Thirteenth Brother "Found a Bargain" Again! Script Mirror Director's Treasure Hunt!

After obtaining the Grand Unity Essence Gold, Xuanzheng was in high spirits and continued to lead his "inspection team" in "archaeological digs" across the Primordial World.

Just as he was pondering where to go next, the [Myriad Heavens Script Mirror] suddenly rippled.

The mirror's light flickered, reflecting a mountain valley shrouded in mist.

Within the valley, auspicious clouds swirled, and a peach tree, about ten feet tall, with branches gnarled like dragons and leaves emerald green and dewy, stood gracefully.

Scattered on the tree were seven or eight fist-sized peaches, emitting a rich Ren Water Essence Qi, on the verge of ripening.

"Innate Ren Water Peach Tree!" Xuanzheng's eyes lit up.

This fruit had miraculous effects on beings cultivating Water and Wood Laws, capable of cleansing the Dao body and increasing magical power. It was also an excellent material for refining certain high-level witch elixirs.

If he could get his hands on it, whether to supplement Elder Brother Gonggong or to add to Pangu Hall's material stockpile, it would be a great achievement!

The [Script Mirror]'s image continued to flow, showing no powerful, permanent guardian around the peach tree.

However, two powerful demonic auras were rapidly converging on the valley from different directions.

On the left was a Blazing Demon Lion, its body engulfed in dark red flames. On the right was a Frost Demon Tiger, its body covered in ice-blue scales. Both were at the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation.

Judging by their aggressive stances, they were clearly both after these soon-to-ripen Innate Ren Water Peaches.

"Heh, when two tigers fight, one must be wounded... or perhaps both?" Xuanzheng stroked his chin, a smile tugging at his lips, his mind already made up. "I know this script well!"

He immediately used the Witch Clan's unique communication bone whistle to contact Gonggong, who happened to be "patrolling the waters and training the tribe's young men" in the vicinity, and Zhurong, who was "inspecting volcanic groups and incidentally looking for fire-attribute materials."

Xuanzheng had, after all, "planned" his elder brothers' recent "official routes" in advance through the [Script Mirror].

"Elder Brother Zhurong! Elder Brother Gonggong! Your younger brother has discovered a rare Innate Ren Water Peach Tree in the 'Blue Moon Valley' ahead, which is about to mature. This is a sign of our Witch Clan's great prosperity! However, two ignorant Taiyi Golden Immortal-level fierce beasts, one a fire-wielding lion and the other an ice-playing tiger, are trying to lay claim to it! How can such a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root fall into the mouths of those feathered beasts? I implore both elder brothers to come quickly, help me seize this opportunity, and display the might of our Witch Clan!"

Xuanzheng's tone was "extremely anxious," tinged with "helplessness" and "complete trust in his elder brothers."

Zhurong, with his fiery temper, exploded upon hearing about an Innate Spiritual Root discovered by his thirteenth brother, and that ignorant fierce beasts dared to snatch it.

"What?! Innate Ren Water Peaches? And ignorant beasts dare to fight with our Witch Clan for things? Thirteenth brother, wait for me, I'll go roast that lion and tiger and have them as appetizers!"

Gonggong's steady yet angry voice also came through: "Thirteenth brother, do not panic! Mere two early-stage Taiyi demonic beasts dare to be presumptuous before us! I will be there in a moment! You hide yourself first and do not engage them head-on!"

After ending the communication, Xuanzheng chuckled: "The actors are in place, all I need is for this director to yell 'Action'!"

He went ahead and quietly infiltrated the vicinity of Blue Moon Valley. With a thought, the [Myriad Heavens Script Mirror]'s "Director Mode" was quietly activated.

Xuanzheng consumed a small amount of merit accumulated from fixing minor bugs and began to make "a tiny bit" of fine-tuning to the valley's environment.

He pointed a finger at a patch of dense grass that the Blazing Demon Lion was about to pass, flicking a nearly imperceptible wisp of Yi Wood Essence Qi. This caused the grass to emit a fragrance that was extremely attractive to fire-attribute demonic beasts, making them agitated and more ferocious.

Then, on the path the Frost Demon Tiger would take, he lightly tapped an inconspicuous protruding rock. A trace of Earth Fiend Qi, barely perceptible but capable of stimulating the ferocity of ice-attribute demonic beasts, seeped out from beneath the rock.

"Stagehands, lights, sound, prepare!" Xuanzheng thought to himself. With all preparations made, he waited for the show to begin.

