The bearded Qing Huo Heng didn't question Qing Huo's decision at all.
Even though his mood was already very heavy.
Qing Huo wanted to personally guard the Wuzhi Catacombs, which meant that he believed the upcoming situation would exceed Qing Huo Heng's ability to deal with it.
This was a terrifying conjecture!
What kind of danger would it be? How terrifying would it be?
What if even Qing Huo Heng couldn't defend it?
Once the starbeasts broke through, the Qing Huo Tribe's totem pool would dry up.
Every tribe in history that had been breached was no exception.
Everyone on the void continent understood the consequences of a depleted totem pool.
And the starbeasts that bathed in Dubhe's starlight would be a disaster. Tribes that had been breached would also be sinners of the void continent.
To the void continent's tribes, guarding the catacombs was always their number one priority. It surpassed everything else.
"I have to stay here," Jiang Wang said.
Qing Huo Heng looked at him, waiting for an explanation.
"My sword skills need to be sharpened. This will give me more confidence in the Game of Life and Death. Starbeasts are very suitable targets. "Jiang Wang chose this reason after weighing the pros and cons.
Jiang Wang was from Clear Sky, a star general, and the chess master representing the Qing Huo Tribe in the Game of Life and Death. He didn't belong to the Qing Huo Tribe.
Therefore, no matter how powerful Qing Huo Heng was in the tribe, he couldn't force Jiang Wang to do anything.
On the contrary, the Qing Huo Tribe would find a way to satisfy Jiang Wang's requests as long as they weren't too unreasonable.
Besides, it was good news for the Qing Huo Tribe that he could help guard the catacombs. Qing Huo Heng himself had seen his strength before.
"I won't interfere with your decision. But there's one thing. If you encounter an irresistible danger, please retreat first. "
Qing Huo Heng ordered, "Qing Huo Yuanchen, you're in charge of this. The ranking in the Game of Life and Death might be our chance. The safety of a star general is crucial. "
"Don't worry, chief." Qing Huo Yuanchen said, "Although I'm not as strong as a star general, I'll definitely stand in front of you if you encounter an irresistible danger."
Jiang Wang naturally had no objections. Although he didn't think he needed protection. If he encountered a danger that he couldn't resist, it would be difficult to fill in the Celebration Fire Natal Star.
In the end, only Qing Huoheng left the Wuzhi Catacombs. It was as if Qing Huo Gao had personally entered the Catacombs just to swap the powers and responsibilities of both parties.
The star beast tide temporarily calmed down. Celebratory Fire High Blaze didn't adjust Celebratory Fire Heng's arrangement. There were still two teams preparing for battle, two on standby, and the rest resting and reorganizing.
As for himself, he sat down on a stone platform beside the hole and called out to Jiang Wang, "Qingtian, please take a seat."
Jiang Wang understood that the leader of the Qing Huo Tribe probably had something to say, so he sat down beside the stone platform.
"Is there a You Tian in your world?" Qing Huo looked at the dark You Tian and suddenly asked.
"At least, I haven't seen it before."
"It's said that the Heavenly Dao is sentimental. Everything has its own reason. What kind of logic was there in a place like You Heaven? It was a calamity within calamities, the root of all misfortunes on the void continent. The light in the blue sky would be extinguished at night, which showed that the light could not last forever. You Tian will always be You Tian. Is there really eternal darkness in the world? "
Qing Huo Gao asked Jiang Wang, "You came from the world above the blue sky. Can you dispel my doubts?"
One could see that even a strong-willed warrior like him would feel lost at times.
Guarding the Catacombs was too difficult, too long, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Ordinary warriors could take turns to rest and reorganize, but existences like him and Qing Huo Heng would have to face the Catacombs for the rest of their lives.
Jiang Wang said honestly without pretense, "I'm just an ordinary cultivator. My place in our world is very dim. Perhaps there are people in our world who can solve your problems. Maybe I can too one day, but I don't have such power right now. "
"What do you think of Qing Huo Qiming?"
"It's a pity for him."
"A pity?" Qing Huo Gao paused for a moment. "Yes, it's a pity for him."
Qing Huo Gao asked again, "You were the last person to communicate with Qing Huo Qiming before he jumped off You Tian. Do you think that jumping off You Tian was part of his plan? "
Perhaps this was the question he really wanted to ask.
Jiang Wang shook his head. "When he communicated with me, he didn't show any signs of dying. His fear of You Tian is deeply rooted, it's definitely not fake. Combined with what he said at the end, I think he was bewitched by something. "
"Bewitched …"
Qing Huo Gao pondered for a moment.
