Chapter 650 - 263: Yongyi Decree, Giant Mountain Alliance
Yongyi Sand Land, Northwest Direction.
A Tier Five warship and four Tier Four warships from the Blazing Flame Bo Division entered the sparsely vegetated area from the sand land.
After traversing for several more days, they finally entered a place shrouded in black smoke.
The Tier Five warship was modified from a previously captured Wind Thunder Flying Ship, with its internal cabins reinforced, its Yinglong Runes glowing brightly again, and Witch Cannons newly installed on it.
The five warships were loaded with young members of the Blazing Flame Tribe, including Yan Jiang, Yan Song, and Lu Chen of the Divine Treasure Realm, with many more below the Divine Treasure Realm.
Dozens of the tribe members were of the Quasi-Divine Treasure Realm, and there were thousands of the Celestial Vein Realm.
There were also hundreds of Tier Three Wizards, led by Shen Can’s disciple Yan Tan, and in addition, there were thousands of Tier Two Peak Wizards.
"Is this where the Old Profound Turtle practices cultivation?"
"Why does this place smell a bit foul, just like after a volcanic eruption? When we get down there, if there’s a chance, I want to take some of the soil and rocks back for study."
"Look quickly, a meteor is falling."
"This area is riddled with holes; could they all have been made by meteor strikes? This place seems to be frequently hit by meteors."
At this moment, the deck of the warship was crowded with figures, looking around curiously.
On the Tier Five warship, Yann Wanyun and Lord Jishan were also present, surrounded by young members of the Blazing Flame Division.
Over the decades, the people of the Jishan Bo Division were nearly integrated into the Blazing Flame by now.
This wasn’t due to deliberate annexation by the Blazing Flame Bo Division, but rather an inevitable outcome.
Both divisions were in Ji Land, where the Blazing Flame Bo Division had a variety of Witch Artifacts, Flying Ships, and other tools that facilitated the lives of Martial Artists, attracting the younger generation of the Jishan Bo Division.
Perhaps some of the elder tribe members were resistant, but over the years both Jishan and Blazing Flame had been focusing on recuperation and growth, with a large emergence of young people, the influence of the older generation was diminishing.
As the clan leader, Lord Jishan had noticed this trend early on when the Blazing Flame first rose to the rank of Bo Division.
Lord Jishan, as the backbone figure of Jishan, had a mindset and approach to affairs vastly different from the marquises of the once-decadent divisions of Yongyi like the Celestial Monster and Cyan Sheep.
The differences arose from the Bo Division itself, as well as from Lord Jishan’s personal experiences.
As far as Lord Jishan was concerned, he was not a meticulously groomed heir of the Jishan Bo Division.
In his youth, he was a pure Martial Artist, wandering outside as a Ranger, with little connection to the tribe’s matters, which were handled by others.
If not for Xiaoyang’s scheming, wiping out nearly all the young generation of the Jishan Bo Division, he would never have shouldered the flag of Jishan; in fact, his elevation to Lord was compelled by circumstance.
From the time Lord Jishan assumed the position of Lord to the alliance of the three tribes led by the Blazing Flame to eliminate Xiaoyang, Lord Jishan and the elders had been arduously supporting Jishan and the Ji Land Human Race.
Compared to the divisions of Yongyi like the Celestial Monster, Lord Jishan demonstrated a stronger sense of responsibility and a genuine desire for his people to live better lives.
The strength of the Blazing Flame was secondary; what truly moved Lord Jishan was how the Blazing Flame Clan lived.
Now, the Blazing Flame defeated the Holy Envoy Race and then moved southward to annihilate divisions such as Bi Fang and the Celestial Monster, becoming unstoppable.
The Blazing Flame didn’t act forcefully; with its formidable tribal power, the Jishan Bo Division would eventually be integrated.
The Blazing Flame cherished old relationships, allowing for a better life for the tribe members, so naturally, Lord Jishan would not refuse.
This time, Yann Wanyun and Lord Jishan were on the warship for a significant purpose.
The Blazing Flame intends to issue a Decree to Yongyi, summoning all divisions within Yongyi for an alliance.
Since Marquis Yongshan, the Blazing Flame is the first in eight thousand years with the strength to unify the divisions of Yongyi.
On the warship, aside from the two Lords close to the Blazing Flame, the rest were members of the delegation dispatched by the Blazing Flame Bo Division.
This decree to Yongyi conveniently allowed these young tribespeople to take a journey through Yongyi and experience its various regions.
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Black smoke emerged from the mountains, with traces of flames having scorched the surroundings everywhere.
Inside the large cracks on the ground, Earth Fire magma was flowing, emanating steaming heat.
A month ago, this area experienced a meteor shower of fire, with wildfires burning for more than half a month before gradually extinguishing.
Crack!
A small mountain, a thousand feet tall, suddenly moved, and the ash covering its vegetation blew away in the wind.
The Old Profound Turtle shook its body, tossing dust and debris from the city on its shell into the air.
It stood up from where it was, with its head towering to eighteen hundred feet in height; from head to tail, it spanned three thousand eight hundred feet.
The metallic city that once occupied its entire back had now become a small city in the center of its shell.
Whoosh!
The Old Profound Turtle exhaled, instantly transforming into a stream of air that blew the surrounding black smoke to the side.
"This place is fine, but the thick smoke is too choking."
Then, with a sound like thunder from its nostrils, it blew out two black rock-like nasal stones that landed on the ground with a thud.
Its four legs, each over a hundred feet thick, resembled giant pillars; as it gently stepped, the earth trembled with it.
However, the Old Profound Turtle quickly felt a repelling force rising from the earth, causing its massive body to gently float up.
As its cultivation in the path of the Star became increasingly refined, the sense of separation from the earth grew stronger.
Of course, this wasn’t a bad thing either; the sense of alienation transmitted from the earth allowed it to hover and fly rapidly.