Primordial Era: Exceptional Comprehension, Destroying Buzhou Mountain at the Start

Chapter 263 Plotting at Five Finger Mountain, Barbarian Invasion, Demon Clan Divided into Three, West Niu He Continent Divided into Three

"Of course, for this reason as well, we have to be mindful of our superiors when using the resources transformed from Five Finger Mountain in private. So we need to find a suitable excuse. For example, the recent invasion of the barbarians, and our resistance against them. We would need to use Five Finger Mountain to fight back. And in this process, Di Xiao would absorb the five elements' energy for cultivation."

"That's acceptable!" Xue Ping was speechless, feeling extremely embarrassed and at a loss when faced with his young general's actions.

Upon hearing this, Di Xiao was filled with curiosity: "Young General, what's the deal with this battle against the barbarians?"

Di Xiao was well aware that the reason for how to utilize the Wuzhi Mountain resource and the transaction between the Tang Dynasty and Buddhism was due to the Journey to the West strategy.

Therefore, Di Xiao was not interested in this, but rather in the barbarian invasion.

Xue Dingshan smiled and patiently explained to Di Xiao, "Di Xiao, if there were no enemies, why would our White Tiger Army be stationed here? In fact, this Two Realms Mountain, which seems to connect the Eastern Divine Continent and the Western Niuhe Continent, has also brought war."

"Although Xiniu Hezhou is Buddhist territory, after the Lich War, the scattered demon race was divided into three groups. The most elite and strongest group retreated to Beiju Luzhou. A relatively strong group remained in the vast starry sky. The last group, which was also the largest group, retreated to Xiniu Hezhou."

"Therefore, demons are everywhere in Xiniu Hezhou. These demons are not peaceful, but nearly 70% of Xiniu Hezhou's resources are basically occupied by Buddhism. Of the remaining 30%, another 10% is occupied by the remaining humans in Xiniu Hezhou. How can these demons possibly share the remaining 20% ​​of resources?"

"Thus, these demon races would often try to invade Dongsheng Shenzhou and plunder its resources. Therefore, after the establishment of our Great Tang Dynasty, we dispatched a large army to guard the border and fight against the demon races."

"Aside from the demon race, the remaining humans of Xiniu Hezhou also invaded Dongsheng Shenzhou due to reasons such as resources, stability, and desire. These humans, though seemingly the same as us, actually possess too much demon blood within them for various reasons, and many cultivate demon techniques. They have long been different from humans. Therefore, the humans of Xiniu Hezhou are also called barbarians by our Great Tang."

"Recently, a large number of barbarian tribes have gathered, intending to invade Xiniu Hezhou. A great war is inevitable."

Di Xiao was utterly astonished by Xue Dingshan's account, never expecting the Journey to the West world before him to be so complex. It was a completely different concept from the Journey to the West he remembered.

Especially with the barbarian invasions and the rampage of the demon race. Good heavens, Xiniu Hezhou is so complicated, and the Journey to the West is even more complicated.

Di Xiao's heart was filled with turmoil and even more doubts: "Young General, since Xiniu Hezhou reveres Buddhism, why are there so many demons and barbarians remaining? Could it be that Buddhism did this on purpose?"

"Who said it was intentional? It's simply that Buddhism can't do anything about these demons. Although the demon race has declined, the demons of Beiju Luzhou still make Buddhism wary. And the demons of Beiju Luzhou won't let Buddhism annihilate the demons of Xiniu Hezhou. After all, they are all of the same demon lineage."

"Therefore, Buddhism could only let these demon races run rampant in Xiniu Hezhou without intervening. As for the barbarians, it was because Buddhism deliberately left them behind. After all, Buddhism needs an endless number of believers and also needs to select monks from the barbarians for missionary work. That's why these barbarians can live in Xiniu Hezhou. Otherwise, these humans would have been eaten up by the demon race long ago."

Good heavens, I never expected the relationships in Xiniu Hezhou to be so complicated. The barbarians are a special kind of human race, with an extremely fast reproduction rate, making them a perfect tool for Buddhist propagation and the cultivation of believers.

Buddhism naturally didn't want to see these barbarian tribes perish. On the other hand, the demon race was protected by powerful demon leaders within the Northern Continent. Therefore, Buddhism couldn't act recklessly.

Di Xiao's eyes flickered, but he shook his head: "I didn't expect it to be so complicated. When did the barbarians invade?"

"Soon!" Xue Dingshan smiled, then turned to Di Xiao and said, "Di Xiao, you should stay in the military camp and cultivate diligently for the time being. Also, you have reached the second level of the Defilement Severing Technique and no longer need to rely on spiritual energy to temper your bloodline. So, you can try to cultivate some other cultivation methods from now on."

"However, our Tang army has long had an ironclad rule: to obtain cultivation methods, one must rely on merit points to exchange for them. There is no other way. Unless someone teaches you cultivation methods before you join the army, and you then bring them into the army."

"Therefore, I cannot pass on the cultivation method to you. So in the near future, besides cultivation, I will arrange some tasks for you to perform to accumulate merits, which you can then exchange for the cultivation method."

Upon hearing this, Di Xiao was immediately filled with excitement: "Thank you, Young General."

Di Xiao was thrilled; he couldn't have been happier! Di Xiao yearned for more cultivation methods, but lacked access to them. Now that Xue Dingshan had provided him with such a channel, he naturally cherished it.

Although this process still involves carrying out missions and accumulating merits, given Xue Dingshan's current understanding, these missions are unlikely to pose much danger.

"Brother Xue Ping, what exactly is our mission this time? The young general hasn't given us a single hint. Can you tell me?" Di Xiao asked Xue Ping with a smile.

Since joining the Black Tiger Army, Di Xiao has been highly valued by Xue Dingshan. Not only did Xue Dingshan include Di Xiao in his personal guards, but he also never allowed Di Xiao to participate in trivial matters, instead letting Di Xiao concentrate on cultivation.

Although lacking the five elements, Di Xiao found it difficult to cultivate the third level of the Defilement Severing Technique. However, he could easily practice various combat techniques within the army. In particular, many veteran guards personally taught him these techniques.

Many combat techniques, while not involving magical power, supplemented Di Xiao's understanding of combat. Furthermore, relying on these techniques and his extraordinary wisdom, Di Xiao created a new method. This method was particularly systematic, resembling a cultivation system.

This system made Xue Dingshan value Di Xiao even more.

Now, Di Xiao is following Xue Ping, leading a hundred veterans on a mission to earn merit. However, Di Xiao still doesn't know what the mission is.

Xue Ping smiled mysteriously: "Brother Di Xiao, this mission was personally chosen for you by the young general. Not only is it safe, but it's also a special opportunity. You'll understand when you arrive."

Upon hearing this, Di Xiao could only nod helplessly. What was all this about, making it all so mysterious?

However, as they stepped into the teleportation array, a divine light flashed, and Di Xiao and his group vanished instantly.

When they came to their senses again, they found themselves in a city.

The city was filled with soldiers in armor, and a few Taoist priests in robes. The soldiers were all in a hurry, as if something major had happened.

(End of this chapter)