Ji Yunsheng stood silently behind Ji Dong the entire time, watching him silently. The profoundness in his eyes had long since been replaced by sorrow and the vicissitudes of life. He did not say anything, only silently staying by Ji Dong's side.
Two hours passed just like that. When Ji Dong stood up once again, the tears on his face had already dried up. Goodbye, everything of the past. From now on, Ji Dong was the new Ji Dong. Everything of the past had been bid farewell in the past two hours.
Turning around, Ji Dong looked at Hyōhime Yunsheng and said, "Grandfather, since you're willing to support me, I have a request."
Ji Yunsheng concealed the sorrow in his eyes very well. He nodded and said, "Speak."
Ji Dong gave a simple explanation of everything he had encountered in the Forest of Life.
Ji Yunsheng said after some thought, "Are you saying that you want to move the Forest Demons to the Earth Spirit Mountains? There are many magical beasts in the Earth Spirit Mountains, and there are even Class 10 Magical Beasts. Can the weak Forest Demons survive there? "
Ji Dong said, "Let me handle this matter. The ruler of the Earth Spirit Mountains is my friend."
Ji Yunsheng glanced at Ji Dong deeply and said, "Alright. As long as you bring the Forest Demons into the territory of the Central Plains Empire, I can be responsible for their safety before they enter the Earth Spirit Mountains."
In the next hour, Ji Dong and Ji Yunsheng carefully discussed the details before their parents' graves. Only after talking to Ji Yunsheng in depth for the first time did Ji Dong truly understand just how great the Prince Pingdeng's clan was in the Central Plains Empire. Ji Yunsheng had also used his actions to express his full support for him.
"If the Forest Demons can successfully move into the Earth Spirit Mountains, it'll definitely be a good thing for the empire. I've heard of the Source of Life long ago. It's even more valuable than crystal cores. A small bottle of Source of Life was once sold for the price of a Class 7 crystal core, and because the Forest Demons refused to trade, the price is still increasing. Tell the Forest Demons that if they want to sell their Source of Life in the future, I'll buy them all. They can name the price."
Ji Dong nodded. With the protection of the King of Equality's clan in the Middle Earth Empire and the protection of the Vermilion Bird in the Earth Spirit Mountain Range, as long as the Forest Demon Tribe successfully migrated, this tribe would definitely be able to survive.
Ji Dong did not linger in the Prince Pingdeng's residence. He declined Ji Yunsheng's kind offer to stay for a meal. He bade farewell to Yunsheng before leaving the residence. His trip to pay respects to his parents. He had benefited much more than he had imagined.
With the fifty thousand gold coins he had earned from selling the crystal cores at the Magic Master Guild, Ji Dong retrieved the two types of liquor he had ordered. He had basically completed what he had set out to do for the day.
At this moment, it was past noon. Ji Dong had unknowingly become a little hungry. He had more or less settled the matter. He had originally planned to return to the Earth Spirit Mountains the next morning, but now it seemed that he could return a little earlier. The sooner this matter was settled, the more he could settle down and continue his tour of the continent with the Flaming Bar.
He did not go to the Heavenly Stem Academy to look for Fury. If he were to meet his senior brother, his tour plan would probably be ruined. He ate a simple meal along the way and returned to his residence. After resting for a while, he checked out of his room and left the city.
Of course, Ji Dong was not worried that the Flaming Bar would not be able to find him. The two of them were connected telepathically. No matter where he was, the Flaming Bar would be able to accurately pinpoint his location. He left the city and headed straight for the Earth Spirit Mountains.
Ten miles out of the city, Feng Wu used the Dragon Snake Transformation and spread his wings to soar into the sky. With his flying speed, it would only take him an hour to enter the Earth Spirit Mountains.
Ji Dong did not want to waste this half an hour. After determining the direction, he flew forward while taking out the ancient book called Divine Art Fusion to read.
Divine Art Fusion recorded a method to temporarily fuse magical items of the same attribute into one's body. This method did not seem complicated. The first page of the general outline recorded the effects and principles of Divine Art Fusion.
Divine Art Fusion used one's own magical power, drawing support from the source of magical power, and using one's own elemental transformation. Just like the Vermillion Bird Bracelet and other storage magic items, it could store magical items of the same attribute and hide them in one's body. This made magical equipment safer. The number of items that could be fused into one's body depended on the magical power of a Magician. The foundation of practicing Divine Art Fusion was the cultivation of a Five Crown Elemental Body. Maintaining Divine Art Fusion not only consumed a certain amount of magical power, but also a large amount of mental power to control it. Even if magical items could be fused into one's body, it still required a certain amount of magical power to maintain balance.
