"Haven't heard of it?" A trace of disappointment flashed across Huo Yan's face, but he quickly shook his head and regained his calmness. Perhaps this was a hope that even they didn't dare to hope for. In that harsh and desperate situation, in front of the overwhelming and incomparably powerful cultivator army of the Human Race, all of the Barbarians that remained in the Chaotic Lands had a narrow escape.
The night passed just like that. The clouds seemed to be calm and the wind was gentle, but the nights in the Wilderness were still very cold.
… …
After dawn the next day, Huo Yan and Lu Chen continued their journey with Atsu.
Lu Chen followed him for a while and noticed that they were walking towards the south. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "The Fire God Altar is further south?"
"Yes." Huo Yan said, "It's in the southern land with abundant water and grass."
"Huh?"
Huo Yan looked at the surprised Lu Chen and snorted, "You don't really think that our Southern Wilderness is such a barren and withered land, do you?"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "No one has ever been here before, it's not strange that they don't know."
Huo Yan thought about it and felt that this was indeed the case. Since ancient times, the Barbarians had crossed the Chaotic Lands several times, but because of the incomparably chaotic nature of the five elements, the Human Race had never gone south. Those with profound cultivation were especially sensitive to the chaotic nature of the five elements. Ordinary people without spiritual power were not afraid of the chaotic nature of the five elements, but they simply couldn't cross the Chaotic Lands. Even if they were brought over, once they reached the Southern Wilderness, as an ordinary person, only death awaited them.
Therefore, for many years, there really wasn't a single person from the Human Race that had ventured deep into the Southern Wilderness.
Thinking of this, Huo Yan's expression became a little strange. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen smiled and didn't avoid it. He said with a smile, "What's wrong? Do you feel that something's wrong?"
Huo Yan coughed and said, "En, more or less … But it doesn't matter. In any case, the most powerful cultivators of your human race can't come here. It's not a big deal for me to bring you there."
Lu Chen smiled and nodded. He then said, "Yes. It's impossible for me to exterminate the entire barbarian race of the Southern Wilderness by myself, right?"
Huo Yan also smiled and could not help but laugh heartily.
…
Regardless of whether it was Huo Yan or Lu Chen himself, neither of them took it to heart. In the blink of an eye, they forgot about it. Along the way, they mostly talked about the past and present of the Black Fire Tribe, as well as the various legends of the mysterious Fire God that was worshipped by the Black Fire Tribe.
From Huo Yan's words, Lu Chen learned that the Black Fire Tribe once had a glorious history. In the vast Southern Wilderness, they were once the most powerful tribe. They occupied the largest and best land and ruled over countless weak tribes.
But this was all in the past. A few hundred years was enough to erase all the glory. Now, even ordinary small tribes like the Thunder Lizard and the Ghost Fox could be on equal footing with the Black Fire Tribe. What made Huo Yan most distressed was that he found that more and more people in the Black Fire Tribe, and it could even be said that the majority of the tribe had accepted this reality.
They began to forget the glory and splendor of their ancestors. They accepted the suffering and weakness of today. They struggled just to survive and prolong their feeble existence. They were like the weakest sand rabbits in the Wilderness that were preyed on by countless beasts.
Moreover, they seemed to feel very happy and normal.
Lu Chen listened quietly, and most of the time, he didn't say a word. It was only when Huo Yan paused that he suddenly asked, "You don't want this?"
"Of course I don't want to." Huo Yan straightened his tall and burly body. From his body, one could still vaguely see the heroic bearing of the invincible Black Fire Warrior who had once galloped across this land. He said, "Our tribe shouldn't be like this. We must take back what our ancestors left behind!"
Lu Chen looked at him and didn't speak for a while. Huo Yan felt that Lu Chen's gaze was strange, and asked with some doubt, "What's wrong?"
Lu Chen said, "I know you have great ambitions. But have you ever thought that if you insist on doing this, you might also kidnap the entire Black Fire Tribe to do that extremely dangerous thing with you."
