The Days of Being Forced to Become the Savior of a Cultivation Civilization

"Before this, the tribe had intentionally hidden this history until I obtained the memories of my ancestors and learned about these stories. I think this history was just a struggle where the victor is king and the loser is a bandit. But I am tired of fighting and do not want to perpetuate the hatred."

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So this new Fascula led a group of his people away from the human world and back to the Forest of Ara to negotiate with the Ara tribe. Initially, the Ara tribe's attitude was surprisingly good, but then suddenly turned hostile, though it felt... artificial, as if they were deliberately hiding something and feigning a bad attitude. In the end, however, the two tribes reconciled.

An old man asked, "Since you've already reconciled, why are you suddenly fighting again? And... what does it mean that you're the only one left? Aren't there many Coopers outside?"

Fasculla nodded:

"That's right, and this is where the incident began."

After the two tribes reconciled, life in the Ara territory was peaceful and harmonious. The Ara territory remained largely stagnant, while the Kuber people, after years of wandering and hiding, finally had a decent piece of land to settle on.

But recently, an unexpected event occurred. Xiaofeng, a powerful warrior of my tribe, often ventures alone into the desolate desert, seeking out powerful creatures to fight.

However, after that dust storm, he returned from the desert missing an arm and covered in wounds.

I was quite surprised by this, because he has always been self-aware and would not seek out creatures that are too different from himself to fight. So at first, I thought he was ambushed by a powerful creature lurking in the desert, and that was also his explanation to me.

But I always felt that something was strange—my connection with him as the leader of the tribe had disappeared.

But this often means death.

As it turned out, my premonition was correct. He soon rose in rebellion and began a massive attack on the other members of his tribe. Those he attacked had bloodshot eyes, and their negative emotions were amplified infinitely. This phenomenon spread rapidly until, in the end, everyone in the tribe except me was overwhelmed by it.

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"Why should we be subservient to Yara's roof!"

"But we are equals..."

"They slaughtered our race, why should we show them goodwill!"

"We were like that too; it was a struggle for survival..."

I quickly intervened to stop him, only to find that Xiao Feng's power had become extremely strong... even I was no match for him. His reverse-elemental aura had become extremely strange, belonging to no power I knew of—"

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"Zhiyue discovered a strange smell mixed in with the beast carcass. That was actually a warning signal sent by my people to the outside world. Other creatures, including humans, would only find the smell pungent, but I received the full message: 'The tribe has been attacked, the enemy is unknown. All Yukali, beware of Cooper.' This undoubtedly confirms that the unknown creature Zhiyue mentioned was indeed Cooper. I didn't tell Yingru this information because I was afraid she would overthink it, but you need to think about it."

Qian Xintong wondered:

"Since you're already wary of Cooper, why do you still say the enemy isn't... Oh, I see, they're also victims, vessels for unknown forces!"

Viminali: "Indeed, I also sensed that ominous aura within that leaf oil. It was chaotic and eerie, giving off a very dangerous feeling. This power does not belong to the continent of Pound; it is what you called the 'flies' causing trouble. That lord and all of us under His command are aware of the existence of this power, so I have no choice but to take it seriously."

Qian Xintong's expression immediately turned serious:

"So it was them...that explains it."

Viminari: "To be honest, based on your statements, you and your organization seem to be at odds with this force. But what surprises me is that you seem completely unaware of it. Is your discernment and cultivation both locked away?"

Qian Xintong smiled awkwardly:

"Ahem, actually I noticed it a while ago. But I thought it was left on me and that kid Yingzi."

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"Later I was defeated and became their puppet. Xiao Feng was determined to take revenge on Yara, so they destroyed the surface forests and searched everywhere for the presence of other Yara."

"But they have been blinded by hatred and have completely forgotten that their true core is the underground part."

Zhiyue interjected at the opportune moment. Fascura nodded:

"It's fortunate that they didn't cause much real harm to the Yara people."

She continued:

"The giant tree of Yara in Nijimura has an immense aura, which quickly attracted their attention. So I was sent there, and they forced me to draw away the village's fighting forces so that they could easily kill the giant tree of Yara."

Zhiyue frowned; he sensed something was amiss.

"According to you, he's stronger than a tribal chief, yet he's trying to lure me away. Are you too weak, or are they overestimating me?"

Fascura was taken aback, but quickly smiled; Zhiyue's question was exactly what she had expected.

"I lied to them. I told them that there was a powerful being protecting that village, and that you would probably not get any benefits if you went in easily. At first, my plan was to take it one step at a time and find an opportunity to communicate directly with the Yara Tree. But I was afraid that the strange power had planted a spy on me, and since you were about to set off, I played along. I drugged the girl and left Rainbow Village with you. They then assumed that there was no powerful person in the village and headed straight there."

Zhiyue: "But why are you so sure that Nijimura is safe now? Are you pushing Nijimura into a fire pit?"

The atmosphere froze. Everyone looked at each other, but the two men remained calm; there seemed to be no tension in the air.

"Of course not. In order to make sure that Nijimura was indeed capable of handling the situation, I deliberately created a flaw so that you would discover my presence. When you discovered my presence but were still preparing to leave, I knew that this plan had worked."

This shows that you have ample resources to deal with external enemies.

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Let's go back to the night Fasciola was discovered.

"It seems a strange little fellow has infiltrated the village."

"Deep grinding and absorption (what is that)?"

With her mouth full of the snacks Aunt Wang had given her, Qian Xintong asked indistinctly.

"I'm not sure, but it doesn't seem like there's any malice involved."

Qian Xintong swallowed his food and scratched his head:

"That's just some little animal that ran in, what's the big deal, hiccup."

Zhiyue stroked his chin thoughtfully:

"No, I've never seen that thing before. Besides, it's like that guy deliberately gave me a weakness..."

Not long after, at the village chief's house:

"Gray, round ears, big nose..."

The village chief nodded after hearing this. "I recognize this creature. If I'm not mistaken, the village is about to face a battle. But don't worry, it won't be long before we have enough strength to defeat the enemy. Don't alert them. Here's what we'll do: you all continue your preparations as usual, and when the time comes…"

Night had fallen. Zhi Yue, a flash of inspiration, pulled out the Boundless Starry Sky and grinned wickedly at Qian Xintong:

"Xintong, can we have a private chat?"

Qian Xintong was taken aback:

"What do you want to do?"

Zhiyue: "Enough with the nonsense!"

A flash of white light, and the two entered the space within the Boundless Starry Sky. Qian Xintong swiftly moved away from Zhiyue, remaining vigilant.

"I'm telling you, don't do anything reckless! We've only known each other for two days!"

Zhiyue curled his lip:

"Alright, alright, I didn't mean that. Remember that creature I told you about this morning?"

Qian Xintong remains in a fighting stance:

"W-what's wrong?"

Zhiyue: "It's just an act to prevent that guy from eavesdropping. But we do need to have a private conversation."

Qian Xintong scratched his head:

"Alright, I believe you. Tell me, what's wrong?"

Zhiyue: "We're not going to the city."