The next day, the Lu tribesmen still hadn't finished counting the animals in their animal pens so Bai Xing went to look for Shao Xuan.
"We've decided to merge our fire seed and after that, we'll be moving to the Flaming River. We hope that Elder Shao Xuan and the rest of you can help us on this journey." Bai Xing didn't sleep the entire night so he didn't look well. However, his eyes were bright and he sounded relaxed as he spoke. They finally made a decision on such a huge matter.
Shao Xuan looked at the new chief of the Lu tribe. He didn't mind when the reared beasts would be given to him. If the Lu tribe decided to move to the Flaming River region, they wouldn't have to give him the reared beasts now. After everything had settled down and the reared beasts had recovered, it wouldn't be too late to send them to the Flaming Horns. However, Shao Xuan still had a question.
"Where have you decided to move to? The Flaming River region isn't small, "Shao Xuan asked.
"Well, we've already decided on the location a long time ago," Bai Xing smiled. "The chief brought us there during the Flaming River Trading Point's grand banquet."
The chief Bai Xing was referring to was the previous chief who had passed away. Although that chief wasn't the strongest in the tribe, he was smart and had foresight. When he was invited to the Flaming River Trading Point, he brought a few warriors to explore the area. He even drew a map and made markings on it.
The Lu tribe's water source was almost depleted. Although they could still survive, a lack of water severely affected the quality of their animals. Back then, when the previous chief went to the Flaming River Trading Point, he had already considered moving there. After he came back, he went to a few other places and listed them as options. Now, Bai Xing had chosen the Flaming River Trading Point.
Shao Xuan looked at the animal skin scroll Bai Xing took out. On it was a map of the Flaming River Trading Point with a few simple strokes. It marked out the Flaming River Trading Point's location, the Rain tribe, Drumming tribe and other tribes. The place the Lu tribesmen chose was upstream of the Rain tribe. It wasn't too close to the Flaming River but it wasn't too far either. Most importantly, there was a small river that led to the Flaming River.
Shao Xuan knew this river because he had walked upstream. This river must have appeared during the disaster and didn't exist before. It was only about ten meters wide and less than twenty meters wide, but it was enough for the Lu tribesmen. Plus, it was connected to the Flaming River, so it wouldn't dry up easily. Even if they ran out of water, they could walk further to the Flaming River to get more water. Even worse, if there was a bigger problem, they could choose to move. After merging their fire seed, they wouldn't have to worry about it.
"When are you merging?" asked Shao Xuan.
"Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest," said Bai Xing.
The Lu shaman asked Shao Xuan for advice about merging their fire seed. Although they had gained a lot of experience from merging their fire seed, they still had to be careful when it came to their fire seed.
In the end, the Lu tribe chose to merge their fire seed on the afternoon of the third day after clearing the forest. They didn't dare to do it at night because the animals in their animal pens would be frightened. They were braver during the day so they were safer.
Dian Fa had already left with the Thousand Masks tribe the day before. No one knew what they were planning in the future. Perhaps they would imitate the slave masters on the other side of the sea and merge with other smaller tribes to form their own political system. No matter what, they had to go through a bloody and cruel cleansing process. After all, the situation there wasn't like the Flaming River region. The Thousand Masks tribe was surrounded by tribes that had once established themselves in the central region. Every tribe had their own ambitions. If they weren't careful, the Thousand Masks tribe could be bitten back.
Back in the day, the Ji family in the Royal City fought with a few other tribes for the top position. It was also a bloodbath.
However, that was the Thousand Masks tribe's business. Shao Xuan didn't think about it anymore. He stood with the other Yanjiao tribesmen outside the Lu tribe's boundary. During the merging process, the Lu tribe's fire seed energy would affect the Yanjiao tribesmen. The conflict between different fire seeds would bring pressure. This was the Lu tribe's territory. During the merging process, the fire seed energy would be released completely. The Yanjiao tribesmen didn't want to get hurt.
The aura of the Lu tribe's fire seed was getting stronger and stronger. The people standing outside the walls could clearly feel the pressure from the foreign tribe's fire seed. It was rare for Gan Qie to experience something like this, so he looked at the Lu tribe curiously.
"Is this the merging process?"
