Chapter 85 Those great shamans were very fast…
Those great shamans were very fast; the next day, one of them came to take Cang Li to see Houtu.
Cang Li told Nini to stay in the Li tribe, and that she would return soon.
Nini was a little worried: "Chief, I'll go with you."
Cang Li shook his head: "No need, you can stay here and wait for me. It's more convenient for me to be alone."
Nini then remembered that their chieftain was very powerful and not just a human who only knew how to farm.
Cang Li followed the great shaman away. This great shaman was named Yuan and was very fast. After leaving the Li tribe, he ran quickly without paying any attention to Cang Li behind him. Cang Li didn't care either. He took out the Xuanyuan Sword and chased after him.
Yuan arrived outside Houtu's tribe, feeling triumphant as he shook off his men. Turning around, he saw Cang Li flying towards him on a sword, running with far more momentum than him.
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Cang Li jumped down with a smile. The Xuanyuan Sword automatically flew back into Cang Li's hand, where he carefully put it away. Cang Li asked:
"arrive?"
Yuan's lips twitched down in displeasure, and he said coldly, "We've arrived. When you go in and meet our Ancestral Witch, be respectful. If you dare to offend our Ancestral Witch, you won't be leaving!"
Cang Li nodded good-naturedly: "No problem, no problem." She wasn't here to cause trouble, so why would she resort to violence?
Yuan then led Cangli into the Houtu tribe. It was noticeably cleaner and tidier than other tribes, and the tents inside were larger and neatly arranged. The largest one in the middle was probably where Houtu lived.
The people of the Houtu tribe were dressed much better, their faces were clean, and you could tell what they looked like. The children were also very healthy, and the shamans who came and went were much more peaceful than those of other tribes.
Cang Li felt that Hou Tu was indeed a very good leader.
Yuan led Cang Li to the largest tent in the middle and said to Cang Li, "Wait here, I'll go in and see if the Ancestral Witch is done."
Cang Li nodded, and Yuan lifted the curtain and went inside. He came out a moment later and said:
"You've come at an inopportune time. The eldest brother of the Ancestral Witch, Emperor Jiang, has arrived."
Cang Li said nonchalantly, "It's alright, I'll just wait."
Since we're already here, what's a little waiting?
Cang Li looked around, found a rock to sit down and observe the people of the Houtu tribe. The more he looked, the more he felt that he was 90% likely to achieve his goal. Judging from the state of these witches, Houtu was definitely a far-sighted ancestral witch.
Yuan watched as Cang Li casually found a place to sit down at the tent entrance, and thought that humans were a really strange race.
“Yuan, the Ancestral Witch commands you to go in and give a report.”
A shaman came out of the tent and whispered to Yuan that when Yuan went in, he saw Dijiang and immediately pushed him out. Houtu saw Yuan and knew something was wrong, so she sent her attendants out to call Yuan in.
After entering, Yuan dared not raise his head, and stepped forward to bow respectfully, saying:
"I have met the Ancestral Witch."
Then he turned to Dijiang: "Greetings, Ancestral Witch Dijiang."
Dijiang didn't speak, but looked at Houtu. He still loved this younger sister very much.
Houtu said gently, "Get up and speak. I saw you come in in a hurry. Is there something you need?"
Yuan said, "Reporting to the Ancestral Witch, I have brought the human leader you mentioned yesterday."
Houtu remembered that Yuan had come yesterday saying that the human leader had something to discuss with her. Houtu knew about the human race and she liked to communicate with other races, so she ordered Yuan to bring the person to her.
Yuan responded and went out. Dijiang raised an eyebrow and looked at Houtu, saying:
“Sister, why are you looking at this human leader? They were created by Nuwa and are of one mind with the demon race. In my opinion, we should just kill them.”
Houtu frowned: "Brother, don't talk nonsense. We are becoming increasingly hostile to the demon race. It's not advisable to make enemies again. Yuan said that in winter, the Li tribe led people to rob the human race. Unexpectedly, the human race leader did not kill them but sent them back. It is clear that they are unwilling to settle their enmity with us. I suppose they came here for this matter."
"They didn't kill any of our people, so why should we make enemies unnecessarily?"
Dijiang sighed: "Fine, fine, every time you come you have to lecture me at length. It's just a few words. Well then, go ahead and meet me. I'll listen from the sidelines so you don't get tricked again."
Houtu looked at Dijiang with dissatisfaction, but ultimately did not drive him away.
A short while later, Cang Li entered, led by Yuan.
Houtu gave Dijiang a warning glance before turning her gaze to Cang Li, who had just entered. She was immediately surprised; this human leader possessed an extraordinary bearing and clearly had a high level of cultivation. Even Houtu herself felt somewhat inferior. Houtu instinctively stood up and stepped forward to greet him.
"Are you the leader of the human race? Please sit down. I am Houtu of the Wu tribe. I heard you have something to discuss with me. Let's sit down and talk."
As she spoke, Houtu led Cangli to sit down on a stone chair, and then sat down beside her to keep the guest company, without returning to sit next to Dijiang.
After Cangli entered, Dijiang's eyes turned dangerous, his expression became tense, and he looked extremely wary. He even crushed the stone knife he was playing with into powder.
Only after getting close to this person did he realize that he possessed some cultivation and was no ordinary person!
Dijiang exuded a dangerous aura, and Houtu immediately turned around and said to him:
"Brother, if you have something to do, please go ahead. I have guests here, so I can't entertain you any longer."
Houtu was genuinely worried that Dijiang might impulsively start a fight with someone while she was there.
Dijiang withdrew his gaze and said, "Don't worry about me. You all say what you want. I won't interfere with you making friends."
