Volume 12 is missing Chapter 12: Immortal Clan
"The Immortal Clan?" Another new term that Lu Qingshan had never heard of before.
"The boundary sea is vast. Although there is a force of suppression and living beings are forbidden to pass, there have been islands large enough to accommodate living beings since ancient times." Qi Butian said quickly.
"Perhaps due to the mysteries of the Boundary Sea, the creatures on these islands all have their own mysteries to varying degrees, and they all have one thing in common: their lifespans are much longer than those of ordinary humans, hence the name Immortal Clan."
"However, due to the existence of the repressive force, these creatures are also unable to leave the island and can only be isolated from the outside world."
"You know what happened next. 20,000 years ago, the suppressive power of the Sea of Realm disappeared, allowing the demons to launch a war between the two realms. These isolated creatures finally appeared in the human world."
"Later, the demons were driven back to the abyss by Xia Zu. We held Tianhe City and confronted the demons across the sea for 20,000 years."
"During this period, our human race and the demon race began to come into contact with these immortal races."
"After all, the Immortal Clan is very powerful. If we can attract them to our camp, they will definitely be a great help in the battle between Taoism and Demonism."
"More importantly, the demons did this. If we don't do it, it will only further widen the gap in strength between us and the demons."
"There are seven most powerful immortal clans in Tianhe Sea. Now three of them have joined the demon camp, namely the Wang clan, the Jin clan, and the Du clan. Two have joined our human camp, and the other two have remained neutral so far."
The overall strength of the demon race is far superior to that of the human race, and now they have lost to the demon race in the battle against the immortal race... Lu Qingshan felt helpless.
But this is exactly the most reasonable and most realistic situation.
Because you are strong, you can get more resources, and then you will become stronger.
The strong will always be strong, it has been like this since ancient times.
In the situation of unequal strength, it is actually extremely difficult for the human race to win over the two Elder Tribes for help.
"I'm sorry to leave you first." After Qi Butian briefly introduced the Immortal Clan, he apologized and left in a hurry.
Lu Qingshan seemed to have noticed something and found that although Chu Mushen's face was calm, there was a hint of murderous intent flashing in the depths of his eyes.
"What's the situation now?" he asked.
"They are from the Taoist clan." Chu Mushen said calmly.
"The Dao Clan and the Li Clan are the two major immortal clans in our human camp."
"I met the Li tribe by chance when I was fishing in the sea of Tianhe River. They are very friendly to us humans, but the Dao tribe came to us on their own initiative."
"Come here uninvited?" Lu Qingshan frowned, very sober, "They have other intentions."
Everyone can see that the demons are powerful, and the human race might be destroyed or even killed one day.
If there is no personal relationship, why would the Taoists join the human camp?
Unless there are some unknown purposes and benefits.
"Yes, they are for..." Chu Mushen nodded and uttered two words: "Xia Zu."
"Didn't Qi Butian say before that the immortals have their own special powers?" Chu Mushen slowly poured another bowl of fish soup and explained, "The reason why the Dao Clan is ranked among the seven immortals in the Tianhehai is because their special powers are to understand all laws."
"Insight into all dharmas?!" Just hearing the name is enough to make people feel the horror.
Chu Mushen nodded, "They are born with double pupils, which contain magical powers and can see through other people's methods."
"With the help of this magical power, not only can they know the enemy well and attack their weaknesses, but even more terrifying is that this magical power can even give them a glimpse into the great path of the monks."
"If a cultivator wants to achieve harmony with the Dao, he must seek the Dao that suits him in the world. However, the Dao has always been illusory and extremely difficult to find. Chance, talent, and understanding are all indispensable."
“But the people of the Dao Clan, through their ability to see through all laws , can intuitively “see” the Dao, and can even replicate the Dao of others. This undoubtedly makes it much easier to achieve harmony with the Dao.
Therefore, the Dao Clan is the one with the most Nine Realms among the seven immortal clans, and it is also because of the huge number of Nine Realms that they are able to be ranked among the seven immortal clans. " Chu Mushen's tone was filled with a hint of disdain.
