Chapter 3518: Unexpectedly Smooth

In the Tiancha Mountain Range, the Yaksha clan's stronghold, a quiet manor featured a burly man in a golden robe and a beautiful young woman in a purple dress, sitting in a blue stone pavilion and discussing something.

The man in the golden robe was named Gu Xin, and the woman in the purple dress was named Ba Jun. Both were at the early stage of the Integration Realm.

After the Spiritfire Clan was annihilated, Luo Xiao left the Tiancha Mountain Range with most of his elites, claiming he was heading to the Thousand Spirits Continent to seek opportunities and also to seek refuge. Luo Xiao took a significant amount of cultivation resources from the treasury with him. As more and more Human cultivators reached the Grand Ascension Realm, it was natural that Luo Xiao could not remain on the Profound Spirit Continent, and this explanation seemed reasonable.

This put Gu Xin and Ba Jun in a difficult position. Thousands of years after Luo Xiao left, the Human race gained two more Grand Ascension cultivators. It was clear to anyone that the Human race would eventually move against the Yaksha clan. Gu Xin sent some of their elites away; some went to the Barren Lands, while others left the Profound Spirit Continent to seek refuge overseas. This was all they could do. They were prepared for the day when the Human Grand Ascension cultivators would come knocking.

A rumbling sound shook the entire Tiancha Mountain Range slightly, and alarms blared loudly. The two exchanged glances, appearing unsurprised.

"What's coming will come," Gu Xin said. "Let's go! Let's face them! Minimizing casualties would be for the best." Gu Xin and Ba Jun left the manor and flew high into the sky. Wang Qingshan, Chen Yueying, Fairy Yu Fu, and Gongsun Yang stood in the sky, with indifferent expressions. After Wang Qingshan negotiated with Chen Yueying, he went to the Profound Green Sect to meet up with Gongsun Yang and Fairy Yu Fu, then headed to the Tiancha Mountain Range for an attack.

"Greetings, Senior Chen, Senior Wang, Senior Fu, Senior Gongsun," Gu Xin said, his expression tense. "This junior is Gu Xin. Our patriarch is not in the Tiancha Mountain Range."

"Hmph," Fairy Yu Fu snorted coldly, her face filled with killing intent. "Does his absence mean we wouldn't dare to do anything to you?" Grandmaster Xuan Qing was currently at the mid-Grand Ascension stage and was comprehending a spirit domain. He did not need to make an appearance, and this was also an opportunity for Fairy Yu Fu to gain experience.

"This junior did not mean that," Gu Xin spoke earnestly. "We will open the formation. Seniors can take whatever you wish from the treasury. Please show mercy and spare our clansmen. We are willing to serve the Human race." He only wanted to ensure his and his clansmen's survival, even if it meant dying later rather than sooner.

Hearing this, Wang Qingshan and the other three exchanged glances, their faces filled with suspicion. Even if Luo Xiao and Sang Yu were not in the Tiancha Mountain Range, would Gu Xin be this cooperative? Yi Feng of the Lizard clan had preferred to destroy the Heavenly Lizard Mountain Range rather than leave it for them. They found it hard to believe that Luo Xiao would abandon the Tiancha Mountain Range to them, especially since it contained an eighth-order spiritual vein. The Wang family had destroyed the Spiritfire Clan and gained control of the Myriad Flame Mountain Range, which also had an eighth-order spiritual vein and abundant fire spiritual energy. Their desire to destroy the Yaksha clan was not just for the territories, but also for the eighth-order spiritual vein. The Sea Suppressing Palace and the Myriad Spirit Sect did not possess any eighth-order spiritual veins. Both Chen Yueying and Gongsun Yang wished to eliminate the Yaksha clan and occupy the Tiancha Mountain Range.

Gu Xin gave a wry smile, took out a formation plate, struck it with a magic seal, and deactivated the formation. "If the four seniors do not believe me, please come in and investigate," Gu Xin said truthfully. "You can take whatever you want from the treasury. However, the patriarch took most of the resources, so there isn't much left." Luo Xiao clearly left him behind as a pawn. He had no intention of fighting to the death; against absolute power, resistance was meaningless.

"When did Luo Xiao and Sang Yu leave? Did they not say where they were going?" Chen Yueying asked in a deep voice. The Yaksha clan had two Grand Ascension cultivators, plus the Golden Scale and Silver Shark clans, meaning there were four Grand Ascension cultivators among the foreign races. Otherwise, they would have attacked long ago. If they had known it would be so easy to capture the Tiancha Mountain Range, they wouldn't have waited until today.

