Eternal Beast Taming Family

Tianyuan Sea, another border of the Jingyuan Dynasty, was not mentioned at all in this royal order to conquer it, and there was no major movement in Tianyuan Sea.

It seems like there are some situations where I won't obey your royal decree, but I also won't directly contradict you.

Overnight, the Jingyuan Dynasty was on the verge of collapse.

On the second day after the cold wave hit the west, warships set sail from the capital and headed straight for the western part of the dynasty.

However, their purpose was not to resolve the crisis of the breached pass, but to send them to the Blood Refining Array to harvest the people of the dynasty who were still struggling in the cold wave.

It's like when a natural disaster strikes, an old farmer tries his best to harvest his own grain in advance.

A deep, bloody mist rolled endlessly in the capital. Looking up at the sky from the lower city, one could see that the entire sky was covered by a layer of red mist. The light that fell every day carried a faint red hue, along with a faint smell of blood.

However, the clan heads or elders whose cultivation level was at the Transformation stage were able to sense even more.

They seemed to sense a terrifying being lurking within the blood-red clouds, as if licking its wounds or gathering power. However, that terrifying aura grew stronger day by day, as if it was slowly recovering and returning to its peak state.

But the changes in the capital city were not limited to this.

A careful observer could notice that tiny, spiderweb-like cracks had appeared on the massive golden pillar of light supporting the celestial palace.

These gaps, as thin as a hair, are almost everywhere in the beam of light.

When this situation was reported to the Council of Elders, the royal elders were somewhat flustered.

"Turbulence has broken out in all directions within the King's Realm, and the fortunes of the land have collapsed. This is probably the root cause of the changes in the Heavenly Pillar." An elder who was usually silent spoke up at this moment.

"Jingyun, you are best at observing fortune, do you have any solutions?" Jingxu, who was temporarily acting as the Grand Secretary, asked with a serious expression.

"The simplest and most effective remedy is naturally to pacify the four directions, re-close the borders, and drive away this cold wave."

Upon hearing his words, almost all the elders in the hall looked somewhat uncomfortable. If this were possible, they would have already taken action.

Once the border is breached, unless certain source beasts are involved, it cannot be closed again without the intervention of a king-level being.

Jing Yun, who spoke up, clearly understood as well, so he sighed and offered another explanation.

"If it is someone who can offer sacrifices of great fortune, it may be possible to buy some time and hold out until the King Ancestor awakens."

Grand Elder Jing Xu narrowed his eyes slightly. "Great fortune? Then you shall be in charge. Start by selecting people from the lower city and the surrounding cities."

Jing Yun shook his head. "Not enough. The lower city is full of ordinary people and fools. There are no people with great fortune here. They have to choose from the powerful families in the upper city."

Jing Yun's meaning was simple: if someone truly had great fortune, why would they be born in a lower city? If someone truly had great fortune, why would they waste their years without ever showing their talent? Those people, of course, had no fortune, and he couldn't even be bothered to use his own abilities to glance at them.

Another voice chimed in, "But at this time, how can we possibly harm the powerful families within the city walls? If we act forcefully, the capital will surely descend into chaos first."

"The new generation of princes and princesses have all reached the age to get married," Jing Xu said calmly. Everyone in the hall instantly understood the meaning behind his words, and no one said anything more.

……

Outside of the Jingyuan Dynasty.

After bidding farewell to "Tree Planting in the Human Realm", Chu Jingyu asked "Cloud Grass Deer" to take him to the nearest city it mentioned.

However, before they had gone too far from home, Chu Shengyuan hurriedly caught up with them.

"Go home and stay there."

"No, Grandpa, I'm a little worried about you going alone. Don't worry about the family. I left the Spirit Void Dragon at home, and there won't be any problems with planting trees in the Human Realm."

With three domain-level source beasts guarding it, it is indeed relatively safe. The Chu family has been here for so long, but they have not encountered any powerful source beasts, whether it is because this place is remote or for some other reason.

If it weren't for the occasional encounter with low-level source beasts, they would have initially thought they had arrived in some mortal realm.

Thinking of all this, Chu Jingyu ultimately decided not to send Chu Shengyuan back. "Alright, you can come along, but you are not allowed to act on your own or act impulsively."

"Okay, okay," Chu Shengyuan replied casually while looking around, it was unclear whether he had taken Chu Jingyu's instructions to heart.

Seeing his somewhat carefree demeanor, Chu Jingyu felt a headache coming on. He gave him a light tap on the head, which made "Cloud Grass Deer" continue to guide the way.

During their journey, they passed by the village guarded by the "Cloud Grass Deer." A red lotus flame quietly spun above the village, a sound that made Chu Shengyuan frown slightly.

"Grandpa, there seems to be something else going on in that village. Why don't we go down and take a look?"

Chu Jingyu naturally recognized the lotus flame blooming in the air as the family's signature source beast, the "Ghostly Blue Lotus Flame." Chu Shengyuan had previously reported to him about leaving a lotus flame in the village.

Once this matter is resolved and "Yuncaolu" returns, it will definitely be taken back.

So Chu Jingyu didn't really care, but seeing Chu Shengyuan's expression, it was clear that something special had happened, so he nodded.

A massive ice formation, formed from "Snow Lotus," slowly descended above the village.

Chu Shengyuan seemed to close his eyes and carefully sense something before asking the somewhat reserved "Cloud Grass Deer" standing on the ice lotus.

"There are other source... monsters around your village? And they look like they're going to attack the village you're protecting."

"Cloud Grass Deer" seemed a little lost, then after a moment it seemed to remember something.

"We've always been peaceful here, but I do know about this. There's a demon beast that likes to transform into human form and devour humans, so it's on the wanted list and is currently roaming around the area."

It might have targeted our Qingshan Village yesterday.

At this point, its expression turned serious. "Gentlemen, I'd like to go into the village first and see what's going on there."

Chu Jingyu and Chu Shengyuan had this intention all along, as this would make it convenient for them to learn about the situation in the demon city from the side. So the ice lotus slowly descended to the ground and then turned into a cloud of water vapor and dissipated in the air.

The two people and the beast entered the village. Hearing the commotion at the village entrance, the villagers secretly opened a crack in their doors to peek out and saw that it was the monster that their village worshipped that had returned.

He quickly opened his door and went to the village entrance to pay his respects.

Looking at the bustling villagers, Chu Shengyuan felt that the number of people had not decreased compared to when he first came.

"Cloud Grass Deer" asked softly, "Has something unusual happened in the village?"