"Get out, get in, get out, get in!"
Lu Li was having a lot of fun in his room. Lu Li was like a kid who got the most fun toy after he got an Interspatial Ring. He had been playing in his room for several hours.
Of course, he was bored. Hunchback Tian was in closed-door cultivation to reach the Fate Wheel Realm, and Ye Cha said he would show Lu Li around.
But Lu Li didn't want to talk too much with Ye Cha. He felt uneasy.
There was no unfounded hatred or unfounded love in the world. Lu Li felt conflicted and put up his guard when someone was being too nice to him all of a sudden.
Ever since he was a kid, Lu Li had been treated with contempt, mockery, and humiliation. Apart from Lu Ling and his Sixth Granduncle, nobody was nice to him. He was used to not relying on others.
Now, a Cyan Phoenix Race came out of nowhere. Just because of one sentence on the tablet, Lu Li was regarded as a Saint Lord.
Lu Li was not used to Ye Cha giving him Interspatial Rings, pellets, and Heaven Serpent Fruits worth 40 to 50 million Xuan Crystals. He felt awkward. He was even afraid to get in touch with Ye Cha, fearing that Ye Cha might have ulterior motives …
Apart from eating, Lu Li stayed in his room every day. He couldn't even sleep well. He played with the Interspatial Ring every day to keep himself from overthinking and to put his mind at ease.
Time flew by. Three days passed by in a blink of an eye. On the fourth day, Lu Li got up early and waited for Hunchback Tian to come out from closed-door cultivation.
Late in the morning, Ye Cha came with Hunchback Tian. Hunchback Tian was full of excitement. He seemed to be much older. His temperament had changed.
His back that was hunched like a camel's was straighter. There were fewer wrinkles on his face that was full of wrinkles.
"You made the breakthrough?"
Lu Li asked in surprise. Hunchback Tian nodded and said, "I reached the peak of the Soul Pond Realm 100 years ago. I tried for 87 times but all failed. Now, I finally made the breakthrough. I don't have to die, I don't have to …"
One Fate Wheel could add 500 years to one's life. Cultivation of Wu Dao was to go against nature and change fate. The Fate Wheel Realm was to change fate.
Warriors had a long life so they could cultivate and eventually go against nature.
After today, Hunchback Tian had successfully changed his fate and gained 500 years of life. Finally, he was qualified to go against nature.
Ye Xi handed over a jade talisman and said, "Holy Lord, this is his soul talisman. Refine it and he will be your slave in the future."
Lu Li didn't refuse. He consumed the Soul Talisman right away. Hunchback Tian got down on one knee and said, "Greetings, Master."
"Yes."
Lu Li nodded and said, "I will give you back your freedom in 100 years. If I die in battle, I will give you back your freedom before I die."
Hunchback Tian nodded. After spending some time with Lu Li, he had some understanding of Lu Li's character.
What was more, now that Lu Li had so many powerful warriors of the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race as his subordinates, Lu Li might not think much of him in the future.
Everything was fine now. Lu Li felt uneasy staying here, so he simply said that he wanted to go out.
Ye Cha tried to persuade Lu Li to stay but Lu Li insisted. Ye Cha had to see Lu Li out in person.
Several patriarchs followed Lu Li out. Lu Li couldn't refuse so he followed Ye Cha to the outside of the tribe.
"Eh?"
Walking past the tribe, Lu Li found nobody in the tribe.
When he walked out of the main gate of the tribe, he found that it was densely packed with people. There were at least two to three thousand of them, all standing orderly and silent.
"Mammoth Race!"
In the distance, there were countless golden giants standing like many stone pillars. It was depressing to look at them.
Lu Li looked at Ye Cha who said with a smile, "They are here to see you off, Saint Lord."
"Plop!"
All the people in front of him, young and old, men and women, got down on one knee, bowed and shouted, "Goodbye, Saint Lord!"
"Bang!"
