While the Ancestor Witches in Pangu Hall were studying how to yank off Zhunti's arm, chaos had also broken out in the Heavenly Court.
Here was what had happened: Bai Xuan brought Di Jun the news that Bo Huang had followed the Ancestor Witches to Pangu Hall. The moment Di Jun learned that his precious eldest son had gone there with the Ancestor Witches, he became so frantic that smoke practically rose from his head.
Tai Yi hurriedly said, "Big Brother, don't panic. Huang'er has the Chaos Bell I lent him protecting him. The Chaos Bell has not been attacked so far, which proves that he is still safe for now."
Di Jun said anxiously, "Of course I know he is safe right now. What I fear is that once the Witch Clan and demon race go to war in the future, the Witch Clan will bring out Bo Huang and use him to threaten us."
An image flashed through Tai Yi's mind: an Ancestor Witch battling him while wielding Bo Huang as a weapon, chasing him, his brother, and his sister-in-law all over the sky. He instantly shook his head. That image was too terrifying—simply unbearable to look at.
With that thought, Tai Yi hurriedly said, "Big Brother, Demon Master, Xi Huang, enough talk. We need to ransom Bo Huang back immediately. Otherwise, there will be no need to fight the Wu Yao war at all."
Di Jun and Fu Xi nodded repeatedly, while Kun Peng had already arrived at the South Heavenly Gate. Turning back, he said, "If we don't leave now, those Witch Clan fellows might start fighting the Great Crown Prince first."
Before long, Di Jun arrived at Mount Kunlun and sought out Tongtian. He said, "Saint Tongtian, my son is a disciple of the Jie Sect no matter what. Are you really just going to let the Witch Clan take him away?"
Tongtian shook his head and said, "Don't worry. Have some tea first, then we can talk. I already knew about Bo Huang."
Tai Yi was hot-tempered and immediately said, "How could we possibly be in the mood for tea at a time like this? Please tell us what exactly happened."
Tongtian nodded. "It is very simple. Bo Huang willingly went with those Ancestor Witches. When he left with them, he only sent me one voice transmission: I'm going to mess with Zhunti."
Di Jun said, "Messing with Zhunti is no excuse... That boy is in the Witch Clan's territory. It is too dangerous. We should bring him back."
Tongtian was rendered speechless. Those Twelve Ancestor Witches? Together, they probably could not scrape together three brains. Wouldn't Bo Huang run circles around them? What is the Heavenly Court even worried about? (Dijiang: Your brain is not much better either, Tongtian. Hmph.)
Before long, Tongtian accompanied the demon race to the outside of Pangu Hall. Tongtian called out loudly, "Dijiang, Tongtian of the Jie Sect has come with the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court. Please come out and meet us."
Hearing the call inside Pangu Hall, Dijiang said to Bo Huang, "Well now, kid, you certainly have some face. Your family has come to take you home."
Bo Huang smiled. "Don't worry. I promised you that I would explain how to beat Zhunti first. Once I leave, you can follow the same method and slowly comprehend it yourselves. I will not leave early."
Dijiang nodded and emerged from Pangu Hall with Bo Huang. Di Jun said, "Dijiang, a figure of your stature abducting a junior? That is not very appropriate, is it?"
Dijiang hurriedly retorted, "Don't slander a good man. I did not do anything to this kid. See for yourself—his body and primordial spirit have not suffered the slightest injury. Bo Huang is now an honored guest of my Witch Clan."
Tai Yi did not believe him. "Who are you trying to fool? Everyone knows that your Witch Clan has always wanted to deal with our demon race. Tell the truth: are you planning to use my nephew as a demon hostage so we will not dare wage war against the Witch Clan?"
Gou Mang stepped out and said, "We absolutely have no such intentions. Look, under Crown Prince Bo Huang's guidance, I even achieved a breakthrough. Our Witch Clan has always repaid kindness, and we would never lay a hand on our benefactor."
Tai Yi looked utterly bewildered. "Bo Huang, what the hell did you teach him? That makes no sense. Our Golden Crows are not wood-attributed either. I could accept it if you taught Zhu Rong, but what is this nonsense about teaching Gou Mang until he broke through?"
Gou Mang said, "What the hell do you know, Tai Yi? Bo Huang taught us the correct way to gain enlightenment by beating Zhunti, and then I broke through."
Tongtian secretly found it amusing. Junior Brother Zhunti, you have suffered. So you were locked up in Pangu Hall getting beaten. No wonder the Primordial Wilderness has recently been missing that shameless immortal who scours the land clean.
Upon hearing Gou Mang's words, Tai Yi was completely speechless. He said to Bo Huang, "Beating Zhunti requires a specific posture? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Bo Huang looked innocent. "Second Uncle, you never asked." Then he sent a voice transmission: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Only Gou Mang and Ru Shou can truly break through. The other Ancestor Witches are all doomed. By then, there will only be eleven Ancestor Witches left."
Tai Yi relayed Bo Huang's words through voice transmission. Di Jun said, "Dijiang, do you dare swear upon Pangu Hall that the Witch Clan will not harm Bo Huang for one million years?"
Dijiang said, "Why would I not dare? Father God above, I, Ancestor Witch Dijiang, swear here that for one million years, none of the Ancestor Witches will attack Bo Huang."
After saying that, he looked at Di Jun. "Well? Can you leave in peace now?"
Di Jun nodded and departed with the others, while Dijiang returned to Pangu Hall once more—only to find that Zhunti was already missing an arm.
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