The Past of the Great Wilderness

The crystal sheet glowed.

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the scrap metal.

Li Fan was also taken aback for a moment, and said:

"Let me take a look."

Wu Dade presented it with both hands, Li Fan picked up the iron sheet.

Hmm, it's quite heavy, and the quality is decent; it's a good piece of iron.

Moreover, it appears to be part of the sword's body.

The edge is very obvious.

The rust is too severe... and upon closer inspection, there seem to be some writing on the blade?

"Bring me a millstone."

Li Fan immediately spoke up, Gongya went to fetch it.

Li Fan used the magic stone to gently scrape away the rust.

The rusted iron sheet suddenly revealed a hint of sharpness again!

Li Fan rubbed it carefully and found that the characters on the sword piece were not complete and seemed to be half of the character "Zhu".

Could it be the name of the sword? Generally speaking, the name of the sword is engraved on the blade.

What sword is Zhu?

Li Fan also had no way of knowing.

He didn't notice that when he finished polishing the sword blade, everyone's expression changed drastically.

They all felt an unparalleled sword intent emanating from that piece of iron!

The sword intent was warm.

It is tragic.

With just a wisp of sword intent released, everyone seemed to see a lonely swordsman dying in sorrow.

The sword intent remains, but life has already perished!

Among the many disciples, Dugu Yuqing suddenly looked up and stared at the sword fragment in a daze.

Because at this moment, the sword intent emanating from his entire body actually subtly resonated with and aligned with this sword intent!

A feeling of loneliness and desolation inexplicably welled up in my heart!

"Why..."

He murmured to himself.

At that moment, the peach tree branches swayed gently, an Old Mother Hen raised its eyes and stopped pecking at the Corn, and a koi stopped swimming.

"Where did this thing come from?"

Li Fan then asked a question.

Wu Dade said:

"I bought it at the market. The stall owner said it was brought out from deep in the wilderness by a herb farmer."

"Master, so there are rare plants and animals deep in the Great Wilderness."

He was somewhat agitated.

Li Fan said:

"Deep in the wilderness... the vast wilderness, where can one search?"

Wu Dade pointed at the big black dog and said:

"Don't worry, Master. This dog has a keen nose. It will definitely be able to find its way by following the scent. It's the one that smelled this piece of metal."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan thought for a moment and said:

"Hmm, that's fine too."

"Let's have dinner first, we can discuss this tomorrow."

Gongya had already served all the dishes, and an enticing aroma wafted out.

"Dinner's ready!"

Everyone sat down happily and began to eat.

Only Dugu Yuqing seemed lost and dejected.

Wood Spirit Village.

"Grandpa Village Chief, we met people from the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty today..."

Mu Wanqing recounted what had happened at the market that day.

A solemn expression flashed across Mu Rantian's face.

"It seems the records are true..."

"Wood Spirit Village... once produced an unparalleled powerhouse who established a mighty dynasty in the outside world..."

A hint of bitterness appeared on his face as he said:

"But Wood Spirit Village has been forgotten."

He consulted all the clan's records.

Many legends were once considered mere rumors or hearsay.

But the Sacrificial Spirit's words made him re-examine those ancient texts.

Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of Wood Spirit Village fled from the depths of the wilderness and established Wood Spirit Village.

According to records, those ancestors brought out many treasures.

However, our ancestors had a precept that no one in Wood Spirit Village was allowed to leave the Great Wilderness.

Furthermore, those things from the depths of the Great Wilderness must not be allowed to appear before the world.

However, some people later violated the ancestral precepts.

After all, in the wilderness there is only decay and desolation.

One branch took away what their ancestors left behind, leaving only some useless seeds.

Wood Spirit Village suffered a severe blow and became increasingly weak, almost to the point of being wiped out, until finally a grape vine was cultivated from the seeds.

That's the Sacrificial Spirit of their Wood Spirit Village!

A thousand years have passed, and no one in the village mentions those events anymore.

No one even believed it.

To this day.

Mu Rantian sighed deeply and said:

"Sigh... never mind, no need to worry about it!"

"It's all over now."

A wide, flat area.

It is surrounded by mountains.

A rare stone city has been built here.

Crow Food Tribe!

Outside the stone city, residential houses are scattered around, while powerful cultivators guard the stone city.

Within the stone city stands a tall stone palace.

Rough and ancient.

However, this stone hall was not intended for human habitation.

Even Ya Tongtian, the chieftain of the Crow Food Tribe, could only live on the side of the stone temple.

Inside the stone hall was the dwelling place of the Divine Crow, the Sacrificial Spirit of their Crow Food Tribe.

At this moment, inside the main hall.

A Three-colored Lynx and a section of an old tree root knelt on the ground.

At the head of the empty stone hall stood a huge stone throne, upon which sat a massive black raven!

The black crow's entire body is covered in glossy black feathers, and its eyes are blood red. However, there are a few white feathers on its head.

It's like a person's gray hair.

