**GLUG GLUG GLUG—PFFT!**

Behind the screen, Wu Wang collapsed on the soft couch, while Immortal Mu and Suqing ran back and forth, busying themselves. This troublemaker from the Four Seas Pavilion had seemingly taken on the role of a part-time maidservant.

Wu Wang rubbed his temples, which were still somewhat groggy, and forced himself to perk up.

He had just heard Xing Tian's voice, mentioning something about heads and blooming that truly left him puzzled.

Could it be that Brother Xing Tian had already heard about my future infamous act of "turning tail and running"?

Wu Wang let out a deep yawn, draped a wide robe over his shoulders, and stepped out from behind the screen.

His eyes were dry and his throat burned as if on fire. Even though his body was so robust, the 'strengthened' Immortal Wine still had an extremely uncomfortable aftereffect.

Xing Tian took a step forward and gave Wu Wang a massive bear hug with a wide grin.

"Yo, you've gotten even more robust!"

Wu Wang managed an awkward smile and gestured for the Elder who accompanied Xing Tian to step back for now. Xing Tian's teacher did not enter but waited at the doorway instead.

In front of the screen, two rows of wooden stumps carved from expensive wood were arranged. Wu Wang invited Xing Tian to sit down, but before he could speak, he was hit by a barrage of yawns.

"Brother, your cultivation has also increased quite a bit recently..."

Wu Wang weakly sprawled on the table, resting his head on his arm, and said, "How come you're getting even more robust?"

"Sit up straight!"

Xing Tian sat imposingly beside him, exuding the air of an elder brother. He roared in a deep, gruff voice, "Are you indulging yourself? Why have your bones become so soft?"

"Drinking is harmful."

Wu Wang straightened up, pulled another ugly fake smile, and made a 'figure eight' gesture with his hands.

Xing Tian chuckled and made a 'number one' gesture with his hand.

"Ten rounds?"

"No, drink continuously."

Xing Tian's thick eyebrows twitched a few times, then he said, "First, perk up and listen to me... My sister is almost at the Human Domain."

"Little Gudu?"

Wu Wang's whole body jolted, instantly wide awake. "Why is she coming to the Human Domain?"

"To find you, of course!"

Xing Tian sighed. "You can't keep a grown lady at home; she just can't forget about you facing that Huge Beast alone. I'm here to remind you, my sister this time... she's brought a knockout club."

Wu Wang stood up briskly. "Why didn't you persuade her?"

Xing Tian shouted, "Could I have persuaded her? My sister and I have the same temperament; do you think she can be persuaded?"

"This is nonsensical!"

Wu Wang paced beside the table.

Xing Tian studied him for a moment, then stared back with bell-like eyes and bellowed, "What's wrong? You're looking down on my sister? Our family never looked down on your skinny arms and legs!"

Wu Wang spoke seriously, "I've always treated her like a little sister."

Xing Tian, at this point, had forgotten that he had rushed here to remind Wu Wang to protect the back of his head. He muttered, "Aren't you and my sister a perfect match? My parents approve of this marriage!"

"How does that make us a good match?"

Wu Wang countered, "You gave up your baptismal Divine Power to practice Body Cultivation here, and isn't your sister now the Young Master of the Big Wave Tribe? A marriage between the Young Masters of the two major Large Family Clans from the Northern Wilderness? How would the balance of the Northern Wilderness be maintained? Would the Human race become dominant?"

"Isn't that... good?"

Xing Tian spread his hands, his eyes gleaming with wisdom, and continued, "We wouldn't bully other clans. The Northern Wilderness is such a vast place!

"I've calculated it. Even if the populations of our two clans were to multiply several times over, there would still be no shortage of pastures.

"I've thought it through. The Northern Wilderness could adopt the Human Domain's farming methods, which could support dozens of the Great Bear Tribe!"

"What's the Great Bear Tribe?"

"That's the name of our combined clans after the merger."

Xing Tian glanced around, then took Wu Wang's arm and spoke via voice transmission, "If you think it's not suitable, we could call it the Bear Wave Tribe.

"In the clan, we would have a Chief and a Second Chief. My Big Wave Tribe would be the Second Chief, and your Bear Hug Clan would be the Chief. This is mainly because I admit you're smarter, brother, and I respect you for that.

"Think about it, the two of us practicing immortal techniques and having such long lifespans, presiding over the Northern Wilderness for thousands or even tens of thousands of years wouldn't be an issue.

