Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 896 - 36: Jiang the Witch Desires to Be a Good Mother, Wei the Demon Lord Attends a Meeting in Hell

After pondering for a moment, Wen Yang was horrified to find that there seemed to be no viable target to strike.

The Asura Path was already fighting to the death and could not be pushed further; the Eastern Emperor Path’s share was minimal and posed no threat. If there was anyone left who could be "negotiated with," it would likely be the Mortal Life Path and the Heavenly Demon Path.

The Mortal Life Path needed no elaboration—Wei the Demon was practically a Demon Head of the highest order. Even the Honored White Bone treated him with respect. Wen Yang had no confidence in snatching food from his tiger’s mouth.

As for the Heavenly Demon Path, it might have been possible to contend with them in the past, but now, for some inexplicable reason, this sect followed the Mortal Life Path step by step, as if the two sects were truly inseparable, making it difficult for Wen Yang to discern their relationship.

In terms of pure strength, the two paths individually fell short of the Nether Ghost Path, but combined, they firmly surpassed it. If the Heavenly Demon Path were truly determined to advance and retreat alongside the Mortal Life Path, then the Nether Ghost Path would have no way to counter them.

So, does this mean there is no solution at all?

Wen Yang couldn’t help but look toward Sect Leader Fu Xie, only to see the latter subtly shake his head.

No opportunity?

... Forget it. If even the Sect Leader sees no opportunity, it’s evident that the current situation is indeed grim.

Regardless, the Nether Ghost Path had gained considerable benefits from this war. Although fulfilling their promises now felt somewhat painful, it wasn’t to the point of being unbearable.

"Forget it, let’s give Sect Leader Wei some face," Sect Leader Fu Xie said, "Even though the outcome wasn’t entirely satisfactory, let’s leave it at that."

The implication was as if the Nether Ghost Path had suffered a significant loss, conceding only out of consideration for Wei Dongliu.

The other sects, however, remained utterly unfazed by such a self-pitying act of taking advantage. Wei Dongliu waved his hand grandly and asked:

"So, does anyone have any objections?"

Thus, the matter was settled. The remaining procedures for dividing the spoils would naturally be handled by the sects’ stewards, sparing the sect leaders from meddling in such trivialities.

After the meeting came the feast.

Though cultivators had already mastered the art of Fasting, it didn’t hinder their enjoyment of food and drink.

Given the substantial gains this time, everyone was happy to exchange pleasantries and make the atmosphere lively and cheerful.

Jiang Lian, however, found these matters utterly uninteresting and merely sat idly, sipping her wine out of boredom.

Recently, she had been planning something of great significance:

Getting pregnant.

The body of a Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon differed too greatly from the Human Race, making the possibility of pregnancy virtually nonexistent.

Strictly speaking, they were "spiritual lifeforms" and did not propagate through gender or reproduction in the conventional sense.

Yet Jiang Lian had grown so accustomed to her role as a virtuous wife that she now aspired to be a good mother as well—starting, of course, with having children.

Her mind churned through countless esoteric Secret Techniques left behind by the Heavenly Demons. Unfortunately, most Heavenly Demons were only interested in "eating," so the majority of these techniques focused on "how to find food," "how to deceive food," and "how to consume food."

As for the few original Secret Techniques unrelated to consumption, they were often dismissed as whimsical and heretical, and thus rarely passed down.

The only procreation-related Secret Technique was, strictly speaking, a form of division—splitting off a part of oneself to create an offspring, requiring no involvement from any male partner.

But how could that suffice? Without her husband’s participation, how could the child truly be considered theirs?

It would just be a larger piece of dead skin peeled off from her own body!

Jiang Lian racked her brain and found no record of a similar method for Heavenly Demon reproduction. It seemed she would have to adapt the division method slightly.

For example, what if she and her husband each split off a part of their flesh and combined these to form a new offspring? Wouldn’t that count as their child?

The only issue was figuring out how to make her husband split off a piece of himself... Oh, that wouldn’t be too hard. The real challenge would be merging their flesh into a new offspring.

As Jiang the Witch was lost in her sea of designs, Wei Dongliu had just finished fending off his allies’ small talk when he suddenly felt the Magical Treasure at his waist begin to vibrate.

The secret backer was calling.

No need to look—Wei Dongliu could already guess what the other party wanted.

Although the war had temporarily ceased, the spoils had yet to be fully tallied, and the Six Paths were still busily mingling with one another.

Now that the Six Paths had finished dividing the spoils and returned to their fragmented pursuits, Hell Path was undoubtedly displeased. They had hoped to manipulate the Six Paths like chess pieces on a board, but now the pieces were leaving the chessboard to return home. How could they accept this?

He didn’t rush to check the backer’s instructions, instead continuing to laugh and chat with the sect leaders, displaying his demeanor as Alliance Hierarch.

After the meeting ended, Wei Dongliu returned to his room and, unhurriedly, took out the Magical Treasure to check the message from the other side.

Another meeting at the Mountain God Temple.

Honestly, couldn’t they just discuss everything directly through this Magical Treasure?

Why did they have to meet in person down in Hell every single time? It was really tiresome, wasn’t it?

Wei Dongliu sighed helplessly and set off. However, he had barely left the sect’s premises before Jiang the Witch noticed.

Jiang Lian, who had been obsessing over her ideas, suddenly saw her husband flying away silently. A sinister thought sprang up in her mind.

Could it be that my husband... leaves every now and then to go make other women bear his children?

The moment this idea struck, the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon was immediately consumed with rage, her emotions boiling over, propelling her demonic techniques and Cultivation Level to rise aggressively.

I serve you in my Heavenly Demon form—that’s already a blessing from eight lifetimes of karma for you—and still, you hide from me to engage in those... those unmentionable affairs in secret!

Arghhhh! I’ll devour you alive!

Jiang Lian rose into the clouds and swiftly gave chase.

She saw Wei Dongliu descending his Sword Light and entering a Mountain God Temple, disappearing from sight in an instant.

That place again! Jiang the Witch stormed into the temple, searching high and low in vain. Recalling the prank someone played on her last time, she immediately unleashed her demonic wrath, razing the entire temple to the ground.

Meanwhile, Wei Dongliu arrived in Hell and entered the main hall of his sect’s stronghold, where he was greeted by Elder Luo’s grave expression.

"Number Nine, the sect has sacrificed a great deal for you," Elder Luo said solemnly.

Wei Dongliu: ???

"You’ve come at the right time," Elder Luo continued. "The sect is holding a meeting today, and everyone will be present. This time, the main topic will be your achievements in unifying the Six Paths. You’d better prepare yourself."

So, they scheduled a meeting to make me give a report on my work and only notified me at noon?

Wei Dongliu was speechless. However, considering that he needed to earn the upper echelons’ trust to seize the Hell Path’s Heaven-Mending Stone fragments, he had no choice but to swallow his frustration.

Soon, several clouds of mist drifted in. These were, of course, the mysterious cultivators of the Hell Path.