi's eyes flickered with sharp light, and he thought to himself.

"Senior Brother's skill with words is formidable. Worth learning from."

Duobao and Kong Xuan each began circulating their magical power, thinking the same thing.

"Damn it, why haven't they started fighting yet?!"

Li Yuan looked at Hou Yi, who still didn't seem to get it, and sighed helplessly.

"Sigh, you really don't understand, do you? Why don't you ask your own subordinates if they agree? Shouldn't it be about finding the right match, building feelings first, and then intermarrying?"

"What's more, you come to our Human Race to intermarry, and you don't even know to bring something? No sincerity at all, right?"

Hou Yi finally caught the key point. He turned back and asked the many Witch Race members.

"You don't agree either?"

The Witch Race members chimed in all at once.

"There really aren't any feelings. I don't like it."

"I want a sturdy man. If it's unwilling, there's no fun in it."

"I think there should be some proper etiquette, to make it easier to build feelings."

"..."

Hou Yi then spoke up.

"So it seems this young friend agrees to the intermarriage between the Witch Race and the Human Race?"

Li Yuan nodded slightly, then suddenly put on an extremely arrogant expression.

"Without two hundred thousand, you want to take away our Human Race's sons and daughters? Dream on!"