Gonggong Issues a Challenge, First Battle Location: Mount Sumeru, The West Weeps Urgently

The Witch Race finished their meeting, and Gonggong came to deliver the declaration of war. On Sun Star, Gonggong said, "My elder brother sent me to deliver this declaration of war. We will have a decisive battle with the Demon Race. If you lose, you will disband the Demon Race." (Gonggong, that sly fox, came to deliver the declaration of war before Zhurong could react. It made Zhurong quite depressed.)

Dijun said, "A battle it is. Where shall we set the location for the decisive battle?"

Gonggong was stunned, scratching his head foolishly. "I forgot to ask... Should I go back and ask?"

Xuanxiao was speechless. "You're delivering a declaration of war? Why are you just passing on a message?"

Gonggong was speechless. "If I don't pass on a message, how can I deliver a declaration of war?"

Xuanxiao slapped his forehead. "My mistake. You may go." He then added, "Our Demon Race intends to set the location for the decisive battle at Mount Sumeru. There are few living beings there, which can avoid accidental injuries and the accumulation of karma."

Gonggong nodded. "Our Witch Race understands."

Xuanxiao said, "Remember to clear the area. We can fight, but it's not good to harm nearby living beings."

Gonggong scoffed, "Clear the area? Don't worry, with our Witch Race on the job, not a single tree will be left standing. We'll clear it all. That way, if you lose, you can't claim you held back for fear of harming the innocent. Hmph, you can say our Witch Race is too bloodthirsty, but don't think we don't understand what you mean about a certain race below Buzhou Mountain."

Xuanxiao chuckled. "Alright, you all go and clear the area first."

After Gonggong left, Xuanxiao said, "Okay, it's unlikely the battle will happen now. This move is called 'diverting the flood to the east,' letting Jieyin and Zhunti deal with the headache."

Not long after, in Pangu Hall, Gonggong told Dijiang that Xuanxiao had agreed to set the decisive battle location at Mount Sumeru and that he had already agreed. Dijiang nodded and said, "Since you've already agreed, there's nothing more to say. Go and clear the area. Anyway, there are only Jieyin and Zhunti, two Grand Unity Golden Immortals, in that area of Mount Sumeru. If they're sensible, spare their lives. If they're not, just kill them."

Houtu said, "Those two are direct disciples of the Dao Ancestor... Killing them directly might offend the Dao Ancestor."

Jumang retorted, "What's there to be afraid of? We still have to deal with those three direct disciples of the Three Pure Ones later. What's two more nominal disciples? The Primordial World was left to us, the Witch Race, by our Father God."

After a round of discussion, Dijiang made the decision. "Let's go. We'll clear Mount Sumeru first." Then, the Twelve Ancestral Witches majestically charged towards Mount Sumeru.

At the foot of Mount Sumeru, Dijiang shouted, "Jieyin, Zhunti, Mount Sumeru has been requisitioned by our Witch Race. You two get lost quickly."

Jieyin's face contorted in bitterness. "The Witch Race already has Buzhou Mountain as their base. Why are they snatching Mount Sumeru? What's gotten into them?"

Zhunti shook his head helplessly. "Senior Brother, I don't know either. Who knows what they're thinking? Why don't you go out and negotiate with them?"

Jieyin asked, "Why isn't it you?"

Zhunti replied, "Let's go together. If it's fate, we can't avoid it. If it's misfortune, we can't escape it."

Not long after, the two brothers arrived at the foot of the mountain. "What do the Witch Race want with our Daoist sanctuary?"

Dijiang said, "In a while, our Witch Race is going to have a fight with the Demon Race. There are few living beings near Mount Sumeru, which can avoid accidental injuries. It's perfectly suitable."

Zhunti's eyes immediately turned red. He thought to himself, My brother and I spent several eons establishing Mount Sumeru as our Daoist sanctuary, and they want to use it as a battlefield? After your two races finish this fight, won't my Mount Sumeru be ruined again?

At this thought, Zhunti was furious. "Ancestral Witch Dijiang, don't you think this is going too far?"

Jumang chimed in, "What's going too far? Aren't you just a tree? I advise you two to move out quickly, otherwise, our Witch Race will resort to force. You know, our Witch Race has a bad temper."

Jieyin was furious. "Since that's the case, my brother and I have no choice but to..." He paused here and wailed loudly, "Master, the Witch Race is trying to seize our Daoist sanctuary. You must deliver justice for us!"

Dijiang's back twinged. "Damn it, I thought you were going to fight, but you just started crying. You made my back go out. It seems these two don't want to move. Let's all move them together. If they don't move, we'll help them move."

Zhunti panicked and directly revealed his Twenty-Four-Headed Golden Body Manifestation, blocking the way to Mount Sumeru. "Ancestral Witch Dijiang, are you really going to push things to the absolute extreme?"

Dijiang didn't hold back. He revealed his Ancestral Witch true form and threw a punch. Although Zhunti's Golden Body was also formidable, it was still inferior to the Ancestral Witch true form and was cracked by the punch.

A long sigh echoed through the air. "Let's cease the battle for today. I have arrived." It turned out to be Hongjun from Purple Cloud Palace.