Chapter 2207: The Core Tribe
After leaving the battlefield located at the mountaintop, Xiao Zheng swiftly headed deeper into the Witch Clan’s territory.
Because a long time ago, he had received news that all five tribes possessed many Golden Bones, especially the Giant Clan, which had collected the most. However, since the Giant Clan was also the strongest, Xiao Zheng was not planning to target them for now.
Regarding the hiding place of the Golden Bones, Xiao Zheng knew roughly where it was.
The Golden Bones collected by the Witch Clan were hidden in Li Gang’s residence.
That place was also the core tribe of the Witch Clan, called Jiuli.
Within the whole Witch Clan, there were 108 tribes of various sizes. Among them, Jiuli was the largest and had the most number of powerful figures. Moreover, once the strong figures from other tribes broke through to the Creation Realm, they had to come to Jiuli to take office, so it could be said without reservation that Jiuli was the place with the most Creation Realm experts in the Witch Clan.
Trying to enter such a forbidden land-like existence was undoubtedly an extremely difficult task.
If it were when Li Gang and the Witch Clan hadn’t had an incident, even Xiao Zheng would not think of forcefully breaking in.
But times have changed.
Because of the war with the Human Clan, more than eighty percent of the Witch Clan’s experts had been dispatched to the frontline, so even the most powerful Jiuli Tribe was only left with a few experts to guard it.
When Xiao Zheng arrived above the Jiuli Tribe, his gaze immediately fell on a magnificent Temple.
This Temple was the place where the Witch Clan performed daily ancestor worship, and it was also Li Gang’s residence.
Besides Li Gang, the Great Witch of the Witch Clan also lived here.
In the Witch Clan, the Great Witch’s status was second only to the Clan Leader, and his cultivation was also formidable. Xiao Zheng had already sensed the aura of that Great Witch, surprisingly having a cultivation level of Half-step Derived Realm.
If given more time, perhaps the Witch Clan might have two Derived Realm experts internally.
Besides the Great Witch, Xiao Zheng also discovered three experts at Extraordinary Realm Peak and two at Extraordinary Realm Middle Stage. Needless to say, they must have been deliberately left behind to protect the tribe.
Now, in the vast Jiuli Tribe, barely visible to Xiao Zheng’s sight, there were only these six people.
"Not bad, these six people are actually all inside the Temple."
"With my speed, I should be able to kill the other five before the Great Witch reacts."
Upon thinking this, Xiao Zheng immediately began taking action.
Using the cover of night, he moved like a ghostly shadow, silently infiltrating the Temple. Just as he had planned, when he killed the last expert at Extraordinary Realm, the Great Witch, who was immersed in cultivation, finally sensed that something was amiss.
"Who dares to forcefully intrude into our Witch Clan’s Holy Temple?"
The Great Witch’s angry voice instantly echoed throughout the entire Temple.
Fortunately, Xiao Zheng had already used a Vigorous Energy Shield to cut off the Temple from the outside world, otherwise, the entire Jiuli Tribe would have been alerted by his angry roar.
Although Xiao Zheng wasn’t afraid of the Jiuli Tribe people, he didn’t wish to reveal his true identity prematurely.
Upon hearing the commotion, he quickly pursued the Great Witch.
The Great Witch had just stepped out of the meditation room, and as soon as he came out of the door, he saw Xiao Zheng’s aggressive figure charging at him: "Who are you? Could you be an Assassin sent by the Jiang Family? Why have I never seen you before?"
"In my memory, there’s never been a person like you in the Jiang Family!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng said with a bright smile: "Of course you’ve never seen me because I’m not part of the Jiang Family. As for who I am, you can ask Li Gang after you go down."
"Your Clan Leader is waiting for you below!"
What!
Upon hearing his words, the Great Witch’s face immediately showed a hint of shock!
In his panic, he tried to block Xiao Zheng’s attack.
However, the Great Witch ultimately underestimated Xiao Zheng’s power, as Xiao Zheng killed him with just one punch! With the Great Witch’s death, the Temple returned to its former tranquility!
Victory had come so effortlessly!
Xiao Zheng casually wiped away the blood on his hand and then headed towards Li Gang’s residence.
The place where he lived was located deep in the Temple and was easy to find.
When Xiao Zheng pushed open the heavy stone door, he immediately saw the wooden box containing the Golden Bones. Fueled by excitement, he slowly opened the wooden box, and he froze in place.
Inside the wooden box, there were a full eighteen Golden Bones!
It was just like a poor person suddenly being crushed by a Jin Shan while walking down the street, making him ecstatic yet somewhat at a loss: "I never expected the Witch Clan to have collected so many Golden Bones!"
"A total of eighteen bones!"
Xiao Zheng then pinched himself hard, afraid he was dreaming.
As the pain came, happiness spread across his face.
Xiao Zheng clutched the wooden box and gave it a couple of passionate kisses, feeling even more thrilled: "Just the Witch Clan has collected eighteen Golden Bones, and as for the remaining four tribes, the number of Golden Bones they possess must be even more numerous!"
"I must seize the Golden Bones from their hands!"
"Definitely!"
A hint of killing intent flashed in Xiao Zheng’s eyes, and he swiftly left with the wooden box.
Shortly after he departed, a considerable disturbance broke out in Lotus Village.
By this time, it had been almost two hours since Li Gang suddenly chased someone, yet even after so long, he still hadn’t appeared.
Gradually, a sense of unease began to emerge in the hearts of the Witch Clan’s powerful figures.
Although they were unwilling to think along those lines, reality forced them to consider the worst-case scenario.
"Could the Clan Leader already have..."
A powerful Witch Clan figure couldn’t help but say.
Upon hearing this, someone immediately reprimanded: "Don’t speak recklessly! The Clan Leader is so powerful, his cultivation is extraordinary, how could something happen to him? He must have been delayed by something on the way and couldn’t return yet!"
"But it’s almost dawn..." Someone else said anxiously.
"Let’s wait a bit longer. Li Chun and the others haven’t returned either." Another Witch Clan expert spoke, "If Li Chun and the others come back and the Clan Leader still hasn’t returned, then we will make further plans."
"That’s all we can do." Someone sighed.
The crowd then fell silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Everyone silently prayed in their hearts, hoping Li Gang would return safe and sound.
However, after dawn, Li Chun and others who had gone out on a mission returned, but Li Gang still hadn’t appeared. Only then did everyone despairingly recognize reality.
Li Gang was very likely dead!