Volume 7: The Strongest Four Realms Chapter 48 Youxiong and Shaodian
The Wild Land is a general term for a large area at the western border of Zhongtian Territory.
In reality, the seven realms of the human race are vast and boundless, with countless dangers and monsters.
Therefore, even if human cultivators have great abilities, and even if Da Xia has worked hard for 20,000 years, they have not been able to develop more than 50% of the seven regions. Most of the seven regions have not been developed.
The wilderness is such an undeveloped virgin land.
But compared to other wilderness areas, the Wild Land is different:
The king above is not a monster or something like that, but a barbarian who has the same origin as humans and has his own thoughts and culture.
No one knows how many clans there are in the wild land.
But the number is definitely over a thousand.
With such a large population base, and the barbarians' rejection of outsiders, Daxia simply let the barbarians come and go as they please and did not bother to care.
The Youxiong Tribe is a rather inconspicuous small and medium-sized barbarian tribe in the wilderness, and is also the target of Lu Qingshan's trip.
To Daxia, the Youxiong tribe is somewhat special.
Because in history, the Youxiong tribe was once a large barbarian tribe.
As for why they had weakened to this point, the root cause was that the bear tribe had once split into two branches.
The barbarian clan has two people in power, the priest and the clan leader.
Back then, more than half of the Youxiong tribe barbarians, under the leadership of the current Youxiong tribe leader, Youxiong Bozhi, left the wilderness, accepted Daxia's recruitment, and integrated into the human race.
The remaining small half of the Youxiong tribe barbarians stubbornly stayed in the wilderness under the leadership of the contemporary Youxiong witch.
However, the tribe's combat power was suddenly reduced by more than half. In this wild land where the strong prey on the weak, the bear tribe was inevitably coveted by other tribes.
Fortunately, the Youxiong witch cut the Gordian knot and decisively gave up most of the tribe's resources, retaining only resources that were in line with the tribe's strength. This allowed the Youxiong tribe to barely survive.
As time passed, the barbarians of the Youxiong tribe who left the wilderness and accepted the amnesty of Daxia gradually took root in Daxia.
And relying on his own abilities and talents, he prospered, put the Youxiong tribe back on the right track, and changed its name to the Shaoding tribe.
Youxiong Bozhi, who led them to join Daxia, was later conferred the title of Shaodian Hou by the King of Daxia, and the title was inherited by his descendants.
The Youxiong lineage and the Shaodian lineage have severed ties for a long time, and they should have just refrained from interfering with each other and lived in peace.
Until recently, the Savage Bear clan encountered the biggest crisis in their history.
It can be called a crisis of genocide.
The current chief priest of the Youxiong tribe is getting old and his time is coming to an end, but the next chief priest has not yet grown up.
This is not a problem. Youxiong has experienced a lot of succession problems within the tribe over the years.
Besides, they even managed to survive such a serious trauma as the division and separation back then. How could they fall into the crisis of genocide because of a lack of successors?
The reason why they found it difficult to hold on this time was because the clan's heritage that had helped them through several crises, the sacrificial spirit "Bear", had encountered some sort of natural or man-made disaster, and when he returned from a trip, his blood and energy had dried up, and he didn't have much time left.
What is even more despairing is that Mr. Xiong has no offspring.
Under such circumstances, other barbarian clans immediately threatened Youxiong with force, intending to annex Youxiong.
The bear tribe is difficult to deal with.
At the most critical moment of the tribe, the Savage Youxiong clan finally thought of the Great Xia Shaodian clan, and thought of the friendship that had gradually been lost.
Some tribesmen from Youxiong's side contacted Shaoding's lineage without authorization, hoping that Shaoding's lineage would help them overcome the difficulties based on their blood ties.
When the Youxiong clan split and divided, the wild Youxiong clan blamed the tribesmen who left Daxia in every way. They regarded themselves as the orthodox and, with a condescending attitude, created a lot of trouble for the Shaodian clan, and even killed many tribesmen who wanted to leave the wild land.
This also caused Shaodian's lineage to leave the wild land with full of resentment and hatred.
