Salt Scramble
Sang Ying eventually followed Yue Tianze to the territory of the Calling Deer Tribe.
After exposing Yue Tianze's true identity, Sang Ying no longer concealed her own. The two spoke frankly, and Yue Tianze naturally understood Sang Ying's background.
He abandoned his previous wariness and concealment of Sang Ying. If there had been enough time, he would have loved to tell Sang Ying everything that had happened to him over the years, from birth to the present.
Unfortunately, Sang Ying didn't want to know that much. "So, after you sealed the Devil Race beneath the Gods and Devils Battlefield, you came to this world?"
It's important to understand that the Devil Race were sealed away at the height of Devil Race power. If Devil Race had invaded the Lower Realm at that time, it probably wouldn't have taken more than two days for the entire Lower Realm to become their territory.
Therefore, one can imagine how powerful Yue Tianze was to be able to seal the Devil Race at that time.
Yue Tianze smiled gently at her, leading her towards the Calling Deer Tribe as he explained to Sang Ying, "Just as you guessed, I did indeed come to this world around that time. Back then, to seal the Devil Race, I dedicated all my power to the sealing formation. I thought I was going to die this time, but when I opened my eyes again, I found myself in this forest."
His story is even more legendary than Sang Ying's.
Born from a sickly child of a fallen Ancient God Race, he eventually became the God-King who led all the gods, and in the final moments of his life, he suppressed the powerful Devil Race on the Gods and Devils Battlefield.
It can be said that Yue Tianze's brilliance illuminated the Upper Realm for a very long period of time, and no Dragon Race has ever forgotten his name since.
It's a pity that Sang Ying's time in the Upper Realm was too short, and she didn't have enough time to learn more about the history of the Ancient God Race. Otherwise, she would have recognized Yue Tianze's identity immediately.
Yue Tianze was in poor health, so Sang Ying transferred some of the Spiritual Qi accumulated in her Dantian to him so that Yue Tianze could use it to nourish his body.
Once Yue Tianze has recovered somewhat, she will find a way to get him to cultivate Spiritual Power with her.
"Senior has been away from that world for too long. You used to cultivate the path of gods, so you probably never thought of relying on Spiritual Qi to cultivate, right?" Sang Ying listened to Yue Tianze's heavy breathing. She was really curious about how someone with such a fragile body could have lived in this world for so long.
Yue Tianze pulled the animal hide around his neck closer and smiled at her, "Hehe, then I'll thank you in advance. I'm afraid I'll need your help with these ailments in the future."
Yue Tianze is a very pragmatic person. He was well-liked when he was in the Upper Realm, and now that he is burdened by his physical condition in this world, his temperament is naturally much more peaceful than before.
The two chatted for a few more minutes, during which they inevitably mentioned the final battle of the God Emperor Xi before his death.
They both felt that the world they were in now was the world that had been divided apart by the God Emperor Xi.
"So all the Beastmen were sealed here. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in this place is thin, and over time these Beastmen gradually forgot their past and stopped focusing on cultivation," Yue Tianze guessed.
Judging from the historical records left by the God Race, the Beastman Race were not to be trifled with. They were not only violent in nature, but also extremely warlike.
It is said that the God Race and the Beastman Race fought hundreds of wars, large and small, over the course of a century, most of which were instigated by the Beastman Race.
Yue Tianze said this, a hint of helplessness appeared on his face. "These Beastmen are much more peaceful now, and their strength is also quite different from before."
This change is neither good nor bad, but time has certainly left its mark on the God Race and Beastman Race.
As they spoke, they arrived in front of the Calling Deer Tribe.
Sang Ying glanced at the huge animal bone nailed in front of the village gate, which still retained a sense of power, used to intimidate the mindless wild beasts in the vicinity.
Not far away were the Ming Deer Clan who had been waiting there for a long time. Leading them was the Calling Deer Tribe chief who had specifically sought out Yue Tianze to speak with the previous night.
As the two approached, the Beastmen felt the oppressive aura emanating from Sang Ying.
She had already tried to restrain herself somewhat, but after all, she was a high-level cultivator, and her powerful aura was impossible for the Beastman Race to conceal.
The clan chief, who had been worried, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sang Ying and Yue Tianze appear together and seem to have a very gentle attitude.
Even if the other party is unwilling to join their tribe, as long as they don't have malicious intentions, he is still happy.
The chieftain's name was He. Beastmen did not have surnames. Only a few orcs who had been favored by the Beast God were able to receive a surname bestowed upon them by the Beast God. The rest of the Beastmen were naturally not qualified.
He was the first to lead his people to greet Yue Tianze, and he even took Yue Tianze's arm to support him. "Welcome to our tribe. Please give us a chance to entertain our honored guest."
Sang Ying was surprised by the Beastmen's friendly attitude towards her, but he was probably only doing so because of Yue Tianze.
The Calling Deer Tribe did indeed treat Sang Ying with the highest honors, but unfortunately, the gifts they brought were still limited.
Yue Tianze had always lived in the Upper Realm, spending most of his time cultivating and not paying much attention to food. Therefore, after arriving in this world, he didn't know what was edible and what wasn't, and thus couldn't help the Calling Deer Tribe in this regard.
The Calling Deer Tribe itself relied on information passed down orally from their ancestors to find food, and they dared not touch anything that their ancestors had not mentioned.
This led to their food shortage.
Fortunately, Sang Ying was a cultivator, and if she didn't recognize something, she could use her Spiritual Qi to test whether it was edible or not.
Looking at the meager amount of fruits and vegetables on the table, Sang Ying began to consider staying here as a teacher.
Sang Ying kept her expression well-controlled, and the Beastmen present were not people with deep thoughts either, so the banquet was enjoyed by both host and guests.
However, Sang Ying fed most of the food in her bowl to the little girl Yue.
After the banquet ended, Chief He took Sang Ying and Yue Tianze to his stone house to discuss something.
Yes, unlike Sang Ying's wooden house, the Beastman Race now live in stone houses. These stone houses were built by them carving a hole in the mountainside.
Because the climate of this world is extremely extreme, either extremely hot or extremely cold, stone houses are warm in winter and cool in summer, and are also very sturdy, making them the most suitable place for Beastmen to live.
The chieftain's stone house was the largest in the entire tribe. Only when the three of them were left inside did the chieftain slowly speak to Sang Ying:
"Would you be willing to stay with our Calling Deer Tribe for the time being? To be honest, the Salt Scramble War is about to begin, and we really need your help."