Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 523 - 431 Dilemma of the Tianyuan Tribe_1

Chapter 523: 431 Dilemma of the Tianyuan Tribe_1

Tianyuan Mountain Range, Tianyuan Garden.

Yin Shi, Yin Hao, Yin Qing, and a burly old man in golden robes sat beside a green tea table, discussing something.

"Is there still no news from Bi Yuan?"

The old man in golden robes asked, frowning.

Yin Jie, at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Bi Yuan and two other Soul Transformation Cultivators had taken the Tianyuan Sword to the Purple Pupil Realm and then to the Qingmei Realm with the aim of finding out how the cultivators from the Qingmei Realm were traveling to the Tianyuan Realm.

The Tianyuan Sword was a Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure capable of breaking through realm barriers—the only one the Tianyuan Tribe possessed for such a purpose.

"Not yet, there’s a high probability they met with some mishap. The Life-Bound Lamps of the two clan members have gone out; only Taoist Friend Bi’s Life-Bound Lamp remains intact."

Yin Qing said.

"What does the Purple Charm Clan have to say? Taoist Friend Bi went to the Qingmei Realm through a spatial node provided by the Purple Charm Clan. It couldn’t be their doing, could it?"

Yin Shi said with a dark face.

It wasn’t surprising that the Purple Charm Clan might covet the Treasure that could break through realm barriers, as it was extremely precious.

"No, our clansmen witnessed them opening the spatial passage. The accident occurred after they entered the passage; perhaps they encountered a spatial storm or maybe an alien beast that lives within the Real Domain."

Yin Qing explained.

They initially intended to destroy the spatial node connecting the Qingmei Realm to the Tianyuan Realm, cutting off the Qingmei Realm’s retreat. This would turn the invading human cultivators trapped in the Tianyuan Realm into easy targets, enabling their forces to eradicate them.

However, plans can’t keep up with changes; they are now unable to cut off the humans’ retreat.

"Since his Life-Bound Lamp hasn’t gone out, he should be fine, only his whereabouts are unknown. Let’s first gather our experts to confront the human cultivators! They’ve amassed a million cultivators for the invasion. The southern part of the Tianyuan Realm is already under human control."

Yin Hao said with a furrowed brow.

The Qianyang Realm and Qingmei Realm were continuously sending reinforcements to the Tianyuan Realm, amounting to a million-strong, including as many as thirteen Soul Transformation Cultivators, steadily advancing.

"With the death of our two fellow Daoists and Bi Daoist Friend’s unknown whereabouts, there are only twenty Soul Transformation Cultivators left in the Tianyuan Realm. If a real fight breaks out, the advantage is not great. After all, the Human Clan can still call upon additional forces, and who knows how many Soul Transformation Cultivators they actually have."

Yin Qing analyzed.

The Human Clan had revealed thirteen Soul Transformation Cultivators, but the possibility that other Soul Transformation Cultivators had not shown themselves could not be excluded. Without full confidence for a decisive victory, the Tianyuan Tribe hesitated to engage in battle.

"What about the Purple Charm Clan? They are our allies. With their assistance, we can annihilate or repel the human cultivators."

Yin Jie asked with a furrowed brow.

"Our clansmen in the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot have suffered a great calamity, and the Purple Charm Clan’s attitude has turned ambiguous. They have refused to join the battle using various excuses, and at present, even granting passage through their territory is uncertain if we are to be defeated."

Yin Qing said.

The Realm of the Spiritual Pivot also hosted the Purple Charm Clan, who were allies with the Tianyuan Tribe. Now that the Tianyuan Tribe was in great trouble, the Purple Charm Clan below was beginning to distance themselves.

"They have already amassed heavy forces to guard the space node leading from the Tianyuan Realm to the Purple Pupil Realm, claiming to provide security. Isn’t that just because they fear the human clan will head to the Purple Pupil Realm through there?"

Yin Shi said with some dissatisfaction.

"Hmph, the Purple Charm Clan truly are fools. If the Human Clan takes down the Tianyuan Realm, do they think they will spare the Purple Pupil Realm?"

Yin Jie scoffed and, a thought coming to him, said, "Send someone to inform the Purple Pupil Realm. If they don’t deploy troops to support us, we will immediately join forces with the Human Clan to strike at the Purple Pupil Realm. Let’s see if they dare to test us."

"Allying with the Human Clan? That doesn’t seem right!"

