Chapter 340: Ancestral Wu Hou Tu

The horn sound still echoed between heaven and earth.

At this moment, the entire Hou Tu tribe was boiling over.

All the Wu Clan of the Hou Tu tribe put down what they were doing and ran wildly toward the entrance of the tribe.

Those Wu Clan who were usually calm were now also full of excitement, no longer their usual calm selves.

"Quick, quick, quick!" Yan grabbed Su Chen's arm, his strength so great he almost lifted him up. "The Ancestral Wu is back, you come with me to welcome her!"

Sun Wukong followed behind Yan, and seeing him so excited, asked: "Which Ancestral Wu is here that you are so excited?"

"Naturally, it's our Hou Tu tribe's Ancestral Wu Hou Tu!" Yan's voice was trembling. "The Ancestral Wu usually practices and discusses matters with the other Ancestral Wu at our Wu Clan holy land, the Pangu Hall; it's rare for her to return to the tribe!"

Su Chen also quite wanted to see Ancestral Wu Hou Tu, so he left the stone house with Yan.

The three of them arrived late; at this time, in the open space before the tribe entrance, thousands of Wu Clan had already gathered in front.

They held their right fists against their chests, looking eagerly toward the entrance of the tribe.

The tribe, which had just been noisy and boiling, was now very quiet.

Su Chen, Sun Wukong, and Yan stood at the very back because they arrived late.

The two of them were no more than seven or eight feet tall, while the surrounding Wu Clan were easily over ten zhang tall.

The two of them were blocked from view by these tall Wu Clan and couldn't see anything.

Sun Wukong had a way; he jumped directly onto the shoulder of a Wu Clan youth to look forward.

The Wu Clan youth turned his head and glared at him, and Sun Wukong quickly jumped down.

"Monkey Brother, don't struggle, just fly in the air." Su Chen saw Sun Wukong jumping up and down and called him to stop.

The two rose into the air and hovered in mid-air.

Their field of vision suddenly opened up.

They saw a group of people walking slowly along the mountain road of Mount Wuzhi outside the entrance of the Hou Tu tribe.

Su Chen's gaze landed on the person in the lead; it was a woman.

She was about twelve zhang tall, which was not considered tall among the Wu Clan.

She wore a plain long dress without any patterns and stepped barefoot on the mountain rocks. Her long hair was like a waterfall, hanging to her waist, with an earthy-yellow bone hairpin tucked in her hair.

Her face was gentle, and her brows revealed a kind of indescribable compassion, like the warm sun in spring, and also like the earth that encompasses all things.

With every step Ancestral Wu Hou Tu took, the mountain rocks beneath her feet would emit a layer of soft earthy-yellow halo, gently supporting her.

That was the manifestation of the laws of the earth spontaneously gathering toward this Ancestral Wu of Earth.

Behind Ancestral Wu Hou Tu followed several people.

One of them was particularly conspicuous, standing over twenty zhang tall, a head taller than Yan, his muscles bulging, his face rugged, and a head of messy black hair falling freely.

His steps were heavy, and with every step he took, the ground trembled slightly.

"Who is that big guy?" Sun Wukong asked Yan beside him.

Yan whispered from the side: "That is Great Wu Kuafu."

Su Chen took a few more looks upon hearing this.

So this person was Kuafu, who chased the sun in the myths and legends of his past life.

Su Chen remembered that the reason the war between the Wu and Demon clans eventually became so intense was that after Kuafu died chasing the sun, Houyi, in order to avenge him, drew his bow and shot nine Demon Court princes in a row, and the conflict between the Wu and Demon clans completely erupted because of this incident.

Hou Tu walked to the entrance of the tribe and stopped.

Her gaze slowly swept over the thousands of Wu Clan in the open space.

"Why are you gathered here? Disperse."

Her voice was gentle, carrying a power that made people feel at ease.

Upon hearing this, the Wu Clan pounded their chests with their right fists in unison, emitting a uniform roar.

"Yes, Ancestral Wu!"

Thousands of voices merged into a torrent, shaking the air itself.

Then the crowd dispersed in an orderly fashion.

