Chapter 82: The Conspiracy Begins, Wang Mu's Hatred

  Although Hou Yi's arrow hit the smallest of the ten golden crows, breaking through the protective true fire of the sun, due to Hou Yi's poor state, his aim was slightly off and he only shot the wing of the tenth son. The golden crow's wing was injured, and it suddenly fell towards the ground. Just as the golden crow prince who had not been killed by Hou Yi's arrow was about to be smashed to death, a sudden bell sound came from the heavenly machine. Time and space froze in an instant, and Taiyi appeared beside the falling golden crow prince, holding the Hunyuan Bell.

  Di Jun and Tai Yi were in seclusion, cultivating to further improve before the Great War of Witchcraft. However, Jin Wu was connected by blood to Di Jun, so when the first Jin Wu was shot by Hou Yi, he sensed it. At that time, Di Jun spat out a mouthful of blood, and Di Jun pulled Tai Yi out of seclusion in a hurry. They rushed over, but still arrived late, only managing to save the smallest Jin Wu.

  The smallest golden crow saw Emperor Jun and Taiyi, and flew in front of them, wailing loudly.

  "Father, uncle, why have you come so late? My nine brothers were all killed by that Hou Yi. They died miserably, without even leaving behind a bit of their true spirit. You must avenge my nine brothers!"

  Di Jun and Tai Yi saw Xiao Jinwu like this, and they couldn't help but think of the nine golden crows that were killed by Hou Yi, and their hearts were filled with sorrow.

  Di Jun pulled Xiao Jinwu into his arms and softly comforted him, "It's not your fault, Father Emperor and your uncle are here now, Little Ten doesn't need to be afraid anymore, no one can harm you!"

  Taiyi, with one hand supporting the Hunyuan Bell, had eyes filled with hatred. "Big Brother, I'll go settle this right now and avenge my nine nephews for Hou Yi!" Taiyi said to Emperor Jun.

  Di Jun nodded silently. Tai Yi's eyes flashed with a fierce aura, and the entrusted Hun Dun Zhong was about to make a move, but in Di Jun and Tai Yi's astonished gaze, Pang De's merits descended from heaven and landed on Hou Yi's body, nourishing his physique. With these great merits, Hou Yi will inevitably break through the ancestral witch within a hundred years, increasing the combat power of the Wu tribe.

  Taiyi exclaimed in shock: "Big brother, what's going on?! Where did Hou Yi get his merits from, and why are they descending at this time? Could it be... could it be..." Taiyi didn't finish speaking, but Emperor Jun understood his meaning. Furrowing his brow, Emperor Jun currently had no access to the He Luo diagram, so he could only rely on his own calculations to figure out this matter.

  Di Jun glared up at the sky and let out a furious roar, his finger trembling as he pointed at Little Golden Crow. Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning iron-gray.

  Taiyi couldn't help but look back at Hou Yi, and hastily helped Emperor Jun up, asking: "Big brother, what's going on?" Emperor Jun glared at Xiao Jinyu, his voice stern: "What's going on? Ask him! You ungrateful son!"

  Taiyi was shocked and wondered if the little golden crow had really gotten into some big trouble, provoking his older brother to such fury. In that case, he couldn't shirk responsibility.

  Heaving a sigh, Taiyi exhorted: "Nine nephews have died, and Xiaoshi is also heartbroken. Big brother, don't blame Xiaoshi anymore, besides, he's the only bloodline of our Sanzu Jinwu now!"

  Looking at Xiao Jinyu's shrinking and pitiful appearance, Emperor Jun sighed and said: "You scoundrel! Do you know that your actions have harmed our entire demon clan?"

  Di Jun Tai Yi would have liked to crush Hou Yi's bones and scatter his ashes, but now Hou Yi's heavenly way has brought down great merit. Killing him at this time would certainly harm the already greatly reduced aura of the heavenly court due to the ten suns appearing in the sky. When the boundary set by Hong Jun Dao Zu for the 100,000-year war between witches and demons is reached, the war will inevitably be unfavorable to the heavenly court. The only option is to temporarily abandon this vendetta.

  Di Jun and Tai Yi gave Hou Yi a fierce stare, but Tai Yi was still not satisfied. Since I couldn't kill you, I'll just make sure you don't die easily. Tai Yi immediately used the Chaos Bell to wound Hou Yi, constantly tormenting him to vent their anger. However, they always left Hou Yi with a thread of life, making sure he didn't die. Hou Yi also persisted due to his own conviction.

  Not long after, Di Jun and Tai Yi felt the breath of twelve ancestral witches rushing towards this place from afar. Only then did Tai Yi let go of Hou Yi. After embracing Jin Wu's tenth son and collecting the bodies of the nine golden crows with Tai Yi, Emperor Jun cast the Hua Hong technique and headed to the Heavenly Court.

  Not long after, the 12th ancestor witch arrived at this place and saw Hou Yi, who was on his last breath. Although they didn't know why Emperor Jun and Taiyi hadn't killed Hou Yi, everyone could clearly feel that Hou Yi's body was constantly repairing itself, his breathing was getting stronger and stronger, and there was a tendency for his aura to transform into that of an ancestor witch. After observing him for a while, they confirmed that Hou Yi might advance to the level of ancestor witch within 100 years, which made them excited, and the Shu tribe's "All Heaven God Killing Array" now had hope.

  The twelfth ancestor witch brought Hou Yi back to the witch tribe, but didn't mention it. Instead, she said that Emperor Jun and Taiyi returned to the heavenly court and sent out thunderbolts one after another. Xihe looked at the tenth prince with a face full of love and worry, and took him to her side. Fuxi's arithmetic was even stronger than Emperor Jun's, so he naturally knew what had happened.