Yin Qing said with a frown, aware of the deep-seated enmity between the Tianyuan Tribe and the Human Clan.

"First, let’s see how the Purple Charm Clan responds. Relying solely on the power of our own realm, we simply can’t withstand them."

Yin Jie said gravely.

Yin Shi and the others had no objections and gave their consent.

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Southern Tianyuan Realm, Qingyang City.

Sun Moon Garden, Song Lianyue and Zhao Yang were sitting next to a cyan-colored tea table, while Wang Feng was reporting to them.

"Still no news of Buyu? Junior Brother Xu has already returned."

Song Lianyue said with a frown.

Chu Buyu and Xu Xin represented the Sun Moon Palace in the battle as part of the first wave, but they were ambushed in the Endless Sand Sea and scattered in their escape.

Chu Buyu got separated from Xu Xin and has been missing ever since.

"No, fortunately, Senior Sister Chu’s Life-Bound Lamp hasn’t been extinguished; she must be hiding somewhere."

Wang Feng said, having advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage.

"The Tianyuan Tribe has amassed heavy troops and has completely encircled us; it will be very difficult for Buyu to join up with us."

Zhao Yang spoke.

The cultivators of the Tianyuan Tribe have surrounded the human cultivators, preventing them from causing trouble everywhere. Thus, it has become difficult for the scattered human cultivators to rejoin the main force.

"I hope she’s alright! Who knows how long this battle will go on, and we don’t even know if we’ll be able to return alive to the Qianyang Realm."

Song Lianyue sighed.

Wang Kun personally gave the order, so Song Lianyue and Zhao Yang dared not disobey and led their teams into battle.

"I’m afraid the end of this battle won’t come that easily. Both realms have gathered a million cultivators to fight in a foreign land. It seems they intend to annihilate the Tianyuan Tribe."

Zhao Yang’s expression was grave.

The Qingmei Realm and Qianyang Realm both dispatched a large number of cultivators to participate in the war, and the southern part of the Tianyuan Realm had already fallen under human control.

The human cultivators mined ore veins, established Spirit Medicine Gardens, and cultivated spiritual medicines and spirit wood. It seems they plan to stay in the Tianyuan Realm for the long haul.

Now, both sides tacitly agree to battle periodically, each sending out a batch of cultivators to fight, suffering casualties on both sides.

"Wanting to annihilate the Tianyuan Tribe isn’t so easy. As long as the Tianyuan Tribe has Soul Transformation Cultivators, it won’t be possible to wipe them out. Since the battle began, our human Soul Transformation Cultivators have clashed with the Tianyuan Tribe’s a few times, resulting only in Fairy Xuanbing’s fall."

Song Lianyue said.

Soul Transformation Cultivators are also afraid of death; they have not been fighting to the death, but simply sparring and testing each other out.

Fairy Xuanbing perished at the hands of Bian Shang, the only Soul Transformation Cultivator to have fallen so far.

In this conflict, Soul Transformation Cultivators command from behind the scenes, while those below Divinity Transformation slaughter each other, resulting in a heavy death toll.

The foot soldiers move forward without the ability to retreat; the commanding officers can move forward and back at will.

"Now, all we can hope for is that our Human Clan comes out victorious, if the Human Clan loses, we’ll likely all die in the Tianyuan Realm."

Zhao Yang spoke in a deep tone.

After some idle chat, they each went about their business.

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In the northern part of the Tianyuan Realm, a verdant and rolling mountain range stretched on.

From the depths of the mountains, a deafening explosion was heard as a massive golden fireball shot up into the sky, making the earth and mountains tremble.

A cyan escape light flew out from deep within the mountains, but before it got far, a golden rainbow swiftly followed, catching up to the cyan light.

The cyan light stopped, revealing a panicked young man in green robes with a bloody hole in his head from which blood was still flowing.

As soon as the Nascent Soul left the body, a red aura descended from the sky, enveloping the Nascent Soul and drawing it into a Red Jade Vase.

A red flame lit up in the sky, and Chu Buyu appeared with a pair of wings flickering with red light on her back, exuding astonishing spiritual energy.

With a single gesture, the Red Jade Vase flew towards her and disappeared into her sleeve.

A gust of wind blew by, and Shen Long appeared, wearing a slight smile.

"Fairy Chu, what a coincidence!"

Shen Long greeted her, having set out to gather information and unexpectedly running into Chu Buyu.