"Oh, I'm fine. Do you know where the newly appointed King of the Spirit Beasts came from? Also, does Elder Vermillion Bird control the entire Spirit Beast Clan? Why didn't the other Elders stand up to oppose it? "Lin Yi asked on behalf of the ghostly thing.
"The current situation in the Spirit Beast Clan is indeed under Elder Vermillion Bird's control. The other Elders basically don't say anything. Almost all the power is in Elder Vermillion Bird's hands. Within the Spirit Beast Clan, at least on the surface, there isn't much opposition to it." The Big Spider nodded.
"Yes, it's the Regent Elder after all. Elder Vermillion Bird's current status is much higher than the other Elders." The Big Fire Lion nodded in agreement. "As for where it found the King, we don't know. We're new here and haven't been in the Spirit Beast Clan for a long time. We don't have any qualifications or background. We're only the lowest-level guards now. We're not even One-Star Executors yet. How would we know such core secrets …"
"Where did the King come from? I'm afraid only the King and Elder Vermillion Bird know. As for the others, I'm afraid even the Elders don't know the inside story, let alone us lowly minions." The Big Spider added.
"Oh …" Lin Yi nodded and didn't say anything else. He was waiting for the ghostly thing's reaction.
"Alright, I'm fine. Kid, don't worry about me. I need some peace and quiet now." The ghostly thing seemed to have regained its composure. It sighed in Lin Yi's mind and then didn't move.
"Okay." Lin Yi responded silently, but he was a little worried. Even when he first met the ghostly thing in the secular world, it was at its lowest and most embarrassing moment. It didn't feel as depressed as it was now.
The cruel reality of Vermillion Bird seizing power. To this ghostly thing, it would probably be very hard to accept, especially since it was far from recovering. Even if it knew the truth, it wouldn't be able to do so. Even if it knew the truth, there was nothing it could do.
"By the way, the Star Ink Milk is in this ruined city. Why do you have to wait for human cultivators to come and collect it? Isn't it the same if you collect it yourself? What if someone directly consumes the Astral Ink Milk after finding it and doesn't bring it out like we did? Wouldn't that be a huge loss for you? "Lin Yi continued to ask the previous question.
"Oh, there's nothing we can do about it. We can't collect the Star Ink Milk by ourselves. We can only pin our hopes on the human cultivators who came here to search for treasures. As for whether they will consume it directly, the possibility is not very high. Even if they do consume it directly, it doesn't matter to us if we lose this bit of Star Ink Milk, "said the Big Fire Lion with a smile as he shook his head.
"Why is that? The Star Ink Milk is in that pool. It shouldn't be difficult to collect it, right? " Lin Yi couldn't help but look at Huang Xiaotao in astonishment. Even a three-year-old could do this kind of thing, so how could they not collect it?
"Benefactor, didn't you notice that the Star Ink Milk was actually an altar?" The big spider asked instead of answering.
"I know, there's also a spirit beast statue there. But what does that have to do with anything? "Lin Yi looked at Huang Xiaotao, confused.
"That statue is said to be the appearance of the former Spirit Beast King. The entire altar was set up by him back then. He also left behind a sentence saying that the Star Ink Milk is a treasure bestowed to us spirit beasts by the heavens, but we are not allowed to squander it at will. Therefore, we can't go up there to collect the Star Ink Milk. "The big spider shook his head.
It really was the appearance of the Spirit Beast King! The big spider's words verified Lin Yi's previous guess. Just a statue alone was enough to make people subconsciously submit to it. The Spirit Beast King was indeed a transcendent existence that could subdue tens of thousands of beasts.
"But the former Spirit Beast King has been missing for so long. Things have changed with the passage of time. Does his words from back then still have such a strong binding force on you now? "Lin Yi asked curiously.
Since the spirit beasts completely followed the principle of the strong being respected, the Spirit Beast King was no longer around. Moreover, a new king had been appointed. As the saying goes, a new emperor brings a new court. They should not be so loyal to the orders of the former Spirit Beast King, right …
"The words themselves don't have much binding force. The key is that there's a naturally formed Heavenly Thunder Array on the altar. It's fine for you human cultivators to go up there, but if we spirit beasts go up there, we'll be struck by lightning …" The big spider smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"There's actually such a thing? That's no wonder. " Lin Yi and Huang Xiaotao finally understood. They did not expect that collecting the Star Ink Milk, which was an easy task for humans, would be so difficult for the spirit beasts.
"So, in order to collect the Star Ink Milk, we kept secretly releasing information here. We even specially asked members of the other spirit beasts to find an opportunity to give out some seemingly confidential maps and information. This was to attract human cultivators to come and collect the Star Ink Milk. Then, the two of us would intercept them at the entrance of the Teleportation Array, hehe …" The big fire lion laughed proudly.
"I'm going to faint. The two of you are doing such a good business without any capital …" Lin Yi and Huang Xiaotao were speechless.
Now that they thought about it, Chang Daoping had been boasting that he was very familiar with the spirit beast deacon, which was why he had obtained the extremely confidential layout map of the ruins. It turned out that it was the idea of these two fellows. They were just fooling around with him, and he was so proud of himself. If he knew the cruel truth, he would probably be crying.
Lin Yi finally understood. No wonder this ghost town was not as rotten and dilapidated as he had imagined. No wonder there was not so much dust on the streets. It turned out that the entire Ao Duo Cultivation City ruins was a trap from the beginning.
Once a super bait like the Star Ink Milk was released, there would not be a single human cultivator who would not fall for it. After going through so much trouble, not only would they end up being labourers for someone else, they would also have to pay with all their belongings. They would not be able to cry even if they wanted to.
"Hehe, this is a ready-made business without any capital. It would be a waste not to do it. We came here for this. Otherwise, who else would guard the entrance of this damn place?" The big fire lion and the big spider looked at each other and smiled.
If it was not for the extra income, the two of them would not be willing to guard the ruins. Just by relying on the little reward given by the spirit beast clan, they would not be able to advance in this lifetime.
After all, unlike in the secular world, they were now in the late Nascent Soul stage. The little resources they had were not enough for their cultivation. A man would not be rich without a windfall, and a horse would not be fat without a night's grass. If they did not take advantage of unorthodox methods, how could they get rich?
In fact, if it was just to collect the Star Ink Milk, there was a more convenient and simple method. They could just grab a random human and have him collect the Star Ink Milk at the altar. (To be continued)
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