Farewell

As Shen Gui walked out of the Ancestor Witch Hall, his face was full of relief.

Luckily, the first great cultivator he had encountered who had seen through the Mysterious Yellow Qi on him had been Houtu.

Shen Gui stretched out his right hand and clenched it tightly. A yellowish-brown glow flashed, but the aura of Mysterious Yellow Qi had already vanished.

As the Ancestor Witch of Earth among the Twelve Ancestor Witches, Houtu's attainments in the Law of Earth were naturally unfathomable. At the very least, with Shen Gui's current cultivation, he could not find any flaw in this restriction.

This way, when he fought others in the future, he would no longer need to hold back.

After all, his body had been forged from Mysterious Yellow Qi. Once he went all out, it would be difficult to avoid exposing its aura. Now that Houtu had placed this restriction on him, he would not need to worry about being exposed unless he encountered those peak great cultivators.

Besides, looking across the Primordial Wilderness, how many great cultivators could surpass Houtu in cultivation?

Still, this meant that he owed Houtu a karmic debt.

Karmic debts were rather troublesome things.

But then again, it was fortunate that it was Houtu.

If he had owed Jieyin and Zhunti people like them a karmic debt, he would probably have been schemed against in every possible way. Now that he only owed Houtu, he merely needed to find an opportunity to repay her.

At the very least, Shen Gui felt that if one were to rank all the great supernatural cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness by who was easiest to deal with, Houtu would definitely be near the top.

As for who was the easiest to deal with, that was naturally Old Master Hongjun.

Mm, that was exactly it.

It was not that he was cowardly. How could speaking his mind be called cowardice?

Definitely not!

For the next period of time, since he had nothing to do for the moment, Shen Gui simply stayed in the Houtu Tribe. At the same time, he tested an idea of his: whether the Wu Clan's method of absorbing Turbid Qi from the earth could allow him to absorb the Mysterious Yellow Qi contained within the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda to strengthen his physical body.

Perhaps because Houtu had summoned Shen Gui alone, the Wu Clan members of the Houtu Tribe were also quite courteous toward him.

Thus, Shen Gui spent his days cultivating in the Houtu Tribe whenever he had nothing to do. Sometimes, he went hunting with Xing Tian and the others, drank and ate meat with them at night, and occasionally beat up Great Wus who came looking to spar with him. His days were quite carefree.

In the blink of an eye, several years had passed, and the day Shen Gui had agreed upon with Qingluan was drawing near.

Thus, on this day, Shen Gui found an opportunity to bid Xing Tian farewell.

Hearing that Shen Gui was leaving, Xing Tian froze for a moment before immediately asking, "Brother Shen Gui, why are you leaving? Have I failed to entertain you properly in some way?"

Shaking his head, Shen Gui said, "Great Wu Xing Tian, you misunderstand. During my stay in the Houtu Tribe, none of you Great Wus treated me as an outsider, and I could feel it. If there were nothing else, I would naturally be willing to stay in the Houtu Tribe a while longer. But I made an appointment with someone before, and now that I have counted the days, the time is nearly here. That is why I have no choice but to leave."

"I see." Xing Tian's expression improved somewhat after hearing Shen Gui's explanation.

"Since Brother Shen Gui has important matters to attend to, I naturally cannot stop you. But if you have time in the future, Brother Shen Gui, feel free to visit our tribe often. We will always welcome you."

"Certainly!"

After bidding Xing Tian farewell, Shen Gui did not immediately leave the Houtu Tribe.

After all, Houtu had helped him so greatly during this visit to the Houtu Tribe. Both emotionally and reasonably, he ought to bid her farewell.

When he arrived at the Ancestor Witch Hall, Houtu seemed to have known Shen Gui was coming and was waiting for him inside.

During these years in the Houtu Tribe, Shen Gui had only seen Houtu a few times in total. Yet every time he saw her, he vaguely sensed that Houtu's aura had become increasingly unfathomable.

And compared to their previous meeting, Shen Gui felt that Houtu had grown much stronger again this time.

Still, Shen Gui was not surprised by this.

After all, this period was precisely the time before the Tribulation of Witch and Monster had fully arrived, and it was also during this time that Hongjun gave his teachings.

Thus, this was the period when the cultivation of the Primordial Wilderness's great supernatural cultivators advanced at a rapid pace.

Perhaps the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Di Jun, Tai Yi, the Twelve Ancestor Witches, and other great cultivators were only at the peak of Daluo now, not much stronger than the other great cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness. However, Shen Gui knew very well that before long, these foremost great cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness would become true titans, pulling far ahead of the others.

Giving a slight bow, Shen Gui said, "Greetings, Ancestor Witch Houtu. Shen Gui has come to bid farewell to Empress."

"You are leaving?"

Shen Gui nodded. "I made an appointment with someone in the past, and after counting the days, the time is nearly here."

"Mm." Houtu pondered briefly. "Then go. After all, it is not suitable for a cultivator like you to remain among the Wu Clan. Only in the Primordial Wilderness can you obtain opportunities that will greatly increase your cultivation. However, before that, allow me to strengthen the restriction on you once more."

"Thank you, Empress."

Houtu's cultivation was much stronger now than before, so the restriction she placed would naturally be stronger as well. Shen Gui naturally would not refuse such a thing.

After Houtu had strengthened the restriction on Shen Gui, Shen Gui bid her farewell and truly left the Houtu Tribe.

It was time to go to Qingluan City and find Qingluan.