Chapter 835 - 834: A Mosquito Can Actually Summon Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s Supreme Treasure!
Chapter 835: Chapter 834: A Mosquito Can Actually Summon Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s Supreme Treasure!
"How is this possible?!" the Ye Family Elder cried out, his voice cracking. His previously calm and gentle tone had vanished without a trace, replaced by an uncontrollable trembling.
He stared fixedly at the twelve expressionless, archaic stone statues before him, growing more horrified by the second. The statues were covered in ancient, savage runic patterns. Each exuded a completely different oppressive aura of the Power of Law. Combined, these auras formed a suffocating pressure. Even with his Cultivation at the Half-Step True God Realm, the Ye Family Elder found it extremely difficult to breathe.
The Elders of the other families were in the exact same predicament. Between the Xiao Family Elder’s earlier outburst and the close observations the various family Elders were now making, an earth-shattering realization dawned upon them all. These twelve archaic stone statues... were truly the legendary Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods refined by Immortal Venerable Shi Xi!
As an Immortal Realm Powerhouse, Immortal Venerable Shi Xi had not only stirred up a storm on Blue Star. In the vast Spirit Realm, she had also accomplished world-shaking feats. It was safe to say that in the Spirit Realm, the title of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi was known to absolutely everyone.
Back in the Witch Ancestral Land, Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng had accidentally shattered the void, attracting three Divine Realm Female Cultivators from the Celestial Derivation Sect. The moment they laid eyes on Gu Yuexi, they immediately mistook her for Immortal Venerable Shi Xi herself. Without even pausing to think, they turned and fled in sheer terror. It was only after they had run a great distance and finally calmed down that they remembered Immortal Venerable Shi Xi had passed away many years ago. Since Gu Yuexi’s Cultivation was incredibly low, she was highly likely the reincarnation of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi. Only then did they dare to return and properly assess Gu Yuexi’s situation.
After confirming that Gu Yuexi was indeed the reincarnation of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi—and that her Cultivation was even lower than that of a taxi driver in the Spirit Realm—they finally found the audacity to abduct her to the Spirit Realm, hoping to extract Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s complete legacy from her.
The reason they could recognize Immortal Venerable Shi Xi wasn’t because they had seen her in person. Rather, it was because the Celestial Derivation Sect, as one of the Ten Great Sects in the Spirit Realm, possessed profound foundations. Within the Sect, there were portraits and records related to Immortal Venerable Shi Xi. Since they had been dispatched to Blue Star to scavenge for treasures, they naturally had to do their homework beforehand. Studying Immortal Venerable Shi Xi, who had originated from Blue Star, was obviously a mandatory part of their preparations. That was why they could recognize Gu Yuexi’s appearance at a single glance. It was also how they immediately recognized that the place they had accidentally entered was the Witch Ancestral Land.
Similarly, anyone capable of viewing the portrait of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi had to be at least a Core Disciple of a faction on the level of the Ten Great Sects. Only Sects of that caliber had access to information about the Immortal Venerable. However, in the entirety of Luoping City, even though the Eight Great Clans held absolute power locally, in the grand scheme of the vast Spirit Realm, they were nothing more than third-rate, insignificant families.
They had never seen Immortal Venerable Shi Xi in person, nor did they possess the profound foundations of the Celestial Derivation Sect to house a portrait of her. In all of Luoping City, only City Lord Xu Hongbo—who had been one of the Twelve Divine Generals under Immortal Venerable Shi Xi back in the day—had personally seen her true face. On her way to Luoping City, Gu Yuexi had briefly crossed paths with Xu Hongbo. Even he had thought he was mistaken. After all, he knew very well that Immortal Venerable Shi Xi had passed away. If even Xu Hongbo couldn’t be certain whether Gu Yuexi was connected to Immortal Venerable Shi Xi, let alone the Eight Great Clans, who had never even seen the Immortal Venerable. Naturally, it was even more impossible for them to recognize Gu Yuexi as her reincarnation.