"Once the time is ripe, our two families will merge, and then devour a few clans that don't get along with us. With a big stick in one hand and benefits in the other, we can form a Northern Wilderness clan alliance similar to your Mining Alliance. You'll be the Grand Alliance Leader, and I'll be the Deputy.

"Wouldn't that unify the Northern Wilderness?

"After that, we'll integrate all the resources of the Northern Wilderness, quickly develop a large number of elite forces, take down the Star God Cult, and seize control of the priesthood's power. Then we can sit on the great plains and overlook the Nine Wildernesses of the Great Wilderness.

"By then, with the Star God above us and mighty crossbows in our hands, coordinating with the Human Domain to the south and north, we will form a pincer attack on Central Mountain.

"Once His Majesty Shennong marches north with his troops, we'll cut off Central Mountain's retreat from behind and spread the glory of the Star God throughout Central Mountain.

"Wouldn't Central Mountain then belong to our Human race?"

So that's it! This is how you lost your head!

If I, Wu Wang, weren't in the Northern Wilderness, Xing Tian would probably still have found other opportunities to come to the Human Domain, and his plan might have actually been implemented smoothly.

Wu Wang said with a dark expression, "The Star God is part of the Heaven Palace."

"Don't you think that the Star God might run into trouble?"

The light in Xing Tian's eyes was somewhat shifty as he continued via voice transmission, "For so many years, besides bestowing a few blessings, the Star God has hardly shown himself.

"We just need to keep the upper echelons of the Star God Cult under control, and whatever the Star God says, won't that be determined by us?"

Wu Wang's expression at this moment was a sight to behold as he stared at Xing Tian for a while.

Times have changed!

The War God is starting to scheme, simpletons are learning military strategy, and even Xing Tian is pondering how to usurp divine authority!

He's not so easy to fool anymore.

Wu Wang said indifferently, "The Star God Cult is my doing."

Xing Tian was taken aback, then joyfully said, "Isn't that perfect! The meaning behind your 'marriage' with my sister is extraordinary!

"Just turn a blind eye later, let her knock you out once, and once this good thing is settled, you will be the king of the Northern Wilderness.

"I, your brother, am willing to take a step back and be the man behind the king, becoming your vanguard general!"

"You just don't want to be in charge of the whole situation and prefer to lead the charge in the front, don't you?"

**HAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHA!**

Xing Tian laughed heartily, holding his knees. "You know me too well, brother! What's the difference? Being a leader is so tiring; look how comfortable those generals under our fathers' command are."

"Still laughing? The calamity of our clan's destruction is nearly upon us!"

Wu Wang reached back and grabbed Xing Tian's arm, speaking via voice transmission, "Tell me honestly, did you hear this from someone else? Did someone from the Human Domain tell you this?"

"No one did," Xing Tian replied via voice transmission. "I figured it out myself. After all, brother, I come from the lineage of the Big Wave Tribe's Young Master. They all say I'm smarter than my dad!"

"Since you're so smart, brother, think about it some more.

"If the Heaven Palace were so easy to deal with, why would the Human Domain have waited so long? The power of the Human Domain is now not as formidable as in Emperor Fuxi's peak times."

Wu Wang sighed and said, "It's deep waters here!

"The Heaven Palace is wary of the Human Domain, fearing a loss of too many experts and risking a counterattack from other Divine Factions. The Human Domain fears the Heaven Palace because they are too strong.

"That's why the Human Domain can only maintain a defensive stance against the Heaven Palace.

"The Heaven Palace controls the rules, gathering the elite of the Hundred Races. Our power in the Northern Wilderness comes from the Star God, but the power of the Hundred Races of Central Mountain is ten or even dozens of times greater than that of the Northern Wilderness.

"The premise of your pincer strategy from the south and the north is that the Northern Wilderness must clandestinely promote the practice of cultivation!

"At the very least, you need a group of one hundred thousand True Immortal Realm Body Cultivators, combined with a million Yuanxian, to even qualify to join forces with the Human Domain!

"But in a great war, the pivotal force is the top-tier experts. They are the ones who establish the rules of the Great Wilderness.

"The Human Emperor is able to hold the Human Domain because the Heavenly Emperor has been preoccupied with other matters.

"What's the relationship between the Ancient Fire God and the Heavenly Emperor?"

Xing Tian blinked. "What relation? Good brothers? Can their relationship be as good as ours?"

"A sovereign-subject relationship! What good brothers!"

