The Heavenly Punishment Descends

"There's nothing difficult about it! As long as it can bring the two races together, I'm willing to do anything," Houtu replied without hesitation.

Li Peng proposed that the best way for the Human Race and the Witch Clan to accept each other was for the higher-ups to intermarry. Once the two races established kinship, it would be easier for them to accept each other.

Houtu was stunned at first, then she understood. Among the Twelve Ancestor Witches, only she and Xuan Ming were female, while the high-ranking members of the Human Race were Li Peng and Nuwa. If they were to arrange a marriage between the higher-ups, either she or Xuan Ming would have to marry Li Peng. As for having her brothers marry Nuwa? Houtu never even considered it. Nuwa was already a Saint, and her brothers were not qualified to propose to her. Moreover, everyone in the Primordial Era knew about the ambiguous relationship between Nuwa and Li Peng. If her brothers dared to have such thoughts, they would probably be taught a lesson by Li Peng before Nuwa could even refuse.

Thinking of this, Houtu asked curiously, "If Fellow Daoist were to marry into my Witch Clan, would Fellow Daoist Nuwa agree?"

"I have my arrangements for Nuwa, you don't need to worry," Li Peng replied calmly.

Houtu nodded and said, "Good! You choose an auspicious date, and I am willing to become your Dao companion."

Li Peng was taken aback. He hadn't expected Houtu to agree so readily. If he had known this earlier, why would he have bothered finding an excuse and just stated his intentions directly? What a roundabout way.

After settling this matter, Houtu left immediately. After seeing Houtu off, Li Peng pondered. Since he was going to marry Houtu, he couldn't favor one over the others. How could Nuwa, Xihe, and Changxi, whom he had known for a long time, be placed after Houtu? Thus, he decided to hold a grand wedding ceremony, inviting all the Great Powers of the Primordial Era to witness him marrying the four beauties, Nuwa, Houtu, Xihe, and Changxi, all at once.

With his decision made, Li Peng summoned Nuwa, Changxi, and Xihe, and informed them of his intention to marry them along with Houtu. The three women not only showed no displeasure upon hearing this but happily agreed. Li Peng had prepared many arguments to persuade them, but he never expected them to be so agreeable, leaving him stunned for a moment. It was only after a while that he realized this was the Primordial Era, a world where the strong preyed on the weak, not the Earth of the past. In the Primordial Era, even if a powerful being had countless wives, no one dared to complain.

The beings here were long accustomed to the strong having everything.

After reaching an agreement with the three women, Li Peng shouted to the sky, "In a thousand years, I, Li Peng, will hold a wedding ceremony with Nuwa, Houtu, Xihe, and Changxi at the ancestral land of the Human Race. You are all welcome to attend!"

The sound waves rolled, spreading throughout the Primordial Era.

In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's expressions changed drastically upon hearing this.

The bride included Houtu of the Witch Clan—this meant Li Peng and the Witch Clan would become natural allies, and the Demon Clan's situation would become even more difficult. Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's face was grim. "In this case, we must find a way to win over other Saints."

Di Jun said solemnly, "Indeed. Li Peng once seized the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus from the Western Second Saints and publicly humiliated the Three Pure Ones. If they have the opportunity, they will definitely not let go of the chance to strike at Li Peng."

Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's eyes lit up. "Which side should we approach first?"

Di Jun decided, "We'll split up. You go to the West, and I'll seek out the Three Pure Ones. Even if we have to pay a price, we must bring them into our camp."

Eastern Emperor Tai Yi responded and turned into a rainbow, disappearing. Di Jun also vanished in a flash.

On Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones heard Li Peng's words, and their faces turned ashen.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate said coldly, "Li Peng is actually marrying Nuwa... Their forces will unite after this, and it will be even harder to shake them."

Laozi's face turned ashen. Recalling the hatred from the past, his plan for sowing discord had failed before it even began. He could only sigh, "Since things have come to this, we can only wait for the opportune moment."

Tongtian reminded him from the side, "Fuxi's Saint position was originally bestowed by Li Peng, and now Nuwa is marrying him. In the future, Fuxi will undoubtedly follow Li Peng's lead."

Laozi's expression grew even more somber upon hearing this, but he had to admit that what was said was true.

However, things did not end there. Primordial Heavenly Venerate continued in a deep voice, "Didn't you hear what Li Peng just said? His Dao companions include not only Nuwa but also Houtu, one of the Twelve Ancestor Witches of the Witch Clan. If he gains the power of the Witch Clan to assist him, how can we Three Pure Ones contend with Li Peng in the future?"

Laozi and Tongtian fell silent upon hearing this.

Neither of them had forgotten the terrifying power of the Twelve Capitals Heavenly Gods and Demons Array.

"We can't let this continue," Laozi said angrily. "If we continue to allow Li Peng to expand his influence, where will there be a place for us Three Pure Ones in the future of the Primordial Era?"

