Zhuanyang easily neutralized the witchcraft cast by Green Horse, showing no anger whatsoever. With a thought, he conjured a precious flag in his palm, which shot out more than a dozen dark rays of light like arrows towards Zhuanyang as the flag fluttered in the wind.
Zhuanyang swayed his shoulders, his figure transforming into a wisp of breeze. The arrow passed through the gaps in the breeze, failing to harm him in the slightest.
The next instant, Zhuanyang reappeared, a conch shell suddenly appearing in his hand. He brought it to his lips and blew on it, and countless wind blades roared out.
Green Steed leaped into the air, dodging the wind blades, and then jumped into the air, scattering clusters of flames across the sky.
Zhuanyang blew the conch shell again, summoning a clear spring that transformed into a raging flood, extinguishing all the fireworks in its rolling waves...
The two exchanged blows, each displaying their skills, and fought relentlessly.
Hu Le sat inside the reed hut, feeling a bit bored, and couldn't help but yawn.
In his eyes, the duel between the two on stage was nothing more than chickens pecking at each other, and he regretted coming to join in the fun.
However, now that the others have arrived, it would be extremely impolite to leave halfway through. He just hoped that this tedious duel would end quickly...
Finally, a quarter of an hour later, Green Horse was accidentally caught in a gust of wind summoned by Zhuanyang and was blown off the platform against his will.
Although he still had the strength to fight again, unfortunately, once he stepped off the platform, it meant that he had already lost this battle.
In the remaining battles, both sides had their share of victories and defeats. Although some were injured in the battles, no one lost their life.
Hu Le, the arbitrator, was relieved of his predicament.
After the duel ended, Hu Le stood up, called the two clan leaders to his side, and summarized, "The territories of the two clans will now be divided according to the outcome of the battle. I believe you two have no objections?"
The two clan leaders exchanged a glance and nodded in unison, "We have no objections."
"There's no going back now."
"I will never go back on my word!"
"Excellent! You two, come and sign the document."
Hu Le received a square piece of animal hide from the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord. The hide was covered with tiny characters, which was the written agreement for dividing the territory. It was just waiting for the two of them to sign and affix their seals.
The two men used their fingers as pens to leave their unique marks on the animal hides.
After Hu Le examined it, he also left his mark as a witness. He nodded, folded the animal hide, and handed it back to Xianbao Tianju, instructing, "Next, you should have someone send it to the Zhoushan Ancestral Temple."
Agreements between two races like this need to be sent to the ancestral temple of the human race, reviewed by the elders and the human emperor, and then stored in the ancestral temple.
If anyone violates the agreement in the future, the ancestral court can send someone to punish them accordingly...
With nothing else to do, the group parted ways. As they were leaving, Hu Le glanced at Bian Xiong's face and his gaze suddenly paused.
Then he looked at the faces of the elders of the Chunmu clan, silently calculating in his mind, and had already made up his mind, so he couldn't help but give a reminder.
"Fellow Daoist, please be careful on your journey after you leave."
Everyone was taken aback by his words. Bian Xiong frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"
Hu Le smiled and shook his head, "This is a secret of heaven. If I say too much, things will inevitably change in the future. Fellow Daoist, just remember this: on the way back, if you encounter fire, it will be dangerous; if you see wind, turn around; if you encounter earth, go in; and if you reach water, you will live."
Bian Xiong frowned slightly when he saw Hu Le being deliberately mysterious. However, physiognomy and divination were also part of the great Dao, and as fellow cultivators, he dared not take Hu Le's reminder lightly.
Just as he was about to ask further questions, Hu Le shook his head at him and led the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord and the others away.
Kunyangzi also bid farewell to Bian Xiong and led his men away.
In the end, only Bian Xiong and other members of the same tribe remained inside the reed tent.
"Clan leader! I sensed that the Eastern Divine Lord wasn't joking just now. We must be careful on our way back," Green Steed reminded him from the side.
Bian Xiong was also trying to deduce the secrets of heaven, but at this time he had not even fully condensed the five elements in his chest, and his cultivation was far inferior to Hu Le's. After calculating for a long time, he did not get any useful information and felt that the road ahead was hazy.
However, after Hu Le's reminder, he still vaguely sensed a faint killing intent.
"Fire brings misfortune...fire brings misfortune...will we encounter any mountains or places with names containing the character for fire on our way back?"
Bian Xiong recalled the words of wisdom left by Hu Le, murmured a few words, and then asked the elders beside him.
Upon hearing this, everyone began to ponder.
"Chieftain, our journey back is only about 80,000 li, and we will pass through two mountains, three rivers, and five lakes along the way."
The two mountains are Xiongshan and Jishan; the three rivers are Xiongdu River, Jishui River, and Daobing Gorge; the five lakes are Daqing Lake, Xiaoqing Lake, Lianhua Lake, etc., none of which contain the character for "fire."
An elder familiar with the landscape along the way said.
"I see..."
Bian Xiong nodded slightly, without saying anything more.
"Clan leader, since what Lord Hu Le said might happen on the way back, why don't we take a detour back? Perhaps we can avoid this calamity," an elder suddenly suggested.
"Hmm, that's a good suggestion. We might be able to give it a try," someone nearby nodded in agreement.
"Can."
After thinking it over for a while, Bian Xiong agreed.
Next, the group of several hundred people did not return by the original route. Instead, they deliberately flew west for a distance before turning south and flying towards their own tribe.
They flew forward for another 30,000 miles, and suddenly a towering peak appeared ahead of them.
This mountain is filled with strangely shaped rocks, and its peak is both steep and precipitous, piercing the sky like a sword blade...
Seeing the mountain's unusual steepness and the faint black mist emanating from its forests, Bian Xiong felt a sense of foreboding. He slowed the speed of the auspicious clouds and summoned the elder who was knowledgeable about the local hydrology and topography, asking, "Do you know the name of this mountain?"
The elder replied, "I remember this mountain was called Wolf Peak, and it was occupied by some demons in the past."
Upon hearing that the mountain contained no mention of fire, Bian Xiong felt somewhat relieved. "In that case, we can just fly there directly."
The group agreed and followed him toward Wolf Peak. However, just as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, a cloud of fire covering several acres suddenly rose up from the mountain, blocking their path.
Upon seeing the fiercely burning cloud of fire, Bian Xiong's heart skipped a beat.
"Huh? There's someone in the clouds!"
"They seem to be remnants of the Fire Clan!"
Someone quickly recognized the person's identity.
Tens of thousands of years ago, when the Springwood Clan expanded its territory, it clashed with a Celestial Clan called the Blazing Fire Clan, and the two clans fought a fierce battle over it.
Because the Fire Clan are born with the ability to control fire and are generally very powerful, Bian Xiong went to the Human Clan's ancestral court to invite many experts just in case.
With the help of the ancestral court's experts, the entire Fiery Clan was nearly wiped out. In the end, only the clan leader, the Fiery Ancestor, led a group of defeated soldiers in a sorry state, and their whereabouts became unknown.
So many years have passed, and the remnants of the Fire Clan have still come looking for us...
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