Jieyin and Zhunti grew angrier the more they thought about it and headed straight for Pangu Hall on Buzhou Mountain. In front of Pangu Hall, Zhunti shouted furiously, "Ancestral Witch Dijiang, please come out and see me."
Dijiang frowned and said, "Did Zhunti discover that we went to Mount Sumeru and smashed everything?"
Jumang said, "Probably... After all, we were pretty obvious about it. We even used our Ancestral Witch True Bodies. Maybe they saw the footprints."
Xuanming said, "Why should we be afraid of him? Zhunti was the one who ambushed our Witch Clan's young warriors near Buzhou Mountain. Smashing his dojo was already going easy on him."
Zhurong, the Ancestral Witch of Fire, had always had a terrible temper. Now that he had reached the entrance to Pangu Hall, he said, "They've already come knocking, so what's there to say? Are we seriously planning to deny it? Just beat them until they run away."
Gonggong said, "You, with nothing but fire in your head—the Dao Ancestor said that no major battles are allowed in the Primordial Wilderness before the Three Lectures."
Dijiang scratched his head and said, "Does beating those two count as a major battle? Wouldn't one punch from each of us settle it? We can just surround them and beat them up. Wait, I'll open a space and lock them inside. We'll only beat them up. Other than that, we won't damage a single blade of grass or tree in the Primordial Wilderness. The Dao Ancestor won't be able to say anything."
Zhurong was delighted. "Eldest Brother, what are we waiting for? Let's go."
Just like that, a group of Ancestral Witches rushed out. Dijiang raised his hand and used the Law of Space to immobilize Jieyin and Zhunti. Then, the Twelve Ancestral Witches surrounded them and gave them a group beatdown, kicking them while cursing, "You still dare come to our Witch Clan demanding an explanation? Fine, we'll give you an explanation. I won't beat you to death..."
Jieyin grimaced in pain and shouted, "Ancestral Witch Dijiang, your Witch Clan has to be reasonable..."
Xuanming planted her foot directly in Jieyin's mouth and said, "Reasonable, is it? In our Witch Clan, fists are the only reason. You're not strong enough, yet you still dare come lecture us about reason? You're just asking for a beating."
Houtu watched Xuanming plant her foot in Zhunti's mouth and said, "Sister Xuanming, this... is it really fun?"
Xuanming nodded. "It's extremely fun. You should try it later. These two were transformed from plants and trees, so the tree sap that comes out when you step on their mouths smells wonderful."
Houtu nodded at that and copied Xuanming, doing the same to Zhunti... Oh-ho, the Western Duo usually faked their cries whenever they were beaten, but this time, they were genuinely beaten to tears.
After the beating, Dijiang said, "You secretly harmed our Witch Clan's tribes and thought we didn't know? If you do it again, we'll keep you here to draw tree sap for the two girls. Scram."
As a result, Jieyin and Zhunti hated the Witch Clan even more.
Meanwhile, on Kunlun Mountain, Laozi said, "It seems an opportunity is about to appear in the back mountains of Buzhou Mountain."
Yuanshi and Tongtian looked up at the same time, their eyes lighting up. "Indeed."
Xuanxiao was depressed. He silently communicated with the system through his soul and said, "Why can Old Father and the others sense it, but I can't? Supposedly, with the fortune of the demon clan supporting me, my cultivation is no weaker than theirs—in fact, it's even stronger."
"Heh heh. Your mother once fought your grandfather while he was creating the world, so you don't possess the merit of creation. Yes, that's it." The system chuckled before replying.
Seeing Xuanxiao's bitter expression, Tongtian rubbed his head and said, "Just come with us. Having good talent doesn't necessarily mean you're good at finding treasures." With that, he chased after Laozi and Yuanshi.
Xuanxiao quickly got over it and followed them as well. He thought, So what if I can't sense it? Now that I know about it, how could I possibly let it go?
"Ding! Quest issued: Obtain at least one gourd and the gourd vine. Rewards: Gourd Vine Cultivation Method and Gourd Babies Cultivation Method." At that moment, the system issued a quest at just the right time.
Upon hearing it, Xuanxiao thought, Empress Nuwa, I'm sorry. You'll have to make do with molding people later. The human-making whip is gone. (Nuwa: What a mean thing to do! Even an Iron-Eating Beast wants to chew you up.)
Before long, they arrived in front of Buzhou Mountain. The gourds had yet to be born, but powerful figures from all over had already gathered. Strangely enough, the Witch Clan had not come to take a look.
It turned out that inside Pangu Hall, Dijiang had said, "With so many people gathering, an Innate Spiritual Treasure is definitely about to appear. Our Witch Clan doesn't use those things anyway, so we simply won't go."
Zhu Jiuyin chuckled. "Haha, Eldest Brother is right. If someone provokes our Witch Clan, then having a major battle is fine. But when nobody has provoked us, why bother causing trouble by intervening? Besides, we wouldn't use that lousy Innate Spiritual Treasure anyway."
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