The Wildlands was a large area at the western border of the Middle Sky Region.
In fact, the seven regions of the human race were vast and boundless, with countless dangers and demon beasts.
Therefore, no matter how powerful the human cultivators were, no matter how hard the Da Xia Kingdom tried for 20,000 years, they couldn't develop more than 50% of the seven regions. In the seven regions, there were many undeveloped areas.
The Wildlands was a piece of undeveloped virgin land.
However, compared to other wilderness areas, the Wildlands was different.
There weren't demon beasts gathered there, but the Barbarian Tribe, who came from the same source as the human race and had their own thoughts and culture.
No one knew how many clans there were in the Wildlands.
However, there were definitely more than 1,000 tribes.
With such a large population and the Barbarian Tribe's rejection of the human race, the Da Xia Kingdom allowed the Barbarian Tribe to come and go as they pleased.
The You Xiong Tribe was a small and inconspicuous Barbarian Tribe in the Wildlands. It was also the target of Lu Qingshan's trip.
To the Da Xia Kingdom, the You Xiong Tribe was a bit special.
Because in history, the You Xiong Tribe was once a large Barbarian Tribe.
As for why it was so weak, it was because the You Xiong Tribe had once split into two branches.
The Barbarian Tribe had two leaders, Zhu Ji and the Tribe Leader.
Back then, under the leadership of the Tribe Leader, more than half of the You Xiong Tribe left the Wildlands and accepted Da Xia Kingdom's offer to join the human race.
The remaining small half of You Xiong Clan barbarians were led by Zhu Ji, and stubbornly stayed in the Desolate Land.
However, the You Xiong Tribe lost more than half of its combat power. In the Wildlands, where the strong preyed on the weak, the You Xiong Tribe was inevitably coveted by other tribes.
Fortunately, the You Xiong Tribe's Zhu Ji acted quickly and decisively gave up most of the tribe's resources, leaving only the resources that were suitable for the tribe's strength. This allowed the You Xiong Tribe to barely survive.
As time passed, the group of You Xiong Tribe barbarians who left the Wildlands and accepted Da Xia Kingdom's offer to join the Da Xia Kingdom gradually took root in the Da Xia Kingdom.
Using his own abilities and talents, the You Xiong Clan became more and more prosperous, and the You Xiong Clan became the Shao Dian Clan.
The clan leader who led them to join the Da Xia Kingdom was later conferred the title of Junior Marquis by the king of the Da Xia Kingdom.
You Xiong's line and Shao Dian's line had been cut off for a long time. They were supposed to stay out of each other's way and live their own lives.
Until recently, the Wild Bear lineage had encountered the greatest crisis in its history.
It could be said to be a crisis of extermination.
The current Master Priest of You Xiong Family was old and dying, but the next Master Priest of You Xiong Family hadn't grown up yet.
This shouldn't have been a problem. You Xiong had experienced the lack of manpower in the clan over the years.
Moreover, they had even survived such a serious injury as the division back then. How could they fall into a crisis of extermination because of a temporary shortage of manpower?
The reason why they felt it was hard to endure this time was because the clan's hidden resources that had helped them pass through numerous crises, the guardian spirit 'Lord Bear', had encountered some kind of natural or man-made disaster. When it returned from a trip, its entire body's blood and qi had dried up, and it didn't have much time left.
What made them feel even more despair was that Lord Bear didn't have any children.
Under these circumstances, there were immediately other barbarian clans that used force to threaten You Xiong, wanting to annex You Xiong.
You Xiong's clan was hard to deal with.
In this most dangerous moment for their clan, the Wild Bear lineage finally thought of the Da Xia Kingdom's Shao Dian's line, and thought of the friendship that they had gradually lost contact with.
There were some clansmen on You Xiong's side that contacted Shao Dian's line without permission, hoping that Shao Dian's line would help them pass through this crisis on account of their bloodline friendship.
When You Xiong was divided, the Wild Bear lineage blamed the clansmen that left the Da Xia Kingdom in every possible way. They viewed themselves as the orthodox, and with a high and mighty attitude, they created a lot of trouble for Shao Dian's line. They even killed many clansmen that wanted to leave the Wildlands.
This also caused Shao Dian's line to leave the Wildlands with a bellyful of resentment and hatred.
