Rebellion was impossible. There was no way he would rebel in this lifetime.
Setting aside the difference in strength, having his very origins controlled was already a fatal weakness.
The Ancestral Witches' will summoned them and cast a net across Endless Space-time, only then creating the Witch Clan of today.
With such a handle in the Ancestral Witches' hands, they could erase any Witch Clan member below the Great Luo level without a trace at any time, resetting their history!
So...
Plotting rebellion?
Committing treason and stirring up chaos?
Challenging the authority of the Twelve Ancestral Witches?
There was no hope of succeeding.
However, rebellion is impossible, but... restoring order? Feng Xi stroked his chin, wildly letting his thoughts run free. That's another matter.
If cracks appeared within the Ancestral Witches' faction and it split into two camps... the side I joined would have the votes of at least six Ancestral Witches...
At that time, the voices of the lower-ranking Witch soldiers would suddenly become important, and might become the final bargaining chip that tipped the balance!
Six Ancestral Witches against six Ancestral Witches. With their peak strength canceling each other out, it would be time for the little soldiers to enter the stage and save the world!
At that point, the victorious side would naturally be justice... and Feng Xi, who had participated in it, would of course become the great hero who restored order.
Was that possible?
Perhaps.
Dijiang, Gou Mang, Zhu Rong, Ru Shou, Gong Gong, Xuan Ming, Houtu, Qiang Liang, Zhu Jiuyin, Tian Wu, Xi Zi, and She Bi Shi—twelve Ancestral Witches in total.
In the myths and legends passed down to the time I came from, the divine officials under the Five Heavenly Emperors worshiped by Yanhuang were Houtu, Zhu Rong, Gou Mang, Ru Shou, and Xuan Ming—these five Ancestral Witches. Gong Gong also left a vivid mark on history and was praised through the ages.
As for the remaining six Ancestral Witches—Dijiang, Zhu Jiuyin, Qiang Liang, Tian Wu, Xi Zi, and She Bi Shi—very few of their deeds were passed down!
Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin were still relatively well known, but the other four? Hardly anyone had heard of them.
Perfect. Six against six!
This stark contrast really makes me uneasy!
Feng Xi sighed inwardly. If conflict and division break out among the Ancestral Witches... what exactly will that mean? Who will win and who will lose?
When the crucial moment arrives, what kind of choice will I have to make?
He had a headache.
After all, Feng Xi's favorable start today—finding an opportunity to unite and command hundreds of thousands of members of the Witch Clan—was thanks to Ancestral Witch Dijiang, who had inadvertently given him the chance.
If he had not been in that particularly special driver position, becoming the only person currently free from the group, where would he have found the opportunity to unite people through shared interests?
He would probably have had to stay obediently in the military camp assigned by Phoenix Perch Mountain Range, just like those miserable teammates.
How could he be like this now?
—Don't move from your positions. Watch me, Feng Xi, go pull back a money tree for you!
As the saying went, circumstances created heroes.
One coincidence after another created a special situation, allowing certain people to stand out.
Feng Xi's intelligence and ability could not be said to be absolutely unrivaled among these hundreds of thousands of members of the Witch Clan. Quite a few people could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
But through a fortunate combination of circumstances, he had become the most dazzling one of all!
What a headache!
Feng Xi let out a long sigh, shook his head, and cast those tangled thoughts out of his mind.
Forget it.
There's still a long road ahead. I'm just a small fry right now, so there's no need to worry about factional struggles... A cannon fodder should have the bearing of cannon fodder.
When I attain the Great Luo Dao and qualify as a player on the chessboard, I'll consider these things!
For now... making money is the most important thing!
Feng Xi swayed along, following the route marked on the map toward the place where the Witch Clan's procession had stopped.
His teammates there had already been waiting with their necks craned.
The wealth gathered by hundreds of thousands of Golden Immortals was solemnly entrusted to Feng Xi.
Those pairs of earnest, expectant eyes made Feng Xi feel immense pressure.
"Brother Feng... you absolutely must not let us down." Someone gave him a gloomy look. "All our possessions are in there."
"If they're lost..."
"Heh heh..."
Feng Xi swallowed and forcefully slapped his chest, producing a resounding thump. "Rest assured!"
"Even if I'm lost, the wealth belonging to everyone will never be lost!"
Carrying everyone's hopes on his shoulders, Feng Xi began to sprint wildly.
A plan was in his hands.
The optimal routes, the goods to purchase and trade along the way at the various markets... everything had already been planned out by Witch Clan elites proficient in this field.
All Feng Xi had to do was put it into practice!
"Phoenix Grass, Life and Death Flower, Wutong Wood... the Phoenix clan's specialties..."
Muttering under his breath, Feng Xi felt he had never been busier than he was now.
He had to finish this task before the two Ancestral Witches and Xi Huang and Nuwa finalized their secret cooperation plan and decided to leave this place.
That period might be long, or it might be short.
But Feng Xi could not afford to gamble.
After laboring day and night, finally...
He had completed ninety percent.
Countless figures circulated and settled in his mind. After haggling too many times in such a short period, Feng Xi felt dizzy and groggy.
