The Jing tribe wasn't big. They had less than a thousand people, not even half the size of the Drumming tribe. They weren't a battle-type tribe either. However, no matter how small a tribe was, they couldn't be underestimated.
After Shao Xuan entered the Jing tribe, he only saw wild fruits and vegetables, fish, and some small animals. A non-battle-type tribe had limited attack power, so the prey they could hunt was also limited. The prey in the back should have been caught with the Drumming tribe's nets.
However, this tribe with less than a thousand people had a bigger territory than the Drumming tribe!
Of course, in this remote place where there were few people and no one owned the land, the boundaries were all drawn by themselves. In theory, they could claim as much land as they wanted. However, there were many factors involved. If the territory was too big, the guards wouldn't be able to keep up, and there would be too many gaps. If they overestimated themselves and claimed the territory, they would be digging their own grave.
Therefore, the territory of each tribe was determined according to their own tribe's ability.
The Jing tribe obviously wasn't stupid. How could a tribe that could survive until now be stupid? How could they not understand this?
But they still claimed such a big territory!
After going deeper into the Jing tribe, Shao Xuan found the answer to this question.
More than half of the Jing tribe's territory was quagmires!
If one looked down from the sky, all the quagmires in the Jing tribe looked like an eye, corresponding to the eye pattern on the Jing tribe's totem. The quagmires formed a barrier that prevented dangerous creatures from approaching the tribe. Within the Jing tribe, there was a large, circular quagmires in the middle of the tribe.
The Jing tribe's houses were also built like a fence, but they weren't as tall and complicated as the Drumming tribe's houses. Most of the Jing tribe's houses were built on the ground. Only the shaman's house was built above the quagmires in the middle.
From the shape of the quagmires, the Jing tribe probably made the quagmires themselves. Otherwise, why would they be in the shape of an eye?
The Jing shaman brought them into the tribe. Because there weren't enough houses for all the Yanjiao tribesmen, the Jing shaman welcomed them outside the house. However, the Jing shaman still brought Shao Xuan to the house in the middle of the quagmires to discuss matters.
Before this, the Jing shaman asked Shao Xuan if they should discuss in another house or go to the quagmires in the middle of the tribe.
Shao Xuan chose the latter.
This choice made the Jing people sigh in relief. Although they didn't reject the Yanjiao people as much because of the Drumming tribe, they were still on guard against them. The central quagmire was close to the fire pit of the tribe. According to the traditional thinking of the tribesmen, the closer to the fire pit, the safer it would be.
Shao Xuan's choice surprised the Jing shaman. However, he was only surprised for a moment and did not ask for the reason.
He asked the others to wait outside the quagmire while the Shao Xuan walked along a wooden bridge built over the quagmire. He followed the shaman to the Jing tribe's largest and most special house built over the quagmire.
The Jing tribe was the same as the Drumming tribe. Shamans had a high status in the tribe. In the Jing tribe, the position of chief was dispensable. In the history of the Jing tribe, there were many times when there was no chief. The shaman held many positions and had absolute power. Basically, no one in the tribe dared to refute his words. The shaman was the only one who had the final say.
The Jing shaman opened the door to the wooden house. When he brought Shao Xuan in, he quickly glanced at Shao Xuan's face. He noticed that Shao Xuan didn't show any expression because he was close to the fire pit. This made the Jing shaman even more surprised.
Shao Xuan observed the wooden house built over the quagmire. In the Jing tribe, this was considered a luxurious house. Not only was it big, but it was also built with great care. A lot of thought was put into the materials and design. Although it was mostly made of wood, it looked very sturdy and didn't look shabby.
After entering the house, Shao Xuan saw some decorations made of ground eye stones placed in obvious places. One of them was made of high quality ground eye stones piled up to form a pagoda. At the top, there was a green "Universal Eye".
This Universal Eye was twice as big as the nine Universal Eyes the shaman gave Shao Xuan. The colorless parts were almost transparent, and the green parts were crystal clear. It looked like a real beast's eye, but it didn't make people feel cold. Instead, they had the desire to keep staring at it.
No wonder this was where the shaman lived. Even the stones were bigger and better looking than other people's.
Seeing that Shao Xuan stared at the Universal Eye with only surprise and curiosity, there was no greed in his eyes. The Jing shaman's expression softened, and he revealed a rare friendly smile. He didn't even realize that he was showing off. He explained to Shao Xuan, "That was passed down by my ancestors. It's more than eight hundred years old now. It's old."
"Old?" Shao Xuan didn't understand why the shaman would use this word. Wasn't this just a stone?
Understanding what Shao Xuan was thinking, the Jing shaman continued, "Of course it will grow old and die. Ground eye stones have a lifespan. "
"The Universal Eye can live for hundreds or even thousands of years, but normal ground eye stones can't. They can only live for about a hundred years, and many will close their eyes forever after a few decades."
This statement made people's hair stand on end, but Shao Xuan understood what it meant.
