"I heard from Kui Ba that you once rose up to the Heavenly Court and slew the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun with the Great Witch Xing Tian, tell me about that affair," Lu Yu was extremely interested in this piece of history.
The words of Lu Yu caused the Great Witch’s hand, which was picking up food, to pause; he slowly fed the food into his mouth, his thoughts already drifting back to those momentous years.
"That’s a long story," he sighed softly.
"That was after the fall of the gods when the laws of the gods converged to form the Heavenly Court. The Eastern Emperor Taiyi was slain by the Ancestral Master, and his laws returned to heaven and earth. In the midst of power that once belonged to the sun and the Heavenly Emperor, later emerged Emperor Di Jun.
His blood fell into the Eastern Sea, where a Fusang Tree grew, and from his Primordial Spirit manifested a Taoist, the Treasure within the Fire, Earth Spirit, Samadhi Spirit."
"Emperor Di Jun possessed the strongest authority of the Eastern Emperor, and took over the Fortune and Destiny he had left behind. Thus, he was recognized by heaven and earth and became the sovereign of the time. He was powerful and also married the Ancient Goddess Xihe. His prominence was unrivaled for a time, and after Xihe bore him ten Golden Crows, his power reached its zenith.
Who knew that these ten Golden Crows would later become the source of a catastrophic disaster."
"I know about this, the Ancestral Witch Hou Yi was the one who shot down nine of the Golden Crows, becoming famous throughout the lands," Kui Ba suddenly shouted excitedly, as Hou Yi and Xing Tian were the two Great Witches he admired the most.
The Great Witch glared at him; he had just gotten into the mood to tell his tale, only to be interrupted.
Lu Yu hastily covered Kui Ba’s mouth and said with an embarrassed smile to the Great Witch, "Shaman, don’t mind this simpleton, please continue, what happened after that?"
"My Witch Tribe has a tribe living in the Abyss, who from birth had never seen the sun. A member of the Witch Tribe named Kuafu, after coming to the earth’s surface and seeing the warm sunlight, hoped that the sun could shine upon the Abyss.
He blocked the Golden Crow, hoping it would pass by his homeland, but the Golden Crow challenged him to a race instead, promising to fulfill Kuafu’s wish if he could catch up to it. And so Kuafu began his journey chasing the sun."
"However, he ultimately failed and died of thirst on the road chasing the sun." Instantly, in Lu Yu’s mind flashed the image of a giant, towering between heaven and earth, anxiously pursuing the sun, wishing to bring its warm light back to his homeland.
The voice of the Great Witch, aged and solemn, continued: "Kuafu died, but the Golden Crow was delighted because it felt that it had defeated such a powerful giant. When it returned to its dwelling in the Fusang Tree and recounted the event to the other Golden Crows, they became excited. They all wished to show their might, and so they decided to fly out together."
"Disaster fell upon the earth, with ten suns rising at once. The scorching flames baked the land, rivers were dried by the intense heat, crops were ruined, forests were ablaze, and all the trees and houses were burnt to ashes. Those who did not perish in the great fire ran amok, desperately seeking places to escape the calamity and searching for life-saving water and food.
Countless creatures between heaven and earth were killed by the ten Golden Crows."
"Until the Great Witch Hou Yi took action. He was the best archer among the entire Witch Tribe, and many from the human race learned the way of the bow and arrow from him. He was the one who turned the tide, drawing his bow and loosing arrows which never missed their mark, shooting down nine Golden Crows from the sky, thus averting the disaster, and in so doing, became a hero."
"However, this matter had enraged Emperor Di Jun of the Heavenly Court, yet because it was his own children who were at fault this time, he restrained himself and chose not to act. Not only did he commend Hou Yi, but he also entrusted him with an important mission to slay the ferocious beasts that plagued humanity: Yayu, Zaochi, Jiuying, Great Wind, Xiushi."
"These ferocious beasts were all exotic species from ancient times, each possessing unique skills. Emperor Di Jun hoped to eliminate Hou Yi, the beast slayer of his sons, through them, but he underestimated Hou Yi’s strength.
Hou Yi killed Zaochi in the southern marshlands, annihilated Jiuying in the northern deadly waters, then killed Yayu, severed Xiushi at Dongting Lake, and captured in the mulberry forests of the Central Plains."
"But Emperor Di Jun did not give up hope because of this. He was still waiting for an opportunity, until Hou Yi sought the Medicine of Immortality for his wife of the human race, Chang’e, giving him the chance he had awaited."
"He accused Hou Yi of attempting to disrupt the natural cycle of heaven and earth and brazenly attacked him. The two fought a great battle at Dongting Lake, where the waters evaporated and the mountains crumbled. Emperor Di Jun, being part of the world and inheriting most of the strength of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, was too powerful and ultimately succeeded in killing Hou Yi."
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"However, this act angered us. Hou Yi was greatly esteemed among the Witch Tribe. He was affable and particularly enjoyed teaching others, so many of the younger generation within the Witch Tribe saw him as an idol. Moreover, his feat of shooting down the sun and slaying many evil exotic beasts won him even greater respect."
"When news of his death reached the Witch Tribe, the tribespeople were furious. Xing Tian was the first to charge into the Heavenly Court, battling Emperor Di Jun between heaven and earth, eventually defeated and beheaded. However, Xing Tian was exceptionally skilled in the physical arts, so even beheaded, he was able to regenerate. Eventually, Emperor Di Jun sealed his head at Mount Changyang.
Nevertheless, Xing Tian, with breasts for eyes and navel for mouth, wielding a halberd, continued his dance of war against Emperor Di Jun."
"Unable to tolerate this any longer, the twelve most powerful Ancestral Shamans of the Witch Tribe led an all-out rebellion. The entire Witch Tribe emerged, waging a tremendous battle against the Heavenly Court headed by Emperor Di Jun. The conflict shattered the heavens and rent the earth, darkening the sun and the moon.
Countless ancient divine spirits, adepts, Witch tribespeople, and even some later human cultivators joined this great war."
"The war lasted many years, costing innumerable lives across the three realms, until finally, after paying a heavy price, our Witch Tribe succeeded in slaying the powerful Heavenly Emperor."
This segment of memory was etched into the Great Witch’s heart, the devastating battle seemingly still vivid before his eyes. Many youths of the Witch Tribe had perished in that struggle, and although it ended in their victory, it had greatly reduced their numbers.
Although they appeared to become the mightiest entities under the heavens, in truth, they were like fish fried in scorching oil, with danger lurking in the shadows.
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"Great Witch, what happened to the Fusang Tree? Why has it not been seen ever since?" This was the transformed blood of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, a genuine Innate Spirit Root, how could it just fade into obscurity?
"That Fusang Tree, didn’t I tell you earlier that from the Primordial Spirit of Eastern Emperor Taiyi a Taoist was born? Right after Emperor Di Jun’s death, this Taoist suddenly appeared and took away the Fusang Tree. Our Witch Tribe has never fancied such objects, and considering the formidable strength of that Taoist, we allowed him to take it."
"What’s the name of this Taoist?" Lu Yu asked urgently, feeling as though he had heard of this Taoist before.
"According to him, his name is Lu Ya," the Great Witch recalled and said.