Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

Chapter 521 - 303: Bone Tribe and the Forbidden Land

These few individuals are well-built, their muscles intertwined like tree roots. They hardly wear any clothes, only a few roughly made animal skins drape over them, revealing bronze skin and resembling wild men with disheveled hair.

In an instant, Wei Fan recalled the first time seeing Ji Qingyue. Back then, Ji Qingyue also dressed like a primitive person, exuding a wild aura all over.

These people are all Martial Venerable powerhouses, with powerful auras.

Wei Fan cupped his hands and said, "I encountered an accident while riding the Transmission Domain Gate and fell nearby. May I ask where this place is?"

The panel had no reaction to these individuals, so although the counterpart spoke with a hostile tone, Wei Fan responded politely.

He knew he might have accidentally entered their territory, so such a tone was understandable.

His words were half-true, half-false. Whether they believed it or not was up to them. One couldn’t possibly meet a few strangers and say that he might have entered Qi Daozhen’s tomb and followed Qi Daozhen’s coffin from the Wilderness to here.

These people scrutinized Wei Fan suspiciously, clearly not believing his words.

It’s known that accidents with Transmission Domain Gates are extremely rare, occurring perhaps once in several decades, and when they do, they are typically fatal except to Martial Saint powerhouses; even a Martial King usually faces nine out of ten chances of dying.

Wei Fan claimed he had an accident with the Transmission Domain Gate, yet he appeared unscathed and full of spirit - no wonder these people were skeptical.

The leading man, wearing leopard skin, coldly remarked, "This is the depths of Cangwu Mountain. Whether you’re here by accident or for other reasons, please leave promptly and do not linger near our tribe."

He held a Wolf Fang Club in his hand, resembling a giant.

Wei Fan, standing at 1.8 meters, seemed somewhat dwarfed before him.

"If you walk in that direction, you can reach the nearest Human Race city!"

Though distrustful of Wei Fan’s words, the leopard-skinned man still gestured in a direction for Wei Fan.

"What happened?"

A female voice suddenly sounded not far away. Wei Fan looked up to see a woman dressed in tiger skin riding a striped tiger coming over.

"At least Martial King Cultivation!"

Wei Fan’s gaze tightened. He couldn’t discern the woman’s cultivation, suggesting her level wasn’t below his, also at Martial King Second Layer.

Of course, the exact cultivation could only be known if the counterpart revealed their aura or if he sent out his Heart Spirit to sense.

However, sensing cultivation through Heart Spirit is very disrespectful and is usually only done in confrontation to gauge opponent’s cultivation.

[Erhu: Demon King Second Layer]

[Slay it to gain 100,000 years of Ordinary Power and 200 years of Martial King’s Power]

At this moment, the panel reacted to the tiger beneath the woman, displaying this tiger’s cultivation; surprisingly, it was a demon king at Second Realm, and the panel indicated it hadn’t eaten humans.

Yet, even so, the panel suggested slaying it would yield power; this was the first time Wei Fan encountered a Demon Fiend not having consumed humans.

Wei Fan observed closely, finding Erhu the Demon King indeed different from typical Demon Fiends, lacking the stench and its Demon Qi wasn’t black.

Meanwhile, the leopard-skinned man approached the woman, stood beside Erhu, and reported to the woman, "An outsider arrived claiming he fell here accidentally while riding the Transmission Domain Gate and came to ask about this place. I am sending him away."

Upon hearing this, the woman raised her head to look at Wei Fan.

Her hair was pinned up, adorned with some gold ornaments and gemstones. Feathers of various colors swayed, emitting a faint glow, clearly plucked from extremely powerful Demon Fiends.

Her skin was wheat-colored, face delicate and flawless, legs on the tiger’s back round as ivory.

The next moment, her gaze shifted to the leopard-skinned man: "Since when has our tribe become so indifferent? Cangwu Mountain is filled with taboos, and if you randomly point him in a direction, within ten thousand miles, he’ll surely die. Are you trying to kill him?"

The outside world differs from the Wilderness; many Forbidden Lands exist where even Martial Kings dare not tread, some have been around since antiquity, which is why Wei Fan didn’t fly directly over after messaging Feng Hua.

Should he trespass into any Forbidden Land or Demon Sacred Territory, even the Human Emperor Bell might not ensure his survival.

The leopard-skinned man shook his head: "What if he harbors ill intentions..."

His words were cut short by the woman: "There’s no ’what if.’ Does our tribe not even have the courage to bring one person back to the tribe? If he speaks the truth and you drive him away, isn’t that a waste of a life?"

Upon hearing this, the leopard-skinned man remained silent.

The woman dismounted the tiger, walked toward Wei Fan, and cupped her hands, saying, "I am Liya. May I ask how brother addresses himself?"

Liya?

Wei Fan didn’t know whether Liya was a surname or if she didn’t wish to reveal hers. He immediately cupped his hands back, saying, "I am Wei Fan. Greetings to Miss Liya!"

She used brother instead of young master; this Liya had the ardor of Jianghu People.

"So, it’s Brother Wei!"

Liya looked Wei Fan up and down: "Cangwu Mountain has many taboos; some places even Martial King, Martial Saint would find dangerous. Brother Wei, if not in a hurry to leave, can stay in our tribe for a few days. In several days, we’ll have a team going to the Human Race city for trade, then Brother Wei can leave with the team."

Wei Fan nodded: "Thank you, Miss, for your kindness!"

The panel did not react to this woman either—not to say she was a hundred percent good, but the chance of being a villain was slim.