"Then what does Big Brother mean?" Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Tongtian asked in unison.

"Li Peng can unite with the Witch Clan, so we will go and unite with the Demon Clan!" Laozi said hatefully.

"But the Demon Clan was never a match for the Witch Clan. Even if we add them, we still won't be able to defeat Li Peng's side," Tongtian said helplessly.

"If even the Demon Clan isn't enough, then we'll go and unite with the Western Second Saints," Laozi suggested. "They should also not want to lose their voice in the Primordial Era."

Tongtian and Primordial Heavenly Venerate nodded in agreement after hearing this.

At this moment, on the Western Spirit Mountain.

"Alas, Li Peng's influence is growing stronger and stronger. Although we have already become Saints, we still cannot see the hope of the West prospering," Zhunti sighed.

Jieyin smiled slightly. "Don't worry. The ones who should be anxious now are the Heavenly Court and the Three Pure Ones."

"You mean..." Zhunti was confused.

"We just need to wait here quietly," Jieyin smiled. "In a short while, the Three Pure Ones and Di Jun, Tai Yi will come to seek help. At that time, we can not only join forces to deal with Li Peng but also ask them for some benefits, wouldn't that be perfect?"

Zhunti couldn't help but laugh heartily upon hearing this.

As for the other Great Powers of the Primordial Era, upon hearing about Li Peng's affairs, they were first stunned, then immediately began preparing gifts. The beings of the Primordial Era with lower cultivation levels could only sigh and continue to live their lives, which had nothing to do with them.

Li Peng was busy preparing for the wedding, unaware that behind the scenes, the Three Pure Ones, the Western Second Saints, and the Demon Clan had already joined forces, waiting for him to show a flaw so they could humiliate him and inflict heavy losses.

After all, at their level, it was not easy to completely defeat the opponent, unless someone could surpass the Saint and reach the realm of the Heavenly Dao.

Time flowed, and a thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Peng's wedding with Nuwa, Houtu, Xihe, and Changxi was grandly held.

The Three Pure Ones, the Western Second Saints, Di Jun, Tai Yi, the eleven Ancestor Witches, Minghe, Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, and other Great Powers all sent their congratulatory gifts, allowing Li Peng to gain a lot.

The wedding proceeded very peacefully, and no one dared to cause trouble at this time. After all, anyone who dared to disrupt Li Peng's wedding would have to face the full might of three Saints and the Pangu True Body. Even the Three Pure Ones and the Western Second Saints would not dare to act rashly at this time.

With the successful conclusion of Li Peng's marriage, the intermarriage between the Human Race and the Witch Clan officially began.

Under the leadership of Li Peng and the Ancestor Witch Houtu, the Witch Clan and the Human Race entered a period of close relations.

Time flowed, and three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three thousand years, many Witch-Human offspring were born. Upon birth, they had to stay with the Human Race to learn human knowledge, literacy, and the Martial Dao.

When the Witch-Humans reached the Mysterious Immortal realm, half of them would join the Witch Clan faction and become Witch Clan warriors.

All of this was for the benefits Li Peng fought for the Human Race.

In his view, as long as these Witches and Humans recognized themselves as part of the Human Race from the bottom of their hearts, then no matter where they were, their hearts would always be with the Human Race.

It had to be said that the first batch of Witches and Humans had outstanding talents. In these three thousand years, tens of millions of Witches and Humans had already broken through to Mysterious Immortal, becoming the backbone of the Witch Clan or the Human Race.

Among them, a small number with outstanding talent had already reached Golden Immortal, but their numbers were still few.

The Witch Clan's strength had also grown further due to the replenishment of a large number of Witch Clan and Human Race soldiers.

Above the Heavenly Court, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi said with worry, "The full intermarriage between the Witch Clan and the Human Race has caused the Witch Clan's population to increase greatly. If this continues, the Witch Clan's weakness of a sparse population may no longer exist. If we continue to wait like this, we will only have a dead end!"

Di Jun frowned upon hearing this and pondered for a long time.

A moment later, he said with murderous intent, "It seems we must destroy the Human Race!"

Eastern Emperor Tai Yi said anxiously, "Big Brother, that's impossible! Now the Human Race is not only protected by the Witch Clan, but also guarded by three Saints: Li Peng, Fuxi, and Nuwa. How can we destroy the Human Race?"

Di Jun smiled calmly and replied confidently, "I naturally know all of this. But don't you forget, the ten-thousand-year period set by the Dao Ancestor has not yet ended. As long as we don't attack the Witch Clan, the Witch Clan can't do anything to us—unless they want to bear the might of Heavenly Punishment."

In this way, the threat from the Witch Clan would be eliminated.

As for Li Peng, Nuwa, and Fuxi, these three Saints?

No need to worry, we have already reached a cooperation with the Three Pure Ones and the Western Second Saints.

