102: The Ancestral Witches are in action
After arranging some other matters, Qing Wu began to check on the situation of the black lotus within the Beast God Palace.
He thought that if it were not adapting or was not getting along well with the God Deceiver artifact spirit, he would have to find another planting environment for it.
After all, if that lotus seed were to gestate and be born, it would likely take a long span of time, and he did not know if the Immortal Volcano could successfully gestate it.
However, after taking out the Beast God Palace, he realized he had thought wrong.
This fellow was getting along just fine with the God Deceiver.
The God Deceiver was even egging it on to help, completing the magnificent feat of repairing the Beast God Palace together.
It could be seen that the black lotus had completely adapted to its situation in the Beast God Palace; it stood tall and spirited, its lotus petals unfurled, casting out streaks of black Sword Qi, carving the Mount Sumeru stone into suitable shapes.
Afterward, the God Deceiver used its own Evil Qi to drive the process, completing the repairs.
The cooperation between the two became increasingly tacit, repairing the Beast God Palace brick by brick, which was simply breathtaking.
As expected, the highest-end Artifact Refining only requires the most primitive methods.
To be honest, if Qing Wu were to refine that Mount Sumeru, he did not know how many years it would take.
Now that this project had been handed over to them, it saved Qing Wu the trouble of re-refining the Beast God Palace.
After everything was arranged properly, Qing Wu thought about the future situation of the Primordial World.
Next, it was destined to be the time for the Innate Sacred Beings to step onto the stage.
Up until now, they had already seen many famous Innate Sacred Beings.
The bestie duo of Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi, the bitter melon brothers of Jieyin and Zhunti, the siblings Fuxi and Nuwa...
As well as the upcoming protagonists, the Ancestral Witches and the Golden Crow brothers.
Judging by how easily fooled Zhu Rong and Jumang were, the Ancestral Witches should all be in that straightforward and reckless state.
Just for a little bit of Karma regarding the three lights divine water, they could still remember it now, and they were extremely respectful toward the two of them, which was enough to show that the Ancestral Witches were all men who valued friendship.
Among the Golden Crow brothers, Tai Yi also appeared sharp and exposed, fond of using his bell to subdue others.
He had quite the hegemonic way of "Where the bell rings, there lies the foot of the Great Sun."
It was a pity that as soon as he came out, he encountered Yuan Feng.
Compared to him, Dijun had much more forbearance and restraint.
This was no wonder; the two brothers were up against the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and without Dijun's planning, it would be difficult to contend with them.
The Three Pure Ones had not been seen; those three brothers should still be in a state of being inseparable, the three brothers getting along well, where meeting one meant meeting all three.
Between this heaven and earth, the era of Innate Sacred Beings had arrived.
...
Mount Buzhou, inside Pangu Shrine.
Zhu Rong and Jumang had been beaten until their noses were bruised and faces swollen again, and at this moment, they were facing the wall to reflect on their mistakes.
The reason was that last time they had clearly seen that Senior, yet they had not invited him back as a guest.
The Ancestral Witches did not care about Karma; they only recognized friendship.
The matter of Karma was mysterious and profound; for the Ancestral Witches who were born without a Primordial Spirit, it was extremely difficult to comprehend, so they simply treated it as if it did not exist.
But as for the friendships they acknowledged, they could remember them very clearly.
Those two Seniors had shown them friendship first, so they could not be neglectful; they ought to express their gratitude.
And after Jumang and Zhu Rong learned that Qing Wu had been to Mount Buzhou, but they had not notified their brothers and sisters to go and welcome him together, this was clearly a slight, and they deserved to be punished.
"The Senior said he would come with another Senior," Zhu Rong argued.
"Zhu Rong, oh Zhu Rong, you usually have many tricks up your sleeve, but your brain is truly stupid enough; you should have asked clearly when the other party would come, where they would stay..."
It was Gonggong, who had been watching the show from the side, who was the first to speak out in opposition, though his state was no better.
Zhu Rong and Jumang were punished to face the wall, and the work of expanding the Blood Pool fell onto him.
Seeing Gonggong slacking off, Dijiang slammed a fist onto his head, "Still not hurrying to work? Haven't beaten you enough, right?"
Facing his eldest brother's pressure, Gonggong could only honestly endure it.
There was no way around it; being convinced was impossible, but not being able to win was the truth.
And after that incident where Zhu Rong and Jumang wanted to usurp the position of the Great Ancestral Witch, Dijiang's control over his brothers and sisters had clearly become much stronger.
He would frequently strike out to teach them a lesson, so as to consolidate his position as the eldest brother.
At this time, the Ancestral Witches arrived one after another at Pangu Shrine to report on the situation within the clan and on Mount Buzhou.
The number of Witch clan members was not yet very large, and Houtu alone could manage them.
What made the Ancestral Witches somewhat concerned was that many Cultivators had recently come to Mount Buzhou to search for treasures.
They did not take this very seriously; anyway, their Witch clan did not need treasures, and Mount Buzhou was covered in treasures; could it be that they were afraid of them being picked clean?
Furthermore, although the Father God's Divine Might had lessened significantly, it was not gone, and not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could enter.
Those with low strength and no real ability originally had no good fortune, and even if they entered, they might be directly suppressed and become nutrients.
As for those who had some Luck upon them, or whose strength they recognized, they did not need to worry about them at all.
This was an Opportunity bestowed by the Father God; to a certain extent, it could also be considered the Father God's instruction, and it was reasonable for it to fall into the hands of those with affinity.
However, the Ancestral Witches would have to take care of those Cultivators whose strength they deemed worthy.
The Ancestral Witches could not Cultivate, and their combat power improved through repeated battles.
Being able to have someone to trade blows with, to brush up on combat experience, was also excellent.
"Eldest brother, those three from Kunlun Mountain have come," the Ancestral Witch Qiangliang reported hurriedly.
Hearing this, the Ancestral Witches all gathered around, and even Gonggong stopped his work.
The three from Kunlun Mountain naturally referred to the Three Pure Ones.
The Three Pure Ones were transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and claimed to be the Pangus Legitimate Successors.
And the Twelve Ancestral Witches were transformed from Pangu's essence blood, and they also claimed to be the legitimate successors.
As to who exactly was the legitimate successor, or who was more legitimate, it was unknown.
This time, it was the best Opportunity to meet those three.
Dijiang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Second brother, what do you think?"
As the second among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Zhu Jiuyin was also an existence like a strategist.
He looked at his brothers and sisters beside him who were all filled with Battle Intent, and then nodded.
The other Ancestral Witches also echoed in agreement.
"Beat them up!"
"This time we must beat them so they dare not claim the name of Father God's legitimate successors again."
"Good!"
Dijiang immediately made the decision, "We shall go and meet these three right now."
As soon as the words fell, Zhu Rong and Gonggong were the fastest, taking large strides and exiting Pangu Shrine.
The rest of the Ancestral Witches followed closely behind, determined to have a big fight.