Though possessing the Human Emperor Bell as his confidence, he didn’t consider himself invincible.

Regardless of whether they intended well or harbored other intentions, Wei Fan planned to go to the so-called tribe and wait a few days before deciding.

The woman turned: "We have a guest. Let the kids herd the cattle and sheep back; today’s grazing ends!"

She directly referred to cattle and sheep rather than Demon Fiends.

Wei Fan had actually been secretly observing these "cattle and sheep." Although their realms were not low, similar to that Tiger Demon named Erhu, they hadn’t eaten humans. However, the intelligence of these "cattle and sheep" seemed not much higher; their wisdom was not significantly different from ordinary wild ginseng.

The few adults did not participate but instead instructed the children to drive the cattle and sheep themselves.

This also demonstrated that these cattle and sheep lacked intelligence. If they truly had wisdom, there would be no need to drive them; a word would suffice for them to act according to commands without such hassle.

"Children in our tribe must learn herding and driving cattle and sheep from a young age!"

Liya sat back on Erhu and started explaining to Wei Fan.

"These cattle and sheep seem to lack intelligence. Is it because of the collars on their necks?"

Liya nodded: "That is called a Beast Ring. When placed on beasts before they form intelligence, it can prevent them from developing wisdom and becoming Demon Fiends. In addition, the Beast Ring is used to control them.

If they leave the tribal area beyond a certain distance, the Beast Ring will paralyze them to prevent them from running into deep forests and becoming Great Demons."

During the conversation, Wei Fan learned from Liya that their tribe was named the Bone Tribe, living off herding and hunting.

Wei Fan glanced at Liya on the tiger’s back: "Miss Liya has told me so much, does that mean you believe me?"

Liya smiled and nodded: "Erhu told me there is an aura of the Void World on you. You did indeed just come from the Void World!"

Moreover, the truth doesn’t matter much. Everyone has some secrets, as long as Wei Fan does not harbor ill intentions toward the tribe.

In fact, apart from this, there was confidence in strength; they were not afraid of Wei Fan having ill intentions. If he did, it would be easier to deal with him in the tribe — letting him go might instead cause trouble.

After walking for a while, a sizable tribe appeared in Wei Fan’s view, with houses built entirely from large stones.

At the center, a temple several dozen zhang tall stood, exuding a wild aura.

The men and women in the tribe wore animal hides, some polishing bone implements, others drying herbs, and some practicing martial arts.

Except for the children, everyone had cultivation. The main group was Celestial Martial Artists, occasionally with some adults having Acupoint Cultivation. Divine Realm Martial Sect and Martial Venerable were not rare, but no Martial King Powerhouses were seen.

Evidently, even outside, the Martial King was a watershed.

Wei Fan followed Liya and others into the tribe, where adults came out to take over the children and drive the cattle and sheep away.

"Is there a guest?"

Many people curiously looked at Wei Fan, and even a group of small children ran over curious to see him.

"Most people in the tribe have never seen outsiders!"

Liya laughed: "I’ll take you to see the Clan Leader; since there’s a guest in the tribe, it’s proper to inform the elder!"

Wei Fan quickly realized why the tiger under Liya was called Erhu. Shortly after entering the tribe, a much larger tiger appeared and affectionately greeted Erhu.

Liya jumped off the tiger’s back, let Erhu go, and led Wei Fan further into the tribe.

"Greetings, Elder!"

The Clan Leader of the Bone Tribe was an old man with white hair and beard, and Wei Fan felt like he was facing an abyss in his presence.

"The young man is quite good!"

He squinted his eyes at Wei Fan for a while, then suddenly said and turned to Liya: "Arrange a place for him to stay. Since someone from our hometown has come, inform the tribe, and we will welcome our guest with the highest ceremony tonight!"

Someone from the hometown?

Liya looked at Wei Fan in surprise.

Wei Fan’s eyelid twitched furiously; the elder mentioned a hometown, could it be the Wilderness? Did he see through that he came from the Wilderness? How could he tell?

Was the Bone Tribe one of the forces that escaped from the Wilderness back then?

But since the elder didn’t ask, Wei Fan had no reason to question.

"Clan Leader Grandpa, Liya takes her leave!"

With Wei Fan, Liya left, and after a while, she couldn’t help but ask, "Are you from the Wilderness?"

Wei Fan nodded. Since the Clan Leader of the Bone Tribe had seen through it, there was no need to conceal it, and at the same time, it was a veiled acknowledgment that he emerged from the Wilderness.

"I heard the Dao Collapse situation is unusual recently, it might end earlier than expected. What is the current situation in the Wilderness?"

Suddenly, Liya became noticeably interested and asked Wei Fan many questions.

"You stay here, I’ll notify the Clan Leader Grandpa as instructed, and I’ll come back for you later."

Liya hurriedly arranged for Wei Fan to stay in a relatively large stone house, obviously paying great attention to welcoming him.

Suddenly, the token in his bosom vibrated.

"So slow!"

He knew it was Feng Hua contacting him. From the time he sent a message till now, several hours had passed before the messages between both sides were fully delivered.

"You might be in Cangwu Mountain, there are many Forbidden Lands there, don’t move from your spot, I’m coming to find you!"

Wei Fan was somewhat speechless; with the message transmission this slow, if he had wandered around, he might have already gotten into trouble. Fortunately, he remembered what Feng Hua mentioned about the outside world and didn’t roam around recklessly.

"The message matches what Liya said!"

After replying to Feng Hua, Wei Fan put away the token.