Hou Tu nodded slightly, a faint smile on her lips.

Her gaze continued to sweep over the crowd, then suddenly paused.

Su Chen felt that gaze land on him.

To be precise, it landed on him and Sun Wukong.

The two of them were hovering in mid-air, exceptionally eye-catching among the tall Wu Clan.

Hou Tu's gaze lingered on Sun Wukong for a moment.

Several Wu Clan warriors closer to Sun Wukong subconsciously turned their heads, thinking that the Ancestral Wu would have an opinion about this demon.

Fortunately, Hou Tu did not speak, just nodded slightly, then withdrew her gaze and continued walking toward the depths of the tribe.

Su Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not notice that when Hou Tu's gaze swept over him, an extremely brief strangeness flashed in the depths of her gentle eyes.

Because Ancestral Wu Hou Tu had sensed something familiar on him.

Back in the Netherworld, Mother Hou Tu, who had already transformed into reincarnation and was no longer in the body of an Ancestral Wu, had been startled by the *Thirty-Six Axes of the Heavenly Gang* that Su Chen practiced, manifested her avatar, and gifted him a wisp of Earth Mother Essence Qi.

What Ancestral Wu Hou Tu had just sensed was the aura of that Earth Mother Essence Qi.

The crowd surrounded Ancestral Wu Hou Tu and walked toward the central hall of the tribe.

Su Chen and Sun Wukong landed back on the ground, consciously not following.

They were outsiders, and it was not appropriate to participate in such an occasion.

The two returned to the stone house.

Sun Wukong sat on the stone bed with his arms crossed.

"Little Brother, what realm is that Ancestral Wu Hou Tu in?"

"The Wu Clan cultivates the physical body, and the realm division is different from the Immortal Dao; Ancestral Wu can be considered the peak of the Semi-Sage realm." Su Chen explained. "Among the twelve Ancestral Wu, she is not ranked at the very front, but she is definitely a leader among the peak Semi-Sages."

Sun Wukong chuckled: "No wonder, just now she looked at me, and all the hair on my body stood up."

"Normal." Su Chen said. "Ancestral Wu Hou Tu is on Mount Wuzhi, with the blessing of the laws of the earth of Mount Wuzhi, her strength is even stronger than usual."

"She didn't get angry at you, which shows that she is indeed as compassionate as the legends say. If it were any other Ancestral Wu, you, a demon appearing in the tribe, might have already been slapped into a meat patty."

Sun Wukong curled his lips, not refuting.

In the hall, Hou Tu sat in the main seat, with Kuafu and several other Great Wu standing on both sides.

Houyi stood in the hall, reporting on the recent situation of the tribe.

"... Recently, a human and a demon have been staying in the tribe. The human is named Su Chen, he carries the Heaven-Opening True Intent, and practices a physical cultivation technique related to Father God, with an extremely strong physical body. The demon is named Sun Wukong, he says he is not of the same path as the demons of the Demon Court, so I allowed them to stay in the tribe."

After Houyi finished speaking, he added: "The technique that human practices is quite peculiar, actually able to resonate with the aura of Father God on Mount Wuzhi."

Hou Tu tapped her fingers lightly on the stone armrest, not speaking.

Kuafu spoke in a muffled voice: "A human, actually able to comprehend Father God's Heaven-Opening True Intent?"

Houyi shook his head: "I don't know. He said it was a fortuitous encounter, practicing a technique related to Father God, but he did not reveal the name of the technique."

After Hou Tu finished listening, thinking of the aura of Earth Mother Essence Qi she had just sensed on Su Chen, she said: "Bring them to see me."

"Yes!"

Houyi cupped his hands in command, turned, and strode out of the hall.

Inside the stone house, Su Chen was telling Sun Wukong about the twelve Ancestral Wu of the Wu Clan when footsteps came from outside the door.

Yan's loud voice rang out.

"Brother Su, Brother Sun!"

At the door of the stone house, Yan stood full of excitement, behind him was the calm-faced Houyi.

Houyi looked at Su Chen and said:

"The Ancestral Wu wants to see you." ===== CHAPTER 341 =====