This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 559: Chapter 48 Youxiong and Shao Dian_2

After Xia Daoyun was born, most people either turned a blind eye or simply watched from the sidelines.

The Marquis Shao Dian lineage, perhaps still retaining the stubbornness of the barbarians, or out of gratitude for Xia Xuanji’s ennoblement and kindness, or possibly due to their simplicity of mind, or maybe just because they believed in Xia Daoyun’s potential and wanted to seize the opportunity for advancement, decided to support him unhesitatingly.

In the end, Marquis Shao Dian, along with his clanspeople, did not hesitate to join Xia Daoyun’s ranks, becoming one of the few confidants Xia Daoyun had in Great Xia.

As the object of Marquis Shao Dian’s loyalty, upon hearing Marquis Shao Dian’s report, Xia Daoyun strongly agreed with his ideas and decided to take this opportunity to plant a stake in the Barbarian Wilderness.

The difficulty of this mission lay in how to covertly plant this stake and ensure it was well-placed.

This wasn’t a matter that could be resolved with a simple strike or two.

Having clearly understood the details of the mission from Xia Daoyun, Lu Qingshan set out without a furrow in his brow.

After passing through several Teleportation Arrays, he arrived in the Western Territory of the Central Heavenly Realm, in the land of the Barbarian Wilderness.

…

In the You Xiong Tribe’s territory within the Barbarian Wilderness, the main hall was bustling with people today.

Those gathered here were the backbone of the You Xiong Tribe.

Something significant was about to happen.

The atmosphere was tense.

“Now that you are all present,” the Sacrificial Spirit of the You Xiong Tribe began from the main seat, “first listen to the latest news from the Giant Deer Clan.”

The Giant Deer Clan, which wanted to engulf the You Xiong Tribe, was also a medium-sized Barbarian Tribe.

Both their Sacrificial Spirit and Clan Leader were at the Initial Stage of Void Refining, but their Divine Deer, a Fifth Grade peak strength Sacred Beast in its prime, was on the verge of breaking through to the Sixth Grade at any moment.

The You Xiong Sacrificial Spirit waved his hand, and immediately a You Xiong Cultivator entered from outside the hall.

As soon as he entered the main hall, the You Xiong Cultivator directly wailed,”

“Sacrificial Spirit, the Giant Deer Clan has sent a message that if our You Xiong Tribe wants to live, we must immediately cease our futile resistance.

Otherwise, they won’t hesitate to spare no one when the time comes.”

“The Giant Deer Clan goes too far!” the current You Xiong Clan Leader exclaimed angrily; he was the one who had taken the initiative to contact Marquis Shao Dian from within the You Xiong Tribe.

Youxiong Yan, the You Xiong Clan Leader, was furious, but at this moment, many others chose to remain silent.

—Now, with the Sacrificial Spirit extremely weak and the Giant Deer encroaching on all sides, having suffered repeated defeats in their clashes, even those who previously advocated for war had temporarily lost their confidence to speak out.

“Sacrificial Spirit, the Giant Deer Clan has sent another message,” said a trembling Barbarian down below.

“Speak.”

“They say that they do not have any great designs on our You Xiong Tribe’s territory and clanspeople, and have no intention of occupying it.

If we agree to pledge allegiance to their Giant Deer Clan and surrender our right to compete for the Dragon Gate slots to them, they will cease hostilities.

Moreover, if we agree to these terms, they will send their Sacrificial Spirit to reside among our You Xiong Tribe, and we only need to slay our own Sacrificial Spirit and prepare the way to welcome the Giant Deer Clan’s Sacrificial Spirit.”

Everyone gasped in shock, suddenly understanding the Giant Deer’s intentions.

They were seeking an opportunity to break the shackles for their clan’s Sacrificial Spirit!

The competition for Dragon Gate slots was fierce; each additional participant meant one more chance.

As for what a Sacrificial Spirit is… in truth, it is a Sacred Beast that protects the Barbarian Families, their foundation, their Guardian God.

Sacred Beasts are willing to protect the barbarian families for hundreds or thousands of years because of the Dragon Gate.

The ‘Dragon Gate’ is not an actual gate but a secret realm held by the barbarian tribes.

Within this ‘Dragon Gate’ Secret Realm lies the power that can induce bloodline evolution in Sacred Beasts.

Sacred Beasts becoming enlightened is limited by bloodline.

The most obvious manifestation is that a True Dragon, just by eating and sleeping normally as it grows into adulthood, can possess Seventh or even Eighth Grade strength.

This is the innate gift of the Sacred Beasts but also their shackles.

Because of the restrictions of their bloodline, their potential essentially equals the limit of their bloodline; their path to enlightenment through cultivation is constrained by their bloodline.

It is exceedingly difficult for Sacred Beasts to break free from the shackles of their bloodline, unlike the Human Race, who, although born weak, possess infinite possibilities.

And the Dragon Gate, as a secret realm that could help Sacred Beasts break free from their bloodline shackles, naturally held an irresistible allure for them.

Sacred Beasts lusted after the Dragon Gate, but the barbarian tribe was an extremely large group, and additionally, the Dragon Gate Secret Realm was controlled by the great dream shamans of the Barbarian Tribe.

With the wild beasts being a disorganized and unstructured group of Sacred Beasts, how could they possibly break through the multitudes of barbarians, reach the Holy Land of the Barbarian Tribe, overcome the great dream shaman, and enter the Dragon Gate?

The Sacred Beasts were helpless.

Yet the great dream shaman was also unwilling to let such an asset as the ‘Dragon Gate’ go to waste.

After all, the ‘Dragon Gate’ was only useful to Sacred Beasts.

The clever founding great dream shaman of the barbarian tribe then established a rule that would ensure the prosperity of the tribe.

The ‘Dragon Gate’ would open to the various great Barbarian Families once every twenty years, allocating fifty slots. The family or tribe that secured a slot could send one Sacred Beast into the Dragon Gate.

Moreover, there was no limit; they could send the same Sacred Beast repeatedly!

That is, if a tribe could secure the slot time and again, even if they sent the same Sacred Beast into the Dragon Gate each time, it would be permitted.

The method for allocating the slots was simple, too: each of the five top-tier families would have five fixed slots.

The remaining twenty-five slots would be left for over a thousand large and small families to compete for.

To ensure that every tribe had hope to obtain a slot, the slots were contested through Magical Combat among barbarians under thirty years old.

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