Free Web NovelChapter 273: Chapter 253: Deity of Deer Mountain, Qi, and the Great God Beizhu
[The body of Beizhu transformed into a thousand miles of desolate mountains, where green grass and towering trees grew, creating a beautiful environment. However, these mountains were not connected to the earth’s veins, and the Spiritual Qi needed for immortal beasts’ cultivation was scarce, with no master to claim them.]
[Beizhu did not tell the Candle People of the underworld about the end of the Dragon Immortal war. The Candle People had just begun cultivating, with not even a hundred possessing ten years of Dao Practice. Any external race could easily annihilate them.]
[Furthermore, Beizhu’s Primordial Spirit found it difficult to leave this body.]
[Beizhu was uncertain how the Dragon Race and Immortal Assembly perceived the "people" who were neither beast, nor dragon, nor fish, nor immortal.]
[Beizhu was far behind, vaguely recalling when the gray high walls rose, and a claw reached out to easily grasp the four Heaven and Earth Giant Gods of mountain, wind, thunder, and fire, and then... they vanished...]
[Were they collected as subordinates to conquer worlds? As toys? As food?]
[Fear gripped Beizhu’s heart.]
[The King of Candle People firmly believed in expanding worlds as "Flame Ancestor" did, protecting the tribe, and improving the tribe’s environment would earn "Father God’s" praise, ascending amidst the flames.]
[The King of Candle People could distinctly feel "Father God’s presence." After completing a meritorious task for the Candle People’s tribe, his mind became notably clearer, cultivation speed increased, seemingly aided by divine forces in the unseen.]
[In the Primordial Spirit World of Beizhu, the candlelight as vast as the Star River would watch over every "King of Candle People," ordinary candlelight sublimated into clusters of golden "candlelight" in the flames, ultimately forming a solid orb that landed on Beizhu’s forehead.]
[The natural worship of the Candle People formed a collective consciousness.]
[Through the "world collective consciousness," Beizhu could rewrite the rules of his own Primordial Spirit World.]
[He possessed the mighty power to rewrite world rules; mountains arose from the ground, rivers floated in mid-air, magma could not harm the Candle People, and so he transformed from a common creature to a Heaven and Earth Giant God, akin to entities from other worlds!]
[Beizhu, upon mastering this mighty power, felt no joy but rather heightened concern for the dragons and immortals outside!]
[But the continent was inhabited by immortal beast clans, each Tongtian Mountain held an Ancestral Immortal!]
[The Candle People’s tribe was expanding, with nowhere to retreat!]
[The White Deer Race came to reside on this beastless mountain, watched secretly by Beizhu. In the intense battle, more than half of the White Deer Race died fighting, leaving only twelve white deer, driven to this place by other immortal beasts.]
[The elder of the White Deer Race set up a grand array connecting nearby mountain ranges but discovered a region below the house undetectable by the mountain array. The white deer elder, along with three tribesmen, ventured into the underworld and discovered the Candleman Tribe.]
[They gazed at Candle People wearing colorful robes, walking upright, speaking and laughing.]
[The white deer elder was shocked, their round head, torso, limbs, robes, and speech were infinitely close to that of Immortals!]
[The Candleman Tribe also discovered the White Deer Race.]
[A "Candle People" rode a noble white quadruped walking beast towards them. The image of the white deer elder was both beast and human, with long horns and beast hooves, clothed in a white silk robe, with fluttering robe ribbons, exuding immortal grace and Daoist aura.]
[This was the "immortal body" that immortal beasts can transform into upon reaching a certain level of Dao Practice.]
[Imitating the actions of creating them by the "Ancestral Immortals," evolving towards Ancestral Immortal, immortal beasts believed walking upright was a symbol of immortal wisdom, a necessary path to become immortal. At the same time, they retained beastly heads and distinctive traits to distinguish themselves.]
[The white deer elder had a Dao Practice of three thousand and eight hundred years, a strength second only to a True Immortal, and was just gifted this silk white robe by the Ancestral Immortal, appointed as the Deity of Deer Mountain.]
[Yet the Candle People before them were weak, with over ninety percent of their tribe being "Mortal Beasts" but still having clothing to cover their bodies and language, clearly possessing considerable wisdom. Among them, the "young" Candle People looked at the white beast with curiosity, timidity, and envy...]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain was shocked.]
[Emotions, words, and language signify wisdom, the beginning of the immortal path!]
[The creator of Candle People and the existence of the underworld were greater than the White Deer’s Ancestral Immortal!]
[That king of Candle People merely possessed eighty years of Dao Practice, seeing the unfathomable Dao Practice of the Deity of Deer Mountain, assumed they were a branch of Candle People, warmly inviting him to the tribe as a guest.]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain spoke; he came from the outside world, east-southeast thirty thousand miles from this desolate mountain is the ancestral land, Deer Mountain. Their Ancestral Immortal was killed by a Great God during a war resisting the Dragon Race, returning to Heaven and Earth, leading to the White Deer Race’s decline and downfall to this place.]
[Candle People looked bewildered; their minds were simple and naive, singing for fallen tribesmen, accustomed to sleeping in huddles, unable to comprehend the concept of war.]
[Ancient memories from the "Candle Fish Race," when they were too weak, yet united together could stir waves that swept across Heaven and Earth.]
