jdhmnovel Chapter 463 The Secrets of the Witch Clan
Chapter 463 The Secrets of the Witch Clan
"It is true that after the death of the Witch Clan, their bodies are formed from the laws of nature and they return to the world. But have you ever considered the possibility that the Witch Clan, after returning to the world, might one day be resurrected?"
Seeing Li Muyang's jaw drop in astonishment, Li Yunfei teased with a half-smile, "You underestimate these experts. Many of the stories you know are deliberately shown to you by these experts. The truth may not be entirely the same."
"This is the contingency plan that Pangu left for the Wu Clan. Otherwise, how many times has our world restarted? Does it mean that in each reincarnation we have to sacrifice a primordial deity to create the world, to transform into Pangu, and to create the Wu Clan? You're overthinking it! During the first restart, we discovered the greatest confidence that Pangu left for the Wu Clan!"
"In fact, we rely on our souls and primordial spirits to ensure that we do not lose our identity and live forever in the cycle of reincarnation. The Wu Clan, on the other hand, firmly engraves their own laws into the primordial world. If the primordial world is destroyed, we still have a chance to escape to other worlds. But the Wu Clan absolutely cannot leave, nor do they want to! They truly live and die with the primordial world!"
"Similarly, as long as the primordial world still exists, even if the Wu Clan returns to the world, after a long time, when their bodies of law are reassembled and the imprints of law remain, they will be able to return again."
Hearing this, Li Muyang finally understood. The Witch Clan indeed did not have a primordial spirit or soul, because they were themselves beings who had become sentient beings of the laws! Their core was the imprint of the laws, and the imprint existed in relation to the world. As long as the world existed, they could return again.
In other words, the Wu clan does not necessarily return to the world permanently after death, but only temporarily! It's like they are in a deep sleep!
"So, Father, you mean this giant egg of the Witch Clan in front of us..." Li Muyang asked meaningfully.
Li Yunfei nodded, confirming Li Muyang's guess: "That's right! This body of the Witch Clan no longer has the imprint of laws! But perhaps it was always there, not passively perished, and its body was not destroyed, but then sealed here to be reborn..."
As he spoke, Li Yunfei's gaze became strange.
Li Muyang also started to wonder: "Could this have been waiting for me? Prepared for me?"
Li Yunfei's lips twitched, and he immediately gave him a flick on the forehead: "You brat! You're thinking about Pich! Go wash up and go to sleep! You can have anything in your dreams! Did I prepare something especially for you? What are you thinking about?"
"Then why are your eyes looking so strange!" Li Muyang complained, rubbing his head. "Your dad is still your dad. I don't know what kind of way Li Yunfei has cracked my vector manipulation. Not only can I not reflect it at all, but it also hurts terribly when I hit him!"
It really feels like Garp beating Luffy, except in Garp's case it's the grandfather beating his grandson, while here it's the father beating his son.
Li Yunfei gave him a disdainful look and slowly said, "I just remembered an old... rival, friend, whom I admire."
Li Muyang's clever mind immediately flashed with inspiration: "Chi You?"
“Yes!” Li Yunfei did not deny it, and nodded frankly, admitting: “Chi You in our world, after being reincarnated as a human, voluntarily gave up his witch body! He ended his life as a human.”
"As for his witch body, it is currently kept by the Goddess Houtu. If he wishes in the future, he can regain control of his body."
"What exactly is Chi You?" Li Muyang asked curiously.
Li Yunfei, of course, understood what Li Muyang meant. After thinking for a moment, he explained, "Theoretically, the Wu Clan cannot give birth to a primordial spirit because they cannot be considered traditional beings. They are not composed of a soul and a body, but rather are manifestations of the laws of the world."
"But there's always a glimmer of hope. You've heard the saying that Pangu was actually the first human in the true sense. Even if the humans in the prehistoric world were created by the goddess Nuwa, they were still based on Pangu, so they can be considered Pangu's relatives and thus could combine with the Wu tribe to produce offspring."
"Therefore, the descendants of the Witch Clan and the Human Clan will possess the Witch Clan's innate compatibility with the laws, and will also possess the human Clan's soul and body, thus combining some of the advantages of both."
"However, the offspring of ordinary witches and humans still tend to be human, because they have essentially lost the law-based characteristics of the witches. Most importantly, the reason why the witches are few in number is because the number of law imprints they represent is limited!"
“One witch clan represents one law imprint! Once a witch clan has inherited this imprint, no second witch clan with the same law will be born! Even if witch clans with the same law occasionally appear, it is a very rare case, and they are most likely brothers and sisters.”
"Even if they combine with humans, this fundamental problem remains unresolved. They can follow the cultivation path of the Wu clan, but they won't go far. In the end, they will have to return to cultivating the Heavenly Dao or inherit the law imprints of other Wu clans to completely side with the Wu clan. But this is tantamount to causing the complete demise of that Wu clan. Therefore, in fact, the Wu clan was not particularly fond of this kind of hybrid from the beginning!"