"It's just part of the process. We need to ignite the fire seed in the fire pit. This is just the beginning. The fire seed energy will get stronger and stronger," Shao Xuan explained.
Gan Qie had a familiar feeling. It wasn't the Lu tribe's fire seed energy, but the process of merging with the fire seed. Although he wasn't a Lu tribesman, he could feel the current state of the Lu tribe's fire seed. It was very similar to the scene in his memory.
Back then, they encountered a similar situation. Unfortunately, after the fire seed was ignited, the shaman limited it to only ten of them. Including the shaman, there were eleven people in total. Eleven people merged with the fire seed of the entire Han tribe. If it wasn't for the fact that the fire seed was weakened during the battle, the eleven of them would have died on the spot.
Back then, the shaman of the Han tribe didn't expect that to happen either. When he realized that things were out of control, he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't do anything about it and could only let it happen. Even now, no one could recreate what happened to the Han tribe. It was just an accident, an accident that no one knew about. Even if the shaman of the Han tribe was still alive, he couldn't recreate it.
When the khaki-colored fire seed flames shot up into the sky, the energy of the fire seed reached its peak. The majestic energy brought great pressure to the Yanjiao people standing outside. The Lu tribe was like the eye of a storm, with strong winds blowing outwards.
Guang Yi couldn't help but take a few steps back. He wanted to get as far away from the fire seed as possible. When he looked up, he saw Shao Xuan standing there calmly as if nothing had happened. He thought for a moment, then took a step back and stood behind Shao Xuan. Instantly, he felt the pressure lessen. It was as if the impact of the Lu tribe's fire seed was blocked by Shao Xuan.
When the others saw Guang Yi doing this, they followed suit. One, two, ten, a hundred …
When Shao Xuan looked behind him, the scattered Yanjiao people had formed a triangular formation. Shao Xuan was at the front of the triangle facing the Lu tribe.
Gan Qie didn't stand behind Shao Xuan like the others. Although he was also affected by the Lu tribe's fire seed, this feeling was hard to describe. If it was a normal person, they would definitely say that it was like they couldn't breathe. Gan Qie didn't need to breathe anymore, but this feeling was similar.
However, while the Yanjiao people wanted him to relax, Gan Qie didn't want to. He wanted to experience the changes more clearly because all of this matched up with the scenes in his memory.
"It really is fusion." Gan Qie closed his eyes. Back then, the shaman of the Han tribe almost let his injuries worsen. It was equivalent to suicide. If they had known this would happen, perhaps the shamaness wouldn't have blamed herself so much. No, she still blamed herself. After all, it was the shamaness who turned the tribe's fire seed into such a state. Moreover, she only merged it into eleven people's bodies. The rest of the Han tribesmen were no different from the wanderers who had no totemic power.
No matter what, it was all in the past. What happened couldn't be undone. There was no point in regretting it.
When everything calmed down, the Lu tribe's fire seed's aura gradually dissipated. The Yanjiao people also felt the pressure on their bodies disappear.
"It's done."
The Lu tribesmen had successfully merged their fire seed. Every tribe that succeeded in merging their fire seed would have some time to adjust their mentality. Everyone had different thoughts. After all, from now on, they were no longer the Lu tribe of the past. If they encountered danger, they wouldn't be able to avoid it by hiding in the tribe. They wouldn't have the fire seed to protect them anymore.
However, Shao Xuan and the others wouldn't give the Lu tribe too much time to adjust. They couldn't just sit here and wait for the Lu tribe to adapt to this change. The Lu tribe still had to migrate. If they wanted to travel with the Yanjiao people, they had to hurry up and prepare.
The animals in the animal pens were counted and assigned to different people. When the time came, there would be people to watch the animals along the way to prevent them from leaving the herd.
Fortunately, after generations of domestication, the animals had become much more docile. They weren't as wild as the wild beasts in the forest. There were even some animals like cows and horses that were used to pull carts. When the time came, as long as they took good care of them, they would be able to manage the herd.
The animals in the Lu tribe were all social animals. Wherever the herd went, they would follow.
The Lu tribe was busy for three days. The Yanjiao people also helped them build carts. The people who hadn't awakened their totemic power and the injured were arranged to sit on the wooden carts.
