" Northern Wolf Pass is just ahead."
The large group traveled for a whole day, braving the risks, led by members of the Murong Family. The journey was safer than expected; after leaving the Panic Extreme Plain, they saw almost no more giant pythons that suddenly attacked.
The monsters that were once omnipresent, capable of leaping out from underground at any moment, seemed to have vanished here.
Yuchi Feihong remained vigilant, sensing the earth beneath. These thousands of northern people were crucial to his future plans, and he had to ensure their survival as much as possible.
"Your Murong Family guards the Northern Wolf Pass, and you've probably probed this area for a long time, haven't you? Has this area never seen a giant snake approach?"
" General Yuchi is indeed very perceptive," Murong Yunliu replied with a smile. "Indeed, as the general said, this area near Northern Wolf Pass is a thousand miles of icy land, and those giant snakes seem to be very wary of it, never daring to approach."
He was secretly alarmed. This guy surnamed Yuchi was not only incredibly strong, but also extremely shrewd. It would be difficult to control him.
Yuchi Feihong nodded slightly, recalling some of the words of his lord, Chen Qing.
Do you know why it's so difficult to establish Demon Dynasty?
"Why?" Yuchi Feihong was also puzzled at the time. Demons were so much stronger than humans in the past, but they had always been a disorganized mess, especially the Heavenly Python Palace. If it was really as powerful as the Lord said, why had it never been able to rule the human world? Why had it never even been able to establish any significant power among humans?
"Because many low-level demons are difficult to control," Chen Qing said with a smile. "Without organizational efficiency, they naturally cannot form a large force. This is very obvious in the case of the Heavenly Python Palace. The Heavenly Python Palace's powerful flying snakes are all outside the heavens. Whenever they descend, they have to pay a huge price. Therefore, even when it was hostile to the Dragon Palace, it did not send a large number of snakes down. This is the first reason why it is not as powerful as the Dragon Palace."
"The second point is the ability to control those below. The snake demons are not very intelligent, at least they cannot manage the giant snakes at the bottom very effectively. When these giant snakes encounter humans, they will most likely be unable to resist their bloodlust and attack. Therefore, I guess that in order to reach a captivity agreement with the Northern Wasteland, the Heavenly Python must set up a dividing line to force the giant pythons not to cross the border. Only in this way can we prevent the giant pythons from devouring people in the Northern Wasteland, and only in this way can we gradually gain the trust of the major families in the Northern Wasteland."
"Is that so?" Yuchi Feihong was a little confused when he heard this.
"That's right." Chen Qing nodded. "Even the Dragon Palace knows that it needs the human race to maintain its rule. Do you think those top monsters in the Heavenly Python Palace wouldn't know that? Since they know, why don't they do it? It's because they have difficulty controlling the wildness of the lower-level giant pythons. With billions of people in the Northern Lands, if the other side only wants to awaken the Earth Mother, they can just hunt down those bloodline descendants. There's no need to slaughter civilians, because these civilians will be of great use if they are kept alive."
"But they didn't. Was it because they didn't want to? I don't think so. It's more like they couldn't. The pythons awaken from the ground, and their ravenous savagery causes them to attack humans indiscriminately. They're completely uncontrollable, and that's the real reason why the Northern Lands almost went extinct."
Even Yuchi Feihong found this somewhat absurd at the time. The north was almost wiped out, all because of the poor management of the Heavenly Python Palace?
But now it seems that the Lord's statement was not wrong.
"Have you tried it?" Yuchi Feihong asked, "I mean, when you get close to those areas, like the northern interior, will those giant pythons attack you?"
"Yes!" Before Murong Yunliu could speak, a tall, thin man from the Murong Family behind him said, "I personally went there before to make contact with that force in the north."
"What is it like?" Yuchi Feihong looked at the other person curiously.
"It felt... quite terrifying." The man seemed to recall something unpleasant, his face grim. "I was following behind that envoy, and I could feel the lurking Earth Python around us desperately craving my flesh. If it weren't for the envoy, they would have attacked me immediately."