"After Houtu Niangniang gained control of reincarnation, she took the mark of the fallen Chiyou and conducted an experiment, which involved putting the mark into the cycle of reincarnation in an attempt to reincarnate Chiyou."
"Did you succeed?" Li Muyang asked curiously.
Li Yunfei nodded, then shook his head: "It was both a success and a failure!"
"Chi You did indeed reincarnate successfully, becoming a mixed-blood witch and possessing a primordial spirit. However, his mark was integrated with his primordial spirit. Furthermore, after Chi You was reincarnated as a witch, he witnessed the unequal treatment of witches by the witch clan... which made him, who had not yet awakened his memories of Chi You, have a very poor impression of the witch clan!"
"Even after he awakened his memories, Chi You still identified himself as a human! In the eyes of the Wu tribe, this was tantamount to betrayal! But Chi You's efforts did indeed make the human race acknowledge that the Wu people were also a member of the human race! And changed the Wu tribe's harsh attitude towards the Wu people."
"In the end, Chi You was unwilling to return to the Wu tribe and believed that he was deeply sinful, with his hands stained not only with the blood of humans but also with the blood of the Wu tribe. So he went to atone for his sins through reincarnation."
As Li Yunfei recounted these events, his eyes were clearly filled with melancholy and longing. It was evident that he truly had feelings for Chi You; the two were essentially mutually beneficial! Without Chi You, there might not have been Xuanyuan.
"Ahem." At this moment, Li Muyang, quite tactlessly, broke Li Yunfei's nostalgia and asked, "Dad, you still haven't told me why you succeeded and then failed."
Li Yunfei snapped out of his daze and realized that he had only said half of what he meant and had veered off on Chi You. After thinking for a moment, he explained, "Because Chi You's mark has merged with his primordial spirit, he is no longer a pure member of the Wu tribe. He is more like one of the Three Pure Ones, whose primordial spirit is combined with their physical body."
"Even if Chi You changes his mind and wants to regain control of his Wu Clan body, it is equivalent to refining an avatar. Even if he dies in battle and his Wu Clan body returns to heaven and earth, Chi You's primordial spirit can enter reincarnation. After reincarnation, when the Wu Clan body is reunited, the account will be restarted."
"But then, would he still be a member of the Witch Clan? Wouldn't he be more like a human? And returning to the world with the Witch Clan and then coming back again would be no different! Therefore, it's impossible for the Witch Clan to reproduce and thrive through reincarnation unless they stop being Witch Clan, but this method has been sealed by the Goddess Houtu."
"She originally wanted to use reincarnation to see if she could create more imprints, but she clearly failed."
I understand. Unless they stop being sorcerers, the sorcerer clan takes this aspect of themselves quite seriously. Their existence is essentially equivalent to the innate divine positions in the primordial world. One person, one position. Since divine positions are limited, the number of sorcerers is destined to be very limited, making it difficult to expand.
Correspondingly, the strength of the Wu tribe is truly formidable.
Li Muyang was nodding when he suddenly realized something! Wait a minute! He'd been so engrossed in chatting with his father that he'd almost forgotten about what was happening outside!
However, as if sensing Li Muyang's thoughts, Li Yunfei smiled calmly: "Don't worry! You don't think your father didn't sense what was happening outside, do you?"
"Hmph! I just called for a helper!"
Yes, Li Yunfei certainly noticed the situation on the ground! His daughter-in-law was there! How could he not pay attention?
So, he just sent a message to Li Muyang's mother, Xiao Xuanyan, asking her to come over and keep an eye on things!
Hearing that his mother had also arrived, Li Muyang finally breathed a sigh of relief! No wonder he hadn't sensed any danger warnings; otherwise, if Bai Yuxiu, Feng Ling'er, and Erii had encountered any danger, his sixth sense would have reacted long ago! Or the jade discs on the three women would have alerted the authorities by now!
Li Yunfei pointed at the giant egg and said, "Your mother is outside, so don't worry. You should think about how to deal with this giant egg. If you still want to refine it into an avatar, I think it's necessary for you to inform the original owner."
Li Muyang also turned to look at the giant egg, his heart filled with mixed feelings. Because it reminded Li Yunfei of Chi You, he guessed that the egg in front of him probably originated from Chi You in this world!
Well, let's give it a try. If it works, great; if not, so be it. He hadn't intended to force anything, but if he wanted to settle things with Karenkaya, Li Muyang would have to expend a lot of effort again.
So, they contacted some big shots in the world to join in the fun.
Emperor Jun of Destiny has come at the call.
"Destiny Emperor Jun pays respects to Human Emperor Xuanyuan." Destiny Emperor Jun stepped out of the spatial gate and immediately bowed to Li Yunfei.
Li Yunfei accepted the greeting calmly, but his eyes showed a hint of surprise and oddity, because he hadn't expected that in this world, Di Jun was actually someone else's alias! It just seemed that the original owner of this alias had already given it to his junior.
Well, for top-tier players like Li Yunfei, the practice of giving away alternate identities is acceptable, similar to the concept in the game "A World Worthy of Honor," where one subtracts from the other to achieve emptiness. However, Li Yunfei and his group don't insist on doing so.