Led by Xuan Xiao, the group entered the Life Grotto.
Upon entering the Life Grotto, Elder Ye and the others were all struck with awe and amazement. Especially after hearing Xuan Xiao's explanation, they understood what the Life Grotto meant to the Sky Walk Tribe.
“Goodness...Chief, your previous decision to conceal the Life Grotto was truly wise. Such a natural blessed land, our Sky Walk Tribe truly couldn't have kept it safe. But now, our tribe is also…”
“Please seal our memories, Chief. Or perhaps we can seal ourselves within the blessed land. To prevent news of the Life Grotto from leaking out.”
Elder Ye and the others were all in awe, but their next thought was about how to keep it secret. They were even willing to seal themselves inside the blessed land.
Xuan Xiao shook his head and laughed: “Times are different now, with the current state of the Sky Walk Tribe, we can protect the Life Grotto. So, there's no need to worry about the news leaking out. But you should also talk about it loudly and publicly, to avoid attracting unnecessary trouble.”
“Yes, Chief. We swear, we will never reveal the secret of the Life Grotto.” Elder Ye and the others swore solemnly.
Seeing their cautious and careful expressions, Xuan Xiao couldn’t help but feel a hint of helplessness. But Xuan Xiao wasn’t inclined to explain, so he brought the tribe members to the Life Nurturing Pool, a top-grade spirit treasure.
Gazing at the pool water, Xuan Xiao couldn’t help but recall the past: “This is the Life Nurturing Pool, it can allow tribe members who enter the pool to be reborn, enhancing their aptitude and transforming them into innate human races.”
“The reason I brought you here today is to have the thirty-six tribal geniuses enter the pool and be reborn. By doing so, they can enhance their aptitudes, transform into innate human races, and better cultivate and grow stronger, strengthening our Sky Walk Tribe.”
A cultivator can only enter the Life Nurturing Pool for rebirth once. Entering again would at most provide some healing benefits. So, Xuan Xiao thought it was better to use it to cultivate the tribe members instead of letting the pool water go to waste.
After all, if the Sky Walk Tribe wanted to grow stronger, it couldn't rely solely on Xuan Xiao. The Sky Walk Tribe needed more powerful individuals to continually grow stronger. In the future, when Xuan Xiao unified the human race, he would also need more powerful tribe members to assist him.
Without much thought, Xuan Xiao took out seventy-two Dragon Islands and placed them in various parts of the Life Grotto. He used them to draw the innate spiritual energy, pouring it into the Life Nurturing Pool to transform it into resources needed for rebirth.
Witnessing this, the thirty-six tribe members were filled with trepidation: “Chief, such precious resources, such a precious opportunity, using them on us, it’s truly not worth it. We…”
“If I say you’re worth it, then you’re worth it. Get in there quickly!” Xuan Xiao had no patience to coax them, he rolled them up and sent them into the Life Nurturing Pool.
Soon, the thirty-six tribal geniuses were in the pool, bathed in the nourishment of spiritual energy, transforming into silk cocoons.
Seeing this, Xuan Xiao felt relieved. He then turned to Elder Ye and the others: “Elder Ye, you were old before, your blood and energy were depleted, making it difficult to cultivate the Form and Intent Law. So, first, eat a Life Fruit and regain your youth. Then, cultivate the Form and Intent Law to the second stage, and then enter the Life Pool.”
“Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye, you have awakened the Witch Race bloodline, if you rashly enter the Life Pool, it will wash away the Witch Race bloodline in your bodies. So, you won’t be able to enjoy this opportunity.”
After all, they were tribe members who had been following him for years, they were also Xuan Xiao's confidants. Now, there were benefits and opportunities, yet they couldn’t partake. Xuan Xiao naturally had to speak out and explain, this was also a way of managing people.
Elder Ye, with his heart solely focused on the tribe, was unwilling to waste such a precious opportunity on himself. Xuan Zhou and Xuan Ye had grown accustomed to the various effects of the Witch Race bloodline and didn’t want to lose it.
Therefore, they didn’t care too much about the opportunity presented by the Life Nurturing Pool.
Xuan Xiao didn’t say anything else, after reassuring them, he continued: “Alright, I understand your thoughts. But as members of the tribe, you will certainly have your own opportunities in the future.”
“Elder Ye, Xuan Zhou, Xuan Ye… before I go out on my journey, whether it be within or outside the tribe, or within the Life Grotto, I leave it all to you. If you encounter any problems, discuss them with each other. If you encounter issues that are difficult to resolve, go to the Peach Forest and seek help from the Great Witch Hou Yi.”
“Chief, rest assured, we will definitely protect the tribe for you!” Elder Ye and the others spoke with righteous words, their hearts filled with excitement, as if ready to die for the cause.
Xuan Xiao nodded in satisfaction, reassured, and then set out on his journey.
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In the blink of an eye, many years had passed.
Now, Xuan Xiao had flown out of the East Sea, entering the vast ocean.
After deciding to embark on his journey and handling the tribe’s affairs, he flew towards the East Sea. After flying for decades, he finally entered the ocean.
“This is the Primordial Ocean?” Xuan Xiao faced the sea breeze, feeling the rich spiritual energy, as he flew over the ocean.
The ocean was vast and boundless, stretching as far as the eye could see. But the ocean was also incredibly desolate, as far as the eye could see, there was nothing, not even a single creature.
Perhaps due to the impact of the battle between Kuafu and the Golden Crows, its effects hadn’t subsided yet. As a result, there weren’t many sea tribes roaming in the current sea area, and there weren’t many islands either.
Xuan Xiao flew on, and on! He flew for hundreds of years, yet he hadn’t encountered a single cultivator: “Does the ocean not have cultivators? I’ve been flying for hundreds of years, I’ve only seen broken islands and sea tribes. I haven’t even seen a shadow of other cultivators!”
Desolation and loneliness surrounded Xuan Xiao, causing him to fall silent. There was no way around it, he had been flying for so many years, he hadn’t even seen a single human figure, inevitably, his mentality would undergo some changes.
From the initial excitement of embarking on his journey, to the silence he felt now.
It could only be said that the Primordial World was too vast, even a single ocean was so terrifying.
Xuan Xiao flew for another hundred years, and finally saw a figure.
In the distance, there was a massive landmass, yes, a landmass. Xuan Xiao hadn’t expected to see any islands after flying for so long, yet he actually came across a piece of land.
But as Xuan Xiao cautiously approached and slowly landed on this piece of land, he realized that it wasn’t a landmass, it was just a small island in the middle of the ocean.
Looking at the rolling mountains, the crisscrossing currents, the ancient trees that soared into the sky… this could be considered an island.
Xuan Xiao was once again awestruck by the vastness of the Primordial World, then his deep gaze scanned everything he could see. He especially noticed a few cultivators wearing Taoist robes, and he felt a slight sense of apprehension in his heart. After all, in Xuan Xiao’s understanding, the Primordial World was full of dangers, no one knew whether these cultivators might attack him at any moment.
Yet Xuan Xiao maintained his caution, he observed the cultivators who were scattered in groups, all flying towards a certain location, and curiously followed them.
Soon, following the cultivators' lead, Xuan Xiao arrived at a city where the mountains formed the walls and the ancient trees were the flowers and grass.
Seeing such a city, Xuan Xiao grew even more curious. He didn’t feel any danger from the Fate Bead, so he walked in.
The city was bustling with activity, countless cultivators were making noise, various sounds mixed together, echoing through the city.
Xuan Xiao’s expression was calm, yet his heart was curious, observing everything and listening to the conversations of the cultivators who weren’t trying to hide anything.
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