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Chapter 27: The Twelve Ancestral Witches’ Views and Empress Changxi’s Concerns

In the depths of the Blood Sea, Ancestor Minghe grew increasingly obsessed with achieving Sagehood. His previous attempts—creating the Asura Clan and establishing the Asura Sect—had ended in failure, leaving him furious and desperate for a breakthrough. Even participating in the ambush of Redcloud (Hongyun) yielded no fruit, as the coveted Hongmeng Purple Qi vanished without explanation. Neither the Sages nor the Daluo-level beings involved could discern what had happened.

Behind the scenes, the Six Sages had indeed manipulated events. The Western Sages, Zhunti and Jieyin, actively concealed Redcloud’s fate from his ally, Zhen Yuanzi, and clouded Redcloud’s awareness of his impending doom. Such meticulous scheming was only possible due to the sheer power and subtlety of the Sages.

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In the depths of Mount Buzhou, the ancestral land of the Wu Clan, the Twelve Ancestral Witches gathered in the Pangu Temple to observe the Yao Clan’s actions. As eternal adversaries of the Yao Clan, they scrutinised every move of Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi.

[Twelve Ancestral Witches (十二祖巫, Shí’èr Zǔ Wū): The leaders of the Wu Clan, representing the twelve essential elements of the Primordial World.]

“What are those Yao scoundrels up to now?” one witch muttered, their tone laced with suspicion. The sight of two supreme figures—Emperor Jun and Yao Saint Baize—leading an attack on the Human Clan puzzled them.

“Could this be part of a larger scheme to threaten the Wu Clan?” mused Gonggong, the Ancestral Witch of Water.

Candle Dragon (Zhu Jiuyin), the Ancestral Witch of Time and a key strategist for the Wu Clan, shook his head. “I sense no disruption along the timeline that suggests a direct threat to the Wu Clan. This seems unrelated to us.”

Though Candle Dragon’s mastery over time rivalled that of the greatest cosmic beings, the influence of the Sages on the past, present, and future limited his foresight. In a lesser multiverse, beings like Candle Dragon could rewrite history and shape futures, but the ultimate-tier Primordial World made such feats impossible under the dominance of the Sages and the Heavenly Dao.

“Perhaps the Yao Clan discovered something about the humans that they see as a threat,” another witch speculated.

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Among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, opinions were divided on whether to intervene. Xuanyuan, the Ancestral Witch of Darkness, frowned and suggested helping the humans. “The Yao Clan has no right to exterminate another race. All beings deserve the chance to exist in the Primordial World.”

However, Candle Dragon disagreed. “Let us wait. The Yao Crown Prince has already stepped forward. Let’s see how he handles this situation first.”

Dijiang, another key figure among the witches, smirked. “If Donghuang Taiyi loses his temper and strikes the Crown Prince, it could lead to a schism within the Yao Clan. Such chaos would benefit us greatly.”

The witches were also mindful of a looming deadline. The truce enforced by Hongjun Daozu, forbidding large-scale conflict between the Wu and Yao Clans for thirty million years, was nearing its end. Any event destabilising the Yao Clan would give the Wu Clan a strategic advantage.

[Hongjun Daozu (鸿钧道祖, Hóngjūn Dào Zǔ): The Dao Ancestor, an overarching figure in Chinese mythology who maintains cosmic balance and mediates major conflicts.]

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Meanwhile, in the Taiyin Ancient Star, Changxi, the Empress of the Heavenly Court and mother of the Ten Golden Crows, watched the unfolding events with growing anxiety. Her son, Xia Tian, stood between the Yao Clan and the Human Clan, a precarious position that could provoke the ire of Donghuang Taiyi and the Yao leadership.

[The Taiyin Ancient Star (太阴古星) is a concept with rich symbolic and mythological meaning, rooted in Chinese cosmology and Daoist traditions. It is often associated with the Moon, the Yin principle (阴), and the mysteries of the cosmos.]

[Changxi (常羲, Cháng Xī): The Empress of the Heavenly Court, wife of Emperor Jun, and mother of the Ten Golden Crows. Known for her wisdom and maternal instincts.]

Changxi’s concerns were twofold. As a mother, she feared for Xia Tian’s safety, knowing the volatile nature of the Yao Clan’s internal politics. As Empress, she worried about the broader implications of the Yao Clan’s actions and Xia Tian’s defiance.

“Will his stance protect the humans or incite greater conflict within the Yao Clan?” she wondered, her gaze fixed on the distant battlefield.