Chapter 238: The Difference Between the Barbarian Race and the Ancient Barbarian Race

This was the most rugged and heroic city the two had ever seen, built with large steel stones that had been refined, indestructible, revealing a sense of killing, like a tall human figure, standing at the junction of the human race and the demon race, suppressing all invading enemies.

The three big characters "Zhen Yao Guan" were not just for show. This was a rare treasure that could distinguish between the human race and the transformed demon race. Anyone entering the city had to be irradiated by this treasure to prove their innocence, and Lu Yang and the two were no exception.

"I guard the Lock Demon Pass, it seems I can't see him." Meng Jingzhou shook his head with some regret.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, my brother is injured and needs a physician to heal!" The two were about to enter the city when they heard shouting from behind. It was two strong men carrying a stretcher, and the person on the stretcher was relatively thin, wailing in pain.

Everyone consciously gave way to a path. Who knew that when this group of people was about to run into the Demon Suppressing Pass, the three big characters "Zhen Yao Guan" shrouded the three, and the three screamed, white smoke coming out of their bodies, revealing their original forms.

Those two strong men were actually two giant wolves, and the one on the stretcher wasn't a human cultivator, but an old jackal that wasn't injured.

The soldiers guarding the door of the Demon Suppressing Pass reacted quickly, without any sloppiness, decisively making a move, raising the spears and shields in their hands, and killing the three demon beasts!

The Demon Suppressing Pass could encounter demon beasts trying to mix in from time to time,

Upon entering the Demon-Suppressing Pass, the two saw people carrying demon beast hides and inner cores, hawking them on the street; others were selling healing elixirs, claiming they were twenty percent cheaper than in the shops; and some were even boasting about their high cultivation bases, offering themselves as bodyguards.

These people were just like the city itself: rugged and bold.

The two first found an inn to rest for the night, recover their energy, and get a clear picture of the current situation.

Lu Yang pointed at the map, analyzing the intelligence they had gathered.

"This is the Demon-Suppressing Pass, two hundred thousand miles away from the Demon-Locking Pass where your uncle is. The dense forest we just entered is the boundary line between the Great Xia Dynasty and the Demon Domain; it separates the two sides and is a neutral zone, not belonging to the sphere of influence of any faction."

"Only by passing through the dense forest and walking through a patch of thick fog can one reach the true Demon Domain. I also took the opportunity to ask the newspaper-selling shopkeeper, who said this is a key hub for demon trade. The flying boats of the Landing Money Chamber of Commerce fly here regularly, and there's one coming tomorrow at noon. How about it, shall we go back?"

Meng Jingzhou was just about to say that there was no need to think about it—of course they were going back—but the words died on his lips, and he changed his mind.

"Go back? Why would we go back? This dense forest made us suffer such a huge loss; if we don't give the demon beasts a taste of their own medicine, how will we be able to show our faces in the future if word gets out?"

Lu Yang revealed a rich smile: "What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing."

The two hit it off immediately and decided to stay here for a while; they wouldn't go back until they had made a name for themselves.

Going back in such a bedraggled state didn't fit their style.

"It's a pity that little fellow Seeing Man Gu didn't come along; the ancient Barbarian bloodline in his body has a natural suppressive power over demon beasts." Inside the spiritual space, the Immortal Fairy shook her head with regret.

Lu Yang suspected that when Senior Sister was standing behind them earlier, the Immortal Fairy knew everything clearly, and not reminding him was just to watch him make a fool of himself.

A logically sound suspicion.

Soon, Lu Yang was drawn in by the Immortal Fairy's topic: "There's such a saying?" Speaking of this matter, the Immortal Fairy was exceptionally proud. She placed one hand on her hip, with quite the air of someone pointing out the lay of the land: "Of course. Did you think this Immortal only raised the upper limit of the Barbarians' intelligence and shared wisdom with them? At that time, what was also shared was a small portion of this Immortal's power!"

"Who do you think this Immortal is? Do you know how many ancient demon beasts have been eaten by this Immortal for the sake of creating the 'Culinary Compendium'?"

"Ancient demon beasts face this Immortal with fear stemming from their very bloodlines. Seeing Man Gu obtained this Immortal's insignificant power and indirectly acquired this ability as well; when facing demon beasts, he can naturally restrain them!"

"Relying on this Immortal's gift, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the ancient Barbarians could throw their weight around in the Demon Domain. When facing those one major realm lower, they could make the opponent grovel just by relying on bloodline pressure; if they encountered those of the same level, fighting two at once was no problem!"

Lu Yang was just about to praise the Immortal Fairy for being mighty and having such remarkable power, when he immediately recalled another question:

"Then can this kind of restraint be temporarily hidden? For example, when the ancient Barbarians were hunting, if they hid in the dark, even if the demon beasts didn't see the Barbarians, would they instinctively fear the ancient Barbarian bloodline and be scared into running away?"

The Immortal Fairy first calmly thought in silence for a moment, then burst into loud laughter: "... Hahaha, you really consider things thoroughly! With this Immortal protecting the Barbarians, how could a situation where there wasn't enough food ever arise?"

"Fairy, don't laugh yet, answer my question." "Hahaha, the Barbarians have this Immortal's protection!" Lu Yang: "..."

Previously, Lu Yang had always been puzzled about what the difference was between the ancient Barbarians and the current ones. He asked Seeing Man Gu, but Seeing Man Gu couldn't answer either, only saying that the ancient Barbarians contained a mysterious power in their bodies with various abilities that could give the ancient Barbarians immense help, but because this power was so strong that it caused the ancient Barbarians to defy the laws of heaven, it gradually faded and disappeared with the passage of time.

As for what this mysterious power was, Seeing Man Gu himself didn't know, and the elders in the tribe couldn't explain it clearly either, only saying it was a gift from the heavens.

Thinking about it now, could this mysterious power be a curse cast by the Immortal Fairy?

As for why only Seeing Man Gu remained of the ancient Barbarians, whether it was natural selection and survival of the fittest, or if the Immortal Fairy's power faded with each generation of reproduction, it was impossible to know.

"Actually, this Immortal is still very popular among the demon race."

Lu Yang looked at the Immortal Fairy suspiciously. True or false? Had the demon race's brains been broken, and they were actually very welcoming to her?

"What, you don't believe me? The Qiongqi tribe said the Taotie tribe was very welcoming of me going there, and the Taotie tribe said the Qiongqi tribe was very welcoming of me going there. I walked around the demon race once, and everywhere there was laughter and joy, seeing me off as I left."

"Actually, it's understandable. After all, an Immortal descending upon the demon race is like a blessing from the heavens."

"Now you know, right? Me staying in your spiritual space is what a great blessing this is? Not to mention anything else, just take ancient secrets; this Immortal can rattle them off at will. You wouldn't be able to do what this Immortal does if you changed to anyone else."

"Fairy, is there a single ancient secret you've told that is actually useful?"

Lu Yang felt that he had no fate to enjoy this blessing; he should invite someone with a hard life to endure it instead.

For instance, Senior Sister would be a good choice.

In reality, Lu Yang sighed leisurely: "Poor Seeing Man Gu." Meng Jingzhou was confused: "What's wrong with Seeing Man Gu?"

The two of them were suffering in the dense forest, so why was Seeing Man Gu the one to be pitied?

"Nothing, let's continue discussing what to do next."