Chapter 2923: You doubt me?

Xu Jie still had confidence in this plan, but if it really failed, there was nothing to be done.

After all, man proposes, heaven disposes; moreover, even if it failed, it would cause little loss to the Human Race and the Barbarian God Tribe.

It all depended on whether those two Feather God Tribe Elders and the Shadow Demon Race would come through.

If they themselves didn't want to survive, there was nothing to be done.

Everything that could be done has been done; after that, we could only rely on them.

The two Feather God Tribe Clan Chiefs, riding a feather boat, hurried all the way to the agreed location.

Just as Xu Jie had thought, although they were feeling conflicted, they truly had no guts to play any tricks, mainly because they had no choice.

At this moment, inside the cabin, the two had already cursed Xu Jie bloody hell.

"Beast, damn living beast, what a filthy mind it takes to come up with such a heinous plan."

"Damn it, I will eventually kill this human brat with my own hands."

Although they cursed, they still acted according to the plan; they had no choice, for the sake of survival.

After venting their anger, the two also began to plan seriously, after all, everyone knows the consequences of exposure.

The feather boat's flight speed was fast; not long after, it reached the agreed place.

When the feather boat arrived, the Shadow Demon Race people had already been waiting here.

Each had already transformed into the appearance of the Feather God Tribe; for the Feather God Tribe they were impersonating, they were already intimately familiar.

They all possessed cultivation, so their memory was naturally reliable; even if the materials were complex, a single glance was enough to commit them to heart.

After all the Shadow Demon Race people boarded the feather boat, the two elders examined them carefully; outwardly, there was indeed nothing amiss.

Regarding the Shadow Demon Race's methods, the two also understood them; having such ability was not surprising.

Not to mention just appearance, the Shadow Demon Race's innate divine ability can even alter one's aura and cultivation.

As long as they don't act or actively expose themselves, they are almost impossible to detect; this is also what makes the Shadow Demon Race most feared.

No one went into how the Shadow Demon Race clan chief had convinced his people.

After all, each was struggling to preserve themselves; who had the leisure to worry about these matters?

Everyone was like a mud bodhisattva crossing the river—each struggling to survive; preserving oneself came first.

"Everyone knows the plan?"

The plan was still the main topic, after all, cooperation was required; if anyone messed up, it could implicate everyone.

Facing the questioning of the two Feather God Tribe Elders, the Shadow Demon Race clan chief nodded, but the next second he couldn't help asking.

"Are we really going to do this?"

"What else? Do you Shadow Demon Race want to exterminate yourselves?"

"This………………"

Originally not holding much hope, upon hearing this Feather God Tribe Elder's words, the Shadow Demon Race clan chief silently nodded.

It's all because of those two unfilial sons.

In the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens, A Jiu sneezed, then glanced worriedly at Lao Qi.

"Brother Seven, do you think Father Emperor has set out?"

"Judging by the time, they should already be on the way to the Feather God Tribe Divine Realm."

"Father Emperor shouldn't be in danger, right?"

"Who is this all thanks to?"

Lao Qi replied irritably, "Now you know all this—what the hell were you doing earlier?"

Just as Xu Jie had thought, with the two Feather God Tribe Elders leading, the group encountered no danger along the way and smoothly reached the Feather God Tribe Divine Realm.

An Elder-level task had the qualification to open the Shenjie entrance and could also bring people into Shenjie.

The Shadow Demon Race people, under the guidance of the two elders, rode the feather boat all the way into the Shenjie entrance.

After passing through the entrance, they arrived at the Feather God Tribe Divine Realm, but the feather boat had not yet stopped when many Feather God Tribe powerhouses appeared around them.

Evidently, they had come for them.

"Bai Yu, Hui Yu, you're back."

The leader was an old man, and the Bai Yu and Hui Yu he referred to were precisely these two leading elders.

Having been out of contact for so long, they only recently took the initiative to contact the tribe, saying they were on their way back.

As for matters concerning the Human Race, the two naturally gave an explanation.

Their story was that they had already easily defeated the Human Race, but the Barbarian God Tribe suddenly intervened, which led to their crushing defeat.

Afterward, they were pursued by the Barbarian God Tribe, barely escaped, and thus only now returned.

This explanation sounded fine, but it was obvious that it did not completely dispel the doubts of the Feather God Tribe's higher-ups.

So, as soon as they entered Shenjie, they were surrounded.

The old man before them was the Feather God Tribe's Third Elder, whose status far surpassed that of the two ordinary Elders, Bai Yu and Hui Yu.

Therefore, facing the old man, the two performed a respectful salute.

"Greetings, Third Elder."

"Hehe, it's good that you're back."

He gave a seemingly careless laugh, having thought that next they would each go home to rest for a while.

But unexpectedly, the old man casually waved his hand, and a stone gate suddenly appeared before the feather boat.

This stone gate is a special treasure of the Feather God Tribe; it has little power, but it can verify tribal identity.

Such treasures are almost universally possessed by the various races beyond the heavens; they merely differ in name, but their effects are roughly the same.

Upon seeing the stone gate appear, Bai Yu and the other were first startled, then spoke with grim expressions.

"Third Elder, what do you mean by this?"

「Nothing much, just going through the procedure. After all, you've been out for such a long time; the tribe …………」

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already clear; the tribe is now suspecting you.

You've been out for such a long time with no word at all, and now you suddenly come back—could there be something fishy about this?

Anyway, no matter what, verifying the authenticity of this identity is the first priority; if we can't even confirm the identity, then there's no way to talk about anything else.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu and his companion couldn't help but feel a bit panicked, but they forced themselves to speak.

「You suspect us? 」

「I said, it's just the normal procedure. 」

「What, you don't even dare to pass this stone gate? Do you have a guilty conscience? 」

「Bullshit, we have nothing to fear; it's just that the Third Elder's attitude truly chills our hearts. 」

「Yes, we've braved the tribe's mountains of knives and seas of fire, stormed the gates of hell several times, and finally managed to come back with great difficulty—never expecting this outcome. 」

「The Third Elder doing this has truly chilled the hearts of us brothers. 」

Bai Yu and his companion looked anguished and indignant, intending by such means to make the Third Elder give up.

The two of them naturally aren't afraid of this stone gate, after all, it can only verify tribal identity, not loyalty or morality.

They may have defected and surrendered, but they are still members of the Feather God Tribe—not impostors.

What could this stone gate do to them? It's not just a matter of walking past; even dancing inside it would pose no problem.

The only problem is that while they aren't afraid, what about the others? You know, on this ship, aside from the two of them, there isn't a single Feather God Tribe member—everyone is a Shadow Demon Tribe impostor; can the Shadow Demon Tribe's innate divine ability fool this stone gate?