Yu Yuan was not familiar with the current situation of the Witch Clan.
To be precise, not many Immortal Gods in the Primordial era were familiar with the situation of the Witch Clan.
Because the Witch Clan itself was not an easy race to get along with.
They were mostly irascible by nature, possessing a strong sense of territorialism, and would readily resort to violence at the slightest disagreement.
Especially those Witch Clan warriors of the Zhu Rong Tribe who could manipulate the power of flame, were like barrels of gunpowder, ready to explode at a touch.
At the same time, the Witch Clan was also a race that was quite xenophobic.
Even the Human Race, which had extensively intermarried with them in the Ancient Era, were seen by them merely as slaves or tools.
Upon discovering that humans possessed the essence blood of Nuwa Saint, which could be used to refine the Slaughter Demon Banner, they did not hesitate to raise their slaughtering knives and massacred those humans who had sought refuge with them, all to collect the essence blood.
After the Witch Demon Calamity, a portion of the Witch Clan went to the Netherworld while the rest were exiled to the Northern Continent.
In the desperate struggle against the remnants of the Demon Clan, they were gradually defeated and driven to the Northern Wilderness, surviving by clinging to the perilous environment there.
It can be said that the Witch Clan has now completely left the stage of Primordial, and can only lick their wounds in the corners silently, hoping for an opportunity to rise again.
Under these circumstances, Yu Yuan naturally would not know more about the Witch Clan, let alone that the Da Pan Great Witch he knew was still alive, and had even become the Clan Leader.
At this moment, hearing the words of the Chi Yang Witch King, Yu Yuan instantly realized this was an excellent opportunity to carry out the "Borrowing the Knife to Kill" plan.
Immediately, he tossed the limp Wu Zhiqi, whom he was holding, in the direction of the Chi Yang Witch King and burst into laughter, saying, "That's good if it's him! The few of you, keep a close eye on him. Later, gather the tribesmen to execute this fellow publicly!"
The Chi Yang Witch King nodded and then saw the previously limp "Yu Yuan" in the hands of their Clan Leader suddenly burst forth, with a giant golden ape with prominent eyebrows and a sharp mouth, a thousand zhang tall, springing up behind him, crushing two Witch Clan warriors into the earth.
"Primordial Spirit Dharma Form!"
"Damn it, this guy still wants to escape!"
"Quick, catch him, don't let him get away!"
Chi Yang Witch King and the others cried out in unison, charging forward fearlessly.
But the quickest to react was still Yu Yuan.
He did not hesitate to use the Witch Clan's innate Great Divine Power, Fatian Xiangdi, a palm strike falling from the sky, covering thousands of zhang in radius, pressing down like an eclipse.
"Boom!"
The ground split open, and dust and smoke billowed.
The visible shockwave swept in all directions, even the Witch Clan warriors like Chi Yang Witch King were blown away.
When they stabilized their figures and rushed back, they saw Yu Yuan had already put away the Fatian Xiangdi divine power, standing in front of a huge crater murmuring in lament:
"It seems I have squashed that fellow to death, what should we do?"
"This..." The Chi Yang Witch King hesitated and said, "The one Clan Leader just killed might not be the real Yu Yuan!"
"Oh?" Yu Yuan glanced at him, curiously asking, "What do you mean by that?"
Chi Yang Witch King spoke gravely, "As far as I know, that Yu Yuan calls himself the One Qi Immortal, his essence comes from the Innate Primordial Qi Transformation! But the Yu Yuan that Clan Leader just killed, his Primordial Spirit Dharma Form was that of a rampaging ape!"
Though the Witch Clan did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, they still knew that the Primordial Spirit Dharma Form should reflect the true Primordial Spirit.
A strand of Primordial Qi would absolutely not manifest a rampaging ape!
"If that's the case... Was the person just now impersonated by the Demon Clan?" Yu Yuan looked at the Chi Yang Witch King with a puzzled face, "But why would the Demon Clan want to impersonate the One Qi Immortal?"
Chi Yang Witch King thought for a moment, his expression suddenly changed, "Clan Leader! This whole incident might be a conspiracy by the Demon Clan from the very beginning!"
Excellent!
That's precisely the line I was waiting for you to say.
Yu Yuan was inwardly pleased, but his face remained impassive as he said, "What have you thought of? Speak quickly so we all can deliberate together!"
He beckoned the surrounding Witch Clan warriors to come closer, everyone's gaze intently on the Chi Yang Witch King.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Chi Yang Witch King slowly said, "A few days ago, when I was gambling against that Great God from the Western Sect, I saw Yu Yuan.
It was precisely because of his appearance that the Great God did not continue to pursue me.
Later, when I returned to Buxian Mountain after a day and night, I heard that our tribesmen were slaughtered by Yu Yuan a day earlier... At that time, I didn't think there was anything wrong, but now that I retrospect, the timing doesn't add up!
At the time our tribesmen were being slaughtered, Yu Yuan should still have been entangled with the Great God!
Moreover, when I sought your help, Clan Leader, you said that other Clans had also encountered the same situation.
Even if he has the ability to duplicate himself, our Witch Clan has had no grievances with him in the past, nor any recent conflicts, why would he specifically come to our Witch Clan territory to massacre?
The more I think about it, I feel that the one who slaughtered our tribesmen is not Yu Yuan at all, but those demons impersonating him, with the purpose of provoking a conflict between us and Yu Yuan!
Clan Leader, we must be careful in our actions and must not fall for the Demon Clan's trap!"
"Indeed!"
Yu Yuan looked around and loudly said, "What the Chi Yang Witch King said makes sense! If this is a trick by the Demon Clan, then those Demon Gods must be hiding and watching us... Inform the nearby Clans immediately, convey my orders!
