Chapter 108 Chapter 108 Ah Qi's Tribe is located in a mountainous area...
Ah Qi's tribe is located in a mountainous area with abundant vegetation. As temperatures rose, several wildfires broke out, forcing Ah Qi to lead his people in a desperate flight. Many people perished as a result. They only survived when Cang Li shone the sun down.
"Everyone, take a break and have some water."
Ah Qi wiped his sweat and told the others to rest. The two hundred children of the witch clan also integrated very well, moving things together. They were stronger than the humans of different ages and had better physiques, so they all survived this disaster.
When Cang Li and Tai Qing arrived, they saw a tribe of people resting, and not far away there were houses that were only half-built.
"Ah Qi!"
Cang Li called out, and A Qi immediately looked over, waving happily:
"Great Chief! What brings you here?"
Cang Li glanced around and, seeing that not many people were missing, breathed a sigh of relief: "I came to see how you all are doing. I'm relieved to see you're all alright. Is there enough food?"
Ah Qi patted his chest and said, "It's fine, there's enough food. Thanks to the deep pit that the chief had us dig before, we survived by hiding in it after the wildfire stopped!"
Cang Li smiled and said, "That's good. Don't worry, this will never happen again."
In ancient myths and legends, there were only two major disasters that caused great harm to people and almost wiped out entire clans. After surviving these two disasters, the road ahead will be smooth.
Cang Li was genuinely happy, happy that the human race had survived.
Taiqing immediately noticed the joyful mood of the person next to her and unconsciously smiled as well.
Seeing that Ah Qi was doing well, Cang Li continued to the next tribe, intending to take this opportunity to tour all the human tribes.
This journey took more than a month, with each tribe staying for most of the day. After Cang Li finished, he discovered that the human tribes had now grown to more than thirty, each with tens of thousands of people, and some smaller tribes with less than ten thousand people. In this disaster, each tribe did not suffer many casualties, and the children were still growing up. After the disaster was over, the human race would soon cover the entire prehistoric land.
Cang Li was very pleased and pulled Tai Qing back to the cave, saying as they walked:
"Master, I think I can retire now. Everyone is living well, and there's no need for me anymore."
Taiqing wholeheartedly agreed: "You should have thought of this a long time ago. I have said that everything exists for a reason, and so do humans. Since Heaven brought humans into existence, it will not let them perish easily."
Cang Li clung to Tai Qing's arm: "The Heavenly Dao sent me here, why don't you show me your abs?"
Taiqing: ...
Taiqing remained silent, simply gazing at Cangli.
Cang Li: "Okay, okay, I was wrong. If you don't want me to see it, you don't have to."
Taiqing shook his head: "No, I already said..."
"Only for my Daoist partner to see!"
Cang Li drew out his words, then made a face at Tai Qing: "Old fogey!"
Taiqing: ?
Taiqing reflected on himself, wondering if he really couldn't keep up with the times?
Cang Li had already flown far away. She secretly made up her mind that she would definitely strip Tai Qing of his clothes and take a look when she entered the Spirit Mansion that night!
Taiqing came to her senses but could no longer see Cangli, so she quickly sped up and chased after him.
Two days later, the two returned to the cave. As soon as they arrived, Cang Li sensed something was wrong and frowned as he took out the Hongmeng Holy Sword.
It's not even dark yet, but the human race is completely silent. This isn't right!
Cang Li rushed over immediately and saw many corpses lying in the human territory. Nini stood there holding the magic weapon that Cang Li had given her. A crack had appeared on the magic weapon. Nini's eyes were wide open and unfocused. She just kept looking outside, as if she was expecting something.
The houses that Nini led her people to rebuild were also in a mess, some collapsed and some broken, and the entire tribal territory was in a state of chaos, no longer as prosperous as before.
The corpses scattered on the ground seemed to be fighting to the very end.
Cang Li was momentarily stunned; the immense impact left him in a daze, his thoughts frozen.
"Taoist Master, have I come to the wrong place?"
Cang Li stared blankly at Tai Qing and said.
She must have gone the wrong way. Nini was still leading her people to build houses, farm, hunt, and store food for the winter. These things lying on the ground are definitely not Nini.
Taiqing frowned, taking in the entire scene at a glance, and said to Cangli, "There are still survivors, but the number doesn't match up. The corpses here only represent half the population; the rest may have escaped. Ali, find the survivors first."
Cang Li blinked, and large tears fell down her face. They had all survived those disasters, so why didn't they live?
Taiqing gently wiped away Cangli's tears: "Don't cry. Find the survivors and find out what happened. Besides them, many more of your people are in danger."
Cang Li finally came to her senses and hastily raised her hand to wipe away the seemingly endless tears:
"Okay, I understand. I won't cry. Nini and the others must have been so scared that they didn't get to see me. I will... avenge them."
Cangli pushed Taiqing aside, stumbled through the corpses of her clansmen, calmly examined the traces, followed the bloodstains across the river, and only when she reached the cave did she see the half-grown children hiding inside, protected by the barrier she had left behind, and the vigilant adults outside the cave.
Upon seeing Cang Li, those men immediately dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground:
“Great, Great Leader! Our leader, she, she…”
Cang Li felt a surge of anger in his chest, unable to vent or swallow it, and coldly asked:
"Who did it? When did it happen?"
