Worrying About Nothing

Xuan Yuan was perfectly aware of the consequences his actions would bring.

But he had no choice.

It was because, just moments ago, Houtu had actually begun her process of severing the self to prove the Dao.

With no other recourse, Xuan Yuan could only resort to this last resort.

It wasn't an intentional targeting of Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, or the others; it was purely to interrupt Houtu's severing of the self to prove the Dao.

Although severing the self to prove the Dao was the path he had planned for Houtu, and the main reason he brought her to Zixiao Palace.

But now was not the right time!

This was Zixiao Palace, after all, under the watchful eyes of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. If Houtu truly went through with severing the self to prove the Dao, Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao would immediately detect the anomaly and learn of their scheme.

Houtu's transformation into the cycle of reincarnation would not only benefit the Primordial World, giving all beings in the Primordial World a chance to reincarnate after death, but it would also cause the Witch Clan to lose Houtu, an Ancestor Witch. Without her, they would be unable to unleash the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, ultimately leading to the war between the Witches and Demons, resulting in mutual destruction and the near annihilation of the strong from both clans.

These were all predetermined by the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, and could not be altered.

Xuan Yuan himself was already a variable that caused Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao considerable headaches, and they hadn't yet devised a better solution. They could only resort to methods that favored the Demon Clan to balance the overall strength of the Witch and Demon clans.

Once they discovered that Houtu had already completed her primordial spirit, intended to sever the self to prove the Dao, and then use one of her three selves to embody reincarnation while her main body evaded disaster.

At that point, Houtu would surpass Xuan Yuan and become the biggest variable in the eyes of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

They might even suspect that since Houtu had already completed her primordial spirit and could cultivate the method of severing the three selves, could the other Ancestor Witches, like Dijiang, also do the same as Houtu?

The Ancestor Witches of the Witch Clan were born with mastery over a Great Dao law. Now, if they could also cultivate the method of severing the three selves, their strength would undoubtedly advance further.

How terrifyingly powerful would the overall strength of the Witch Clan become?

It was not impossible for a single Ancestor Witch to suppress Dijun or Donghuang Taiyi.

If that were the case, the subsequent war between the Witches and Demons would be a one-sided affair.

It was even possible that Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and other powerful figures of the Demon Clan, upon witnessing the might of the Witch Clan, would directly concede, preventing the calamity of the Witches and Demons from proceeding.

This was something Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao could not tolerate.

Xuan Yuan had no doubt that if such a situation arose, Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao might even drop all pretense and intervene personally.

Therefore, Xuan Yuan had no choice but to interrupt Houtu's severing of the self to prove the Dao in this manner.

Although Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao would still detect the anomaly afterward, as long as they didn't witness it firsthand, no matter how unwilling they were, and no matter how many underhanded tactics they employed behind the scenes.

They would not dare to directly target the Witch Clan.

After all, the Primordial World was created by Pangu.

And the Witch Clan, especially the Ancestor Witches, were formed from the essence blood of Great God Pangu, bearing immense merit for the creation of heaven and earth.

Even Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao could not bear the immense karma of directly killing an Ancestor Witch.

Seeing that Houtu had awakened from her state of severing the self to prove the Dao, Xuan Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.

Upon noticing Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Fuxi, and the others looking at him with resentful expressions, he could only offer an awkward smile.

"Sorry, I thought she was about to sever the self to prove the Dao, and I couldn't help but shout. You guys continue, continue, don't mind me!"

Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Fuxi, and the others shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Faced with such a scoundrel, they could do nothing.

Since Xuan Yuan had already apologized, what else could they do?

They couldn't exactly drag Xuan Yuan out and beat him up, could they?

They didn't have any major grudges against Xuan Yuan anyway, so they'd let people like Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi from the Demon Clan handle it.

Seeing that Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Fuxi, and the others were no longer paying attention to him and had returned to their meditation to comprehend the Dao, Xuan Yuan smiled and shook his head.

This time, he had incurred a great karmic debt, and he could only find a way to make amends in other ways later.

As for Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and the other powerful figures of the Demon Clan, he simply ignored them.

The two sides had long since become enemies, even fighting and initiating the first war between the Witches and Demons. Xuan Yuan felt no sympathy for his enemies.

If it weren't for Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Fuxi, and the others, even if Houtu hadn't preemptively begun severing the self to prove the Dao, Xuan Yuan would have found a way to prevent the powerful figures of the Demon Clan from severing the self to prove the Dao.

I just can't stand seeing your Demon Clan prosper, so what?

Seeing that Xuan Yuan only apologized to Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Fuxi, and the others while ignoring them, and looking at them with a hateful gaze.

The already extremely grim expressions of Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and the others turned even darker.

If it weren't for Dao Ancestor Hongjun watching from his cloud bed, they would have been unable to resist directly attacking and beating Xuan Yuan soundly to vent the anger pent up in their hearts.

Of course, even though they couldn't directly attack, it didn't stop them from engaging in verbal sparring.

Ci Tie, a newly joined powerful figure of the Demon Clan, once again took on the role of vanguard.

He glared at Xuan Yuan, sneering mockingly, "Some people simply lack self-awareness. Talking about severing the self to prove the Dao, why don't you break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm first!"

Fei Lian, another Daluo Golden Immortal realm expert from the Demon Clan, shook his head in agreement, "How could someone like that have any self-awareness? If I were him, I wouldn't even have the face to enter Zixiao Palace!"

Ji Meng, a powerful figure from the Demon Clan sitting next to Fei Lian, asked knowingly, "Brother Fei Lian, why do you say that?"

Fei Lian's lips curled into a smile, and he said, "Think about it. During the Dao Ancestor's first sermon, he was already a powerful figure in the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, looking down on everyone. How spirited he was back then. Yet now, he still hasn't broken through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Let alone being a powerful figure, among everyone in Zixiao Palace, you can hardly find a few people weaker than him. And he's still so arrogant. How could such a person have any self-awareness!"

The members of the Demon Clan asked and answered themselves, purely for their own amusement, with no one else joining in.

After all, in the Primordial World, no one is a fool.

Although they couldn't see through Xuanyuan's specific cultivation, no one would think that Xuanyuan was still at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

After all, as an Ancestor Witch of the Witch Clan, his foundation and aptitude were among the very top in the entire Primordial World.

Moreover, for someone as obnoxious as Xuanyuan to have lived this long, how could his strength possibly be weak?

In fact, the Demon Clan powerhouses like Fei Lian and Ji Meng also knew clearly that Xuanyuan's strength was definitely not bad. Let alone Taiyi Golden Immortal, even among the Daluo Golden Immortals, he was definitely a notable expert.

This kind of mockery was precisely to provoke Xuanyuan, making him act first in Zixiao Palace out of anger and embarrassment.

At that time, the Dao Ancestor would definitely intervene and punish Xuanyuan.

They would then be considered to have made a great contribution to the Demon Clan.

Unfortunately, they still underestimated Xuanyuan too much.

Xuanyuan's expression on his face showed no change whatsoever; instead, the corners of his mouth curved even higher.

"Some people are just meddling busybodies. I'm not your father, so I don't need to serve you all the time!"