278: The ultimate test

“No rush, there’s still one more thing to handle.”

Shen Xi waved his hand and said.

“Brother Shen, what else is there?”

“Yeah, we’ve already gotten the Wind Chasing Swordplay, so there shouldn’t be anything else, right?”

“Could it be that Senior Zhu Feng Ao still has a test?”

His companions looked at Shen Xi in confusion.

“The remaining Yao Beasts haven’t been properly dealt with.”

Shen Xi was naturally referring to the Yao Beasts that were friendly to the Human Race.

Since they had been successfully tamed by Senior Zhu Feng Ao, they naturally couldn’t be directly killed on the spot like other bloodthirsty Yao Beasts.

But at the same time, it was impossible for them to remain in the Sealed Land.

Senior Zhu Feng Ao tamed the Yao Beasts to be used by humans; keeping them sealed in the Sealed Land would be a betrayal of his painstaking efforts.

“Brother Shen, are you planning to take these Yao Beasts with you?”

“There are so many Yao Beasts, at least tens of thousands of them; it’s too conspicuous.”

“Even if we wanted to take them, we couldn’t manage them all!”

“What if they change after leaving the Sealed Land? That would be another disaster for our Human Race.”

Everyone spoke up.

Trying to take tens of thousands of Yao Beasts away was too difficult.

The outside world was not like the Sealed Land, where these Yao Beasts could be restricted.

Once they left, they were very likely to scatter like birds and beasts, blending into the wilderness.

And Shen Xi’s group consisted of only a few people; they couldn't catch them all, and it might even bring disaster to the Human Race.

“Buzz!”

Just as everyone was discussing, the Thatched Cottage, which had originally disintegrated into the upper part of the Wind Chasing Swordplay, reassembled.

The Thatched Cottage trembled, and a message entered Shen Xi’s mind.

“Good child, you have not failed me; you understand my painstaking efforts in taming Yao Beasts. Congratulations on activating the ultimate test!”

Soon, Shen Xi understood the content of the test.

The Thatched Cottage was not only Zhu Feng Ao’s ultimate means of suppressing Yao Beasts, but also an independent space that could take the Yao Beasts into the Thatched Cottage and carry them away.

Then, Shen Xi needed to choose a suitable place to build a new city.

This city would be a city where the Human Race and Yao Beasts coexisted.

These tamed Yao Beasts would become a powerful aid to the Human Race, contributing to the development of the Human Race, and similarly, the Human Race should treat these Yao Beasts kindly, coexisting, co-developing, and progressing together.

After completing this task, Shen Xi would be able to find the whereabouts of the lower part of the Wind Chasing Swordplay, and also learn what happened to Zhu Feng Ao back then, causing him to fall at his Peak.

“I didn’t expect Senior Zhu Feng Ao to have kept a trick up his sleeve.”

Shen Xi rubbed his nose and said with a smile.

If he hadn’t had the sudden idea that these Yao Beasts couldn’t be left in the Sealed Land, otherwise Senior Zhu Feng Ao would have spent over two thousand years taming these Yao Beasts for nothing. He wouldn’t have known about the ultimate test and naturally wouldn’t have had the chance to obtain the lower part of the Wind Chasing Swordplay.

“Brother Shen, what did Senior leave?”

“Could it be that there really is another test?”

“Senior is unfathomable; nothing he does would surprise me.”

His companions had not received this message, so they naturally didn't know about the ultimate test.

Shen Xi didn't hide anything and explained the content of the test in detail.

“Building a new city sounds very interesting.”

“To have the Human Race and Yao Beasts coexist, Senior’s ideal is grand!”

“If it can truly be achieved, perhaps we can start a world where the Human Race and Yao Beasts coexist.”

“At that time, the Human Race will no longer have to worry about the threat of beast tides and can completely gain a foothold in the wilderness.”

His companions’ eyes were fervent, and they all understood Senior Zhu Feng Ao’s painstaking efforts.

All along, the Human Race had always been weaker than the Yao Beasts.

Firstly, Yao Beasts were naturally physically strong; at the same Realm, the Human Race’s combat power was inferior to that of Yao Beasts.

Secondly, the Human Race was, after all, only one race, while Yao Beasts had thousands of different races. Even if a race only had a few hundred Yao Beasts, the total number would far exceed the Human Race, not to mention that the number of Yao Beasts in a single race was not just a little.

Because of this, the survival of the Human Race in the wilderness was actually very difficult.

Otherwise, why would the Human Race need to build cities everywhere to resist beast tides? Wouldn't it be easier to just push through?

From ancient times, the Human Race’s sages, one after another, struggled and fought, paying with their lives, to finally leave a foothold for the Human Race in the wilderness. But even so, the Human Race’s situation was still not very good.

But now, Zhu Feng Ao had opened up a whole new way of thinking for the Human Race: coexistence between the Human Race and Yao Beasts.

Although it was impossible for all Yao Beasts, even if only a portion of Yao Beasts friendly to the Human Race could live in peace with them, it would greatly enhance the Human Race’s status in the wilderness.

Furthermore, Zhu Feng Ao had spent over two thousand years proving one thing: even those naturally bloodthirsty Yao Beasts who regarded the Human Race as ants were not impossible to tame.

This also laid a solid foundation for establishing a city where the Human Race and Yao Beasts coexisted.

“All surviving Yao Beasts in the Sealed Land gather here!”

Shen Xi shouted through the Thatched Cottage, his voice echoing throughout the entire Sealed Land.

At first, the Yao Beasts dared not show themselves, as Shen Xi and his group had practically cleansed the entire Sealed Land in the past three days, with less than one-tenth of the Yao Beasts surviving.

But as Shen Xi repeatedly called out, and the Thatched Cottage even played a role again, exposing the location of every Yao Beast to the public, the Yao Beasts then nervously gathered.

“What, what else do you want to do?”

Tens of thousands of Yao Beasts, a dense black mass, looked incredibly shocking.

An old Yao Beast was selected to converse with Shen Xi and his group.

“Don’t be nervous; I have no ill will towards you. Otherwise, when we were hunting bloodthirsty Yao Beasts before, you would have already died.”

Shen Xi’s voice softened considerably.

These Yao Beasts had all been successfully tamed and had no ill will towards the Human Race, so he naturally couldn't be as ruthless as he was towards the bloodthirsty Yao Beasts.

“Then… then what do you want from us by gathering us?”

The old Yao Beast’s expression softened a little, and he asked in confusion.

“I’ve decided to take you out of the Sealed Land and build a city where the Human Race and Yao Beasts coexist. Are you willing?”

Shen Xi directly stated his purpose.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Yao Beasts all looked at Shen Xi, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They seriously suspected that their ears had problems; could they leave this cursed place?

However, it was possible for one or two to mishear, but how could tens of thousands of Yao Beasts all mishear at the same time?