The Rise of the Witch

With the Mountain-Moving Demon King dead, the remaining demons were like headless flies, either fleeing far away or hiding in the deep mountains and forests, refusing to show their faces.

For more than a month, Su Wenling led her people to search the entire mountain, but they found very few monsters.

Everyone understood that this ordeal had come to an end.

Yu Xi followed along, and the way these people looked at her was filled with more awe. This awe was directed not only at Yu Xi herself, but also at the master behind her.

He descended from the sky and crushed a demon king with supernatural powers with a single step. This person was none other than their eldest daughter's husband, their son-in-law!

Everyone was secretly sending messages to their respective clans. Su Wenling was aware of this but did not stop them. This was of great benefit to her in uniting the clans under her command.

At the same time, she had personally witnessed her husband's fighting style, which was so domineering and tyrannical that it made her heart tremble every time she looked at him.

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Xing Yang was also quite annoyed. The way those people looked at him was as if they were looking at a god, and no one dared to get close to him.

Helpless, he could only hang out with Jiang Bing. Jiang Bing, who no longer needed to keep an eye on the Demon King, also became more relaxed and spent his days eating the spiritual food that Lan Nu made for Yu Xi. He never came empty-handed and always brought wine with him.

It's just ordinary wine, but the taste is not bad.

Xing Yang doesn't drink, but he enjoys listening to Jiang Jiang talk about the little entanglements between the various forces in the Kunlun Mountains of the Great Wilderness.

On this day, Jiang Bing, as usual, brought a jar of wine to freeload a meal, and during the meal, he began to recount the apprenticeship experience of Zhu Rong, the current generation of Zhu Rong.

Yu Xi wolfed down her food while listening with great interest.

This generation of Zhu Rong was not born into the Zhu Rong clan, but into a small clan that was about to completely decline. She was the only one in the clan with the talent for immortality, and the entire clan placed its hopes on her, concentrating all its resources on her.

She lived up to expectations, reaching the initial stage of perception at thirteen and the profound stage at fifteen, and was taken back to be nurtured by her mid-level clan.

At the age of twenty, she stepped into the realm of spiritual guidance, causing a sensation. The Shangzhu State Mansion learned of this and, after investigation, recommended her to go to the Great Wilderness at the age of twenty-five. There, she became a disciple of a great cultivator from the Zhu Rong clan and devoted herself to cultivation.

At the age of thirty-two, he activated the innate fire element, obtained a drop of essence blood from the previous Zhu Rong, perfected the fire element, condensed the golden elixir, and stepped into the Core Formation Realm.

The previous Zhu Rong was a shaman. Due to his long reign and the ancient name of Zhu Rong, "Zhu Rong" has been implicitly recognized as a shaman's name in a certain sense.

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However, for reasons unknown, the previous Zhurong designated her as the next Zhurong and bestowed the title of "Zhurong" upon her.

However, she managed to secure her position as "Zhu Rong" through her own strength and methods, becoming the current head of the Zhu Rong clan.

He can be called a legendary figure of his generation.

Xing Yang listened intently, while Yu Xi, taking a moment from her busy schedule, blurted out, "Amazing!"

Jiang Bing also sighed, "From a declining small clan to the head of one of the five major clans, such an experience is something those storybooks wouldn't dare to write... But our young lady is no less impressive; at eighteen, she's a Spirit Guide, three years younger than Zhu Rong back then."

Just as they were saying "Miss", Su Wenling arrived, followed by Lan Nu.

The two men looked somewhat serious.

"Husband, something has happened." Su Wenling said as soon as she entered.

Xing Yang asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is another demon king causing trouble somewhere?"

"It has nothing to do with the demon race."

Lan Nu whispered, "It's related to the struggle for the throne. This struggle for the throne will likely end in war!"

"War?" Jiang Bing paused, his expression turning solemn. "Does it really have to come to this?"

Seeing this, Xing Yang asked curiously, "Did all the previous struggles for the throne end peacefully?"

That shouldn't be possible, right?

Sure enough, Jiang put down his wine cup and said, "How is that possible? After ascending the throne, people change. They become greedy for power and unwilling to give up the throne, which leads to a fight between their supporters."

But that was already in the later stages of the struggle for the throne, and the situation had become clear. The clans did not want to be suppressed by the new emperor, so they often just put on a show!

