The Master of Beasts

Chapter 844 278

In ten years, the formerly desolate Heavenly Snake Cave had completely changed its appearance.

A black city wall, dozens of feet tall, stood like a monster on the ground, and a green stone avenue extended thousands of miles away — a proposal by Shuibing.

The main goal was to facilitate trade with nearby settlements and some small tribes.

Indeed, just this simple green stone avenue brought about many benefits; these tribes, who weren't concerned with small details, had never seen such a clean and tidy road before.

Although such things meant little to them, compared to spending time paving such roads, they would rather spend a few more days hunting to catch more fierce beasts and enjoy a good meal.

But now, things were different. The Star Moon Tribe didn't just accept fierce beasts; their main trade was in spirit plants and spiritual ore, which weren't very precious to small tribes.

Compared to these things, they wanted food even more!

"Is this the Star Moon Tribe?" Di Chun, dressed noticeably differently from those around, looked around with a hint of surprise.

"Clan Leader, this is the road paved by the Star Moon Tribe, and the Star Moon Tribe is still about a thousand miles from here!"

"A thousand miles?" Di Chun found it hard to understand. The road indeed looked good, but paving a thousand miles wasn't a waste of manpower?

"For a small tribe to expend such effort, it seems this Star Moon Tribe is quite something, unlike other tribes that are still struggling for survival."

"Let's go, and take a look ahead!"

Stepping onto this green stone avenue, Di Chun was quite surprised to find that the number of pedestrians on it was increasing. These people were mainly from tribes or settlements, and each team carried a large number of materials.

"Spiritual ore, spirit plants?"

"There's no food!" Di Chun was curious.

Because the physical bodies of people in the Heavenly Gift Realm were exceptionally strong, their appetite was enormous. Due to the special Heaven and Earth Laws, the cultivators in the Heavenly Gift Realm could not practice fasting. Although the higher their cultivation, the larger the amount of food they could consume at once — lasting several months or even years — they still needed to constantly eat.

This situation led to food being the hard currency in the Heavenly Gift Realm, whether a tribe was strong or not!

If not for the fierce beasts of the Heavenly Gift Realm having fast growth, the cultivators there would have starved long ago.

"Stop!"

Understanding the curiosity in Di Chun's eyes, the guard beside him smartly stopped this team.

"Who are you...?"

"Ah, it's the esteemed one from the Four Seasons Tribe. What does the esteemed one need from me?"

Upon seeing the guard's attire adorned with four bright flower patterns, he lowered his head appealingly.

"Come over here, my lord has questions!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Ever since becoming the Clan Leader of the Four Seasons Tribe, Di Chun hadn't had much face to show for a long time. With the help of the Ghost Fighting Tribe, Di Chun's status had been deified, so this small settlement's leader didn't recognize Di Chun's identity.

"I'm asking you, what are you doing with these things?"

"Esteemed one, we are going to the Star Moon Tribe to trade!"

"To trade?"

"What can you get in exchange for these things?" Di Chun didn't understand, as the spirit plants and spiritual ore brought by the settlement weren't anything precious.

The grade of these spirit plants was low, and though not everywhere in the Sunset Mountain Range, they weren't rare either, at most having some simple healing functions.

The spiritual ores were the same, good only for crafting ordinary weapons. What could these items be exchanged for?

"Food, large amounts of food, and wine!" The leader's eyes shone.

Originally eating from hand to mouth, unsure of when they might perish, since the Star Moon Tribe appeared, these settlements found survival not as difficult as before!

"Food, these things can be exchanged for food?" One of the guards couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, esteemed one, look, this is the wine I exchanged for!"

Di Chun signaled with his eyes, and the guard eagerly snatched the bottle of wine from his hand, taking a big gulp, smacked his lips with a bit of relish, and said in disbelief, "Esteemed one, it's really wine, and good wine at that!"

"Interesting, I never thought my subordinate tribe would have such a captivating tribe."

"Er Chong, I recall your previous investigation suggested that this Star Moon Tribe might be the former Akam Tribe!"

"Yes, esteemed one, according to the information I gathered, that's correct!" Er Chong confirmed.

"Interesting, let's go take a look!"

Suddenly thinking of something, Di Chun threw a yellow gem and said, "Your reward!"

This leader, somewhat dumbfounded, caught the gem and looked carefully, eyes widening: "It's actually an Earth Crystal!"

In the Heavenly Gift Realm, cultivators have strong bodies, naturally leading the law to favor the physical. Hence, the Earth best represents heaviness, and the Earth Crystal is a treasure for cultivators, greatly enhancing their physical strength.

Di Chun naturally wouldn't just believe the words of this small settlement's leader. After all, settlements, to put it nicely, are a group of freedom seekers banding together to survive; practically, they are a group of outcasts or tribe-abandoned people banding together.

After confirmations from several small tribes and lots of settlements, Di Chun's curiosity about the Star Moon Tribe grew.

"If this Star Moon Tribe truly has a large amount of food, or has means to obtain large amounts of food, I absolutely won't let it slip by!"