The Method of Cultivation
The so-called Salt Scramble War is when several tribes near a salt lake gather together on a pre-arranged day and select a few warriors to compete.
The side that wins the most matches gets most of the salt in the salt lake. The remaining tribes follow the same pattern, with the last tribe to win receiving the least.
Just as cultivators have varying degrees of talent, the Beastman Race naturally has varying degrees of strength.
Actually, the Calling Deer Tribe is not the weakest; at least compared to the Rabbit Clan and Rat Clan, they are quite powerful.
But the key issue is that the White Lion Tribe, the Flame Tiger Tribe, and the Giant Ape Tribe were also participating in the Salt Scramble War alongside the Calling Deer Tribe.
Putting aside everything else, the White Lion Tribe and the Flame Tiger Tribe alone are enough to give the Calling Deer Tribe a headache.
Moreover, these two tribes actually occupied more than one salt lake; they clearly controlled two and three salt lakes respectively. However, because their tribes had many warriors, they could send several people to participate in Salt Scramble in various places every year and achieve good results.
As a result, those with more resources get more and develop better, while those with fewer resources get less and can't develop at all.
The Calling Deer Tribe has been ranked last for three consecutive years. Each of these three years, their tribe's salt allowance has been embezzled by the three tribes ranked ahead of them under various pretexts. If this continues, the Calling Deer Tribe will truly be unable to afford salt!
After listening to his words, Sang Ying immediately understood his meaning. "So, you want me to represent the Calling Deer Tribe in this Salt Scramble? But I want to ask, why do you think my joining will change the situation of the Calling Deer Tribe? Salt Scramble any rules that allow Human Race like me to represent Beastmen?"
The chieftain obediently answered several questions in succession, "According to the legends left by our ancestors, Human Race like you and Lord Tianze seem to be born favored by the heavens. You possess a special power that we Beastmen cannot compare to."
Sang Ying understood that he was referring to the Spirit Root of the Human Race.
"Therefore, I believe that your ability to live alone in the forest means you have the skill to protect yourself. That's why I asked the adults for help to investigate. After seeing you in person, the powerful aura you exuded further confirmed my guess. To be honest, your aura is even stronger than that of the Flame Tiger Clan chief I met before. And that person is already a rare warrior among the Beastmen."
Sang Ying did not refute, and the clan chief continued, "As for the rules of the Salt Scramble, they do not say that we are not allowed to seek outside help. Moreover, we are not aiming for first place, but only for third place."
They just hoped to be a little stronger than the Giant Ape Tribe. The Giant Ape Tribe and the White Lion Tribe had a close relationship, and even if the White Lion Tribe fell to fourth place, they wouldn't get less salt than the Giant Ape Tribe.
But after hearing his words, Sang Ying shook her head.
The chieftain's expression immediately tensed up. Their Calling Deer Tribe was truly at its wits' end. If Sang Ying refused again, he feared he would have no choice but to lead his people to seek refuge with another tribe.
Please think about it again...
Before the chieftain could finish speaking, Sang Ying interrupted him, "Given the current situation of the Calling Deer Tribe, even if I help you secure third place, can you hold onto it? Or rather, do you think the other three tribes will so easily hand over the salt that belongs to third place to you?"
Upon hearing this, the clan chief froze. After a moment, he gave a wry smile, probably guessing the meaning behind Sang Ying's words.
Yes, given their tribe's current situation, even if Sang Ying could defeat the giant ape tribe, would the other two tribes be willing to give them salt? In other words, even if they did, could they protect it themselves?
Ultimately, they were too weak, which led them into this dilemma.
"It was my fault for not thinking it through. Alas, I've troubled you this time." The clan chief sighed, his face full of dejection.
Sang Ying: "It's alright. Although I won't attend the Salt Scramble for you, I have another way to help you get out of your current predicament. I wonder if the clan leader would be willing to give it a try?"
The clan leader, who had thought there was no chance, immediately looked up at her, his eyes gleaming with hope. "Yes, of course I'm willing! We're willing to try whatever it takes!"
Yue Tianze glanced at Sang Ying and immediately guessed her plan.
After the two emerged from the chieftain's stone house, Yue Tianze waited until they reached a secluded corner before asking, "Are you going to tell the Beastmen here the cultivation method? This method works for Human Race, but it might not be effective for the Beastman Race."
"It will be useful, because I will specially modify the cultivation method to suit the Beastmen. The so-called cultivation is nothing more than guiding Spiritual Qi into the meridians and gathering it in the Dantian. As long as one has meridians and can absorb Spiritual Qi, there is not much difference between Human Race and Beastmen," Sang Ying said confidently.
Yue Tianze chuckled, "You're right. It seems I underestimated the Beastmen."
If you say you're going to do it, you should do it as soon as possible. After all, there 'Salt Scramble. If you want your cultivation to be effective, you can't waste a single moment.
Even though Sang Ying's plan had the chieftain's support, Sang Ying still didn't want too many Beastmen to get involved until everything was successful.
She chose Yue to help her understand the physical structure of Beastmen. Most ingeniously, Sang Ying actually discovered something similar to Human Race Spirit Root on Yue.
That thing existed in the girl's Dantian, and it was like a piece of jade.
Sang Ying simply called it a "Beast Core," Beast Core was far more powerful than Sang Ying's Spirit Root, essentially combining the functions of both Spirit Root and Dantian.
Absorbing Spiritual Qi through the Beast Core is more than twice as fast as Sang Ying's method!
Upon receiving this good news, Sang Ying wasn't overly excited. She carefully explored all of Yue's meridians, and then summoned several male and female Beastmen to draw their Beastmen diagrams.
During this time, Yue Tianze had successfully drawn Qi into his body using the simple Cultivation Method given by Sang Ying.
Once all the filth that had accumulated in his body over the years was expelled, Yue Tianze felt much more relaxed.
However, after seeing the progress on Sang Ying's side, he realized just how powerful this Child of Heavenly Destiny of the Human Race truly was.
Of the dozen or so people she selected from the Ming Deer Clan, most of them completed the "Qi Induction" process with Sang Ying's help, and some even cultivated faster than Yue Tianze!
Seeing this, Yue Tianze couldn't help but exclaim, "Tsk tsk tsk, I really didn't expect you to actually do it."
"I didn't expect that world to favor Human Race. Perhaps this world favors Beastmen more." After saying this, Sang Ying suddenly felt a little excited about the Salt Scramble a month from now.