"You care so little for the greater good? Then my Phoenix Clan withdraws from this alliance!"
Faced with Yuanfeng's uncompromising attitude, Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin were both stunned.
They hadn't expected Yuanfeng to be so resolute!
And so, Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin, whose blood had been boiling with rage, gradually began to calm down.
Yuanfeng didn't stop there. She continued transmitting her voice: "The Ferocious Beast Clan is wreaking havoc across the Primordial World, and the Primordial Races are being slaughtered. Right now, we need every hand available to fight the beasts. If you continue sending large numbers of your experts to settle these old scores, never mind whether you can kill Xie Fang—how will you make up for the experts you lose? And who will fight the ferocious beasts? If you want to drag your own clans into the Abyss, I won't join you!"
Her words were resolute. By the end, Yuanfeng had even pinned the blame for the turmoil in the Primordial World directly on Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin.
As clan leaders, Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin were naturally no fools. Hatred had clouded their judgment before, but after Yuanfeng's rebuke, they had both calmed down.
Yuanfeng actually has a point!
The pressure the Ferocious Beast Clan was placing on the Primordial Races was unprecedented, throwing the world into chaos. If anything else went wrong now, it might truly drag all the Primordial Races into the Abyss!
Ancestral Dragon forced down his fury toward Xie Fang and said, "Pass down my order: suspend the hunt for Xie Fang for now. Once we've defeated Huang Ni, I'll personally take action and kill the brat!"
Shi Qilin nodded as well, then transmitted his voice to Yuanfeng: "Exactly. But when that time comes, if you still try to stop us, don't blame us for showing you no courtesy!"
Those two had clearly come around, yet still insisted on saving face with a few formal words.
Yuanfeng naturally didn't take offense at their behavior.
Her goal was to put a temporary stop to the fighting and unite everyone against the Ferocious Beast Clan. Now that Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin had called off the hunt for Xie Fang, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After thinking it over, Yuanfeng transmitted her voice to Xie Fang: "Boy, the situation in the Primordial World is dire. I've persuaded Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin to stop hunting you for now, but this is only temporary. If you want to sleep without worrying, you can come to my Southern Undying Volcano. I can protect you."
In truth, Yuanfeng did want to recruit Xie Fang.
After all, she had seen his combat strength firsthand. Used well, he would be a tremendous asset!
As for how she would deal with Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin after Huang Ni's defeat, Yuanfeng had nothing to fear.
The three clans had always been at odds. They had only been forced into an alliance because of the Ferocious Beast Clan.
Once the Ferocious Beast Tribulation ended, relations between the three clans would surely become tense again.
Besides, Xie Fang was extraordinarily powerful. When the time came, if she went up against the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan, it remained to be seen who would come out on top!
Yuanfeng certainly knows how to play her cards.
After hearing Yuanfeng's message, Xie Fang gave a faint smile.
As if he'd be afraid of the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan! When the Dragon-Han Catastrophe came, they'd be nothing but cannon fodder. What was there to fear?
Besides, even if the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan sent experts to hunt him down, would Xie Fang be scared?
Don't make him laugh. He'd welcome them with open arms!
He'd be more than happy for both clans to send every last expert after him. That way, he could rake in Experience Points like crazy.
Of course, Yuanfeng meant well, so Xie Fang had no reason to say anything harsh. But she wasn't powerful enough to make him join her.
Before anyone knew it, time slipped by in the blink of an eye.
Five thousand years passed in an instant.
The fighting between the Primordial Races and the Ferocious Beast Clan grew more and more intense.
Meanwhile, the masterminds lurking behind the scenes were racing against time to claim as much as they could from the Tribulation.
The most prominent among them were naturally Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Demon Ancestor Luohu, and the peerless experts who had once been Chaos Demon Gods and reincarnated into new forms!
These top-tier innate gods had all gone into hiding, watching Huang Ni's performance from the sidelines and waiting for a chance to step in and claim their share!
Xie Fang hadn't been idle all these years, either. He killed ferocious beasts wherever he went, and when he encountered experts from the Dragon Clan or Kirin Clan, he showed them no mercy. They all became Experience Points for Xie Fang.
When Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin heard about it, they were naturally furious. But remembering Yuanfeng's warning from five thousand years ago, the two aggrieved clan leaders could only turn a blind eye and tell their followers to avoid Xie Fang whenever possible.
But Xie Fang's actions baffled the innate experts of the Primordial World.
They could understand wanting to kill ferocious beasts and claim a share of the world's fortune.
But why attack the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan members he encountered, too?
To them, Xie Fang was an utterly incomprehensible troublemaker. It seemed his only pleasure was killing living beings. Whether they were ferocious beasts or members of other races, if they were alive, he took delight in killing them.
Of course, aside from Luohu, the other top-tier experts kept an eye on Xie Fang but didn't think much of him.
In their eyes, Xie Fang was nothing but a clown.
Luohu was the only one who took Xie Fang seriously!
Years ago, Xie Fang had stolen the Nine Demon Pagoda and escaped Luohu's grasp. That had left Luohu furious!
But Xie Fang was as slippery as an eel, impossible to catch. Luohu was beside himself with rage, yet there was nothing he could do.
Then one day, after Xie Fang struck down a Grand Unity Golden Immortal from the Dragon Clan, he suddenly froze.
He sensed an immense surge of Spiritual Qi spreading out in an instant, covering nearly a hundred million li in the blink of an eye!
Rumble—
A deafening boom suddenly rang across the Primordial World, shaking the heavens and earth. The commotion was so great that all the top-tier experts of the Primordial World turned their attention toward it.
A hundred thousand li away from Xie Fang, a dazzling burst of treasure light suddenly shot out, scattering in every direction!
At the same time, beams of Spiritual Qi shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire Primordial World in an instant!
"This is the sign of a supreme treasure emerging!"
Xie Fang furrowed his brow. Judging by the scale of the phenomenon, the treasure had to be at least an Innate Spiritual Treasure!
Of course, Xie Fang wasn't the only one to sense the unusual energy. The other experts in the Primordial World sensed it too, and the whole world immediately erupted into excitement!
"How could an Innate Spiritual Treasure emerge without me getting involved? Besides, there's bound to be a fierce battle over it. That'll give me another chance to rake in Experience Points."
After a moment's thought, Xie Fang decided to go see what all the fuss was about.
Over the years, he had killed countless ferocious beasts and experts from other races, but he hadn't taken down any top-tier experts. He was already tired of killing weaklings for Experience Points.
It was too much trouble, and the Experience Points he got were negligible.
With his current Quasi-Saint cultivation, killing Grand Unity Golden Immortals earned him next to no Experience Points.
If he wanted to rake in more Experience Points, he'd have to make a big score!
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