Performing a Ritual

Shen Yi's appearance had directly rendered all his arrangements in Southern Commandery useless with overwhelming power.

Originally, the Witch God had no need to pay Shen Yi any heed. After all, the spread of the Life-Severing Gu had already become an irresistible tide. How could Shen Yi alone stop it?

Even if the imperial court reacted.

The Life-Severing Gu lay hidden within the body and was no different from an ordinary person until it flared up. The spread of gu insects was simply impossible to guard against.

He had no need to contend against Shen Yi at all. Before long, the entire Nine Provinces would fall into his hands.

But the worst part was that, besides Shen Yi, they actually had a Heaven-Human grandmaster proficient in poisons and gu. More than anyone else, the Witch God understood just how terrifying that little girl was.

After all, gu and poison had always gone hand in hand. Her ability to refine ten thousand poisons using pure true qi alone could increase the efficiency of gu refinement a hundredfold.

If the Witch God had possessed such a method, he could have refined the Life-Severing Gu back when he instigated the chaos of witchcraft and gu. Even Master would have been powerless against him.

Unfortunately, the past could not be reclaimed.

And the present situation was even worse.

While "undercover" at Tian Shu Pavilion, he had personally witnessed the "Thousand-Year Snow" and "Red Lotus Fire" refined by A' Yue. They were nothing less than a devastating blow to his plans for the Life-Severing Gu.

And that was not even the most crucial part. The worst thing was that the little girl had actually cultivated something like the "Life-Seeking Gu."

This was aimed directly at him!

Even though his true body was hidden thousands of