"Reporting to the Crow King... the mission has failed."

"The old grapes of Wood Spirit Village have been given a new lease on life."

"Moreover, on our way to the Crow Food Tribe, we encountered a terrifying black dog... If I'm not mistaken, that black dog must be the backer of Wood Spirit Village!"

The Three-colored Lynx spoke and recounted the whole story.

At the head of the table, black crows stood as silent as statues.

"A black dog..."

The black raven made a rough sound and said:

"Thousands of years ago, Deity ventured into this vast wilderness, with countless creatures serving him. They even opened the 'Vermilion Bird Ruins' deep within the wilderness, but in the end, the god died, and very few creatures escaped the wilderness..."

"I was fortunate enough to survive; was that black dog also a survivor?"

The Crow King pondered.

"Has it discovered Wood Spirit Village too...?"

It had once escaped from the depths of the Great Wilderness and knew all too well how malevolent that region was.

The old grape... must have been a seed brought out from the depths of the wilderness by several other survivors.

Over the years, it has been recuperating while secretly keeping an eye on Wood Spirit Village.

In other villages, the Sacrificial Spirit are distorted by the aura of the Great Wilderness, becoming bloodthirsty, insane, and sinister; even the spirits themselves cannot escape this fate.

But the old grapes of Wood Spirit Village have remained untouched by the taint...

This proves its conjecture that the old grapes can resist the evil forces of the Great Wilderness.

Recently, it has finally recovered its strength, and moreover, it has received news from the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty that some powerful beings intend to explore the Great Wilderness once again...

Only then did it begin to make preparations.

"Summon the people of the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty to see me."

The Crow King opened its mouth.

Soon.

A girl in a green dress from the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty walked up.

It was Mu Manqing.

"The Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty only sent you, a mere girl?"

The Crow King's words carried a hint of displeasure.

Mu Manqing shook her head and said:

Of course not.

Mu Manqing said, word by word, "The army of the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty... is already outside the tribe!"

Now.

Outside the Crow Food Tribe.

A group of people has appeared.

At a glance, there were about two thousand people.

They were all elite warriors, riding powerful iron-scaled warhorses, their pale green armor gleaming in the sunlight.

In the procession, a large flag fluttered in the wind; it was a giant green tree!

The Divine Wood Banner of the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty!

At the front of the army formation, a middle-aged man wearing a thick green cloak exuded a powerful and composed aura, and his eyes faintly reflected a hint of green.

"Mu Jinglong, Imperial Uncle of the Muling Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty, requests an audience with the Sacrificial Spirit the Crow Food Tribe!"

He spoke indifferently.

The resounding voice instantly echoed throughout the entire Crow Food Tribe!

Soon, the stone city of the Crow Food Tribe was opened.

Mu Jinglong led the army of the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty and slowly entered.

After settling the troops, Mu Jinglong, led by Ya Tongtian, the chieftain of the Crow Food Tribe, entered the stone hall.

"Uncle, you've arrived."

Mu Manqing stepped forward and spoke.

Mu Jinglong nodded calmly and said:

"You silly girl, we told you to wait for us, but you insisted on coming early. Where's Mu Gang?"

Mu Manqing's expression changed slightly, and she said:

"He's injured..."

She immediately gave a quick account of what had happened at the market.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Mu Jinglong's face.

A big black dog...

"Moreover, according to Manqing's subsequent inquiries, those people... seem to come from a village called Wood Spirit Village!"

Mu Manqing spoke in a low voice.

Mu Jinglong immediately sharpened.

Wood Spirit Village...

"From the moment our ancestors stepped out of the Great Wilderness and established their dynasty, we had no connection with the Great Wilderness anymore."

"The Ancestor Village has long since disappeared."

He shook his head.

"Hehe, little guy, those old grapes from Wood Spirit Village were brought from the depths of the Great Wilderness years ago; they can resist the evil power of the Great Wilderness..."

At this moment, the old crow spoke up again, saying:

"Without that old grape, the danger increases by one degree upon entering."

However, Mu Jinglong calmly looked at the old crow on the stone seat and said:

"What our clan brought out from the depths of the wilderness back then wasn't just some discarded grape varieties."

"This time, we have sufficient guarantees; you can rest assured about that."

Upon hearing this, the old crow cawed loudly, its black feathers fluttering like the wind, and said:

"Very good... One last question, this time, what level are the people behind you?"

Mu Jinglong's words were meaningful:

"Enough to sweep across the entire Great Wilderness!"

"Your Excellency, you can lead the way with confidence."

The most important reason why the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty wanted to cooperate with the Crow Food Tribe was that the old crow was the only survivor among the creatures that escaped back then.

With it as a guide, we can better enter the Great Wilderness.

On the same day.

The Crow Food Tribe has assembled all its soldiers!

Together with the Wood Spirit Imperial Dynasty, they set off towards the Great Wilderness.

The news caused a stir in all directions!