Chapter 27: Danger of Genocide

The evacuation order issued by the old man was quickly passed down.

So the Li people who had just crossed the river immediately retreated to the other side of the river along the way they came.

Unlike the younger generations in the tribe who were still in a confused state, although the old priest seemed calm, his heart was already in turmoil and he could not calm down at all.

The girl who supported him looked back at Hanyu Mountain in the depths of the fog, a little confused.

This was the first time she saw the priest grandfather lose his composure like this. Even when he met the terrible beast, the Bashen, the old man was always calm and never panicked. He was the backbone of everyone in the tribe.

But today's priest grandfather is completely different from his previous image.

"Grandpa Priest," the girl supported the old man and asked curiously, "Even if there is any evil demon entrenched in Hanyu Mountain, there are six consecutive thunders! Even if the evil demon is not dead, it can only linger on. Why should we be so afraid of it?"

"What's more, it's just six thunders, which proves that although the demon is powerful, it is not invincible. With you here, plus all the warriors of my Xifeng tribe, even if the demon is intact, we don't have to be afraid, right?"

The girl was full of confusion, because no matter how she thought, she couldn't figure out why Grandpa Priest reacted so strongly. The demon that can attract six thunders is powerful, but their Xifeng tribe is not a soft persimmon. If a conflict really occurs, it is still unknown who will win.

The girl is still very confident in the strength of the tribe.

The old man glared at the girl and scolded, "You little girl, you are ignorant and fearless! If there were only evil monsters lurking in Hanyu Mountain, just because it was struck by six heavenly thunders, I would not miss this great opportunity to exorcise the monsters and would immediately order everyone to enter the mountain to subdue the monsters."

"But have you ever thought that if the existence that attracts the thunder in Hanyu Mountain is not a demon at all?"

The old man's question stunned the girl.

"Ah? Not a demon? But when a strange treasure is born, there are only three thunders at most. If it is not a demon, how could it attract six thunders?" The girl was puzzled.

The old man looked at the depths of Hanyu Mountain behind him and frowned.

"The thunder of heavenly tribulation is the most ferocious and terrifying force of punishment in the world. Whether it is a righteous cultivator, a Shinto shaman, or a demon cultivator, it is difficult to resist the power of heavenly tribulation."

"If you are unfortunately punished by heaven and hit by the thunder of tribulation, you will often die and your soul will be scattered."

"And if you die by the thunder of heaven, all the magic power, demon power, or demonic energy that you have cultivated for many years will be defeated and dispersed by the thunder of tribulation, turning into the most primitive spiritual energy of heaven and earth and dispersing in all directions. So after the heavenly tribulation, there will be a huge spiritual energy explosion at the scene of the punishment."

"The stronger the strength of the person who suffers the tribulation, the greater the spiritual energy that explodes. If the evil demon who can withstand the six heavenly thunders dies tragically, the surging spiritual energy will probably have turned into a spiritual energy gale and blown away all the fog between the mountains."

The old man's story still did not solve the girl's inner confusion. But the girl did not ask, because she knew that the priest grandfather would continue to explain.

Sure enough, after a few breaths of silence, the old man slowly spoke.

"Although the power of the calamity is terrible, there are also various strange magical powers in the world. Occasionally, there will be one or two people with special magical powers who can survive the calamity and endure the heavenly punishment without dying."

"But the power of the heavenly calamity is so terrible that even if there are magical powers, after enduring the heavenly thunder, you will lose a layer of skin if you don't die."

"But this existence in Hanyu Mountain has been hit by six calamity thunders in a row, and there is no spiritual energy burst. Did he escape by chance by relying on magical powers?"

The old man shook his head, "No, it's not that simple."

"The calamity has come, and the fierce divine power permeates the world. Even if the target cannot be killed, the mighty divine power will remain in the world for a long time."

"But if you sense it carefully, can you still sense the breath of calamity in Hanyu Mountain? Except for the previous time when the calamity thunder struck, I could vaguely sense some thunder evil spirit, but now I can't sense the breath of thunder calamity at all."

"In this case, it's as if the existence in the mountain has completely swallowed the thunder calamity... It's simply horrifying."

The old man's explanation finally made the girl understand.

She widened her eyes, with an unbelievable look on her face, "Swallowed the calamity thunder? This... There is such an existence in the world? It can even swallow the calamity thunder?"

The old man's expression was solemn, "I have never heard of such an existence in the past, but the world is vast and mysterious, and there are many alien beasts that have existed in ancient times. It is unknown whether the existence in Hanyu Mountain is an ancient beast that has never appeared in front of people."

The girl nodded suddenly. If it is the legendary ancient beast, then it is no wonder that the priest grandfather is so nervous.

Most of those ancient beasts are ferocious and terrifying, and they regard human life as worthless, but they are also mysterious and difficult to resist. This place is the anchor point where the Xifeng tribe will temporarily stay for several years. They cannot leave for several years. If there is really a ferocious beast in the mountain, it will definitely be a disaster for the tribe.

When the girl thought of this, she consciously understood the worries of the priest grandfather. She nodded seriously and said, "In this case, we should really have a good talk with the villagers of Shuisheng Village."

"They have lived here for a long time. If there is really a beast in the mountain, maybe we can get their help and let the beast allow us to live here temporarily."

As the girl said this, the old man smiled and patted her hands, but said nothing.

After arranging the girl to check the gifts prepared by the tribesmen, he sat on the side of the road to rest without saying a word.

In the mountains, the fog was deep, and the old man still couldn't see through the scene deep in the fog.

However, a certain kind of uneasy emotion continued to ferment and spread in the old man's heart.

In front of Qianqian, he didn't tell the real reason for his worry. With the force of the Xifeng tribe, plus the magic weapon of the human-faced drum, even the ancient beasts don't need to worry so much.

His current loss of composure was because of the revelation that the saint girl received when she offered sacrifices to the holy mountain when the nine tribes of the Li tribe gathered at the holy mountain last time.

The Li tribe will usher in an unprecedented catastrophe and is in danger of extinction.

And the Lord of Disasters who drove the punishment in the revelation seemed to be highly similar to the existence in Hanyu Mountain...

Thinking of this, the old man's hands clenched unconsciously.

If the existence in this mountain is really the Lord of Disasters in the prophecy, his Xifeng tribe... will it be the first tribe of the nine tribes of the Li tribe to be exterminated?

This danger of extinction came so quickly? !