Lu Qingshan could understand the source of this disdain. "There is no shortcut on the path of cultivation. It is not easy to merge with the Dao. It requires cultivators to search up and down and gain insights before they can succeed. The Dao Clan uses their own magical powers to copy the Dao of others. It seems that they can ascend to heaven in one step, but it is not their own thing after all. The disadvantages are obvious."
Pirated products cannot beat genuine products. This is the simplest truth.
"That's right," Chu Mushen curled his lips, "The Dao Clan only wins because of their large numbers. The other six immortal clans have always looked down on them."
If the "pirated" Nine Realms of Hedao of the Dao Clan have always been despised by the "genuine" Nine Realms of Hedao, then the sword cultivators who use the sword in their hands to open the Dao in their hearts are undoubtedly at the top of the contempt chain. No wonder Chu Mushen is so disdainful of the Dao Clan.
"They want to spy on Xia Zu's way." Lu Qingshan had already understood the Taoist's plan at this time.
“As the only cultivators who have reached the ancestral realm, if they can spy on and replicate the avenue of such an existence, even if they can replicate it, they will definitely be extremely powerful.”
"It's a good idea," Lu Qingshan said with a half-smile, "but they obviously didn't expect that Xia Zu would disappear for 20,000 years."
"It's a futile effort," Lu Qingshan concluded.
"Later, they wanted to settle for the next best thing and tried to spy on my sword skills."
"But unfortunately, the way of the sword is an acquired way, a way that does not exist in the world. It was created by ourselves. Even if they see it, where can they go to get along with it?" Chu Mushen continued.
"So they became troublemakers in Tianhe City."
"Are they deliberately causing trouble in Tianhe City?" Lu Qingshan frowned.
“That’s not that stupid,” Chu Mushen shook his head, “It’s nothing more than using his own divine powers to spy on other people’s paths, and then he was discovered and a dispute broke out.”
No one would be happy if their privacy was intruded upon by others.
Not to mention that the Dao is the foundation of a cultivator and the most important privacy.
Moreover, it would be fine if the Dao Clan just spied on them, they would even replicate them - who would like to imitate others?
"If it were me, we should just drive away these worthy Taoist people to prevent them from causing trouble in Tianhe City every day. However, Qi Butian stopped me." Chu Mushen said.
"Because once we drive away the Taoists, given their personalities, they will most likely immediately defect to the Demon Clan. This will be extremely disadvantageous to our human race. Moreover, actively driving away one's allies, no matter what the reason, will not sound good when it gets out. It may even make the remaining two neutral Changsheng families lean towards the Demon Clan." Lu Qingshan has always been very rational.
"What Qi Butian said is the same as what you said," Chu Mushen looked at Lu Qingshan in surprise, "I think it makes sense, so I listened to it."
He is a very pure person. He knows that he is best at eating fish and fighting, and he is only good at these two things. So for other things, he always respects the opinions of "professionals" even if he has the "veto power".
"The troubles caused by the Dao Clan were also dealt with by Qi Butian." The fish soup in the bronze cauldron was finally empty, and Chu Mushen slowly stood up. "Because if I were to deal with it, I would not be too polite to them, just like what Xie Qingyun did back then."
"Sect Master..." Lu Qingshan obviously had not heard of hearing this name here.
"Back when Xie Qingyun came to Tianhe City, the people of the Dao Clan were ignorant and spied on his swordsmanship, even though the swordsmanship was a way they could not replicate," Chu Mushen said softly, "and then Xie Qingyun poked his eyes out."
"The person who was blinded by Xie Qingyun was an elder of the Dao Clan. So since then , the Dao Clan has always harbored hatred towards you, the Sword Clan."
"So, you should try not to meet the people of the Dao Clan."
"If there is anything else you want to know, you can go ask Qi Butian, or look it up yourself. All the classics of Tianhe City are open to you. We have finished eating the fish, so that's all for today." Chu Mushen put away the bronze tripod on the table.
Lu Qingshan's eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something. Before Chu Mushen was about to leave, he suddenly asked, "Senior, who are the two immortal races that have always remained neutral?"
Chu Mushen looked at Lu Qingshan in surprise, as if curious about why he was interested in this, and then answered casually:
"The Wind Clan and..."
"Tibetan."
