They might not be disciplined at all, but they absolutely followed the natural law that the strong ruled. As long as the king of the spiritual beasts and the top-notch elders were powerful enough, the cohesion of the spiritual beasts would not be weaker than that of human cultivators. In fact, they might even be more powerful.
This was because unlike human cultivators who harbored ulterior motives and plotted against each other, these spiritual beasts were much purer by nature. Since they had chosen to obey, they would sincerely obey before they had the power to launch a counterattack. They would not pretend to agree but oppose in secret.
"Anluo Cultivation City?" While Lin Yi was pretending, he could not help but mutter in confusion. He asked the ghost thing in private, "Senior, what do you mean?"
"The south island is not like the human territory where there are no complicated divisions such as cities and towns. The entire south island is divided into five areas, and the core of each area is a cultivation city. Anluo District is one of the five areas, and it's located near the Dark Devil Sea Area of the south island." The ghost thing explained to Lin Yi.
"I see." Lin Yi suddenly thought of Aoduo Cultivation City in Lufeng Forest. Although it was now abandoned as a relic, it should have been a large area of the south island before it was abandoned. However, after it was completely abandoned, there were fewer and fewer spiritual beasts. Instead, it gradually became a place for human cultivators to explore.
"According to the order of the previous king of spiritual beasts, each cultivation city will be guarded by a top-notch elder. Basically, it can be seen as the top-notch elder's sphere of influence." The ghost thing continued.
Initially, it did not want to tell Lin Yi about the spiritual beasts. However, this time, it wanted to let Lin Yi know more about the inside story. After all, he was in the south island now. It had to let Lin Yi know what kind of situation he was in at the very least.
"So, there are a total of five top-notch elders in the spiritual beasts?" Lin Yi asked.
"No, there are always only four top-notch elders." The ghost thing paused and explained, "The other four cultivation cities have their own top-notch elders, but Anluo Cultivation City is different. Because of the existence of the Four Seas Escort Agency, the Dark Devil Sea Area has always been the center of the south island, so it's the same for Anluo Cultivation City. "There's no need for any elders here because the king of spiritual beasts is here."
Lin Yi nodded. An Luo Cultivation City was personally overseen by the Spirit Beast King, and the four top-notch elders could be considered as high-ranking officials, each of them guarding a region for the Spirit Beast King. Such an arrangement could not be said to be simple and crude. Nonetheless, it was in line with the spirit beasts' straightforward style.
"When the Spirit Beast King isn't around, won't An Luo Cultivation City be ownerless?" Lin Yi asked.
A country can't live without a king, and a city can't live without a master. There was a long period of time between the disappearance of the former king of spirit beasts. As the center of the south island, Anluo Cultivation City couldn't be in a state of chaos all the time.
"That won't be the case. Ever since the disappearance of the previous Spirit Beast King, the four elders decided to take turns to guard the Spirit Beast King. However, as time went on, everyone began to harbor their own schemes to replace him. In the end, it became more and more intense. Seeing that they were about to fall apart and even kill each other, I proposed to go to the secular world to look for the bloodline of the Spirit Beast King. You know what happened next. "The ghost thing sighed.
"Well, this is actually normal. There will only be so-called loyalty under the deterrence of absolute power. Human cultivators are all like this. Naturally, the spirit beasts are no exception. "Lin Yi nodded and sighed.
While Lin Yi communicated with the ghost thing secretly, Vermilion Bird looked at all the spirit beasts present who had surrendered. She laughed with satisfaction and said, "Brothers of spirit beasts, the king is still very young now. It's not enough for him to lead the spirit beast clan by himself. As his subordinates, we can't force him. At least, we have to give the king space to grow. Therefore, the king has decided to let me and Elder Azure Dragon work together to manage the affairs."
Before the Vermilion Bird could finish speaking, the strange old man with a green face and long fangs stepped forward and nodded at the spirit beasts present. He was obviously the Elder Azure Dragon that the Vermilion Bird was referring to.
As for the so-called new Spirit Beast King, he had not made a single sound since the beginning. Everything was being controlled by the Vermilion Bird. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was a puppet through and through.
"What? Elder Azure Dragon? " Lin Yi did not have much of a reaction. However, after the ghost thing heard this, its already rapid breathing became even more unstable. Lin Yi could clearly sense a monstrous rage from it. Ever since he met the ghost thing, he had never seen it so irritated.
"What's wrong, Senior?" Lin Yi quickly asked.
"Azure Dragon... Hmph, Azure Dragon, this b * stard has promoted a new Elder Azure Dragon?!" The ghost thing gnashed its teeth in anger. If it was at its peak, Lin Yi had no doubt that it would have rushed forward and stepped on the Vermilion Bird Elder.
"What do you mean?" Lin Yi was confused. There were a total of four top-notch elders. Since there was a Vermilion Bird Elder, then there was also a Azure Dragon Elder, right?
"Hmph, because I am Elder Azure Dragon!" The ghost thing roared.
"Uh..." Lin Yi was shocked speechless. This was the first time he knew the ghost thing's true identity. No wonder it was so agitated and angry. It turned out that this was the original Elder Azure Dragon. It was obvious that the person standing on the stage was the Vermilion Bird's newly promoted wing.
This was actually not difficult to understand. When the ghost thing descended into the secular world as one of the four great elders, no one would dare to do anything to it for a short period of time. However, after disappearing for a long time, its position as a top-notch elder naturally became a fat piece of meat in the eyes of others. It was normal for it to be replaced.
"Senior, don't be too angry. Since it dared to change the position of the King of Spirit Beasts, how could it change the position of an elder?" Lin Yi could only comfort it with a wry smile.
The ghost thing was silent for a long time. Its rapid breathing gradually calmed down. With a hint of relief and helplessness, it said, "You're right. Hehe, I've disappeared for so long, it's normal for a new elder to replace me. It seems that the Vermilion Bird has indeed taken control of the overall situation of the Spirit Beast Clan. It's really not easy..."
"Aren't there other top-notch elders? Are they just going to let the Vermilion Bird act so presumptuously? "Lin Yi asked curiously.
"There are five major Cultivation Cities on the south island. The Vermilion Bird has its own city, this new Elder Azure Dragon has his own city, and this Anluo Cultivation City, which nominally belongs to the King of Spirit Beasts. A total of three cities have fallen into the Vermilion Bird's control. The other two elders don't agree with it, so it can't go against them. Moreover, this guy is now in a righteous position. He can use the emperor to order the feudal vassals, hehe." (To be continued)
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