Volume One: The Calamity of Witches and Demons — 244. The Human Race’s Calamity; Xi He Heads into the Starry Heavens

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After hearing Tushan Ya’s words, Suiren sighed.

“Ah, it is a long story. I do not know what has happened to the demon race. It has not been long since the Golden Crows were born and ten suns appeared in the sky. Yet now they have begun slaughtering my human clansmen on a massive scale once again.”

At this, Tushan Ya looked at Suiren in disbelief.

“No wonder so many of your people have migrated. You have been struck by a calamity. But logically speaking, was your human race not created by Lady Nuwa? Does Emperor Jun not fear the wrath of the Saint Nuwa for acting this way?”

Suiren’s spirit seemed to drain from him as he sighed.

“Ah, that is beyond our ability to speculate.”

Meanwhile, at the ancestral land of humanity, before the Temple of the Holy Mother—

“Holy Mother, please take pity on the human race! The demon race has become lawless and is slaughtering our people on a massive scale. If this continues, how are we to survive?”

At that moment, every member of the human race had gathered before the temple. They prayed ceaselessly to the Holy Mother, but no matter how devoutly they knelt and worshiped, they received no response from Lady Nuwa.

Likewise, before Taishang’s statue—

“Revered Saint, please have mercy on the human race! If this continues, our people will all be slaughtered by those accursed demons!”

Countless humans either knelt before the Temple of the Holy Mother and prayed to Lady Nuwa, or prayed to the Supreme Purity Laozi, the leader of the Human Religion.

Yet they received not the slightest response from either of them.

What countless humans did not know was that, upon Mount Kunlun—

“Eldest Brother, the demon race and Emperor Jun have gone too far! Do they not know that the human race is protected by Junior Sister Nuwa and by you?”

Tongtian glared angrily toward the Celestial Court before speaking to Taishang.

Taishang gave a soft sigh.

“It is not that he does not know. Rather, he has already gone mad. And besides…”

He did not finish his sentence, but Tongtian and the others could all sense it. Emperor Jun had become far too abnormal.

He no longer resembled a ruler. Instead, he seemed more like a puppet.

Then Tongtian and the others saw Taishang point toward the space surrounding Mount Kunlun.

“Besides, have you not noticed this?”

At some unknown point, Mount Kunlun had become shrouded in an extremely powerful restriction. Clearly, someone did not want the Three Pure Ones to take action.

“Let us include the area within a hundred million miles of Mount Kunlun under our protection. With the wisdom of the human race, they will surely understand. In the end, this is a calamity that humanity must experience. Whether they can overcome it will depend entirely on Heaven’s will.”

Thus, after Taishang finished speaking, the Three Pure Ones placed the area within a hundred million miles of Mount Kunlun under their protection.

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Following the Three Pure Ones’ decision, people soon noticed that once they entered the area within a hundred million miles of Mount Kunlun, the demon race could no longer harm them.

For a time, the human tribes near Mount Kunlun began migrating toward the mountain one after another.

Those who reached Kunlun all knelt and worshiped toward the mountain.

“Thank you, Immortal Lord, for your protection!”

“Thank you, Revered Saint, for taking pity on humanity!”

At the same time, near the Kingdom of Qingqiu, the Qingqiu fox clan also chose to protect the humans within their territory.

“Immortal Tushan Ya, may I ask whether this will have any effect on the Qingqiu fox clan?”

Upon hearing this, Tushan Ya gave a light, amused laugh.

“Do not worry. In recent years, since my Qingqiu fox clan came here and went into hiding, we have actually developed far better than before. Setting everything else aside, protecting a portion of the human race will not be a problem.”

“Then I can rest easy.”

“I did not expect you to be so considerate of us.”

At the same time, Tushan Ya’s clear voice reached Suiren’s ears.

For a moment, Suiren was utterly entranced, but he quickly came back to himself.

“After all, you have helped us. We cannot allow our troubles to implicate you as well.”

The witch race was in much the same situation, openly declaring its protection of humanity.

As the human race continued receiving protection from various powers, the demon race grew increasingly frenzied and reckless.

Celestial Court, the Hall of the Golden Firmament.

Lady Nuwa suddenly arrived at the Celestial Court in a furious temper.

“Emperor Jun, how dare you extend your hand toward the human race?”

Nuwa released her full aura and pressed it directly upon Emperor Jun, nearly forcing him from his throne.

“Saint Nuwa, may I ask what you mean?”

Emperor Jun looked at her in bewilderment.

“Do not pretend ignorance before me. Do you truly think I do not know that the demon race would never treat the human race this way without your approval?”

However, just as Nuwa was about to strike Emperor Jun, her expression suddenly changed. She looked at him with an exceedingly complicated gaze.

“Take care of yourself. Do not wait until the day you have cause for regret.”

With that, Nuwa vanished directly from the Celestial Court.

The next moment she reappeared, she was already inside the Nuwa Palace.

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At the same time, countless chains suddenly came surging toward Nuwa, wrapping around her again and again. She was completely unable to resist and could only endure it helplessly.

Nuwa merely murmured to herself,

“A Saint of the Heavenly Dao… These Saints of the Heavenly Dao—are they a blessing, or a restraint?”

Meanwhile, at Five-Element Peak, a young man took out an object. As the aura around him shifted, the protective restriction surrounding Five-Element Peak rapidly expanded, bringing the nearby humans under its protection.

That young man was Kong Xuan, who had been meditating in seclusion at Five-Element Peak, comprehending the Dao and cultivating his strength.

At the same time, Peach Mountain, Mount Tai, and other places also began protecting the human race.

Those humans outside the protected regions were subjected to the demon race’s ruthless slaughter.

As the demons continued massacring humanity, the situation throughout the Primordial World gradually grew tense. The witch race protected the humans living nearby, and minor clashes broke out with the demon race every two or three days, though none escalated into any major battle.

For a time, many people began to speculate whether the two races were preparing some enormous move.

Meanwhile, in the Celestial Court, after speaking with Emperor Jun, Xihe grew more and more convinced that he did not truly care about avenging their children.

After much deliberation, she headed toward the ancient starry sky.

The Lunar Star, the Guanghan Palace.

When Changxi saw Xihe arrive, a look of remembrance briefly appeared on her face before quickly disappearing.

“Little Sister Changxi!”

Xihe gazed at the Changxi before her with a lonely expression.

The two had been born at the same time. Xihe had chosen the quasi-sage path established by Hongjun for the sake of pursuing the Dao. After meeting Emperor Jun, the two had taken an interest in one another and eventually came together.

Xihe had once believed that she would reach the pinnacle of the Dao. She had even secretly mocked Changxi for her foolishness.

But now, she was no longer so confident. Changxi, on the other hand, seemed to be the one more likely to go farther.

Xihe had severed her three corpses and broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm, while Changxi had also become a Hunyuan Golden Immortal. The more Xihe thought about it, the less confidence she felt.

“Little Sister Changxi, your elder sister has never asked you for anything. Today, however, I have come to ask you for a favor.”

Xihe lowered herself as much as she could and looked toward Changxi.

“Oh? Now that is a rarity. I never thought I would live to see you, Xihe, ask someone for help. Go on, then. What would you like me to do for you?”

Changxi was genuinely curious upon hearing Xihe’s words.

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