(Third update)
"Not all the elders cling stubbornly to the ancestral rules. Elder Yun Shanhai also supported me in this. In fact, we had already opened up a place outside the tribe and tried recruiting disciples from other races. We planned to bring them back once we had cultivated some useful talent, but too few people were recruited, and even fewer among them proved promising..." Wu Kuihu said.
Upon hearing this, one of Shen Luo's doubts was finally resolved.
Yuan Qiu, whom he had encountered before, was most likely one of those people.
"Patriarch Wu, Senior Yun, why do I find it difficult to understand what you are saying?" Jiang Shentian finally could not hold back any longer and asked.
Everyone turned to look at him.
"A hundred years ago, the Demon Clan's internal strife quelled the calamity of Chi You. Why do you still keep speaking of Demon Clan invasions?" Jiang Shentian voiced his confusion.
He felt that the Divine Wood Tribe was likely too secluded, leaving them poorly informed and unaware of this matter.
Wu Kuihu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and said:
"We know all of what you have mentioned. However, we remain skeptical of the claim that the demonic calamity has been quelled."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Shentian frowned.
"Though our Divine Wood Tribe is secluded, we are not entirely ignorant of the affairs beyond our walls. We know a little about what happens in the various provinces. Since the Human Race, Demon Clan, and Immortal clans formed their alliance, Demon Clan incursions have indeed become increasingly rare, and their scale has shrunk greatly compared to before. But has the Three Realms truly become peaceful?" Wu Kuihu asked.
Shen Luo's heart jolted when he heard this. He felt that Wu Kuihu's question