In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.
In the sky above a dense primitive forest, huge flying beasts of different shapes and sizes flew past. On top of them were green-skinned long-necked foreign races that were flying towards the center of the forest.
A middle-aged man with a wooden appearance was mixed among these foreign races as a human, and he was somewhat conspicuous.
The man was none other than Han Li, who had returned to the Serene Star Race with the Xiang Neck Race.
Tanshi was riding a black deer with wings on its back, and Noivan was riding a snow eagle with white feathers. They flew diagonally downwards and landed on an open area in the center of the forest.
Han Li was riding a gray mammoth with ears as big as wings, and he and the other members of the Xiang Neck Race descended slightly behind them.
After landing, Han Li looked around and saw that there were many semi-underground buildings on top of slopes hidden in the dense forest. They were densely distributed among the towering ancient trees, and they blended harmoniously with the surrounding environment.
However, most of these buildings had already been damaged. Some were half-collapsed, and some had been completely flattened. There were also horrifying foreign race corpses scattered around them.
Most of these people were small and well-developed gray-skinned dwarves. Their heads were rather large, and their facial features were almost the same as humans. It was just that their eyes, noses, and mouths were squeezed together, and they looked a little awkward.
Besides that, there were also many green-skinned corpses of the Xiang Neck Race, and the corpses of many demon beasts scattered around. Most of them had been bitten beyond recognition by spirit insects, and it was unbearable to look at.
After inspecting the surroundings of the entire building, the expressions of all the members of the Xiang Neck Race became extremely ugly. There were flames of anger burning in their eyes.
Not long after, Han Li saw Tanshi walk out from behind a small house on top of a slope, carrying an old corpse of a member of the Xiang Neck Race. He looked distressed.
He looked at the face of the corpse again and realized that it was 70% similar to Tanshi's. He understood that this was most likely Tanshi's father, the leader of the Xiang Neck Race.
When Noivan saw this, he walked forward. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and bowed to the corpse in Tanshi's arms. He then patted Tanshi's shoulder and said a few words in the Wildlands language.
After learning the Savage Language from the Pixiu Xiao Bai along the way, Han Li could now roughly understand Noivan's words. He knew that it was something along the lines of "The dead are gone, restrain your grief and accept the vicissitudes of life".
After Tanshi's expression returned to normal, he took out a long black bone that was as smooth as jade from his father's arms and raised it up high, letting out a mournful cry. The rest of the Xiang Neck clansmen immediately surrounded him, surrounding him in the center, also letting out a cry.
Noivan walked out from the crowd and stood beside Han Li.
"Tanshi's father died in battle. He will be the new chief of the tribe," she said slowly. Her tone was a little tired.
"It looks like the Orcs are in a bad situation," Han Li said.
"Ever since we defeated the Insect Race in the war millions of years ago, we Orcs have been living too comfortably. Although we have always sent people to follow the movements of the Insect Race closely, the Insect Race has been planning this for a long time. In addition, there were no signs in advance, so we were caught unprepared this time.
However, the King of True Spirits that we worship is definitely far stronger than their Insect Spirit. When all of us unite and invite the King's true body out, that will be the time when the Insect Race is destroyed, "Noivan said in a firm tone.
How far are we from your Serene Star Tribe? "Han Li was not too interested in this, so he changed the topic and asked.
"According to our current speed, we will be able to return to the tribe in three months at most," Noivan said after a short pause.
When Han Li heard this, he nodded and said nothing else.
After a simple but solemn ceremony, the Xiang Neck Tribe collected the corpses of their tribe members and the Kong Ling Tribe members, and set off again.
After leaving the Kong Spirit Tribe's settlement, the group's speed had increased significantly, as if they had entered the territory completely controlled by the Beast Tribe. Aside from the occasional powerful beasts they had to avoid, they had been flying at full speed.
During this period, Han Li continued to learn the language of the wilderness from the White Jade Pixiu while silently observing the terrain along the way, and drew it into the map that he had pieced together earlier.
In fact, the maps that he had bought in Elemental Desolation City were basically useless here. Although the map that Jiao San gave him was still useful, there was no intersection with the road that he was currently on. It could only be used to determine the general direction.
After two and a half months, Han Li and the Xiang Neck Tribe finally passed through the dense forest.
During this period, although the Xiang Neck Tribe was quite familiar with the forest and avoided many powerful True Spirits that occupied the area, they were still ambushed and killed several times by the Insect Tribe that appeared out of nowhere. Han Li still did not do much, and basically left it to Jin Tong and Pixiu Xiao Bai to deal with.
These experiences gradually reduced the hostility and wariness that the Xiang Neck Tribe had towards Han Li. Han Li also took the opportunity to learn some anecdotes about the wilderness from Noivan and Tanshi.
