Chapter 519: Chapter 171: Explosion, Nine Yang, Year-End Gathering, Ghost Realm Expansion, Wolf Mother’s Warning (Long Chapter)

In past years, these Demon Beasts would run rampant, causing casualties... but this year, they have all been killed and eaten by the local Ice Barbarians.

And the Ice Barbarians, in order to learn farming from the people, also voluntarily help protect their farmland.

However, the people only fear them and hide when they see them, while those patrolling the Social World continuously guard against them.

Integration... is somewhat difficult."

Li Yuan said, "I have already seen some pregnant women from the Cloud Mountain Path in the Zhenyan Clan."

Tang Nian said, "That involved a lot of money and a promise of safety.

The first batch of one hundred and thirty-two pregnant women agreed to go to the Barbarian Race.

In fact, they are now all at the Eight Divisions of the Barbarian Race.

Others are watching to see if there’s no danger, and if so, they’ll agree to go after the snow melts next year.

Some women are even counting the time, waiting.

After all, they are in dire need of money."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Hatred cannot be washed away, and those people who were invaded will not forgive the Ice Barbarians.

But if their descendants also possess the powerful strength of the Ice Barbarians, the situation will gradually change."

Tang Nian said, "Godfather, maybe an even greater conflict will erupt..."

Li Yuan said, "Then let them and their parents become a part of the Ice Barbarians, under the command of the Great Barbarian King.

They can continue to live in the Eighth Company Cities, Suiye City, and Falling Wood City, but they need to reside in the same area as the Ice Barbarians.

Niannian, no one in this world can escape, and the Ice Barbarians and Eternal Night Permafrost are our final retreats.

I don’t care what others think or do, but you all... must live well."

His gaze swept across his family one by one.

When it fell on Xue Ning, he asked, "How is Ping’an?"

Xue Ning coughed lightly; though her appearance had not changed due to the "Youthful Appearance Pill", her eyes revealed much illness, fatigue, and a sense of age. She worried too much and couldn’t let go.

At this time, she said, "Husband, still the same, the Lotus Sect and the Emperor are waiting for something, and the Commanders everywhere are indecisive; while the Five Elements Forces and Buddhist and Daoist paths cannot penetrate their core area by any means."

Li Yuan’s expression turned thoughtful.

Xue Ning suddenly said, "There’s a rumor that the Emperor seems to have... opened part of the Great Zhou Treasure Vault, which has brought forth a batch of terrifyingly powerful people under the Lotus Sect and him."

Li Yuan curiously asked, "What exactly is in the Great Zhou Treasure Vault?"

Xue Ning shook her head and said, "I am in the Cloud Mountain Path, and it’s already very hard to find these pieces of information. I know nothing about the details on the front lines."

After everyone discussed these matters, they listened to Tang Nian talking about topics like "some refugees from the Central Plains have formed a new power east of Sword Mountain, and this new power is starting to cross Sword Mountain to probe the depths of the Tang Sect"...

After this conversation, the topic gradually became lighter.

Everyone started chatting about matters like "whether Xiaozhao has a boy she favors" or "when will the Fifth Lady allow Xiaozhao to have another sibling"...

The meal took a long time to end.

The Puppet Palanquin carried Tang Nian, Xue Ning, and Xiaozhao away.

Zhenyan Xue tactfully stood far away, leaving only the two standing before a certain twisted red-black barrier membrane.

Yan Yu suddenly said, "I’ve collected a lot of skeletons, with Yuanhua ostensibly in control of them... After all, there are no such Great Ghost Realms as Paradise Palace or Miracle Beast Garden on Ghost Street.

By the way, I’ve also devoured a new Ghost Realm."

As she spoke, a blurred shadow began to appear in the distance behind her, a tall figure about three meters, thin like a dried corpse, hunched over and moving.

The Evil Ghost held a long, rusty iron plier in its hand, which dangled and dragged on the ground as it walked, making an eerie, chilling "zzz" sound...

Yan Yu introduced, "It doesn’t like people lying; anyone who tells a lie in this area will have their tongue slowly pulled out by it with the pliers, very slowly, until all the flesh has been ripped out."

After speaking, she laughed and said, "If any of you lie, it doesn’t matter; I’ll take you to the miscellaneous shop on Ghost Street first and then give you money to buy the curse.

It has some lie-detecting Evil Ghost Tools, but my dear, you can’t use them now. I’ll give it to you after I develop specialties in the shop."

Li Yuan said, "I’ve accepted the Nine Flames Clan, and when the time is ripe, I plan to retire behind the scenes. The Barbarian King’s Axe will only put the force on the right track when in the hands of a new Barbarian King."

He whispered, "I don’t know when the great war in the Central Plains will suddenly erupt, nor how it will unfold.

But this world... is like a cage; none of us can escape.

As for the Ghost Realm in the Central Plains, Sister Yan, don’t make a move just yet. Any action there will alert them...

We’ll fish in troubled waters when they start fighting."

"Yes, I understand." Yan Yu spoke in a gentle voice.

The two suddenly fell silent.

Li Yuan lowered his head slightly.

Yan Yu reached out, wanting to hug him, but it only led to an intense clash between the Ghost Realm and the Yang Realm.

She withdrew her hand and said, "Xiaozhao is doing well outside. I keep telling her not to come back. But..."

She paused, then smiled and said, "Have a child. I, as your eldest sister, have a good sense of humanity now, and I can help you with Xiao Xue."

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Li Yuan returned to the Zhenyan Clan with Zhenyan Xue.

In the clan, many foreign pregnant women with big bellies warmed themselves by the fire and took walks.

At first, they were very afraid, but over time, they realized that the Barbarians here did not so much as touch them, so they gradually relaxed.

Li Yuan and Zhenyan Xue tried to conceive offspring.

Again and again, but all failed.

However, Zhenyan Xiong was extremely clever; he seemed to have anticipated the difficulties the Barbarian King would encounter, so he collaborated with other clan leaders to find a Secret Skill in the Nine Flames Ancient Book.

This Secret Skill is said to have once allowed the strongest "Saint King" in the history of the Nine Flames to bear a child with an ordinary woman.

Very soon, the Secret Medicine was placed in front of Li Yuan.

As Li Yuan was troubled over whether to take it or not, the Wolf Mother arrived unexpectedly and brought a private warning.

"Barbarian King, you cannot have offspring."

"Why?"

"My memory tells me that the child you bear will be extraordinarily powerful but also exceptionally short-lived.

He will not be like you, nor like your wife. He... will be a terrifying monster."