Longzang

Chapter 586 Still Want to Make a Move?

Wei Yuan swept his divine sense down and discovered a great shaman and at least five Dao Foundation Shaman warriors, all of whom were disguised as ordinary Shamans living in the village.

However, despite their best efforts to conceal it, their cultivation level could not be hidden from Wei Yuan. How could a powerful shaman possibly be living in seclusion in a dilapidated village?

Wei Yuan's appearance had clearly attracted the attention of these shamans, who silently and slowly approached from all sides. Just as the encirclement was about to be completed, Wei Yuan suddenly turned and ran, so fast that he only left a blur in his wake.

The witch clan, who had attempted to surround them, were taken aback, then returned to their original positions to continue their disguise.

Wei Yuan ran for dozens of miles in one breath, but unfortunately no witch followed him. His opponent didn't take the bait, so Wei Yuan didn't linger and continued on to the next location.

The village's disguise was too poor. If they were willing to invest in recruiting a high-ranking shaman with perfect Dharma Aspect to oversee things, Wei Yuan might have believed them. But now, they were relying on these mediocre people to protect the woman and child he cherished most? Wei Yuan thought that only a powerful shaman would do such a thing.

Therefore, this is most likely a false target. Logically, if a false target is set up here, the real target would have already been moved and is definitely not nearby.

However, the information provided by the mysterious witch clan was very clear: Hongye's child was hiding in this town, but their exact location was unknown. Given his and his master's extensive connections, Wei Yuan believed their information was accurate.

Wei Yuan ran through the mountains and fields, altering his body structure as he ran. After learning to change his body shape for the first time under the immense pressure of Mount Ming, Wei Yuan also learned the Daoist technique of "Circular Flowing Will" to assist him, making it possible to change his external form in the blink of an eye.

As he ran, Wei Yuan grew smaller and smaller until he looked like a kitten. Then he grew wings and took flight.

Wei Yuan transformed into one of the most common small birds in the Witch Domain, flying slowly through the air, skimming over village after village. His divine sense swept over them one by one.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Yuan flew over six villages and discovered four suspected targets, each with someone secretly protecting them. In such a small place, where would so many people need protection? If they truly needed to live in seclusion for some reason, there was no need for them to cluster in one place.

Wei Yuan easily concluded that most of these were decoys, used to distract the arresting officers; the real target might be inside, or it might not.

At this point, others might assume that with so many decoy targets clustered together, the real target must not be there. But Wei Yuan, with intelligence support from the mysterious witch clan, knew that the real target was definitely in this area.

The saying goes, "What is false can be made real, and what is real can be made false." Hongye has made this place so obvious, perhaps hoping that others will think this way.

Wei Yuan felt that if he were Hongye, the best way would be to find a secluded mountain village where no one knew about it, send one or two loyal old servants to guard it, then sever all contact and ties, and simply watch over the child until it grew up. He could even send the child to live in seclusion among humans, which would be the safest option.

But Hongye insisted on staying here. Wei Yuan guessed that there might be some reason why Hongye had to leave her illegitimate child here.

Wei Yuan had investigated all the information he could find about Hongye, and all he knew was that she was a powerful figure who suddenly rose to prominence several hundred years ago and married the daughter of the previous ruler of the Rain Kingdom.

Originally, Hongye's cultivation progressed extremely quickly, advancing to the peak of the Netherworld Witch realm in less than a hundred years, and he didn't care about the position of ruler of the Rain Kingdom at all. He had already caught the attention of the Ancestral Witch and would soon be settling in the City of Heaven, where he was expected to compete for a spot as a Heavenly Witch.

At this crucial moment, for some unknown reason, Hongye clashed with Tianwu Longzhe, and the two fought a great battle in the Youhan Realm. What was expected to be a one-sided war turned out to be a narrow defeat for Hongye. Afterwards, the Wu Clan had many different opinions, some saying that Longzhe was too weak, while others thought that Hongye was too strong.

