Chapter 78: Feeling Insulted

Ignoring the anger on their faces, Tian Yuan said leisurely: "It's nothing, I just came to see how your cultivation is coming along."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Houyi and the others became even more unnatural.

What cultivation? He was just here to watch them dredge the Earth Veins.

Thousands of years had passed, and they had long since lost their resistance to purifying the Earth Veins.

After all, it not only increased their strength but, crucially, could revive the will of the Father God; the group was more than happy to do it.

But hearing such words from the mouth of Tian Yuan always made them feel uncomfortable all over.

They felt insulted! No one spoke, but their gazes toward Tian Yuan grew increasingly furious.

Whether it was Kuafu, Houyi, or Xingtian, they were still very obedient to the words of the Ancestral Witch Houtu.

Tian Yuan did not mind, turning his head to look at Xingtian: "This is your master's pet, you keep it for now."

Having said that, he casually tossed an object out.

Xingtian, who was panting heavily, was stunned, and suddenly saw a twisted, pretzel-shaped thing flying toward him.

Without thinking, Xingtian backhanded a giant axe and slashed down.

Sensing a familiar aura, Xingtian immediately lowered his head to look closely.

His expression turned anxious at once, and he hurriedly turned his axe sideways, slapping it against the object.

With a squelching sound, the green python, which had been shocked into a daze by the Innate Wutu Divine Thunder, collapsed directly onto the ground.

Xingtian immediately walked up to take a look; it was indeed the green python, the pet of his own Ancestral Witch.

The creature's head was drooping, its long body was tied into a bow, and faint traces of lightning could be seen flickering across its skin.

Kuafu, Houyi, and the others naturally recognized the creature as well, and their expressions became somewhat grave.

The green python was the companion pet of the Ancestral Witch Gonggong and was inseparable from the Ancestral Witch; yet now, it had been tossed aside by Tian Yuan so casually.

Could it be that this detestable stone man had really started to make a move against the Ancestral Witches? "Tian Yuan!" Xingtian roared, raising his shield and axe as he charged toward Tian Yuan.

This stone man was simply too arrogant; he was purely here to humiliate him.

Seeing the fleeting heat in Xingtian's eyes, Tian Yuan curled his lips; they always said the Wu Clan had no brains, but this guy in front of him didn't seem half bad.

He probably felt his Essence Refining Stage had broken through and wanted to spar with him again.

Although he was a renowned Great Witch of the Primordial World, Tian Yuan had long since lost interest.

He had come this time specifically to deliver the green python and, incidentally, to drop off those Wu clansmen.

The several Ancestral Witches would be good candidates for dredging the Earth Veins in the future, so Tian Yuan naturally had to take good care of the green python.

These Ancestral Witches were still jumping around the Primordial World, but Tian Yuan had long viewed them as coolies for dredging the Earth Veins.

"A mere Great Witch, how dare you be so rampant!" Huluwa stepped out from the side and patted the Treasure Gourd at his waist.

The gourd stopper popped open, and several bolts of Divine Thunder escaped from within, striking the charging Xingtian squarely.

These Great Witches were so disrespectful to Father Mountain that he had long wanted to take action; how could he miss such an opportunity?

As the Innate Divine Thunder descended, the charging Xingtian's body stiffened, and he fell straight forward.

Dense lightning flickered across his burly frame, but his eyes were wide open, staring blankly at the Huluwa who had popped out.

Where did this little brat jump out from? He hadn't noticed the other party at all.

Clang! Bang! The shield and axe, along with his massive body, slammed into the ground, and Xingtian's body was still twitching.

The Innate Divine Thunder was no longer something a mere Great Witch's body could resist, especially since Huluwa was a stage higher in his Essence Refining Stage.

"Xingtian!"

Houyi, Kuafu, and the others were furious and hurriedly rushed forward.

Although they belonged to different Ancestral Witches, they were all Great Witches of the Wu Clan, and after thousands of years of living together, their relationship was closer than ever.

Huluwa raised the Treasure Gourd in his hand, about to release more Divine Thunder, but was interrupted by a wave of Tian Yuan's hand.

