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Li Yu left behind four hundred iron-eating beasts as hostages.

Liu Er, carrying 200,000 bamboo stalks, followed Tie Dan back to his hometown, White Bear Mountain.

White Bear Mountain.

It wasn't covered like a mountain blocked by heavy snow.

Instead, this place is home to about 100,000 iron-eating beasts, black and white in appearance, searching for food in the mountains and forests.

The mountains and forests are lush and green, but there's really not much good food to eat.

"Tiedan is back."

The group of iron-eating beasts greeted the clan leader as they faced the iron egg.

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain is old; his fur has lost its former luster, but he is still round and plump from eating.

"Tiedan, have you found the source of the scent?"

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"Chief, we've found it! I led my brothers over mountains and valleys, traveling countless miles until we reached the sea, and finally found the source of the fragrance."

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, so delicious! I've never tasted anything so fragrant in my life."

Gudong!

The surrounding iron-eating beasts all swallowed hard.

After Tie Dan finished speaking, he suddenly felt a little ashamed. "Chieftain, that thing is called bamboo. It's delicious... but it already has an owner."

"We've been captured, we have no choice but to surrender."

"I came back... also to persuade the clan leader to pledge allegiance to the human race's supreme ruler."

Before Tie Dan could finish speaking, Liu Er stepped forward and said, "Our teacher said that as long as your Iron-Eating Beast clan is willing to join us, the benefits will be great."

An unfamiliar monk appeared.

The surrounding iron-eating beasts suddenly became alert and wary.

The Iron-Eating Beast Clan Chief's expression changed drastically. "Iron Egg, was it you who lured these cultivators here?"

"You dare to betray us, you brat! You even led the enemy to our homeland!"

Tie Dan panicked, "No, clan leader, let me explain."

Liu Er chuckled from the side, "Why bother explaining?"

"Your clan leader is so old..."

Upon hearing this, Tie Dan was startled. "You can't just kill the clan leader and make me the clan leader!"

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain: "Very well! So that's what you were planning, kid!"

"We, the Iron-Eating Beast race, will never be slaves! This is etched in our bones!"

Liu Er was interrupted halfway through his sentence: "???"

"Your chieftain is so old, he's probably never tasted such delicious bamboo before, has he?"

With a wave of his hand, Liu Er conjured up a mountain of 200,000 purple, green, and white bamboo stalks, their exquisite preservation techniques releasing a pristine fragrance!

The surrounding iron-eating beasts, seeing the purple, green, and white creatures, couldn't suppress their ingrained genes any longer. "Huh? What's this? It looks delicious."

The group of iron-eating beasts didn't care whether the food was poisonous or not; they just grabbed it and ate it.

"Should I blanch it?"

The iron-eating beast, which hadn't even eaten yet, asked, "What's wrong? Is it poisonous?"

"Quick! Eat!"

The group of iron-eating beasts didn't care how delicious it was and all began to feast.

Only the Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain swallowed hard and roared, "Where is your pride? Where is your backbone?"

"Chieftain, please try some. It's delicious, very delicious."

"Waaaah, I've never eaten anything this good in my life."

The clan leader was furious. "These mere pieces of broken bamboo, how can they taste so good?"

"I, as the chieftain of the Iron-Eating Beast Clan, would rather starve to death than eat a single bite, even if it meant jumping off White Bear Mountain!"

"Be a beast of iron! Have backbone!"

Tie Dan: "Chieftain, what are you mumbling about?"

Tie Dan picked up the best-tasting bamboo shoot and stuffed it into the clan leader's mouth.

The clan leader instinctively took a bite, his heart trembling. 'Wait… why is it so crisp…'

"This thing...it tastes so good?"

"Something's not right! Something's very wrong. I'll try it again."

"My goodness! This stuff is not only crisp and refreshing, but also incredibly sweet, juicy, and tender."

One bite... and I want another...

"It's so delicious! It smells amazing!"

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain snorted coldly, "If you haven't tasted one, I'll try another."

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain ate three sticks in quick succession, still wanting more, and was just about to eat a fourth one.