But the path to becoming emperor is not even halfway complete, so why start a war already? The entire Nine Provinces are likely to descend into chaos!

Su Wenling shook her head and said, "We have no way of knowing exactly what happened, but several of the Imperial Selections have begun issuing conscription orders!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a letter and handed it to Xing Yang: "This is the conscription order issued by Emperor Mi!"

Xing Yang opened the letter and glanced at it. The contents were simple. It was a recruitment order, but the focus of the recruitment was on auxiliary professions such as weapon crafting, alchemy, and spiritual cooking.

As for combat cultivators, each clan conscripts them according to their own circumstances, since there are still demonic threats raging, and necessary defensive forces must be retained.

Those within the clan who held official positions in the imperial court were also not included in the conscription scope.

Xing Yang folded the letter, handed it back, and asked curiously, "What are you planning to do?"

Su Wenling replied without hesitation, "Of course I'll answer the call; I'll go if I can!"

Xing Yang asked in surprise, "You've met Mi Xiaoling?"

Su Wenling recalled, "About twelve years ago, when the Mysterious Maiden was preaching within the clan, she was there. The Mysterious Maiden herself held my hand and stood in front of her, instructing me that even without the Xuanyuan Clan, the Yanzi Clan would unconditionally support her!"

No wonder, after Xuan Nu's death, Mi Xiaoling was not only the first to arrive, but also personally asked him to protect Yanzi.

No wonder Su Wenling didn't hesitate to commit all the power of her clan after receiving Mi Xiaoling's summons.

Their friendship is probably deeper than one might imagine.

Jiang Bing stood up and said, "I'll go pack my things and then we'll head to Qingzhou."

Su Wenling turned to look at Lan Nu and said seriously, "Aunt Lan, you go too, and take all the people who came with me with you! At the same time, I will also write to the clans to which the Yanzi clan belongs, and ask them to mobilize manpower as soon as possible to follow up."

Lan Nu was startled: "Then, Miss, what should we do?"

Su Wenling said, "I will return to Chaoge, take charge of the Pillar State Mansion, win over the clans, and gather intelligence... As for Xuan Su Valley, I will trouble my husband to inform them to gather in Qingzhou."

Seeing that Su Wenling had made arrangements in an orderly manner, Xing Yang had nothing to say and simply said, "Okay."

Su Wenling hesitated for a moment, then added, "Also, regarding the resources of Xuan Su Valley, after the harvest, don't rush to hand them over to the Xuanyuan Clan. Keep them for as long as possible. If Emperor Mi needs them, give them all to her!"

Xing Yang raised an eyebrow: "Are you really gambling with the fate of your entire clan?"

Su Wenling chuckled and said, "Although Emperor Mi did not participate in the selection as a member of the Xuanyuan clan, she is still a member of the Xuanyuan clan. Even if the Xuanyuan clan holds us accountable afterward, she will speak up for us. This risk is worth taking!"

Xing Yang had been too lazy to think about the intricacies of the situation, but now that Su Wenling had explained it clearly, he understood and couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder she has been in charge of the Pillar State Palace for ten years; she is indeed shrewd and astute."

Lan Nu knew Mi Xiaoling's identity as a witch, and Su Wenling naturally knew it as well.

Clans exist because of shamans. It is far more practical to please the shamans than to please the Xuanyuan clan, especially since Mi Xiaoling herself is a shaman of the Xuanyuan clan.

Xuanyuan might not only not blame Su Wenling for her actions, but might even secretly applaud them.

Xing Yang nodded in agreement.

Su Wenling left to make arrangements for her trip to Qingzhou.

After everyone left, Yu Xi asked softly, "Master, Aunt Lan is gone. What will we eat from now on?"

Xing Yang then remembered the problem, thought about it with difficulty, and then suddenly slapped his thigh, saying, "It's alright, Master knows a spirit chef in Chaoge whose skills are no worse than Sister Lan's!"

Little did they know that at this time, food was the most important thing in Chaoge.

Lady Cang also received the summons. Looking at Wang Er, Zhang San, and Li Si sitting around her, she sighed and said, "Go, all of you go. Remember, maintain good relations with the other clans. If you can be cunning or sly, then be cunning or sly!"

"Once I find a new patron, you might change your allegiance at any time. The more clans we win over, the more secure our position will be!"