30: Brewing, news of war

While Qing Wu was in seclusion, the myriad clans were also actively preparing for the wave of Vicious Beasts that was about to sweep across the entire Primordial Land.

Clans large and small spontaneously chose to unite, gathering even more powerful forces.

This was in hopes of having some ability to protect themselves after the Vicious Beasts fully emerged.

As for those weak and valueless races, they could only choose to attach themselves to other powerful clans to seek protection.

After all, compared to being exterminated by the Vicious Beasts, becoming a vassal was a relatively better choice.

Winds and clouds surged across the Primordial Land; under these circumstances, various powerful clans and Alliances gradually appeared.

The Dragon Clan used the Four Seas as their Foundation and broadly recruited the aquatic tribes.

Clans like the Jialong, Xuangui, and Yacha came to join one after another, forming the "Four Seas Alliance" under the rule of the Ancestral Dragon.

Whenever a Vicious Beast approached the coast, thousands of aquatic beings would march out in formation, their dragon roars shaking the heavens.

The Qilin Clan occupied the Central Land, and the various beast clans vied to attach themselves to it.

Spirit Beasts like the Zheng and Xiezhi brought their clans to join, forming the "Myriad Spirits Assembly" under the leadership of the First Qilin.

Auspicious clouds paved the way wherever they went, and golden lotuses surged from the earth, forming a sharp contrast with the Evil Qi of the Vicious Beasts.

Thousands of birds gathered at the former Hurricane Canyon, led by the Thunderbird Ling Ming.

For a time, the landscape of the Primordial Land changed drastically, with Alliances of a hundred clans scattered like stars on a chessboard.

There were also various Chaos Gods and Demons stirring up trouble from within, adding momentum and power to the myriad clans of the Primordial Land.

They only awaited the day the Vicious Beast Emperor emerged from seclusion, which would be the time the world changed its colors.

After Qing Wu emerged from seclusion, Yuan Feng was still in a state of seclusion.

Having discovered that the gap between herself and Qing Wu was gradually narrowing, and that Qing Wu even showed signs of faintly surpassing her...

Yuan Feng could no longer even care for her favorite treasure hunting, and devoted herself entirely to her Cultivation.

Qing Wu shook his head and did not disturb her, walking out alone.

As soon as he stepped out of the dao field, Jin Feng and Qing Luan immediately came forward to pay their respects.

When Qing Wu stepped out of the dao field, Jin Feng and Qing Luan had already been waiting for a long time.

After the two performed their salutations, they reported the development status of the Immortal Volcano over these years to Qing Wu.

It mostly followed Qing Wu's established policy: beings from all sides cultivated peacefully and did not go out unless necessary, to avoid becoming entangled in unnecessary Karma during this stage of complex karmic ties.

Breaking and then rebuilding.

During this period, the Immortal Volcano welcomed a great explosion of vitality following the last Vicious Beast invasion.

The places that were originally destroyed had undergone a long period of restoration.

And under the blessing of the vitality from various top-tier Spiritual Roots...

Various Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Roots grew pleasingly, bearing many fruits.

Many beings spontaneously gathered them and sent most of them to Qing Wu to show their respect.

This was originally a good thing, but batch after batch of spiritual fruits were delivered.

This resulted in his place already being piled high with spiritual fruits.

To deal with these fruits that were too numerous to eat, Qing Wu decided to brew them into wine.

In the current Primordial Land, powerful Cultivators generally liked to drink tea.

This reminded Qing Wu of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, which was beneficial for comprehension and cultivation.

If he had the chance to find it, he would also have a good exchange with it.

Then he would abdu— persuade it to come to the Immortal Volcano.

While he was thinking, Jin Feng and the other had already prepared the preliminary work for brewing the wine.

With a wave of Qing Wu's hand, the mountain of spiritual fruits floated into the air.

Treasures like Fire Lingzhi, Earth-Core Fire Lotus, and Nanli Wood Dao Fruit shimmered with various precious lights under the sun.

He lightly tapped his fingertip, and a wisp of green wood dao rhyme turned into a thin stream, enveloping all the spiritual fruits.