The man on the ground, wiping away his tears, said bitterly:
“They are the Witch Clan, dressed in their clothes. They arrived here at daybreak and attacked us before the chief could even ask them anything. They killed our people. If it weren’t for Chief Nini’s quick reaction, we would all be dead. Chief, we can’t beat them. They know magic. We escaped here with the children. We were able to survive because of the barrier left by the chief.”
Cang Li gripped his sword tightly: "The Witch Clan..."
Taiqing put his hand on Cangli's shoulder: "Calm down, the Wu Clan doesn't cultivate the primordial spirit."
Taiqing's voice reached Cangli's ears, and Cangli became a little more awake. Taiqing was right. The people of the Wu Clan did not cultivate their primordial spirit. Apart from the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the rest of them did not know magic and were not necessarily from the Wu Clan.
The person who spoke then said:
"Great Chief, we also heard those people saying something like, 'That's not enough, we want to kill more and go to the next human tribe,' when they left. Great Chief, did they go to other tribes to continue killing?"
Cang Li looked over sharply: "When did they leave?!"
"Half a day ago, Great Chief, the closest tribe to us is Chief Four-Leaf's tribe!"
Cang Li was about to give chase, but after taking two steps, he suddenly turned back, took two offensive magic weapons, and gave them to the man, saying, "Hide in the cave. Use these if anyone comes. I'll be right back!"
She needs to find out who did it.
Cang Li abandoned Tai Qing and the surviving members of her clan and hurriedly chased after them; she needed to get there as soon as possible.
Taiqing looked down at the person who had received the magic weapon. The people inside the cave remained silent, but this person was outside. Cang Li was too hasty. Taiqing gently touched the person's brow.
"What was your purpose in deceiving her? She was too anxious to see through your disguise. A demon? Whose subordinate? Is Di Jun seeking revenge for those ten golden crows?"
The man looked at Taiqing in horror. His disguise crumbled little by little, revealing his true form as a demon. He was a minor demon, but his disguise was very skillful. Taiqing shook his head, extinguished the minor demon's primordial spirit, and then waved his hand to remove the barrier around the cave. The people inside were fine, but they had fallen into a deep sleep. It was probably because these demons could not enter the cave, so they could only put the people inside to sleep.
After checking and confirming that everyone in the cave was still alive, Taiqing left the two magical treasures left by Cangli in the cave, set up a new barrier, and then flew off in the direction Cangli had left.
Cang Li flew forward expressionlessly. Humans can die from disease, accidents, or natural disasters, but they cannot die from being slaughtered by others. Today, she must find out who invaded human territory and slaughtered those who had no ability to resist.
After chasing them for most of the night, Cang Li found the group of murderers who had stopped to rest near the Four Leaf Tribe. The blood on their bodies was still wet, their faces were full of murderous intent, and they were excited. The wind carried their conversation.
"Humans are too weak. Compared to the Witch Clan, killing them is effortless for us. But it's alright, it would be hard to explain if we wiped them out completely. The next tribe is just ahead. We'll go there at dawn. The Demon Master instructed us that we must kill them when the sun comes up in the morning, otherwise it will affect the results."
"Do you think their chief will cause trouble when he comes back and finds out?"
"Even if you want to cause trouble, you should at least know who we are, right?"
"Hahahaha, that's right! We can just throw some corpses at the Witch Clan and make the humans and Witch Clan enemies without lifting a finger!"
"No wonder they didn't let that kid Er come this time. Humans really can't be allowed to come."
Cang Li clenched his fists. They were demons. No matter how well they disguised themselves, these demons didn't care about their words when no one was around.
And the so-called "demon master" they mentioned, could it be Kunpeng?
Cang Li remembered that the only demon in the demon race called a demon master was Kunpeng. Cang Li's face suddenly turned pale for a moment. If it was Kunpeng, wouldn't this disaster have been brought about by her?
Kunpeng had been trying to seize Hongyun's Primordial Purple Qi. Hongyun died, and the last place he landed before his death was the territory of the human race. Although Nuwa spread the word that Hongyun took the Purple Qi to the Netherworld Blood Sea, it was hard to believe that Kunpeng would not doubt it.
This explains why Kunpeng caused trouble for her the first time she went to Nuwa's palace, and why he attacked the human race this time, probably because he suspected that the Primordial Purple Qi was among the human race.
So, was it she who brought about the disaster?
Cang Li shook his head. No, it wasn't her, it was the demon's greed. Cang Li closed his eyes, held the Hongmeng Holy Sword, and attacked directly. She killed so many humans and still wanted to leave? That was wishful thinking.
The demon, who was drinking and chatting happily, had no time to react before he collapsed straight down, the last thing he saw was the horrified look in his companion's eyes.
With Cang Li's current strength, dealing with these demons would be a piece of cake. When only one remained alive, Cang Li drew his sword and demanded:
"Speak! Was the demon master who sent you Kunpeng? What is his purpose?! Why are demons slaughtering my people?!"
The little demon, with the sword pointed at it, looked at Cang Li in terror and begged for mercy:
"Please spare me! I'm just following orders! The Demon Master wants the essence of humans! We don't know what we're supposed to do—"
Cang Li plunged his sword into the little demon's chest, seeking the human's soul? Was it not for the Primordial Purple Qi?
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Author's note: I got back late from playing today and forgot to upload my drafts.
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