The Elephant Worm Gu emerged, and in an instant, the winds and clouds changed color.
The surrounding space-time was instantly pulled into a mysterious realm of ancient terrain, where the power of the witchfolk held dominion.
Through Xiaoyaozi's eyes, Zhou You saw through its true nature at once. This Gu Worm was an incarnation hatched by the Totem Ancestral Witch, fed on Ming Qiu Mang's flesh and blood.
An incarnation meant flesh and blood splitting apart—a skill that could only be mastered after one's control over the physical body had reached its peak.
Zhou You had cheated with the System Panel, allowing him to divide into different identities at a relatively low realm. But the Totem Ancestral Witch was different. He was already infinitely close to the Martial Saint level, and only by combining that with the Gu Worm's memories could he nurture an Elephant Worm Gu.
The Elephant Worm Gu possessed Senluo Wu's body. It had emerged of its own accord when danger arose, only to see the power of the Nine Cauldrons contained within the bronze cauldron.
It acted decisively as well, dragging Xiaoyaozi and the cauldron alike into the Ancient Witch space.
This was also the Totem Ancestral Witch's attitude. Whenever danger appeared, any budding threat to himself had to be nipped off without hesitation.
The methods Xiaoyaozi had revealed were too terrifying. He had actually used seal-script characters to reverse-engineer a trace of the Nine Cauldrons' power.
The Nine Cauldrons were neither murder weapons nor armaments, but objects used to guard heaven and earth. Under ordinary circumstances, they posed no threat.
Yet to the Totem Ancestral Witch, who had failed to lift the cauldrons, the nightmare he could never shake had appeared in reality. Even the faintest sign of it was an immense threat to his