Sacrifice steels lofty resolve; dare to make the sun and moon shine in a new heaven

Long before Chisongzi and Wu Luo arrived at the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Wu Xian had actually sent Zhao Yue here specifically to invite Li Jingshu to participate in this grand "Witch King Succession Ceremony".

However, Li Jingshu rejected the boatman's invitation almost without hesitation.

In a sense, Li Jingshu was the first candidate for the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, and Yinglong came after her.

In fact, Chisongzi originally thought that inviting Yinglong was a sure thing.

He then realized that he seemed to have underestimated Yinglong's status and importance in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

First, Wu Zhen vehemently opposed the idea and mocked the Great Xia for truly lacking talent, even listing Yinglong as a candidate for the Witch King. Then, Chisongzi discovered that Xuansu Shi was also avoiding him.

As a former deity of the Great Xia Dynasty, and a neutral figure between humans and gods, Xuansu Shi's avoidance of meeting her has, to some extent, already indicated her attitude.

Then the great battle between Wu Luo and Deception Rabbit took place.

In the present-day Hundred Lands Mountain Range, high-intensity battles of Heavenly Deity- like scale have not occurred for a long time.

It was at that time that Chisongzi and Wu Luo realized that the Yinglong they had been searching for was actually inside [Heavenly Palace No. 1] above their heads.

Yinglong had been watching their every move closely and was well aware of their purpose in coming here.

Whether out of consideration for Xuansu Shi's reputation or out of sheer disdain, Yinglong never responded to the two of them.

If it weren't for the huge commotion caused by Wu Luo and Deception Rabbit, Yinglong wouldn't have bothered to show his face.

So when Nü E said there were other candidates for the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, even Wu Luo looked incredulous.

Don't look at me like that, I'm telling the truth.

With a light, indifferent laugh, Nü E spoke, completely unconcerned by their astonishment.

"Judging from your choices this time, you don't seem to mind if a race other than humans becomes the Witch King!"

"If that's the case, then why limit your attention to us?"

"Among the Hundred Lands Mountain Range today, there is someone whose ideals, abilities, and wisdom meet your requirements."

Upon hearing this, Chisongzi immediately realized what was going on.

"A deity? The Hundred Lands Mountain Range have deities that fit our requirements?"

With a smile and a nod, Nü E spoke slowly and deliberately.

"To be honest, Chi can't really be considered a deity of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range; perhaps he has some connection with your Great Xia."

"Chi comes from Thunder Marsh in Kunlun, and is Innate Deity born after Wu Yi Shoots at Heaven."

"This Thor is kind-hearted by nature, but not weak in character..."

"From Kunlun to these Hundred Lands Mountain Range, Chi has witnessed the suffering of all living beings, and he has no prejudice against any particular sectarian group."

"Most importantly, Chi doesn't fully agree with the prophet's ideas, feeling that the concept of 'equality for all beings' is itself a form of disguised discrimination. 'The strong are strong, and the weak are weak; this is an unchanging truth of the world.'"

"Only by having the strong support the weak and the weak highlight the strength can we achieve the prosperous age described by the Dao Ancestor, where everyone is like a dragon."

I listened silently to the entire story told by the Nü E.

Chisongzi and Wu Luo exchanged a glance, both sensing the hesitation in each other's eyes.

Yinglong is alright, since his mother is a goddess of the Great Xia and has a neutral stance.

Making him a candidate for the tenth Witch King may cause controversy, but he will also have many supporters.

At the very least, the gods of the Great Xia would absolutely welcome this outcome, and might even secretly encourage their followers to support the high shamans' choice. But to truly elect a completely unfamiliar god would present unimaginable resistance and pressure.

Even if the other party is just one of many candidates for the Witch King, it is absolutely enough to break the existing concepts and structure of the Great Xia Dynasty.

What's Chi's name?

After a moment of silence, a resolute glint flashed in Chisongzi's eyes.

Upon hearing this question, Wu Luo's eyes widened in horror.

"Are you crazy!?"

"Even if that god is truly suitable, Chi is absolutely not allowed to be a candidate!"

"There's no precedent for this; neither the great shaman nor the gods would approve of the pool!"

Faced with Wu Luo's almost hysterical roar, Chisongzi, who had already made up his mind, simply smiled nonchalantly.

"Precedents aren't something that existed from the very beginning."

"Since the Divine Witch can break with tradition and allow Yinglong to participate in the selection, why can't I make an exception?"

Before Wu Luo could refute, Chisongzi continued.

"Since the established practices have already been broken, what difference does it make if they are broken again?"

"Although the Dao Ancestor used the Earlier Heaven Eight Trigrams to restore order to the world..."

"But for the Great Xia Dynasty, whether it be the Great Shaman or the gods, they have entered their weakest period in history..."

"If we can't seize this opportunity to break with convention, then those who come after us won't have such a good chance."

With a determined look in his Wu Luo, Chisongzi suddenly smiled without warning.

"Actually, ever since I left Great Xia, I've been thinking about a question."

"The gods must not be allowed to taint the Witch King's authority; this was a rule established by the second Witch King."

"But from another perspective, is it really a good thing to let the high priests hold this power all the time?"

"In the era of the first and second Witch King Witch King, the Great Witches were indeed part of humanity, teammates in the fight against the gods." "However, after thousands of years of development and evolution, the Great Witches have long since become a special class that transcends humanity." "When I traveled to the states beyond the Great Xia, those people not accepted by the Great Xia even called the Great Witches 'Witch Gods.'"

At this point, Chisongzi paused slightly and asked in a calm yet helpless tone.

Do you know what this means?

This means that the great shaman, like the gods, has long since become a "god" in the eyes of ordinary people, a figure high above them all.

"Perhaps the Divine Witch saw this, which is why he decided to break with tradition and prevent the high shamans from holding onto this power forever." "But that's where the problem lies: he wanted to break the shackles, yet he was afraid of completely overthrowing the Great Xia Dynasty."

"I can understand his feelings, but I don't approve of his actions."

Chisongzi had never felt his thoughts were so clear, and his goal so well-defined.

"As long as that deity has this kind of magnanimity, what does it matter if he has no connection with the Great Xia?"

"On the contrary, what if this god really became the Witch King..."

"Does that mean the gods are no longer the gods they once were, and that the Chi are just a group of different kinds of 'people'?"

"At the very least, those Ancestor God will reaffirm their identity as 'human beings,' rather than as lofty deities."

"This must be the 'equality of all beings' that the Dao Ancestor spoke of!"

When Chisongzi turned his gaze to Nü E again, no one could shake his resolve and will.

In fact, Chisongzi, fully aware of the difficulty involved, had even prepared to sacrifice himself in advance.

I may not have the foresight of Divine Witch, but I am no longer the Wu Song I once was.

If the transformation of the Great Xia is destined to involve sacrifices, then I am willing to be the first to sacrifice.

Please tell me the name and location of that deity.

Seeing this, Wu Luo opened his mouth as if to say something but then hesitated, and in the end could only mutter a curse under his breath, "Madman."

"The pond is called Fu Kui, and it should now be located at the junction of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and the South Sea."

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