The Rise of the Witch

Half a month after Gui Ning left, according to the current martial arts classification, Yu Xi entered the Dongxuan Realm.

In normal martial arts, during the initial stage of strengthening one's Qi and blood, one is also passively nourishing the whole body through Qi and blood, thus making the martial artist's physical body strong and their strength immense.

After entering the Dongxuan realm, one needs to circulate qi and blood, and nourish specific parts of the body according to different cultivation methods. For example, those who practice fist techniques need to strengthen their arms, and those who practice leg techniques need to strengthen their legs...

Moreover, during battle, it is necessary to move one's qi and blood outside the body and release them to the enemy...

A martial artist can only digest a limited amount of vital energy. This limited vital energy must not only be used to strengthen the blood and qi, but also distributed to all parts of the body. This is why martial arts cultivation requires gradual refinement, one stage at a time.

Yu Xi's internal organs and blood are strengthened simultaneously, which means that she skips the long nourishment process that other martial artists go through, so her progress naturally far surpasses that of others.

In addition, Xingyang got most of the fruit from Wa Xin and ended up in her stomach. He even went to the Great Wilderness to hunt down a demon king, a huge wild boar demon king.

However, he was too embarrassed to let his disciple eat alone, so he would occasionally host banquets for the group of people who followed Su Wenling.

Unlike Yu Xi, that group of people had to digest one meal for several days, so they had definitely gotten a great deal. As a result, they became even more respectful and enthusiastic towards Xing Yang and Yu Xi.

On the day Yu Xi entered the Cave Profound Realm, Xing Yang gave her the great spear that Wa Xin had given him, saying, "This is a gift from the Great Heavenly Witch. Now that you can circulate your Qi and blood, you can refine it yourself, right?"

When the large spear was pulled out of the storage bag, it was only the length of a finger. After Yu Xi held it in her hand, her little face was full of confusion: "A greeting gift from the Great Heavenly Witch? So small?"

Xing Yang said irritably, "Once you've refined it, it will be as large as Mount Sumeru and as small as a mustard seed, and you can control it at will!"

Yu Xi looked down at the small spear lying in her palm and asked in confusion, "Master, how do I refine it? Do I envelop it with my blood and energy?"

Xing Yang himself didn't know that although his body possessed a spirit, he could sense the spirit within ordinary magical artifacts and treasures and use them freely. However, he truly didn't know how to refine magical treasures.

After thinking for a moment, Xing Yang tentatively suggested, "How about you drip a drop of your blood on it?"

Blood plus spirituality equals vital energy and blood. A drop of blood is like attaching one's own spirituality to it, which should work.

Besides, the practice of blood oath is quite common.

Without hesitation, Yu Xi used the small gun to pierce her fingertip, and a drop of thick blood oozed out, which was instantly swallowed by the gun.

The next moment, Yu Xi felt a connection established between herself and the gun.

This connection is like her sensing her own life force; she can sense the gun and control it remotely.

With a thought, the tiny gun instantly expanded, growing longer and thicker, nearly shattering the roof.

Yu Xi quickly took control, and soon the gun barrel became the same length as her figure. The butt of the gun was pressed against the ground, and the heavy gun barrel directly crushed the bluestone slabs on the ground.

Yu Xi excitedly lifted it with one hand, swung it a few times, and became even more excited: "Master, I love this spear!"

Xing Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you like it, then give it a name yourself."

Yu Xi frowned, "I need to think about it... Master, do you have a weapon? What's your weapon called?"

Xing Yang put on a stern face and said, "Why ask so many questions... Once you have the weapons, you can go on training trips with them and practice on those monsters."

He couldn't very well say that his weapon was an axe and that he just made up the name "Heaven-Opening Axe" on the spot; that would seem rather tasteless.

Yu Xi made a funny face, but didn't ask any questions. She played with it with great interest, her face full of excitement, wishing there was a monster in front of her so she could try her hand at it.

Seeing this, Xing Yang said, "There's also a set of precious armor along with this spear, but I won't give it to you now. Do you know why?"

  

Yu Xi said nonchalantly, "Master naturally has his own plans."

Xing Yang hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly, "You need to fight, you need to get injured. If you wear the armor, you will have no scruples, which will be detrimental to your growth. I will give it to you after you have developed your own fighting style."

"Yes, Master."

Yu Xi was somewhat impatient, and picked up her gun, ready to leave: "Master's wife and the others haven't been gone long, I can still catch up with them... Master, I'm going!"

