The Cunning Wang Shi

The departure of Nuwa and the other three actually left Wang Shi rather worried.

After all, some sinister thing was always watching them from the shadows. Having the enemy hidden while they stood exposed was an utterly wretched feeling.

But there was no better solution for now. They could only travel together.

Soon, the Three Pure Ones and the two Demon Emperors returned to the Heavenly Court to rebuild it.

Meanwhile, the many mighty figures of the Demon Tribe rested and recovered their strength.

Wang Shi, however, bid farewell to his masters.

"I need to return to Buzhou Mountain and strengthen its defenses."

Since their last discussion of the Dao, many unaffiliated cultivators who followed Wang Shi had come to Buzhou Mountain. Their numbers were considerable.

Wang Shi was still somewhat worried about them.

More importantly, of course, even the Demon Emperors had been attacked. There was no guarantee that the Twelve Ancestral Witches would be spared.

The Three Pure Ones were reluctant. Staying by their side was the safest option at present.

But in the end, they could not dissuade Wang Shi.

"Disciple, you must be careful on this journey. If you encounter danger, inform us as soon as possible."

In truth, the Three Pure Ones very much wanted to place their auras inside Wang Shi's body.

But Wang Shi refused outright.

His reason was simple: he was not comfortable with it.

After all, that would effectively allow the Three Pure Ones to track his whereabouts at any moment.

He hated that feeling of losing his freedom.

Besides, he did intend to return to Buzhou Mountain, but first he had to visit the Former Site of the Purple Firmament Palace.

There was still a vast quantity of special energy there that he needed to absorb.

Cultivating the Pangu Great Dao imposed extremely demanding requirements on him. Cultivating with ordinary spiritual energy brought him only slow gains.

This was also why Wang Shi's cultivation had never advanced by leaps and bounds.

Having finally found a source of special energy, he naturally could not let it slip away.

This energy might be harmful to others, but for him, it was unquestionably just what he needed to shatter his own shackles.

If he had not feared causing misunderstandings and making others think he was a monster, he would have stubbornly refused to leave back then.

After he left the Heavenly Court,

his entire body instantly broke apart into countless stones, which fell in all directions.

Those stones then scattered every which way.

Any one of those stones could have been his true body.

The Three Pure Ones, who had been keeping their eyes on him, were dumbfounded at the sight.

"That brat Stone Spirit certainly has plenty of tricks. Who taught him this method of splitting his true body?"

"It seems we can let him leave without worrying. Even I can't tell which one is his true body. Is every one of them his true body? They all carry its aura?"

Beast Emperor Shen Ni, who was hiding nearby, was equally dumbfounded.

He had intended to abduct this fellow, but now that seemed utterly unrealistic. His target was far too cautious.

He could only abandon the attempt. After all, he had truly never seen a cultivation technique like this.

"I must say, the Primordial World is rather outrageous this time. Why can the Spirit of Buzhou Mountain take form? That defies all reason."

Beast Emperor Shen Ni frowned as he watched.

He had to capture this most unusual little fellow, but clearly, now was not the time.

Wang Shi naturally had no idea that he had been targeted.

He used a tenth of his power to send himself into the Chaos Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Soon, he restored his true body and passed through the Chaos storm to reach the Former Site of the Purple Firmament Palace.

He eagerly plunged into the raging energy.

He felt the surrounding energy surging into his body, as though it could not wait.

Wang Shi was mildly surprised as well.

He sat cross-legged at the very center and began absorbing the energy madly.

Meanwhile, an uninvited guest arrived on Buzhou Mountain.

With the God-Slaying Spear in hand, he barged straight into the Pangu Temple.

The newcomer was none other than Beast Emperor Shen Ni, who was hunting Wang Shi.

He guessed that Wang Shi might return to Buzhou Mountain, so he had come here specifically.

But instead of finding Wang Shi, he suffered humiliation from those nearby.

Indeed, he had actually been discovered.

With his concealment methods, no one should have been able to detect his presence under any circumstances!

Yet that was exactly what happened. Not only had he been discovered, but the Twelve Ancestral Witches had joined forces to launch a sneak attack on him.

If he could tolerate this, what could he not tolerate?

In his fury, he drew the God-Slaying Spear, and the two sides clashed.

But the Twelve Ancestral Witches fought as they retreated, slowly withdrawing into the Pangu Temple.

By then, Beast Emperor Shen Ni could no longer suppress his rage. Without caring whether they had laid a trap, he charged straight inside.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches immediately took positions all around him.

"Hahaha! Stone Spirit guessed right after all. You were bound to lie in wait for him here, and all we had to do was provoke you to make you charge inside."

"Since you've come today, don't even think about leaving, Beast Emperor Shen Ni."

As it turned out, all the clones Wang Shi had split off were genuine clones.

This, too, was a little trick of his.

His transformed body was made of stone to begin with.

Thus, after splitting into small stones, each Little Shi possessed the power and abilities of a clone.

He had gathered most of his true body in Chaos, focusing on cultivation.

A small portion of his clones had come to the Pangu Temple.

They told the Twelve Ancestral Witches about everything they had encountered recently.

He guessed that Beast Emperor Shen Ni would likely seek revenge, and that there was a very strong chance he would target him.

That was how the present scene had come about.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni burst into laughter.

"Well, well! To think I've actually been outwitted by a junior."

"But so what? With the means at my disposal, you handful of worthless fools think you can stop me? Impossible."

Each of the Twelve Ancestral Witches spat out a mouthful of blood essence.

Dijiang gave the order.

"Set up the Twelve Dutian Divine Fiend Formation! Even if we can't kill him today, we must gravely wound him!"

High above in the Nine Heavens, the Pangu Phantom appeared in midair.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni was firmly confined within the Pangu Temple.

The twelve swiftly began attacking him from all sides.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni's expression changed dramatically.

Damn these bastards! They had no honor in battle whatsoever, going straight for the kill with their strongest move!

The Twelve Heavenly Divine Fiend Formation was practically the foremost killing formation in the Primordial World at present.

It could fuse the strength of the Twelve Ancestral Witches into a single whole.

Within this formation, the twelve were virtually undying and indestructible.

Clearly, even Beast Emperor Shen Ni could not escape without paying a price.

Beast Emperor Shen Ni roared.

"Damn it! Break!"

He brandished the God-Slaying Spear and instantly stabbed Dijiang.

But Dijiang quickly seized the God-Slaying Spear in an unyielding grip.

Dijiang chuckled.

"Caught you."

He bared his white teeth, then brought his enormous palm crashing down.

At that moment, Beast Emperor Shen Ni could no longer keep his composure.

"Bastard, why aren't you coming out to help? Hurry and bring out the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, or I'm certain to die!"

The moment his words rang out,

the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords descended from the sky, heading straight for the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

In an instant, four Ancestral Witches were trapped.

Under the restraining might of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, the power of the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Dutian Divine Fiend Formation plummeted.