In the end, the Da Xia Kingdom's Shao Dian's line relied on their own efforts and sacrifices. They risked their lives for the Da Xia Kingdom and the human race, and only then were they able to gain a foothold in the Da Xia Kingdom as a barbarian.
The hardships they faced were not something that outsiders could understand.
Back then, when they were fighting with their lives on the line, you ignored them, and even acted high and mighty to obstruct them. Now that I've made a name for myself, and you can't stay here anymore, you turn around and ask me for help?
How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Most of the Da Xia Kingdom's Shao Dian's line scoffed at this request.
However, the current clan leader of the Da Xia Kingdom's Shao Dian's line, the current Marquis of the Da Xia Kingdom, had a different idea.
At a time when chaos was about to break out and the world was not peaceful, if he could use this opportunity to plant a spy among the barbarians, it might have the effect of stabilizing the rear.
Moreover, when the time came, there might be a chance to recruit other barbarians, just like how he was recruited in the past.
The barbarians' bloodline was extraordinary, and their fighting strength was not to be underestimated. If they could successfully recruit them, they would definitely gain a bit of strength in the battle against the Demons in the future.
With this thought in mind, the Marquis of Shao Dian reported this information to his superiors.
Coincidentally, the reason why the Shao Dian's line had resolutely decided to leave the Wildlands despite the infamy of betraying their ancestors was because they had been recruited by the Da Xia Kingdom's King Xia Xuanji.
As such, the only person they had pledged their loyalty to was Xia Xuanji.
After Xia Xuanji's death, the various kings and marquises who had pledged their loyalty to Xia Xuanji all rose to power.
However, after Xia Daoyun appeared, most of them turned a blind eye or just watched from the sidelines.
Perhaps the Shao Dian's line still had some of the barbarians' stubbornness, or perhaps it was because they remembered Xia Xuanji's kindness in recognizing their worth, or perhaps it was because they were simple-minded, or perhaps it was because they thought highly of Xia Daoyun, and wanted her to become a rare commodity that could be hoarded by others.
In any case, in the end, the Shao Dian Marquis had brought his clansmen under Xia Daoyun's command, becoming one of her few trusted aides in the Da Xia Kingdom.
As the Shao Dian Marquis's loyal subordinate, after hearing the Shao Dian Marquis's report, Xia Daoyun immediately agreed with the Shao Dian Marquis's idea. They wanted to use this opportunity to plant a nail in the Wildlands.
The difficulty of this mission lay in how to secretly plant this nail, as well as how to plant it well.
This wasn't something that could be solved with one or two strikes.
After learning about the details of this mission from Xia Daoyun, Lu Qingshan didn't even frown, and immediately set off.
After passing through many teleportation formations, he finally arrived at the Wildlands in the Middle Sky Region's western border.
…
The Wildlands' You Xiong bloodline. Today, the main hall was packed with people.
The people gathered here today were all the core forces of the You Xiong Clan.
Something big was about to happen.
The atmosphere was heavy.
"Since all of you are here," the You Xiong Clan's current head priest said from the main seat, "First, listen to the latest news from the Giant Deer Clan."
The Giant Deer Clan that wanted to devour the You Xiong Clan was also only a medium-sized Barbarian Clan.
The head priest and the clan leader were only at the early Void Refinement stage, but the Giant Deer Clan's guardian spirit was a peak Rank Five Divine Deer. It was in its prime and could break through to Rank Six at any time.
The You Xiong Clan's head priest waved his hand, and a You Xiong cultivator immediately walked in.
As soon as he entered the main hall, the You Xiong cultivator immediately lamented.
"Head priest, the Giant Deer Clan has sent a message. If our You Xiong Clan wants to live, we must immediately give up on pointless resistance.
Otherwise, don't blame them for not leaving any survivors. "
"The Giant Deer Clan has gone too far!" The current head of the You Xiong Clan immediately cursed. He was the one who had taken the initiative to contact the Shao Dian Marquis.
The head of the You Xiong Clan, You Xiong Yan, was furious. However, at this moment, even more people chose to remain silent.
The guardian spirit was currently extremely weak, and the Giant Deer Clan was eyeing it covetously from the side. The You Xiong Clan had suffered greatly in the many battles they had fought. Even the Pro-War Faction, who had been the loudest in the beginning, did not have the courage to speak for the time being.
"Head priest, the Giant Deer Clan also sent a message," the Barbarian Clan member below said in a trembling voice.
"Speak."
