Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 84 Forced Buying and Selling

The Wu tribe lived up to its reputation for warfare. Hou Yi, along with the Great Witch Long Qiu and a group of tribesmen, managed to defeat a demon tribe that outnumbered them tenfold. Lei Ming and his group seized the opportunity and quickly broke through the demon tribe's encirclement, heading towards the East Sea.

Yingzhao, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Hou Yi, saw the human race's flying boats and immediately realized that the humans and the witches had joined forces. He wanted to stop the humans, but Hou Yi wouldn't give him the chance. Both Hou Yi and Yingzhao were at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and Yingzhao could only helplessly watch the humans leave.

The airship was very fast, and it was far away from the battlefield in less than half a day.

"Finally, we're gone!" Looking back at Mount Buzhou, Lei Ming sighed with emotion. From this day forward, the human race will be like dragons swimming in the sea and tigers roaming in the mountains.

Lei Ming arranged for people to take turns controlling the flying boat, while he continued to deduce the Five Elements cultivation techniques. Now, Lei Ming's luck was abundant, and the speed at which he deduced cultivation techniques had increased considerably; he even deduced True Immortal-level Five Elements techniques while traveling. He placed these techniques in the Inheritance Hall, which also significantly enhanced the hall's power.

On the shores of the East China Sea, Ku Yuan has already led his people to build five large cities. Although these cities are not as complete as Rainbow City, they are even larger in scale.

"I wonder how things are in the ancestral land?" Ku Yuan was still worried; a hundred years had passed since Lei Ming left.

The East China Sea is turbulent with towering waves, and a group of sea creatures wielding steel forks and covered in scales appear and disappear amidst the waves.

"Prince, this is a great city built by the human race." The yaksha, who was ten feet tall, said to Li Yue, the prince of the beaver race. Li Yue looked at the five great cities and couldn't help but have some thoughts.

"The tiny human race has actually seen so many large cities. I want this city!" Li Yue looked at the city closest to the East Sea.

"But Prince, some sea creatures have offered to trade with humans before, but they were all refused," Yaksha said.

Li Yue smiled coldly: "If the human race dares to refuse me, I will let them see the power of the waves."

Li Yue led hundreds of sea creatures towards Rainbow City. Ku Yuan, upon hearing the report from his subordinates, immediately came out to greet them. The Beaver Clan was one of the sea creatures in this area. Although not particularly strong, they had a dozen True Immortals and several Profound Immortals, making them someone that humans could not afford to offend.

Ku Yuan was no stranger to Li Yue; the two had met during a previous transaction with Hai Li. Seeing Li Yue, Ku Yuan smiled and said, "So it's the First Prince. What brings you to Rainbow City?"

Li Yue and his group stood on the crest of a wave; sea creatures generally disliked land.

"I'm here to make a deal with your human race," Li Yue said.

"To be honest, Your Highness, all of our human race's resources have recently been used for city building, and we have nothing left to trade," Ku Yuan said.

"What I want to trade is this great city," Li Yue said, pointing to the coastal city.

Ku Yuan's smile vanished: "Your Highness is joking. This great city is inhabited by our people, not for trade."

Li Yue said, "Why would Chief Ku Yuan deceive me? I have already seen it. The city is now deserted, with not a single person in sight. And for my Beaver Clan, it would be the best place for us to live on land."

Unlike most sea creatures, the beaver tribe is able to live on land for extended periods, making them amphibious.

Ku Yuan shook his head and said, "If it's this kind of deal, then there's no need to say anything about the eldest prince."

"If your human race wants to survive here, you must agree to this deal." Li Yue's tone was extremely domineering. "I'm taking this great city. Aren't you humans looking for the Sea Enchantress Blue Crystal? It should be enough to exchange for this great city."

Li Yue took out a fist-sized blue crystal. Ku Yuan was surprised when he saw it. This Sea Enchantress Blue Crystal was a top-grade water-attribute spiritual object. They had been searching for it for thousands of years without success. They never expected that Li Yue would have such a large piece in his hand.

Ku Yuan hesitated.

Li Le smiled confidently and said, "More than 90% of the treasures in the East Sea are in the hands of our sea race. What we exchanged with you before were things we didn't even consider. If you agree to this exchange, my beaver race will offer even more precious treasures to exchange with the human race in the future."

Ku Yuan hesitated. He understood Li Yue's subtext: if he didn't agree, the relationship between the human race and the beaver race would be affected, and he would never be able to exchange for high-level treasures again.

