Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 41 The Lich's Ruthlessness Adds to the Misfortune

"Through research, my sorcerers have discovered that if we use the vengeful spirits of humans to refine a grand formation, creating the Twelve Divine Fiends of the Capital Heaven Formation, we can kill demons without them even realizing it. If this formation is handed over to the great sorcerers of our respective tribes, and combined with the 'Twelve Divine Fiends of the Capital Heaven Formation,' we will be even more confident in defeating Di Jun and Tai Yi!" Zhu Jiuyin once again mentioned his new direction of research on humans.

"That's right! The war between the Lich King and the Demon King is destined to be extremely brutal! We must try anything that can increase our chances of winning. This matter is settled!" Di Jiang said with a serious expression, finally deciding to take action against the human race.

"Alas! What should we do! The Ancestral Witch has committed such a heinous act, offending the two sages Nuwa and Laozi. How will she stand in the prehistoric world in the future?" Houtu said anxiously.

Zhu Rong chuckled dismissively, "Laozi is inactive, and Nuwa was born into the demon race. These two sages have never cared about the human race. Houtu, don't worry!"

"Non-action? That's just an appearance. The affairs of the human race concern Nuwa and Laozi's attainment of enlightenment. As long as we don't completely annihilate the human race, I doubt these two sages will go looking for trouble." Xuanming sneered.

"Lao Tzu established the religion for two reasons. First, he used the merit of establishing the religion as an opportunity to draw upon the merit of opening the heavens and achieve the primordial chaos. Second, he preached the religion and spread the orthodox tradition. The struggle among sages is a struggle for the orthodox tradition and destiny. We cannot slaughter the human race around Shouyang Mountain, nor can we excessively hunt and kill the human race." Di Jiang slowly explained, and his words were entirely reasonable.

Upon hearing this, Gonggong seemed to understand something and said, "In that case, let's divide our forces into twelve groups, each centered on its tribe, radiating outwards in all directions. We can slowly kill and slowly accumulate resources. Anyway, there's still a multi-generational period, enough time for the human race to be born in batches."

"Gonggong, you're right! That's a great idea!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyin suddenly understood. What Gonggong said was precisely the safest solution.

As long as the Wu tribe maintains its power and upholds the traditions of Laozi and the Renjiao sect, how could the sage possibly take minor conflicts to heart?

As for Nuwa, she was an enemy and naturally they didn't value her. They could kill her if they wanted, since they would have to confront Nuwa sooner or later anyway. The main purpose of enhancing the power of the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation" was to deal with Nuwa!

"If this succeeds, what is there to fear from a mere demon race?"

Having finally found a new direction to deal with the demon race, Dijiang felt much less pressure and couldn't help but burst into laughter. After suffering many defeats in the numerous battles between the witches and demons, he had finally found a secret weapon this time.

Houtu frowned, her expression struggling several times, before finally speaking: "I have calculated the secrets of heaven; such actions will likely bring many disasters in the future. Moreover..."

Gonggong was greatly displeased to see that Houtu consistently opposed the slaughter of humans, and couldn't help but say, "Houtu, sister, in this matter of great importance concerning the struggle between the witches and demons, you pity the humans, but who will pity my witch clan?"

"We also agree to this plan!" The other Ancestral Witches pressed Houtu together when they saw her still hesitating.

"Oh well! Do as you please!"

When Houtu saw that the other eleven Ancestral Witches were all going to attack the human race, and that she could not go against their wishes, she could only stand up and leave the Ancestral Witch Hall, letting them do as they pleased.

After the twelve ancestral witches convened a meeting at the "Ancestral Witch Hall," the witch clan formulated a plan, which immediately unleashed a bloodbath across the primordial land.

Having received orders from the eleven ancestral witches, minor conflicts began to erupt between the witch tribes and the human race.

The Witch Clan was powerful, while the Human Clan was weak. In every battle, even hundreds or thousands of Humans working together were no match for a single Witch Clan member.

Faced with absolute power, every human settlement on the vast land of the primordial world, except for the area within a million miles of "Shouyang Mountain," was attacked. In every war that broke out in every human settlement, the Wu Clan strictly adhered to the bottom line: they would not wage a war of annihilation, thus preserving the human race's seed.

The Wu Clan's major actions naturally did not escape the notice of the Demon Clan. Their actions against the Human Clan were immediately reported to Emperor Jun and Taiyi of the Heavenly Court.

Originally, the demon race viewed humans as merely superior food, utterly useless. However, after Taiyi's investigation, he immediately understood that the witch race was collecting human souls to refine the Soul Gathering Banner in preparation for targeting the demon race. It turned out that the seemingly weak human race actually had such a purpose.

In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun, Tai Yi, Xi He, Fu Xi, and Kun Peng gathered together and immediately began to discuss countermeasures.

"Hehe! Your Majesty, the Ancestral Witches can use the souls of humans to transform into vengeful ghosts to target our demon race. In the same way, our demon race can also use the soul power of these humans to refine magical treasures, increase their power, and kill the Witches!" Kunpeng said sinisterly.

"That's right! Elder brother, some time ago, I secretly descended to the mortal realm, concealed my identity, and entered the battlefield between the Witch Clan and the Human Clan. I immediately understood the Witch Clan's plan. The vengeful spirits formed after the tragic deaths of the Human Clan are indeed extraordinary. With millions gathered together, their power is considerable, and we can make use of them." Taiyi nodded in agreement and recounted what he had seen and heard in the mortal realm.

"Since that's the case, let's take action. However, since the human race was created by the Goddess Nuwa, the various departments of the Heavenly Court, like the Wu Clan, should leave some vitality for the human race. We mustn't destroy the human race and incur the displeasure of the two sages." Di Jun made the decision directly, deciding on the action against the human race.

Soon, the demon races throughout the prehistoric world received the decree from the Heavenly Court, and their actions against the human race immediately increased. Every day, hundreds of thousands of humans were brutally slaughtered.

The already precarious human race was attacked again by the demon race, making the situation even worse.

Throughout the entire prehistoric world, only the dojos of a few sages or top-tier supernatural beings were considered pure lands. The human race, suffering heavy losses, began a great migration, with the largest gathering place still being "Shouyang Mountain".

This is the sacred site of the Supreme Saint, and also one of the ancestral lands of the human race. Tens of millions of humans gather here from all directions.

Meanwhile, upon learning of the dire situation of other human tribes, powerful human tribes near Shouyang Mountain also dispatched their elite members to launch attacks in various places to rescue their fellow humans.

At this time, the primordial world was filled with bloodshed and slaughter. Among the entire Wu tribe, only Houtu's tribe did not ruthlessly kill the human race.

Seeing countless human beings perish in the primordial world, which was like a ghost realm with wandering ghosts everywhere, Houtu felt extremely sorry for them. However, she could only protect the human settlements near her tribe from attack, and could not change the overall situation.

Houtu walked across the primordial land. When facing the Wu tribe, she concealed her identity and tried to save as many humans as possible. When she saw the demons slaughtering humans, she struck swiftly and killed countless demons.

Unbeknownst to her, Houtu had arrived at the Sea of ​​Blood. Looking at the filthy sea of ​​blood before her, Houtu was stunned, her expression complex.

(End of this chapter)