And that Ancestor Witch thus became the traitor of the entire Witch Clan.
Xu Qing fell into contemplation. The Witch Clan is quite similar to zombies; both are entities where soul and body are united. If there's a difference, it might be that most low-level zombies lack self-awareness, whereas the Witch Clan is naturally endowed with intelligence.
However, there are exceptions.
For instance, ninety years ago, the little zombie of the Corpse Worker Mill was naturally an anomaly with self-awareness.
The revolving lantern ended, and Xu Qing looked at the rewards.
A jet-black Black Sky Gourd, a Bone Divine Technique, a piece of magical soil, a Nailhead Curse Misanthropy Technique, and various messy spells of the Witch Clan like Bone-Eroding Curse, Soul-devouring Curse, Decaying Curse, etc...
Among them, the Black Sky Gourd is of the lower heavenly grade, with natural patterns inside and outside for gathering yin and soul-locking. If its mouth is opened, it is filled with pitch-black bone-scraping evil qi.
The Black Sky Gourd was born in a place of extreme yin and fierce evil, containing extremely ferocious bone-scraping evil qi. If the gourd's mouth is opened to release the evil qi, it can cover a region in a black cloud, like a dark night without light.
But similarly, the Black Sky Gourd can also absorb yin qi and evil qi, making a place clear.
Besides these two uses, if the person holding the gourd refines it, they can also put enemies or certain items into the gourd. In no time, the contents inside will be boiled into corrosive water by the bone-scraping evil qi, with no chance of survival.
Xu Qing found the gourd somewhat inexplicably familiar; if not accidentally, a certain ancestor also had a similar gourd.
Similarly, this gourd is also an upgradeable magic weapon. As long as it is placed in a place of yin and evil or follows an extremely yin and evil person, it can be nurtured to enhance the gourd's grade and quality.
Xu Qing felt a bit lucky; this gourd has its good fortune, as Zombie Xu is precisely an extremely yin and evil person? The Black Sky Gourd following him was indeed following the right person!
Next, there is the upper earthly grade Bone Divine Technique, also known as Skeleton Mystical Technique.
This mystical technique is not respectable, roughly similar to Xu Qing's method of raising Rampant Soldiers, being an unorthodox Daoist technique.
The only difference is that Xu Qing's Fierce Generals are cultivated from zombie fields, while the Skeleton Mystical Technique uses the 'summoning and dispatching method.'
As long as there are ownerless bones around the practitioner, they can be summoned as loyal skeletal servants for the practitioner to command.
As for the number and strength of skeletal servants that can be commanded, it depends on the practitioner's cultivation, as well as the quality of the bones.
If the practitioner's Daoist skills are extraordinary, and the surrounding bones are unusually numerous and of high quality, they can summon skeletal sergeants equal to those in the Great Witch Dojo.
Overall, this is an unorthodox divine technique with a not-so-high grade but extremely high potential.
Xu Qing's eyes flickered. This divine technique might not be useful most of the time, but placed on a battlefield where casualties frequently occur, it is a sharp weapon for continuously manufacturing an army of corpses!
After digesting the Bone Divine Technique, Xu Qing then took out a piece of azure-gray mystical soil.
Resting Soil, also known as magical soil, is of the upper heavenly grade.
This soil is the soil of boundless vitality, which King Yu used in ancient times to manage floods.
Resting Soil is inexhaustible; the more you dig, the more you gain, thus filling floods...
Xu Qing casually pinched a pinch of Resting Soil and scattered it before the Great Witch Tomb. In the next moment, the azure-gray soil surged like a spring from a well, continuously multiplying into fresh soil.
In no time, the grand tomb before Xu Qing was filled with Resting Soil.
Outside the tomb, the monk conducting the exorcism ceremony stumbled. When he regained his senses, he found that the mound beneath him had inexplicably risen dozens of feet high, completely burying his altar under the wildly growing soil.
"Ptooey, ptooey!" The monk struggled to crawl out of the mound and, seeing the continuously growing soil around him, said with incredulous suspicion:
"Is this... Resting Soil? Where did Resting Soil come from in the Mortal World?"
As the monk pondered, perplexed, the underground suddenly heaved again. Side-eyeing the scene, the monk saw a figure of a Golden Armor Divine General, over thirty feet tall, drill up from the ground a short distance ahead.
As the Divine General emerged, the first thing he saw was a shiny bald head and the surrounding mess of the Great Witch Dojo.
Who am I, where am I, what brought me here? Is this still the dojo for Witch Qi and Witch Sacrifice?
The Divine General, flushed out of the ground by the Resting Soil, was momentarily controlled against his will.