"Where do they come from?" Shao Xuan asked again. Ground eye stones were naturally formed and not manmade. Where did they come from?
"Where do they come from?" The Jing shaman slowly stroked his beard, "They come from the ground eyes. They are taken out from the bodies of ground eyes."
"What are ground eyes?"
"They are a type of beast that lives underground."
This kind of stone was taken out from the bodies of animals!
After the Jing shaman's explanation, Shao Xuan thought of the reason.
Just like how pearls had a shelf life, the "ground eye stones" that were produced from the bodies of animals also had a shelf life. The better the quality of the ground eye stone, the longer the shelf life. In other words, these ground eye stones would "die" after their shelf life, and would never open their eyes again.
After explaining the origin of the ground eye stones, the Jing shaman kept his mouth shut about the Universal Eye and the "Eye", unwilling to talk more about it.
"You said you have something to discuss, what is it?" The Jing shaman asked. Although the Gu shaman's cloth scroll mentioned something, it only said that Yanjiao was interested in the ground eye stones, and advised them to use the ground eye stones to exchange for more things with Yanjiao. Other than that, there was nothing else.
"You must already know that we are very interested in the ground eye stones, including the normal ground eye stones, the one in ten thousand Universal Eyes, and the" Eye "." At the end of his sentence, Shao Xuan raised his finger and pointed between his eyebrows, but his eyes were looking at the Jing shaman. His meaning couldn't be clearer.
Hearing this, the Jing shaman's friendly face immediately darkened, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes. "Your goal is this?!"
Shao Xuan was still calm, and said calmly, "We have a lot of beautiful stones, and we also have other tools and methods to point out the direction. I came here this time for this stone. I don't know what you call it, but I just want to exchange it with you."
"Impossible!" The Jing shaman stood up and stared straight at Shao Xuan, "I know Yanjiao is strong, but it's useless to you even if you want it. Without the Jing bloodline, you can't merge with it. It has nothing to do with strength!"
The ground eye stones might be related to the Jing fire seed. People with different bloodlines and different fire seed abilities might have a strong rejection towards it, and it would be impossible to merge with it.
"I know that," Shao Xuan said, "What I want to know is, can this thing be used on fearsome beasts?"
The Jing shaman didn't wait for Shao Xuan to finish speaking and already wanted to reject him, but after hearing Shao Xuan's words, he immediately froze. He looked at Shao Xuan as if he was looking at a crazy person.
The Jing shaman's gaze was too direct, but the Shao Xuan didn't have any other thoughts. He still stared at the Jing shaman, waiting for his answer.
"You want to use it on fearsome beasts?!"
"Yes. A fearsome beast that lost an eye. "
The Jing shaman took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. His eyebrows were squeezed together, and there were many wrinkles on both sides of the "line" between his eyebrows.
After a while, the Jing shaman finally spoke.
"I've never tried it before."
Maybe the ancestors of the Jing tribe had tried it before, but there were no relevant records left behind. Plus, the Jing tribe migrated here a thousand years ago. Their tribe moved along with the river, so they had to choose a place near the river that wouldn't dry up during the dry season. A thousand years ago, the ancestors of the Jing tribe chose this river that formed after the disaster. This river became the Flaming River after the second disaster.
Compared to other tribes, the Jing tribe's migration frequency was relatively high. Because of this, many ancient records were lost during the migration.
Most of the records that the Jing tribe had were left behind after they migrated here. But after they came here, other than the fearsome beasts that lived at the edge of the forest for the first two years, the Jing people had never come into contact with fearsome beasts until now.
That was why the Jing shaman couldn't answer Shao Xuan's question.
"Then do you have any extra 'eyes'?" Shao Xuan asked.
The Jing shaman was just about to reject him, but he suddenly thought of something and stopped himself. He fell silent.
Shao Xuan raised his eyebrows when he saw the shaman's reaction.
Shao Xuan originally thought that the shaman would strongly reject him, so he prepared a countermeasure. Yanjiao had a lot of things to offer, so he might be able to force the shaman to open his mouth. But now, it seemed like this shaman's attitude wasn't right …
There was a chance!
Shao Xuan didn't rush him and waited for him to consider.
About two minutes later, the Jing shaman probed, "I heard that the Yanjiao tribe is very powerful and has many things that others don't have. Is that true?"
"What do you mean?" Shao Xuan asked. Weapons? Food? Or something else?
"Can the Yanjiao tribe heal injuries?" The Jing shaman looked at Shao Xuan with a gaze that wasn't harsh. Instead, it was filled with anticipation.
Shao Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show it on his face. He continued to ask, "That depends on what kind of injury it is."
"It's a serious injury. He can't walk." The Jing shaman's face was dark, as if he thought of something bad.
"You need to see him to know. Without seeing his condition, I can't give you an answer," Shao Xuan said.
"Sure! If you can heal him, I'll give you an 'eye'! "
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