Chapter 55

During the time he spent with Chang Xi and Xi He, Pan Huang felt Chang Xi's affection for him, as well as Xi He's, only that Chang Xi was bolder and Xi He was more reserved.

But Pan Huang acted as if he didn't see it and did not give any response. The main reason was that the final battle between the Wu and Demon races had not yet begun. Although he was confident that the Wu Clan would be the final winner in this decisive battle, no one could say for sure whether accidents or tomorrow would come first.

Especially in this dangerous world of the Primordial, accidents could happen at any time. Pan Huang dared not gamble, and he could not gamble. He could only plan step by step to finally achieve victory.

This was the tribulation of the Wu Clan, and it was also the Heavenly Dao's scheme against the Wu Clan. Until he had completely won, Pan Huang would not think about other things.

But Chang Xi and Xi He seemed to never tire of it. It was unknown why, perhaps because although Pan Huang did not give them a response, he was very good to them.

Saying they would go, they went. Pan Huang did not hesitate at all and took Chang Xi and Xi He away from Mount Shouyang.

The coast of the East Sea was known as the ancestral land of the human race, so it was their first stop. To be honest, ever since Chang Xi and Xi He gained sentience, this was their first time walking in the Primordial. Before this, they had always stayed on the Lunar Star, or in the Sheng Huang Palace.

"It's so lively!" Looking at the humans in the ancestral land, Chang Xi said while holding Pan Huang's arm.

"It's alright. Most of the people in the ancestral land now are cultivators, and most of them are in seclusion, so it's actually not that lively. What's truly lively are the mortal tribes," Pan Huang said with a smile.

Nowadays, the humans living in the ancestral land were basically the first generation of primitive humans, along with some second-generation humans. The rest of the human race had already scattered to the surroundings and had even spread throughout the entire Primordial.

"Then let's go and see those mortal tribes. As the leader of the Ren Sect, it should be very necessary for you to understand the living conditions of the human tribes," Xi He said with a smile.

"Then let's go and take a look." Pan Huang nodded.

To be honest, the number of humans now was very large, extremely large. There were humans everywhere in the Primordial now, with even hundreds of millions of tribes, and the population had reached a terrifying hundred billion. This was all because of what Nüwa said when she became a Saint: the human race must not be interfered with for one hundred thousand years. That was why there was such a terrifying population now, and the hundred-thousand-year limit had not yet arrived.

Nüwa originally wanted to say ten thousand years, but at that time Pan Huang was the Human Saint Teacher. If she said ten thousand years, then the Wu-Demon war might happen within those ten thousand years, and it might scrape the human race. So, Nüwa simply said one hundred thousand years.

Nowadays, even the Jiuli tribe had nearly ten billion people, which was enough to show the terrifying reproductive ability of the human race. This was also why Nüwa agreed to the Demon Court's plan; the human race was too smooth now, so smooth that they had no fighting spirit left, at least that was what Nüwa thought.

In the Demon Court, at the Lingxiao Palace, Bai Ze walked in hurriedly from outside.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Bai Ze like this, Di Jun's brows knitted, and at the same time, a bad premonition arose in his heart.

"Demon Emperor, our plan might have to be shelved for a period of time," Bai Ze said in a deep voice.

"Why?"

"Demon soldiers reported that Pan Huang is currently inspecting the human tribes. If we take action now, the gains will not be maximized," Bai Ze said, looking at Di Jun.

"Inspecting the human race, did he discover something?" Di Jun asked.

"Hard to say. In any case, if we take action now, the gains will not be maximized. Most importantly, it might lead to a battle with the Wu Clan ahead of schedule, which would also be unfavorable for the birth of the Crown Prince, because the chaos of war could very likely lead to an accident for the Demon Empress. This is not worth it for our Demon Race!" Bai Ze looked up at Di Jun.

Mentioning the Demon Empress and the Crown Prince, Di Jun's expression immediately became tense.

"Then when do you think it would be better for us to start?" Di Jun asked after taking a deep breath.

