Chapter 3114: Trouble for the Shaman Clan

After the Nine-Colored Worm transforms into human form, it will be easier to pass the Great Heavenly Tribulation and avoid drawing attention. News that the Witch Race had obtained a seventh-tier mid-grade Nine-Colored Worm had already spread throughout the Azure Glaze Sea Domain, and various factions were now searching for it.

She Yufeng did not want to be targeted. The tricky part was that She Xin would have to undergo his fourth Great Heavenly Tribulation within two millennia. To help She Xin pass his fourth Great Heavenly Tribulation, She Yufeng's best option was to have She Xin excrete a large amount of Nine-Light Divine Clay, refine it into a treasure, and give it to She Xin to aid in his tribulation.

To make She Xin excrete the Nine-Light Divine Clay, it needed to consume a massive amount of high-grade ores—an amount sufficient to refine over a dozen sets of mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. A seventh-tier Nine-Colored Worm was essentially a gold-devouring beast; ordinary cultivators or small factions simply could not afford to raise one. If it were a seventh-tier low-grade Nine-Colored Worm, it would consume relatively fewer high-grade ores, but the quality of the Nine-Light Divine Clay excreted by the two grades would differ. The Nine-Light Divine Clay excreted by a seventh-tier high-grade Nine-Colored Worm would even tempt Mahayana cultivators, whereas the Nine-Light Divine Clay from a seventh-tier low-grade Nine-Colored Worm would hold little appeal for them. The higher the Nine-Colored Worm's rank, the more high-grade ores it consumed, and consequently, the more effective the Nine-Light Divine Clay it excreted would be at resisting lightning tribulations. This was a direct correlation.

Not long after, She Xin finished eating five pieces of seventh-tier ore, still wanting more, and gazed eagerly at She Yufeng. She Yufeng frowned, then with a flip of his right hand, a gleaming green long saber appeared in his palm. It was a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

He handed the green saber to She Xin. She Xin took it and began to gnaw on it, but this time, he couldn't bite through it. He tossed the green saber forward and sprayed out a stream of golden light that enveloped it. The green saber visibly shrank at a rapid pace, was drawn by the golden light into his mouth, and swallowed.

"Barely enough, I'm only two-tenths full," She Xin remarked contentedly, rubbing his belly.

She Yufeng frowned. If he hadn't killed Shang Li and obtained multiple mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, he really wouldn't have given them to She Xin to consume. He also wondered how many more mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures She Xin would need to eat before excreting Nine-Light Divine Clay.

"How is it? Do you feel anything?" She Yufeng asked with concern.

"Nothing yet. If I hadn't encountered the Han family cultivators, I would have eaten all the remaining Azure Gang Divine Jade ore," She Xin said with some regret, licking his lips.

"If it weren't for them, you wouldn't have been able to transform, and it would have been very difficult to pass your fourth Great Heavenly Tribulation. Why didn't you finish eating the Azure Gang Divine Jade earlier?" She Yufeng retorted irritably. Within three millennia, he himself would have to undergo his second Great Heavenly Tribulation, and the Nine-Light Divine Clay excreted by She Xin would benefit both of them.

If a spirit insect does not transform into human form, it is more difficult for it to advance. The Tiger Phoenix Butterfly took the Spirit-Opening Pill, but it could only speak human language, not fully transform into human form. Not all spirit insects or spirit beasts that take the Spirit-Opening Pill can transform into human form; taking the Spirit-Opening Pill only increases the success rate of transformation, much like the Nine Dragon Pill, which merely raises the chances.

"A seventh-tier high-grade Six-Eyed Sand Spider broke into my lair. I couldn't defeat it, so I had to flee and was trapped somewhere. I only just managed to escape, and then the Han family cultivators appeared," She Xin explained.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Stay here obediently. Don't leave this place, or others might discover your true identity; you know the consequences. Many Integration cultivators have come for the Sword Discourse Assembly, so I should be able to trade for a good number of seventh-tier ores. I'll do my best to collect some seventh-tier metal ores for you!" She Yufeng instructed. With his early-Integration stage cultivation, crossing sea domains was simply impossible. To return to the Qian Yuan Continent, he could only wait for the Ye family's cross-domain treasure ship to pass through the Azure Glaze Sea Domain. However, the Ye family's cross-domain treasure ship operated throughout the entire Xuanyang Realm, and its schedule and route were not fixed; they could change at any time, making it impossible to know in advance. All he could do was wait.