This was not a problem for Ji Dong. With his Chaos Source and Soul Fire, his magical power could be replenished several times faster than a normal Magician. The consumption of Divine Art Fusion was almost negligible. Coupled with the huge control of mental power, he could fuse even more items into his body.
During the hour of flying towards the Earth Spirit Mountain Range, Ji Dong spent almost all of his time reading books. The Divine Art Fusion only had a dozen or so pages, but Ji Dong had already memorized all of it.
After reading the book, Ji Dong couldn't help but admire the creator of Divine Art Fusion. The various paths of magical power recorded in the book were extremely ingenious. With such a path, the human body seemed to become a giant whirlpool that could devour everything. The only drawback was that it required a large amount of mental power to control. Ji Dong estimated that with some practice, he would be able to control this skill very well.
The hour passed quickly as he read and comprehended. Just like last time, Ji Dong directly flew into the Earth Spirit Mountain Range. Relying on the aura of the Phoenix Plume, he directly entered the central region and arrived at the Vermillion Bird's cave.
The clear cry of a phoenix rang out, and a ray of red light suddenly shot out towards Ji Dong. Ji Dong laughed and opened his arms, hugging the pouncing Flame.
"Flame, be gentler. Don't you know that you've gained weight recently?" Ji Dong couldn't help but laugh as he hugged Flame.
Flame's current body was about the same size as the Vermillion Bird. If they weren't fighting, she wouldn't look too different from her mother. The only difference was her aura. However, according to her current growth rate, the next time she evolved, her body would probably surpass her mother's. After all, she was an Eclipse Phoenix, not a Vermillion Bird.
Flame continuously rubbed her head against Ji Dong's face. Her affectionate appearance was no less than when she saw her mother. Although they had only been separated for two days, she had not left Ji Dong's side for so many years. The sudden separation made the little fellow extremely uncomfortable.
After returning to the Vermillion Bird's cave with Flame, Ji Dong received the good news from the Vermillion Bird. After the Vermillion Bird had organized the Magical Beast Gathering, the Earth Spirit had unexpectedly allowed all the Magical Beasts above the sixth rank to migrate to the Earth Spirit Mountain Range. The reason was simple. Over the years, humans had entered the Earth Spirit Mountain Range and fought against the Magical Beasts, causing great damage to the ecology of the Earth Spirit Mountain Range. Now, many of the mountains had become barren and lifeless. With the destruction of the ecology, the living space of the Magical Beasts was constantly being squeezed. With the Source of Life that Ji Dong had left behind, the Vermillion Bird had easily conquered the hearts of all the Magical Beasts and reached a consensus that the Forest Spirit Mountain Range would be protected by all the Magical Beasts.
This in itself was a win-win situation. The Forest Spirit Mountain Range had the ability to improve the ecology of the Earth Spirit Mountain Range and make the lives of the Magical Beasts better. Why not? Although two hundred thousand Forest Demons was not a small number, the Earth Spirit Mountain Range was vast. It was not a big deal to accommodate them.
Ji Dong had originally planned to leave Huo 'er by the Vermillion Bird's side while he led the Forest Demons here himself. However, Huo' er had stubbornly refused. She was unwilling to be separated from Ji Dong again, causing the Vermillion Bird to sigh in both amusement and anger. A grown girl cannot be kept at home. Without further delay, Ji Dong left the Earth Spirit Mountain Range with Huo 'er that very night and returned to the Forest of Life.
The Forest of Life.
"Report … Great Elder, bad news, bad news. The enemy has come again." A Forest Demon rushed to Great Elder Odom, who was directing the Forest Demons to prepare for the migration. He immediately fell to the ground and cried out anxiously.
"What?" Odom was shocked. For the past few days, he had been busy arranging the work of the Forest Demons. The elders of each tribe gathered their clansmen and packed everything that could be brought with them, especially the precious seeds. To reduce trouble for Ji Dong, Odom had specially ordered his clansmen to gather various natural foods that could be stored for a long time in order to prepare for the journey. The preparations were carried out in an orderly manner. In another two days, they would almost be done.
