Chapter 9: The Northern Territory Demon Tribe
The sky is bright, outside Songhong Town.
Thousands of acres of fields are covered with white snow, and an ancient road passes through the fields to the towering snow-capped mountains at the end of the field of vision.
Zuo Lingquan walked towards the snow-capped mountain with his sword in hand. Beside him was a female cultivator in a white dress who walked lightly. Tuanzi walked between the two of them with figure-eight steps, leaving a string of small footprints like bamboo leaves on the snow. Bu Huai looked back at the town entrance, raised his wings and waved:
"Jiji~"
At the entrance of the town, Zuo Yunting was dressed in a prince's robe, gently waving a folding fan in his hand as he watched the two of them leave. Although this appearance was a bit out of place in the winter, the Eight-level Patriarch's conduct was not such that he would shiver from the cold.
Seeing Tuanzi turning around and waving, Zuo Yunting responded from afar:
"You do fly, you have wings for waving?"
Tuanzi paused and raised a small paw: "Chi chi chi..."
Judging from the appearance, it is saying - don't birds have legs? Why can't they walk...
Zuo Yunting thought about it, and then said: "Ling Quan, you have to rest assured about what I told you. Personal honor and disgrace is a small matter, but the safety of Jiuzhou is a big matter..."
Zuo Lingquan raised his hand and waved: "I know. Fifth brother should think more about private matters. You are not young anymore. Third uncle and third aunt have asked me several times. Next time I go back and see you alone, I'm afraid I won't let you." You come in."
"It's as if you let me in at any time. The worst I can do is hang on the beam all night again... Miss Cui, please enlighten Ling Quan more if you have nothing to do. As long as he gets things done, the battle between good and evil will be over." Being able to resolve the issue without bloodshed is a great good deed for the people of Jiuzhou..."
Mei Jinshui looked back and smiled: "Young Master Zuo, just don't worry."
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After a few distant conversations, the two of them gradually drifted away. When they reached a deserted place, they both rode away in the wind and continued to the northern ice fields.
Mei Jinshui once again took out the leaf magic weapon, landed on it, and sat on the ground.
Zuo Lingquan used Bai Tuantuan as a hand warmer and sat not far away. It was not easy to communicate with Mei Jinshui at first. After reminiscing with his fifth brother in Songhong Town, he had nothing to say.
Mei Jinshui was in great spirits. After regaining her appearance like a saint from Tianshan Mountain, she said:
"Zuo Lingquan, your cousin seems to be carefree, but in fact he is born with a clear mind, sees everything very clearly, does whatever he wants and doesn't care about the rules of the world, he is still a person."
"Fifth brother is not stupid to begin with. He just values instant gratification and has no interest in learning."
"So, your cousin's words are not a joke. If you capture me, Shang Yin will not be able to achieve anything alone, and there are monsters watching behind him. There is a high probability that he will not stand up and sit down with the three southeastern continents to talk; I and Shang Yin If Yin chooses peace talks, the Youying alien race will naturally cease to exist, and the disputes in Jiuzhou will be solved easily. This method of breaking the situation is extremely precise, hits the key point cleanly, and has the smallest cost and the greatest benefit. It can be said that ordinary people dare not think of it, and it has truly achieved military success. "Xing Gui said. The only pity is that your chess piece is useless and cannot support your fifth brother's plan to 'witness the Nine Continents'."
"..."
When Zuo Lingquan saw Mei Jinshui making such a joke again, he didn't bother to respond and took out dried fish to feed the dumplings.
Tuanzi was very interested and responded with "jiji..." to Mei Jinshui, not knowing what he was talking about.
The two of them rushed towards the north. Although they were chatting and laughing along the way, their speed was not slow, but they had already flown over the mountains below in the blink of an eye.
The original name of the mountain range was 'Rejecting Demon Ridge'. In ancient times, it was the dividing line between the human race and the demon race. The immortal family in the south was stationed on the mountain. All year round, monks crossed the mountain range to hunt monsters in the north.
After Mei Jinshui came, this place was changed into Xiangyang Mountain. Apart from the empty and majestic sect, there was only ice and snow. There were plum blossoms planted on the top of the mountain, but the cold weather was too harsh, so they could only grow in the ice and snow. I saw a few trees in the room. Although it was not as magnificent as the Meishan flower sea, it still had a unique style that stood out from the world.
Mei Jinshui passed by the house and did not forget to give Zuo Lingquan a brief introduction. Zuo Lingquan looked down from the sky and saw a glacial lake on the top of the mountain. He could vaguely see the Qintai on the lakeside, where Mei Jinshui meditated.
Originally, Mei Jinshui wanted to invite Zuo Lingquan to sit down, but Zuo Lingquan just wanted to finish playing and go back to dig for treasures with Qiutao, so he naturally declined.
When the two of them crossed the Xiangyang Mountains, the endless northern wasteland appeared at their feet.
It was the first time Zuo Lingquan came to the territory of the demon clan. He had imagined the scene he could see before, but when he actually saw it, it was still beyond the scope of his imagination.
The gap between demons is no different from the gap between humans and dogs. The demon clan in ancient times was very scattered, and 80% of them were lone wolf demons, like the Snow Wolf King Lang Hai, who dominated the mountain and became king; the rest were also Most of them are family groups. Due to the nature of birds and beasts, it is difficult for the demon clan to develop clans and tribes, let alone become a unified dynasty. Naturally, there is no unified language, culture, etc.
In such an environment, it stands to reason that it would be impossible for a "city" to be a gathering place for a large number of ethnic groups.
However, the habit of the demon clan admiring and learning from the human race has been there since the beginning of the human race’s dominance of the Nine Continents. Every great demon who has developed spiritual intelligence must come into contact with the human race and rely on various methods to obtain elixirs, techniques, etc. resource.