Seeing that Ku Yuan didn't answer, Li Yue became impatient: "It's just a new city. Your human race is good at construction, you can just build another one. What's so difficult about it? Do you, the human race, want to be enemies with the beaver race?"

Li Yue's words even contained threats, so Ku Yuan had to be cautious.

"Alright, I agree to this deal." After considering it for a long time, Ku Yuan finally compromised.

Li Yue smiled, then pocketed the Sea Enchantress Blue Crystal, saying, "I'll bring people to take over this city in a month. The Sea Enchantress Blue Crystal will be yours then!"

As the giant waves receded, Li Yue and his group returned to the East Sea. Ku Yuan sighed deeply. The sea area they had approached did not have any powerful sea creatures, as it was nearshore and the dragons did not consider it worthwhile. However, the situation in this sea area was not simple. There were hundreds of sea creatures like the beavers, each stronger than humans.

Ten thousand miles away from Rainbow City, Lei Ming stood at the bow of the ship.

"Ten thousand miles east of here lies Rainbow City," Lei Ming said to the Third Ancestor. "That will be the new home of our human race!"

"A new home?" The Third Ancestor looked eastward, his feelings somewhat complicated.

Chisongzi carried the Great Wilderness Sword on his back. Over the years, he had been cultivating in seclusion on the flying boat, and his cultivation had improved again.

"Fourth Ancestor, once we reach Rainbow City, I wish to leave for a while to travel the prehistoric world," said Chisongzi. "Lei Zu has already deduced the True Immortal cultivation method, and it won't be long before other members of our clan reach the True Immortal realm. The clan doesn't need me for the time being. I want to go out and see the world, to find my own path."

Lei Ming and the others nodded. Lei Ming said, "Your talent is exceptional; among the humans I've met, you could rank second. If you wish to travel, then go ahead. We are still here in the clan. The human race will inevitably face many trials in the future, and I hope you will return then."

Chisongzi nodded slightly.

Yu Chao asked in surprise, "Lei Ming, have you ever encountered a human with even greater talent than Chi Songzi?"

Chisongzi also looked over curiously, believing that his talent was no less than anyone else's.

"There was indeed a person, now that I think about it, it's been over 1000 years," Lei Ming sighed. "This person was called Xuan Du, and like Chi Songzi, he was an ordinary human. Many years ago, he went out alone to seek the Dao, and was later taken in by the Sage Taiqing, becoming his only personal disciple."

Suiren and his companions were greatly shocked, then overjoyed: "Leiming, are you sure? Someone from our human race has actually become a disciple of a sage!"

"That's for sure. Xuandu has been a disciple of the Sage Taiqing for over a thousand years. I wonder if he has achieved the Golden Immortal realm. Even if he hasn't, he's probably close. His aptitude is the strongest I've ever seen, not to mention he has a sage to guide him." Lei Ming shook his head. He didn't envy Xuandu. Everyone has their own opportunities, and Lei Ming believed that his opportunities were no worse than Xuandu's.

"That's wonderful!" said the Ziyi Clan. "The Sage Taiqing has established the Human Religion among our human race and taken in our disciples, clearly showing his support for humanity. With the Sage's support, what are the demon race?"

Lei Ming had told the Three Ancestors about the situation in the prehistoric world and the power of the sages, and the Three Ancestors also learned about the importance of the sages.

Lei Ming, however, had to pour cold water on their enthusiasm: "Don't be so happy yet. We can't fathom the thoughts of a sage. Besides, the Taiqing Sage has always been quiet and inactive. He won't help humanity unless it's a matter of life and death. If our human race wants to grow and prosper, we still have to rely on ourselves. We've arrived at Rainbow City!"

Ten thousand flying ships streaked across the sky and appeared to the west of Rainbow City, which Ku Yuan and his men quickly spotted. Upon learning that their ancestral people had migrated there, Ku Yuan immediately led his men to prepare a welcome.

Lei Ming entered Rainbow City first.

"All the clansmen have arrived. How are your preparations?" Lei Ming was very familiar with Ku Yuan, so there was no need for formalities.

"We have built four great cities thousands of miles away, each capable of housing two hundred million humans," Ku Yuan said.

Lei Ming frowned and said, "This won't do. There are a billion people in our ancestral land."

Ku Yuan also said helplessly, "We originally built five large cities, which was enough to house our people, but half a month ago the Beaver Clan forcibly traded one of our large cities with us."

"The Beaver Clan? What's going on?" Lei Ming asked hurriedly.

(End of this chapter)