Chapter 59: Beast Alliance

  Long Heng listened carefully to Du Fei's words, and during the process, he also sweated for Du Fei who had encountered all kinds of difficulties. After listening to Du Fei's words, Long Heng stroked Du Fei's head with his hand, and Du Fei was extremely comfortable with Long Heng's touch.

  After enjoying a brief and sweet fatherly love, Du Fei asked: "Hey, Uncle Huang, from your previous conversation with that guy called Xuan Zangzi, it seems like you've known each other for a long time, and there's something about a Beast Alliance and a pact? That guy seemed to be quite wary of the pact. Can you tell me about it?" Du Fei looked at Long Huang with eager eyes. Long Huang couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Du Fei's expression.

  "Alright, stop pretending to be so pitiful. I'll tell you, you little scamp. First of all, let me introduce the overall situation of the Demon Suppression Mountain Range. The mountain range is divided into three major areas: outer perimeter, middle perimeter, and inner perimeter. In the outer perimeter live some wild beasts and a small number of low-level demon beasts. That's also where humans usually venture most. As for the middle perimeter, many low-level to mid-level demon beasts reside there. Humans rarely enter this area because it's too dangerous and has few human footprints. The innermost area is occupied by powerful demon beast families like ours. There are countless high-level demon beasts inside, making it the most complex place in the entire mountain range and the area with the densest concentration of demon beasts. It's basically impossible for humans to appear there, unless they're top-notch demon-controlling masters."

  Du Fei was also fully focused on listening to everything Long Huan said, and when he saw that Long Huan had stopped speaking, Du Fei hastily asked: "Uncle Huan, what does all this have to do with that guy?"

  "En!" Long Huan nodded and continued, "This Demon Mountain Range is actually similar to your human world, it's also composed of many major powers, and many regions are controlled by these powerful primordial beasts. Among them, the most notable ones are the Four Great Beast Clans. These four great beast clans basically occupy one-fourth of the Demon Mountain Range each, and our clan occupies the entire eastern part of the Demon Mountain Range." Du Fei also asked impatiently, "Uncle Huan, quickly tell us which four great beast clans?" Long Huan smiled and continued, "The four great beast clans are the Xuanwu Heavenly Turtle, Zhuque Heavenly Phoenix, Baiyan Heavenly Tiger, and Qingyi Heavenly Dragon."

  Du Fei was getting more and more excited, staring at Long Huan with wide eyes as he continued to speak. Long Huan saw Du Fei's silly expression and smiled slightly before continuing: "The four major beast tribes were originally the strongest among the mountains of Confusion Magic. The strength between them was almost equal, and each had a Heavenly Beast. In the distant past, the four major beast tribes fought for control of the mountains, but in the end, no one could eliminate the others. Everyone's strength was still relatively balanced after the battles, but the wars brought devastating lessons to each tribe. The population of the four major beast tribes was originally scarce, and the results of the conflicts led to a rapid decline in their numbers. The four major beast tribes realized this point and eventually sat down at the negotiating table to discuss it. In the end, they reached a consensus: each of the four major beast tribes would occupy one quarter of the mountains of Confusion Magic, and no one would invade another's territory without permission. If anyone broke this rule, the other three tribes would join forces to eliminate them. Over time, many Heavenly Beast families joined this alliance, which eventually became the Beast Alliance. The agreement reached by the four major beast tribes back then was the main treaty of the Beast Alliance. Xuan Zangzi was a member of the Black Tortoise tribe, and that was what he feared."

  "Oh, no wonder that Xuan Zangzi was so scared at the time? But Uncle Huang, you had a perfect opportunity to kill him, why did you let him go?" Du Fei asked Dragon Huang in confusion.

  "Alas, you don't know the reason why I have to kill Genzou. However, if I were to kill him, it would not only trigger a war between my clan and the Turtle Clan, but also disrupt the balance of this mountain range. Even if my clan emerges victorious, we will still suffer heavy losses. And then, we'll have to be on guard against the prying eyes of other beast clans." Long Hua sighed.

  "Oh, didn't your Beast Alliance stipulate that you should unite to fight? Why are you worried about this, Uncle Hao?" Du Fei asked in doubt.

  "Haha, Xiao Fei, the alliance agreement is indeed stated as such on the surface, but after all, the main protagonists of this battle are my clan and the Turtle Clan. When the time comes, it will definitely be us two who clash, but who knows how many people the other beast clans will send to support? Is there a stipulation in the alliance agreement about how many people can participate in the expedition? What if they just wait for us to exhaust each other and then come to reap the benefits? Wouldn't that be losing both men and women, so I have no choice but to let Xuan Zangzi go. This is only to maintain stability among the various clans, besides, he was also toyed with by me previously, I think it's more painful than killing him." Long Hua spread out his palms as he looked at Du Fei.