Tie Dan spoke up, "Clan leader, what do you think?"

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain belatedly put down the bamboo he was holding, bamboo sap still lingering at the corner of his mouth. "What? How is it?"

"It's so-so, just average."

"Honesty! Bears should have backbone! Especially us iron-eating beasts! You think you can be bought off with a meal of rotten bamboo?"

"So you actually dare to betray us and join the human race? After you die, how will I, the clan leader, face my ancestors?"

Tie Dan scratched his head. "What clan leader? It's not just one meal! The great human sovereign said that as long as we pledge allegiance, we'll have plenty of bamboo. One meal will give us 250,000 bamboo stalks."

"Hiss!" The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain gasped.

The surrounding iron-eating beasts gasped in astonishment. "Two hundred and fifty thousand bamboo stalks for one meal? This...this...isn't that more than they can eat?"

"What? Is that so?" The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain was no longer calm.

"Does the great human sovereign truly say so?" the Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain asked solemnly and earnestly.

Tie Dan nodded emphatically, "The sovereign said that the clan chief will also be given a hundred bamboo stalks at each meal."

Beside him, Liu Er nodded, "My teacher is the supreme ruler of humanity, the First Emperor of humanity, and also the son-in-law and biological son of the Shangqing Sage of the Jie Sect. His promise is heavier than Mount Buzhou, how could it be false?"

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain was thrilled. "Brilliant! At worst, after I die, I can let my ancestors taste this bamboo. Surely they won't say anything."

"Hahaha, fellow Daoist, it was my fault for neglecting you. Please come in."

The chieftain of the Iron-Eating Beasts was named Lao Tie (Old Iron).

"Oh, Young Master Six-Eared Beast, since you are the disciple of the great sovereign, then you are naturally the young master of my Iron-Eating Beast clan."

"Tie Dan, quickly bring out our treasured honey to properly entertain the young master."

"Yes, Chieftain."

Liu Er fell into deep thought. What a bunch of little gluttons!

Liu Er couldn't understand why his teacher wanted to subdue the Iron-Eating Beast clan. He figured his teacher must have some earth-shattering, awe-inspiring purpose.

"Chieftain, I still prefer your unruly self. Try to revert to your former self."

a few days later.

The chieftain of the Iron-Eating Beasts summoned all his people, totaling 108,000 Iron-Eating Beasts.

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain declared loudly, "This chieftain intends to pledge allegiance to the First Emperor, the sovereign ruler of the human race. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

"Yes, yes!"

I wholeheartedly agree!

"Chieftain, let's vote quickly."

"Invest early and enjoy the benefits early."

"Yes, our great sovereign has treated us very well."

The Iron-Eating Beast Chieftain nodded. "In that case, we surrender."

The Iron-Eating Beast clan looked at their young men and sighed softly. "Bamboo... is indeed delicious, but the peaceful life of the Iron-Eating Beast clan has been shattered. The world is in chaos and unpredictable. If we don't find a powerful backer... the Iron-Eating Beast clan may one day perish..."

"In earlier years, the human race was not as good as the Iron-Eating Beast race, but under the leadership of the human sovereign, it showed a vibrant vitality. The sovereign is capable and competent."

The Iron-Eating Beast clan once enjoyed unparalleled glory, but this was a secret known only to the clan leader.

Back in the day, the Qilin clan ruled over all the beasts of the primordial world. The Iron-Eating Beast, as the Qilin clan's number one warrior, fought countless battles in the south and north and made numerous contributions.

Unfortunately, in the decisive battle between the three clans of Longhan, all the experts of the Iron-Eating Beast clan were killed, leaving behind their ancestral precept: the Iron-Eating Beast clan should remain secluded from the world.

But now... the Iron-Eating Beast clan has no choice but to emerge.

The entire Iron-Eating Beast clan surrendered to the human race's supreme ruler.

The old clan chief selected the best young men in the clan and personally went to the shores of the East Sea to pay homage to the great sovereign.

This can also be seen as securing a way out for the young men.