"The Giant Deer Clan said that they don't have any intentions of taking over our You Xiong Clan's territory and people.
As long as we agree to submit to the Giant Deer Clan and give them the right to fight for the Dragon Gate's quota, they will stop.
Also, if we agree to this condition, they will send their guardian spirit to our You Xiong Clan. We only need to kill our guardian spirit and welcome the Giant Deer Clan's guardian spirit. "
Everyone immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. They suddenly understood the Giant Deer Clan's intentions.
They wanted to find a chance to break the shackles of their clan's guardian spirit!
The competition for the Dragon Gate's quota was intense. One more person participating meant one more chance.
As for what the guardian spirit was … In reality, the guardian spirit was the monster beast that protected the Barbarian Clan. It was their foundation, their guardian spirit.
The monster beasts were willing to protect the Barbarian Clan for hundreds and thousands of years because of the Dragon Gate.
The Dragon Gate was not a gate, but a secret realm controlled by the Barbarian Clan.
In the Dragon Gate's secret realm, there was an ability that could allow the monster beast's bloodline to evolve.
The monster beast's path was limited by its bloodline.
The most obvious example was that a True Dragon only needed to eat and sleep. When it reached adulthood, it would have the strength of a Rank Seven or Rank Eight.
This was the talent of monster beasts, but at the same time, it was their shackles.
Because of the limit of their bloodline, their upper limit was basically the limit of their bloodline. Their path of cultivation was limited by their bloodline.
It was extremely difficult for monster beasts to break the shackles of their bloodline. They were not like humans. Although they were born weak, they had endless possibilities.
As for the Dragon Gate, as a secret realm that could help monster beasts break the shackles of their bloodline, the temptation of this was self-evident.
The monster beasts coveted the Dragon Gate, but the Barbarian Clan was an extremely large clan. In addition, the Great Dream Shaman of the Barbarian Clan was in charge of the Dragon Gate's secret realm.
The wild beasts were a group of chaotic and unorganized monsters. How could they break through the layers of Barbarian Clan, kill their way into the Barbarian Clan's Holy Land, and then break through the Great Dream Shaman to enter the Dragon Gate?
The monster beasts were helpless.
The Great Dream Shaman did not want the Dragon Gate to be abandoned.
After all, the Dragon Gate was only useful to monster beasts.
The quick-witted Great Dream Shaman of the Barbarian Clan set a rule that allowed the Barbarian Clan to prosper.
Every twenty years, the Dragon Gate would be opened to all the big clans of the Barbarian Clan. Fifty places would be allocated. The clan that obtained a place could send a monster beast into the Dragon Gate.
Moreover, there was no limit. It could be sent in repeatedly!
In other words, if there was a clan that could obtain this place every time, it would not be a problem even if they sent the same monster beast into the Dragon Gate every time.
The method of allocating the places was very simple. Each of the five top clans could have five fixed places.
The remaining twenty-five places were given to the large, medium, and small clans with more than a thousand people to compete for.
In order to ensure that every clan had a chance to obtain this place, the competition was carried out in the form of Barbarians under the age of thirty fighting.
No matter how big or small a clan was, they could send a Barbarian under the age of thirty to fight for these twenty-five places.
In other words, if the monster beasts wanted to enter the Dragon Gate, they had to join the big clans and cooperate with them sincerely.
Gradually, the Guardian Spirit's cooperation method appeared.
The monster beasts were looking for suitable Barbarian clans, and the Barbarian clans were also looking for suitable monster beasts.
Once they found a suitable monster beast, it would become the clan's Guardian Spirit. It would protect the clan and live and die with the clan.
In return, the clan had to do their best to win a place for their Guardian Spirit to enter the Dragon Gate.
The stronger the clan was, the more chances they had to win a place for their Guardian Spirit to enter the Dragon Gate. The more times they entered the Dragon Gate, the stronger the potential of their Guardian Spirit. It could also help the clan.
A community of benefits.
Using benefits to tie the monster beasts and the Barbarian clans together.
It could only be said that the first Great Dream Shaman of the Barbarian Clan was indeed a man of great talent and ingenuity.
…
In the face of the unreasonable conditions of the Giant Deer Clan, there was a figure that blended into the crowd of You Xiong cultivators. His expression was calm, and he did not show any anger or worry.
This was because he was not from the You Xiong Tribe. He was Lu Qingshan, who used the Night Travel Ancient Jade to disguise himself as a You Xiong Tribesman and participate in this meeting under the cover of the You Xiong Tribe leader.