When everything was ready, the Lu tribesmen set a fire and burned down all the houses in the tribe. The houses and other tools that they couldn't take away were gone. Without the ancient fire seed, as soon as they left, someone would come and take it. They wouldn't leave it to those who were still watching in the dark. Since they couldn't take it away, they might as well destroy it.
When everything was destroyed in the fire, the Lu tribe drove the herd away and began to migrate.
There were people sitting on the stupid birds in front of the herd. Sometimes, some injured Yanjiao warriors would ride on them. Because these birds were too stupid, they wouldn't think of anything else when they saw food. So, if you wanted these stupid birds to follow you, you just had to use food to keep them.
Thus, such a scene was often seen on the road. A clumsy bird was striding with its two big feet, and the person riding on it was holding a long pole, with a piece of wild fruit tied to the other end of the pole, hanging in front of them.
The cows and other herds of animals were also divided into several groups. There were people riding horses and cows around the herds. They ran back and forth, chasing the animals that strayed away from the herd back to the herd.
When other tribes migrated, there were only people. However, when the Lu tribe migrated, it was even bigger. The running hooves of the animals kicked up clouds of dust. It was fine in places with a lot of grass, but in places with sparse vegetation and people walking around, the clouds of dust were so thick that people couldn't even see them clearly.
The Lu tribe's migration route was different from the Yanjiao's. Sometimes, they would take longer detours for safety reasons.
Shao Xuan sent letters to the major tribes in the central region in advance, telling them to take care of their subordinates. This gave the major tribes a headache.
Especially the Thousand Masks tribe. When they saw Shao Xuan's letter, Dian Fa cursed the Yanjiao ancestors in his heart.
The Lu tribe chose to follow the Yanjiao and the Thousand Masks tribe couldn't stop them. But now, the Lu tribe's migration team might be attacked by other tribes. What did this have to do with the Thousand Masks tribe? Even if some of the other tribes relied on the Thousand Masks tribe, that was their own decision. Why should the Thousand Masks tribe stop them?
Dian Fa had hoped that the Lu tribe would encounter more trouble during their migration. That way, they would regret following the Yanjiao. But now, the letter said that if any of the Thousand Masks tribe's subordinates attacked the migration team, the Thousand Masks tribe would be held responsible.
How unreasonable!
However, because of the merging of the fire seed, the Thousand Masks tribe had signed a treaty with the Flaming Horn tribe at the Flaming River Trading Point. Now that Shao Xuan mentioned this in his letter, even if the Thousand Masks tribe was unhappy, they had to endure it.
The chief of the Thousand Masks tribe closed his eyes and didn't speak. In the end, he took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Tell the other tribes not to attack the Lu tribe's migration team. If anyone dares to attack them, they will be kicked out of Thousand Masks' territory!"
If the Yanjiao people made the Thousand Masks tribe suffer, the Thousand Masks tribe could only vent their anger on others.
Dian Fa's lips moved. No one knew what he was saying, but he still turned around and followed the chief's orders to pass the message to the Thousand Masks tribe's subordinates.
Not only the Thousand Masks tribe, but other tribes, such as the Mang tribe and the Eight Limbs tribe, also warned their subordinates after receiving Shao Xuan's letter. Therefore, although the migration team of the Lu tribe also encountered some trouble, it was not much. At least, it was less than they expected.
At first, Yan Jiu thought it was strange. Why did the people they met along the way not come over to snatch the beasts when they saw them? During their break, he chatted with the Yanjiao people and found out that Shao Xuan had sent letters to the other tribes.
The elders of the Lu tribe who were against following the Yanjiao people were shocked when they heard about this. They didn't expect things to turn out this way. After all, these tribes were all big tribes in the central region. How could they restrict the movements of other tribes just because of Shao Xuan's letter?
Gan Qie ran at a constant speed. Some of the Lu tribesmen told him to rest on the back of a dumb bird if he was tired, but the moment Gan Qie got on the back of a bird, the dumb birds would crouch down and curl up into a ball. They wouldn't run away unless Gan Qie left. They were afraid.
Gan Qie didn't mind. He didn't get tired easily.
As he ran, Gan Qie, who was wearing a new cloak, suddenly raised his head and looked in a certain direction. His expressionless face twitched.
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