Visiting the Witch Race

Daoist Zhunti didn't dare to directly confront Houtu; after all, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Fiends Array was not something he could withstand.

He could only leave with a harsh remark and turn to leave.

Seeing Daoist Zhunti leave, the stone in Chen Xuan's heart finally dropped.

He bowed to Houtu again and said, "Thank you, Sister Houtu, for saving me. Otherwise, I would have been snatched away by this shameless Martial Uncle today."

Seeing Chen Xuan's expression of surviving a disaster, Houtu couldn't help but let out a series of giggles.

"You should quickly worry about your Junior Brother. If you don't act soon, he's really going to fail his transformation."

Hearing Houtu say this, Chen Xuan immediately looked towards the mountain hollow.

At this moment, the last tribulation lightning in the sky had fallen. As long as Daoist Duobao could withstand it, he could immediately transform and attain the Dao.

But Chen Xuan also noticed that the Demon King he had let go was hiding in the shadows.

Holding the gleaming Twelve Foot Steel Spear in his hand, he was probably waiting for the moment the heavenly tribulation ended to directly launch a sneak attack on Daoist Duobao.

At this point, even if Chen Xuan wanted to open his mouth to warn Daoist Duobao, it was already too late.

As Daoist Duobao withstood the last tribulation lightning, the Demon King hiding behind him also made his move.

At this critical moment, Chen Xuan directly unleashed the Diamond Cutter.

The Diamond Cutter emitted a brilliant light in mid-air, making it difficult for the Demon King to open his eyes for a moment.

The Twelve Foot Steel Spear that flew out also missed its mark, grazing Daoist Duobao's right arm and flying past, not injuring Daoist Duobao.

Seeing that his attack missed, the Demon King turned and prepared to flee. Unfortunately, it was too late to escape now; the Diamond Cutter had already descended from the sky.

With a flash of green light, the Demon King actually revealed his true form, which turned out to be a single-horned blue ox with a flat horn.

And at this moment, the Diamond Cutter that Chen Xuan had unleashed happened to be tied to the ox's nose. This couldn't help but make Chen Xuan freeze in place.

He couldn't help but inwardly complain, "Holy cow, this guy is actually Kui Ox King."

At the same time, the blue ox with the flat horn knelt down on its front knees and spoke in human language, "Please, Immortal Elder, show mercy. This little demon is willing to follow the Immortal Elder and be a mount. I only ask the Immortal Elder to spare this little demon's life."

Chen Xuan shook his head helplessly, "I don't need a mount, but I can introduce you to someone else and let you be his mount."

The blue ox with the flat horn desperately nodded its ox head, "As long as the Immortal Elder gives this little demon a way to live, it doesn't matter who I am a mount for."

Chen Xuan nodded, "Since that's the case, then you can stay by my side for now. After I travel the Great Desolate, it won't be too late to take you back to find your master."

Chen Xuan didn't directly mention Taishang Laozi's name. His purpose was to test the credibility of this blue ox with the flat horn.

If it knew it was going to be Taishang Laozi's mount, it would be strange if it didn't excitedly run to Kunlun Mountain.

Meanwhile, Daoist Duobao, who had survived the tribulation, also came before Chen Xuan and respectfully bowed to Chen Xuan, saying, "Duobao greets Senior Brother."

At this moment, Chen Xuan looked at Daoist Duobao in front of him and no longer felt the original disgust.

Because Chen Xuan had already figured out the key point. If he hadn't passed by today, Daoist Duobao would have inevitably fallen into Daoist Zhunti's hands.

Perhaps it was because Daoist Duobao encountered Daoist Zhunti during his transformation that it was destined for Daoist Duobao to become the key to the great prosperity of Buddhism later on.

As for why Daoist Duobao still joined Tongtian's sect after encountering Daoist Zhunti, this was something Chen Xuan did not know.

Chen Xuan nodded at Daoist Duobao, signaling him to lead the Horned Azure Ox. Then, he followed Houtu towards the Hou Tu Tribe.

During his stay in the Hou Tu Tribe, Chen Xuan became acquainted with Great Witch Xing Tian. The two felt like they had known each other their whole lives upon meeting.

They sparred day and night within the tribe, causing quite a commotion.

One was born with the Witch Race's strongest combat technique, the Witch Mantra, while the other, upon taking human form, possessed the Profound School's protective divine skill, the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.

These two were absolute battle fanatics. Sometimes, they would fight for days and nights on end.

This couldn't help but make Daoist Duobao lie on the Horned Azure Ox, sighing and saying, "Senior Brother is truly amazing. When will I ever reach his cultivation level?"

The Horned Azure Ox turned its head and looked at Daoist Duobao with a disdainful gaze, saying, "With your meager skills, forget it. If it weren't for the Immortal Master saving you, you would have become this Great King's magic treasure by now."

Being looked down upon by an ox, even if it was an ancient rare species, was not something everyone could easily accept.

Fortunately, after spending this time together, Daoist Duobao had grown accustomed to the disdain from the Horned Azure Ox.

However, Daoist Duobao would never just accept the contempt without fighting back. Daoist Duobao waved his hand, and a cattle-driving whip appeared in his grasp.

At the same time, when he looked at the Horned Azure Ox, a knowing smile hung on his face.

"Uh, Daoist Duobao, please be merciful. You're amazing, you're amazing, isn't that enough? Don't always whip me at the drop of a hat, okay?"

...Crack...

...Ah...

...Moo...

On this day, Chen Xuan and Xing Tian were sparring happily when someone suddenly came to find Chen Xuan.

They said that the other eleven Ancestral Witches had arrived at the Hou Tu Tribe, and Empress Houtu wanted Chen Xuan to meet with them.

Chen Xuan descended from mid-air, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Xing Tian with lingering excitement, "Brother Xing Tian, wait here for a moment. I'll be right back."

After speaking, he turned and headed towards Houtu's residence.

Sparring with Xing Tian during this time wasn't just Chen Xuan being competitive and eager to fight.

Rather, Chen Xuan had discovered that his Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique could only be best improved through combat.

Currently, Chen Xuan's Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique was on the verge of breaking through to the fourth revolution. As long as Chen Xuan could cultivate the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to the fifth revolution, he would become a Grand Yi Mysterious Immortal.

This was because each revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique corresponded to a level of cultivation.

The first revolution corresponded to Earth Immortal, the second to Heaven Immortal, the third to Mysterious Immortal, the fourth to Golden Immortal, the fifth to Grand Golden Immortal, the sixth to Great Luo Golden Immortal, the seventh to Quasi-Sage, the eighth to Sage, and the ninth to Heavenly Dao Sage.

Before long, Chen Xuan arrived at Houtu's residence and didn't forget to cup his hands in greeting to the Ancestral Witches present.

Houtu took a couple of steps towards Chen Xuan, smiling as she introduced him to the Ancestral Witches.

She also stated with certainty that Chen Xuan was her, Houtu's, younger brother.

After Houtu finished the introductions, the Water Ancestral Witch Gonggong stepped forward and began to size up Chen Xuan.

After observing him, he spoke, "Your body is filled with surging water elements, not inferior to mine, Gonggong. It seems your origin must be extraordinary, brother!"

"I say, Gonggong, how does having surging water elements make one's origin extraordinary? Does that mean my Zhurong's fire elements are not fit for refined company?"