It was through their own efforts and sacrifices, through life and death for Daxia and the human race, that the Shaodian lineage of Daxia was able to gain a foothold in Daxia as a barbarian.
The hardships involved cannot be explained to outsiders.
When I was fighting for my life, you ignored me and even acted condescendingly and interfered. Now that I have made it, and you can't make it anymore, you turn around and ask me for help?
How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?
Most of the people of Shao Ding's lineage in Da Xia scoffed at this request.
However, the current patriarch of the Shaodian lineage of Da Xia, the current Shaodian Hou of Da Xia, has different thoughts.
At a time when chaos is about to break out and the world is in turmoil, if we can take advantage of this opportunity to plant a spy among the barbarians, it may be helpful in stabilizing the rear.
Besides, there might be a chance by then to pacify other barbarians, just like he was pacified back then.
The barbarians have extraordinary blood and considerable combat power. If they can be successfully recruited, it will definitely add some strength to future battles with the demons.
With this idea in mind, Shaodian Hou reported the news to his superiors.
Coincidentally, the reason why Shaodian's lineage was so determined to leave the wild land and bear the infamy of betraying their ancestors was because they were recruited by King Xia Xuanji of Great Xia.
Therefore, the person to whom he is loyal is also only Xia Xuanji.
After Xia Xuanji's death, all the princes and nobles who were loyal to Xia Xuanji in the past started to establish their own factions.
After Xia Daoyun was born, most of those people turned a blind eye or just watched from the sidelines.
The Shaodian lineage may still have some barbarian stubbornness, or they may be grateful for Xia Xuanji's kindness in granting them a title or recognition, or they may be simple-minded, or they may just be optimistic about Xia Daoyuan and want to make the most of her talent and rise to prominence.
Anyway, in the end, Shaodian Hou brought his clansmen and joined Xia Daoyun's army without hesitation, becoming one of Xia Daoyun's few confidants in Daxia.
As the object of Shaodian Hou's loyalty, after hearing Shaodian Hou's report, Xia Daoyuan agreed with Shaodian Hou's idea and decided to take this opportunity to plant a nail in the wilderness.
The difficulty of this task lies in how to bury the nail covertly and well.
This is not something that can be solved with just one or two sword strikes.
After learning the details of the mission from Xia Daoyun, Lu Qingshan set off without frowning.
After passing through several teleportation arrays, he arrived at this wild land in the western border of Zhongtian Domain.
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In the wilderness, there is the bear clan's territory. Today, the main hall is crowded with people.
Those gathered here at this time are the backbone of the bear tribe.
Something big is going to happen.
The atmosphere is solemn.
"Since you are all here," the current priest of the Youxiong tribe said from the main seat, "You should first listen to the latest news from the Julu tribe."
The Julu tribe, which wanted to annex the Youxiong tribe, was also just a medium-sized barbarian tribe.
The priest and the clan leader are both at the initial stage of refining emptiness, but the Julu clan's sacrificial spirit is a fifth-grade peak divine deer, in its prime, and could break through to the sixth grade at any time.
Youxiong Zhuji waved his hand, and a Youxiong monk immediately walked in from outside the hall.
As soon as he entered the main hall, the Youxiong monk said mournfully:
"Zhuji, Julu has sent a message that if our bear tribe wants to survive, they must immediately give up their pointless resistance. Otherwise, don't blame them for not leaving any of us alive."
"The Julu tribe is going too far!" The current chief of the Youxiong tribe scolded them immediately. He was the one in the Youxiong tribe who took the initiative to contact Shaodian Hou.
The Youxiong tribe leader Youxiong Yan was furious, but at this time, more people chose to remain silent.
——Now the sacrificial spirit is extremely weak, and the giant deer is watching covetously from the side. The bear tribe has suffered heavy losses in many battles. Even the pro-war faction, who had the loudest voice before, has temporarily lost the confidence to speak.
"Congratulations! There is a message coming from Julu." The barbarians below said tremblingly.
"explain."
"Julu said that they don't have much intention towards our bear tribe's territory and people, and have no intention of occupying them. As long as we agree to be attached to Julu and give them the right to compete for the Dragon Gate quota, they will stop. In addition, if we agree to this condition, they will send a sacrificial spirit to settle in our bear tribe. We only need to kill our sacrificial spirit and prepare the bed for the Julu tribe's sacrificial spirit."