"You bald donkey! Was it you who robbed graves and dug up the tomb, bringing me here?"
The monk's nose twitched as he said, "Smelling of copper all over, even if I were digging for radishes, I wouldn't bother digging you up!"
"Insolent! Do you know whose general I am?"
"I don't care what general you are. This is the site of the Great Luo Sect's activities. If you wish to stay intact, you'd better leave quickly!"
"Audacious bald thief! How dare you spout nonsense, watch my halberd!"
The two immediately resorted to weapons over a disagreement.
Not far away, Zhang Pingsheng was also surprised by the appearance of the Golden Man from the flat ground.
Why are there so many strange occurrences along the Yin River?
Seeing Xinyuan start fighting with the Golden Man, Zhang Pingsheng dared not leave his post to help recklessly.
Helplessly, he could only shout encouragement to Xinyuan while closely watching the changes along the Yin River, just waiting for the Sect Leader's signal to open a passage to the Mortal World!
...
At this moment, inside the Great Witch Tomb.
Zombie Xu, the instigator, was carefully examining the large pieces of Rest Soil before him.
The Rest Soil, which he had recently broken a piece from, had already restored itself to original form.
"A small handful of Rest Soil can fill fifty miles in radius. If I were to use half of it..."
Xu Qing's thoughts moved slightly.
This Rest Soil might become the foundation for establishing the Daluo Sect.
The foundation of the Cat Immortal Hall was the seed from another land brought by Old Crow and the continually improved grain varieties.
The foundation of Bao Sheng Temple was the knowledge to protect and nurture the reproduction of human clans.
Only for the Daluo Sect, Xu Qing had never found a suitable foundational basis.
Yet now, the emergence of Rest Soil relieved his urgent needs.
The Rest Soil's merit lies in resolving floods and modifying roads.
The teachings of the Daluo Sect are rooted in purging the cosmos and correcting Yin and Yang, so why not also include managing natural disasters and preserving the survival foundation for human clans and living beings as its foundation?
Reproduction, survival, order...
Xu Qing was pleased to find the pathway for the Daluo Sect, unaware his intentional or unintentional establishment of a Three Sect system had already encompassed the world's most dominant operational principles.
Outside the tomb, the Golden Armor Divine General and Monk Xinyuan were still embroiled in conflict.
Deep within the tomb, Xu Qing summoned the Mountain and Rivers Society Cauldron, using the incense from the Blood Lake as fuel, continually refining the Great Witch's body.
Though the Witch Qi's Daoist technique was slightly inferior to Ghost Law, yet two Great Witch corpses plus a million remnant bodies contained energy more horrific than the Ghost Law corpse Xu Qing refined in Jin Sect.
Days later, all refined remnants inside the Mountain and Rivers Cauldron had been purified by incense into pure spiritual energy.
That energy liquefied and surged within the cauldron.
At a certain moment, Xu Qing suddenly opened his eyes. Once the last wisp of foul energy was refined, he immediately shouldered the Mountain Rivers Treasure Cauldron and rushed out of the tomb.
"Sect Leader!"
"Who might you be?!"
Xu Qing glanced over, seeing a Golden Armored Divine Being with its towering hundred-foot form confronting a tattered-robed monk over the ruins of the dojo.
"Sect Leader, this Bronze Man is neither mortal nor demon, unwounded and elusive..."
Xu Qing frowned slightly; this Golden Man would indeed be released by the Sutra of Salvation, yet he had once met with the Primordial Emperor, knowing the Golden Man was a treasure used to suppress the Yin River's veins, assuring the last line of defense for the Yin River.
The Golden Man's purpose was far greater than him releasing it by the Sutra of Salvation.
Xu Qing pondered briefly and blurted, "I am the Sect Leader of the Daluo Sect. The threat of demons here has been eradicated by our sect! Your duty is done, it is time you return to your position, do not linger here."
The Golden Armor Divine General stubbornly replied, "I am ordered by Your Majesty to guard this place, how can I leave simply on your words?"
"Moreover, you overturned the earth vein and destroyed my gateway, this crime deserves death without reprieve!"
Seeing reason was ineffective, Xu Qing's mind sparked, and he said, "I am an acquaintance of the Primordial Emperor, as for the earth vein here, it was all done by Xu Sheng who stole the Immortal Art. Now Xu Sheng has gone to the Shu Region, General, perhaps you might catch him if you pursue immediately!"
Upon hearing the name Xu Sheng, the agitation of the Golden Armor Divine General was visibly heightened.
"Xu Sheng the traitor, how dare he deceive me!"
"Thank you for the guidance; I am off!"