Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Wei Xi then realized that the difficulty did not stem from a lack of information, but rather from addressing the issue at hand.

If we place Yu Xianzhou's actions in the context of that time, what would the scene be like?
Yu Xianzhou rose from a lowly demon beast, scheming step by step, teetering on the brink of death countless times, to become the leader of the Eastern Barbarians, guarding the waters of the world.

Such behavior is unacceptable to the world—even monsters must maintain a stable population size, otherwise how can they consolidate their rule?

As the daughter of a hunter, Wei Xi understood the instinct of wild animals to reproduce.

By extension, demonic beasts with varying reproductive abilities subconsciously maintain the size of their populations. At least, Wei Xi learned from the memories of several victimized demons that when Yu Xianzhou first debuted, the demonic beasts that challenged him often just taught him a lesson.

The kind of lesson that leaves you barely alive.

Unfortunately, this act of maintaining racial stability ended up killing them.

Once the cunning Yu Xianzhou has grasped their weaknesses, he will launch a new challenge, and even go so far as to eat his defeated opponents alive.

In this way, Yu Xianzhou's infamous reputation spread, and no demon beast showed him any mercy. However, since this demon had developed the ability to protect himself, he eventually became a menace.

Logically speaking, the water-controlling demon beast was powerless to reverse the situation, and the other demon beasts should have intervened to stop Yu Xianzhou after realizing its dangerous nature.

But despite the rampage, it didn't suffer any real damage, and the Everlasting Tree even had dealings with Yu Xianzhou.

Yu Xianzhou lived a comfortable life, even manipulating the Heavenly Dao at will.

Furthermore, Yu Xianzhou, who was based in Dongyi, could send his demon beasts to the Northern Frontier, Nanjiang, and the Western Regions. Putting aside everything else, how could that brute Tan Xian live comfortably in Nanjiang without the tacit approval of the local tyrant?

Wei Xi quickly thought of a possibility—Yu Xianzhou might be a pioneer among the demon beasts, while other equally matched demon beasts were probably observing the consequences of its actions.

"What could a demon beast possibly do?" Wei Xi's mind raced, trying to find the most plausible explanation. "Should we still deduce it from Yu Xianzhou's behavior?"

Yu Xianzhou's pursuit of strength is evident to all, and it was even because of this that he turned against Luexi.

“Creating the tailbone means then absorbing its power for one’s own use,” Wei Xi seemed to see the terrifying monster that was brutally slaughtered by the Heavenly Dao. “But do other monsters do the same? Are they also pursuing power?”

For Wei Xi, this simply doesn't make sense.

Because Wei Xi was a cultivator, she knew that for most beings, there was a limit to the growth of their strength. Even though demonic beasts used "demonic energy," it was still ultimately derived from yin and yang energy.

Yu Xianzhou's strength is his ruthlessness, and his weakness is also his ruthlessness.

For other monsters, it's far safer to deal with such a monster when it's weak than to let it grow stronger.

"If increasing strength isn't the most suitable reason, then what is the reason for letting Yu Xianzhou run rampant?"

Completely baffled, Wei Xi vaguely sensed that behind the Green Moon Tide of the Eastern Barbarians lay a greater struggle among the demonic beasts. In this struggle, the balance among the demonic beasts was broken, inadvertently giving the human race an opportunity.

"What kind of dirty deal could make the other demon beasts, especially the demon leader, condone such behavior?"

Wei Xi was in a state of utter confusion, but she knew that the answer might lie in the abyss outside the city.

That's why she still made the decision to explore the abyss even when Lian Gou was in danger.

Wei Xi finally convinced Qin Feng with her reasoning, and even better, this time Qin Feng did not insist on going with her.

In response to this reasonable explanation, Qin said: "According to you, the abyss is the destination of all waters under heaven, so I absolutely cannot go there."

Wei Xi: ?
"I am of the Ice Root Bone," Qin Feng said frankly. "Ice is also water. What if it swallows me?"

