Chapter 2251

This time, many forces participated, from Paradise Palace, Heavenly Family and other top powers of the Human Race.

Translation: "This time, many forces participated, from Paradise Palace, Heavenly Family and other top powers of the Human Race."

This time, many forces participated, from Paradise Palace, Heavenly Family and other top powers of the Human Race.

We need to keep the meaning; we can phrase: "This time, many forces took part, ranging from Paradise Palace, the Heavenly Family and other top powers of the Human Race."

We'll keep concise.

They went to the Kitchen King Immortal City, the Pill King Immortal City, the Weapon King Immortal City, and other major immortal cities.

Translation: "To the Cooking King Immortal City, Pill King Immortal City, Weapon King Immortal City and other major immortal cities."

Then there were the Wang Clan, Heavenly Sword Sect, and various other sects and families of differing strength, altogether over a hundred.

Translation: "Then to clans like the Wang Clan, the Heavenly Sword Sect and various sects and families of differing strength, altogether over a hundred."

Then there are the Wang Clan, Heavenly Sword Sect, and various sects and families of differing strength, altogether over a hundred.

Each force sent one representative, and the location was chosen to be the city lord's mansion of the former Wuji Immortal City, where a discussion was held.

Translation: "Each force sent one representative, and the meeting place was chosen to be the lord's mansion of the former Wuji Immortal City, where discussions were held."

Each force sent one person, and the location was chosen to be the city lord's mansion of the former Wuji Immortal City, where a discussion was held.

Ye Changqing, as the representative of the Dao Yi Immortal Sect, entered the main hall that morning accompanied by Elder Huang and Father Zuo.

Translation: "Ye Zhangqing, as the representative of the Dao One Immortal Sect, entered the main hall this morning accompanied by Huang Lao and Zuo Fu."

Elder Huang and Father Zuo naturally had the qualifications to attend, or rather they were the hosts of this discussion.

Translation: "Huang Lao and Zuo Fu naturally had the qualifications to attend, or rather they were the hosts of this discussion."

Even the two cultivators from the Heavenly Palace attended as its representatives.

Translation: "Even the two cultivators from the Heavenly Palace attended on behalf of the Heavenly Palace."

As all the representatives of the major forces arrived, the hall's doors slowly closed, and the Night Pearl emitted a soft glow, lighting up the hall brightly.

Translation: "As all the representatives of the major forces arrived, the hall's doors slowly closed, and the Night Pearl emitted a soft glow, illuminating the hall brightly."

As all the representatives of the major forces arrived, the hall's doors slowly closed, and the Night Pearl emitted a soft glow, lighting up the hall brightly.

Everyone took their seats in turn, and the Heavenly Family's patriarch rose to speak.

Translation: "Everyone took their seats in turn, and the Heavenly Family Ancestor rose to speak."

"This time the beast race rioted; your timely support has brought us together today mainly to discuss post-war matters, and everyone present may speak freely."

Translation: "\"This time the Beast Race rioted; your support was timely. Today we gather mainly to discuss post-war matters, and everyone present may speak freely. \""

After a few brief remarks, the meeting began.

Translation: "After a few brief remarks, the meeting began."

At the start, naturally, were some trivial issues.

Translation: "At the outset, naturally there were some trivial issues."

Which sect suffered how many casualties, and how many pills, magical artifacts, and formation disks were lost, etc.

Translation: "The various sects reported how many casualties they suffered and how many pills, artifacts, formation disks and so on they lost."

Anyway, they were just miscellaneous trivial matters.

Translation: "Anyway, they were just miscellaneous matters."

These losses, naturally, could not be compensated by anyone, since everyone had suffered casualties, making it unclear on this point.

Translation: "These losses could not be compensated by anyone, after all everyone had casualties, and this cannot be made clear."

The only way to make up for them was through later division of interests.

Translation: "Only later could they be made up for through the division of benefits."

After saying that, we finally entered the first topic everyone cared about: the handling of the beast race.

Translation: "After saying that, they finally moved on to the first topic everyone cared about: the handling of the Beast Race."

After this battle, the beast race naturally suffered heavy losses; its overall strength can be said to be reduced to less than one-tenth.

Translation: "After this battle, the Beast Race naturally suffered heavy losses; its overall strength can be said to be only one-tenth."

Two of the three beast ancestors died, only the Elephant Ancestor surrendered, and he is now imprisoned within the Wuji Immortal City.