However, regardless of the circumstances, after Hongye's defeat, he vanished from his kingdom in the Netherworld, and was demoted from the Netherworld Witch realm to a Great Witch. Following this battle, Hongye's personality changed drastically, and less than a century later, the old king of the Rain Kingdom suddenly died. Hongye, whose strength was still equivalent to a top-tier Netherworld Witch and who had a group of followers, naturally became the new king.

From then on, Hongye abandoned the old king's daughter and replaced hundreds of beautiful witches who served her every year. Over the centuries, Hongye had tens of thousands of direct descendants, one of whom even became a ghost witch.

The records of Hongye contain countless mysteries. For example, given that he has so many descendants, some of whom are quite accomplished, why would he be so devoted to a human woman, especially in the last few years? Considering what Wolf Bear said, it seems that Hongye suddenly began launching a series of wars after this child was born.

But Wei Yuan's journey deep into the Witch Domain wasn't to solve mysteries, but to capture someone. He had no interest in Hongye's background; he only wanted to figure out how to insert the Yang Bullet into Hongye's body in exchange for the Ancestral Master's relic.

Wei Yuan was flying towards the next village when suddenly a fierce wind came from behind, accompanied by a burst of wild laughter: "You stupid bird, you've been flying for so long without landing, you're obviously a spy sent by another tribe!"

Amidst the maniacal laughter, an iron claw shot out from the clouds, aiming straight for Wei Yuan's back!
Wei Yuan's speed suddenly increased several times, he flashed to the side, and then changed form.

The attacker was a giant bird with a human face, whose wingspan was tens of meters. Despite its enormous size, it flew silently through the air until it burst into maniacal laughter, at which point Wei Yuan became aware of its presence.

Seeing that Wei Yuan had actually dodged the claw, the eagle shaman's large face, which was over ten feet in diameter, showed surprise: "Oh! This silly bird is quite good at escaping!"

For some reason, being called a silly bird twice made Wei Yuan's temper rise sharply, and he couldn't control it at all. Fortunately, Wei Yuan had cultivated diligently for many years and his Dao heart was firm, so he barely maintained his composure and said, "We have no enmity. I'm just on my way. I'm not a spy. The reason I changed my form is to avoid causing trouble on the road. I am a spirit shaman."

"So what if you're a sorcerer? Others may fear sorcerers, but sorcerers fear me too! Especially someone like you who's a potential sorcerer, you should definitely avoid me."

Wei Yuan patiently asked, "May I ask your name?"

The eagle shaman said nonchalantly, "I am the Thunder Eagle of the Thunder Swamp tribe! Let me tell you, I have always disliked other birds! I dislike those who pretend to be birds even more."

Considering that this old man was a sorcerer, Wei Yuan continued to suppress his anger and said, "Lord Lei Ying, I am not without means. Even if I cannot defeat him, I still have elders in my clan. If you insist on taking action, you might as well take a look at this."

A wisp of energy appeared in Wei Yuan's hand; it came from the Yang Bullet and clearly contained the essence of lifespan reduction. Wei Yuan believed that the old man could understand it.

Lei Ying was indeed taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Your tribe is actually willing to give you such a treasure, you must be someone important! But it's useless to me, I have less than a hundred years left to live, are you sure you want to use this on me?"

Wei Yuan was stunned. The Yang Bullet had cost him a hundred years of his lifespan, so it was impossible for him to use it on a Netherworld Witch who had less than a hundred years of lifespan left.

Seeing Wei Yuan's expression, Lei Ying laughed and said, "Haha, a fool is a fool!"

After being called a fool three times, Wei Yuan could no longer suppress his anger. His eyes became extremely deep, as if ancient primordial beasts were hidden in their depths. Then he said coldly, "Senior Lei Ying, since you have less than a hundred years left to live, then you must have already returned your kingdom to the Youhan Realm?"

Lei Ying sensed something was off, but still said, "So what if it is? Do you intend to make a move?"

(End of this chapter)