Wei Xi, who had prepared a whole host of fallacies:
Fortunately, Wei Xi hadn't intended to put Qin Feng in any danger, so this turned out to be a lucky accident.

"If I'm not back in an hour, take this to the top of the furnace and rescue the people." Qin Feng naturally disagreed, saying firmly, "I can't leave you here!"

“Your leaving here is the only way to save me,” Wei Xi said, handing over the hard-won token. “If you act rashly, no one will know I’m trapped here.”

Even if Lian Gou manages to escape, he knows very little about the situation between you and me. Only if you take the message out can you possibly save me.

“I don’t trust the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. You don’t need to go looking for the merfolk. Go directly to the Zhenhai Sect and tell them that the Tail Beast has escaped. Wei Xi had already obtained the magic weapon to suppress it, but he fell into Dead Water City while trying to save you.”

"The coccyx is not already..."

Seeing that Qin Feng had already figured out something was wrong, Wei Xi emphasized, "Do as I say. If they ask you again, just say you're dizzy. If they don't believe you, the pile of tokens we found is proof."

Qin Feng dared not forget a single word of these words—although emotionally she was willing to live and die with Wei Xi, reason told her that what he said made sense. If Wei Xi couldn't solve the problem, going in herself would only be courting death.

After all, neither of them has reached the Core Formation stage yet, and their progress so far has been largely due to Wei Xi's ingenuity.

Qin Feng pursed his lips and assured him, "I will definitely handle this matter well! I just don't know why you want me to go to the top floor of that furnace-shaped building?"

“You’ll see when we get there,” Wei Xi patted Qin Feng on the shoulder reassuringly and smiled, “If that old fisherman could do it, you can definitely do it too.”

"You don't need to worry about me. Maybe I'll just be delayed inside for a while. We'll meet at a tavern in the town next to Fishtail after we get out."

Are you worried about the Tenth Princess?

Wei Xi nodded. "The more I think about it, the stranger it seems. There's nothing special about the tokens on her guards. It seems I misunderstood. She probably thought her subordinates had already gotten their hands on the tokens, but they haven't even reached the edge of Deadwater City."

Qin Feng frowned. "Why would she want the token from Deadwater City for no reason?"

"I don't know," Wei Xi didn't dare to voice his bold guess. "Just remember to be careful of the Tenth Princess's people. Don't rush to find Lian Gouhan after you get ashore; he'll go to the next town to check sooner or later."

Wei Xi trusted Lian Gouyi quite a bit; the kid's skills were perfect for self-preservation, and even if he were controlled by the Tenth Princess's people, he would find a way to escape. However, he wouldn't abandon his companions in the sea, and whether he went to the Zhenhai Sect or ran to the neighboring town, he might run into Qin Feng.

After arranging the follow-up matters, Wei and Qin parted ways.

With time running out, Wei Xi moved with increasing speed, following the city's established pathways towards the edge.

Following Wei Xi's line of thought, she needed to know the direction the water flowed after entering the abyss.

"Were these tracks your idea too?" Wei Xi, with the spiritual voice above his head, murmured to himself. "Everyone will only think that they are for transporting large quantities of ore and goods, and will never think of them as being used for water diversion."

"Zuo Fei, why are you blocking this water? Do you want to become Yu Xianzhou too?"

Wei Xi was always meticulous. Although the scene of all the rivers flowing eastward was truly breathtaking, she keenly noticed that the water was not rushing haphazardly into the abyss, but rather surging from Dead Water City, forming dozens of turbulent streams.

Wei Xi, who paid close attention, quickly connected the distribution of water flow with the distribution of rail tracks in the city.

This could never have been done by Yu Xianzhou; this evil demon had no interest in building cities.

Suspicion fell on Zuo Fei, which made Wei Xi feel somewhat disappointed.

"Zuo Fei, what exactly did you find here?"

Wei Xi relaxed his body as he stepped into one of the streams, unleashing a layer of pale green spiritual energy, thus beginning his rafting journey.

"Is this discovery so important that you'd drag the entire city down with you?" (End of Chapter)