Chapter 495: The Ancient Li and Mo Yue Tribes
"Fellow Daoist, do you have any advice for me by asking these questions?" Ye Changsheng glanced at the other party and asked calmly.
"Haha, it's not that I want to teach you. I just feel that you are very powerful. Although you are only in the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm, you have magical powers that even we brothers can't see through. That's why I want to get to know you!" said a green-skinned man with a laugh.
"Oh? Can you still sense my magic power?" Ye Changsheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party carefully.
He asked himself that with his current realm and magical power, even a cultivator in the state of fusion might not be able to easily sense the strength of his magical power.
As a result, the two Void-Refining Monks here pointed out his unusualness right away.
When the man with a bird's head and a human body heard what the two green-skinned monks said, he looked at Ye Changsheng in surprise.
How could a person in the middle stage of the Void Refinement Realm actually be taken so seriously by these two green-skinned people whom he was extremely wary of?
He walked over here, laughed, and said, "My fellow Taoist, you don't know that the Green-skinned people have a natural ability that can sense the strength of other people's magic power!"
"I don't know how much advantage this gave them in the battle!"
"So that's how it is. I'm really surprised by this!" Ye Changsheng said with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist, are you also here for the Water and Fire Conference?" asked one of the two green-skinned men.
"What is the Water and Fire Conference?" Ye Changsheng asked a question that surprised them all.
"This... Fellow Daoist doesn't even know about the Water and Fire Conference, why do you come to the ancient Li tribe at this time?" asked the man with a bird's head and a human body in surprise.
"Come to think of it, I don't know if you are from a nearby tribe regarding the Water and Fire Conference. Could you have been teleported here from other places on Fengyuan Continent?" One of the two green-skinned men said thoughtfully.
"This is indeed the first time I've heard of the Water and Fire Conference. Is there some mystery behind it?" Ye Changsheng asked with curiosity in his eyes.
He didn't know much about the ancient Li people and had never heard of any water and fire conference.
After being teleported here, it still took him a long time to find the road leading to the largest city of the ancient Li people.
The long-distance teleportation array did not teleport him to a city of the ancient Li tribe, but only teleported him to a place close to the ancient Li tribe.
It seems that this cross-racial long-distance teleportation array only teleports people to a certain direction, and never to a fixed location.
And those inter-continental teleportation arrays seem to have this feature as well.
As far as Ye Changsheng knew, the only thing that could teleport people from one fixed place to another point-to-point was the teleportation array controlled by the Helian Business Alliance.
Of course, this is not because the Helian Business Alliance’s technology is ahead of the spiritual world.
It is purely because the various tribes in the spiritual world do not want other tribes to master a teleportation array that can directly teleport people to their tribe’s territory.
What should they do if this tribe has evil intentions and launches a surprise attack with a large army?
Due to various concerns, this cross-racial teleportation array has become what it is today, and can only teleport a certain distance in a certain direction.
Moreover, it is one-way!
This led to Ye Changsheng spending some time looking for the road leading to the ancient Li people.
Perhaps it was because he had only come into contact with monks of low level of cultivation, he had never heard of any Water and Fire Conference.
Now from what these people said, it seemed like this Water and Fire Conference was some extraordinary conference, and Ye Changsheng became curious.
Hearing his question, the man with a bird's head and a human body shook his head and said, "It's not like there's any mystery or anything like that!"
"Most low-level cultivators have never heard of this Water and Fire Conference, but among us Void Refining cultivators, it is no secret!"
"Most of the numerous Void-Refining cultivators who came here today came for this conference!" said the man with a bird's head and a human body.
Ye Changsheng looked around and saw that there were hundreds of people around them entering the pass in front of them.
Indeed, more than 60% of these people are Void Refinement cultivators, and among them there are even a few with extremely obscure auras. Ye Changsheng knew at a glance that they were Fusion cultivators.
The Water and Fire Conference is obviously extraordinary as it can gather so many high-level monks.
"The fire in the so-called Water and Fire Conference refers to the ancient Li people who are good at fire magic. And as for this water, can you guess which tribe it refers to?" asked a green-skinned man with a smile.