"At least a hundred years, at most a thousand years, Pan Huang should be able to finish inspecting the human tribes. That will be the time for us to take action," Bai Ze thought for a moment and gave an approximate number.

"Good! Then this Emperor will wait for him for a thousand years," Di Jun said hatefully.

Afterwards, Bai Ze also told Taiyi, Fuxi, and others about this matter. They were also full of hatred when they heard it. It was like having one's pants off, only for the other party to run away; this feeling was very uncomfortable.

"Keep a close eye on the movements of the Ancestral Witch Pan Huang and report at any time!" Taiyi gave the order to Bai Ze.

"Lord Donghuang, don't worry." Bai Ze nodded.

"Right, and those two sluts, the Lunar Star Lords. We should have imprisoned them in the Demon Court's dungeon back then. I didn't expect them to get involved with Pan Huang," Taiyi said hatefully.

"Don't worry. After the Crown Prince is born, the Demon Empress can rest assured and absorb the origin of the Lunar Star. Once the Demon Empress finishes absorbing the origin of the Lunar Star, there will be no need for these two to exist," Bai Ze said sinisterly.

Although Bai Ze was said to be an auspicious beast, that was after the fall of the Demon Court. After the Demon Court fell, they moved to the Northern Sea Continent, which was a bitter and cold place, completely unsuitable for the Demon Race to survive.

And the human race became the protagonists of heaven and earth after the Wu and Demon races retreated, so Bai Ze set his sights on the human race at this time, which allowed him to transform into an auspicious beast.

But the current Bai Ze was a real Demon Saint and the strategist of the Demon Court.

Time flew by, and five hundred years passed. Pan Huang took Xi He and Chang Xi to walk through basically all the human tribes in the Primordial, which made Chang Xi and Xi He very happy. They also enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Primordial along the way, and their state of mind was also tempered to a certain extent.

"Pan Huang, why is the human race living so miserably? As the leader of the Ren Sect, you should be able to help them," Xi He asked on the way back.

"It's not the time yet." Pan Huang shook his head.

He also knew that the human race was suffering now, because this was deliberate on Pan Huang's part. Even because of this, the death rate of the human race had remained high all these years. But he could not help them now, because the timing was not yet right.

But what Pan Huang did not expect was that it was precisely because of this measure of his that the enemy was given an opportunity, eventually leading to a great massacre, which made Pan Huang regret it very much afterwards.

"Lord Donghuang, Demon Saint Bai Ze, the Ancestral Witch Pan Huang has returned to Mount Shouyang." When Pan Huang and the others returned to Mount Shouyang, Demon spies immediately reported his whereabouts to Taiyi.

"The time has come," Bai Ze said with a smile.

Actually, he was quite grateful to Pan Huang. During these five hundred years, Bai Ze had been paying attention to Pan Huang's movements and took the opportunity to understand the situation of the human race. This understanding made an excited smile appear on Bai Ze's face.

Because he discovered that someone was deliberately suppressing the development of the human race, which caused the death rate of the human race to be higher than the birth rate. Bai Ze had people secretly start collecting the corpses and souls of the human race. In these five hundred years, the Demon Race had already collected quite a few human corpses.

Most importantly, such a high death rate of the human race just happened to help the Demon Race. Once their plague was released, everyone would think it was a normal phenomenon, and no one would discover the Demon Race's actions.

"Come here, the Witch-Slaying Sword plan begins!" Hearing Bai Ze's words, Taiyi stood up and shouted.

Soon, the Demon Court began to move. They were very smart, starting to spread the plague from the most remote human tribes. This way, if humans discovered the abnormality, the transmission of the news would be delayed, giving the Demon Race sufficient time to collect the corpses and souls of the human race.

After the Witch-Slaying Sword plan was implemented on this side, good news also came from the Demon Court: the Demon Empress was about to give birth.

Outside the Jade Pool, Di Jun was looking at the ten small fireballs in front of him with joy. In these small fireballs, one could vaguely see the figures of small Golden Crows sleeping. These were his, Di Jun's, children, the future successors of the Demon Court.

