Zhu Ling said, "This humble servant is here on behalf of our teacher to welcome Senior Sister."
Huixin nodded and went inside. After greeting Xuantian, she explained the situation. Xuantian said, "The great witch is causing chaos in the mortal realm, mainly because of the current situation in the Qin Kingdom of Nanzhanbuzhou. Nanzhanbuzhou is currently embroiled in civil war. The Qin king is Ying Zheng, the appointed emperor, who possesses the bloodline of a great witch. He intends to recast the twelve golden statues to awaken the twelve ancient demon gods and ancestral witches. But he is not the most terrifying. The most terrifying is his general Bai Qi. Bai Qi is a true great witch. He once vowed to restore the glory of the human race during the time of the Three Sovereigns, to rule the land, and to conquer the Three Realms. The soldiers he trains do not respect heaven and earth, nor do they worship ghosts and gods. They only obey orders and will not enter the cycle of reincarnation even if they die in battle, but will continue to fight."
Huixin was deeply shocked that Bai Qi dared to defy the gods of heaven and earth, but she still asked, "Teacher, wasn't the Witch Clan extinct long ago? Why is there a Great Witch appearing again?"
Xuan Tian laughed and said, "Do you know that the Wu tribe has disappeared? Wasn't Chi You a great shaman?"
Upon hearing this, Huixin understood, but was still somewhat puzzled. She asked, "Didn't the Great Shaman not cultivate his primordial spirit? How could he still be reincarnated?"
Xuan Tian laughed and said, "Strictly speaking, the Wu Clan originated from Heaven and Earth, and after death they return to Heaven and Earth, so they will not be extinct. Even the current humans are not pure humans. Not to mention that when Nuwa created humans, I put some of my essence into them. Although I am somewhat different from the Wu Clan, my physical body is comparable to that of the Wu Clan, so I can be considered a part of the Wu Clan. Furthermore, the current human race is a remnant of the ancient mixed human and Wu Clan, so the bloodline is inherently complex. In addition, the Six Paths of Reincarnation was transformed from Houtu, who is one of the Ancestral Wu. Bai Qi awakened the Wu Clan bloodline through the Ancestral Wu Mark in the Six Paths of Reincarnation and became a new Great Wu."
Huixin then asked, "Teacher, Bai Qi is now wreaking havoc on the mortal realm. How can we avert this great calamity?"
Xuan Tian did not answer, but asked instead: "Ying Zheng became emperor, which was ordained by Heaven. Bai Qi was ordered by him to conquer all directions. How can he be said to be doing evil? He has the imperial seal and his fortune is still there. Even we sages will not stop him."
Upon hearing this, Huixin exclaimed in surprise, "So, the immortals of the Heavenly Court are doing all this for nothing?" Before Xuantian could answer, she added, "That's not right! As long as we kill Bai Qi, Ying Zheng won't be able to cause war in the Three Realms."
Xuan Tian laughed and said, "I observe that there are very few beings in the Three Realms who can kill Bai Qi. The Heavenly Court has no hope."
Huixin asked, "Teacher, wasn't Chi You also a great shaman? Aren't they both great shamans?"
Xuan Tian laughed and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, yet you insist on worrying about it. Fine, I'll tell you then. The Human Emperor Xuanyuan tore Chi You apart with a dragon horse back then. But Chi You is different. Chi You wanted to use the Jiuli tribe to seize the rightful human race, which is different. Back then, the appointed Human Emperor was Xuanyuan. Although Bai Qi is now a great shaman like Chi You, Ying Zheng is the appointed Human Emperor. Therefore, the three Holy Emperors of Huoyun Palace will not allow the Heavenly Court to destroy the legitimate Human Emperor." "You can kill Bai Qi, but people of your level all seek to be free from karma; why would you invite more karma?" Before Huixin could say more, he continued, "Gouchen is the Great Emperor of the Demon Clan, and has a long-standing feud with the Witch Clan, a deep-seated karmic entanglement. Therefore, he had no choice but to descend to the mortal realm to subdue Bai Qi. Among the Three Realms, only the Demon Goddess Nuwa is willing to lend a hand. Her Mountain and River Map can suppress and seal Bai Qi; you might as well inform Gouchen. As for other matters, you shouldn't concern yourself with them."
Huixin replied, "Yes, teacher." After saying that, she withdrew.
After Huixin left, Xuantian silently calculated for a moment and sighed, "Laojun is quite cunning, to have come up with such a scheme. However, Ying Zheng's unification of the world is already a foregone conclusion, so how can you possibly stop him?" Xuantian naturally already knew the fate of Gouchen and Bai Qi, but he didn't say it out loud because he had his own plans.
Meanwhile, Emperor Gouchen descended from the Heavenly Realm. On one hand, he reorganized his troops, and on the other hand, he once again descended in his Dharma body to teach the Dao in the primordial world. In the primordial world, his Dharma body enlightened many living beings. Fearing that if he were to perish this time, the demon race would have no one to protect them, and the demon cultivators would be reduced to the lowest level of all living beings, he secretly entrusted the "Gouchen Heavenly Book" to a loyal fox demon immortal to keep it safe, lest it be passed on.
After hundreds of years of erosion, the Western Zhou Dynasty had become an era where "only the mighty states were known, but the Zhou emperor was unknown," a time of intellectual ferment and the emergence of numerous heroes. Through continuous conquests, seven powerful states arose on the southern continent of Jambudvipa: Qi, Chu, Qin, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han.
During the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, General Bai Qi was dispatched to attack the state of Han. Bai Qi captured Yewang City, severing the connection between Han's Shangdang Commandery and its capital. At that time, the state of Zhao sent Lian Po to lead an army, which clashed with Bai Qi for a long time, neither able to defeat the other. Bai Qi possessed the bloodline of a great shaman, but unfortunately, it had not yet awakened, leaving him helpless.
At that time, Fan Ju, the Marquis of Yinghou of Qin, also a member of the Wu tribe, bribed powerful ministers in Zhao and used a divisive tactic to persuade the King of Zhao to send Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po in battle. Lian Po was a third-generation disciple of the ancient Chan sect, possessing exceptional Taoist skills. He easily overpowered Bai Qi with his Taoist formations. Zhao Kuo, however, was a disciple of the Long-Browed Taoist of the Taiqing lineage. He was confident in his swordsmanship, believing himself invincible, but lacking any knowledge of magic or formations. While his swordsmanship was primarily for killing, it was far inferior to the physical combat of the Wu tribe, who excelled in battle, and thus he could not win. In this battle, Bai Qi massacred 200,000 Warring States soldiers, earning him the infamous title of "God of Slaughter."
Although Bai Qi possessed the blood of the sorcerer race, he could cultivate his primordial spirit like a human. He learned the path of cultivation through slaughter, training soldiers who disrespected heaven and earth and did not worship ghosts or gods. Seizing this opportunity, Bai Qi used the lives and blood of over two hundred thousand Zhao soldiers as a catalyst to escape into the six realms of reincarnation in hell, obtaining the mark of the ancestral sorceress Houtu, and forging a great sorceress's body with murderous energy. When he succeeded Chi You as the new great sorceress, the entire planet Earth was enveloped by his power; souls that died did not return to the underworld but entered the cycle of reincarnation. Bai Qi and his sorcerers defied the rule of the Heavenly Court, desiring to revive the glory of the ancient human emperors' rule over the earth. However, Bai Qi's excessive killing was detrimental to the Qin state's unification of humanity. Therefore, he feigned death and hid on the planet Earth, which was shrouded in his power, to train true immortal soldiers for the King of Qin.
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