"Enough!" His calm words were accompanied by the descent of a vast will.

He hadn't come here to deliberately mock them; if they kept fighting, these Great Witches would lose all their self-esteem.

The rushing Kuafu, Houyi, and the others stiffened, their faces filled with horror. They felt a powerful pressure descend; it was... it was the will of the Father God.

Looking at the calm-faced Tian Yuan before them, Houyi and the others could no longer suppress the shock in their hearts.

This stone man could control the will of the Father God? How could this be possible?

Seeing Tian Yuan speak, Huluwa obediently stepped back, only lifting his little head triumphantly.

"Thinking you were lonely here, I brought you some clansmen to liven things up!" As Tian Yuan spoke, he waved his large hand, and suddenly, dense crowds of figures fell from the sky.

Xingtian, who had just climbed up, scanned his surroundings, his eyes widening even further.

"Brother Xingtian! Why are you here?"

"Big Brother..."

Xingtian's face twitched, and his expression turned completely black.

Good grief, the stone man had wiped out his entire tribe.

Not far away, Houyi, Kuafu, and the others also had ashen faces, their expressions looking incredibly ugly.

A rough scan of the scene showed a dense crowd of Wu clansmen, likely numbering in the tens of millions, and all of them were above the Golden Immortal level.

This detestable stone man had gone around the Primordial World grabbing Wu clansmen again.

The many Wu clansmen who had been tossed out roared in anger, all of them bellowing incessantly.

A roar filled with fury rang out, accompanied by a long tail sweeping across, sending a large group of Wu clansmen tumbling into the distance with wails.

The green python poked its head out, looking angrily at its surroundings.

After being captured by Tian Yuan, it had been sent to a space filled with Innate Wutu Divine Thunder and had been shocked to its heart's content.

If its physical body hadn't been somewhat tough, it would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Tian Yuan had no interest in watching the commotion and, leading Huluwa, had already fled toward the Divine Mountain.

Landing on the towering sacred mountain, Tian Yuan let his mind sink into Mount Buzhou, beginning to relocate the members of the Wu Clan from the Branch Vein he had just cleared.

Huluwa did not speak, waiting quietly to the side.

Due to the influence of the Tribulation Qi, Tian Yuan could not relocate too many members of the Wu Clan at once.

It took him a good half-day to move all the members of the Wu Clan from that Branch Vein into the central Main Vein.

Tian Yuan let out a soft breath and glanced at the increasingly chaotic Main Vein below, feeling a sense of longing for Houtu.

If this Ancestral Witch were here, it would at least save a considerable amount of time.

The will of Mount Buzhou still had not discovered any sign of Houtu, and Huluwa had not seen her these past years either.

Several thousand years had passed back and forth; who knew where Houtu had run off to?

Muttering to himself, Tian Yuan withdrew his gaze and said to Huluwa, "Let's go! We are returning to Mount Buzhou!"

No matter how chaotic the Main Vein became, with Great Witches like Kuafu and Houyi there, those members of the Wu Clan would eventually go and clear the Earth Vein obediently.

If it took a few years or a dozen years, Tian Yuan did not mind.

Huluwa was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Father Mountain, are we going down the mountain to capture the Wu Clan?"

Having taken human form for quite some time, he already knew that clearing and purifying the Earth Vein could revive the will of Father Mountain.

Having guarded it for a thousand years without any issues with the Spiritual Root, Huluwa naturally kept his heart set on going down the mountain to capture the Wu Clan.

He was extremely proactive when it came to helping Tian Yuan.

"That's right!" Tian Yuan nodded.

The Great Calamity was approaching, and with Humanity Luck gathering in the Witch and Demon Clans, it was easier for them to break through, so they naturally had to seize the time.

"Alright!" Huluwa was overjoyed.

Patting his head, Tian Yuan took Huluwa and vanished from the sacred mountain.

The eleven Ancestral Witches were already completely enraged; going down the mountain again would indeed require careful deliberation.

(End of this chapter)