Everyone took a deep breath and suddenly understood Julu's thoughts.
This is to seek an opportunity to break the shackles for the sake of their tribe's spirit!
The competition for the Dragon Gate spot is fierce. One more person participating means one more chance.
As for what sacrificial spirits are... in fact, sacrificial spirits are the monsters that guard the barbarian clans. They are their foundation and guardian gods.
The reason why the monsters are willing to protect the barbarians for hundreds and thousands of years is because of this Dragon Gate.
"Longmen" is not a door, but a secret place controlled by the barbarians.
In this "Dragon Gate" secret realm, there is an ability that can allow monsters to advance their bloodlines.
The ability of a demon beast to achieve enlightenment is restricted by its bloodline.
The most obvious manifestation is that as long as a true dragon eats and sleeps and grows normally to adulthood, it can possess the strength of the seventh or even eighth rank.
This is the talent of the monster clan, but it is also their shackles.
Because of the limitations of their bloodline, their upper limit is basically equal to the upper limit of their bloodline, and their path to spiritual enlightenment is restricted by their bloodline.
It is extremely difficult for monsters to break the shackles of their bloodlines, unlike humans, who are born weak but have unlimited possibilities.
As for Longmen, it is a secret place that can help monsters break the shackles of their bloodline. Its temptation to monsters is self-evident.
The monsters covet Longmen, but the barbarians are an extremely large tribe, and the Longmen secret realm is ruled by the barbarian dream wizard.
How could a group of chaotic and unorganized wild beasts break through the numerous barbarian tribes, kill their way into the barbarian holy land, and then pass the Great Dream Witch to enter the Dragon Gate?
The monsters were helpless.
However, Da Meng Wu was unwilling to let "Longmen" be abandoned like this.
After all, "Longmen" is only useful against monsters.
The first generation Great Dream Wizard of the barbarian tribe was very smart and established a rule that allowed the barbarian tribe to prosper.
"Longmen" is open to all the major barbarian clans once every twenty years, and fifty places are allocated. The clan tribe that obtains a place can send a monster into Longmen.
And there is no limit, it can be sent repeatedly indefinitely!
In other words, if there is a clan that can obtain this quota every time, there will be no problem even if they send the same monster into the Dragon Gate every time.
The method of allocating quotas is also very simple. Each of the five top clans can have five fixed quotas.
The remaining twenty-five places will be competed for by more than a thousand large, medium and small clans.
In order to ensure that every clan has a chance of getting this quota, the quota is snatched by fighting among barbarians under the age of 30.
Every clan, regardless of size, can send out a barbarian under the age of 30 to fight and compete for these 25 places.
In other words, if the monsters want to enter the "Dragon Gate", they must join the major clans and cooperate with them sincerely.
Gradually, a form of cooperation called spirit worship emerged.
The monsters are looking for suitable barbarian clans, and the barbarian clans are also looking for suitable monsters.
Once they fall in love, the monster will become the clan's sacrificial spirit, protecting the clan and living and dying with the clan.
In return, the clan must do its best to win a place for its clan's sacrificial spirit to enter the Dragon Gate.
The stronger the clan is, the more chances it has to win a spot for its sacrificial spirit to enter the Dragon Gate. The more times it enters the Dragon Gate, the stronger the potential of the sacrificial spirit will be, and it will also be able to benefit the clan.
Community of interests.
Use interests to tie the monsters and barbarian clans together.
All we can say is that the first generation Great Dream Wizard of the Barbarians was indeed a man with brilliant ideas and great talents.
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Faced with the unreasonable conditions of the Julu tribe, there was a figure standing off the field among the many Youxiong monks. He had a calm expression, without any of the anger or worry that others showed.
Because he was not a member of the Youxiong tribe, but Lu Qingshan, who disguised himself as a member of the Youxiong tribe with the ancient nocturnal jade and participated in the meeting under the cover of the Youxiong tribe leader.