Even if they cannot defeat Li Peng, Nuwa, and Fuxi, they can at least hold them back.

As long as Li Peng and the others are tied down, we will have the confidence to destroy the Human Race in one fell swoop.

After hearing Di Jun's analysis, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.

He hadn't expected his brother to come up with such a plan, and he couldn't help but show admiration.

Seeing Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's expression, Di Jun's lips curved slightly as he continued, "Not only that, but we can also take the opportunity to slaughter the Human Race and forge a supreme treasure of slaughter, specifically designed to counter the Witch Clan's powerful physical bodies."

Eastern Emperor Tai Yi was stunned upon hearing this, and then he exclaimed in surprise, "A supreme treasure of slaughter? Can we really forge it?"

"Although it may not reach the power of the Immortal Slaying Four Swords, it's not difficult to forge a killing weapon specifically for breaking physical bodies," Di Jun replied coldly.

"But to forge such a weapon, I'm afraid it would require the sacrifice of hundreds of millions of living beings!" Eastern Emperor Tai Yi exclaimed.

"The Human Race already has over a trillion people. If we slaughter them all, the resentment, flesh, and souls needed to forge the treasure should be enough.

If that's not enough, we'll use the aquatic creatures to make up for it!" Di Jun said with murderous intent.

Eastern Emperor Tai Yi nodded in agreement, "Good! For the sake of our Demon Clan's hegemony, their deaths will be meaningful."

"If that's the case, I will immediately go to Kunlun Mountain to discuss this matter with the Three Pure Ones and the Western Second Saints.

You quickly mobilize all the forces of the Demon Clan and prepare to conquer the Human Race," Di Jun ordered solemnly.

"Yes!" Eastern Emperor Tai Yi accepted the order.

Di Jun immediately used the Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow technique and rushed to Kunlun Mountain.

After meeting the Three Pure Ones, he laid out the entire plan, hoping to get their full support.

"This plan is not good. Slaughtering the entire Human Race is a bit too cruel," Tongtian said with some reluctance.

"Cruel? The Primordial Era continent is full of killing, and living beings fall every day.

Here, there is no cruelty, only the strong are respected," Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly.

Laozi also nodded and added calmly, "Indeed, this plan is feasible."

"But... but..." Tongtian wanted to say more, but seeing that Laozi and Yuanshi had made up their minds, he ultimately remained silent.

Di Jun swallowed what he was about to say.

Seeing that the Three Pure Ones agreed, Di Jun said, "I still need to notify Zhunti and Jieyin. I'll take my leave now."

Laozi frowned upon hearing this and said, "That would be too slow. Let me do it."

With that, Laozi's divine sense descended upon the Western Spirit Mountain and transmitted a message to Zhunti and Jieyin, ordering them to come to Kunlun Mountain.

Upon receiving the message, Zhunti and Jieyin did not hesitate. They immediately opened a spatial channel and headed straight for Kunlun Mountain.

A moment later, the two emerged from the spatial channel.

The Three Pure Ones then explained Di Jun's plan to Zhunti and Jieyin.

Zhunti and Jieyin agreed without thinking.

They had a long-standing grudge with Li Peng, and now they had the opportunity to inflict heavy losses on him, so they were naturally happy to see it happen.

Time flowed by, and two hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two hundred years, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi successively brought the Demon Clan soldiers into the Primordial Era continent in batches, secretly ambushing them near the Human Race settlements.

The reason why the Demon Clan's actions were not detected by the divination of the three Saints Li Peng, Fuxi, and Nuwa

was that the Three Pure Ones and the Western Second Saints had joined forces to disrupt the heavenly secrets and conceal the anomalies.

Furthermore, since the Demon Clan had not yet officially attacked the Human Race, Li Peng had not sensed any abnormality.

Tens of thousands of miles away from the Human Race tribes, in a large mountain.

Di Jun calculated the time and asked, "Are the other nine great Demon Marshals ready?"

Bai Ze respectfully replied, "They have long been prepared, and as soon as Your Majesty gives the word, they will fully encircle and suppress the Human Race from all sides!"

Di Jun nodded, "The time is near, you may proceed."

Bai Ze took his command and immediately led the hundreds of millions of demons from the mountain towards the Human Race's encampment.

The demons here were mostly gathered after arriving in the Primordial Era, and the Heavenly Court's soldiers were less than one in a thousand.

As Bai Ze led the army out, dark clouds instantly covered the sun, and demonic winds rose, creating a terrifying aura.

After flying for a while, the demon army spread out in a fan shape, intending to inflict heavy damage on the Human Race in the shortest possible time.

Tu Qi Tribe

On this day, the people of the tribe worked as usual; ** were working, herders were herding livestock, and everything was peaceful and harmonious.

Suddenly, dark clouds surged in the distance, and an overwhelming demonic aura spread out, completely unmasked.