At this moment—
Looking at the ferocious Eleven Ancestral Witches before them, Zhunti and Jieyin truly felt innocent.
Although—
In the previous contest for the "Heavenly Dao Cushion"—
Zhunti and Jieyin had ultimately won and successfully obtained that "Heavenly Dao Cushion."
But the problem was, it had been a gift from the Dao Ancestor!
If not for Dao Ancestor Hongjun, they truly would not have been able to obtain that "Heavenly Dao Cushion."
Because they had not dared to risk their lives against Houtu.
Thus, the two of them could not have felt more wronged.
Bullied Houtu?
How could that even be said?
They had not even dared to make a move against Houtu before. Instead, they had suffered Houtu's attacks!
But now, with a few words from Houtu, right and wrong had instantly been reversed, and they had become the sinners.
This truly defied all reason!
Thus, Zhunti and Jieyin wore deeply aggrieved expressions.
They kept crying out to the Eleven Ancestral Witches before them, "We've been wronged!"
But the Ancestral Witches were not so easily brushed off.
After hearing Zhunti and Jieyin's cries of injustice—
Not only did they have no intention of letting them go, their gazes instead grew even fiercer.
"You say you've been wronged?"
"Then are you saying our sister Houtu is falsely accusing you?"
"Are you saying our sister Houtu is smearing your names?"
"Outrageous!"
The more Di Jiang and the other Eleven Ancestral Witches spoke, the angrier they became, nearly flying into a rage.
Zhunti and Jieyin's mouths twitched at the sight.
They hurriedly cast pleading looks toward the other cultivators nearby.
"Everyone, say something fair for us!"
Yet at this moment, the cultivators all looked around in perfect unspoken agreement.
With slight frowns, they silently retreated behind Zhunti and Jieyin!
They left a vast open space for the Ancestral Witches.
They were not fools.
Why would they offend the Ancestral Witches for the sake of those two?
The entire Primordial Wilderness knew that this group of Ancestral Witches was unreasonable!
Only idiots would help them!
Thus, the other cultivators all adhered to the principle of watching the show without lending a hand.
They did nothing but stand there and watch.
When Zhu Rong saw this, he snorted coldly.
"Just as I thought, you two are framing our sister Houtu!"
"I knew it. Our sister Houtu is beautiful, kind-hearted, cultured, and reasonable."
"Yet she came all the way to Purple Heaven Palace to listen to the Dao, only to suffer such humiliation at the hands of you two bald donkeys."
"You've gone too far in bullying the Witch Tribe!"
"Brothers and sisters!"
"Get them!"
As soon as Zhu Rong finished speaking, he charged out first.
He quickly began battling Zhunti and Jieyin ahead.
After seeing that repeatedly yielding had not helped in the Slightest Bit, Zhunti and Jieyin finally stopped backing down.
They snorted coldly as they fought. "Don't push people too far. We brothers are not easy to bully either!"
"Is that so? Then let's see just how hard you are to bully!"
The other Eleven Ancestral Witches rushed into the battlefield one after another.
The situation instantly changed from two against one to twelve against two!
Moreover, the Ancestral Witches possessed incomparably powerful physical bodies. Each was thick-skinned and tough, with innate Divine Powers and Malevolent Qi All Over their bodies.
None of them was weaker than Zhunti or Jieyin.
Once they joined forces, they immediately formed an overwhelming suppression against Zhunti and Jieyin!
Zhunti and Jieyin were soon beaten black and blue.
The moment they brought out their Magic Artifacts, the artifacts were sent flying.
They could only retrieve their Magic Artifacts amid their panic, then flee in utter disarray.
The other Eleven Ancestral Witches were getting a little carried away.
Zhu Rong even invited the other Ancestral Witches to march into the West and smash their entire West to pieces.
The cultivators present all had their mouths twitching when they heard this.
Fortunately, Houtu stopped the Ancestral Witches at the crucial moment. "Brothers and sisters, let today's matter end here. Let's spare them this once! We can deal with them again next time we encounter them!"
"We should return to the Witch Tribe first!"
Only after Di Jiang heard Houtu say this did he remember the important matter. He nodded. "Fine, we'll listen to our little sister."
"Let's return to the Witch Tribe first."
Only then did the Twelve Ancestral Witches return to the Witch Tribe.
Meanwhile, the cultivators present continued to dwell on Zhunti and Jieyin's miserable state.
They secretly resolved that, no matter what happened in the future, they absolutely could not offend the Witch Tribe.
Otherwise, Zhunti and Jieyin's fate would serve as their warning!
Of course.
The matter between the Ancestral Witches and Zhunti and Jieyin was merely a minor interlude.
The truly important matter this time was the decree issued by Old Ancestor Hongjun on behalf of the Heavenly Dao.
At this moment, on the Sun Star—
Di Jun and Taiyi, who were Babysitting, also heard Old Ancestor Hongjun's Dao Sound and saw the Heavenly Dao Certification at the same time.
At once, both Di Jun and Taiyi's expressions became incomparably grim.
They first let the Little Golden Crows play on the Sun Star by themselves.
Only after the children had left did they begin discussing the matter.
Taiyi's face was solemn as he transmitted his voice to Di Jun.
"Damn Old Ancestor Hongjun! Damn Heavenly Dao! It actually issued a decree directly?"
"Eldest Brother, what should we do now?"
Di Jun's expression was also extremely ugly.
After all, even though Xuan Yang's Diary had warned him, and he had long been mentally prepared for the "Heavenly Dao's correction"—
He still had not expected the Heavenly Dao to use such an overt scheme.
This move by the Heavenly Dao was truly difficult to deal with.
Because it did not resort to any schemes or tricks. It simply issued a decree.
If they obeyed, they would be following its wishes and allowing it to accomplish its goal.
If they disobeyed, they would be offending the Heavenly Dao, and that would be a grave offense.
In the future, the Heavenly Dao would certainly act against them even more unscrupulously, and it would all be justified.
Because they had refused to contribute to the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness.
Then, as the Heavenly Dao, it would naturally be justified in handing down punishment.
Thus, Di Jun thought for a long time but could not find a way to respond.
He could only answer Taiyi with a bitter smile. "I don't know."
"This time, I don't know how we should respond either."
Taiyi sighed. "We can only go ask Third Brother."
"I hope Third Brother has a solution."
Di Jun nodded as well, though he sounded somewhat helpless. "In the end, we've placed all the pressure on Third Brother..."
Taiyi replied, "The capable must work harder. There's no helping it."
The two brothers quickly went to find Xuan Yang.
At this moment, Xuan Yang was sitting within his palace.
Chang Xi and Xi He sat on Both Sides of him.
But even Chang Xi did not dare disturb Xuan Yang after learning what had just happened.
The two sisters sat quietly on either side like little maids, brewing tea for him.
When Di Jun and Taiyi arrived, they glanced over and first gave Chang Xi and Xi He a look in greeting.
Afterward, they quietly sat down as well, not disturbing Xuan Yang's thoughts.
Time continued to pass.
Xuan Yang did not know how long he had been pondering there.
Finally, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile—
"I've got it. I've thought of a way to deal with this!"
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