Proving the Dao of Hunyuan from the Age of Witches

Chapter 034 The Witch Council

"The age of witches has arrived."

"This is one of my magical properties, which I call prophecy," Rose explained quietly.

I've heard the term "era of witches" several times in the last couple of days.

But whatever it represents, it doesn't mean much to Luo Xi at this moment.

After a moment's thought, Luo Xi spoke up, "I see. Since it's a prophecy, then it must involve the perception of cause and effect, right?"

Lying on the bed made of plants, ignoring how Rose played with her hair, Luo Xi said directly, "I want to know the list of everyone directly responsible for Yang Jian's death, all the executors and those who gave the orders!"

Luo Xi's face was filled with murderous intent. "If you're going to establish your authority, then do it thoroughly!"

Although Luo Xi found Yang Jian agreeable, whether as an opponent or a collaborator, she still found him pleasing to the eye.

It was a shared soul, a spirit of solitary journey.

She has never been stingy with her support for those who have their own path, provided she has the ability to do so.

Although I don't know much about Yang Jian, he seems to be a good person.

Luo Xi recalled Yang Jian's apology when they were taken to the hotel entrance after they broke through the artificial lake.

That kind of spirit—pointing a gun at yourself, wanting to sacrifice yourself so that you won't take your anger out on innocent people.

She also wanted to train Yang Jian to be the logistics manager of the Vishzhe Group.

He died just like that...

Just die!

Adding to her anger was the humiliation she suffered at the hands of Witch Zero, leaving her with nowhere to vent her frustration.

It was only because she had cultivated her inner strength through two lifetimes that she was able to stop herself from grinding her back teeth to powder.

"Okay," Rose seemed a little helpless, "but only after you've recovered. If you don't agree, I'll help you recover in my own way."

"No problem, let's go find Chu Qichen, the vice president of the Dachang City Witch Council branch, to pick up my sister Luo Xin and Bai Nuo, and then see if Yang Jian left anything behind..." Luo Xi arranged.

Recalling the striking resemblance between Bai Nuo and the Zero Witch, she asked, "What is the relationship between the Zero Witch and Bai Nuo?"

"From the battle with Witch Zero just now, I analyzed that she must have lost her body and is in a state of being neither alive nor dead..." Rose replied calmly, "I suspect that she wants to use the bodies of other witches to revive."

"Bai Nuo is one of the vessels through which she was resurrected," Rose said quietly.

"..." Luo Xi glanced at Qiangwei, "Is there a way to handle this?"

"No, manipulating consciousness is too difficult. Right now, I can only suppress the consciousness of the Zero Witch within Bai Nuo. Actually, the most important thing is whether Bai Nuo can clear the consciousness of the Zero Witch herself when she becomes an intermediate witch." Rose gently twirled her silver hair and sniffed it lightly with a smile.

Damn, is someone of such broad knowledge as a senior?

What to do? I need to find a powerful backer.

If this thigh were inside a ring, it would only be used for cultivation advancement guidance...

There's no need for me to teach her everything myself.

Glancing at Rose's perfect and serene face, Luo Xi couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

As agreed, they soon arrived at Chu Qichen's car. Rose carried Luo Xi into the car, but Luo Xi spoke to Chu Qichen first, "I'm sorry, I couldn't save Yang Jian."

Chu Qichen paused for a moment, then said, "It's good that you came to see the situation. His family has abandoned him, and Chairman Yang has dismissed all his confidants to other cities."

Not knowing what to say, Luo Xi simply sighed and said, "Please accept my condolences."

Not long after she embarked on the path of cultivation, her parents passed away unexpectedly, and her younger sister, Luo Xin, was exceptionally sensible and did not ask about it.

She didn't know how to comfort others, so she decided to wait until Luo Xin was a little older before telling her the truth.

And then there's Yang Jian. Although he was just a business partner, she couldn't save him, which left her with some regret.

Very well, she will surely attain the Primordial Dao and then cross the river of time to personally rescue them.

But if she really can cross the river of time, then have they already been rescued?

As she comforted herself in this way, Luo Xi's gaze became even more resolute.

"President Yang said he has something to leave for you," Luo Xi's thoughts were interrupted by Chu Qichen, "I don't know what it is, but he said it will be delivered to you within 12 hours."

"Oh, I see," Luo Xi imagined Yang Jian making his final arrangements.

Pity.

"I'd like to know the specific division of labor and organizational structure of your Witch Council," Luo Xi said to Chu Qichen as Rose thoughtfully lowered the chair in the back seat.

Chu Qichen started the car, thought for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"Five years ago, a mysterious incident confirmed the existence of the witch."

"Then, with the support of the state, the Witch Council was established. Its members were mainly senior politicians, top scientists, wealthy families, and highly respected scholars. This was the prototype of the Witch Council headquarters."

"On the surface, it's about maintaining social order, but in reality, everyone involved has their own agenda."

"Because of their different goals, the Witch Council is always divided into factions, roughly into three factions."

"The first faction believes that the witch's power is extremely dangerous and a highly unstable security threat. They want to find a way to completely and permanently eliminate the witch. This group is represented by the military that has fought against witches. We will call them the Purge Faction."

The second group saw witches as an opportunity, and they systematically studied their magic in an attempt to satisfy their desires and ambitions.

"For example, some people are not satisfied with worldly power and want to go further, while others simply want to pursue the ultimate in science and knowledge. They want to control or use witches. Their members are some top scientists, families, and conglomerates, mainly represented by conglomerates, namely the research faction."

"The third faction is entirely composed of the political forces behind the government. They advocate coexistence with the witches, and their ideology is to maintain order and avoid chaos. We will call them the official orthodoxy or the regulatory faction."

"Afterwards, as unusual events occurred in various places, and only witches could handle these events... the council branches were established in various regions under the orders of the headquarters, and then each regional branch president was autonomous and in charge of their respective areas. In principle, the branches must execute the decrees of the headquarters and cooperate with the actions of the headquarters."

"But in reality... the branch and the headquarters are not entirely of one mind."

"Although Chairman Yang is one of the heirs to the Yang Group, he has always adhered to one principle."

"There's a principle that both the purge faction and the research faction need to adhere to, or at least outwardly so..."

"It's a principle of the regulatory faction, also known as the supreme directive: never use any force or coercion to deal with witches."

Luo Xi listened to Chu Qichen's message and fell into deep thought.

It's a truly complex organization, with numerous factions, which both prevents the concentration of power and, in a way, maintains the organization's stability...

It makes sense, given the extreme complexity of witches and unusual events, which involve various aspects such as military, scientific research, politics, and social management. Only a complex organization can effectively address all these issues.

So, Yang Jian was abandoned by his family because he was both the heir to the family and the research faction, while Yang Jian was the supervisor.

Pity.

Further speculation was useless; Luo Xi began to analyze the relationship between the witch and the Witch Council…

The witches need the council to provide them with legitimate status, social resources, and protection, while the council also needs the witches' power to resolve these unusual events.

We also need to be constantly on guard against them getting out of control.

This relationship... is interesting. Is an urban battle of wits about to begin?