Houtu Arrives

Di Jiang and the others neither agreed nor disagreed. Soon, several Thunderfire Pills arrived in the hands of the Twelve Ancestor Witches.

After swallowing the pills, they found that this time was indeed different from Hou Yi's experience.

There was not even the sound of muffled thunder within the Ancestor Witches' bodies. Only a scorching breath sprayed from their noses.

"Refreshing!"

Heavenly Wu, the Wind Ancestor Witch, could not help letting out a moan.

After a moment, Di Jiang's voice rang out. "Not bad. This pill really packs a punch. It's much tastier than those lukewarm pills from the Three Pure Ones."

By then, the hall had also brightened considerably, revealing the bodies of several Ancestor Witches, even more robust than Hou Yi's.

Hearing this, Hou Yi raised his head in delight and looked at Di Jiang.

Di Jiang, however, shook his head. "But this pill doesn't seem like much. It hasn't helped our cultivation by much either."

"Really?" Hou Yi was somewhat disappointed.

Hou Tu, who was standing to the side, was instead staring at the remaining Thunderfire Pill in her hand, a thoughtful look in her eyes.

"That may not be true. Perhaps it really can help us."

At her words, all the Ancestor Witches immediately looked toward Hou Tu. Di Jiang asked, "Oh? Little Sister, what makes you say that?"

"Big Brother, don't forget—we are Ancestor Witches."

Hou Tu's eyes grew solemn. After a moment, she said, "Hou Yi, bring in a junior Witch."

"All right!" Hou Yi immediately brightened at Hou Tu's words.

Before long, Hou Yi returned to Pangu Temple with a junior Witch following behind him. The junior Witch looked rather restrained.

Hou Tu handed him the Thunderfire Pill and said, "Swallow it."

Seeing that it had been given to him by the Ancestor Witch Hou Tu, the junior Witch did not hesitate and swallowed the Thunderfire Pill.

The next moment, the junior Witch's face instantly flushed red.

A crackling sound rang out. This time, it was no longer muffled thunder. It was as though a thunderbolt had exploded inside Pangu Temple.

Lightning flashed across the junior Witch's body.

The other Ancestor Witches watched without blinking. They noticed that the junior Witch's aura was rising steadily.

"My Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique has broken through to the second revolution!" the junior Witch said excitedly after the noise subsided.

He happily raised both hands. The muscles on his body bulged one after another, radiating a sense of power.

After the junior Witch left, Di Jiang laughed. "Little Sister really guessed correctly. This pill is indeed useful to our Witch Clan."

His voice carried a hint of excitement.

Hou Tu nodded. "Indeed. This Thunderfire Pill is greatly beneficial to our Witch Clan."

"And more importantly, there is the person who refined it."

"What if he can refine other pills useful to our Witch Clan?"

At Hou Tu's words, the eyes of all the Ancestor Witches lit up.

Hou Tu looked toward Hou Yi and asked, "Hou Yi, where did you get this pill?"

"Lord Hou Tu, it was like this. Earlier, I heard that members of the Demon Race had appeared on Shouyang Mountain, so I went there..."

Seeing that the Ancestor Witches were interested, Hou Yi hurriedly recounted what had happened on Shouyang Mountain.

When they heard that Luo Xuan had killed two giant birds in the Golden Immortal Realm, shock appeared in the eyes of all the Ancestor Witches.

"That Luo Xuan is merely from the Innate Human Race, and he is only a Profound Immortal. He actually managed to kill members of the Demon Race across a realm?"

Hou Yi also sighed with emotion. "Indeed, Lord Ancestor Witch. I definitely did not misjudge Luo Xuan's cultivation. He is an Early Profound Immortal."

Di Jiang and the others were even more shaken.

At first, when they heard that Luo Xuan was merely from the Innate Human Race, they had felt some contempt. Now, however, they wanted to meet this Luo Xuan.

After all, even within their Witch Clan, they had never seen such a genius who could kill Golden Immortals while in the Profound Immortal Realm!

Hou Yi continued his account.

Only after he finished did Hou Yi let out a long breath.

Di Jiang frowned slightly. "He said we should talk only after meeting him. Did Luo Xuan really say that?"

Zhu Jiuyin snorted. "What an attitude! He's merely from the Innate Human Race, yet he wants us to go meet him?"

"Lord Ancestor Witch, Luo Xuan is Laozi's disciple," Hou Yi said.

"What? How did we not know that Laozi had a disciple from the human race?" All the Ancestor Witches froze, wondering if they had heard wrong.