While the Elders of the Eight Great Clans couldn’t discern Gu Yuexi’s origins, they had all heard of the terrifying reputation of the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods. Since they were one of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s most powerful methods, their infamy had long spread throughout the entire Spirit Realm. It was just like the Upper-Grade Divine Artifact, the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake, that the Jiang Family Grand Elder had used earlier.
The previous owner of that Divine Artifact was an Evil Cultivator. Back in the day, he had killed multiple Celestial God Realm powerhouses and nearly slaughtered all the Cultivators in a small city to prove his Dao and become an immortal. Yet, among everyone present—whether it be the Elders of the Eight Great Clans or the ordinary Loose Cultivators—not a single person had ever seen what that Evil Cultivator looked like. Those who had seen his face were essentially all dead.
If that Evil Cultivator were still alive and suddenly appeared in Luoping City today, absolutely no one would be able to recognize him. However, many Cultivators had heard of the fearsome reputation of his Magical Treasure, the Seven-Star Soul-Slaying Rake. The moment the Jiang Family Grand Elder brought it out, everyone immediately recognized the notorious Divine Artifact.
By the same logic, very few Cultivators had actually seen Immortal Venerable Shi Xi. But as the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods were one of her most formidable tools, an enormous number of Cultivators could recognize them. The Elders of the Eight Great Clans were shrewd old foxes who had lived for tens of thousands of years, possessing vast worldly experience. It was no surprise that, after only a moment of hesitation, they recognized the statues instantly.
Once the Elders of the Eight Great Clans confirmed that the twelve stone statues summoned by Chu Sheng were indeed the legendary Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi, they immediately ceased their attacks. In perfect synchronization, they took several steps back and adopted a defensive stance. The ease on their faces vanished entirely, leaving behind nothing but bewilderment and dread!
"Why are Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s Ancestral Witch Statues in the hands of this White-striped Aedes Mosquito?" the Xiao Family Elder asked with a trembling voice, expressing the question weighing on all the Elders’ minds.
"Isn’t this Mosquito... just an ordinary White-striped Aedes Mosquito? At most, it had a stroke of dumb luck and mistakenly consumed a Spirit Fruit, granting it the ability of Cultivation. But even if it’s the child of destiny with heaven-defying luck, it’s impossible for it to refine and control the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods! Those are the supreme treasures once wielded by Immortal Venerable Shi Xi! Let alone a Mosquito, even an Immortal Realm Powerhouse wouldn’t dare guarantee they could refine them!"
All the family Elders couldn’t believe their eyes. Even if it killed them, they absolutely refused to believe that a Void Refinement Realm Mosquito could refine the supreme treasures of Immortal Venerable Shi Xi!
Yet, the truth was laid bare before them. On the entire battlefield, aside from them, there was only one Mosquito—Chu Sheng. The Elders of the Eight Great Clans knew each other inside out. They were absolutely certain that the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods hadn’t been summoned by anyone among their ranks. Therefore, only one possibility remained: the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods were indeed summoned by this seemingly ordinary Mosquito.
Furthermore, upon appearing, the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods had immediately shielded Chu Sheng in their center. This further proved that Chu Sheng had a connection to the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods. The seven Elders of the Seven Great Clans exchanged dismayed glances. They looked at each other, none of them daring to be the first to strike at the statues. After all, Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s reputation was simply too overbearing. Even disciples of the Ten Great Sects would instinctively turn and flee at the first sight of anything related to her, let alone their third-rate, insignificant families. Stepping up to attack—how was that any different from courting death?!
However, Chu Sheng had no intention of playing nice with them. Now that he had already summoned the Twelve Ancestral Witch Gods, maintaining their existence constantly consumed Divine Power. He couldn’t just leave them standing there as decorations.
"Target those seven Old Bi Dengs around us. Attack with full force," Chu Sheng issued the command to the Twelve Ancestral Witches in an incredibly casual tone.
The moment the order fell, the twelve statues moved in unison. With a mere raise of Houtu’s hand, the earth beneath their feet began to churn. Earth-yellow Power of Law surged, ready to tear the ground asunder at any moment.
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