I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 57 - 13: The Witch Priest Who Spreads Wisdom

Chapter 57: Chapter 13: The Witch Priest Who Spreads Wisdom

Transporting over nine thousand slaves on the road, even the elite Guirong Clan found it hard to march quickly.

Let alone, although the Guirong Clan is an elite troop of the Guifang Kingdom, only a few dozen scouts have mounts.

Because the Guifang Kingdom does not possess the skills for large-scale animal domestication.

Those black Exotic Beasts joined the Guirong Clan only under the blessing of the Five Directions Gods.

With these factors combined, the Guirong Clan’s marching speed was far from covering a hundred miles a day, more like a snail’s pace.

Fortunately, the Guirong Clan had captured enough slaves on this excursion, so they weren’t in a hurry to accelerate.

On the contrary, Mu Zheng intentionally or unintentionally rearranged the formation, making the previously loose ranks more aggressive.

This is the usual practice of the Guirong Clan, or the Guifang Kingdom.

When encountering truly troublesome enemies, they often drive the despicable slaves to exhaust the opponent’s living forces.

The true main force of the Guirong Clan would only strike fiercely to break the enemy lines when exploiting a weakness.

From this, it was evident that the young Mu Zheng did not underestimate the power of Gaotun Village.

After all, to occupy a place in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, Gaotun Village must be hiding some secret.

"What do you think... what exactly makes them the hub of this region?"

Although Mu Zheng didn’t mention Gaotun Village by name, You Chong immediately grasped the implication.

"They have no Gods, no Priest, and not even Warriors..."

"Yet they manage to become a hub connecting countless villages in a hundred-mile radius, what do they rely on?"

Before You Chong could reply, Mu Zheng continued on his own accord.

"Could it really be just that Witch Priest’s prestige? Or is it that ridiculous wisdom?"

His eyes were filled with undisguised disdain, for Mu Zheng, born in the Guifang Kingdom, only believed in strength.

"Perhaps... it is related to that Witch from a thousand years ago?"

Hesitating for a moment, You Chong finally voiced his speculation.

"It is said that a thousand years ago, that Witch chose to settle nearby, perhaps her power is continually protecting this place?"

Facing You Chong’s words, Mu Zheng suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha, so you believe such legends too?"

"It’s nothing more than a legend, a laughably absurd legend!"

"A Witch from the Central Province, bringing her tribe across the greater part of the Central Province, just to settle in such a remote place?"

"If it were true, then where is that Witch’s tribe?"

"Such a powerful tribe that could cross half of the Central Province, even if it perished, it wouldn’t fade away into obscurity, right?"

After making his conclusion, Mu Zheng looked at You Chong and said.

"In the future, venture less outside the city, those stories among other tribes and mountain people are nothing but baseless tales."

Just then, a commotion erupted at the front of the procession.

A scout at the very front shouted, followed by the lamentations of the slaves.

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"Granny... my dad and mom are dead..."

"Those damned Guifang people, they killed my entire family!"

"My sister... my sister died so horribly..."

"My mom coughed just once... and they fed her to the beasts..."

"And my brother, he was only eight, couldn’t walk any further and wanted to rest a bit, dragged so his bones came out..."

...

It was as if a breach had been found.

Originally silent slaves began wailing and crying.

Across from the slaves, a stooped, elderly Granny silently listened to their cries, her face grave and silent.

Thus, as Mu Zheng and You Chong reached the front, they witnessed such a scene.

"Are you the ’Witch Priest’ of Gaotun Village?"

Sizing the elderly Granny up, Mu Zheng kicked over a crying slave beside him.

That slave, already at death’s door, fainted immediately when struck by Mu Zheng.

At that, one of the slaves suddenly pounced at Mu Zheng in a desperate move.

But this time, Mu Zheng didn’t have to act. You Chong at his side already unsheathed his sword.

Swish!

The blade flashed, and a head rolled to the ground.

You Chong sheathed his sword expressionlessly.

As if he had not just killed a person but was cutting vegetables.

Such indifference was not something that could be cultivated after birth.

Most can’t even stay calm when killing a chicken, let alone a fellow human being who can speak.

"Guifang..."

Witnessing everything that transpired, the old Granny’s face grew heavier.

"It doesn’t matter who I am; the important thing is, do you know where you are about to step?"

Ignoring the plight of the slaves as best she could, the old Granny looked up and questioned Mu Zheng.

"This is the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, not the lands of your Guifang Kingdom."

"Your actions will provoke the spirit monsters of the mountains and the Gods of the Hundred Lands..."

"By then, not even the Five Directions Gods will protect you!"

The Granny’s warning was not delivered in righteous anger, yet it bore significant weight.

For she spoke truthfully; in a world where Gods truly existed, the high rulers of the Guifang Kingdom were not absolute overlords.

"Hundred Lands Mountain Range?"

A faint mockery appeared on Mu Zheng’s face as he spoke casually.

"Thirty years ago, the Tufang Kingdom wasn’t part of the Guifang Kingdom either..."

"But today? The Tufang Kingdom’s land is our territory, and its people are our slaves."

"Power is the true law of this world!"

"It was true thirty years ago, and it remains true today!"

Listening to Mu Zheng’s arrogance, the old Granny’s expression actually eased somewhat.

"The statement ’power is truth’ is indeed true..."

Still hunched, the Granny now seemed as solemn and majestic as a mountain.

"But, have you truly grasped the ’truth’?"

As she spoke, a visible ripple of Primordial Qi appeared around the Granny.

The Qi ripple was so vast that the earth trembled, as though a True God had descended.

Rumble...

Continuous minor tremors spread quickly, causing panic among the entire Guirong Clan army.

The battle-hardened Guirong Clan held steady.

They were an elite force trained by the Guifang Kingdom, with some having even fought Gods.

But the sheer number of slaves had never seen anything like this, and chaos erupted among them.

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