After Luo Jiujiang woke up, the first thing he did was to relay Feng Xue's warning about "being careful with Ba Xia" to Han Qianling.
Han Qianling showed a little surprise about this.
"Whether you told me this news a month ago, two months ago, or even when Miss Feng Xue first met me, the result would probably be the same."
"Jiujiang, as far as I know, as one of the Nine Clans, Baxia should have been dead for thousands of years."
Luo Jiujiang and Han Qianling exchanged bewilderment. He was like Han Qianling's own emotional amplifier, his eyes filled with astonishment. "Dead for so long? Why did Sister Xue bring this up? She had a hard time saying this back then, in the death trap. What did Ba Xia look like? Who's sure he's dead?"
Han Qianling handled Luo Jiujiang's rapid-fire thoughts with ease, answering each of his questions logically. "Baxia resembles a giant turtle, with sharp teeth. Rumors of Baxia's death have been circulating for thousands of years. The murderer's identity is uncertain, but for an alien species like us, if we can remain silent for thousands of years, we're probably as good as dead."
"Did Miss Feng Xue tell you these things? Then I will go and ask her for advice tomorrow."
It was pitch dark, so there was no rush to find anything. Luo Jiujiang lay back down in bed and grabbed a strand of Han Qianling's hair and started to hold it in his mouth.
The two Jindan monks, who were full of energy and vitality, had no need to sleep, so they simply began to think about the whereabouts of the alien species.
The Four Symbols were the easiest to identify, one on each side of the Four Symbols Realm. While rumors circulated that Azure Dragon was old and frail, and Vermillion Bird had guarded the palace for years without making an appearance, they were at least certainly still alive.
The more troublesome ones are the Nine Clans. There are many of them, and they love to fight among themselves. The history of hatred between them is intertwined, just like an old bad debt.
"First, it was Taotie. Although Sister Xue hated him so much, he is now living well in the Jinyun Realm."
"Then there's Qiuniu, also known as Master Gongyi. He's been at Qinglong Academy for many years. Apart from the fact that every time he taught his disciples, one of them had an accident, I think he's in pretty good shape."
"Then there's Jiaotu. I once had a connection with this alien master, and he even gave me a mirage pearl—though I didn't keep it for long. Now that I have the Dao Source, I don't need it anymore. According to Mr. Gongyi, Jiaotu has his own Jiaotu Realm and has accepted a dragon named Chenyuan as his disciple."
Han Qianling nodded and added helpfully, "It is said that Jiaotu was defeated by Taotie once in his early years. Perhaps that battle involved a change of ownership and replacement of part of the Dao Source."
"Let's put Daoyuan aside for now. There has been too much friction between the nine clans in history. If the outcome of every battle is linked to Daoyuan, the final amount of calculation will probably make people vomit blood." Luo Jiujiang waved his hand and continued to study the next target of the nine clans.
"Suanni, that's Nuzi, you told me before that he's basically a tool in Xuanwu's hands. He probably doesn't have much Dao Source in his hands. The only thing he has left is probably the Dao Source that has been soaked into his muscles and bones for many years and cannot be removed..."
Speaking of this, Luo Jiujiang remembered Feng Xue’s dream again.
Although he did not understand the "Di En Ai" that Sister Xue said, the word "influence" was very vivid. After Luo Jiujiang thought about it carefully, he actually understood most of Feng Xue's meaning.
Han Qianling nodded in agreement. "Just like the Dao Source that Miss Feng Xue brought with her, the amount is so tiny that it's almost negligible, but even such a tiny amount is enough to distinguish them from ordinary exotic beasts."
It is difficult to say whether this is a blessing or a curse. If it were not for this little bit of Daoyuan, the Suanni clan probably would not have been manipulated by Xuanwu for all these years.
"Next is Ba Xia. Sister Xue told us to keep an eye on him, and you said he's dead—then let's just assume he's dead for now. I'll discuss the details with Sister Xue tomorrow."
After listing the names of these five alien species, Luo Jiujiang spread his hands, meaning that he was not very clear about the rest.
Han Qianling took the initiative to undertake the following work.
"Of the remaining four, Qiongqi declared himself the Lord of the ** Realm. Yazi was the strongest fighter back then. Even with only one-ninth of Kun's Dao Source, he was still able to slightly overpower the Four Elephants. After the Dragon God died, he proclaimed himself the Second God. But since Xuanwu can control Suanni, and Baxia's life and death are unknown, it's clear that their Dao Source has been lost. So it's hard to say how strong or weak they are now."
"As for the last two... Chao Feng vanished hundreds of years ago, and his whereabouts are unknown. Chi Wen originally ruled the Misty Wave Realm, but the Misty Wave Realm later spontaneously changed its leader, so there's no need to mention what happened to him."
If they hadn't counted them, they wouldn't have known. When they listed the information about the nine clans, they found that at least four of them were useless, a ratio almost approaching half.
It seems that being a member of the Nine Clans is indeed a very dangerous profession.
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