1062 Mountain Siege (1/2)
Barbarian Ancestral Court, Holy Mountain.
The solemness felt different from before. Now, an air of desolation and despair filled the place.
”Within just a few days, we've had three divisions crumble in battle and lost over fifty percent of their army and forty percent of their territory. Furthermore, they exterminated the Moonview tribe of the three main tribes!”
Fang Yuan sat cross-legged, thinking about the situation. ”The cooperation between the cultivators and the demon cultivators is no trivial matter. They've already begun targeting the barbarian's Holy Mountain!”
This was not good news to him either.
If the barbarians were destroyed, even if he escaped, he would lose the support of a large race. How would he survive in the cultivation world in the future? It would simply be a joke!
No matter where they went, the survivors of a fallen nation would suffer.
”If the barbarians are truly defeated, I can only change my appearance and pretend to be an outside cultivator. Fortunately, after the lightning tribulation, there's not much difference.”
Under the lightning tribulation, all life was equal. After transcending the tribulation, even their magical powers were extremely similar.
Even the Fey could assume a genuine human appearance after their heavenly tribulation!
He looked around and saw the dense army at the foot of the Holy Mountain. The battle patterns and arrays were directly visible in the air, and the Holy Mountain had become a massive military camp.
”The next battle will be here.”
Fang Yuan took a deep breath.
The Barbarian Ancestral Court was the Holy Land to all barbarians. If this place also fell, the blow to the barbarians would be unimaginable.
”Even if they're only second or third-rate forces, the joint forces of the cultivators and the demon cultivators are much stronger than the barbarians. How could they resist?”
Fang Yuan looked at the peak of the Holy Mountain, where the palaces of several barbarian patriarchs were.
After some time, Mo He appeared beside Fang Yuan and asked casually, ”So? Are you scared?”
The deteriorating aura on him had thickened, as though he was approaching death's door.
”You…” Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes.
”The Agonizing Eagle Gorge fell. I had no choice but to go all out. Cough… Considering our race's fate, this is nothing!” Mo He had a carefree attitude about his life and death. ”But I need to tell you something. The patriarchs aren't optimistic about this war, and they've made plans for the 'core seeds' to escape.”
”Looks like I'm not a part of this!” Fang Yuan answered thoughtfully.
”That's right. The true core seeds of a great race are far beyond your imagination. A first-grade totem and superior comprehension ability… are the most basic requirements. The resources placed on them are the last hopes of the barbarians,” Mo He said with a sigh.
Fang Yuan was certain that these core seeds probably had a few immortal artifacts on them!
After all, they were the hope and future of the barbarians.
As long as one peerless genius could rise to prominence, they could rebuild the race in the future!
This was the Heavenly Dao of this world and universe. The strong decided everything!
Wait, that Bamboo must be one of them… Fang Yuan's heart trembled. At first, it was just a materialization similar to the Torch Dragon. But if there are treasures that a race has accumulated, these resources are probably the best for survival and cultivation. I also need them badly…
If the barbarian patriarchs knew that giving these resources to these core seeds would bring them disaster instead, he wondered what expression they would make.
However, in front of outsiders, Fang Yuan would not expose himself. He said calmly. ”My talent isn't exceptional, nor can I bring hope to the race. It's natural for the higher-ups to think this way.”
”Oh? Is that what you truly think?” Mo He's eyes glowed.
”After a hundred years or so, I'll come back and see what's changed!” Fang Yuan declared heroically.
”Great! That's my disciple!” Mo He nodded happily. ”Don't worry. Master has already made arrangements for you. Even though you're not a core seed, you still have a mission to carry out. You don't need to participate in the final battle at the Holy Mountain.”
The final battle at the Holy Mountain was bound to be incomparably cruel and have a staggering number of deaths.
Many wished they did not have to participate in this battle.
”Oh? What is it?”
However, Fang Yuan was not particularly excited. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Being able to avoid this did not mean that he could avoid the following.
”The barbarian patriarchs arranged for the core seeds' escape. Those at my level aren't qualified to participate…” Mo He said solemnly. ”But besides these core seeds, there are a few important troops for misleading the enemy. Since you have the right cultivation base at the Materialization realm, you can be one of them!”
”A decoy, huh? This danger isn't that much different from being at the Holy Mountain. It's even higher!” Fang Yuan smiled bitterly.