Chapter 1508: Chapter 1420: The Song, Zhao, and Nolan Clans
"Roar!"
Just as Ye Guichen stood on the ice wall admiring the vast, overwhelming white scene, a beast’s roar sounded.
In mid-air, a dragon was circling.
The dragon bowed its head, as if paying respects to Ye Guichen.
Ye Guichen recognized it, it was the dragon he had raised.
He waved his hand.
The dragon turned around and flew along the ice wall.
This ice wall was wider than imagined, stretching hundreds of meters, as if naturally formed.
After arriving on the ice wall, Ye Guichen didn’t rush, but walked forward step by step.
At the edge of the ice wall, he saw mixed red blood stains, evidently frequent battles occur at the edge, resulting in injuries.
Snow began to fall from the sky.
Softly drifting, the other side of the ice wall seems to be another world.
After waiting for a while, seven barbarians and Zhu Biao also came up.
They had seen the scenery on this side of the ice wall before, so unlike Ye Guichen, they weren’t surprised.
"Mr. Ye, look below." Zhu Biao pointed to the bottom of the ice wall.
Ye Guichen looked down, only to see a pile of bones amassed like a mountain.
Countless dead bodies were embedded in the ice wall, still bearing scars, unknown how long they had been dead.
"After these people died, as the ice and snow continued, the ice wall grew thicker, and they were buried inside. This ice wall is said to have initially been a dividing line between the Demon Clan and humans, and inside the ice wall, the corpses of Demon Clan and human cultivators are likely innumerable," Zhu Biao said again.
Ye Guichen couldn’t help but ask, "How long does this ice wall stretch?"
Zhu Biao and Wei Lin exchanged a blank look, both shook their heads in confusion, "We don’t know exactly how long, it seems endless, at least, neither of us has reached the end before."
"Endless?" Ye Guichen said no more, he flipped and jumped down.
During the descent, the various expressions on the corpses in the ice wall seemed like artworks, clearly visible through the ice.
After landing, Ye Guichen felt he had stepped on something, looked down, and saw it was a human corpse.
The person’s body was mostly submerged in the snow, leaving only one hand extended.
A human’s life, like an ant.
Ye Guichen couldn’t help but sigh.
The snow here seemed capable of covering everything.
In no time, when looking again, it remained white as a sheet, with no trace of battle visible.
"Swish swish swish!"
The sound of the air being cut through echoed.
Within the wind and snow, a flying knife shot toward Ye Guichen.
Ye Guichen didn’t move but instead summoned his uncle directly.
His uncle raised a hand and caught the flying knife.
The ambusher hidden in the dark was evidently surprised, not expecting Ye Guichen had an expert guarding him.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
However, they clearly had no intention of letting Ye Guichen go.
Seeing the ambush fail, several figures sprang out from the darkness, some emerging directly from the thick ice and snow.
In an instant, they surrounded Ye Guichen and his uncle.
"Southerners, this heaven-reaching wall isn’t something ordinary people can climb over, we’ve waited so long, finally someone came, haha, hand over all your valuables!"
All the attackers surrounded Ye Guichen, numbering over a dozen, all in the Foundation Establishment Realm with weapons varying.
The speaker was bearded, evidently having intercepted cultivators crossing the ice wall many times.
Ye Guichen smiled faintly, "What do you want?"
"Of course, everything!" The bearded man laughed heartily, "Hand it over, and you can pursue the path of immortality! Haha, otherwise, we’ll take your life!"
"Is that so?"
Ye Guichen smiled, nodding slowly, "In that case, feel free to take it!"
As he spoke, he opened his hand, presenting a posture of non-resistance.
But the next moment, a series of impacts on the ground sounded.
Seven barbarians and Zhu Biao leap down from above the ice wall.
Two of the barbarians directly stepped on the heads of two robbers, crushing them into pulp.
The remaining five barbarians landed on the outer edges of the robbers, smashing the icy ground into a large pit.
The bearded group was dumbfounded, turning to stare at the seven shamans.
Seeing them, they were all stunned.
"Barbarians?"
Speaking, even their tone wavered with fear.
They had heard of the barbarians’ notoriety.
The barbarians were merciless when attacking human cultivators, not only that, but they also had a taste for human flesh.
How could barbarians be here?
Barbarians typically lived within their tribes and rarely ventured out.
"Master?" The shaman female Barbarian Leader spoke, looking at Ye Guichen inquisitively, as if wanting to ask Ye Guichen how to deal with these fellows.
Ye Guichen chuckled, signaling the shaman female Barbarian Leader not to act rashly for the moment, while looking at the bearded man leading the group: "What’s your name?"
"Han, Han Zhuang!" The man named Han Zhuang felt his legs weaken.
What is going on?
How come these barbarians seem to listen to this young man in front?
What kind of joke is this?
"Oh, Han Zhuang?" Ye Guichen nodded with a smile: "Why are you all plundering here?"
Han Zhuang swallowed hard, but dared not refuse to answer.
