Chapter 569 - 328: Stirring Up Hatred, Controlling the Ink Crow! (Part 2)

Passing through several cities of the Nether Witch Horde, the Sword Gourd Spirit detected that most of the city’s inhabitants were Primordial Qi Warriors.

Within the territory of the Nether Witch Horde, this is commonplace. Few follow the path of Martial Arts; more cultivate Primordial Qi.

With this thought, after flying for more than a couple of hours, he arrived at the capital of the Nether Witch Horde Lord.

Entering the city.

"Horde Lord!"

Guards, Rong Army, and servants saw him and all knelt to salute, Nether Witch Wudang appearing emperor-like.

In fact, he was akin to an emperor. The Nine Hordes Kingdom differs from the Qin Dynasty, being formed by the Nine Hordes Alliance. The hordes do not interfere with one another, and the Horde Lord holds the highest status.

’Nether Witch Wudang’ maintained a cold expression, not even sparing a glance at these people, and headed straight into the main palace.

The reason was that Chu Ming needed the people of the Nether Witch Horde to see that their Horde Lord, Nether Witch Wudang, had returned.

The main palace was built with extreme grandeur, rivaling the Imperial City Golden Throne Hall of the Qin Dynasty. The golden chair carved with dragons and phoenixes was particularly striking.

Chu Ming walked to the Horde Lord’s large chair and looked down at it.

Authority... power...

It’s merely a status that comes with strength.

If one’s fist is not strong enough, no matter how dazzling the golden chair, it will be taken away.

Nether Witch Wudang and Nether Witch Wuba lacked strength, so they perished, leaving behind a status that became a tool to attract hatred.

Chu Ming’s gaze lingered on the carved dragon head protruding from the side of the golden chair, his Primordial Consciousness wrapping around a Primordial Technique and flying out, coalescing a golden dragon image in the air.

He didn’t intend to do this; he only wanted to open the Nether Witch Horde’s treasure house, and this kind of Primordial Technique was recorded in Nether Witch Wudang’s personal jade slip.

The dragon image cast itself onto the carved dragon head in gold.

Crack... crack...

A faint sound came from the golden wall behind the large chair.

The next moment.

Buzz!

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within the palace surged towards the golden wall as if attracted.

Then, the golden wall, which should have been immensely hard, waved like the surface of a calm lake disturbed by a stone.

The Nether Witch Horde’s treasure house was opened.

Before Chu Ming entered, a treasure of light burst forth from inside.

Once he truly stepped into the treasure house, he suddenly realized the previous Yan Imperial Mausoleum’s treasure trove seemed inconsequential.

The treasure house of the Nether Witch Horde was grander than even the luxurious palace outside, truly piled high with all sorts of treasures.

If not for the Sword Gourd Spirit’s scanning, an ordinary person entering would probably be dazzled, unable to open their eyes against the gold and silver glimmer.

It was only then he understood why there were no treasures below the Tier Five in the storage spaces of Nether Witch Wudang and Nether Witch Wuba—they were all in the treasure house.

Piled into mountains, even a storage space expanded threefold could not hold them.

The two Horde Lords of the Nether Witch Horde couldn’t take it away, and upon estimation, Chu Ming thought he couldn’t take it all either.

"Better prioritize the high-tier ones."

It doesn’t matter if he can’t take it all. In the short term, no one knows Nether Witch Wudang is dead; he can fetch items from this treasure house at any time.

After selecting and acting, Chu Ming packed all the treasures above Fourth Tier, with treasures like five-hundred-year-old Treasure Medicine filling his bag.

Besides those, he browsed through Cultivation Techniques and Secret Techniques, gaining understanding.

In this way, the four major lakes within his Sea of Consciousness, except for the Mountain and Sea Lake, all expanded.

Chu Ming gained a more comprehensive knowledge of Primordial Qi cultivation, Primordial Techniques, and Primordial Patterns.

While immersed in his synthesis and deductions, the Sword Gourd Spirit detected two powerful auras rapidly approaching.

It was the Suanni Horde Master and the Xianyun Horde Lord.

Chu Ming exited the treasure house, sealed the golden wall, and sat on the golden chair in the palace, waiting for the two to arrive.

It wasn’t long before two figures landed one after the other and entered the palace.

"Nether Witch Horde Lord, that Jing Yue Kingdom’s junior apprentice sister Shang Yi, was she really killed by you at the Nascent Qi Realm’s early stage?" The Suanni Horde Master asked coldly.

He and the Xianyun Horde Lord had expended much effort, even using the Garrison Treasure, to capture Shang Yi at the Middle Stage of the Qi Sea Realm alive.

They had patched up the mess, only to turn around and see the culprit, Nether Witch Wudang, sitting on the golden chair as if nothing had happened.

Both men were already restraining the flames of anger in their hearts.

’Nether Witch Wudang’ looked at the two with as icy a demeanor as his expression.

The tense atmosphere in the hall instantly froze.

The weakest, the Xianyun Horde Lord, feared they might fight and looked around nervously, quickly asking, "Where is Nether Witch Wuba, the Horde Lord?"

As soon as he said this.

Bam!

’Nether Witch Wudang’ shattered the golden chair beneath him.

Looking again, ’Nether Witch Wudang’ was full of rage, with the Nether Witch Banner, the Nether Witch Horde’s Garrison Treasure, floating before him. Black mist surged, instantly enveloping the entire ceiling of the palace.

The Suanni Horde Master and the Xianyun Horde Lord’s expressions changed dramatically, clearly not anticipating that a single remark would provoke such anger in Nether Witch Wudang.

But why was he so furious?

Could it be that Nether Witch Wuba...

Both men’s hearts gave a throb.

Nether Witch Wuba was dead!

Not right!

Jing Yue Kingdom’s Shang Yi’s junior apprentice sister Lux Ning died at Nether Witch Wudang’s hands, and Nether Witch Wudang’s brother Nether Witch Wuba was nowhere to be found.

Jing Yue Kingdom killed Nether Witch Wuba!

The Suanni Horde Master and the Xianyun Horde Lord almost immediately thought of this possibility.

This was the only possible explanation for why Nether Witch Wudang would risk a war between the two kingdoms and even kill Jing Yue Kingdom’s Lux Ning.

Upon this thought, the Suanni Horde Master hesitated.

With Nether Witch Wuba’s death, Nether Witch Horde now had only one Nether Witch Wudang, reducing the Nine Hordes Kingdom’s original four National Guardian Realms to three...

Could the great calamity have already arrived?

In the hall, Chu Ming, disguised as ’Nether Witch Wudang’, saw the changes in the expressions of the Suanni Horde Master and the Xianyun Horde Lord, realizing that his goal had been achieved.

The anger was a facade, intended to lead the two into believing that Nether Witch Wuba was killed by Jing Yue Kingdom’s Shang Yi at the Middle Stage of the Qi Sea Realm.