At this time, they arrived in front of a huge canyon.
This was the habitat of the Serene Star Tribe, the Dark Star Canyon.
Although Han Li already knew that the Serene Star Tribe was one of the most powerful tribes of the Orc Tribe, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him when he arrived.
As far as the eye could see, there was a majestic mountain range that stretched for tens of thousands of miles in front of him. In the midst of the vast expanse of green, there was a huge white ravine that looked like a wound on the body of a giant beast. It was a ghastly sight to behold.
At the entrance of the white canyon stood an incomparably huge white stone pass. On it stood a great number of watchtowers and flags fluttered in the wind, making it seem like a huge white castle.
The entire castle was more than ten thousand feet high, almost as high as the two sides of the canyon. There was no official gate, only three huge gates that were more than six thousand feet high in the center of the castle. There was a black metal fence in the middle of the gate.
In the middle of the gate, there was a huge and ferocious river flowing through it. Some turbid green water surged out of it, making thunderous roars.
When they arrived outside the castle, Noivan took off the grey robe that he had been wearing, revealing a curvaceous body. Coupled with the fact that he was wearing a skimpy and close-fitting outfit, the blood of the men of the Xiang Neck Tribe started to boil. However, they did not dare to stare too long.
Han Li examined his body and a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes. He discovered that Noi Fan's aura had been obstructed by that grey robe of unknown material, but he hadn't been able to detect that Noi Fan's aura had reached the late-Body Immortal Stage.
It seemed that in this wilderness that was far away from the Immortal Realm, there should be some special refining techniques and restrictive methods. However, it seemed that only a few powerful tribes could afford to have such a refiner.
While he was thinking, dozens of figures flew out from within the castle, hand in hand.
These people looked similar to Noivan. They all had light blue skin and long pointed ears. They were obviously from the Serene Star Tribe.
There were men and women among them. The men were generally taller, and there were some darker patterns on their bodies. However, they did not look strong. All of them were handsome, but they looked a little feminine.
The leader of the group was a middle-aged man with a green jade staff in his hand. His appearance was similar to Noivan's, but his face was more angular. His light blue long hair was tied behind his back, and he wore a beige robe. He seemed to have a scholarly temperament.
"Noivan …" the man called out loudly before he reached Noivan.
"Father!" Noivan called out happily, and hurriedly went to greet him.
The Xiang Neck Tribe and Han Li hovered a little further away, and did not immediately follow.
Han Li did not have many problems with the language of the wilderness. It was just that he rarely communicated with people, so it was still difficult for him to speak.
The man who was the leader of the Serene Star Tribe stroked his daughter's hair and said, "It's all my fault. I made you suffer. It's good that you came back safely. It's good that you came back safely …"
Noivan shook his head and said, "I wanted to go this time. It's not father's fault.
Fortunately, we have already united the tribes in the north, and they have decided to gather at our Dark Star Canyon. I believe that we will soon be able to gather all the forces of the beast race. "
"You did well. In the past ten days, there have been tribes that have migrated here.
However, they brought news that the Xiang Neck Tribe and the Kong Ling Tribe were attacked.
The white-robed man nodded and asked, "You didn't meet them, did you?"
"When I was in the Xiang Neck Tribe, the Gray Toad Tribe, the Green Scorpion Tribe, and the other tribes joined forces to attack us. The leader of the Xiang Neck Tribe, Tanka, led his people to the Kong Ling Tribe, and led most of the pursuers away. I escaped to Luming Hill with the rest of the Xiang Neck Tribe, but the Gray Toad Tribe caught up to us. Fortunately, we met Senior Li, and he killed the Gray Toad Tribe," Noivan said, and then looked at Han Li.
The white-robed man was frightened when he heard this. He felt even more regret for putting his daughter in danger.
When he heard that it was Han Li who killed the Gray Toad Tribe, he looked over, and his eyes narrowed.
Not only him, but almost all the people of the Serene Star Tribe showed the same emotion when they saw Han Li.
As the people of the Serene Star Tribe and the human race had many similarities, Han Li could clearly feel that this was a kind of disgust and vigilance from the bottom of their hearts.
Noivan saw this and immediately added, "Father, it was also Senior Li who escorted us all the way that we could return to the tribe safely."
Hearing this, the white-robed man's expression relaxed a little, and he led the people to fly towards Han Li and the others.
"Thank you, Brother Li, for saving us and escorting Noivan back to the tribe. What do you want as a reward? Just tell me."
The white-robed man did not use the tribal etiquette, but slightly cupped his hands at Han Li, and said in the language of the Immortal Region.
Han Li raised his eyebrows and sneered in his heart.