199: The Ancestral Witch Descends, Fragments of the Future

Following the sound, one could see Zhu Jiuyin and Houtu striding over from a nearby area.

In the area beneath their feet, two True Dragons, each a staggering three thousand meters long, were miserably docked by the shore. Faced with the two Ancestral Witches demanding they lead the way, how could these two True Dragons dare to refuse?

Even if they were True Dragons, so what?

Even if their status within the Dragon Clan was transcendent, so what?

Before the Ancestral Witches, they were just insignificant juniors. In fact, after arriving here, they didn't even dare to leave, as Zhu Jiuyin and Houtu would still need a ride back later.

"Ancestor Witch Zhu Jiuyin!"

"Ancestral Witch Houtu!"

Seeing the arrivals, Li Yun's eyes also lit up, and he immediately stepped forward to greet them.

It wasn't just him.

This included the Three Pure Ones, Zhenyuanzi, and Hongyun as well.

For no other reason than the status of the Ancestral Witches within the Primordial World had now changed. Coupled with the cooperation between the Witch Clan and the Cultivators, and after absorbing a portion of the Cultivators, the conflicts between the Witch Clan and the Cultivators had also diminished significantly.

Most importantly, the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches had a cooperative agreement in place.

Before having a common enemy, the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches were bound to contend, as both considered themselves the orthodox lineage of pangu—how could they possibly see eye to eye?

But now, both sides had a common enemy, and the strength of the person behind it was far beyond what they could currently handle. Therefore, at this stage, the relationship between the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches was still quite good, with conflicts and confrontations at least eased.

Most importantly, Houtu had already advanced to the Quasi-Saint stage.

Under these circumstances, if Houtu had advanced, it meant the other Ancestral Witches had most likely also reached the Quasi-Saint stage barring any accidents.

Twelve Quasi-Saints, all with physical bodies as powerful as Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, coupled with the existence of the turbid Protective Aura, each Ancestral Witch was almost invincible within their own Realm.

With twelve such Ancestral Witches joining forces, even if they had more Cultivators and more Quasi-Saint powerhouses, they wouldn't be a match, and might not even be able to do anything to them.

"Ancestor Witch Zhu Jiuyin!"

"Ancestral Witch Houtu!"

By now, Li Yun had arrived before Zhu Jiuyin and Houtu. After cupping his hands in salute, he spoke, "It really has been a long time!"

"Congratulations to Ancestral Witch Houtu on advancing to Quasi-Saint!"

Hearing this, smiles also appeared on Zhu Jiuyin and Houtu's faces.

All Twelve Ancestral Witches advancing to Quasi-Saint had a great deal to do with Li Yun.

Most importantly, without Li Yun's existence, they couldn't have expanded the Witch Clan so effortlessly to this extent!

Thinking of this, Zhu Jiuyin immediately spoke, "Fellow Daoist Li Yun, you are too kind."

"By the way, Fellow Daoist, where have you been all these years since we last met?"

"Judging by your condition, it seems you have already reached the Perfection stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Presumably, it won't be long before you step into the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm!"

Speaking to this point, Zhu Jiuyin felt a bit emotional.

He remembered when he first saw Li Yun, this guy's strength was pitifully weak.

Yet, in such a short time, Li Yun had already grown to such a level. Given a bit more time, he might truly reach a level comparable to them, the Cultivators.

"Indeed, I am close to a Breakthrough!"

Without hiding anything, Li Yun said calmly, "I have been searching for Materials in the outside world all these years, and not long ago, I completed the condensation of the Three Flowers Gather at the Crown within Kunlun Mountain."

"Once the Twelve Tribulations descend, I can then advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, gaining some ability to protect myself!"

"Ancestor Witch Zhu Jiuyin, Ancestral Witch Houtu, have you also come here to attend the wedding of the East King Duke and the Queen Mother of the West? Did he send you invitations?"

This point surprised Li Yun quite a bit.

This included the Three Pure Ones and others who had just walked over.

After all, the Immortal Court established by the East King Duke and the Queen Mother of the West could be considered one of the Witch Clan's hostile forces. Even without direct conflict, there were still conflicts of interest in practice.

Based on their understanding of the Ancestral Witches, the latter's coming here was not merely to attend a wedding; there were likely other matters involved.

"Well..."

Faced with the inquiry, Zhu Jiuyin and Houtu hesitated for a moment.

Immediately after, Houtu spoke up, "We did indeed receive an invitation to come here and investigate."

"Apart from that, we also received news that the East King Duke possesses an extremely powerful formation diagram. We came here precisely to investigate this matter."

"Formation diagram..."

Hearing this, the Three Pure Ones, Zhenyuanzi, and Hongyun were all taken aback.

Only Li Yun's eyes narrowed slightly.

Others might not know, but he was aware of what powerful formation diagram the East King Duke possessed.

The myriad immortals map!

The core formation diagram of the future Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

It could gather the power of myriad immortals, ultimately concentrating it all onto the person at the formation's eye.

In the future, this diagram would fall into Tongtian's hands. Even during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, when the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation constructed from the four swords of immortal execution shattered, Tongtian was still confident enough to use the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation to oppose four Saints.

In fact, initially, Tongtian succeeded, holding his own against Laozi, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin single-handedly without falling behind.

Unfortunately, he ultimately overestimated the loyalty of his Disciples. Duobao schemed and allowed himself to be captured by Laozi, while Changer Dingguangxian even took away the special supreme treasure, the Six Souls Banner, directly leading to Tongtian's utter defeat.

But this was enough to demonstrate the power of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. Even though the East King Duke of this era hadn't Attained the Dao and become a Saint, with the boost from this formation diagram and the considerable number of Cultivators within the Immortal Court, if their power were truly combined, the East King Duke's strength would indeed be nothing to scoff at.

"What kind of formation diagram could make two Ancestral Witches take notice?"

At this moment, Tongtian stepped forward and inquired with great interest.

After all, he was an expert in formations.

Tongtian was very interested in things like formation diagrams.

If even the Ancestral Witches paid attention to it, he didn't think it could be a simple item.

"We are not very clear either!"

Facing their gaze, Zhu Jiuyin shook his head and said, "But according to the account of a Cultivator from our Witch Clan, combined with the information I saw from peeking into fragments of the future, that formation diagram is indeed incredibly powerful!"

Speaking to this point, Zhu Jiuyin seemed to remember something. His gaze directly locked onto the Three Pure Ones, and his expression momentarily turned somewhat playful.

Fragments of the future!

Seeing this situation, the expressions of the Three Pure Ones changed.

They did not doubt Zhu Jiuyin's words and knew that as the Time Ancestral Witch, he indeed possessed the ability and possibility to briefly glimpse fragments of the future.

However, the probability of such future foresight was very small; otherwise, who could possibly be a match for the Witch Clan? Who could possibly be a match for Zhu Jiuyin?

Now, his gaze upon the three of them meant that the future fragments he saw were related to them. Combined with the opponent being the East King Duke and a formation diagram, this already indicated the nature of the problem!

"Good, good, good~"

For a moment, Yuanshi gnashed his teeth and said, "It seems we have underestimated the Queen Mother of the West!"

"She truly holds a grudge over the smallest slight. Truly, only small-minded people and women are hard to deal with~"

"Eldest Brother, Third Brother, this time we must teach them a lesson, let them know that we, the Three Pure Ones, are not to be trifled with so casually~"