A Grand Scheme, a Method

Ever since he and Jiufeng had begun their frank discussion, Jiufeng had been the one asking questions while he answered them.

Although Yuan Yan had also intended to speak openly with Jiufeng, to dissolve the estrangement and wariness between them and build goodwill with the Witch Clan,

Yuan Yan had no obligation to keep answering Jiufeng's questions.

He was only doing so out of consideration for the Witch Clan, for Houtu and Jiufeng's earlier transaction with him, in which they had offered three High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and one Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Otherwise, he would never have answered so much.

She still had more questions she wanted to ask him?

Why should he guide her?

At this point, Jiufeng naturally could hear the refusal in Yuan Yan's words. Though she felt that things had gotten off to a bad start, she was unwilling to give up.

She truly had no good way to eliminate Di Jun and Taiyi in advance, or prevent them from rising to power. Nor did she know how to let the Witch Clan completely escape the vortex of the Calamity Cycle and safely survive it in full.

If Yuan Yan was unwilling to guide her, then while her current actions against Di Jun and Taiyi could cause them considerable trouble, even affect their cultivation and hinder their rise,

they would still fall far short of her goal: allowing the entire Witch Clan to safely survive the Calamity Cycle, with at least the Twelve Ancestral Witches suffering no losses.

But if Yuan Yan was willing to point out the way, perhaps he could inspire her and help her achieve her goal. At the very least, he could further weaken Di Jun and Taiyi, allowing more Ancestral Witches and Innate Great Witches to survive the Calamity Cycle.