Master of Deception

The heavy snow flew, and the biting wind was bone-chilling. Xiang Tian trudged forward, one foot deep, one foot shallow.

This accursed place was once the territory of demonic beasts, yet not a single shadow of one could be seen now. Moreover, his Companion Bracelet had lost its spiritual power. How was he, a cultivator at the Deity Transformation Realm, supposed to retrieve the Chaos Earth? By trickery and deceit?

The surroundings grew colder. Xiang Tian could only take out his coat and put it on. From a distance, he looked like a giant black bear slowly moving. The temperature in this place was not something any cultivation realm could compensate for.

Xiang Tian suddenly remembered that he still had something related to the Divine Beast Clan on him.

Immediately, he took out the Dragon Bone, gnawed with countless teeth marks. He had bought this in the Upper Realm intending for Little Huang to grind its teeth on, but he hadn't expected it to be useful now.

He crushed the Dragon Bone into powder, sprinkled some casually on his pants, and then made a sachet, pouring the powder in and hanging it from his waist.

Beast tribes generally had poor intelligence, being rough and reckless. Furthermore, the Dragon Clan were Divine Beasts themselves, and their numbers were scarce. Xiang Tian wasn't afraid of being exposed by impersonating them.

There were permanent residents in the snowfields, but they were all spirit beasts that had transformed into human form. After all, the most perfect form recognized by the world was the human form.

As expected, Xiang Tian was not disappointed. Not far ahead, he spotted a small town. The town wasn't large and appeared somewhat deserted, with no one in sight.

The buildings were crystal clear as if frozen. Xiang Tian walked on the street, the ground covered in ice. He had been sliding his way along.

There was a small tavern ahead, and he could faintly see a few figures. Xiang Tian hurried towards it.

Even from some distance away, Xiang Tian could hear the noisy clamor inside, the sounds of drinking and playing dice games echoing endlessly.

"Cough cough!"

Xiang Tian reached the entrance but didn't attract anyone's attention. He saw that most of the people inside were drunkards with flushed faces.

Upon hearing someone cough, only a few turned their heads. They were mostly drunk, their wine pots clanging.

They looked no different from ordinary people, except for the intense malevolence and fierce appearance about them. This was also somewhat due to their innate forms; after all, their original bodies were too unsightly. Unless their cultivation was extremely high, most of them would still be rather unattractive even after transforming.

"Yo, a human?"

A drunkard spoke, sounding somewhat surprised. It wasn't that he was wrong to think so, as with Xiang Tian's appearance, they couldn't find anyone in this place who could transform into such a perfect human form.

"Wow, how rare, there's actually a human here. Tsk tsk tsk, why aren't you staying in your own territories? What are you doing here, coming to fill our bellies?"

Another person spoke, baring his white teeth and grinning menacingly at Xiang Tian.

Xiang Tian remained expressionless, observing them.

Finally, a few people who were relatively sober frowned and began to size up Xiang Tian.

He released his divine sense to sense them slightly, and then, with a whoosh, he slid off his chair, his face turning deathly pale.

"D-D-Dragon Clan."

Two people stammered, their voices trembling, their eyes filled with pure terror.

What?

Dragon Clan?

Those drunkards instantly sobered up. With a jolt, they also released their divine senses slightly, and were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground.

Xiang Tian maintained his composure outwardly, but inwardly, he was already extremely nervous. Fortunately, his luck was good enough to encounter a few dim-witted fellows.

"You all seem to be living quite comfortably, drinking your wine here."

Xiang Tian's words left them bewildered, unable to understand his meaning.

"G-Great one, to be honest, our Eastern Ice Domain is too remote, and the weather is too cold. We drink only to keep warm."

One of them, shrinking his neck, forced himself to speak.

Eastern Ice Domain?

Xiang Tian was not familiar with the snowfields. In fact, he didn't know the situation here, nor did he know which Divine Beast Clan governed this region.

Xiang Tian pondered for a moment, then nodded: "This place is indeed remote. I was merely traveling through the void when I accidentally encountered a spatial storm and was teleported here. Fortunately, my luck was good, and I wasn't sent to any human territories."

Those people didn't doubt Xiang Tian's words much. The Dragon Clan, by nature, could traverse the void, so this explanation seemed plausible.

"Let me ask you, which Divine Vein governs this place?"

For beast tribes, the word "beast" was actually a taboo for them. They disliked being called demonic beasts because they felt their status was not comparable to those low-level demonic beasts that couldn't transform.

Xiang Tian, aware of this, asked his question this way.

"Replying to Great One, it is the Ancient Demon Ape lineage."

Xiang Tian was overjoyed. It was this Divine Beast Clan! It seemed Guang Hao Immortal King had intentionally chosen such a location for him.

Although the Ancient Demon Ape lineage possessed explosive combat power and developed incredibly muscular bodies, their intellect seemed to have not evolved alongside.

Their ancestor, the Battle Demon Ape Kong Wu, was a formidable figure in his time, capable of directly confronting one of the three major sects. His combat prowess was imaginable. Moreover, he was rumored to be exceptionally astute, single-handedly elevating his clan's bloodline to the status of Divine Beasts. Back then, even the Dragon Clan was beaten into submission by this fellow.

It was a pity that after Kong Wu ascended to the Upper Realm, the intelligence of this race seemed to have declined generation after generation, which was truly regrettable.

If it was this clan, then things would be much easier. Xiang Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Tian said meaningfully, "So it's them. No wonder. Why haven't I heard much news about them recently?"

Those few people looked at each other, and finally cast their gazes towards the person who had spoken earlier.

"There's no other way," that person could only continue, "Recently, a major figure in their clan has gone berserk during cultivation and requires some calming treasures. Now, their people have dispersed to search for these treasures!"

Xiang Tian: !

This is ridiculous. Guang Hao Immortal King is doing this on purpose, no wonder he said he had the ability to get the Hun Tian Earth, and just threw me here without a word. As expected, all Immortal Kings are excessively cunning!

Jing Xin's treasure? My Vajra Sarira absolutely can!

Suppressing his excitement, Xiang Tian looked at the person who had replied.

"Where does their clan reside? Tell me."

The guy pointed in a direction: "It's on Tianqi Mountain in that direction."

Xiang Tian said no more and turned to leave.

Inside the tavern, the group exchanged glances for a long time, all of them breathing a sigh of relief. Is this what a big shot is like? They really don't waste any words!

Tianqi Mountain is said to be the spiritual mountain where Kong Wu was born, and it's considered a holy land among the entire beast race.

Xiang Tian, after a long journey, finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.

However, the scene before him surprised him somewhat.

Green mountains, clear waters, beasts, and flying birds.

Is this really what the snow plains look like?