"After the Spiritfire Clan was annihilated, the patriarch left with his people," Gu Xin said truthfully. "He recalled this junior to oversee the Tiancha Mountain Range, claiming to seek refuge on the Thousand Spirits Continent." Gu Xin had always served abroad, and being suddenly recalled to manage the Yaksha clan meant his knowledge was limited. Luo Xiao and several other high-ranking officials had collectively disappeared. Their life-bound soul lamps had also been taken. Gu Xin had no idea if they were alive or dead, couldn't find them, and had no intention of seeking them out.

Fairy Yu Fu summoned a talismansoldier at the Integration Realm and controlled it to fly into the Tiancha Mountain Range. Wang Qingshan also summoned an Integration Realm talismansoldier, which entered the Tiancha Mountain Range. With Gu Xin's cooperation, the talismansoldiers entered the Yaksha clan's treasury. There was indeed not much inside: only over a thousand sets of Dharma Idol materials, over a thousand top-grade spirit stones, not a single high-grade Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, no eighth-order materials at all, and the oldest spirit herbs were only twenty thousand years old. They finally understood why Gu Xin was so cooperative. He had taken over a mess; Luo Xiao had not sought refuge, but had left with his elites.

Fairy Yu Fu flipped her right hand; a green light flashed, and a small, shimmering green mirror appeared in her hand, exuding astonishing spiritual energy. It was the Azure Hao Mirror, a high-grade Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, an auxiliary artifact. She poured spiritual power into the Azure Hao Mirror, and the mirror surface emitted a vast expanse of hazy green light, which enveloped a mountain peak. The green light slowly moved, scanning the Tiancha Mountain Range. In the past, Human cultivators had struggled to invade the Heavenly Lizard Mountain Range, triggering a self-destructing formation and suffering heavy casualties. They dared not enter the Tiancha Mountain Range, to avoid repeating the same mistake. Fairy Yu Fu used the treasure to scan the entire Tiancha Mountain Range, finding no anomalies.

"The patriarch said that if the Human race wants the Tiancha Mountain Range, then give it to them," Gu Xin spoke earnestly. "We implore the four seniors to spare our clansmen." Luo Xiao took the elites, leaving behind millions of Yaksha cultivators. The Tiancha Mountain Range could be considered a payment for their lives. As long as he was alive, the Human race wouldn't dare annihilate all Yaksha cultivators. If Luo Xiao's cultivation greatly improved, he could still return to the Tiancha Mountain Range with his elites. The situation with the Yaksha clan was different from that of the Lizard clan. The Lizard clan truly had no Grand Ascension cultivators left, which was why they destroyed the Heavenly Lizard Mountain Range. The Yaksha clan still had Grand Ascension cultivators, so there was no need to destroy the Tiancha Mountain Range.

Wang Qingshan released Wang Lei and instructed him, "Go inform our clansmen. As long as the Yaksha cultivators surrender, do not harm them; confine them first." Wang Lei acknowledged, his body's lightning aura surged, and he vanished from the spot. Chen Yueying and the other three discussed among themselves. Since Luo Xiao and Sang Yu's whereabouts were unknown, if they annihilated too many Yaksha cultivators, and Luo Xiao's cultivation advanced significantly in the future, he would certainly retaliate against Human cultivators. "Since Luo Xiao is sensible," Chen Yueying suggested, "there's no need for us to be ruthless. Let's occupy the Tiancha Mountain Range and divide the Yaksha clan's territory among us." Wang Qingshan and the other two had no objections. Taking over the Yaksha clan without bloodshed was a good outcome. However, in the long run, as long as Luo Xiao and Sang Yu remained alive, they would always be a hidden danger. They did not know that Sang Yu had perished, believing she was still alive; Luo Xiao's secrecy measures were excellent.

Thus, the Human race occupied the Tiancha Mountain Range, and the Yaksha clan's territory was taken over by the Human race. It was divided among the Profound Green Sect, the Wang family, the Sea Suppressing Palace, and the Myriad Spirit Sect. The millions of Yaksha cultivators were distributed among these four major forces for them to manage. The Yaksha clan possessed immense strength and were suitable for mining. The Wang family assigned the surrendered Yaksha cultivators to mining tasks. Of course, they would not entrust particularly valuable ore veins to Yaksha cultivators for extraction. The more ore they extracted, the more generous the rewards, ensuring that greater effort yielded greater gains, which also helped to motivate them.

In the Barren Lands, a hidden underground cave. A faint yellow light emanated from the stone walls, emitting subtle restriction fluctuations. Luo Xiao and a burly man in a golden robe were conversing. The man in the golden robe was Luo Xiong, a descendant of Luo Xiao, and was at the late stage of the Integration Realm. Before this, a clansman had failed in their attempt to break through to the Grand Ascension Realm and perished. Luo Xiao possessed a low-grade Heaven-reaching spatial spiritual treasure, which contained a certain amount of space, sheltering tens of thousands of Yaksha cultivators. These individuals were the future of the Yaksha clan.