Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Other than the Holy Land, the ‘Barbarian Ancestral Court’, all of the Hundred Thousand Mountains is under the control of the three strongest tribes—Beichen, Moonview, and Rising Sun…”
A month later, the Flybarb tribe’s party rode on large camels through the forest.
Brutal Thunder took the opportunity to impart knowledge to the youths.
“We’re heading to the Beichen tribe this time. It’s the strongest tribe around, with experts at the Primordial Core realm and the Apotheosis realm!”
“Primordial Core? Apotheosis?” Fang Yuan took the chance to ask. “What realm is that?”
“As barbarians, awakening the totem is the Awakening realm, and after that is the Predatory realm. Once the preying is complete, the totem will materialize and possess various magical powers!
“After the Materialization realm, you enter the Primordial Core realm. I don’t know much about it, but it seems that in this realm, you form a mysterious ‘Primordial Core’ in your body that can even extend your lifespan! After that, it is the Apotheosis realm! Of course, most of the old patriarchs in this realm have entered the Ancestral Court!” Brutal Thunder explained.
“Awakening, Predatory, Materialization, Primordial Core, and then Apotheosis?”
Fang Yuan nodded, getting a rough picture of his cultivation path.
“Then, what is the Beichen Ceremony?” Brutal Moon asked.
After she advanced, her body had developed further, adding a charm to her that made others unable to peel their eyes off her.
“The Beichen Ceremony comes every three years, and it’s a sacred ceremony that gathers all the tribes within five thousand kilometers! When the time comes, there’ll be Ancestral Court observers. You will battle on stage and fight for the tribe’s glory. Should you perform well, you will earn great rewards!”
Brutal Bones’s hoarse voice continued, “If you are chosen by the special envoy to enter the Ancestral Court, it’ll be a great glory!”
In reality, it’s just a youth genius selection that happens once every three years, which simultaneously functions as a market!
Fang Yuan nodded quietly, fully understanding. It’s obvious that the Ancestral Court is the core of the barbarians, and the treatment there will definitely be much better than small tribes. Moreover, the high priest seems optimistic about the selection. In this case, I’ll have to perform slightly and fight to enter the top.
Now that he had lost the stats window, if he wanted to advance quickly, resources, cultivation techniques, and mentors were all indispensable.
And the barbarian’s Ancestral Court clearly had the best conditions!
Based on that, it was worth Fang Yuan striving for this!
To lay low and wait for an opportunity, the first thing I must have is potential. Currently, I only have the inheritance. What’s in it is still unknown, and I can’t place all my eggs in one basket!
Fang Yuan immediately made his decision.
“Ancestral Court and Beichen tribe… What about Great Fey Pengze?” Brutal Dark asked hesitantly.
“Great Fey Pengze…” Brutal Thunder’s expression was difficult to read. “Obviously, he can’t compare to our Ancestral Court. But Great Fey Pengze is treacherous and cunning, and he’s at the Primordial Core realm. If he meets someone stronger, he’ll immediately escape into his lake, making it very hard to kill him. This is what makes him a disaster!”
A Great Fey at the Primordial Core realm? This is enough to exterminate the Flybarb tribe several times over… Even if the Beichen tribe’s Apotheosis experts make a move, they might necessarily be able to take him down…
Fang Yuan more or less understood.
He sat cross-legged on a camel with the greenery spread below his feet. He felt a sense of peace and began to comprehend the saber technique.
“In fact, saber and sword techniques have similar characteristics. Previously, I comprehended the Creation Sword Array and mastered the Omnidirectional Divine Demonic Armament Dao, allowing me to become immediately proficient in any armament. Of course, different universes have different nomological rules! Previously, I could only experiment on my own. But now that I have the Chaotic Cloak Saber Technique manual, I can use it as a guide to improve rapidly. Half of the manual that Brutal Thunder gave me earlier provides a great cover!”
When Brutal Thunder saw Fang Yuan’s talent with saber techniques, he had happily taught Fang Yuan the ‘Chaotic Cloak remnant manual’.
However, he did not know that his student had not only already learned everything in the manual, but he could also use it all the way to the nine-layered dark burst!
Now, he was studying how to make the complex simple and merging the nine dark bursts into one to increase its might multiple times!
“The best I’ve done is merging the nine-layered dark burst into two-layered, doubling the power!”
After some time, Fang Yuan’s body shook, and he opened his eyes. “The next step is to merge two-layered into one. At that time, I will reach the mortal peak, then become extraordinary and comprehend Saber will!”
Even if this was just a youth genius tournament, many talents were likely to show up.
Fang Yuan’s clam totem was only fifth or sixth grade. It did not have many advantages, so he could only invest his efforts elsewhere.
…
“Is that the Beichen tribe? It’s huge!”
After a difficult half-month journey, the Flybarb tribe’s party finally reached the Beichen tribe. Brutal Moon looked at the continuous city walls and let out a cry of surprise.
Surrounding the Beichen tribe was an earthen wall that had Beichen warriors patrolling on it, looking organized and structured.
The city gates were broad and could even accommodate a hill-sized camel.
It felt as though they had entered a giant’s country.
Brutal Bones led Fang Yuan and the others to the city gates.