As Lin Suqing brought over some tea and refreshments, Wu Wang temporarily let go of Xing Tian's arm, and Xing Tian's expression instantly became very complicated.

After the elder maidservant left, Wu Wang continued to hold Xing Tian's wrist, speaking via voice transmission, "I had thought some expert from the Human Domain had lost their conscience, instigating the Northern Wilderness to wage war against the Heaven Palace.

"Brother, what you see now is not the true Great Wilderness; this is what remains after those who establish order have embellished it layer by layer.

"You could consider the Human Emperor as an iterative version of the Ancient Fire God, possessing the qualifications to gamble with the Heaven Palace. The Dao of Fire has protected the southern Human Domain.

"Likewise, the Star God has protected the Northern Wilderness.

"Every war in the Great Wilderness since ancient times, including the countless years of struggle between the Human Domain and the Heaven Palace, eventually comes down to a clash between Great Daos.

"Have you heard of the Queen Mother of the West?"

Xing Tian nodded earnestly and whispered, "I have. Isn't it said that the Human Emperor's lifespan could be extended with the covert assistance of the Queen Mother of the West?"

Wu Wang continued via voice transmission, "From this perspective, consider just how powerful the Heavenly Emperor actually is.

"The current situation in the Great Wilderness is so complex, with the exiled ancient Divine Faction restraining the Heaven Palace from the outside, and internally, Innate Gods like the Queen Mother of the West are increasingly distancing themselves from the Heaven Palace.

"Logically, the Heaven Palace should be in imminent danger, yet they have now resolved to reclaim the Dao of Fire within a century.

"They still have this confidence.

"Are you still thinking of quickly integrating the forces of the Northern Wilderness, going to smash a ten-thousand-ren high mountain with a basket of eggs?

"**HMPH!** That's seeking a path to death!"

"This..."

Xing Tian drew in a sharp breath, his eyes filled with remorse, and he sighed, "I've been inconsiderate, truly inconsiderate. It's good that I came to you, Brother. Otherwise, I was even planning to write home about this matter.

"What can we do then?

"To be honest, I want to assist the Human Domain, and even more, I want our two families to enjoy days like those in the Human Domain, without worry for food or drink and with long lifespans."

Wu Wang said gravely, "We need to become stronger ourselves, stronger than the Innate Gods. This is the only way to rewrite the rules of the Great Wilderness."

Xing Tian's eyes blazed with fire, feeling as if something in his chest was burning, and he asked, "How do we become stronger?"

"Cultivate. Aren't you already trying?"

With a gentle tap of his fingers on the table, Wu Wang continued via voice transmission, "Speaking of the matter with Little Gudu, I absolutely cannot enter into marriage with her. Otherwise, we'll be treated as a second Human Domain by the Heaven Palace.

"At that time, the Heaven Palace will reveal their butcher's knives toward the Northern Wilderness.

"The Human Domain supporting the Northern Wilderness?

"With Central Mountain in the way, how can they provide support? Only a few experts could make it past, and even they could easily be ambushed by the gods.

"You must be fully aware of this in your heart, for one wrong step could lead your clan into an abyss from which there is no salvation."

Upon saying this, Wu Wang himself felt somewhat weary.

If it were not for the close relationship between the Big Wave Tribe and our Bear Hug Clan—being as indispensable to each other as lips and teeth, true allies through and through—I might have actually wanted to witness this 'mythological process' firsthand.

Ah well, I am, after all, very close with Xing Tian. I can't just stand by and watch him march toward calamity.

Wu Wang sent another warning through his voice transmission, "The peace among the various clans of the Northern Wilderness is actually due to the limitations imposed by the Star God, preventing any single family from becoming powerful enough to threaten the Hundred Races of Central Mountain.

"Of course, this is no reason to be grateful to the Star God. In the eyes of the gods, the Great Wilderness is theirs, and even the right to live is granted by them. This struggle against the gods is our core issue.

"Brother, do you understand a bit now?"

Xing Tian nodded slowly, then looked at Wu Wang and said slowly, "So Little Gudu must not be wedded to you."

Wu Wang truly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yet to his surprise, after pondering for a while, Xing Tian added, "Then you could pretend to allow her to knock you unconscious, and the two of you could have a secret romance in the Human Domain for a while, fulfilling her wishes. That should be acceptable, right?"

Wu Wang was speechless.

"Brother, didn't you come here to remind me to be wary of Little Gudu?"

"Indeed, when I came here, my intention was to remind you to lay low if necessary. But now, after listening to your analysis, I've had a change of heart.

