Leisurely mountain village

"It was once the totem beast of the Third Tribe. Later, it was severely injured by the Nine-Headed Dragon Serpent in a great battle and barely escaped. So as long as you don't provoke it, it usually lives in seclusion to heal its wounds," the Nine-Tailed Fox said.

"Hmm? A nine-headed dragon-serpent? Is it from the imperial clan?" Ye Huan asked.

"Yes, oh, you don't know, all the warriors from this tribe who participated in the great war were slaughtered and made food for ferocious beasts." The nine-tailed fox nodded. "Then they don't know about their tribe's totem beast, Qiongqi, either?"

"I really don't know that. Qiongqi? That kind of tiger with wings on its back?" Ye Huan asked.

"It does look quite fierce, but it's called Qiongqi, one of the ancient ferocious beasts. It was also beaten to the brink of death by the Nine-Headed Dragon Serpent, and we don't know if it survived," the Nine-Tailed Fox explained.

Ye Huan exclaimed, "No wonder they're the tribe that fought against the Imperial Clan! Qiongqi, wow!"

"The old priest only said that there was once a ferocious beast called Zheng, which was level nine."

"Oh, they are indeed from their tribe, but they are no match for Qiongqi." The Nine-Tailed Fox nodded.

"So how many tribes are there here now?" Ye Huan asked.

“Twelve. Even if they and the allied tribes fail and are exiled, there are still twelve tribes. Currently, besides the Imperial Clan having three level-ten demons, there are three other tribes each with one,” the Nine-Tailed Fox said.

"Damn, let's just stick to living our lives honestly." Ye Huan nodded. Six level 10 monsters, that's fun.

“Indeed, as far as I know, there are no more than fifteen great demons in total. Apart from those six, half of the rest are injured. Moreover, those tribes have even more level nine ferocious beasts.” The nine-tailed fox nodded, “Don’t even think about it.”

"The current imperial tribes are too powerful."

Ye Huan nodded. Indeed, but thankfully, he didn't have any missions, like overthrowing the imperial clan.

"I just want to leave here."

"There will be such a day. You will definitely find your master's legacy, as well as the blue stone plate he left behind." The nine-tailed fox nodded. It and Ye Huan were now considered to be from the same sect, so their relationship was naturally close.

“Although the Imperial Clan will not easily start a major war now, there are still wars between the tribes below from time to time. The Imperial Clan is happy to see this happen. Only by letting those tribes keep depleting their population will they lose their threat to the Imperial Clan,” the Nine-Tailed Fox explained.

"They won't even be able to stay peaceful for a few decades. They will secretly send people to instigate wars between two or three powerful tribes. In fact, the other side knows that it is the Imperial Clan's conspiracy, but they have no choice but to fight. If they don't fight, the Imperial Clan will not be at peace."

"Sigh~" Ye Huan nodded. The human race is no different. He just wondered how things were on Earth. Ye Huan looked up at the void. There were no stars, only flowing light and shadow.

"I didn't expect that the Mountain and Sea Realm is not a fixed world. No wonder it suppresses supernatural powers and divine sense. It turns out that it flows in the river of time."

"Master, I'm giving you a hint, but how am I supposed to find it? I can't even get across the Canghai Sea." Ye Huan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Looking like this, even if I cross the Azure Sea, I'll probably be captured by the local tribes and handed over to the Imperial Clan for interrogation."

“Of course.” The nine-tailed fox nodded. “Moreover, many of the great demons in the other mountains or dangerous places of the Fallen Mountains are not to be trifled with. We often have major battles among ourselves. We have always disliked each other. Now the imperial clan is very wary of us, so they often provoke battles between the great demons.”

"This imperial family seems pretty powerful, huh?" Ye Huan was speechless. Had he studied military strategy?

"This lineage was once the priests of the old imperial tribe chief, and thus possesses some supernatural power," the nine-tailed fox explained.

"I see." Ye Huan nodded. In primitive tribes, besides the chief, the most powerful person is often the priest. "So, even with you in this forest, it's not safe?"

“There has never been a safe place in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Weakness is the original sin. You are weak, and even your neighbors want to swallow you up. This is reasonable. Don’t be fooled by the fact that your current village still has ties with other villages. Once too many young and strong men are lost, they will definitely come to rob you of your food and women. If they can destroy your village, they will not hesitate to do so.” The Nine-Tailed Fox nodded.

"The same applies to the Witch Clan and the Great Demons. There are two Great Demons in our forest. The other one is lying dormant, healing his wounds. I have already experienced several provocations and battles with him."

"Fortunately, it's far away from other places. There are powerful demons there that I can't defeat."

"I'm going back now. Please treat this little guy well, and if you have the chance in the future, please take him with you."

"Don't worry, since you are Master's spirit pet, you're one of us. I promise you." Ye Huan nodded. Since you were once Master's spirit beast, he might as well take you with him.

"I need to continue training my body," Ye Huan muttered.

"Do you need the essence blood of ferocious beasts?" the nine-tailed fox asked. "You can call out to me in that direction, and I will make them come out and give you some essence blood."

"Oh? That's great." Ye Huan was pleasantly surprised. Level 6 was basically unnecessary, but Levels 7, 8, 9, and 10 were still quite useful to him, and he didn't need many of them, so they could cooperate.

"Thank you in advance."

“We also need to prepare for the future. Nine-Headed Fox and the other old guys around here won’t want to see us living carefree lives.” Nine-Tailed Fox also imitated Ye Huan, raising her head to look into the distance.

"It's perfectly reasonable to allow others to sleep soundly on one's own bed," Ye Huan said with a smile.

The nine-tailed fox nodded, then glanced at her child, nodded to Ye Huan, and roared away with the white tiger.

"Let's go~ I feel relieved now." Ye Huan hugged the little white fox, rubbed its head and smiled, "I never thought we had such a connection. I was saying that when I first saw you, you were quite handsome too."

"Squeak~" The little white fox lay comfortably in Ye Huan's arms, very happy. Compared to its territory, it preferred life here.

Back in the village, seeing a lot of people standing there, Ye Huan asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"The great demon is gone?" the old priest asked.

"Oh, you know?" Ye Huan smiled. "It's alright. Its mother is from the same sect as me, and she left her child with me to raise."

After saying that, he let go of the little white fox, which jumped into the little girl's arms. The ox mooed and lay down, and the little girl climbed onto his back and sat on it.

"That's good~" The old priest and the village chief were relieved, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to sleep.

Ye Huan didn't tell the village chief and the old priest about Qiongqi and their tribe, as it would only add to their feelings and bring them no benefit. It was better to just live his life peacefully.

Ye Huan had no other thoughts at the moment. He wanted to become stronger first, then start looking for his master's legacy, and then leave this place.

With a goal in mind, Ye Huan felt much more relaxed. Moreover, he knew that his master had left by opening the River of Time, so he knew that his hope of leaving also rested on the blue stone time disc that his master had left him. Therefore, there was no use in being anxious now.