sbdcsierra Chapter 271 The Tragedy of the Spirit Race
Chapter 271 The Tragedy of the Spirit Race
The Spirit Clan Chief's face was covered in wrinkles, and his eyes were almost closed. A faint smile appeared on his face. "I...I'm waiting for him."
Tianxian squinted at him, "The Spirit Clan once promised the royal family that they would send the most outstanding members of the clan to the royal city to become Spirit Masters. But in my opinion, the clan leader's aptitude is far superior to those members sent to the royal city."
The withering on the Spirit Clan Chief's body had climbed up his thighs, and his feet, ankles, and knees had become one with the earth and vegetation. "The best aptitude does not mean the highest achievement."
Tianxian's eyes lit up. "Yeah, I knew it! No one of the spirit masters in the royal city could withstand the sacrificial array."
The Spirit Clan Chief's face showed a sorrowful expression, but it vanished in an instant. "Perhaps this is the tragedy of being born into the Spirit Clan!" His chest began to feel numb, and his heart began to go numb. "Are there still any members of my Spirit Clan in the royal city?" Although he felt it was impossible, he still couldn't help but ask.
"On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the royal family offers sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying for a bountiful harvest!" Tianxian's voice was soft. "A spirit master with vigorous life force is the best offering."
The Spirit Clan Chief smiled bitterly and closed his eyes.
Tian Xian waved his hand lightly, and a streak of light flashed. The head of the Spirit Clan Chief rolled off and was caught in a wooden box by a Spirit Guard beside him. Dense life force emanated from the Spirit Clan Chief's neck and was collected by Tian Xian into the small gourd that had already been opened in his palm.
More than ten Spirit Guards rushed into the clan leader's courtyard and began searching, leaving no blade of grass untouched.
The remaining Spirit Guards began cleaning up the battlefield, storing the corpses of all the Spirit Guards into spatial talismans. If they encountered any Spirits still breathing, they mercilessly finished them off, ensuring that not a single Spirit remained alive. Then, each Spirit Guard took out a gourd-shaped magical artifact from their robes and began collecting the life force permeating the forest. The dense, almost impenetrable wood-based life force, along with the life force dissipated from the dead Spirits, was completely collected into these gourds.
Tian sat leisurely on the palanquin.
Ning Xiaoxi could sense the spiritual energy flowing out from his body in all directions, like an octopus converging into the roots of the trees, beginning to sweep across the entire clan territory. The dense, impenetrable traces of wood-based magic had only just been displayed on the Spirit Clan Chief.
Soon, the Spirit Guards who searched the clan chief's courtyard got a report, but their empty hands indicated that they had found nothing.
Tianxian abandoned his leisurely expression, sat up straight, and more spiritual energy flowed from his body, expanding its range to all the wooden houses around the lake.
After Ning Xiaoxi sensed his spiritual power exploring the underground, she kept her eyes fixed on the thread of spiritual power. As it got closer and closer to the small house shrouded in green light, she couldn't help but lift one foot.
The little dumpling sensed her movement and quickly slid down, grabbing the raised leg with all four limbs. [Do you really think the royal family hasn't noticed you? If you dare show yourself, not only you, but your parents and brothers will be implicated.]
Ning Xiaoxi's feet touched the ground.
[Every emerging Celestial Master is under the surveillance of the Shadow Guards. The royal family isn't just eliminating demons; alien races and the Celestial Master Pavilion are also on the list. The King's days are numbered, and he wants to accomplish these things before he dies, having already used up his accumulated resources of a thousand years.] Tuanzi spoke very quickly, afraid that if she spoke too slowly, she would rush out. [He's willing to sacrifice the bodies of divine beasts and demonic beasts to exterminate his race; it's clear the King has gone mad. Calm down, calm down!]
Tianxian's exploring spiritual energy strands stopped, only a few feet away from the small house hidden underground. Tianxian slightly turned his head to look at the edge of the forest, as if sensing something.
Ning Xiaoxi held her breath; she had a feeling that Tian Xian was watching her.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on Tianxian's lips as he leaned back leisurely on the palanquin, his relaxed and carefree expression a stark contrast to the raging bloodshed outside.
From the start of the attack to the end of the battle and the cleanup of the battlefield.
From a clan of ten thousand to just a few remaining underground, from over ten thousand Spirit Guards to only a hundred or so leaving.
From the blood that stained the forest red to its restoration, lush and green once again.
In less than ten days!
The Spirit Clan's territory, which was ten days ago, has become an ordinary forest ten days later. The trees and flowers that have absorbed the Spirit Clan's bloodline seem to have grown even more luxuriantly.
When Tianxian left with the Spirit Guards, everything in the forest had returned to normal, except for the absence of living creatures. It wouldn't be long before it regained its former vitality.
Ning Xiaoxi became one with the forest, nourished solely by its scent. She neither ate, drank, nor moved, sensing every subtle change within the forest. At that moment, she was the forest, and the forest was her.
As Tianxian's group left, she saw birds and beasts beginning to migrate in this direction, and she also saw the vibrant life that filled the entire forest and the severed limbs covered by trees. There, the thriving life was bought with the blood of a clan.
"I've been to the Tushan Clan, and the Tushan Clan was sealed away. I've been to the Kuafu Clan, and the Kuafu Clan was sealed away. I went to the Huanjing Clan, and the Huanjing Clan was wiped out. I came to the Ling Clan, and the Ling Clan was wiped out." Ning Xiaoxi narrated softly, "Am I overthinking things?"
Tuanzi sat upright opposite Ning Xiaoxi.
Ning Xiaoxi looked at it without saying a word.
[Do you believe me if I say this is all just a coincidence?] Tuanzi scratched its head, it really didn't do anything!
Ning Xiaoxi's face remained grim. One or two coincidences could be attributed to chance, but four could all be coincidences? And what about Tian Xian? Back in the Illusionary Beast Clan, he used their ability to open spatial gates; this time, he used wood-based magic to explore the forest. As for Tu Shan and Kua Fu, were they truly just twins?
Her thoughts gradually calmed down, and she was no longer in harmony with the atmosphere of the forest. She stood there, no longer able to distinguish between the forest trees and herself!
The seeds buried in the soil began to sprout, and after emerging from the ground, they stretched towards the sunlight.
Snakes, insects, rodents, and ants moved and shifted rustlingly, occupying every open space and completing the establishment of the biological system.
Birds build nests, animals make burrows, dividing every space from bottom to top to establish a complete food chain.
The hidden cabin underground can now be revealed.
After the white-haired spirit used up its last bit of life force to lift the roof of the small house off the ground, its body turned into withered wood, which was then scattered into dust by the wind.
Six spirit race boys and girls lay in the grass, their bodies no longer emitting any spiritual energy.
With each breath, the sea of trees swayed, a breeze blew, the lake water rippled, and fish swam slowly by.
A drop of milky white liquid spit out from the mouth of the large, blue bottle inside the cave. The liquid slowly rose, and a faint, life-giving wave spread out, extending to the main hall and radiating to the Three Mulberry Trees and the Dragon Mine.
An unusual vitality began to spread within the cave.