Hou Yi nodded firmly. "I heard he accepted him not long ago. Oh, right, I also saw a Purple Gold Gourd in his hand."

Di Jiang was even more astonished. "A Purple Gold Gourd? That Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?"

"Laozi has always treasured that gourd. He actually gave it to Luo Xuan?"

The Twelve Ancestor Witches, who had only just calmed down, became restless again.

A thoughtful look appeared in Hou Tu's eyes. "Would the Three Pure Ones really be so kind?"

"Exactly. Those three fellows are extremely sly. There must be something unusual about Luo Xuan," Qiangliang, the Thunder Ancestor Witch, agreed.

"Nothing comes without a price. For Laozi to give away the Purple Gold Gourd, Luo Xuan must be no ordinary person." Zhu Rong looked utterly certain.

Zhu Jiuyin glanced from side to side. "Fine. Shouyang Mountain, right? I'll go meet that Luo Xuan now."

Zhu Rong immediately objected. "Second Brother, you were just disdainful of meeting him. If you ask me, let me handle this thankless task."

For a moment, the Ancestor Witches who had just been trying to shirk the task began arguing among themselves.

Killing enemies across a realm, Laozi's first disciple...

These layers of identity instantly made the Twelve Ancestor Witches extremely curious about Luo Xuan.

Besides, if they went to Shouyang Mountain this time, they might even be able to obtain a few Thunderfire Pills.

They were still savoring the sensation from earlier in their hearts.

Hou Tu was somewhat speechless and shouted, "Stop arguing!"

"I'll go!"

She was afraid that these unreliable brothers of hers would botch the matter.

Compared with the liveliness of Pangu Temple, a hall in the Heavenly Court was exceptionally silent.

"They're all useless! You just watched as Dang Hu was shot and killed by Hou Yi?"

Ying Zhao looked furious.

In front of him, one giant bird after another hung its head, trembling in silence.

After a while, when Ying Zhao had calmed down somewhat, one of the giant birds cautiously raised its head.

"Lord Ying Zhao, why don't we use this as an excuse to declare war on the Witch Clan?"

Ying Zhao's eyes flickered uncertainly. After a long while, he shook his head.

"Now is not the time to start an all-out war with the Witch Clan. Wait for the Demon Emperor's decision. You may leave for now."

"Yes!"

Only after leaving the hall did the group of giant birds finally sigh in relief.

Inside the hall, Ying Zhao picked up the portrait on the table.

The handsome face and star-like eyes were exactly the same as Luo Xuan's.

Ying Zhao's expression turned solemn.

"Luo Xuan..."

Hou Tu Arrives

Inside a huge stone house, rows of Alchemy Furnaces had been arranged in orderly lines.

Because of the alchemy techniques Luo Xuan had taught them, the human race had quickly stabilized.

Having tasted the benefits, everyone had specially built a huge alchemy chamber on Shouyang Mountain so that more people could learn alchemy.

A woman extinguished the flames beneath an Alchemy Furnace. After taking a long breath, she opened the furnace.

"I did it!" After glancing inside the furnace, a trace of delight appeared in the woman's eyes.

Hearing this, everyone else raised their heads to look, their eyes filled with envy.

Luo Xuan picked up the pills inside the woman's furnace and examined them carefully. Before long, he nodded.

"Second-turn Body Tempering Pill. It's a pity that the impurities are too heavy and the quality isn't good enough. Refine it a few more times, and it should be fine."

"Thank you, Master Xuan." The woman's face flushed slightly.

Although Luo Xuan had criticized her, she still felt delighted. After all, she was the first person in the tribe besides Luo Xuan to refine a Second-turn Pill.

After Luo Xuan left, the woman stood and walked away.

Outside the alchemy chamber lay a huge corpse. It was Dang Hu.

After extracting some demon blood, the woman returned to the alchemy chamber, overjoyed, and continued refining pills.

Just as Hou Yi had said, Dang Hu, who had been in the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, was a treasure from head to toe.

His eyes were especially valuable. With a powerful expert's help, they could be refined into a magical treasure.

His flesh and blood were also excellent alchemy materials.

After that woman, people came out from time to time to collect blood for pill refinement.

Boom!

Just then, a loud explosion suddenly came from the corner of the alchemy chamber.

Everyone turned their heads in alarm, only to see fine cracks covering an Alchemy Furnace.

Fortunately, the Alchemy Furnaces were spaced apart. Otherwise, every furnace in the entire alchemy chamber would have been affected.