“Be careful. The rules within Beichen City are very strict, and you can’t fight at will!” Brutal Thunder warned.
“So lively!”
Fang Yuan looked around, and streams of people were moving all around.
“After all, it’s the Beichen Ceremony that comes once every three years. Furthermore, the Ancestral Court’s special envoy will be here soon!”
Brutal Thunder sighed, and his eyes narrowed. “Huh? That is?”
Not far away, a camel walked over, and a group of people got off it.
The leader was a thin old man wearing black robes. His hawk-like eyes stared at them, full of vengeance.
He walked over, glanced at Fang Yuan and the others, and said in a strange voice, “Brutal Bones, you still aren’t dead!”
“Black Tu, you aren’t dead yet, so how could I be willing to leave first?” Brutal Bones replied coldly.
“So, are they your warriors this time? You should take good care of them and make sure not to lose any this time…” Black Tu snorted as he led his group of young barbarians into the city.
One of the youths had face paint on and looked like a black bear. He turned around, revealed a ferocious smile, and made a strangling motion.
“Brutal Dark, Brutal Moon, Fang Yuan!” High Priest Brutal Bones turned around and looked solemn. “This time, you can lose to anyone but the Black Tomb tribe. Got it?”
“Yeah! Teacher, watch how I take care of them!” Brutal Dark replied loudly, his eyes brimming with fighting intent as he glanced at Fang Yuan.
“You have to be careful. I heard that the Black Tomb tribe has a few experts in their new generation. For instance, that guy just now, Black Fury, awakened the earth burly bear totem, which is third grade,” Brutal Thunder warned.
The earth burly bear was a mutated beast with earth element powers. It had tremendous strength and ferocity. If the horned dragon did not carry a trace of dragon bloodline, it would be impossible for it to place on par.
“The Beichen Ceremony this time has many geniuses. Within the small tribes, third-grade totems are endless. As the largest tribe, the Beichen tribe has more than a hundred times more people than us, so the chances of the highest quality totems being born are much greater!” Brutal Thunder smiled. “Maybe you’ll meet opponents with second or even first-grade totems.”
“First-grade totem?” Brutal Dark gulped. If even he showed signs of unease, Brutal Moon was so nervous that she could hardly breathe.
“All right. Don’t scare them anymore.” Brutal Bones furrowed his brow. “Let’s find a place to stay, and then the rest of you can walk around the city and explore. With Beichen tribe warriors patrolling, this is the safest place within five thousand kilometers.”
After all, Brutal Bones was the high priest of a tribe. After identifying himself to the guards, he was immediately brought to reside within an area of the city.
The Black Tomb tribe was there as well, but they were taken to a further place. Obviously, the organizers had put some thought into this and knew that they could not let enemies stay in the same place. Otherwise, with the temperament of barbarians, they would cause chaos before the ceremony began.
“Finally some free time!”
Fang Yuan walked out of the common residence and found the market.
He still had a bottle of Bloodline Pills. It was a valuable item that he could exchange.
“Quality dyed cloth!”
“Weapons! Hundred-refined saber!”
“Fragrant dolphin meat!”
…
The market was full of stalls. There even was an extravagant beast skin tent.
“In general, main characters usually find rare treasures in a market…”
With some excitement and anticipation, Fang Yuan strolled around. After a while, he had to admit that he had expected too much. Reality was not a novel, and he did not have the luck of a main character.
“There isn’t even a single rare treasure here. On top of that, there were some fakes passed off as genuine. That hundred-refined saber isn’t even as good as the standard saber I used before.”
Fang Yuan walked back in exasperation. “It seems like I’d better exchange this with those tribes’ warriors! Strong warriors usually have good items. I’m sure someone needs this bottle of Bloodline Pills.”
Even though he was not interested in the power of mixed bloodlines and spirit essence, Bloodline Pills were the best totem supplements for these barbarians.
Even the high priest had been reluctant to give them away.
“Big Sis Moon, look at this cloth. The pattern is so beautiful!”
At this moment, Fang Yuan caught sight of Brutal Moon. She was looking at some floral cloth with another girl from the tribe.
When she turned around and saw Fang Yuan, she smiled.
“Haha… what a beautiful woman!”
A barbarian youth with two guards following saw her, and his desire immediately ignited. “I am the Beichen tribe’s Young Master Kunming. Woman, from now on, you are mine!”
Among the barbarians, women had very low standing, especially if they had not awakened their totem.
Furthermore, there was a custom of snatching women to marry. If a man met a beautiful woman on the streets, they would directly snatch her and go back to get married.
Smack!
After speaking, Young Master Kunming fell to the ground from a single slap.
The jade rabbit transformed into a totem.
“Hmph. My man has to be someone who can defeat me. You won’t do!”
Brutal Moon lifted her head proudly and glanced at the two guards. “What? Are you going to stand on his side? I’m a bloodline genius from a tribe nearby. Are you going to challenge the Beichen tribe’s rules?”
“No, we wouldn’t dare.”
The two guards exchanged looks, directly picked up Young Master Kunming, and left with their tail between their legs.
Some brave warriors who intended to save the damsel in distress felt distraught. “That’s not how the script goes!”