"Understood," She Xin agreed.

***

Witch God Island was the Witch Race's lair, and the Witch God Hall was their vital stronghold. An old woman with a wrinkled face, dressed in a purple robe, sat on the main seat. Her gaze was gloomy, and in her hand, she held a snake-headed staff whose eyes continuously moved, as if alive.

Wu Li, an early-Mahayana cultivator, was the leader of the Witch Race. Over a hundred clan elders stood on both sides, their expressions varied. It had spread throughout the outside world that the Witch Race had obtained a seventh-tier mid-grade Nine-Colored Worm, yet the high-ranking members of the Witch Race were completely bewildered, as they knew nothing about this matter.

"Ancestor," reported a square-faced, big-eyed elder with a goatee, dressed in a green robe, "people from the Blood Whale Race, Nine Dragon Palace, and Azure Carp Race are frequently appearing in our territory, seemingly intending to deal with us."

Shang Gao, an mid-Integration stage cultivator, was responsible for handling all matters for the Witch Race. Now that multiple races were involved, he couldn't handle it alone and had to ask Wu Li to intervene.

"According to reports from our spies within the Human Race, they are also stirring. The Seven Swords Palace is holding the Sword Discourse Assembly early; it might be an opportunity for them to mobilize troops to deal with our Witch Race," said a corpulent elder in a golden robe, his face full of worry. This was Wu Sheng, an early-Integration stage cultivator, responsible for intelligence management.

"Shang Li's soul lamp extinguished long ago. I think the Human Race is merely crying wolf," one elder exclaimed. "Exactly, at worst, we fight them head-on!" another added. "Right, even if we die, we'll take someone down with us!" a third declared. Many clan elders spoke up, most of them not afraid of war.

Wu Li nodded. The Witch Race had once had a honeymoon period with other races, but that was long in the past. Even blood brothers could turn against each other for wealth, let alone different races. They could cooperate when there were common interests, but also turn hostile when there were conflicts of interest.

"Yue'er," Wu Li instructed, looking at a graceful young woman in a white dress, "go to the Wind Falcon Race on my behalf and tell Daoist Feng that I have agreed to that matter. Ask the Wind Falcon Race to lend us a hand. We, the Witch Race, have not obtained a seventh-tier mid-grade Nine-Colored Worm; it is the Human Race framing us, crying wolf, and they have used the Blood Whale Race, Nine Dragon Palace, and Azure Carp Race."

The young woman in the white dress was Wu Yue, an mid-Integration stage cultivator and Wu Li's most outstanding descendant. "Yes, Ancestor," Wu Yue agreed, then departed to carry out the order.

"Pass down the order: strengthen our defenses. Whichever race moves against us first, it will be a fight to the death. If Mahayana old monsters are not afraid of dying, then let them come to Witch God Island themselves!" Wu Li's voice was filled with killing intent. For now, they could only adopt a tough stance. If the Witch Race showed any weakness, regardless of whether they truly possessed a seventh-tier mid-grade Nine-Colored Worm, they would be besieged by other races. If they couldn't win a group fight, they would target one opponent and strike hard. "Yes, Ancestor," all the clan elders agreed in unison.

"Have our insiders investigate whether the Human Race obtained the seventh-tier Nine-Colored Worm. Also, find a way to get the blood and hair of the Han family's Integration cultivators, or capture their direct descendants, then use curses to kill them," Wu Li commanded, her tone severe. "They're trying to slander our Witch Race, making the Blood Whale Race, Azure Carp Race, and Nine Dragon Palace confront us. Do they really think we're easy to bully? If we can't deal with True Monarch Wan Hai, can't we deal with the Han family?"

"Yes, Ancestor," everyone agreed in unison.