Chapter 14 Lack of Life
"I vaguely remember that the young talents of each major clan will be sent to that 'battlefield' to experience the tempering of blood and fire after they reach the age of nineteen......"
Zheng Xie touched his chin and recalled the information he had learned when he was in the Taiyuan Clan.
That so-called battlefield is obviously not a battlefield for mortal conquest, but a battlefield for spirituality!
Because although this world is large, the vast and unexplored wilderness in the north accounts for the vast majority, and the remaining vast land is divided into three regions: Dongbai, Western Regions, Nanwu, and Zhongzhou, in which various ethnic groups are lined up, competing for a few resources.
The competition for resources between the various ethnic groups is very fierce, but if the power of each ethnic group makes a move, it is easy to lose its vitality, and it is often a landslide and a crack, causing heavy losses on both sides.
Because of this, each ethnic group has developed a rule:
The struggle between ethnic groups can only be carried out by the younger generation.
The young talents of all ethnic groups symbolize the future glory of a ethnic group, so organizing conquest among the younger generation is more convincing to all ethnic groups and will not cause too much loss.
Just like the Taiyuan clan back then, it was by relying on generation after generation of Tianjiao to fight for their lives, which gradually occupied a place in Zhongzhou, and then evolved into today's behemoth.
Why not explore the vast wilderness?
Naturally, it's because it's too dangerous.
The Great Wilderness in the north stretches for an unknown number of thousands of miles, and even the great powers of all ethnic groups have only explored a dime, and even some of the great powers have directly lost their lives in the Great Wilderness, and it is difficult to find even the corpses in the capital.
It is said that the great wilderness is a forbidden land of life, with the earth-shattering secrets of the primeval times, and some people say that there was a great war there, and there are traces of conquest and killing.
There is so much to say about the Great Wilderness, such as the fragments of weapons that someone brought back with them at the risk of death, or the blood-stained dead wood that contains terrifying mana......
But no matter what the rumors are, they are not as well-known as the coffin.
Several great powers teamed up to explore the Great Wilderness, and then only one person returned, and even before he could send back a piece of news, he turned into a rotten corpse, which shocked the clans of all states.
If a clan has a great power, it is enough to establish a foothold in any state and establish a prestige. Even if it is a big clan such as the Taiyuan clan, there have only been seven great powers since ancient times, and there may only be one or two old monsters who survive in the world.
Such a noble existence, in that great wilderness, how can such a strong contrast not make people fearful?
And the only power who came back alive left only a vague sentence:
"The Great Wilderness....... A coffin...... Can't open ......"
Since then, the ancient coffin in the depths of the Great Wilderness has become the object of heated discussion among various ethnic groups.
I don't know how many years have passed, and there are more and more rumors about the ancient coffin in the great wilderness, but it is also becoming more and more messy, making it impossible to distinguish the true from the false.
The only thing that is certain is that the coffin - it can't be opened!
Since the Great Wilderness cannot be deepened, it can only divide up the limited resources in these four states. Because of this, the "battlefield" of Tianjiao of all ethnic groups is particularly important.
"If I remember correctly, the Tianjiao battlefield should be a secret realm left over from ancient times, containing a piece of heaven and earth, and those with high realms cannot enter, which is suitable for the younger generation of all ethnic groups to fight....."
Zheng Xie tried his best to search for the only memories in his mind, trying to complete all the relevant information about the Tianjiao battlefield.
"If you want to be eligible to go to the Heavenly Proud Battlefield, you must have a certificate of nomination from a clan, or be a self-reliant clan, and have passed the review of the 'All Living Beings' Association....."
Thinking of this, Zheng Xie frowned and said to himself:
"What is that?"
After thinking about it, Zheng Xie helplessly found that he only remembered the three words "All Living Beings", but he didn't know anything about the meaning it represented, so he could only rub his hair in distress and sighed:
"It seems that we can't rush it......"
At this moment, the horse pulling the vehicle where Zheng Xie was was suddenly startled, and after neighing, it spread its hooves and galloped wildly, as if it had seen something terrible.
Zheng Xie reacted extremely quickly, and within half a breath of the car losing control, he rose to his feet, and finally tapped the branch of a tree with his toes, and landed smoothly.
Zheng Xie's response was relatively easy, but the others were different, for example, the chubby merchant who had been protected by everyone panicked after the horses were out of control, and only knew how to hold on to the reins, so he rushed out directly with the horses.
Zheng Xie narrowed his eyes, and almost the next moment the chaos happened, he figured out the reason.
A wide range of horses were frightened, and in addition to feeling the strong smell of other terrifying creatures, they smelled the fragrance of "horse mad grass".
This plant has a very faint fragrance, and other animals, including humans, will not react to its fragrance, only horses will be violently stimulated and lose their minds directly.