"Master asked me to come here to help the You Xiong Tribe survive the danger of being exterminated. Perhaps this is only a secondary reason." Lu Qingshan understood the general situation from their conversation. He could not help but guess in his heart, "The main reason should be for me to find a contract in the Barbarian Clan, where the monster beasts are everywhere, and complete my sword aura transformation."
…
"What do you all think?" Priest You Xiong looked around at the silent people in the hall and took the initiative to ask.
"Priest, you should know the habits of the Barbarian Clan. The Giant Deer said that it only wanted this place, but with the Guardian Spirit in our clan, do we still want to remain independent? Wasn't this the ravings of a lunatic? A fantasy?
If it's all about being exterminated, then why don't we fight to the death? "You Xiong Tribe leader looked at Priest and said firmly.
He was the leader of the You Xiong Tribe's pro-war faction.
But Priest You Xiong was from the pro-peace faction.
It was obvious that if the You Xiong Tribe leader and Priest You Xiong had the same point of view, this conflict would not have happened. No one would go over the two of them and ask for help from the Da Xia Kingdom's Shao Dian branch, which had split from the You Xiong Tribe.
"Also, the Guardian Spirit has protected our You Xiong Tribe for thousands of years. If we kill it, won't we be no different from beasts? I can't do such an ungrateful thing! "Another cultivator from You Xiong who was in favor of fighting said. He was a barbarian with an unbelievably tall and sturdy build.
"If we don't make this choice, do we have the ability to deal with the Giant Deer that is eyeing us covetously? Why don't we pretend to be polite first, then plan further … "Someone from the pro-peace faction retorted.
"Pretend to be polite? Do you think the Giant Deer Tribe is kind? Once we agree to the Giant Deer's request and welcome the Giant Deer Tribe's Guardian Spirit into our tribe, do you think the Giant Deer Tribe will keep their promise and not offend us?
None of you are children. How can you be so naive and wishful thinking?
Or are you saying that you don't want to think about this and only think about your own lives? "A cultivator from the pro-war faction who was eloquent stabbed at the crowd with words like swords.
"In these few days, the Giant Deer will ask for our final decision. If you don't want to accept this request, then why don't you go and face the Giant Deer Tribe's Guardian Spirit?" someone mocked.
These words hit the pro-war faction's weak spot, causing them to be speechless for a while.
Gradually, as the debate went on, the voice of peace became the mainstream.
Unknowingly, the situation had changed, and the tribe no longer had the will to fight.
The You Xiong Tribe leader's face was pale, and he unconsciously looked at Lu Qingshan, who was disguised as a barbarian.
Why didn't he choose the Shao Dian branch, which was of the same origin?
This was the reason why he asked the Shao Dian Marquis for help.
Although after the message was sent out, he hesitated and regretted it.
But the water that was spilled could not be taken back.
Facing the You Xiong tribe leader's pleading gaze, Lu Qingshan chuckled.
He took a step forward and stood in front of the many You Xiong cultivators. He stood in front of the priest and asked word by word,
"I remember that when the You Xiong Tribe was divided, the current priest and the tribe leader did not work together. The current priest pointed at the tribe leader who tried to accept the Da Xia Kingdom's offer and angrily rebuked him as a traitor who betrayed his ancestors.
The tribe members who did not want to accept the offer even beat to death the tribe leader's son who tried to persuade the priest.
Zhu Ji, may I take the liberty to ask, is there such a matter? "
The priest of the barbarian tribe was not only the strongest martial artist of the tribe, but also the most educated person. He was in charge of the cultural output of the tribe, so he should know the history of the tribe like the back of his hand.
"Yes." The current priest of You Xiong looked at Lu Qingshan with a gloomy gaze and replied, "When You Xiong Bozhi (the first Shao Dian Marquis) returned to the tribe and asked the human race to submit, You Xiong Wu (the current priest) rebuked Bozhi angrily.
After that, You Xiong Bozhi's son asked the priest for peace on behalf of his father. He was beaten to death by the angry tribe members, showing the strength of the You Xiong tribe. "
Good strength of character.
Lu Qingshan laughed in his heart. Then, his gentle gaze swept across the people in the hall.
In the end, his expression was normal, and his tone was calm. He asked softly, "Then, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by the tribe members?"
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