On the Royal City team's side, the beast carriages were damaged by the rocks. Before Chao Qiu City and Feng City's people arrived, they would fix the carriages and continue their journey.
"I don't believe we can't beat them with our manpower!"
Even though they had seen Shao Xuan's kick, Yi Zong and Ji Lu had both said that the Yanjiao people couldn't maintain their momentum forever. They would eventually find a chance to attack. Moreover, in front of them was a semi-desert, and beyond that was the sea. They had more people on their side, and the Yanjiao people were destined to be cornered.
Thinking of this, the team that had just experienced a setback was reinvigorated.
As for the Yanjiao team that had entered the semi-desert, they didn't use water directly from their canteens. Instead, they took water from the tall cactus pillars.
After a cold winter, although some of the cactus pillars had frozen to death, most of them had survived. During the melting snow, they had absorbed plenty of water, and each one looked sturdy and strong.
Yanjiao people rarely ventured into dry areas like this. They had always lived in the mountains and didn't lack water, but they would have to endure more in the future. They had to get used to the desert.
Shao Xuan and the rest followed behind, sending a few warriors to catch up with the team in front to explain the situation. Therefore, the Yanjiao team at the front wasn't too worried.
There were depressions in the ground where water had accumulated. The soil was still moist, and there were weeds growing. There were tribesmen living nearby, and when they saw the Yanjiao team, they kept their distance. Their eyes were alert and curious. They had never seen such a situation before. They couldn't understand why such a large tribe would migrate here. Did they want to settle down here? There were already few resources, and with more people, wouldn't the competition be even greater?!
As the days passed, Shao Xuan saw the bird in the sky again. He knew that it was checking the position of the Yanjiao team. Behind them, the Royal City team was still chasing after them. They would not give up so easily. At most, they would be more cautious in their pursuit this time.
Shao Xuan also saw the people of the Macca tribe, but he was not familiar with those people. He did not see Wanfu and those people were very alert, so Shao Xuan did not go over to say hello.
The tribe's route would deviate from the tribe's habitat in this semi-desert area to prevent unnecessary conflicts.
The temperature was rising quickly, and this place was dry, so when Shao Xuan saw the familiar fog, he told the tribesmen to quickly collect dew. It was rare for them to encounter such good luck, otherwise they would have to endure the thirst later.
As he walked through the fog, Shao Xuan smelled the scent of seawater and heard the sound of waves crashing against the shore.
"The sea is in front." Xiang Chen had been here several times and was familiar with this place. Since they had reached the end, what to do next could only depend on the shaman. The shaman said that the ancestors came from here, but now they wanted to go back. What kind of method could they use? Swim? Or make a few big ships? There were not enough trees around to make a ship. There was no change under the sea, unlike when Shao Xuan came, there was no passage for them to go through.
A group of people gathered on the coast. People who had never seen the sea looked at it with curiosity and bewilderment. It turned out that the sea looked like this. It turned out that the sea was so big, much bigger than they imagined. However, how could they cross such a sea that they could not see the other side?
It was also the shaman's first time here. Looking at the endless sea, the shaman just let everyone rest for a while and then went to find Shao Xuan.
Now Shao Xuan and the others who were at the back had followed the team. When they saw the shaman coming, he said, "I'll go down first."
Shao Xuan took off his animal skin bag and walked into the sea, swimming towards the depths.
Below the surface of the water, there was a steep slope. The stone path was not far below.
As he continued diving, Shao Xuan saw the stone path. All kinds of seaweed grew on the stone path. Many small fish swam around it, catching the small creatures on the seaweed.
Seeing this, Shao Xuan knew that this stone path hadn't had a hollow for a long time.
Feeling the familiar pulling force, Shao Xuan held his breath, sank to the stone path, and stood on it.
When the fish saw Shao Xuan, they scattered in panic. There was too much seaweed under his feet and Shao Xuan felt it was slippery. However, this was not the time to observe this.
The surroundings were dark and the light from above was not bright.
But soon, Shao Xuan saw a flash of light.
It was a fiery red light, and the source of the light was himself.
On the four bone ornaments, each bead emitted a fiery red light. The light spots flickered, and then a small flame sprang out.
It was not extinguished by the seawater. It swayed as if it was on land and was not affected by the surrounding seawater. Then, the fire suddenly spread like a switch. At first, it was only around Shao Xuan, but soon, the flames in the water spread along the stone path under Shao Xuan's feet.
Shao Xuan held the fire crystal in his hand. When he needed to borrow a large amount of power from his ancestors, he always prepared one or two fire crystals. Previously, when he faced the Royal City team, he used one fire crystal. Now, although he did not know what his ancestors had instructed him to do in his dream, he only brought the fire crystal as a backup. Unexpectedly, the flames emitted by the four bone ornaments were not under Shao Xuan's control at all. It was as if they were conscious and spontaneous.