Recalling that feeling was truly unpleasant. Everywhere he looked, there were eyes that seemed to want to devour him. He felt like a piece of livestock that could be sacrificed at any moment, which is why he supported his second brother.
If he could cooperate with Jiangnan, he would never want to continue cooperating with these monsters in the north, because who knows, one day he might really turn into an animal!
"I knew it." Yuchi Feihong stroked his chin.
It seems the Lord was right.
Those giant pythons are difficult to control, which is why they drew clear boundaries in their territory. It was also because of the master's conjecture that this passage plan came about. Once you pass through North Sea City, you'll be in a safe zone. As long as the other side doesn't change the rules, this will be a safe passage.
To enter North Sea City, one must be guided by the envoys mentioned by the other party.
"What kind of messenger do you speak of? Is it a human or a snake?"
"They shouldn't be human," Murong Yunliu said with a wry smile. "Although they look human, they give the impression of monsters wearing human skin. Sometimes I can feel that the way those envoys look at us is no different from that of those giant snakes, but they can endure it."
"And their strength?" Murong Yunji asked from the side.
"Very strong!" Murong Yunliu said in a low voice, "There was a time before when one of the envoys displayed an extremely exaggerated aura when he first arrived in Northern Wolf City. How can I describe that aura? To put it bluntly, even you, General Yuchi, would probably give way if you encountered it!"
"That's amazing?" Yuchi Feihong immediately became interested.
I've fully demonstrated my strength today, and yet they still say such things.
"Much stronger than Earth Mother?"
"His physique is naturally incomparable, but his aura is on a completely different level." The other party whispered, "I get the feeling that if he shed that human skin, he could swallow the Northern Wolf Kingdom whole at any moment!"
"Oh? That's really interesting." Yuchi Feihong clapped his hands and laughed, a hint of eagerness flashing in his eyes.
"Where is my elder brother?" Murong Yunji, walking ahead, suddenly asked this question, "What did you mean by saying in your letter that my elder brother is unreliable?"
In Murong Yunji's memory, the Laoda son of the Murong Family was the most reliable. Although he was not the strongest, his political skills and vision far surpassed his peers. Half a year ago, it was the Laoda son who led her nephew to Jiangnan. Just by his ability to seize the opportunity in Jiangnan at the first moment, it can be seen that the Laoda is a very reliable person.
" The Laoda is different now," Murong Yunliu said in a low voice. "To show his sincerity in cooperating, the envoy brought over a cultivation technique called the Infinite Spirit Arts, claiming it was a secret method that could allow a sorcerer to break through their limits. The other party was powerful, so we naturally couldn't refuse what they offered. However, we weren't sure if there was anything wrong with the technique, so the Laoda ultimately decided to risk it himself and try the so-called Infinite Spirit Arts by himself."
"At first, it was good news; the Laoda's strength improved by leaps and bounds. But after three months, the Laoda suddenly became somewhat strange. His aura turned gloomy, and his personality changed drastically. Many of his subordinates hadn't noticed Laoda changes, but I could see that the Laoda was completely different from before in these three months."
"You didn't practice that technique?" Murong Yunji frowned. "Since our Laoda's strength improved by leaps and bounds at the beginning, and he only encountered problems three months later, did you not practice it before those three months?"
In her view, given that this technique could break through the limits of sorcerers and verify its effectiveness immediately, her family would likely find it difficult to resist the temptation.
Sure enough, the next moment they heard the other person honestly reply, "I've practiced it. That's why I'm worried now!"
"Worried?" Murong Yunji turned to look at the other person. "Worried about what?"
"Something feels off." Murong Yunliu and his brothers exchanged glances before finally whispering, "We didn't feel anything wrong when we were practicing the Infinite Spirit Arts. We just felt that the way it compressed Spirit Energy was incredibly ingenious and novel, a secret technique we couldn't have imagined. But because of our Laoda's change, we brothers have been cautiously stopping for the past month. The problem is... after we stopped, our bodies started to feel off."
"What's wrong?" Yuchi Feihong frowned and looked over.
The group exchanged glances, and finally, at Murong Yunliu's nod, they all unbuttoned their shirts.