Huo Yan immediately said, "That's not dangerous. It's to follow the great cause of restoring the glory of our ancestors. Even if it's a little bit of risk, it's nothing."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Then have you ever thought that perhaps not everyone in the Black Fire Tribe is like you, willing to do this at all costs? Perhaps some people … Hmm, don't stare at me like that. I have to make these things clear to you. Otherwise, if I really become the priest of the Black Fire Tribe in the future, I would at least know what to do. "
Huo Yan nodded silently. After a while, he said, "Okay, continue."
Lu Chen said again, "If there really are some people in the Black Fire Tribe who don't want to fight with their lives on the line, and don't want to shed blood for the glory of your ancestors that you have long lost, then what will you do?"
When Huo Yan heard Lu Chen speak halfway, his face had already turned cold. After a while, he said coldly, "With the great cause of our ancestors before us, we can't have such spineless people. And as a member of the Black Fire Tribe, it's only right for us to fight with our lives on the line … "
"Is it for the tribe, or for your dream?" Lu Chen interrupted him, staring intently at this barbarian's eyes.
Huo Yan's gaze was slightly cold as he looked at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen met his gaze without flinching. After a while, Huo Yan said indifferently, "It's for the Black Fire Tribe."
Lu Chen stared at him for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
… …
According to Huo Yan, the holy land of the Black Fire Tribe, the Fire God Altar, was hidden somewhere deep in the mountains in the south. That place used to be the territory of the Black Fire Tribe when they were at their peak, but times had already changed.
As for why the Black Fire Tribe abandoned their ancestral land and went to such a desolate place in the north, Huo Yan did not explain the reason in detail. But Lu Chen could more or less guess that it was because they were too weak and were chased away. There couldn't be any other reason.
Lu Chen wisely did not ask about these sad past events, but he still asked Huo Yan about which powerful barbarian tribes were in control of the wasteland. After all, if he really had to work hard for the Black Fire Tribe in the future, he had to know about these things.
But when he asked about this matter, a strange feeling floated in his heart. It was a faintly familiar feeling, as if he had suddenly returned to ten years ago.
At that time, he was still a shadow.
Now, he seemed to have transformed into a shadow, intentionally or unintentionally asking about the secrets of the wasteland, even if he might never be able to return to the human race.
Huo Yan did not doubt him, and probably thought that it was normal for Lu Chen to know about these things for the sake of the Black Fire Tribe, so he very readily told Lu Chen everything.
Nowadays in the Southern Wilderness, there was no longer a powerful tribe like the Black Fire Tribe that stood out like the sun in the sky. Instead, there were the four great barbarian tribes of Water, Wood, Earth, and Thunder. It could be said that the Southern Wilderness was divided and ruled by the four great barbarian tribes.
And the most similar thing about these four great barbarian tribes was that each of them had a Great Shaman whose cultivation, experience, wisdom, and knowledge were far superior to ordinary priests!
The legendary Shaman who could move mountains and fill the seas, and had boundless magical power...
Lu Chen was silent, deep in thought, and did not speak.
… …
Around noon of this day, Lu Chen and Huo Yan suddenly discovered a strange movement in the wasteland in front of them. Yellow sand billowed and blew with the wind. The momentum was very similar to when they encountered the wolf pack a few days ago.
Both of them were startled. However, it was fortunate that they were still quite a distance away. Just as they were about to avoid it, Huo Yan suddenly seemed to have seen something in the distance. He abruptly halted his footsteps and carefully observed the smoke and dust for a long while. He looked at the faintly discernible running figures behind the yellow sand, as well as the cries of an even larger and more ferocious army. He fell into deep thought. A moment later, he let out a long sigh and spoke in a somewhat helpless manner, "I think I know why the wolf pack has suddenly come to the north …"
"Well, what is the reason?"
"The Thunder Shaman's tribe has come."
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