  Fuxi saw that the anger of Emperor Jun and Taiyi had somewhat subsided, so he said: "Emperor Jun, Taiyi, calm down, this matter is not so simple! I feel that we have been calculated!"

  Di Jun calmed down and nodded after re-calculating the heavenly machine, saying: "Not bad, when I recalculated, I found that Xiaoshi and others left the Sun Palace, scorched the earth, and severely damaged the Wu tribe. Moreover, they also killed Da Wu Kuafu!"

  Taiyi was shocked: "This is impossible! Xiao Shi and the others are just Taiyi Golden Immortals, Kuafu has become a great witch for a long time, even if it's an old-fashioned Daluo Golden Immortal, they can still fight one battle, let alone Xiao Shi and the others, it's impossible to kill him! Moreover, in the Sun Palace, there is my set ban, only one person can enter or exit at a time, they cannot come out together. This matter must be suspicious!"

  Fuxi sighed and said: "The heavenly machine has been disrupted for hundreds of years, which means that this matter was premeditated long ago. It seems that when we were in seclusion, we had already been calculated by others."

  Taiyi said unwillingly: "Is there such a reason? Big brother, why not gather all the quasi-saints in the Heavenly Court and concentrate our strength to help you calculate the dragon's veins with Fuxi?"

  Di Jun shook his head and said, "It won't work. The other party is well-prepared and has concealed everything. Even the traces of the law are from our demon tribe, making it impossible to investigate. The source of power cannot be identified, so it's impossible to confirm who did it."

  Taiyi glared and said, "Damn it! They disguised their power as demonic energy. It's hard to find, but which demon clan would come to plot against us? Ridiculous! Detestable!" Emperor Jun then called the tenth prince again, letting him explain what had happened.

  The tenth son was still very afraid after the previous change, but he still told what had happened, including how Kuafu suddenly became motionless and his brothers attacked him.

  Di Jun, Tai Yi Fu Xi heard the tenth prince's narration and further confirmed his previous speculation. The only clue now is the body of that young general He Kuafu, but when asked about Kuafu's body, the tenth prince replied that it had already been torn apart by himself and others, with flames spewing out and burning the remains. This clue was also broken. There was only that young general, but Di Jun clearly knew that his token was still on his own body, which could only explain that the young general was also fake.

  Di Jun said, "I knew it. With Xiao Shi and the others' abilities, how could they possibly have killed Kuafu? It turns out that someone had restrained Kuafu, who was then killed by Xiao Shi and the others. Unfortunately, Kuafu's body has already disappeared."

  At the time of Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fu Xi and others' distress, the twelve ancestors of the Wu tribe were also guarding Hou Yi's side. After Hou Yi woke up, he reported to the twelve ancestors what had happened. The ancestors understood why Hou Yi was not killed by Tai Yi and Di Jun after killing the golden crow. Hou Yi gained great merit.

  Although the crowd was heartbroken over Kuafu's death, they were still puzzled as to why Taiyi Golden Immortal's golden crow could kill the powerful sorcerer Kuafu. Later, Xiuyin, who mastered the time law, explored some events through the Time River and formed an image of them, carefully explaining that before his death, Kuafu was unable to move and was then killed by the demonic golden crow, which explained why Kuafu was killed by the golden crow.

  But new doubts have arisen, why can't Kuafu move? Obviously, there is a high-ranking person intervening. Di Jun and Tai Yi are the first to be ruled out, after all, with their understanding, they would not be unclear about the timing of the void. Although it can bring great disaster to the Wu tribe, but for the multitude of Honghuang, why not? That would make the demon tribe even more miserable. It's clear that someone is plotting against both the Wu and Yao tribes.

  Although the crowd did not understand, the ancestors still congratulated Hou Yi and told him that from now on, he would be called a brother by the twelve ancestors. After some hesitation, Hou Yi agreed, and the twelve ancestors left his tribe to find Chi You, the great shaman of the Hou Tu tribe, and enter the ancestral temple to cultivate the drop of Hou Tu's essence blood left behind by Hou Tu Niang Niang, allowing Chi You to inherit the position of Hou Tu ancestor and become the 14th ancestor of the witch tribe.

  Kuafu died, and later Yi shot the sun. Such a big thing naturally shocked many great Taoists. Some just watched the show, some were delighted by the disaster, and some had other thoughts. One of them was the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West had been in seclusion in the Western Kunlun Mountains since she escaped from her private life, never leaving the Daoist temple unless it was absolutely necessary. However, she was extremely concerned about the matter of Hou Yi.

  The Western Queen Mother ended up in such a situation, and the only way to avoid the witch tribe was to retreat to the Western Kunlun Mountains. This has something to do with Hou Yi, who can be said to be the Western Queen Mother's half-enemy. However, since the witch tribe is now too powerful, the Western Queen Mother does not dare to take revenge. This involves a massacre of humans by witches and demons tens of thousands of years ago. It was because of Hou Yi's involvement that the Eastern King Gong and the Western Queen Mother dared to launch a surprise attack on the Heavenly Court. However, when the Loose Cultivation Alliance encountered difficulties, the witch tribe did not fulfill its original promise, resulting in the death of the Eastern King Gong. The Western Queen Mother herself had no choice but to hide in the Western Kunlun Mountains, and never again lived up to her former spirit. Even among the witches and demons, she was a powerful figure who could rival the vice-leader of the Loose Cultivation Alliance, the first female immortal of the Desolate Lands.