[Candle People were as pure as Ancestral Immortals, and the Deity of Deer Mountain realized Candle People were newly born immortal beast cubs, with the highest Dao Practice only a hundred years.]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain did not find the "Ancestral Immortal of the Candle People," and was not surprised, a momentary nap for an Ancestral Immortal could last tens of thousands of years, he dared not awaken the Candle People’s Ancestral Immortal.]
[Deity of Deer Mountain sought to find an Ancestral Immortal for his race, deciding to befriend the Candle People.]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain warned the Candle People that Ancestral Immortals are formed by the condensation of Heaven and Earth Qi, with no hierarchy, and are distinguished by color and robe. Ancestral Immortals are pure-hearted; even if angered, they simply ignore you. However, the habits of Immortal Beasts vary greatly, as some feast on raw flesh and blood, delighting in devouring other Immortal Beasts.]
[The King of Candle People was shocked, restraining the tribe members eager to leave the "Ancestral Land" to explore the outside world.]
[Later, the Deity of Deer Mountain discovered that the Candle People were highly intelligent but short-lived. The eldest Candleman in the tribe had lived approximately twenty thousand blinks of an eye, less than eighty years old.]
[This is extremely brief for Longevity Species Immortal Beasts.]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain lived on Qi, while the young of the White Deer Race ate wild fruits and grass, similar to the habits of the Candle People. The Deity of Deer Mountain occasionally came to the Underworld to exchange wild fruit seeds with the Candle People.]
[Another hundred years passed, and the Deity of Deer Mountain saw the King of Candle People’s body aging. Not yet a True Immortal, without a shell, the Primordial Spirit is the source without roots and will dissipate into the heavens.]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain brought a stalk of grass laden with "Immortal Qi", which the King of Candle People consumed, miraculously restoring his youthful vigor.]
[Meanwhile, other kings of the Candleman Tribe gradually stepped into their twilight years, commencing a new round of kingly succession.]
[In this period of transition, only he, the King of Candle People "Qi", did not belong to the Creator God’s King of Candle People.]
[Such a legend caused an uproar, and countless Candle People from other tribes came from afar, hoping to find a herb that could return their king, tormented by the suffering of physical decay, to youthful times.]
[The King of Candle People "Qi" resolutely agreed to the pleas of other tribes, seeking the Deity of Deer Mountain for a youth-restoring "Immortal Herb".]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain hesitated and explained to the King of Candle People "Qi" that the Immortal Herb wasn’t rare but could only be found on Tongtian Mountain. The White Deer Race currently has only three plants, while you have a hundred kings.]
[Who among you will have it?]
["Qi" remained silent for a long time, eventually returning empty-handed. He truthfully informed the emissaries of other tribes, and no one blamed "Qi". Instead, the strong Candle People decided to venture to the distant mountains to fetch the "Immortal Herb" for their king!]
["Qi" had to accompany them to obtain the Immortal Herb, knowing that once this started, he could no longer restrain the tribe’s curiosity about the outside world.]
[Beizhu had no choice but to reveal a corner of his Primordial Spirit amid a red glow, warning the Candle People present: "Once you leave the Desolate Mountain, I cannot protect you. Do you remember the Deity of Deer Mountain said Immortal Beasts are different, they feast on raw flesh and blood, cruel and fierce?"]
["But I must tell you, the outside world is a thousand times more dangerous than the Deity of Deer Mountain described."]
[Qi gazed fervently at the giant god figure shrouded in red light, incredibly excited. He lit a flame, leading the tribe to dance gracefully, singing loudly in praise of the great Father God.]
[Qi exclaimed, "Great Father God, although the outside world is dangerous, we cannot live forever under your protection."]
[As the King of Candle People, Qi already knew that the "world" had stopped expanding a hundred years ago. However, new Candle People continued to emerge like bamboo shoots after rain. They, the kings of Candle People, would not start a war among the tribes. Sooner or later, they would leave this place.]
[Beizhu fell silent, no longer able to expand the Underworld, not due to Primordial Spirit Dao Practice.]
[But because the surrounding mountains were transformed by the body of another "Ancestral Immortal." Unless he could resolutely decide to slay that mountain’s "Ancestral Immortal."]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain had a white deer guide Qi and the Candle People to travel together to the great mountain a hundred thousand miles away, where milder-tempered Immortal Beasts lived.]
[Qi and the white deer crossed rivers and mountains to seek out thirteen Immortal Herbs and seeds. On the way back, they encountered a fierce Immortal Beast "Black Panther," which insisted on eating the white deer.]
[Qi and the Candle People naturally refused.]
[Both sides engaged in magical combat, the Black Panther’s dual fists couldn’t match the four hands, heavily wounded and retreated.]
[Three months later, the Black Panther Race’s Black Mountain God, leading hundreds of tribesmen, came to this unknown Desolate Mountain seeking justice.]
[The Deity of Deer Mountain stepped in to mediate.]
[The Black Mountain God dismissed with contempt, saying that beasts and Mountain Gods without the protection of Ancestral Immortals would gradually lose wisdom and become Mortal Beasts.]
["The White Deer Race, and that Human Race, must offer tribute of ten thousand tribesmen annually for my tribe to feast upon..."]
[Before he finished, the heavens suddenly darkened, red eyes opened and slowly approached the Black Mountain God.]
[Qi and the Candle People shouted "Father God!" from the side.]
[The Black Mountain God trembled in fear, not daring to resist, wondering how such an existence could reside in a small Desolate Mountain?]
[Desolate Mountain has Ancestors.]
[Great God Beizhu!]
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