Ch. 21Dampen the Opponent's Arrogance
Key Plot Points and Events
- Baize's departure to Mount Buzhou to seek the Three Pure Ones alarms the Ancestral Witches.
- The Ancestral Witches decide to attack the Three Pure Ones to assert their dominance and dampen the arrogance of other great powers.
- The Three Pure Ones, unaware of the impending threat, discuss their cultivation progress and dismiss the Three Crows as inferior.
Character Developments
- Dijiang shows strategic thinking and resolve, advocating for a severe suppression of the Three Pure Ones to claim Pangu's orthodoxy and compensate for the Witch Clan's deficiencies.
- The Three Pure Ones, particularly Laozi, exhibit confidence in their cultivation progress and disdain for the Three Crows.
Significant Themes
- Power dynamics and the struggle for dominance among different factions (Witch Clan, Three Pure Ones, Three Crows).
- The importance of recognizing and adhering to the 'mandate of heaven' or divine will.
- The pursuit of cultivation and self-improvement.
Character Interactions
- Dijiang and the Ancestral Witches discuss and agree on targeting the Three Pure Ones to send a message to other great powers.
- The Three Pure Ones express their disdain for the Three Crows and discuss their cultivation progress, unaware of the impending threat from the Witch Clan.