Ch. 101Fourth Layer of the Heavenly Meridian—Is a Great Drought Coming?
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Xiaoyang Clan retreats from the northern mountains, and the Blazing Flame Tribe confirms their retreat.
- Xiaoyang tribes begin migrating north along the Qu River, settling along the Zhushui River.
- Human tribes re-emerge in the previously claimed territories, intermingling with the Xiaoyang Clan.
- The Blazing Flame Tribe returns to their tribal land, performs a tribal sacrifice, and resettles over a hundred thousand people into new settlements.
- The tribe reorganizes their tribal soldiers, establishing the Yanwu Guard and Blazing Flame Guards.
- Shen Can senses an increase in Fire Element Source Power and suspects a great drought is coming.
Character Developments
- Huo Tang becomes busier with the resettlement of over a hundred thousand people but enjoys the challenge.
- Shen Can compiles a set of penal rules for the tribe and anticipates the tribe's growth in the coming years.
- The core Blazing Flame tribesmen show faster cultivation progress than the assimilated subordinate peoples.
Significant Themes
- The struggle for resources and territory between the Human Race and the Xiaoyang Clan.
- The importance of unity and strength within the Blazing Flame Tribe for facing external threats.
- The potential consequences of the increased Fire Element Source Power, suggesting an impending great drought.
Character Interactions
- Huo Tang and Shen Can discuss the tribe's future, with Huo Tang expressing hope for a few years of peace and Shen Can reassuring him about the tribe's prospects.
- Shen Can interacts with tribesmen, showing kindness and concern for their well-being.
- Shen Can senses the Fire Element Source Power's increase and discusses the potential great drought with the tribal leaders.