"Damn demon beasts! You dare spy on our tribe?!"
"Die!"
A furious roar that shook heaven and earth rang out from the Witch Race territory!
Great Luo Golden Immortal-level mana collided with Great Witch-level baleful aura, creating violent and terrifying shockwaves that spread outward. Space trembled, laws fell into disorder, and spiritual energy scattered!
A battle between a Great Witch and a Great Luo Golden Immortal had erupted!
"Damn it! Those Witch Race brutes discovered me. No, I need to return to the Heavenly Court at once. A lone demon like me is far too vulnerable in Witch Race territory."
The Great Luo Golden Immortal gritted his teeth. As he looked toward the depths of the Witch Race territory, intense fear flashed through his fierce, vicious eyes.
This was Witch Race territory. If he were held back, then once more Great Witches arrived, he would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.
No!
If he did not find a way to escape, this Great Witch Xing Tian alone could take his life!
He had only come to gather intelligence. There were only so many Spiritual Treasures in a Yuanhui—why risk his life over them?
That Great Luo Golden Immortal erupted with his full strength, his aura knocking back the Great Witch before him, who wielded a massive Battle Axe and shield. He turned into a streak of light and plunged into the void without looking back, flying beyond the Witch Race territory!
"Ganqi's... Dance, dance, dance... Hey, hey! You demon beast, don't run! You Mottled Feathered Bird, stop right there!"
The Great Witch holding the Battle Axe and shield was furious. He hopped around on the spot, shouting incoherently, before swiftly giving chase!
He swung his axe!
The space before him shattered.
Xing Tian drilled inside.
Outside the Witch Race territory.
The leisurely Cangyuan had finally arrived.
"Up ahead is Witch Race territory. Those fellows with nothing but muscles for brains worship only Great God Pangu, and they are especially hostile toward outsiders. It will be difficult to build friendly relations with them."
Cangyuan stroked his chin in thought. "If only some villain would jump out right now and give me an excuse to get involved with the Witch Race."
The moment his words fell, the void ten thousand miles before him shattered like a mirror.
Then, a cultivator drenched in Great Luo golden blood stumbled out from within.
Behind that Great Luo cultivator, a member of the Witch Race wielding a Battle Axe and shield was in pursuit.
With that appearance, Cangyuan had already guessed who this was.
"Hm? Where did this cultivator come from?"
"Forget it. I can use him to buy myself some time."
The Great Luo cultivator noticed Cangyuan. Confusion flashed through his demonic eyes before being instantly replaced by sinister malice!
He intended to use Cangyuan as a shield!
To buy himself time.
The Great Luo cultivator shouted at Cangyuan, "Run! The intelligence has already been gathered. Hurry back and report to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"
As he spoke, he threw a Jade Slip at Cangyuan, then swiftly flew in another direction, putting on the appearance of selflessly facing death to buy time for Cangyuan to escape.
But... this was merely his attempt to divert trouble eastward.
The Jade Slip he had thrown was blank, containing nothing at all. He had only used it to shift Great Witch Xing Tian's attention from himself to that unfamiliar cultivator.
Sure enough!
That simple-minded brute Xing Tian immediately glared at Cangyuan and roared, "You beast have an accomplice?! Then die as well!"
With that, he charged at Cangyuan.
He no longer cared about the fleeing Great Luo Golden Immortal.
Cangyuan took in everything.
He sneered. "Diverting trouble eastward? A cheap trick."
After saying that, Cangyuan summoned the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure Purple Lightning Hammer from his Primordial Spirit.
He hurled it toward the fleeing Great Luo Golden Immortal.
"Go!"
The Purple Lightning Hammer carried a sky full of violet lightning, like a thunder pool pouring down. With endless terrifying power, it crushed toward that Great Luo Golden Immortal!
It was like the crushing descent of an entire Great World of lightning.
Terrifying enough to shake one's soul.
The Great Luo Golden Immortal who had framed Cangyuan glanced back. His face drained of color, and he nearly wet himself in fright as he cried out, "A Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure?! Fellow cultivator, this is a misunderstanding!"