Houtu observed for a while, and only after confirming that Dijiang had no intention of fighting did she look back at Cangli and say with a smile:
"Sorry, my older brother just looks a bit fierce, please don't mind him."
Cang Li's smile remained unchanged as he spoke very politely:
“It’s alright. My name is Cang Li. I have come here today because I have something I want to discuss with Houtu, the Ancestral Witch.”
Houtu was somewhat curious; she didn't think she had anything to discuss with the human race.
Cang Li, of course, knew Hou Tu's doubts, and without wasting words, went straight to the point:
"The Ancestral Witch Houtu must have heard from her subordinates that our human race has no shortage of food."
Upon hearing the word "food," Houtu's expression instantly turned serious, and she sat up straight: "Please explain in detail."
Houtu knew that the human race did not lack food, but she wanted to know why the human race, which had only been around for a few years, did not lack food.
Cang Li's eyes were bright, and he said to Hou Tu:
"Because we create our own food, rather than relying entirely on what nature provides."
Houtu's eyes widened slightly, not quite understanding what it meant to create food, or to not be entirely dependent on the gifts of nature.
Everything they have comes from the transformation of Pangu, the Father God. Their lives, food, and everything they use all come from the Father God. Houtu doesn't quite understand how they can get enough food without relying on the transformation of Pangu into all things.
Cang Li said, "Our human race's talent is to concentrate wild food into planting, thereby obtaining more food. We start planting after each period of ice and snow melting, and when the hottest period is over, we can harvest enough plants to get through the winter. In our spare time, we also go hunting."
"But we do not rely on hunting, so what I have come to tell the Ancestral Witch today is that you should not send people to rob. Robbing is useless and will only create a powerful enemy for you. Our human race is willing to share planting and breeding techniques with the Ancestral Witch Houtu."
"Because we humans are a peace-loving race, and the primordial world is so vast, everyone lives in their own corner without conflict. Does the Ancestral Witch Houtu really want the two races to be constantly in conflict, thus bringing war and causing more innocent people to die?"
Houtu was stunned for a moment. She was unwilling. She only wanted her people to live peacefully. But her brothers did not think so. They believed that their Wu clan should be the masters of the prehistoric world and were not convinced that the demon clan was above them.
Dijiang sneered, stood up and walked to Cang Li. His tall and strong body was almost twice the size of Cang Li. He looked down at Cang Li and said:
"Why do you think we'll listen to you? Getting food is easy enough, isn't it? Since you know how to do this, don't you understand one thing?"
"In the primordial world, the one with the strongest fist has always been in charge."
"Your human race only numbers in the tens of thousands. I alone can capture you all. From now on, you will be slaves of the Witch Clan. Whatever you make will belong to the Witch Clan, and the Witch Clan will naturally have no shortage of food. Why should I bother negotiating with you?"
Cang Li's smile vanished, and he stood up confidently, staring directly at Di Jiang without fear, his gaze piercing, his tone calm:
"Then you are welcome to give it a try."
What followed was the full eruption of her cultivation, which collided with the power from Dijiang's side, directly shattering Houtu's house.
Dijiang's expression changed slightly. He had underestimated the strength of this human leader. This human leader was probably at the Quasi-Saint level. No wonder he was so confident and came to the Witch Clan alone.
Houtu snapped out of her daze and realized that her elder brother and Cangli were facing off. She immediately stepped forward and pulled Dijiang aside, saying:
"Brother! What are you doing? I've already told you to go do your own thing and not stay here. Fellow Daoist Cang Li is my guest. If you keep acting like this, don't come here again!"
Dijiang glanced at Cangli, withdrew his power, and said to Houtu, "Alright, I was just saying it casually."
Cang Li readily withdrew his imposing aura, and the Wu tribe outside surrounded him as if facing a formidable enemy.
Houtu waved her hand and said, "It's nothing. You may all leave and prepare a sumptuous feast to entertain our distinguished guest."
After the witches had all left, Houtu said apologetically to Cangli:
“My elder brother was too impulsive. Please forgive him, fellow Daoist. Since this place has been destroyed, let’s go sit somewhere else and then discuss this matter in detail.”
Houtu had no reason to refuse anything that could be mutually beneficial, nor did she want to settle scores with the human race. Moreover, given Cangli's strength, Houtu preferred to befriend the human race before she was certain of the attitude of Nuwa, the sage behind them.
Cang Li nodded with a smile, knowing that the matter had been settled. Hou Tu was indeed farsighted and much smarter than Di Jiang. According to her, the Wu tribe should be led by Hou Tu.
The two arrived at a new tent to discuss matters. Cang Li told Hou Tu about all the measures he had taken since the birth of the human race, and gave her an infrastructure poverty alleviation plan to ensure that Hou Tu's tribe could get rid of poverty and become rich.
Houtu was very eager to learn, and the two reached a consensus on the matter. Houtu was responsible for preventing the Wu tribe from harassing the human race and stealing their things, while Cangli would send people to the Wu tribe to teach Houtu's tribe how to build houses, cultivate the land, and identify the edible foods that the human race currently knew of.
By the time the two finished talking, it was already dark outside. Houtu warmly took Cangli's hand and said:
“Cang Li, since you’re here, stay a couple more days. There’s no rush. You can also take a look at the situation of our Wu tribe.”
Cang Li naturally nodded in agreement and followed Hou Tu outside. The shamans outside had already prepared various kinds of roasted meat to entertain Cang Li. After Hou Tu and Cang Li took their seats, someone served the food. Just as the two were about to eat, a great shaman rushed in in a hurry:
"Reporting to the Ancestral Witch! A cultivator from Kunlun Mountain has arrived, claiming to be the Sage of Taiqing!"
Those who remained, Dijiang and Houtu, had their expressions change and hurriedly got up to leave.
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