If discussing cultivation, Hou Tu is only at the bottom among the Heavenly Dao Saints, yet when it comes to the art of patience, she can claim the top spot; otherwise, she wouldn't have transformed into Meng Po and endured endless ages in the Underworld.
The Dutian Twelve Gods Slaughter Formation continues to operate, the Witch Clan's ballads echo in the twelve Ancestral Witch Mountains, and the return of the ten Ancestor Witches makes the Witch Clan increasingly excited, now eagerly anticipating the return of Emperor Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin.
Not only is the Witch Clan waiting, but Ye Xuan is waiting too. Yet, he differs from the Witch Clan; as soon as Emperor Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin return, that will be the moment he makes his dramatic move.
The waiting is somewhat lengthy, and more than a little agitating. Ye Xuan stands within the Twelve Dutian Gods and Demons Formation, his brow tightly furrowed because Emperor Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin have yet to return to the Witch Clan.