Seven barbarians, their combat prowess is incredibly formidable.
If a fight really broke out, they might all be crushed into pulp, perhaps even torn apart alive.
What kind of international joke is this.
"Sir, sir, we didn’t want to either!" Han Zhuang almost cried on the spot: "For small forces like us, we can only survive near the ice wall, and every month we have to pay a tribute of ten Spirit Stones; if we don’t, we have to do hard labor and even face death, we really have no choice!"
"Oh?" Ye Guichen became interested: "From what you’re saying, you were forced into this?"
"Yes, yes, thirty miles from here there’s a town named Taihe Town, where there are three forces — the Song Family, Zhao Family, and Nolan Family. These three hold control over this region within a thousand miles, we’re merely working for the Song Family," Han Zhuang said begrudgingly: "Sir, please forgive us? It’s really tough for us!"
Ye Guichen understood.
Where there are people, there is the martial world.
Unexpectedly, someone even built a town near the ice wall.
However, earlier Zhu Biao hadn’t mentioned this; it seems they didn’t enter from this ice wall.
If the guess is right, for the past month, Wen Ya and they should have been waiting at Taihe Town for me.
Seeing that the one-month deadline is nearing, if Wen Ya and the others can’t find me, it might be that they would leave.
"Alright, then you take me to Taihe Town." Ye Guichen decided not to make things difficult for Han Zhuang and his group.
Han Zhuang was puzzled: "Sir, why are you going to Taihe Town? Moreover, these barbarians are too conspicuous, once people know your association with the barbarians, it might not be easy for you!"
"What, are they very hostile to barbarians?" Ye Guichen didn’t quite understand.
Zhu Biao directly explained: "Mr. Ye, barbarians are fundamentally at odds with humans. Barbarians use human cultivators as food, while human cultivators see barbarians as akin to demon beasts. If it’s known there are barbarians here, not only Taihe Town, but even larger cities might be alerted."
According to Zhu Biao’s previous understanding, although this side of the ice wall is covered by snow year-round, it’s unknown if it’s due to being closer to the Chaos Sea, that the spiritual energy here is much more abundant than south of the ice wall.
It’s precisely for this reason, the cultivation of the cultivators here is generally higher.
Moreover, apart from towns with thousands or tens of thousands of people, there are slightly larger cities.
Towns like Taihe Town, with thousands of them in the region before the ice wall.
As for the specific nation, it’s not defined.
But each larger city is under some smaller towns, often occupied by the family forces of strong individuals as City Lord.
Just like what Han Zhuang said, here it’s primarily family forces, intertwined and complex, rather than sect forces, which are relatively weak.
Ye Guichen didn’t want to make a spectacle.
Taking seven barbarians into Taihe Town might truly attract experts.
Though uncertain about the level of the strongest experts here, Ye Guichen didn’t wish to take risks.
"Shaman, you should find a place to settle first, ten miles outside the town. I’ll first go into the town to handle some matters." Having instructed the shaman and seven barbarians, Ye Guichen gestured for Han Zhuang to lead the way.
The seven barbarians quickly left.
Seeing the barbarians not only genuinely obeying Ye Guichen, but also appearing deferentially timid, Han Zhuang and the others were even more shocked.
They had never seen barbarians obey human cultivators before.
What sort of person is this?
Wasn’t it said that cultivators south of the ice wall are all useless?
But this fellow in front, not only isn’t useless, but seems very strong!
Under the complicated emotions of Han Zhuang and his companions, the group set out.
Han Zhuang and the others no longer attempted anything against Ye Guichen.
Because, they weren’t sure if those seven barbarians were still watching nearby, in case of angering the young man in front, a word might lead those barbarians to tear them apart.
On the way, Han Zhuang was flattering incessantly.
Ye Guichen also generally understood some situations here.
Taihe Town is somewhat a medium-sized town, with three largest families.
The forces of these three families are equivalent, mutually restricting each other, while each wants to swallow the other two.
However, no matter who, it’s not easy to devour the others?
Over time, they’ve formed a subtle balance between themselves.
If considered, the Song Family is by far the strongest force in Taihe Town.
They not only possess a Spirit Stone mine but even the Song Family’s Old Lady is the highest cultivator, reportedly reaching Golden Core Peak.
But the Song Family’s Old Lady hasn’t acted for more than ten years, no one knows what realm she’s in now.
The other two families, their forces are equivalent, but united can contend with the Song Family.
Moreover, compared to the Song Family’s head being a lady over a hundred years old, the heads of the other two families are vigorous, though their cultivation isn’t as high as the Song Family’s Old Lady, their future prospects seem brighter than the Song Family.
Everyone in Taihe Town can see that once the Song Family’s Old Lady dies, the Song Family might be quickly swallowed by the other two families.
The Song Family naturally knows this situation, not only aggressively collecting nearby cultivators but also forcing those cultivators to pay Spirit Stones as protection fees.
If they can’t pay, they are directly thrown into the Spirit Stone mine to do hard labor.
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