Translation: "Two of the Three Great Beast Ancestors died; only the Elephant Ancestor surrendered and is now imprisoned in the Wuji Immortal City."

The remaining beast race suffered even heavier casualties.

Translation: "The remaining Beast Race suffered even heavier casualties."

Nevertheless, some beast race members survived; for these survivors, we must decide how to handle them.

Translation: "Nevertheless, some Beast Race members survived; what to do with them next is the question."

Should we exterminate them completely, wiping out their race and species, or what else—today we must reach a decision.

Translation: "Should they be exterminated outright, their clan destroyed and species wiped out, or what? Today we must reach a decision."

As soon as this topic was raised, the attitudes of the major forces were completely different.

Translation: "As soon as this topic was raised, the attitudes of the major forces were completely different."

Some strongly advocated extermination, while others supported confining them to a designated area under strict supervision.

Translation: "Some strongly advocated extermination, while others supported confining them to a area under strict supervision."

Everyone voiced their opinions, each having their own reasoning.

Translation: "Everyone voiced their own opinions, each with their own reasoning."

"The beast race is fickle and harbors wolfish ambitions; isn't this war enough to prove it? After all this, why keep them?"

Translation: "\"The Beast Race is fickle and harbors wolfish ambitions; hasn't this battle already shown enough? After all this, why keep them? \""

"Indeed, those not of our kind must have different hearts; the beast race cannot be allowed to remain."

Translation: "\"Indeed, those not of our kind must have different hearts; the Beast Race cannot be kept. \""

"Your statement is too absolute; while it's true the beast race is hard to change, their entire bodies are treasures—beast blood, demonic pills—these greatly benefit human cultivators and are irreplaceable; moreover, the beast race itself is a food source. If we killed them all, what would we do with the countless restaurants and pleasure quarters in the immortal realm?"

Translation: "\"Your statement is too absolute. It's true the Beast Race is hard to change its heart, but the fact remains that their whole bodies are treasures—beast blood, monster elixirs—these are greatly beneficial to human cultivators, irreplaceable, and the Beast Race itself is food. If we killed them all, what would we do with the countless restaurants and pleasure quarters in the Immortal Realm? \""

"Right, and after this battle the beast race has suffered heavy losses and is powerless to recover; we only need to guard them properly, and they will pose no further threat."

Translation: "\"Exactly, and after this battle the Beast Race has suffered heavy losses and is powerless to recover; we only need to keep them under guard, and they will pose no further threat. \""

"Compared to that, keeping these beast race remnants would be more useful."

Translation: "\"By comparison, keeping these remnants of the Beast Race is more useful. \""

"Absolutely absurd."

Translation: "\"Absolutely ridiculous. \""

Everyone held to their own view, and for a while no one could convince another.

Translation: "Everyone held to their own view, and for a while no one could convince anyone else."

Ye Changqing, as the representative of the Dao Yi Immortal Sect, naturally also voiced his opinion.

Translation: "Ye Zhangqing, as the representative of the Dao One Immortal Sect, naturally also voiced his opinion."

He also disagreed with exterminating the beast race, agreeing instead to confine them to a designated area under strict supervision.

Translation: "He also disagreed with exterminating the Beast Race, agreeing instead to confine them to an area and strengthen supervision."

As the debate continued, those who supported confining and supervising the beast race gradually gained the upper hand.

Translation: "As the debate went on, those who favored confining and supervising gradually gained the upper hand."

After all, there is no denying that the beast race still has uses for humanity, and those uses are significant.

Translation: "After all, one point is undeniable: the Beast Race is still useful to humans, and its usefulness is not small."

Without the beast race, body-refining cultivators would basically be rendered useless.

Translation: "Without the Beast Race, body cultivators would basically be useless."

After all, the cultivation methods of body-refining practitioners require beast blood, demonic pills, and similar treasures in many aspects.

Translation: "After all, the cultivation methods of body cultivators require beast blood, monster elixirs and similar treasures in many aspects."

Also, there are the various restaurants and pleasure quarters.

Translation: "Moreover, there are the great restaurants and pleasure quarters."

Although if we exterminated the beast race there would still be ordinary wild animals and livestock, those cannot compare to the cultivated beast race; they are essentially two different species.

Translation: "Although if the Beast Race were exterminated there would still be ordinary wild beasts and livestock, but how could they compare to the refined Beast Race? They are simply two different species."

Therefore, given these many uses, most people still favor retaining the beast race.