Then he smiled bitterly. "Although you only interacted for a short time, he seemed to trust you a lot. In the end, he only spoke to you."
"Because of his fear of You Tian, he doesn't fit in here." Jiang Wang said, "He didn't only speak to me. He said that I was the only one who was willing to listen to him."
After a moment of silence, Qing Huo Gao clasped his hands and told a history.
Qing Huo didn't know which generation the shaman priest was from. (Because it was always done in secret, a lot of information wasn't preserved. Until now, no one knew who started it.) After many years of research on You Tian, this shaman priest thought of a way.
That was to change the fire totem and create the nether totem on top of it.
He envisioned that the person with the nether totem could come into contact with You Tian, and even … control its origin.
If he could control the origin, star beasts might not be a problem anymore.
This was undoubtedly a genius' idea.
However, while creating the nether totem seemed feasible, it was almost impossible in reality.
It was said that all the origin totems on the void continent were left behind by the creator of the universe, "Sky".
How could a person create such a great totem?
In the end, that shaman priest couldn't complete his idea.
However, perhaps because the fear brought about by You Tian was too persistent, this idea of a castle in the air was not put aside.
Generations of shaman priests of the Qing Huo Tribe worked hard for this, one after another. It could be said that they poured their life's blood and sweat into this idea. There was even a shaman priest who used his body to feel You Tian. After using his limbs to touch You Tian and being dissolved, he recorded his feelings verbally and completed the final leap …
Generation after generation, the "nether totem" was finally completed in the hands of the previous shaman priest, Qing Huo Zhu Shu, who was known as the strongest shaman priest in history.
Totems had to be used on humans in the end.
With this kind of research, they naturally needed the corresponding test subjects.
As one of the strongest in the tribe, Qing Huo Qi Ming's grandfather approved of this plan and was willing to test it with his own body. However, he was already old, and his fire totem had been cultivated to a very high level. Therefore, Qing Huo Qi Ming's father became one of the test subjects since young.
Over the long period of time, all the test subjects who accepted the "nether totem" failed without question.
Qing Huo Qi Ming's father, on the other hand, had astonishing talent and an extraordinary affinity with the "nether totem". This made Qing Huo Zhu Shu place high hopes on him.
In order to better accept the Nether Totem, all of the test subjects of the Nether Totem were kept in the dark about it. They were covered up in the name of a special force in the tribe. Before the final "experiment", they disguised themselves as ordinary people. The tribe also gave them special permission to not participate in guarding the catacombs.
When Qing Huo Qi Ming was five years old, his father's strength had reached a limit.
Therefore, Qing Huo Zhu Shu thought that the time was ripe. He threw Qing Huo Qi Ming's father into the catacombs for the first time.
There were a total of three test subjects with him.
The result was very unfortunate.
The other two were silently eliminated by You Tian.
When Qing Huo Qi Ming's father discovered his identity as a test subject, he showed strong resistance. When he found out that the so-called "special totem" on him was actually just an experiment with You Tian, he used extremely violent methods to destroy his own totem. He escaped the catacombs for life.
Qing Huo Qi Ming's grandfather was a brave warrior who fought for the tribe his whole life. He couldn't stand his son's cowardice, so he killed him with his own hands. He turned to raise his own grandson.
He used his father's "cowardice" as an example to raise Qing Huo Qi Ming's bravery.
He didn't care about his old age and went to the catacombs every year to set an example for his grandson.
Even his "accidental" death in battle was to motivate Qing Huo Qi Ming.
After Qing Huo Qi Ming's father and grandfather died, Qing Huo Zhu Shu adopted Qing Huo Qi Ming. In name, he was adopted, but in reality, he put him under his nose and raised him personally.
Qing Huo Qi Ming was the imprint of this generation's "nether totem".
As Qing Huo Qi Ming gradually grew up, he became a brave person. He was filled with hatred towards the catacombs and had asked to fight the catacombs countless times.
But humans weren't plants. How could they be heartless? After a long time together, Qing Huo Zhu Shu slowly started to treat Qing Huo Qi Ming as his own child.
Under the great inertia of history, he continued to push forward the idea of the "nether totem". But more and more, he considered Qing Huo Qi Ming's safety.
He even told Qing Huo Gao Chi clearly that he didn't want Qing Huo Qi Ming to follow in the footsteps of those brave warriors and be eliminated by You Tian.