"You and Little Gudu can have a secret romance.

"As long as she doesn't marry, and you don't wed, can't you still be husband and wife in secret?"

Xing Tian gripped Wu Wang's wrist with a naive smile. "Before our little sister comes here, I'll live and eat with you, and you won't think of running away, **HEH HEH!**"

Wu Wang's forehead was filled with black lines.

I almost forgot, the customs of the Northern Wilderness are quite open; they haven't yet fully developed the concept of 'propriety.'

Wu Wang's mind raced as he spoke with righteous indignation, "This goes against my principles! Using a knockout club without the intention of marriage is blasphemy against the ancient traditions of the Northern Wilderness!"

Xing Tian laughed and cursed a few times. "Stop talking nonsense; the traditions of the Northern Wilderness are about to disappear. Now it's all just for show.

"My sister is not bad-looking, known as the flower of the Big Wave Tribe.

"Seeing that you like someone like Suqing by your side, she made years of hard effort to transform herself from being that robust to this slim. Do you have any idea how much she suffered during that time?"

Xing Tian gestured with his hands, the arc of which narrowed from the size of a Great Tree one person could embrace to that of a sea bowl, and then he said, "She could have knocked out a robust man every day, but for your sake, she didn't knock out anyone.

"Considering the situation in the Northern Wilderness, and the fact that I'm not pushing you to marry her, isn't that okay?"

Wu Wang hurriedly said, "Brother, I already have a woman I love; it would be inappropriate to do this."

Xing Tian muttered, "Where is she? Bring her out for me to see.

"Don't tell me it's Suqing. Even my master praised you for being serious, saying the maidens by your side are all of considerable age and still pure as jade."

Lin Suqing silently clutched her chest, feeling quite offended.

Believe it or not, I'll find a chance to...!

Wu Wang clenched his back teeth and cursed, "Brother, what's happened to you since you came to the Human Domain? Where is the honest and simple Brother Xing Tian from before?"

"**HEH HEH!** People have to grow up," Xing Tian said.

"Just play along with my sister; let her be at ease to go back to being a Young Master. I owe her for imposing the clan's responsibilities on her in order for me to become stronger. Helping her now is only right."

"Aren't you afraid she won't leave the Human Domain?"

"Not afraid!"

Xing Tian waved his hand grandly and laughed. "I'll just keep a close watch on you until Little Gudu comes and knocks you over with a stick.

"You will think of a way to handle the rest; I won't worry about it.

"Let's settle this matter now. Who agrees, who objects?"

"We object!"

A somewhat immature voice came from the side. Immortal Mu jumped out with her arms crossed. "You big silly, don't even think about forcing Wu Wang! Suqing has at least half a claim on Wu Wang!"

Xing Tian frowned at Immortal Mu. "Where did this kid come from?"

Immortal Mu's big eyes filled with anger, and with a flick of a finger, she sent the ear mouse on her shoulder flying.

"Who are you calling a 'kid'?"

Xing Tian's long neck swayed, puzzled. "Isn't it just you who's the kid here? Don't interrupt the adults talking. If you're aiming for my little brother's good looks, at least wait until you're grown up to say so."

**CLANG!**

Half an inch of Immortal Mu's Short Sword unsheathed. Wu Wang instantly leaped to the left.

Dongfang Mumu's voice was unexpectedly cold, "Say 'kid' one more time if you dare."

"Kid?"

**HUMMM—**

Suddenly, a figure flashed. Dongfang Mumu disappeared from Wu Wang's sight and aimed a small fist at Xing Tian.

Xing Tian was drinking from his cup, and his left hand nonchalantly reached for Dongfang Mumu, his lips still adorned with a casually indifferent smile.

Don't be ridiculous. Would he, Xing Tian of the great Big Wave Tribe, actually fight a little girl?

A muffled **THUD**, and Xing Tian was sent flying. The back of his own hand slammed hard against his face, knocking out a molar, his eyes wide with shock.

With a thunderous boom, Xing Tian's robust body crashed against the cave's door. Three magpies appeared above his head, chasing each other and squawking chaotically.

The two solid doors didn't budge an inch. Flickers of light from the protective array shimmered continuously.

"**HMPH!**"

Dongfang Mumu patted her little hands. "Is this the level of the Big Wave Tribe's Young Master? Go train for a few more hundred years."

Wu Wang rubbed his chin, pondering how to deal with Little Gudu's impending assault.

This matter had to be handled decisively!

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