She transmigrated into the body of a vicious female and saved the sickly villain.

The path from outside to the Beast God statue is quite long.

After all, this place can accommodate hundreds of orcs at most for sacrificial ceremonies.

Both Niu Dian and Huang Wu wore solemn expressions.

Here, most of the orcs genuinely revere the Beast God.

Qiao Yaoyao also stopped looking around and followed me with a respectful expression.

Upon closer inspection, Qiao Yaoyao realized that the beast god statue was far more than three meters tall. Considering Niu Dian's height of over two meters, the entire statue must have been about eight or nine meters tall.

However, most of the feet of the Beast God statue are buried in black soil, as if the entire statue grew out of the soil.

In front of the Beast God statue, there was a circle of large white stones with black patterns.

Outside the circle, three steps were made of stone slabs with different patterns and colors.

The highest point of the steps reaches the lower legs of the statue.

On the steps, there is also an altar made of a large black stone.

The wizard stood beside the altar with his eyes closed, his head slightly bowed, as if watching them.

Qiao Yaoyao took a look and realized that this was marble; wealthy people in her area used this as ceramic tiles.

Orcs actually have a good sense of aesthetics.

She'll ask where they came from, and then get a couple to take back and decorate the cave.

“Wizard.” Niu Dian bowed to the wizard.

The wizard nodded. "Understood. We'll discuss it when the chieftain and elders arrive."

After the wizard said that, Niu Dian didn't say anything more.

The path of self-cultivation for all clergy is the same: less lust and less emotion, so the two tacitly stopped speaking.

Qiao Yaoyao was so intimidated by the mysterious atmosphere that she behaved herself and didn't even have any extra thoughts.

Who knows if they'll be overheard?

After waiting for a while, the clan leader strode in, followed by six elders.

Qiao Yaoyao raised her eyebrows slightly. Why didn't Elder Fox come?

She soon found out the answer: it turned out that Elder Fox was in charge of the hunt today, and the other elder who was absent was responsible for guard duty.

Both of them went after them, so they couldn't attend the meeting.

Bai Qiankun's face was even darker than before. He formed hand seals, and the elders behind him also began to form hand seals at the same time.

Then they all bowed to the statue of the beast god and the shaman.

Bai Qiankun: "Wizard, we still do not know what the Red Rock Tribe is up to, but they attacked our hunting team without cause and captured our tribe's orcs. Please communicate with the Beast God as soon as possible to give us guidance."

The wizard nodded slightly: "Of course."

Then Qiao Yaoyao saw that everyone present, except for her and the wizard, knelt down.

Without hesitation, she knelt down on one knee.

Kneeling is one thing, but the black ground isn't black soil; it's charred bone fragments from countless burnt animal bones.

For some reason, she instinctively resisted kneeling, so she chose a posture and, using the animal skin skirt as cover, half-squatted down.

Then, while sighing, "That idiot of the original owner!"

I've never properly participated in a ceremony in my entire life...

Watching the wizard gather black power in his hands and then strike a bone staff on the altar.

Then, the bone staff emitted bursts of light, which flew toward the gray-blue beast god statue.

Golden cracks slowly appeared on the beast god statue, and then the light from the cracks gathered in one place, shining directly into the wizard's tightly closed eyes.

The wizard's body slowly began to float up.

He spoke slowly, but his tone and voice seemed to have softened as if he were a completely different person:

"War is fierce."

"Not fighting will bring great misfortune."

As the wizard spoke, the patriarch's broad body swayed.

Bai Qiankun barely managed to breathe a sigh of relief as he supported himself on the ground with his hands. Looking at the emotionless statue of the beast god, his eyes gradually reddened.

But he still clasped his hands together and respectfully bowed to the statue of the beast god, saying, "Respectfully yours."

The elders behind him all had grim expressions, but they all bowed in greeting.

"yours truly."

"Respectfully yours..." Huang Gao was the oldest among them.

His body trembled, and his tone was tinged with sorrow.

Niu Dian said nothing, but slowly bowed, saying, "Respectfully yours."

Then he slowly stood up.

The light on the beast god statue slowly disappeared, and it returned to its original bluish-gray stone form.

The wizard also landed back in the same spot.

The atmosphere suddenly became incredibly heavy.

That's what makes divination so terrifying—you're afraid it won't be accurate, yet you're also afraid it will be.

You know he's accurate, so how will you deal with it if you receive news that's not as good as you'd like?

Qiao Yaoyao shook her head helplessly, unsure whether she should stand up. The original owner of this body hadn't taught her this common sense...

But seeing Bai Qiankun's expression, she decided she should squat for a while longer.

"Qiao Yaoyao, get up and come here." The wizard stood on the platform and spoke slowly.

Qiao Yaoyao's eyes widened, and she looked at Niu Dian with some fear, "Senior Brother! Help!"

Niu Dian indeed stepped forward, using his body to block the wizard's view.

"What business does the wizard have with my junior sister?"

The wizard's gaze fell on Niu Dian, and when the two looked at each other, Qiao Yaoyao felt that even the wind around them had become quiet.

"With the war starting, her witch doctor certification ceremony may not have a chance to take place. Niu Dian, she needs to become a witch doctor..."

The wizard left it at that; the matter of the divine power backlash within Qiao Yaoyao's body was a secret and could not be known to others.

Niu Dian naturally understood. He clenched his palms with some complicated feelings and turned to look at Qiao Yaoyao.

Qiao Yaoyao wasn't stupid. If war was coming, the Beast God's prediction would still be fierce!

That means that in a month, she might not be able to become a witch doctor, and therefore wouldn't be able to clear the backlash from her body. Wouldn't that mean she'd be doomed?!

"Come here," the wizard said again.

This time, Niu Dian didn't stop Qiao Yaoyao. Qiao Yaoyao bit her tongue and slowly walked forward.

Standing at the bottom of the three steps: "What do you need me for?"

The shaman kept his eyes closed, revealing no emotion. "This morning, the chieftain sent someone to discuss with me that three days from now is an auspicious day to hold your shamanic certification ceremony."

Qiao Yaoyao was a little confused: ? ? ?

No, what does this person mean? They've already said that much, why are they asking her to say anything more?

Bai Qiankun was still coughing not far away, and the elders' words and tone were full of anxiety.

The wizard kept his eyes closed and didn't say anything, just staring straight at her.

Qiao Yaoyao sighed helplessly and tentatively said, "Yes, then I'll go back and prepare properly?"

The wizard then continued, "Well, this is a Mind-Calming Lock, which will help you cultivate and calm your mind. I'm giving it to you."

As he spoke, he pulled a golden object from his gold ornaments and tossed it to Qiao Yaoyao.

Qiao Yaoyao immediately reached out to take it, and her palm felt heavy as a small golden padlock appeared in her hand.

She looked at the small padlock in her palm with some doubt, then examined the wizard's many gold ornaments.

In this primitive beast world, where would such exquisite gold-working techniques come from?