Ye Changsheng paused for a moment after hearing this, and said, "The ancient Li tribe lived by the sea. Could it be that this water belongs to a tribe in the sea?"
"It is indeed a sea tribe, but it is not an ordinary sea tribe! Have you ever heard of the names of the three major water tribes, fellow Daoist?" asked the man with a bird's head and a human body.
"The three major water tribes? Could it be that this Water and Fire Conference is related to the Mo Yue tribe?" Ye Changsheng raised his eyebrows and asked with some surprise.
The so-called three major aquatic tribes refer to the three super tribes living in the ocean of the spiritual world. Among them are the Sea King Tribe that has formed an alliance with the Jiao Chi Tribe, the Lingkui Tribe that Ye Changsheng met in Yubi City last time, and the last one is the Mo Yue Tribe.
This tribe lived in the ocean relatively close to Fengyuan Continent, which happened to be in the sea area in the southern part of the continent, so Ye Changsheng immediately thought of this tribe.
Speaking of which, although there are countless tribes and powerful people on land in the spiritual world, there are also many powerful people in the ocean.
The three major aquatic tribes are famous, and the strength of any tribe is incredibly strong, and they can look down on any tribe on Fengyuan Continent.
However, in the spiritual world, there is also such a saying.
Although the three major aquatic tribes seem to dominate the ocean, in fact, they are not the strongest tribe in the spiritual ocean.
The real most powerful clan in the ocean should be the dragon clan!
There are endless powerful dragons in the vast deep sea, and there are definitely quite a few at the Mahayana level. The major forces of the dragon lineage that Guang Ye Changsheng has heard of include the Dijiao Island, the Sea Dragon Palace, the Shuibo Mansion, and so on.
Any one of these forces could easily crush the human and demon races, and even a medium-sized race like the Feiling tribe might not be their opponent.
In addition, there are a large number of powerful solitary dragons in the sea, such as the human-faced dragon.
Fortunately, these dragons are relatively scattered, each focusing on their own cultivation, and have never gathered together to form a tribe. Otherwise, the title of the largest tribe in the spiritual world would have fallen on them long ago.
Ye Changsheng was quite interested in what these aliens said. Why did the Mo Yue tribe, one of the three major aquatic tribes, come to land to hold a water and fire conference?
"You guessed correctly, fellow Daoist. It was the Mo Yue tribe. The Fire and Water Conference originated from a dispute between the Mo Yue tribe and the Gu Li tribe!"
"We are now located at the northern end of the ancient Li tribe. If we go south, the ancient Li tribe's territory extends all the way to the southern sea!"
"In this ocean in the south, there are about thousands of islands of varying sizes scattered across the sky, forming an island cluster!"
"This group of islands contains a large amount of resources that are very important to the ancient Li people!"
"This is a very important place for the Gu Li people. If they lose this group of islands, their strength will be greatly reduced!"
"But unfortunately, this group of islands is also close to the territory of the Mo Yue tribe, and there are also many resources that are very important to the Mo Yue tribe. They don't want to give up this island easily!"
"So, after several battles broke out between the two sides for the control of this group of islands, the Water and Fire Conference was born!" The man with a bird's head and a human body gave Ye Changsheng a brief introduction to the origin of the so-called Water and Fire Conference.
"Then it sounds like the so-called Water and Fire Conference is a peaceful solution chosen by the Gu Li and Mo Yue tribes to avoid war?" Ye Changsheng asked thoughtfully.
"That's right, but this water and fire conference cannot be considered peaceful, because the way both sides resolve the ownership of this group of islands is still fighting, but the scale has been reduced a lot!" said a green-skinned man shaking his head.
After hearing what these people said , Ye Changsheng had a rough guess in his mind.
"The Guli tribe and the Moyue tribe have agreed to fight every thousand years to decide how to divide the resources on this group of islands in the next thousand years!"
"This fight is called the Water and Fire Conference. Every time there is a Water and Fire Conference, both sides will send out ten Void Refinement-level cultivators and three Fusion-level cultivators to fight!"
"The division of resources will be determined based on the number of wins in the end!"
Hearing this, Ye Changsheng's heart moved, and he asked: "I heard from several Taoist friends just now that you can also participate in this Water and Fire Conference. Is the Water and Fire Conference also open to people from other races?"