"No... I need to rest for a while."
"If I work myself to death, what use is earning more money?"
Having found himself a perfectly reasonable excuse, Feng Xi lay down right where he was... This place was a secluded valley, with quiet green mountains and a tranquil, peaceful atmosphere that effectively soothed the exhaustion of travelers.
And once a person lay down... they generally did not want to get back up.
Even knowing that only the tiniest bit of work remained, he still had to drag his feet for a while.
"Let me rest for a bit... just let me rest a little longer..."
Feng Xi lay on the grass with his eyes half closed, looking as though he was about to fall asleep.
However, just as he was about to discuss the meaning of life with the Duke of Zhou, a hiss rang out.
"Hiss, hiss!"
Soaring Snake, his companion spirit at his waist, moved of its own accord. Its body suddenly tensed and straightened!
Its eyes shot out cold light. Its wings spread as it hissed, awakening the master to whom it was bound.
"What's going on?"
Feng Xi reluctantly sat up, his expression ugly as he shot Soaring Snake an unfriendly sideways glance.
If it could not give him an explanation, Feng Xi would have no choice but to give it one.
"Hiss, hiss... hiss, hiss!"
Soaring Snake trembled, its head facing one direction as it nodded frantically, looking extremely agitated.
Saliva was even streaming from its mouth... making Feng Xi feel embarrassed for it.
"You glutton... what are you so excited about?" Feng Xi covered his face, somewhat speechless. His companion spirit was actually like this, making him firmly reject the saying that "like master, like spirit."
However, the next moment.
A refreshing fragrance entered Feng Xi's nose, nearly intoxicating him and making him sink into a daze.
With great difficulty, he suppressed his mind with tremendous willpower. Feng Xi no longer looked at Soaring Snake with criticism. As he breathed in that fragrant scent and sensed his life origin stirring, he did not know what its source was, but he understood that it would definitely bring him tremendous benefits!
No wonder Soaring Snake was so excited, practically itching to charge out.
"Immortal Medicine? Sacred fruit? Divine wine? Exotic flower?"
Feng Xi's mind spun rapidly. At the same time, he nimbly got to his feet, communicated with his companion Soaring Snake, locked onto the direction from which the fragrance came, and pursued it.
"What speed." As he continued the chase, Feng Xi's expression shifted—the source was moving far too quickly, and he could barely keep up!
Along the way, he had already seen many lifeforms drawn by the same scent. Unfortunately, their legs were too short and their speed too slow. In the end, they could only stop despairingly and feel the fragrance vanish completely from their noses.
"Good, good... I've spent all these years painstakingly cultivating my escape techniques, and I even received guidance from Ancestral Witch Dijiang, giving me some attainment in the Path of Space."
"As long as no Taiyi or Great Luo appears, who could I possibly fear in terms of speed?"
Feng Xi's fighting spirit soared. "Besides, I have an assistant!"
"Quick, strap your wings onto me and help me speed up!" He patted Soaring Snake's head. After it grumbled unhappily, it obediently spread its wings.
—The Witch Clan was not a race that could only stand upon the earth!
In the sky, they could also unleash top-tier combat power, along with astonishing speed!
After all, they all had companion spirits... either dragons or Soaring Snakes, each one extraordinary.
At that moment, Soaring Snake flapped its wings. Coordinating with Feng Xi's will, it followed the traces of space while Feng Xi's feet never stopped moving. He cast Shrinking the Earth to Inches, compressing the ground beneath each step and sending his speed surging once more.
In the end, after chasing for some time, Feng Xi drew close to the source of the fragrance.
—A strange beast with black-and-white markings was racing across the earth on four short legs.
It was still holding a fruit in its mouth.
The fragrance that made Feng Xi's heart tremble came from that fruit!
Feng Xi's expression instantly turned strange when he saw the target clearly.
If he had not mistaken it...
That was a...
"Wolf?"
"Or a dog?!"
"I actually really want to admit that it's a wolf."
"But that dazzling black-and-white coloring, that wise and dignified face... no matter how I look at it, it resembles a draft of a wolf."
Feng Xi's mind fell into a state of utter conflict.
The target was locked down.
Should he snatch it?
Or should he not?
This concerned his dignity, so he had to consider it carefully!
"If this gets out one day... snatching food from a wolf's mouth doesn't sound too bad."
"But snatching food from a dog's mouth... I..."
Feng Xi felt like leaving.
But the alluring fragrance kept tempting him, making him instinctively follow after it.
The body was honest.
"Snatching dog food really doesn't sound good." Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "But I can investigate where exactly the fruit this dog is carrying came from?"
He rubbed his fists and palms, having already made up his mind. Quietly, his body merged into the earth as he stealthily followed and tracked it.
Suddenly, he sensed that the sprinting draft of a wolf came to a stop.
Faintly, Feng Xi heard the sound of water, seemingly a great river rushing along.
He did not concern himself with that. After moving underground to a position where he could strike easily, he instantly leaped up.
"Now!"
"Yes, now." A gentle, resonant voice rang out at the same time, carrying a hint of amusement.
Feng Xi only saw a club flash before his eyes, and then...
He knew nothing more.
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