"My ladies, you have worked hard," Di Jun said softly, looking at the weak Yue Chan and Yue Tu.

"It was not hard!" Yue Chan and Yue Tu said with a smile.

These ten Golden Crows, they each gave birth to five. When they gave birth to the Golden Crows, their origins were severely lacking, which was why they were so weak.

"You go and cultivate first. This is just the right time to absorb the origin of the Lunar Star. By the time the ladies finish absorbing the origin of the Lunar Star, the forging of the Witch-Slaying Sword on my side should be almost complete. At that time, it will be the end of the Wu Clan," Di Jun said, a flash of extreme killing intent crossing his eyes at the end.

The incident where he and Taiyi were severely injured by the Ancestral Witches was still fresh in his memory. This time, he could finally wash away the shame.

"Hmm!" Yue Chan and Yue Tu nodded.

After settling Yue Chan and Yue Tu, Di Jun took the ten small Golden Crows back to the Lingxiao Palace. In the entire Demon Court, only this place was the safest, so these ten small Golden Crows could be born safely.

"Big Brother, Big Brother, let me see my unborn nephews." Just as Di Jun had settled the small Golden Crows, Taiyi's voice came over.

Afterwards, he entered the back hall of the Lingxiao Palace and saw the small Golden Crows floating in the back hall. Feeling the intimate aura on the small Golden Crows, a look of love also appeared on Taiyi's face.

"How is it on the human side?" Seeing Taiyi, Di Jun asked.

"Very smooth. Now the hunting squads have also started to act."

"The hunting squads have already started to act?" Di Jun was a little surprised.

"Yes, in fact, some human tribes in some places have already discovered something wrong. They have already spread the news, so we accelerated our actions a bit," Taiyi nodded.

"Hmm!" Hearing Taiyi say this, Di Jun nodded.

Mount Shouyang.

"What?" A look of surprise and anger appeared on Pan Huang's face.

"Great Chieftain, in the last few hundred years, the death rate of the human race has skyrocketed. At first, we didn't notice it, but gradually, we discovered that someone was secretly poisoning and artificially creating a plague," a scout of the Lingbao clan said.

"Who is it?" Pan Huang was surrounded by killing intent.

"According to our investigation, we found the shadow of the Demon Race behind it, because we saw the Demon Race wantonly hunting and killing humans."

"Good! Good! Very good, very good!" Pan Huang laughed out of extreme anger.

"Why did you report it only now?" Pan Huang looked coldly at the Lingbao clan scout in front of him.

"Great Chieftain, you told us at the time to pay attention to whether any third-party forces were intervening in the human race. But ever since you suppressed the development of the human race, the death rate of the human race has remained high. We also investigated at the beginning and found that it was indeed a normal phenomenon. We didn't expect that the Demon Race just happened to take advantage of this point. They artificially created a plague, which was something none of us expected," the Lingbao clan scout knelt on the ground and explained.

Hearing his words, Pan Huang staggered two steps, and a look of guilt appeared in his eyes.

"So I was the one who facilitated this?" Pan Huang muttered to himself.

"Pan Huang, this matter is not your fault. You didn't expect the Demon Race to do this either! This can only be said that the Demon Race is insane," Chang Xi supported Pan Huang and said softly.

"How much has the human race lost now?" Pan Huang asked after taking a deep breath.

"Since the Demon Race intervened, the human race has already lost one-fifth."

"One-fifth, there is still time, there is still time! Go, pass the order down, assemble the human combat troops, the Jiuli tribe combat troops, and the Wu Clan combat troops. Also, pull out the Asura Clan for this Ancestral Witch. Since the Demon Race dares to reach out, this Ancestral Witch will, this Ancestral Witch will make the Demon Race pay the price," Pan Huang roared with red eyes.

"Yes!"

After Pan Huang's order was sent out, the entire Primordial immediately entered a tense state. This made the ten thousand races of the Primordial think of the scene of the second great war between the Wu and Demon races, scaring them into quickly gathering their clansmen outside and activating the formations in their clans, fearing being targeted by the Wu Clan.

(End of chapter)