Before Ji Dong left, he said that he would return in seven to ten days. Odom was prepared to gather his clansmen to the west of the Forest of Life and wait for Ji Dong's return. They could set off immediately once he returned. However, who would have thought that the enemy would come again in less than three days after Ji Dong left.
"Calm down. Who are they?" Odom asked in a low voice.
The Forest Demon was a clansman of the Thamu Tribe. He said in a trembling voice, "It's the same people as last time. They're even more ferocious this time. There are more of them than last time. They're coming to kill us. Our clansmen have suffered heavy casualties! These humans are simply too savage. "
Odom was, after all, the most authoritative elder of the Forest Demon Tribe. He immediately gave an order, "Quick, ask Garso to lead the Forest Demon Army to fight. All clansmen, gather around me.
The Forest Demons quickly passed down the order. Odom raised his head and looked at the sky. There was a hint of bitterness on his face and despair in his eyes. He sighed in his heart, "Great Goddess of Nature, does the heavens really want the Forest Demon Tribe to perish? We just had a chance to survive, but the enemy is coming again. The king who saved us will need at least seven days to return. I'm afraid everything will be too late. Why? Why is this happening? "
Blood-curdling screams resounded throughout the Forest of Life. More and more Forest Demons fell in the Forest of Life where they lived and grew up. The enemy that appeared once again was indeed the Golden Eagle Chamber of Commerce, and this time, the strength they gathered was even more terrifying.
Lu Carr rode on the back of the Thorny Wood Demon Dragon with a gloomy expression. At this moment, his Thorny Wood Demon Dragon still looked a little dispirited. The tail that was shattered by Ji Dong's Supreme Yang God Vanquishing Strike had already regrown. However, it would take some time for it to recover to its peak state.
This time, the Golden Eagle Guild had returned to the Forest of Life, but the leader was no longer the Chamber of Commerce's Vice President Lucar. Beside Lucar and his group of Golden Eagle Mages was a team of a thousand people. Ninety percent of these thousand people were wearing cyan full-body armor. They were riding on four-meter-long, two-meter-tall Lizard Dragons and wielding four-meter-long spears. They were brimming with killing intent. As for the hundred people at the front, their armor was a lot thicker, and the Lizard Dragons they were riding on were also a bit bigger. They were five meters long and two and a half meters tall. These hundred people at the front were clearly emitting strong mana fluctuations.
The Lizard Dragons were only rank 3 magical beasts that weren't very powerful, but they were all-terrain magical beasts. Not to mention forests, they could even easily pass through swamps and mountains. They were pretty good mounts. Those that were more than five meters long were the evolved species of the Lizard Dragon, the Earth Lizard Dragon, a rank 4 magical beast.
The eleven people at the front of this group of cyan full-body armor exuded a powerful aura. Ten of them were riding on eight-meter-long, three-meter-tall Lizard Dragon Kings. Apart from their size, the Lizard Dragon Kings' most distinguishing feature was their wings. They were amphibious magical beasts that lived on land and in the air. They were rather powerful. The person at the front was wearing a full-body armor that shone with a jade-like radiance. The spear in his hand was seven meters long, and it also shone with a jade-like radiance. The mount he was riding was a top-tier existence with the bloodline of the Lizard Dragon, a rank 8 Emerald Lizard Dragon.
Lu Carr was right beside this person. When he occasionally glanced at this person, he would immediately reveal a look of respect.
If the Golden Eagle Merchant Guild's original team of more than two thousand people was already a relatively powerful existence with a well-organized formation and rich combat experience, then compared to this team of a thousand people wearing full body armor and riding Lizard Dragons, they were simply a motley crew.
These thousand people were not the elites of the Golden Eagle Merchant Guild, but the elites of the elites of the entire Dongmu Empire. They were known as the Annihilation Army. Even though there wasn't a single empire on the continent that could have an army made up entirely of Demon Masters, the strength of the Annihilation Army could definitely be ranked among the top three armies on the continent.
The Annihilation Army only had a total of five thousand people, but it had consumed a large amount of the Dongmu Empire's resources. In order to supply the army, the Dongmu Empire had specially opened up a region to nurture Lizard Dragons. This was because Lizard Dragons were the most docile magical beasts that possessed the bloodline of the Dragon Clan. As long as they were nurtured from a young age, they would have no problem serving as a mount even without a contract.
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