After Shao Xuan woke up, Old Ke told him that the shamaness had sent someone to look for him. Seeing that Shao Xuan was sleeping soundly, they didn't disturb him and told Shao Xuan to wait until he woke up.
Putting down the bowl, Shao Xuan wanted to help wash the pot, but was chased out by Old Ke. "The shamaness and the chiefs from both sides are waiting for you. Don't waste time here. Hurry up."
Shao Xuan smiled and patted the head of Caesar, who was gnawing on a bone at the door. Shao Xuan then walked towards the shamaness.
On the way, he saw warriors from both sides standing side by side. He didn't know what they were talking about. Not far away, there was a brick house being built. There were people from both sides helping.
In fact, Shao Xuan knew why the shamaness was in such a hurry to find him. The most important thing now was not the cooperation between the two teams, nor the use of the core seed. It was the issue of the fire seed.
In the past, the tribe split because of the fire seed. Both sides had different opinions, which led to the split. It couldn't be said that anyone was wrong. Both sides had their own reasons, and their starting point was for the sake of the Yanjiao tribe. However, after a thousand years of separation, both sides were afraid. If there was another disagreement now, even if both sides were here, they could still split. Although both sides didn't reject each other, to truly merge into one would take time. They needed to make decisions. If there was a dispute over the fire seed, it would be much more difficult to merge.
As the key person to unite both sides and the most special person in the entire Yanjiao tribe, Shao Xuan had to be consulted on such an important matter.
There were people guarding outside the shamaness' house. When they saw Shao Xuan coming, they quickly made way.
When Shao Xuan entered, the atmosphere in the house was a little strange.
"No matter what, you didn't care about the safety of the old haunt and sent out half of your forces. This is extremely unwise!"
"How would I know you would do this? I thought Xuan would bring the fire seed over. What if we can't protect it with enough people? The desert is too dangerous. It's such a long road from there to the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest. Not to mention the slave masters, even the people of other tribes, what if they have any ideas and want to kill us? "
"What a joke! Let's not talk about whether we have the fire seed or not. Even if we brought it here, our warriors would be able to protect it!"
"You guys laid down as soon as you came ashore …"
The two witches were arguing with each other. The leaders of the two groups of witches were sitting on both sides of the room. Some of them were looking at the ceiling, some of them were staring at the floor. Some of them were even playing with their fingers out of boredom. None of them interrupted, trying their best to minimize their presence. Gui Ze, who was sitting next to the Shaman, blushed. He couldn't persuade the Shaman no matter how hard he tried.
When they saw Shao Xuan enter, everyone in the room, whether they were looking at the ceiling or the floor, looked at him as if they had seen their savior.
"Xuan, you're here!"
"Shao Xuan, you're awake?"
Because of Shao Xuan's appearance, the two witches stopped talking. Although they still didn't look too good, they were much calmer than before. At the same time, they pointed their chins at the innermost seat, indicating for Shao Xuan to sit there.
Shao Xuan noticed that there was a seat at the very top in the middle. There used to be two seats there, one for the leader and the other for the witches. But now, the seats were changed. The leaders of the two groups sat on both sides, leaving only one seat in the middle in the front.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him without any dissatisfaction, Shao Xuan didn't argue. He walked over and sat down.
When they came back that day, the Shaman gave the remaining two bone ornaments to Shao Xuan. Because he had led the group across the sea, he didn't know if the bone ornaments had used up too much power, but the ball on the bone ornaments seemed to have dimmed a lot. It wasn't until the Shaman gave the remaining two to Shao Xuan that the six bone ornaments were strung together that the dimness faded a little.
Now, Shao Xuan was wearing six bone ornaments and was the only elder on both sides. He was also an elder with a very special status. When the seat was placed, no one objected. They felt that this was how it should be. However, as the leaders and team leaders who had watched Shao Xuan grow up, they had mixed feelings. The little kid who came out of a cave at the foot of the mountain had grown to this level.
"What were you guys talking about just now?" Shao Xuan asked.
He obviously wasn't asking about what the two witches were arguing about. He was asking about something else.
Ao quickly took over the topic, afraid that the two witches would quarrel again. He didn't know what was going on, but the two witches started to quarrel. In the past two days, they had quarreled several times.
"We were discussing how to deal with the people who left a few days ago," Ao said.
Because they knew that the Wanshi tribe was going to attack the Yanjiao tribe, some people panicked and fled because of the rumors. Among them were wanderers and Yanjiao warriors. None of the warriors who originally followed the tribe ran away. Those who fled were wanderers who came back to the tribe. They got power from the tribe, but they fled at the last minute.
The Yanjiao didn't care about those who only wanted to share wealth but didn't want to share hardships with others. So after compiling a list, they unanimously decided to blacklist these people and expel them from the tribe. They would never accept them again.
When the tribe moved to the Ferocious Beasts Mountain Forest, some people fled, but later some came back and begged the tribe to give them a chance. The tribe gave them a chance because they were all Yanjiao blood. But now, those people betrayed the tribe again. They shouldn't blame the tribe for being merciless. If they really went to war with the Wanshi tribe in the future and these people fled before the war, it would affect the tribe's morale. The sooner they were kicked out, the better.
"There's also … the Pyro's decision." Ao did not continue after saying this. For the more conservative people here, without the fire seed, many people would feel uneasy. They couldn't imagine life without the fire seed. But these people had followed their ancestors down this path. Both sides grew up in different environments. Ao couldn't decide which to choose. He was conflicted.