Demons can also trade with each other. Over time, they have imitated the human race and developed places similar to the 'Fairy Fair'. In order to ensure that there will be no 'demon eating demons' behavior, this place is the strongest among the demon clan. In the territory of the demon king, they rely on "taxing" the demon king in exchange for shelter.
The previous demon king of Beishuzhou was Brahma Eagle, who ruled the demon race for about 500 years. The Eagle City he built was very rough, just like a zoo surrounded by tall stone walls.
Teng Sheng grew up in Huajunzhou, where the human race was the most prosperous. Naturally, his aesthetic taste would not regress to the level of the Northern Territory's wilderness. After defeating Brahma Eagle and taking the throne, he began to make drastic changes.
Rather than saying that Teng Sheng is a demon king, it is better to say that he is the "eternal emperor" of the demon race.
The first thing Teng Sheng did after taking the throne was not to squeeze the resources of all the big demons in the Northern Territory, but to demarcate the "states, counties and districts" in the Northern Territory in the way of the human race, appoint demon leaders to govern their respective areas, and even promulgate "laws" according to local conditions.
For example, Ye Baimei, the wolf king whom Zuo Yunting met when he came to the ice field, was the "prefect" of Wolf State, and his jurisdiction was more than 2,000 miles, which was larger than the territory of Jiang Yi's Great Dan Dynasty; and Xuan Ye was considered a retainer and general of Teng Sheng.
There are obviously many problems when forcing the human race’s framework onto the monster race, which is a complex tribe. The problem of wolves eating sheep alone cannot be solved. For this reason, Teng Sheng also set standards. Birds and beasts before they are enlightened follow their nature, and managers protect them and do not interfere. After they are enlightened, they are collectively called ‘monsters’ and can no longer act according to their tribe’s nature. Those who violate the rules will be killed without mercy.
Normal monsters would definitely not accept such tyranny, but the monster race has an advantage of respecting the strong. As long as the fighting power is strong enough, even the most powerful monsters will become extremely docile.
After three thousand years of education, the North Territory has changed a lot. As long as there are tribes gathering, you can see buildings that imitate the human race, but the style is more bizarre.
Zuo Lingquan flew over the plains and encountered the area where the ice elephants were active.
The ice elephants have an elephant king, who, according to Mei Jinshui, has the Taoism of Yujie. In order to flatter Teng Sheng, he specially built a city in his own territory for his tribe members to live in.
But the size of the ice elephant, the smallest adult is as tall as a three-story building, and the largest can be ten feet tall, which is completely a moving mountain.
The elephant king built a city, and he couldn't live alone, but he was the only one in the tribe who could transform. For this reason, the main city was about the height of a mountain wall, enclosing a piece of land. A small street was built in the center of the city, which was considered a fairy market. There was no one in the market, and other places were all large squares for the activities of members of the tribe.
Zuo Lingquan passed by the sky and saw this scene, and he was speechless even looking at Tuanzi in his arms.
And Brahma Eagle is the Eagle King, and his cultivation cave is in the Eagle Crying Valley in the north. In order to show his submission to Teng Sheng, Brahma Eagle's "de-demonization" is the most thorough among the demons. As long as the descendants of the tribe have some Taoism, they almost appear in the world as human beings. The buildings in the valley are no different from those of the human fairy. It is said that even the snow eagles that have not transformed are taught by their parents to sleep with their claws facing the sky and cover themselves with quilts like Tuanzi.
Zuo Lingquan and Mei Jinshui rode the wind and traveled for half a day, almost crossing the north and south of Beishuzhou, before arriving at the Eagle Crying Valley where the Brahma Eagle was.
The Eagle Crying Valley is located between a group of snowy mountains, and there are almost no other creatures around. You can vaguely see a few snow eagle monsters who have transformed into human forms meditating and practicing on the top of the cliff, but the threshold for transformation is too high, so there are not many people.
Zuo Lingquan arrived here, already alert, and landed on a peak. After a glance, he asked:
"Shall I go in and assassinate Brahma Eagle?"
Mei Jinshui landed beside Zuo Lingquan, looking at the endless snow-capped mountains: "Assassination requires stealth. The most famous assassin is the most unsuccessful assassin. Since you have been involved in the cultivation path, every time you have made a move, you have made a name for yourself. Are you sure you can do assassination?"
"Uh..."
Zuo Lingquan thought about it and said with a smile:
"I have always acted uprightly. If I can act openly, I will naturally not attack secretly... What do you think Mei Xianjun should do?"
Mei Jinshui turned and walked into the depths of the snow-capped mountains: "I will send a message. In the name of Teng Sheng, I will invite Brahma Eagle to the back mountain for a chat. You just wait for the action. But let's make an appointment in advance. It is easy for me to leave clues when I take action. If Teng Sheng finds out that I am behind the scenes, your life is hanging by a thread. I won't rush to help you if you are in a bad situation. "
Zuo Lingquan followed and said calmly: "Of course I understand this. However, the style of swordsmen is very obvious. Should I pay attention to the way of drawing the sword later? How does Teng Sheng usually draw the sword? "
Mei Jinshui shook his head: "Just go all out. The stronger the sword intention, the better. It's best to let the whole demon race feel it. Teng Sheng hasn't had a chance to make a move for nearly a thousand years. His style is rarely known. There is no second person in Beishuzhou who can kill the Brahma Eagle with swordsmanship. Even if Teng Sheng can see that it was you, no one will believe it. Instead, they will suspect that it killed you and framed the Southeast Three Continents. "
Zuo Lingquan nodded and said nothing more...
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I wrote three thousand words in six hours, an average of 7 words per minute. I'm really sorry. Just treat it as a transition chapter. A Guan will adjust back soon or2.