They were cast into the already prepared Green Jade Vats. These vats were refined by Qing Wu using Innate green jade, with three thousand dao patterns carved inside to lock in the Spiritual Qi and prevent it from dissipating.

After being sealed for three thousand years, the first batch of wine was finally ready.

Removing the Seal, Qing Wu's magic power surged lightly, and the spiritual wine in all the jars immediately flew out, turning into raindrops in the air.

With this jar, all living beings shall drink together.

The spiritual wine raindrops fell across the Immortal Volcano; every being that tasted the spiritual wine felt a warmth in their heart and their faces flushed.

Subsequently, all kinds of insights flooded in; without time to offer thanks, they all sat cross-legged and began to Cultivate.

For a time, vortices of gathered Spiritual Qi were everywhere in the mountains.

At the same time, golden clouds gathered on the horizon, and the Great Dao once again descended Karma, falling upon Qing Wu, the two women Jin Feng and Qing Luan, and all living beings.

This was because Qing Wu, on a whim, had brewed the first jar of wine in the Primordial Land, and the Great Dao rewarded him for this.

Qing Wu cupped his hands toward the sky; he had just scattered the wine into the high air precisely because he wanted the Great Dao to also sample the wine he had brewed.

Just in case it could trigger a resonance with the Great Dao and descend some Karma.

He hadn't expected it to actually succeed.

Just then, outside the Immortal Volcano, two familiar and powerful Auras appeared.

It was the two Fellow Daoists, Five Elements and Yin and Yang, visiting again.

"Fellow Daoist Qing Wu, I wonder if the two of us may come here to beg a cup of wine?"

The moment he sensed their appearance, Qing Wu also appeared outside the Immortal Volcano and invited them in.

"Fellow Daoists, I hope you have been well."

Seeing these two, he was somewhat surprised by the harmonious atmosphere between them.

Last time, they were like water and fire, neither thinking much of the other.

This time, they were exceptionally harmonious.

Could it be that they really took his suggestion and were verifying their Daos with each other...

Five Elements and Yin and Yang naturally did not know what he was thinking.

They exchanged a glance, both startled by the improvement in Qing Wu's strength.

When they last met, Qing Wu had only just stepped into the Daluo Realm, worthy of them calling him a Fellow Daoist.

Seeing him again, his Aura had increased by a large margin, faintly reaching the Late Stage of the Daluo Realm.

"Your cultivation has progressed greatly, Fellow Daoist. We offer our congratulations first."

"Thank you!"

The three exchanged pleasantries and drank together.

Subsequently, the two told him about the current situation of the myriad clans in the Primordial Land.

Five Elements Daoist put down his wine cup and traced the topography of the Primordial Land on the table with his fingertip.

"Look, Fellow Daoist. The Dragon Clan occupies the Four Seas, the Kirin controls the center, and the other clan Alliances are also actively preparing for war, getting ready for the battle against the Vicious Beasts."

"A battle between the two sides is inevitable."

Qing Wu nodded slightly. "You two certainly see things clearly. I wonder when you think the opportunity for battle will arrive?"

Yin and Yang Daoist lightly stroked his long beard. "The Vicious Beasts are monstrously evil, born to be abandoned by the Primordial Land."

"Since the four great Vicious Beast kings emerged and stirred up trouble last time, they have been quiet for a long time."

"According to the temperament of that Vicious Beast Emperor, within three kalpas at most, he will certainly initiate a full-scale war against the myriad clans of the Primordial Land."

Qing Wu nodded in agreement.

Hearing the two analyze things so logically, he figured they must have done their homework.

Being here in this Nanming land, far away from the Northern Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, his news was naturally not as comprehensive as theirs.

But Qing Wu still roughly guessed the purpose of their visit.

"Fellow Daoists, please speak plainly. Have you come here because of this Great Tribulation?"

Judging by their behavior, what could make them achieve such unity must be their planning within the Great Tribulation.

And the only target that could make them take it so seriously was that Vicious Beast Emperor.