Want to Steal My Witch Tribe's Things? Daoist Zhun Ti, First Experience the 996 Blessing of Buzhou Mountain!

"Brother!" Zhunti looked at Jieyin, his eyes filled with unwillingness, frustration, and uncontrollable greed.

Jieyin sighed deeply, his face etched with misery. He knew that today, they had completely fallen into this mess.

The temptation of that ferocious creature to the West was simply too great. He was unwilling to give it up, but the situation clearly indicated a fierce battle ahead.

"Fight! We'll grab it and leave!"

Greed finally overcame Zhunti's reason. He suddenly roared, and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand surged with light. He stopped attacking the Ancestral Witches and instead unleashed ten thousand rays of light, like a peacock spreading its tail, directly towards the "ferocious creature" in the rift!

He had thought it through clearly: 2 against 13 offered no chance of victory. But as long as he could get his hands on the item, even if he couldn't win, with his speed, he might still be able to escape!

"You're courting death!" Zhurong, seeing him dare to snatch the item right before his eyes, was enraged. The Southern Bright Lihuo transformed into a thousand-zhang fire dragon, roaring as it charged towards the rays of light from the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.

"Let me wash your face!" Gonggong attacked simultaneously. The Nine Heavens Weak Water turned into a dark Heavenly River, bypassing the fire dragon and surging towards Zhunti's head!

A chaotic battle instantly erupted!

However, this was Buzhou Mountain, the territory of the Witch Clan! The Twelve Ancestral Witches were well-prepared. Xuanzheng calmly stood at the rear, acting as the "battle director."

"Script Mirror, disrupt the trajectory of his spiritual treasure, make his aim deviate by three inches!"

"Karma Scale, shave off his luck, make him stumble!"

As soon as Zhunti unleashed the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, he felt an inexplicable stagnation in his mana circulation. The rays of light that had been locked onto the ferocious creature inexplicably veered off by three inches, grazing the mountain wall beside it before hitting!

"Bang!"

Before he could react, his feet suddenly slipped as if he had stepped on eternally frozen ice. He staggered, almost falling.

In this split second of distraction, the immense power of the earth, triggered by Houtu, descended like an invisible shackle, instantly weighing him down and drastically reducing his speed!

"Lightning, come!" Qiangliang's thunder had been waiting for a long time. It transformed into a thick lightning spear and accurately struck Zhunti's protective golden light!

Immediately after, Dijiang's spatial cage descended silently, completely sealing off all directions around him!

"Clang!"

The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree was directly hit by Zhurong's fire dragon. It let out a mournful cry and was sent flying, its light dimming as it fell to the ground.

"Junior brother!" Jieyin exclaimed in alarm. The Jieyin Treasure Banner flared, attempting to rescue him, but it was enveloped by Zhujiuyin's time-slowing field. Every movement was as slow as a crawling turtle. He could only watch helplessly as the water and fire grinding wheel of Zhurong and Gonggong bore down on him, forcing him to scramble and leaving him in a sorry state.

"Stop!" Xuanzheng's "innocent and kind" voice rang out again.

He leisurely walked up to Zhunti, who was tied up like a zongzi by the Space Law and lightning power, his face contorted in pain. He bent down, picked up the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree from the ground, and weighed it in his hand with interest. He even wiped off some dust with his sleeve.

"Fellow Daoist Zhunti, it seems you have a deep connection with this [Karma Loan] of mine."

Zhunti trembled with rage, his Blood Essence surging within him. He spat out a mouthful of golden blood, "Xuanzheng! You... you're going too far!"

"Not at all, not at all," Xuanzheng pushed the glittering virtual contract towards Zhunti, his smile amiable.

"Fellow Daoist, look, it's in black and white, fair and square. Either you stay here yourself and contribute to our Witch Clan's infrastructure for a hundred thousand years. Or, you can have your brother go back and gather three top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, or top-tier Divine Materials of equivalent value, to redeem you. Oh, and this Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree will be considered your 'good faith deposit' and initial interest for applying for the loan. I'll keep it safe for you for now."

Jieyin's face turned as pale as paper. Looking at his captured junior brother and then at Xuanzheng's "pure and harmless" face, a sense of despair, unable to turn the tide, washed over him.

Finally, under Xuanzheng's "friendly" negotiation and the "enthusiastic" observation of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Daoist Zhunti shed two streams of tears of grief and indignation, and resentfully signed the [Karma Loan] that compromised his dignity and his sect.

Daoist Jieyin's face was ashen. He cast a lingering glance back at his junior brother, who was being "politely" invited by several Great Witches to the Buzhou Mountain construction site for "observation and learning." He gritted his teeth and said, "Xuanzheng! You wait! I'll return to the West immediately and sell everything I own to gather the treasures. I will definitely redeem my junior brother!"

"Farewell, don't let the door hit you on the way out," Xuanzheng waved his hand, his smile exceptionally bright. "Oh, right, Fellow Daoist Jieyin, be careful on your journey. Our Witch Clan warriors have been exploring mineral veins all over the Primordial World recently, and their eyesight isn't great. If they mistake your shiny head for some newly unearthed Innate treasure material and dig it up, that would be unfortunate."

Jieyin stumbled, almost falling from the clouds. He didn't dare to look back again, transforming into a streak of light and fleeing desperately without looking back.

Xuanzheng watched Jieyin's receding figure, then looked at the Zhunti Daoist not far away, who was being "enthusiastically" introduced to "brick-moving techniques" and "mining essentials" by Rushou and several Great Witches. He nodded with satisfaction.

Rushou, carrying a giant metal pickaxe in one hand and enthusiastically patting Zhunti's shoulder with the other, almost knocked him into the ground. "Fellow Daoist Zhunti, here, this is our construction site's special 'hard hat'!" As he spoke, he placed a crooked metal lump, forged from scrap materials, onto Zhunti's head.

"From today onwards, you are the 'gold medal miner' for our southwest region!" Rushou grinned, revealing a row of white teeth. "Your mission is to mine, and to ensure quality and quantity! Here, this is your 'magic weapon'!"

A mining pickaxe made of unknown materials was shoved into Zhunti's hand.

Zhunti looked at the "hard hat" on his head and the tools in his hands. Then he looked at the groups of muscular Witch Clan warriors around him, carrying rocks as big as mountains, their eyes filled with curiosity and amusement. He felt his vision darken, and with a mournful face, he sighed to the heavens, overwhelmed by sorrow.

Meanwhile, in Xuanzheng's Primordial World Bug Fixing Manual, under the entry for "Western Duo," the small text was updated:

[Phased Achievement: Gained a Quasi-Saint level laborer, Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree (down payment) has been received. Next phase objective: Urge Daoist Jieyin to quickly complete the 'ransom' KPI, strive to achieve freedom of Western spiritual veins as soon as possible, and inject new capital into our Witch Clan's infrastructure development!]