Not just Ao, the other team leaders were conflicted too. Some were worried about the future without the fire seed. Some were afraid that without the fire seed's restraint and cohesion, everyone would be separated. Everyone knew about the situation on the other side of the sea. Zheng Luo and the others didn't hide anything.
Everyone in the room fell silent at the mention of this.
The old shaman looked at the old woman who was about to speak. He spoke first. "Xuan, tell us what you think."
Hearing him mention Shao Xuan, the old woman on the other side didn't say anything. She looked at Shao Xuan and waited for Shao Xuan's reply. To be able to borrow the power of the ancestors, he must be someone the ancestors trusted. Hence, Shao Xuan's attitude was very important.
The fire seed's problem had to be solved. It was useless to put it aside. If it wasn't solved, the fire seed wouldn't be able to merge completely. The fire seed could merge with everyone's body, but it could also be removed. The method was written in the ancestor's notes. After removing it, the fire seed would merge completely. Should the complete fire seed merge with everyone's body again, or should it keep the original fire seed?
Shao Xuan thought for a while. He didn't say his decision immediately. Instead, he said, "The Rain tribe. I believe most of you know about them."
Those who had been to the Rain tribe nodded. Those who hadn't heard about it also nodded.
Shao Xuan continued. "The Rain tribe lives in the dry land near the desert. Without enough water, their survival will be very difficult. The ability of the shaman of the Rain tribe to pray for rain was a major support for the prosperity of the Rain tribe. The existence of the Rain tribe may be much longer than that of some of the famous big tribes. "
Many people had heard about the ability of the shaman of the Rain tribe to pray for rain, but not everyone knew about the long history of the Rain tribe.
"The reason why the shaman of the Rain tribe could pray for rain was that he borrowed the power of the fire seed of his tribe. But later, he gradually lost the ability. I don't know when it started, but it became difficult to pray for rain. The number of failures increased until it was completely impossible. In the past hundreds or even thousands of years, the 'praying for rain' of the Rain tribe became a legend. Until two years ago, the new shaman of the Rain tribe finally prayed for rain, but now it's still very difficult. "
Realizing what Shao Xuan was talking about, Ao and others were also shocked.
The fire seed was born between heaven and earth. The fire seed would be extinguished like a torch. The way to keep the fire seed burning forever was to use the blood as the fuel. The continuous blood was the firewood for the fire seed.
If one day the fire seed weakened and dissipated, the Rain tribe would lose the ability to pray for rain. Then what would the Yanjiao lose?
Power!
If the Yanjiao people gradually lost their advantage of power, how could they survive in the tribes full of strong people? How could they hunt in the mountains full of ferocious beasts?
The Rain tribe was a lesson for them!
Even if they couldn't understand it now, in the future, thousands of years later, would the descendants of Yanjiao blame them? Would these people become the sinners of the Flaming Horn tribe?
Shao Xuan looked at the people present and continued, "I know what you are worried about. There is a sentence in the ancestral record, which was left by the ancestor 'Chi'."
Shao Xuan introduced the ancestor "Chi" to those who didn't know. When Yanjiao suffered a disaster, there were three generations of shamans. The old shaman abdicated and the new one took over. The old shaman took the "history" of Yanjiao and went deep into the mountains. He stayed in the cave, waiting for the day when the Yanjiao people came back and took the precious "history" out. The "history" had already been brought back by Shao Xuan. People in this old place knew about it.
During the catastrophe, the newly appointed Shaman and his successor, Chi, had left with the leader at that time to avoid the catastrophe. However, there were differences in opinion. The chief and "Chi" left with half of the people to find a new way out. The shaman took the rest of the people and left until the earth split open and a giant river separated them from the rest of the world.
Zheng Luo's people were able to merge with the fire seed thanks to "Chi". "Chi" was the pioneer.
Speaking of Chi's words, Shao Xuan looked at the two shamans. These were all written in the ancestral notes, not everyone could see them. There were many secrets in the notes and without permission, they could not be easily revealed. Seeing the two shamans nod, Shao Xuan continued.
"In the record, the ancestor 'Chi' once said, 'The fire seed hasn't disappeared. It still exists in the blood of the Yanjiao people. It will continue to exist with the blood of the Yanjiao people.'" After a pause, Shao Xuan continued, "In addition, there was another sentence, 'As long as the people are there, the fire seed is there. As long as the people are there, the tribe is there.'"
If the people's hearts were the same and there were no other thoughts, it didn't matter whether there was a fire seed or not. However, if the people's hearts weren't there, if they didn't side with the Yanjiao people, even if there was a fire seed, how much restraint could it have? The fire seed could restrain people, but it couldn't restrain people's hearts. For example, the traitor Dao Yu, or the Yanjiao wanderers who gave up living here, or the Yanjiao warriors who got power but ran away when they heard a strong enemy was coming.
Zheng Luo's branch had merged with the fire seed a thousand years ago. However, without the cohesion of the original fire seed, they were still united. The Yanjiao tribe still fought for a piece of the world there. Moreover, they didn't have to worry about the fire seed being targeted. Even if someone left the tribe, as long as their heart was with the tribe, even if they went far, long, and tired, they could still come back.
This was a revolution. No matter which path they chose, they had to give up something.
Outside the Fearsome Beast Forest, inside the Wanshi tribe.
The young Wanshi shaman stood by the fire pit, looking at the flickering fire seed. His eyes were gloomy and anxious.
"It's afraid," said the shaman.
"What?" The Wanshi chief, who was standing not far away, was upset and didn't hear clearly.
"The fire seed is afraid," said the shaman again. "Something is going to happen."
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