More than a thousand golden giants knelt down, which made the ground outside the tribe shake. The golden giants' voices were low and husky, but in unison, "Goodbye, Saint Lord."
Shocking!
Lu Li was shocked to the depth of his soul. At this moment, he felt the sincerity of the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race. An inexplicable feeling rose in his mind.
It was as if … he had become a supreme king and the people kneeling in front of him were his subjects.
He didn't feel complacent. Instead, he felt some pressure. The thousands of people on his shoulders made him more courageous.
If these people really treated him as their Saint Lord and helped him without reservation …
Then … he would have the responsibility and obligation to lead them back to their ancestral land and restore the glory of the two races.
The road was long and far. It might be a road of no return.
His power was so weak. Could he really shoulder such a heavy burden?
Could he live up to the 5000 years of waiting of the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race?
Lu Li didn't know!
But he swore to himself that if the two races really treated him as their Saint Lord and helped him without reservation, he would devote his entire life to help the two races.
Ye Cha saw the mixed feelings in Lu Li's eyes. He put on a comforting smile and said calmly, "Saint Lord, let's go."
Lu Li left in silence. The Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race didn't get up. They stayed on the ground without moving, as if they were seeing off their king.
Ye Cha took Lu Li and ran to the top of the mountain. The four Patriarchs and Hunchback Tian followed them closely.
On the peak, Lu Li looked back and saw that the people were still on their knees. There were so many of them, like the most devout believers. Somehow, he felt a lump in his throat and his soul was trembling.
He didn't say anything. It would be pretentious to say too much at the moment. A man could not say many things. He just had to do it.
Ye Cha was fast. He took Lu Li and ran towards the direction of the forest where they appeared.
Lu Li had witnessed the freakish speed of the Cyan Phoenix Race. He could not keep his eyes open. All he could hear was the wind whistling in his ears. In the blink of an eye, they were more than 30 miles away.
In the time for three incense sticks to burn, Ye Cha stopped outside the forest.
The Golden Giant called Dumby took an hour to bring them back, which showed how fast Ye Jie was.
Hunchback Tian was being carried as well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep up.
Ye Cha looked into the forest and shouted, "Dumby, Xiaoxi, come out!"
A giant poked his head out from the forest. On the giant's shoulder was a pretty little girl with braids. She pouted her mouth. She ran over in a blur and said, "Grandpa, I want to go out and have a look. I will follow the Saint Lord and not run around, okay?
Ye Cha shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want you to go out. It's just that we can't.
If you want to go out, you have to reach the Noble Lord Realm. Dumby, take Xiaoxi back. "
Dumby listened to Ye Cha. He grabbed Xiaoxi with his huge hand and ran towards the distance.
Ye Cha brought Lu Li deeper into the forest. They ran into some Xuan Beasts on the way, but they ran away in fright when they sensed the qi and energy of Ye Cha and the others.
After a while, Ye Cha and the others arrived at the forest where Lu Li and Hunchback Tian appeared.
The ground here was dug up, revealing a white jade stone that was exactly the same as the one in the underground lake.
"Young Master, if you want to come back, you can teleport back here at any time. If there are people chasing after you, you must come back immediately.
When you reach the Soul Pond Realm, you must come back. "
Ye Cha said something to which Lu Li nodded. He and Hunchback Tian walked onto the stone.
Ye Cha poured out some Xuan Energy. The white stone emitted a glaring white glare. Soon, the two disappeared from the stone and were teleported away.
"Family Patriarch!"
After Lu Li and Hunchback Tian left, the four Patriarchs all looked at Ye Cha. One of them asked, "Can he really take us back to our ancestral ground?"
"Yes!"
Ye Cha said with certainty, "His surname is Lu. He has the animal tooth pendant and the Silver Dragon Bloodline. His future … is limitless.
I think it won't be long before he will take us back to the Central Plains and take back our ancestral ground. "
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PS: Tomorrow at noon, please be on time. The big fight will begin!