"Master asked me to come here to help the Youxiong tribe survive the danger of extinction, which may be only a secondary purpose," Lu Qingshan guessed in his heart after understanding the general situation from their conversation: "The main purpose should be to let me find a contract among the barbarians who are full of monsters and beasts, so that I can complete my sword energy transformation, right?"
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"What do you think?" Youxiong Zhuji looked around at everyone in silence in the hall and took the initiative to ask.
"Zhu Ji should be clear about the habits of our barbarian tribe. Julu said that he only wants this quota, but if the Ji Ling settles in our tribe, we still want to remain independent? Isn't this a foolish dream, a fantasy? It will all lead to the genocide of the tribe. If this is the case, why shouldn't we fight to the death?" Chief Youxiong looked at Zhu Ji and said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
He is the leader of the pro-war faction of the Youxiong tribe.
But the sacrifice was done by the Lord and his group.
Just think about it, if the chief of the Youxiong tribe had the same opinion as Zhu Ji, this dispute would not have arisen, and no one would have bypassed these two and asked for help from the Shaodian lineage of the Great Xia that split from Youxiong in the early years.
"Moreover, Lord Ji Ling has protected our Youxiong tribe for thousands of years. If we kill it, wouldn't we be no different from beasts? I can't do such an ungrateful thing!" Another Youxiong monk who advocated war spoke up. He was a barbarian with an unimaginably burly body.
"If we don't make this choice, will we be able to deal with the covetous Julu? It is better to pretend to be submissive first and then make long-term plans..." Someone from the peace faction refuted at the right time.
"You are pretending to be nice. Do you think the Julu clan are good people? Once we agree to Julu's request today and welcome Julu's sacrificial spirit into the clan, do you think the Julu clan will keep their promise and never harm us? You are not children. How can you be so naive and wishful? Or do you simply don't want to think about these things and only care about your own lives?" There was an eloquent cultivator in the pro-war faction. His words were like swords, stabbing at everyone.
"In the next few days, Julu will ask us for our final decision. If you are unwilling to accept the request of this official, then why don't you go to meet the people of Julu and meet the Julu sacrificial spirit?" Someone sneered.
These words hit the sore spot of the pro-war faction, leaving them speechless for a moment.
Gradually, as the debate went on, the voices seeking peace became the mainstream.
At some point, the situation became hopeless and the tribesmen no longer had the will to fight.
The Youxiong tribe leader's face turned pale, and he unconsciously turned his gaze to Lu Qingshan who was disguised as a barbarian.
Since they are both giving someone a handle, why not choose the Shaodian lineage which has the same origin?
This is why he asked Shaodian Hou for help.
Although after sending the message for help, he felt a little hesitant and regretful.
But the water that has been poured out cannot be taken back.
Facing the pleading look from the bear chief, Lu Qingshan chuckled.
He took a step forward, stood up in front of many Youxiong monks, stood in front of Zhu Ji, looked at Zhu Ji and asked word by word:
"I remember that when the Youxiong split, the current Zhuji and the tribe leader had different ideas and could not make plans together. The current Zhuji pointed at the tribe leader who tried to accept Daxia's offer of amnesty and angrily denounced him as a traitor who had abandoned his ancestors. The tribe members who were unwilling to accept the offer of amnesty beat to death the tribe leader's legitimate son who had tried to persuade Zhuji. Zhuji, may I ask, is this true?"
The barbarian clan's Zhuishe is not only the tribe's most powerful warrior, but also the most cultural one. He is in charge of the tribe's cultural output and should naturally be well-versed in the clan's history.
"Yes," Youxiong's contemporary priest looked at Lu Qingshan with a gloomy look, and replied: "Youxiong Bozhi returned to the Hui tribe and asked to obey the human tribe, and Youxiong witch angrily rebuked Bozhi. Later, Youxiong Bo's legitimate son asked for peace with the priest on behalf of his father, and was beaten to death by angry tribe members in the tribe, which fully demonstrated the character of the Youxiong tribe."
Good character.
Lu Qingshan smiled in his heart, and then glanced at everyone in the hall with a gentle gaze.
Finally, he looked calm and asked in a calm tone, "So, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by your tribesmen now?"
