Summoners: One Golden Term per Level

Chapter 420 - 16: Releasing Gonggong, Youxiong Moves

Gonggong listened to Shen Fei’s words and remained silent for a long time.

Because he simply couldn’t answer what Shen Fei had said.

Could he say that within the Lie Mountain Tribe, they didn’t really regard the border tribes as part of the Human Race?

Moreover, the Medicine Immortal is where the Lie Mountain Tribe holds an advantage over the other tribes.

How could the Lie Mountain Tribe possibly help other tribes cultivate a Medicine Immortal?

But saying this would only make the Lie Mountain Tribe seem selfish and not for the greater good.

"Let’s go. You know the answer yourself. Let’s keep going."

The rest of the journey, Gonggong became somewhat reticent.

He only asked more questions about things he was interested in, like water engineering, waterway planning, and water-based agriculture.

"This place is already the frontier between the Jiuli Tribe and another direction of the Lie Mountain Tribe."

"Here, three rivers converge, with rushing waters so great that if there’s too much rain, it leads to floods, which is why there are no tribes nearby."

"So I had people build levees and reservoirs to store water in the wet seasons and release it in the dry seasons for irrigation control."

Shen Fei pointed to a grander project further in the distance, something that might take years on the Blue Star, but in the Great Wilderness...

With witchcraft and exotic beasts, coupled with the innate abilities of the people of the Great Wilderness, they could quickly build it as long as they had the construction blueprints.

Gonggong marveled, "The Jiuli Tribe is indeed outstanding in the study of hydraulic engineering, worthy of being the first among the Human Race."

Even if their Gonggong Tribe wasn’t composed of cultivators, many understood the redirection of water sources and the planning of water veins.

But he hadn’t expected the Jiuli Tribe to be so advanced in such studies.

"If you want to learn, you can stay in the Jiuli Tribe for a while; I’ll arrange for you to do some tasks in these areas."

Shen Fei smiled, thinking that people from the Great Wilderness were much simpler than those on Blue Star.

Of course, he referred to their way of thinking, not intelligence, the many winding paths in their minds.

And it wasn’t that the stronger one’s power, the more adept one was at these winding paths. On the contrary, those stronger were often not very proficient in them.

Especially in a world like the Great Wilderness, focused on external warfare, internal affairs were not their forte.

So there’s no saying that war is merely the continuation of politics.

Strategies common on Blue Star could sometimes achieve surprising effects in the Great Wilderness.

Gonggong shook his head and instead said, "It’s about to end now; do you really intend to let me go back?"

"Naturally."

Hearing Gonggong no longer had the previous hostility in his tone, Shen Fei knew his objective was achieved.

When they returned to the center of the Jiuli Tribe, Shen Fei signaled Duan Xiu to break the seal on Gonggong.

Feeling the return of his power, Gonggong gave Shen Fei a look and transformed into a flash of water as he flew away into the distance.

"High Priest, after catching Gonggong with such effort, are we just letting him go?"

Duan Xiu couldn’t help but voice his concern, knowing Shen Fei’s plan, but Gonggong was a minister of the Lie Mountain Tribe.

He was also a Human Immortal, and if he became hostile upon returning, handling it would be exceedingly difficult for the Jiuli Tribe.

"This is only the first step. Let people spread the word in various tribes that Gonggong praised our Jiuli Tribe as being the foremost of the Human Race, lauding our construction efforts."

"Simultaneously, let them think we work for the public good of the realm."

Shen Fei watched as Gonggong’s figure vanished from view.

During his talks with Gonggong, he’d had Little Pu constantly using Great Heart Magic to influence Gonggong.

If Gonggong hadn’t been sealed, Little Pu’s Great Heart Magic might not have been enough.

Sealing Gonggong’s power, given Gonggong’s strength lay in the Water Dao, meant he was naturally weaker against Mental Skills.

"Then have people secretly spread rumors that Gonggong actually defected to us. As for how to operate, that task is yours. Make it subtle."

Duan Xiu listened to Shen Fei’s words, feeling a slight discomfort as if these actions were somewhat unsavory.

"Will the people over at the Lie Mountain Tribe believe this?"

"It doesn’t matter whether they believe it or not. The fact that Gonggong was captured by us and could return unharmed is a suspicion in itself."

Shen Fei said calmly, "Most people only believe what they want to believe; few seek to verify the truth of rumors."

"Understood."

After Duan Xiu left, Shen Fei rubbed his temples, pondering how challenging the Ancient Secret Realm was to navigate.

Why was it so difficult to obtain a Tier Five of Myth Summoned Beast?

If it were just about simple combat, he would have pushed through long ago.

At this moment...

A voice reported from outside, "High Priest, someone is seeking an audience."

"Who is it?"

"He says his name is Gao Ya."

"Gao Ya?"

Shen Fei’s previous worries suddenly lifted. Finally, Gao Ya had managed to find his way here; he’d been worried Gao Ya might have perished in the Ancient Secret Realm.

"Let him in."

Soon after, the weary-looking Gao Ya, dressed in animal hide, entered.

"Traveler, your subordinate finally found you," Gao Ya said, almost in tears at the sight of Shen Fei.

Seeing Gao Ya’s expression, Shen Fei wondered what he’d been through and if his situation was worse than Wu Zhao and Fang Qingluan’s.

"Go take a bath, change your clothes, and then we’ll talk."

A moment later...

Gao Ya sat across from Shen Fei, recounting his experiences, which, compared to Wu Zhao’s...

Gao Ya started off relatively well, landing near a small tribe.

Moreover, it was aligned with the ’tribal’ faction, a distant vassal of the Jiuli Tribe, already in a remote area.

Using his intelligence, he quickly gained the trust of the tribe’s clan leader, and on hearing changes in the Jiuli Tribe,

he realized it must be Shen Fei and was about to head there when the Youxiong Tribe came and annihilated the tribe.

Gao Ya fled amid the chaos, made a wooden boat, and sailed downstream.

He narrowly escaped being devoured by exotic beasts in the river.

Surviving their attack, he rushed toward the Jiuli Tribe with little rest.

That’s how he finally made it to the Jiuli Tribe.

"It does sound pretty wretched," Shen Fei shook his head, acknowledging the hardship.

After sharing his story, Gao Ya quickly added, "There must be Professionals participating in Xuanyuan’s side’s actions.

Otherwise, the Youxiong Tribe wouldn’t move against the Jiuli Tribe now."

"From the Youxiong Tribe’s perspective, they’d likely first erode away the foundations of the Lie Mountain Tribe’s influence among the Human Race."

"It seems someone is stirring things up, claiming the Jiuli Tribe is the real threat."

Shen Fei frowned, only then realizing the gravity of what Gao Ya had been saying.

He’d assumed the Youxiong Tribe, led by Xuanyuan, was naturally opposed to the Jiuli Tribe.

But then recalled that the Youxiong Tribe only began to take action against the Jiuli Tribe after the formation of the Yan and Huang Alliance.

And now...

Both Youxiong and Jiuli were trying to erode the influence, territories, and resources of the Lie Mountain Tribe among the Human Race.

How could they act against Jiuli so quickly?