"Go! Don't hold back in the fight, fight with all your might!"

"knew!"

After Yu Xi ran out, Xing Yang followed silently.

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"Master's wife! Master's wife..."

Su Wenling and her group were heading into the mountains when they heard the shouts and stopped. They saw Yu Xi running towards them with long strides, dragging a large golden spear in her hand.

The spear was more than twice the length of her body, and as it dragged behind her, its heavy shaft carved a trail of dents.

"Xiao Yu, what brings you here? Don't you need to practice today?" Su Wenling asked in confusion.

The others also greeted her warmly. Firstly, Yu Xi was indeed very beautiful and lovable. Secondly, her master had hosted several banquets for the Demon King, from which they had all benefited, so naturally they would take extra care of their disciple, Yu Xi.

After greeting everyone, Yu Xi looked up, her face full of excitement: "Master told me to train with you all and fight monsters!"

Su Wenling thought for a moment and did not refuse, saying, "Then you will come with me. Be careful and don't stray too far from me."

"Understood, Master's wife."

The group continued their journey.

At first, Yu Xi was excitedly looking around, raising her gun to be on guard at the slightest sound, but as time went on and no monster appeared, she became a little impatient: "Master's wife, where is the monster?"

A man next to him explained with a smile, "We've killed all the monsters on the outskirts. The remaining ones are smart enough to hide."

"So, shall we just search like this?"

Su Wenling took over and said, "The demon king behind this group of monsters is being watched by Uncle Jiang. As long as we continue to go deeper, the group of monsters will naturally come out to stop us."

Yu Xi asked curiously, "Are you worried that we'll help Grandpa Jiang fight the Demon King?"

Su Wenling nodded: "Yes, with my current level of cultivation, once I join forces with Uncle Jiang, the Demon King will be no match for me. Therefore, his demons must come out to stop him... They're coming, everyone be careful!"

As they spoke, a wave of malevolent energy surged from the dense forest, followed by the appearance of seven or eight monsters.

Leading the group was a bull demon, with a human body and a bull's head, two horns on its head, and black fur all over its body. It wore only a tattered cloth around its waist and carried a pitchfork. As soon as it appeared, it said in a deep voice, "You humans have been too arrogant in bullying demons. We have already retreated into the mountains, do you still want to wipe us out?"

This bull demon looks like it has ordinary blood, but it can speak human language, so it is clearly a demon lord.

Just as Su Wenling was about to speak, Yu Xi, who was beside her, suddenly rushed out, swung her spear over her head, and smashed it down hard.

She was almost trampled to death by a bull demon in that cave before, and now that she saw the bull demon again, how could she possibly hold back her temper?

The spear, carrying the force to shatter rocks and split monuments, slammed down fiercely.

The bull demon only had time to hold the fork horizontally above his head before the two weapons clashed together.

"clang--"

The spear and the iron fork collided, unleashing a thunderous roar!

Those who were nearby turned pale from the roar, and those with lower cultivation levels suffered excruciating pain in their ears, collapsing to the ground while clutching their ears.

The bull demon's eyes narrowed sharply. The fork in his hand, though not a magical treasure, was forged from refined iron from the Great Wilderness and weighed several thousand pounds. Relying on this iron fork and his brute strength, he had secured the title of the first demon lord under the Mountain Moving Demon King, even though he was just an ordinary wild bull who had become a demon.

However, when this human girl hit it, it felt as if it had been struck by a mountain. The iron fork let out a mournful cry of unbearable pressure, its internal organs were violently shaking, and its hooves had sunk into the ground up to its knees.

Yu Xi was also in bad shape; the violent recoil almost made her lose her grip on the spear.

However, thanks to the drop of witch blood she inherited from her master, Yu Xi intuitively knew what to do.

Instead of taking the hit head-on, Yu Xi used the immense recoil to lift her small body into the air. The spear swung around in the air, and the recoil combined with Yu Xi's divine strength, causing it to slam down again.

"clang--"

Another deafening thunderclap!

Whether human or demon, everyone around covered their ears in pain. The one who had fallen to the ground earlier even coughed up blood, having been violently shaken and suffered internal injuries.

"Boom——"

The iron fork finally broke under the strain!

The spear flew over the iron fork and landed on one of the bull's horns.

The cow's horn broke.

The spear landed on the bull demon's shoulder again.

"Click—"

The bull demon's shoulder blade was also broken!