Fang Cai's confusion was due to the fact that it was unlikely that there would be other beasts, because Zheng Xie had occasionally seen some small beasts scurrying around the mountains and forests along the way, and if there were fierce beasts, it should not be only the horses that reacted so violently.
Moreover, Zheng Xie had already faintly smelled a faint fragrance, thinking that it should be a horse mad grass.
Zheng Xie sneered, and at the moment when the horse carrying the merchant rushed past him, he directly reached out and dragged the merchant off the horse, allowing the horse to rush out alone.
The scent of horseweed suddenly appeared in front of the caravan, and this strange situation was most likely a man-made trap. As for the purpose of setting up this trap, it is obvious that it is intended to disrupt the formation of the team.
The merchant let out an "ouch" when he fell to the grass, apparently in pain.
Several other dart masters and the driver who pulled the goods looked a little embarrassed, and some were thrown off their horses, and the whole situation fell into chaos.
After the horses scattered and fled, Zheng Xie looked around with a smile:
"The first re-entry almost succeeded, quite disappointing, right?"
A cold snort sounded, and then a sound of breaking wind was heard, and a sharp arrow flew out from the mountain forest, heading straight for Zheng Xie's head!
"Smack"
A black feather arrow was firmly held in Zheng Xie's hand, and the tip of the arrow stood only an inch away from Zheng Xie's forehead.
Zheng Xie's smile did not change, and he still looked relaxed:
"It's a good quality to do it without saying much, it's just that-"
The person hiding in the shadows couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Zheng Xie directly receiving the arrow with his bare hands, and after realizing that something was wrong, he also got up and planned to flee, but he was choked by a strong hand.
"โeyesight is still a little worse. โ
Zheng Xie smiled meaningfully, looking at the man in black who was being controlled by him with interest.
"Huh, is it tightly wrapped?"
Zheng Xie teased the assassin as he reached out and slashed through the black-clothed man's mask with the tip of the feather arrow he had captured earlier.
Then, a pretty face that still looked immature was revealed.
Zheng Xie was stunned.
This stubborn girl has delicate facial features that make people can't take their eyes off it, and although she is still young, she can see her amazing face in the future.
The girl's face turned blue because her neck was choked by Zheng Xie, but she bit her lip and never said a word of begging for mercy, but tried her best to find a knife and tried to attack Zheng Xie's wrist.
Zheng Xie then slapped the dagger away, and then looked at the girl in front of him with some disbelief, and only let go of his hand after confirming the age and gender of the other party, and raised his eyebrows:
"Why is it bad to be at a young age, learn from others to make money and kill people?"
The girl knelt on the ground and coughed for a moment, then raised her head, her handsome face full of disgust:
"Who wants that dog's money?! All I want is his life!"
Zheng Xie said "Oh?", then seemed to understand something, glanced at the slightly chubby man in the distance who had not yet figured out the situation, and then looked at the girl in front of him, and said tentatively:
"Seeking revenge?"
The girl ignored Zheng Xie's question, just turned over her hand and took out a turquoise pill, and opened her mouth to swallow it.
Zheng Xie reacted quickly, and directly snatched the pill, making the girl swallow it.
Putting the pill in front of his nose and sniffing it, Zheng Xie sneered:
"The preparation is quite sufficient, and if you fail, you will die directly?"
There was some despair in the girl's eyes, and finally she couldn't suppress her emotions, and shouted with a cry:
"You don't let me take his life, you don't let me die, what the hell do you want to do?!"
Zheng Xie squinted at the girl dressed in black, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth:
"It's very simple...... If you really want to, I can screw his head off and throw it at you. โ
When the girl heard this, she was directly stunned on the spot, and she didn't understand why Zheng Xie would say such a thing.
Zheng Xie stretched out his right hand, raised the girl's slightly pointed chin lightly with his index finger, and watched the beautiful lines of the girl's face with great interest, and continued:
"The question is, what can you do for this?"
The girl's body trembled slightly, but she didn't dare to avoid Zheng Xie's fingers.
After a moment of silence, the girl's voice sounded with hatred:
"Everything!"
Zheng Xie's smile grew, then he withdrew his hand, walked to the tree on the side, took off the dagger that was nailed to the tree after being slapped away, and threw it directly into the girl's arms.
"Break his limbs and you'll take care of the rest, okay?"
The girl didn't understand what Zheng Xie meant at first, but after a while, her face changed, and she said in a low voice:
"What do you want?"
Zheng Xie still smiled easily:
"Your life. โ
"You tried to kill me, but you couldn't, so you owe me my life. I could have killed you, but I didn't, and therefore you owe me your life. And to give you his life, you are willing to give everything, and count it as owing me my life....."
"So, you owe me three lives. โ