  "Huh? Then the Beast Alliance's treaty is also nonsense. What's the point of having this alliance then?" Du Fei asked, somewhat perplexed.

  "The Beast Alliance has developed into a mechanism for resolving conflicts over the years, although everyone knows that there are still some underlying issues, but under the mediation of the Beast Alliance, there have been no major problems between the various tribes, and everyone has lived in peace. This is also the best outcome. Since the Beast Alliance has played such a role, why do we need to break this fragile balance?" Long Huan asked Du Fei.

  "Oh, so that's how it is. I didn't think it was this complicated." Du Fei shook his head, indicating that he found it hard to accept. He continued to ask, "Hey, Uncle Huan, why did Xuan Zangzi always transform into a mountain shape before? And no matter what treasure I used to investigate him, I couldn't find out anything about him. Moreover, several low-level variant primordial beasts were secreted from his body, and he said that I ruined his big plan. Do you know what's going on?"

  "Really? Did Yinzangzi tell you that you ruined his big deal?" Long Huan thought for a moment and said: "I didn't notice it before, but it's because of the special physique of their clan. Most people in this turtle clan belong to the golden wood heavenly beast, which is a unique physique they are born with. When they transform into their true form, they will add some gold elements and earth elements to their body, so even if there are treasures, they can't be detected. And what you said about him secreting out a variant heavenly beast is just one of the turtle clan's devouring secret techniques." Du Fei also suddenly understood when he heard this, and was secretly amazed at Yinzangzi's secret technique.

  Long Huan saw Du Fei and continued without speaking: "Xuan Cangzi entered our clan's territory some time ago, at that time our clan sent out scouts to follow him, but he was chased away by this guy. At that time when he came in, he was only a fusion soul of the 9th level, today I saw his strength has reached the Mingyuan boundary, but his situation is very unstable. It seems that the big thing he said should be breaking through, I estimate that you disturbed him at the most critical moment, affecting his normal breakthrough, this is just my guess."

  "Why did he come here to break through instead of going to his own place?" Du Fei asked in doubt.

  "Based on these clues, I reckon it's because he wants our Xuan Yin Stone." Long Huan said with a smile.

  "What is this thing called Xuan Yin Shi that would make Xuan Zang Zi risk his life to come here?" Du Fei asked urgently.

  "Mystic Silverstone is a relatively rare silver stone, which doesn't have much effect on us yuan beasts, but it's extremely helpful to the Turtle Clan. Those guys love to eat this Mystic Silverstone the most, because their innate elements are usually gold and earth, and in order to constantly strengthen their elemental powers, they naturally eat minerals for sustenance. It's precisely because of eating minerals that their physical constitution is so special. And within the entire Demon Suppression Mountain Range, only our clan's territory produces an abundance of Mystic Silverstone, while it's extremely rare elsewhere. Every time those guys are breaking through, they need a large amount of minerals, and this Mystic Silverstone is also an excellent supplement, which is why they're willing to take such great risks to come here." Long Huan said.

  "Oh, I see, no wonder! But are you just going to let them get away with it?" Wu asked again.

  "Heh, actually all of these are within our clan's control. In order to balance the strength that only the four great beast tribes possess, we also turn a blind eye to their sneaky behavior. After all, the Xuan Yin Stone doesn't have much effect on us." Long Hua said with deep meaning.

  Du Fei was also suddenly enlightened after listening to Long Huan's explanation, and the whole thing was also clarified. He also thanked himself for not being killed by the other party at that time, and when he thought of this, Du Fei couldn't help but shudder.

  "By the way, Uncle Hao, I have something I'd like to discuss with you." Du Fei was somewhat reluctant to speak up.

  "Oh, you said so, Uncle Hua will listen and see." Long Hua calmly said.

  "I...I...ah." Du Fei swallowed back the words he wanted to say. Long Huan seemed to see through Du Fei's thoughts, and stroked his head again with a benevolent smile: "Are you thinking of leaving here to find your sister?" When Du Fei heard Long Huan's words, he was slightly startled, his eyes began to get wet, and suddenly shouted at Long Huan: "Uncle Huan, I don't want to leave you!"

  Long Huan also stroked Du Fei's head and said in a low voice, "Foolish child, you should have your own life, and you should return to the human world. That is where your stage is. Go back." As he spoke, Long Huan's eyes also became slightly moist.

  "Hao Shu..." As he spoke, Du Fei's eyes had already become moist.

  Long Heng smiled and looked at Du Fei, saying softly: "It's okay, when you miss Uncle Heng, just come back to Cifu Pavilion, this is your home."