Under the dark sea, along the stone path full of seaweed, a fire dragon covered it. For a moment, the stone path looked like it was on fire. The surrounding fish avoided it and swam around curiously.
When the flames on the stone path spread for a while, they suddenly rushed upward.
On the shore, the Yanjiao people who were waiting anxiously saw the flames rushing up from the bottom of the sea.
There was fire in the water? How could it be?!
But now, everything they saw was real.
The flames really did come from the bottom of the sea, and the changes continued. After the flames rushed out of the sea, it was like a sharp knife cutting through the sea.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, the flames in the sea pushed the waves forward. It was so dazzling!
The sea breeze suddenly became violent and blew toward the shore. There seemed to be some flickering flames in the air.
White waves rolled on the blue surface of the sea. They were parted by the surging flames, revealing the stone path below.
On the stone path full of seaweed, there were some marine animals hiding in the seaweed. They wriggled their bodies and fled to the sides of the stone path, sliding into the walls of the sea on both sides.
Shao Xuan stood on the stone path full of seaweed, looking at the broken surface of the sea in a daze. He knew the ancestor's hint in the dream was to go this way, but he didn't think it would be in such a forceful way.
There was no hole in the stone path, no passage. Then he would make one! If there was no way to go, then he would make it a passageway!
The Yanjiao people on the shore looked at the changes in the sea in shock. Looking at the long narrow passageway in the sea, they were even more shocked than when they saw the flame giant.
The shamaness knelt down in front of the hole in the sea. They were grateful for everything the ancestor had done for them. They were grateful that the ancestor had given them a chance to go back!
Then Chief Zheng Luo, hunting team leader Duo Kang, and the others all knelt down.
The bird in the sky cried out in alarm and turned around to fly back.
"There's no time, let's go!" Zheng Luo turned and shouted, "Everyone, follow me!"
Zheng Luo and the shamaness walked at the front of the group, heading into the sea.
More than four thousand people lined up in a long line, following the shamaness and the chief into the sea. If someone didn't know what was going on, they would probably think it was a mass suicide.
When everyone stepped onto the stone path full of seaweed, as the last two people stepped in, the flames behind them retracted, and the split seawater gathered back together.
Walking on such a long stone path with no end in sight, the sea walls on both sides grew taller and taller. Everyone was nervous. Through the flames, they looked inside the sea walls and saw schools of fish swimming in the sea. When they got close, they suddenly turned around and left.
Giant fish swam from the bottom of the stone path, from the depths of the sea. Walking on the stone path, they could see its blurry silhouette. At the closest point, they could even see the faint stripes on its body.
Young children looked at the walls of the sea that were coated with a layer of fire. They nervously grabbed the corner of their father's clothes, almost falling because of the slippery seaweed under their feet.
Shao Xuan suppressed his shock and continued forward. Behind him, the long line of people followed, gradually leaving the shore.
Near the shore, the sea had returned to its original state, without any trace of the split water.
Rumble —
Royal City, Chao Qiu City and Feng City's groups were all heading this way.
The closer they got to the shore, the more confused they became.
Where were the Yanjiao people?
Weren't they all heading this way? Why did they suddenly disappear? Could it be that they could turn into fish?
"Where did they go? What's wrong with the people in front? Why aren't they continuing?! "In the carriage, Ji Lu pulled the curtain aside and shouted.
"Young Master, in front … in front …"
The person reporting from the front stuttered, unable to speak clearly. Ji Lu waved his hand angrily and jumped off the carriage to take a look.
Yi Zong's eyelids twitched, the ominous feeling growing stronger. He also jumped off the carriage and strode forward.
Standing on higher ground, they looked at the sea. Not far from the shore, there was a long opening. They could even see people walking through the opening. And that crack was still moving into the distance.
The person standing on a giant beast almost fell off the beast when he saw the scene in the sea.
"What … what is that?! Someone tell me what that is! "Ji Lu pointed at the sea and roared.
Walking in the sea? How was that possible?! How was that possible?!
Yi Zong closed his eyes, his hands still trembling. He regretted it now. He should have ordered his men to chase after them and kill them before they entered the sea at all costs. But it was too late to regret now. It was already too late.
A thousand years ago, Mu Han and the others had caused internal strife in Royal City and left with their people. The Yanjiao people had come from the other side of the sea. Now, the Yanjiao people were returning from here. Would the people who had left come from there?
Shao Xuan turned back to look at the shore. From where he was, he could see the people standing on the backs of the beasts. After leaving, Shao Xuan had a feeling that this was not an eternal farewell. He would come back again.
As Shao Xuan led the Yanjiao team along the stone path, on the other side of the sea, in the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest.
The shamaness stood by the fire pit, looking at the flames that had suddenly risen. She gave an order.
Half a day later, a thousand-man team led by seven Fearsome Beasts emerged from the forest.
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