Translation: "Therefore, given these uses, most people still favor keeping the Beast Race."

Anyway, after this battle the beast race cannot recover to any significant strength; as long as we keep them under control, there will be no problem for at least several thousand years.

Translation: "Anyway, after this battle the Beast Race cannot amount to much; as long as it is properly supervised, there will be no problem for at least several thousand years."

This vital energy cannot be easily restored.

Translation: "This vital energy cannot be easily restored."

Finally, the major forces decided to temporarily retain the beast race remnants, not to exterminate them or wipe out their race.

Translation: "In the end, the major forces decided to temporarily retain the Beast Race remnants, not to exterminate them or wipe out their species."

Having decided that, the next issue became the responsibility of guarding them.

Translation: "Having settled that, the next issue was the responsibility of supervision."

Where to confine them, and who would be responsible.

Translation: "Where to raise them, and who would be responsible."

This is obviously a lucrative opportunity.

Translation: "This is obviously a lucrative position."

Everyone present knows that guarding the beast race appears to be a heavy responsibility, but in reality the profits involved are absolutely enormous.

Translation: "Everyone present knows that supervising the Beast Race looks like a heavy responsibility, but in reality the benefits involved are absolutely huge."

Even without anything else, simply serving as food material and selling it to the various restaurants would yield a huge profit over a year.

Translation: "Just considering it as a food source, selling it to the various restaurants would bring in a profit overflowing the basins for a year."

Although beast race populations exist elsewhere in the immortal realm, their largest gathering place is undoubtedly the Wuji Mountain Range.

Translation: "Although Beast Race populations also survive elsewhere in the Immortal Realm, there is no doubt that their largest gathering place is the Wuji Mountain Range."

After this battle, the price of the beast race will surely skyrocket.

Translation: "After this battle, the price of the Beast Race will surely skyrocket."

Whoever takes on the duty of guarding the beast race will naturally also hold the right to sell them.

Translation: "Whoever takes on the duty of supervising the Beast Race will naturally also hold the right to sell them."

Moreover, the beast blood and demonic pills are essentially a stranglehold on the lifelines of many cultivators.

Translation: "Moreover, beast blood and monster elixirs are literally a lifeline for many cultivators."

Having this in hand, a sect's development can proceed smoothly and prosperously.

Translation: "With this in hand, a sect's development can be said to proceed smoothly."

Thus, all major forces naturally vie fiercely for it, none wanting to let go of this huge piece of fat.

Translation: "In this regard, the major forces naturally vied fiercely for it, none wanting to pass up this huge piece of fat."

Even forces that previously advocated exterminating the beast race and wiping out their kind have now joined in.

Translation: "Even the forces that previously supported exterminating and wiping out the Beast Race joined in."

"You weren't just calling for total extermination a moment ago? What are you fighting for now?"

Translation: "\"You were just calling for extermination; what are you fighting for now? \""

"Who said we can't compete?"

Translation: "\"Who said we can't compete? \""

"I'm afraid you'll kill off all the beast race."

Translation: "\"I'm afraid you'll kill them all. \""

Bullshit! My Sect has a Demon-Locking Tower that specializes in guarding various demons; it's experienced and perfectly suited to watch over the beast tribe.

Heh, your little multi-story towers—don't bring them out just to be laughed at.

Then can you pull it off?

Our sect, from top to bottom, focuses on cultivating the body; each of us is as strong as a dragon and tiger, making us best suited to guard the beast clan.

Heh, by then the beast clan will likely be wiped out in your sect's hands.

All the major powers have their own reasons; anyway, they've all seen huge profits, and none of them wants to let go.

However, many of those proposals aren't very feasible.

After all, although the beast clan suffered heavy casualties, due to their size, the remaining beast clan, though only a tenth or so left, still numbers quite a lot in reality.

There are definitely tens of millions of them.

With such a number, without enough space they definitely can't be sustained.

What those people just mentioned—those so-called demon-locking pagodas—can't even hold anything, let alone be used for guarding.

By then, it won't take long before the beast clan probably dies out on its own.

Moreover, wanting to transfer those remaining tens of millions of beast clan elsewhere is also a massive undertaking.

Not to mention the time and effort, who knows what mishaps might occur along the way?

Then what if the beast clan suddenly revolts and looks for a chance to escape?

These are all things that need consideration, so for a while nobody among the major powers can convince anyone else, and no proposal gains everyone's support.

Most people are just thinking about grabbing a share of the benefits.