In this valley lay tens of thousands of human corpses, most of which had been devoured by the mourning birds. Most of the bodies were reduced to skeletons, various severed limbs, and skulls stripped of flesh…
"Master, these people seem to be from the Mongol Empire!"
After descending from the flying carriage into the valley and briefly inspecting the area, Granny Rui returned to Rong Xi's side.
"The Mongol Empire?"
Rong Xi was stunned for a moment.
The history of this timeline is similar to the history she knows, but each dynasty that is replaced is not actually completely wiped out. Instead, they hide in a desolate area teeming with monsters and ferocious beasts, and then they reappear when time passes.
For example, the Xixia Yipintang that Rong Xi once met was just like that.
After being driven out of the Central Plains by the Ming Dynasty, the Mongol Yuan Empire disappeared into the vast desert.
Later, during the rise of the Qing Dynasty and the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, the remnants of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty played a significant supporting role. Currently, the northern grasslands within the Qing territory are occupied by these remnants.
But now, in a valley outside the northwestern frontier, so many corpses of the remnants of the Mongol Yuan dynasty have appeared!
"Granny Rui, are you sure?"
"Master, the clothing of the corpses to the west is indeed that of the remnants of the Mongol Yuan dynasty. However, these should not be the Mongol Yuan remnants who surrendered to the Qing, but rather another group!"
This time, it was Granny Xiang who spoke up, “As far as I know, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty was driven out by the Ming Dynasty and was torn apart. At the height of the Mongol Yuan Empire, its army launched attacks on all sides and expanded its territory by tens of thousands of miles. The Mongol Yuan people were scattered all over the world. When the Mongol Yuan Dynasty was driven out by the Ming Dynasty, its people scattered all over the world had no one to rely on.”
"In that case, there must be some Mongol remnants in the area somewhere around here!"
After vomiting for a while, Rong Xi stopped looking at the valley piled high with corpses and finally felt a little better, and her brain started working again.
That should be it!
"This might be their sky burial place!"
The Mongol Empire was vast, and when Temujin raised his army, he received troops from all directions. Although they were all Mongol, there were actually differences among them.
Some tribes practice sky burial, that is, people are born into the sky and then buried by the sky.
When members of these tribes die, their bodies are placed in a special sky burial site, left to be devoured by monsters and ferocious beasts. To outsiders, this is seen as a desecration of the dead, but to the people of these tribes, it is a complete cycle of reincarnation.
Humans obtain food from heaven and earth, and after death, they return to heaven and earth.
Rong Xi had heard of the concept of sky burial, but had never witnessed it.
Just thinking about it is incredibly cruel.
This is a difference in philosophy!
"Never mind all that, let's tell the Prince to send people to search the place!"
Despite the tribe's immense size, finding it amidst these vast mountains and desolate plains is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Rong Xi's purpose in coming here is to find the earth fire vein to prepare for alchemy; other matters are not a concern for the time being.
The unexpected discovery of the sky burial site of the remnants of the Mongol Yuan Empire left Rong Xi with a strange sense of melancholy. She suddenly felt that her destination might not be so simple.
Perhaps, the place with the earth's fire veins is actually the location of this Mongol Yuan dynasty remnant tribe!
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."
"The bad ones don't work, the good ones do!"
Rong Xi sat on the flying chariot and spat several times.
Damn it, she felt she had absolutely done something stupid.
Murphy's Law!
The more you worry about something happening, the more likely it is to happen.
Unfortunately, when the flying chariot reached the mountain peak where the earth fire vein was located, Rong Xi was completely speechless! She had truly verified the correctness of Murphy's Law with her own experience.
Below, amidst the rolling mountains, stretches a city complex for hundreds of miles.
"Master, next..."
"I saw it!"
Rong Xi was very listless.
The Earth Fire Vein has already been occupied. If she wants to refine pills, she either needs to find another place or discuss it with the Mongol Yuan Empire below.
In contrast, Rong Xi felt that she could still discuss it with them.
After all, she is now the wife of a prince of the Qing Dynasty.
Although this Mongol tribe is not within the territory of the Qing Dynasty, they should know to some extent who is in charge of the world today!
Moreover, she has Taotie and Qiongqi by her side. If these people refuse to speak properly, she doesn't mind teaching them how painful life can be.
Rong Xi pondered this in her mind and prepared to land in the city below.
However, something bad happened again!
The city below has activated a protective magic circle, and yes, an attack magic circle as well!
One after another, magical attacks soared into the sky, each one possessing the power comparable to a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.
If it weren't for the Taotie guarding below, Rong Xi and the others' flying chariot would have been destroyed in no time.
"What happened to the rule that guests are always welcome?"
"What the hell, are you bullying me?"
Rong Xi was getting angry.
However, before Rong Xi could order Taotie to make a move, several figures suddenly rose into the air from within the city below.
Who goes there?
The figures that soared into the sky did not approach, but instead gazed at Rong Xi and the others on the flying chariot from afar. Their eyes held great apprehension towards the Taotie and Qiongqi guarding the chariot.
Just now, the magical attacks released by the city's attack array were so powerful that even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage dared not confront them head-on, yet Taotie and Qiongqi blocked them with ease.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have shown up at all.
"Special envoy from Prince Yong of the Great Qing Dynasty!"
Rong Xi stood up and looked proudly at the group of Nascent Soul cultivators opposite her.
She certainly wouldn't reveal her true identity; after all, whether these people were friend or foe remained to be seen. However, judging from their immediate attack on the magic array, these people were probably not easy to deal with.
"Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Khoid tribe!"
After Rong Xi made her claim, the Nascent Soul cultivator opposite her also introduced himself.
"I wonder what brings this special envoy to our territory?"
"We were unaware of the arrival of a special envoy. The tribe's guards discovered a powerful demonic beast approaching and launched an attack. If we have offended anyone, please forgive us!"
The group of Nascent Soul cultivators did not request verification of Rong Xi's identity.
Clearly, they all knew that the Fourth Prince had arrived in Zichuan City. In other words, the Khoshut tribe had spies in Zichuan City, and their communication with the outside world had not been interrupted.
"I have heard that the Hui Te tribe has a geothermal vein, and I have been ordered to come and borrow it to refine elixirs!"
Rong Xi directly stated her purpose for coming, hoping to observe the reactions of these Nascent Soul cultivators.
The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Hui Te tribe were all taken aback upon hearing Rong Xi's purpose. The Hui Te tribe possessed a fire vein, a fact known only to the tribe's high-ranking members. They truly couldn't understand how this special envoy from Prince Yong knew!
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