Chapter 895: The Connection between Jueming and Dark Tide
What Mo Cheng brought back from Wu Man was not only the head of the Great Witch Priest, but also more than 600 captives.
After counting, a total of 756 Wuman prisoners, including old, young, women and children, were found, more than 300 middle-aged women, more than 100 young female barbarians, and more than 200 barbarian boys.
Old men and old women are the least among the Wuman , and their total number is less than a hundred. This may be because life in the Jueming Mountains is difficult and the Wuman usually do not live to be too old.
In addition, they also seized more than 3,000 cattle and sheep, which are the specialties of the Jueming Mountains, more than 500 strong horses, and more than 100 mastiffs.
This is undoubtedly a big gain.
These prisoners were found not far away after Mo Cheng broke into the camp, and they encountered almost no resistance when they were captured.
Or rather, there was no resistance at all. After chopping off a few disobedient old witches who tried to escape, and threatening them ferociously, this group of captives actually started to behave.
With the help of these female barbarians who were obviously of nomadic origin, the supplies of the entire Wuman tribe were quickly packed up and carried by cattle and sheep to march towards Baigu City.
Mo Cheng watched silently along the way, and didn't even need to give any orders himself, but he still didn't know much about the Wuman tribe.
"Brother Mo, are you saying that you don't understand why these female barbarians are so obedient?"
Tushan Yi looks like a fox, but he performs just as well when charging into battle. Even when they attacked the camp, it was Tushan Yi who commanded the more than 800 people into a formation, and with the help of the terrain, they easily resisted the Wuman's attack.
It can be said that in terms of command alone, Tushan Yi can probably beat three of himself.
Tu Shanyi was also well-informed, and he quickly answered Mo Cheng's question, "Female barbarians are regarded as property like cattle and sheep among the Wuman. Wuman will also attack each other. If they defeat the other tribe, they will kill all the adult men and leave the women behind."
"Female barbarians can be bought and sold or exchanged between different tribes at will. They have no status at all. Moreover, these female barbarians may not be from the tribe we conquered. They may also be spoils of war from other tribes."
"The rules between Wu and Man are very simple . Whoever has the bigger fist and the sharper knife will be the leader. Whoever grabs the cattle and sheep will own them. The same goes for women and children."
"Now that their men have been killed and retreated by us, we have also snatched them away, so naturally they are... well, they are your spoils of war, Brother Mo."
In Mo Cheng's opinion, the way the Wuman tribe exists is very similar to that of the nomadic people. After taking a look at the thousands of cattle and sheep, he silently changed "very similar" to "exactly the same".
But he thought of a new question, "Is there a grassland in the Jueming Mountains? "
"Yes." Tu Shanyi nodded solemnly. "Although the Jueming Mountains are a mountain range, it has swallowed up many places over the years, including a grassland. However, the internal environment of the Jueming Mountains is difficult to guess with common sense, and only a few words have been circulated outside."
After saying this, knowing that Mo Cheng knew nothing about the Jueming Mountains, Tu Shanyi continued to add: "These female barbarians were probably called here to graze nearby. Once more than a thousand Wuman gather in one place, the Jueming Mountains can slowly devour that place. There are only a few hundred people here, so they should have just been sent here not long ago, and the follow-up has not arrived yet."
Then Tu Shanyi pointed at the spoils of war and explained to Mo Cheng, "Barbarian bulls are very strong and can be used to pull carts. It is not known whether they can plow fields. Baigucheng has never seized any before. Wuman strong horses can be used to form cavalry. They can carry a thousand pounds and travel a thousand miles a day. They can cross mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground. They are in great demand in the surrounding markets."
"Although the Jueming Mountains are poor and barren, the creatures that can reproduce there are much stronger than their counterparts outside. Even the wild sheep has abundant blood and energy, and is a first-class tonic."
After Tu Shanyi finished speaking, he glanced at the female barbarians and said, "Moreover, the wealthy merchants and dignitaries in the city are quite fond of the female barbarians. The countries and cities that suffered the pain of the Jueming Mountains are happy to train the female barbarians to be their personal maids."
Tu Shan Yi just mentioned it briefly and didn't say anything else. He was not interested in this kind of thing and didn't want to talk about it more. He just told Mo Cheng that there was such a thing.
Along the way, Mo Cheng did not continue to ask questions, but just watched those female barbarians silently. At the same time, in a vision that others could not understand, Mo Cheng saw a dark aura emanating from those witch barbarians.
Like silk threads, endlessly.
The dark aura seemed to have no substance, but Mo Cheng could sense that there was corrosiveness in the aura, and what was corroded was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
It feels like pouring concentrated sulfuric acid into clean water.
While no one else was paying attention, Mo Cheng reached out and grabbed a dark aura in his hand. As soon as he made contact, his brows furrowed, because at the moment of contact, the [Siren Shell] actually activated spontaneously, and the breath of the deep sea washed over him from head to toe.
What made him frown was not the triggering of [Siren Shell], but...
"Why is the aura of these Wuman so similar to that of Dark Tide?"
The Jueming Mountains and the Dark Tide are actually essentially the same?
This question lingered in Mo Cheng's mind, but he couldn't get an answer. There were too few clues now, and any hasty conclusion would most likely not be the correct answer.
However, Mo Cheng looked at the dark aura on the female barbarians and felt that it was not a solution to let these auras pollute the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. With a thought, the [Arcane Aura] unfolded, and in an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around Mo Cheng caught up with that of the immortal cave.
The active spiritual energy of heaven and earth constantly washed away and crushed the dark aura. Under the blessing of [Arcane Aura], the activity of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth caused it to spontaneously repel the dark aura and even destroy it.
Those dark auras were extremely resilient, but after being strangled by spiritual energy for a full half hour, they had to completely dissipate between heaven and earth without leaving any trace.
At the moment when those dark auras disappeared, Mo Cheng felt as if something was cut off, and at the same time, an angry roar came to his ears.
Something was expressing dissatisfaction with him.
Mo Cheng raised his head and looked towards the sky. His eyes penetrated through the barriers of space and saw a towering mountain.
A smile appeared on his face, like a predator meeting its prey.
"It turns out that the so-called Jueming Mountains are alive."
On the other side, after Mo Cheng activated the [Arcane Aura], Tu Shanyi and the soldiers immediately discovered the abnormality in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
As far as they can remember, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has never been so active. They don't need to enter a state of meditation to absorb it. The spiritual energy will spontaneously penetrate into their bodies. With every step they take, their cultivation level is steadily improving.
Tu Shanyi looked at Mo Cheng in surprise. He knew that the function of Mo Cheng's [Strange Treasure] was to make the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth active to the level of a fairyland, but even for him, it was the first time to enter such an environment with active spiritual energy.
He immediately gave orders to the soldiers, "Keep going. The commander is rewarding us for our hard work in the previous battles. It is important to return to the city now. Don't stop."