Yet Cangyuan did not listen at all.
The Purple Lightning Hammer ruthlessly blasted that Great Luo Golden Immortal to death.
Not only that!
Cangyuan used his Grand Unity Dao Fruit to reflect the River of Time, commanding the Purple Lightning Hammer to enter it and annihilate every version of him across countless points in time!
Thus.
A Great Luo Golden Immortal fell at Cangyuan's hands!
Though he was only an Early Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, he was still a genuine Grand Unity Immortal!
"Ganqi's... Dance, dance, dance... Uh... what's going on here?"
Having his technique interrupted again, Xing Tian felt rather annoyed. He looked at Cangyuan, who was close at hand, then at the spot where that demon Great Luo had been blasted apart.
He was somewhat at a loss.
But no matter how dense Xing Tian was, he could tell that this daoist was not allied with that demon.
"Who are you?"
Xing Tian stared fixedly at Cangyuan with a wary yet deeply intelligent gaze.
He looked as though he would split Cangyuan in two with one axe if Cangyuan had any connection to the demon race.
Cangyuan recalled the Purple Lightning Hammer, straightened his cultivator's robe, and cupped his hands toward Xing Tian with a smile. "I am Cangyuan, an Outer Disciple of the Jie Sect. I have come to the Witch Race on business. Might this valiant warrior be Great Witch Xing Tian?"
"You know me?"
"Xing Tian dances with Ganqi, his might awe-inspiring. He has slain demons until they tremble at the mere mention of Xing Tian's name. How could I not know Great Witch Xing Tian when he stood before me?"
"Ahahahahaha." Xing Tian felt good—very good after being praised. He promptly lowered his Battle Axe and shield. "You Daoists sure know how to speak better than everyone else. I like hearing it."
Cangyuan smiled faintly. "I merely spoke the truth."
"Ah, right, right, right." Xing Tian nodded in agreement. "The truth. What you said is the absolute truth, hahahaha."
Xing Tian was practically being sweet-talked into a placenta.
Seeing that their initial exchange had gone rather well, Cangyuan continued, "May I visit the Witch Race? I have two matters for which I wish to call upon the twelve Ancestral Witches."
At this, Xing Tian nodded, then shook his head. "You are not a demon, and you bear no grudge against the Witch Race. You even helped me kill that fellow just now, so of course you may visit the Witch Race. But... meeting the twelve Ancestral Witches will be difficult. Still, I can ask for you. Whether the Ancestral Witches are willing to see you is not something I can decide."
"Then many thanks to Great Witch Xing Tian."
Cangyuan bowed in thanks, then took a Houtian Spiritual Treasure gourd from the Evergreen Realm and tossed it to Xing Tian. "This is wine I brewed myself. I hope Great Witch Xing Tian will not dislike it."
Quite a few spiritual roots grew within Cangyuan's Evergreen Realm.
Whether Houtian or Innate, after plundering Fangzhang Island and Penglai Island, spiritual roots were what Cangyuan lacked the least. Although he had used up a large portion of them before, plenty remained.
Cangyuan gathered the fruits borne by those spiritual roots, and over time, they accumulated in great quantities.
Thus, he began brewing wine himself according to the methods from his previous life.
As for the flavor...
Cangyuan had specifically cultivated it to be fishy and spicy.
In any case, he did not like it.
But the Witch Race might not feel the same.
When Cangyuan had first brewed the wine, he had done so precisely in preparation for dealing with the Witch Race someday.
Xing Tian caught it curiously, opened it, and sniffed it. A rich fragrance of wine rushed into his nose, immediately making his eyes light up. "What is this?"
Cangyuan said, "Wine."
Xing Tian asked, "What does it do?"
Cangyuan said, "Great Witch Xing Tian will know after trying it."
Xing Tian nodded vigorously. "Alright."
Xing Tian did not care whether there was anything wrong with the wine. Hugging the Spiritual Treasure gourd, he began guzzling it down.
Though the Spiritual Treasure gourd looked tiny, it contained its own Qiankun and could hold the volume of an entire river!
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