Chapter 958: Chapter 7: Gathering Storms, Breaking Army’s Dream Shattered, Gold Scimitar Cavalry
The Nine-colored Divine Deer sensed a trace of connection with itself and with the special primordial spirit of a Divine Beast went to investigate, only to discover the figure of Li Guanyi, a young man riding a steed, followed by thousands of cattle and sheep, along with over a thousand Western tribespeople.
It appeared to be a moderately sized wandering tribe.
Moreover, these Western tribespeople held an indescribable sense of longing and unspeakable recognition for the young man from the Central Plains, and this inexplicable force somehow had a slight connection with itself.
“…Who is it?”
“Accomplished such a thing in such a short time?”
The Nine-colored Divine Deer had just interfaced with the Ancient Red Dragon and was quietly recuperating. The Ancient Red Dragon, among the various ancient Divine Beasts, was the strongest, oldest, and most arrogant.
Once in the era of ancient legends, it bore titles like [Lord of Red Flames, Candle Dragon Swallowing Sun Venerable].
The Nine-colored Divine Deer, however, was more associated with legends of stopping the wind and sand, detoxifying and saving people.
Eight hundred years ago, the death of that Fire Qilin.
In the struggle between the Red Emperor and the Overlord, even the White Tiger fell.
Nowadays, it’s the era of humans and heroes, and many Divine Beasts are gradually fading away from view. After the Ancient Red Dragon met the Nine-colored Divine Deer, it joyfully ‘sparred’ for a while before chanting and leaving.
Before leaving, it mentioned that the juvenile Qilin, reborn from the Fire Qilin, had grown and had arrived here. If the Nine-colored Divine Deer had some spare time, it might want to look out for it.
The Nine-colored Divine Deer asked how the Fire Qilin had died in its prime.
The Ancient Red Dragon remained silent for a long time and then answered:
“It encountered something it could not avoid ‘challenging,’ and without hesitation, ‘devoured’ that ‘extremely dangerous entity,’ struggled afterwards, left ‘advice’ for its successor in the rebirth, and wrote down its views on death afterward.”
“Died peacefully.”
The Nine-colored Divine Deer was shocked, saying: “So fearless of death, and still able to record feelings.”
“Indeed solemnly courageous, worthy of its life’s title.”
The Ancient Red Dragon smiled faintly, saying nothing.
No words left.
At this moment, after sensing the aura of that person, the Nine-colored Divine Deer recalled that the little Qilin seemed to be together with this person, but who was this person? Why was he gathering the Western tribespeople, and what did he intend to do?
Just at this moment, this thread of connection slowly dissipated.
Though it dissipated.
The Nine-colored Divine Deer no longer felt sleepy.
Instead of entering the prolonged rest period of a Divine Beast, counted in years or even decades, it just lifted its head to look at the distant sky, suddenly recalling the absurd dream discussed with the Central Plains person on the Red Dragon’s head.
The Nine-colored Divine Deer pondered quietly for a long time and eventually returned to the Holy Mountain.
“Just once, can’t discern much…”
“After all, he is brought by the Ancient Red Dragon; the Holy Mountain is also pierced by his predecessor.”
At the same time, Li Guanyi sensed the misty aura on the Nine Provinces Tripod.
“Too weak…”
On the Nine Provinces Tripod, the portion representing the Western Region emitted a faint golden stream of light, but its coverage remained weak, representing the Qi Fortune of all people. Li Guanyi glanced towards his accompanying Western tribespeople.
They often pressed their lips and tightened their faces, showing blank hesitation about the future and trust in Li Guanyi under such hesitation. Thus, their spirit gathered, condensing into a trace of common people’s Qi in the Nine Cauldrons.
But this force floated uncertainly.
Based on his experience in Jiangnan, it also needed the Mountain and River Formation.
Necessary to have [territory], stabilized people, and then incorporate metals from all directions, sufficient to forge one cauldron.
Although very small, indeed.
However, while forging Nine Cauldrons in Jiangnan, he had the Divine Charm of the Ancient Red Dragon.
At that time, the Ancient Red Dragon appeared to help guide the convergence of the Mountain and River Qi Fortune of all people, and this time though the Nine Provinces Tripod itself only gathered a very small part of the Divine Charm, it ultimately had a trace of the Divine Light of the Nine-colored Divine Deer.
When the cauldron is successfully forged, will it directly shock the Nine-colored Divine Deer to come over?
Li Guanyi fell into contemplation.
Soon threw this thought behind.
The Nine Cauldrons must be forged, whether it is to protect this batch of Western tribespeople or to stabilize his ‘territory.’ Even without considering these two points, for the simple purpose of annihilating the Demon Sect of the Western Regions, breaking the Great Formation, tempering the Demon Sect’s gathered Qi Fortune, these Nine Cauldrons must be tempered.
As for [Mountain and River Formation].
Li Guanyi looked into the distance, touched the land contract Miss Xue Shuangtao gave him.
Long live Miss!
Although among this large group, quite a few were just thirteen or fourteen-year-olds, yet in this desert, most children lived on horseback, not to mention superb riding skills, but riding along with the large group was not a problem.
In the subsequent seven or eight days, people from tribes continued to gather.
The entire group had inflated in number to over three thousand, cattle, sheep, and horses gathered together surprisingly also reached over three thousand in number, a mighty and large group, considered medium standard among wandering tribes.
Fan Qing conversed and engaged with different tribespeople, resolving some of their conflicts, and under the brilliance of [Tian Ge’er], the accumulated conflicts between these tribes began to be laid down.
At least not as before, where words could not match, knives were drawn for mutual hacking.
And the origin of their conflicts might be issues with water sources, or perhaps the distribution of prey.
Furthermore, a mixed-arm cavalry guard from different tribes had begun gathering, swirling around this increasingly large group, and due to each tribe’s member proportions in this cavalry guard, private fist fights occurred but were dealt with by Fan Qing.