Everyone temporarily cease searching for Yu Yuan and instead focus on searching the Northern Wilderness for places where a large number of Demon Clan could be hiding.
Once you detect any hiding demons, capture them and interrogate them immediately!"
"Yes!"
Chi Yang Witch King and other members immediately bowed and set off to carry out the orders.
After they left, Yu Yuan took out the clear Glazed Bottle and released Wu Zhiqi, who had just been captured inside the bottle.
The latter rubbed his neck and grumbled discontentedly, "Can you be a bit gentler next time? My neck is almost snapped by you."
"Definitely next time!"
Yu Yuan smiled and nodded, then blew a breath to transform the other into his own likeness, and hurried off to another place to continue the act.
After each act was performed and thanks to the "audience" spread, a large number of the Witch Clan gave up searching for Yu Yuan and turned to search for the whereabouts of the Demon Clan.
...
In the central area of the Great Wilderness stood a mountain named Cangyu.
This mountain was approximately ten thousand ren high and was ring-shaped, covering a million miles in area, with a basin terrain in the center, unaffected by the Gang Wind.
Due to its unique geographical advantages, it was the richest land in the entire Great Wilderness and naturally became the largest settlement of the Witch Clan.
Tens of thousands of Witch Clan warriors lived in Cangyu Mountain year-round.
In the Ancient Era, they belonged to different tribes and worshipped different Ancestor Witches.
However, they had now gathered together, setting aside the prejudices between tribes, and melded into a new Witch Clan, forming a hierarchical system with the Clan Leader at the helm and the tribal Elders as advisers.
The Great Witch Da Pan from the Houtu Tribe was now the Clan Leader of the new Witch Clan.
At this moment, in a simple temple at the center of the basin, Clan Leader Da Pan was discussing matters with the Elders from various tribes.
The temple had several hundred stone pillars, arranged around the perimeter, supporting the massive dome above.
Suddenly, one of the stone pillars lit up, and streaks of blood light appeared, coalescing into an illusory figure, and a voice came through: "Chi Yang requests an audience with the Clan Leader, I have important matters to report!"
This was witchcraft using blood as the medium, specially used for communication with clans across the land.
Da Pan did not delay, and quickly asked: "What matters do you have to report?"
"It's indeed the work of the Demon Clan!" The Chi Yang Witch King angrily said: "Following your command, we searched several mountain ranges and indeed found the Demon Clan hiding there!
I've captured the leading Demon King. The information I've extracted from him is as we speculated: the culprits who slaughtered our people were none other than these despicable Demon Clan members, not that Primordial Qi Immortal!"
"Wait a moment..."
Da Pan was somewhat confused and was about to ask for clarifications when he saw another stone pillar light up, and a voice came from it: "The Clan Leader is wise! Following your orders, our Wuyang Clan has captured a Demon King from the Demon Clan!
This fellow has confessed everything. The attack on our clansmen was their Demon Clan impersonating the Primordial Qi Immortal!"
"Clan Leader!" Another pillar lit up, "We have followed your orders and investigated thoroughly! There is now a large gathering of Demon Clan near Jigui Mountain... they intend to wage war on our Witch Clan!"
"Clan Leader!"
"Clan Leader!"
...
One by one, the stone pillars lit up, delivering messages from all quarters.
Listening to these messages, he gradually pieced together the ins and outs of the situation, down to the minutest detail.
The only thing he could not understand was why these clan leaders were all saying they were following his orders?
At this time, an Elder from the Zhu Rong Tribe spoke up loudly: "I've always thought the Clan Leader had more strength than wisdom.
But for this matter, the Clan Leader has actually already secretly ordered a thorough investigation into the truth, and now I am truly convinced!
From this day forward, whatever the Clan Leader says goes, and I will never again doubt you!"
Da Pan: "..."
This Elder from the Zhu Rong Tribe had previously competed with him for the position of Clan Leader and had been reluctant to accept his loss, giving him trouble both in the open and behind the scenes.
He never expected that now, in public, he would admit to being convinced.
The problem was, in the past few days, he has been so busy dealing with various emergencies that he had not secretly issued any orders!
However, as the Clan Leader, it was not appropriate for him to speak about such things, as that would certainly provoke skepticism.
So, he had no choice but to go along with it, nodding his head and vaguely agreeing with them.
At this moment, an Elder from the Ju Mang Tribe spoke up gravely: "These Demon Clan have plotted to bring us to ruin; we cannot let this matter rest!"
"Yes, that's right!"
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"
"..."
Elders voiced their agreement one after another, then looked towards Da Pan, awaiting the final decision from their Clan Leader.
Under the watchful eyes of these Elders, Da Pan felt a surge of passion and declared loudly: "We must fight of course, but first we need to think carefully about how to proceed..."
Before he could finish, a Witch Clan warrior burst in from outside the temple, yelling loudly: "Clan Leader, at your command, all warriors of the clan have assembled, ready for the people of the Houtu Tribe to lead the way with Shrinking Land into Inches Divine Power, advancing towards Jigui Mountain... we are just waiting for your orders now!"
Da Pan: "..."
"Truly worthy of our Clan Leader!" The Zhu Rong Tribe Elder excitedly said: "So you've already prepared everything in advance!"
The Gonggong Tribe Elder also praised: "To attack the Demon Clan, we must catch them by surprise to succeed! I didn't expect the Clan Leader to have such foresight, assembling the warriors of the clan early."
"Such swift action, those Demon Clan will never anticipate it!" The Xuan Ming Tribe Elder shouted excitedly: "Clan Leader, please give the order! We will surely rout those Demon Clan this time!"
Hearing the praise from the Elders, Da Pan felt bewildered.
When did I become so formidable?
He rapidly weighed his options in his mind and then loudly ordered: "Pass down my command, advance towards Jigui Mountain!"
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