The "nether totem" became more and more concrete. The great idea seemed to be nearing its end. But Qing Huo Zhu Shu started to reflect more and more on whether this idea was right or wrong. He even started to question the meaning of the efforts of so many generations of shamans.
In his later research, no one knew what he discovered. The only thing they knew was that he firmly started to reject the idea of the "nether totem".
He passed the shaman's inheritance to Qing Huo Qi Ming and lit the unique fire pattern between his brows. He didn't mention the "nether totem" and didn't allow anyone who knew about it to mention it to Qing Huo Qi Ming.
All this time, Qing Huo Qi Ming thought that the totem on his body was a special fire totem that had failed and needed to be kept a secret. His power came from the shaman's fire pattern.
The last time they entered the Catacombs, Qing Huo Bamboo Scroll was supposed to bring Qing Huo Qiming along. However, for some reason, Qing Huo Qiming was left outside the fortress while he went down the Catacombs alone.
He sat at the entrance of the catacombs for three days and three nights. He didn't sleep or rest.
In the end, tears of blood flowed from his eyes.
He only left one sentence, "The origin totem is not something that can be created by humans. With limited strength, you seek the ability to create the world. You waste your life and hurt a genius. You're wrong! "
Then, he leaped into You Tian.
No one knew what Qing Huo Zhu Shu, the strongest shaman in history, saw at the last moment of his life. This might be a riddle that would remain unsolved forever.
Wrong!
Countless generations of Qing Huo Tribe sacrificed themselves for this. They fought bravely for this.
But in the end, there was only this comment.
How hopeless!
History had its own power.
After listening to Qing Huo Qi Ming's story quietly, Jiang Wang roughly understood his feelings.
But understanding didn't mean agreement. Understanding didn't mean respect.
"So? You want to revive that idea? " Jiang Wang asked, "So you watched as your tribe ignored and despised Qing Huo Qi Ming. You watched as his cautiousness was mocked because you wanted to force him to face the catacombs. You wanted to force him to reactivate the nether totem?"
"To Qing Huo Qi Ming, I might be a despicable person. But to the entire Qing Huo Tribe, I'm willing to sacrifice everything, including my morals and reputation. I have a clear conscience. "
Qing Huo Qi Ming said, "It's reasonable for him to blame me. But I don't regret my choice."
"I don't know what Qing Huo Qi Ming is thinking. I don't know if he ever blamed you." Jiang Wang shook his head. "But I do know one thing. Qing Huo Zhu Shu, who pushed the nether totem to its final stage, definitely knows You Tian better than you do. Have you ever wondered why he gave up? "
"If you haven't even thought about this question, or if you've thought about it, you can't figure it out. If you don't even know why he gave up and why he was in despair! Where did you get the courage to continue pushing this matter? "
Qing Huo Qi Ming was speechless.
Jiang Wang naturally felt indignant on Qing Huo Qi Ming's behalf.
But ask yourself honestly, if you were in an environment like the Qing Huo Clan, faced with the seemingly endless star beast tide, and faced with the source of calamity that seemed to be unsolvable, how could you not regard the possibility that was once close at hand as a life-saving straw?
Qing Huo Qi Ming's choice might not be wise, but it might not be bright either. But in his position, this seemed to be the logical thing to do.
"Actually, you feel very afraid too, don't you? Qing Huo Qi Ming suddenly leaped into You Tian in a bizarre manner. Star beasts that seemed to have ten thousand stars approached and left. You realized that you couldn't explain all of this. You realized that even though you knew a lot and understood a lot, you still didn't understand You Tian at all. You didn't understand that 'nether totem' at all. "
Jiang Wang asked again, "Actually, you're very afraid, aren't you? Everything seems to be out of control, and you only just realized your ignorance. "
"Yes, I am indeed afraid of this." Qing Huo Qi Ming didn't deny it.
He was a tribe leader who would fuss over every ounce of totem power. He was a decision maker who would coldly calculate the value and send the elderly to the battlefield of life and death. He was a warrior who fought against the Catacombs for half his life and always stood on the frontlines. He was someone who wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice others, but at the same time, he was also someone who was willing to take responsibility.
He said, "That's why I've decided to guard this place personally. I don't know what kind of changes will happen here. If the ending is good, the glory will belong to Qing Huo. If the ending is bad, I'll take responsibility for the mistake. "
"I hope that it will be a good ending." Jiang Wang said, "Even though I don't agree with your choice, even though I think that Qing Huo Qi Ming probably doesn't need any glory. But I still hope that it will be a good ending. "
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