As soon as he asked this question, one of the two green-skinned men laughed and said, "The Mo Yue tribe has nothing to do with foreign tribes, but the Gu Li tribe, this event is specially held for foreign cultivators!"
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Everyone knows that water and fire counteract each other. In the thousands of years since this method of resolving disputes was established, the Mo Yue tribe has always won and the Gu Li tribe has always lost in the fights between the two tribes!"
"This is almost a foregone conclusion. The only difference is whether the Mo Yue tribe wins big or small. In one fight, no one from the Gu Li tribe won. This was the most tragic one!"
"Later, the Guli tribe realized that this was not going to work. If this continued, they would completely lose the resources in that group of islands. So they started to think of other things!" said the green-skinned man with a chuckle.
The bird-headed man beside him added, "The reason why the Guli tribe lost so badly is not because their members are so much weaker than the Mo Yue tribe!"
"It's because both sides agreed from the beginning that the battlefield would take place on a small island in that group of islands!"
"That place is in the depths of the ocean after all. The Gu Li tribe's fire magic is completely suppressed in that place. The Mo Yue tribe, as one of the three major water tribes, has every advantage!"
"As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the ancient Li tribe will naturally suffer a crushing defeat!"
Ye Changsheng understood everything immediately after hearing this, and asked with a smile: "So the Guli tribe plans to ask for external help, to find those cultivators who are good at water magic, or who can restrain water magic, to compete with the Mo Yue tribe on their behalf?"
"Haha, that's right. The ancient Li people relied on this method to turn around their disastrous defeats!"
"In order to make these foreign monks work for them, the Gu Li people often offer very generous treatment. This is why my two brothers came here!" said a green-skinned man.
The man with a bird's head and a human body smiled when he heard this, and said, "In order to attract as many powerful aliens as possible, the ancient Li people will hold a large trade fair before each water and fire conference!"
"This kind of grand event is rare in our Fengyuan Continent. Every time a grand event is held, not to mention Nascent Soul cultivators like us, even Fusion and Mahayana cultivators will be attracted!"
"So, fellow Daoist, are you here for this trade fair?" Ye Changsheng looked at the man and asked.
The man with a bird's head and a human body nodded and said, "Yes, there will be dozens of auctions at the Grand Trade Fair, some of which are so high-end that they can attract even Mahayana monks to show up!"
"There are countless small-scale exchanges in private. If we can exchange some resources to break through bottlenecks or spiritual treasures to resist heavenly tribulations, it would be a great opportunity!"
"So, how could I easily miss such a trade fair?"
"Haha, the ancient Li people are really smart!" Ye Changsheng said with a smile.
Use the trade fair to attract a large number of strong people, and then offer them a price that they cannot refuse, and select those who are strong enough from them to help the Gu Li and Mo Yue tribes fight.
During this process, it seemed that the ancient Li tribe had to pay a lot of rewards to these powerful alien warriors who participated in the Water and Fire Conference.
But in reality, they can make more money from hosting trade fairs .
"It seems that I have come at the right time. I arrived at the ancient Li tribe just on the eve of the Water and Fire Conference!" Ye Changsheng said with a laugh.
"Then this is also Daoyou's luck !"
The group walked forward as they talked. After passing the pass, they could see the largest city of the ancient Li ethnic group from afar.
Ahead, not knowing how many tens of thousands of miles away, there is an extremely majestic mountain. The mountain is dark brown in color, with countless cracks on the surface.
A faint red light flashed among the dense cracks, and bright red liquid flowed out from time to time, flowing down along the dark brown rock.
From a distance, it looked like blood was flowing through countless crisscrossing blood vessels on the body of some unknown creature.
This is actually an extremely huge volcano.
At the top of the volcano, above a pool of bright red liquid, a huge city clad entirely in black appeared.
The huge city was so magnificent that it was unimaginable, and there was a faint red light flickering on its surface. It was obviously a very powerful restriction.
Just one look at that huge city will make one's eyes feel hot.
"We're here at the Holy Fire City!" said the man with a bird's head and a human body with a look of emotion on his face.