Not long after, the Blazing Demon Lion, agitated by the strange grass fragrance, rushed into the valley. It immediately spotted the Ren Water Peaches emitting a tempting aroma, and the Frost Demon Tiger, which had entered from the other valley entrance almost at the same time.

The Frost Demon Tiger, stimulated by the trace of Earth Fiend Qi underfoot, had its already cold eyes filled with brutality.

"Roar!" The Blazing Demon Lion, incited by the exotic fragrance, its fighting spirit soaring, attacked first, spewing a torrent of demonic flames towards the Frost Demon Tiger.

"Awooo!" The Frost Demon Tiger, already enraged by the Earth Fiend Qi, became even more furious when it saw the opponent attacking first. Cold air surged around its body, condensing into countless ice blades that flew towards the demonic flames!

The two Taiyi Golden Immortal-level beasts, with Xuanzheng's "tiny bit" of instigation, launched into a life-or-death battle beneath the peach tree without exchanging a single word!

For a time, flames and frost soared in the valley, demonic energy and fiendish energy danced, giant rocks shattered, and trees were uprooted. The scene was exceptionally fierce.

Xuanzheng hid behind a distant rock, took out a wild fruit he'd somehow found, and watched the "epic movie" with great interest while nibbling on it, occasionally offering commentary.

"Oh dear, Lion brother's 'Wildfire Plains' move was a bit off, wasted demonic power!"

"Yo, Tiger elder brother's 'Frozen Throne' was decent, too bad it didn't hit a vital spot!"

Just as the two beasts had expended most of their demonic power, were covered in wounds, and the violent aftermath of their battle was causing the peach tree to sway precariously, with several ripe peaches about to fall--

"Halt! You fierce beasts, how dare you destroy the treasure our Witch Clan desires!" A thunderous roar came from outside the valley. Zhurong's iconic booming voice exploded like rolling thunder. His body ablaze with roaring flames, he descended like a falling meteor, crashing into the fray!

Closely following behind, Gonggong also arrived, enveloped in surging water, roaring, "You injure my brother, steal my Witch Clan's spiritual root, and dare to destroy spiritual objects! You are truly seeking death!"

The two Ancestral Witches, Zhurong and Gonggong, one fire and one water, like two gods of slaughter, "happened" to arrive at the most critical moment!

They saw their thirteenth brother "safe and sound" hiding to the side, and then saw the two mortally wounded beasts and the peach tree on the verge of disaster. Without regard for cause or effect, they immediately joined the "battle" – or rather, the one-sided beating.

Alas, the Blazing Demon Lion and the Frost Demon Tiger, already mutually wounded, were no match for the two enraged Ancestral Witches! In a flash, they were scorched by Zhurong's true fire and had their bones crushed by Gonggong's Heavy Water. Soon, they let out whimpers and fell silent, making their final "contribution" to the ecological balance of the Primordial World.

Xuanzheng then "nervously" emerged from behind the rock, bowed to his two elder brothers, and said, "Thank you, Elder Brother Zhurong, Elder Brother Gonggong, for arriving in time. Otherwise, this Innate Ren Water Peach might have been destroyed, and I myself... alas, I dare not think about it!"

Zhurong waved his hand and laughed heartily, "Why be so polite, thirteenth brother! We are brothers, it's only natural! Besides, such a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root should rightfully belong to our Witch Clan!"

Gonggong also showed a rare smile, patting Xuanzheng's shoulder, "You discovered such a treasure, that's a great merit. How could we let these two beasts benefit."

In the end, the seven plump and round Innate Ren Water Peaches were successfully harvested. According to Xuanzheng's "suggestion," two were given to Zhurong and two to Gonggong, to commend their achievements in "protecting the clansmen and guarding the spiritual root." The remaining three were "kept in safekeeping" by Xuanzheng, prepared to be sent back to Pangu Hall to be added to the public material stockpile.

Zhurong and Gonggong received the peaches and felt they had defended the Witch Clan's interests and their thirteenth brother. They were overjoyed and even received a sliver of the minor merit from the Heavenly Dao's "guarding the spiritual root," leaving everyone content.

Xuanzheng looked at the satisfied expressions of his two elder brothers, then at the three glistening peaches in his storage bag, and the even brighter patterns on the [Myriad Heavens Script Mirror]. His heart bloomed with joy.

"Hmm, this director job has a future! Not only can I skim benefits, but I can also boost my elder brothers' favorability. It's a win-win!" Xuanzheng thought gleefully. "The next script... how should I write it?"