"Young hero, truly a genius — what a remarkable genius!" Zhan Yuanmo of the Ancient War Clan lavished praise upon Chu Feng, even clapping and cheering for him.
Under such circumstances, it was not just Zhan Yuanmo — the others of the Ancient War Clan also began to applaud and shout their approval of Chu Feng.
However, Chu Feng paid no heed to the chorus of praise. Instead, he cast his gaze toward the Ancient Beast Clan, then swept a look across the Ancient War Clan, and spoke:
"This War Clan Ancient Domain was originally forged by two seniors — one a senior of the War Clan, and the other a senior of the Beast Clan."
"The two of them were close friends. They must have issued a strict command to you descendants: the Beast Clan and the War Clan are to coexist in peace."
"I don't know why you've forgotten this, and forcibly turned an alliance into mortal enemies."
"But allowing both the Beast Clan and the War Clan to continue living together within this War Clan Ancient Domain — that was your ancestors' dying wish."
"Therefore, today I will not destroy your Ancient Beast Clan. But I hope that from now on, the Beast Clan and the War Clan will coexist in peace."
"If the Beast Clan still refuses to learn its lesson, I will return here one day — and when that time comes, I will show no mercy." Chu Feng said.
"You… you're going to let us go?" an elder of the Ancient Beast Clan asked.
"Was I not clear enough?" Chu Feng asked with a smile.
"Clear, very clear. Thank you, my lord — thank you, my lord."
That Beast Clan elder suddenly dropped to his knees and kowtowed to Chu Feng in gratitude.
Immediately after, the other members of the Ancient Beast Clan also knelt before Chu Feng one after another, kowtowing their thanks.
"There's no need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank your ancestors. But you must remember this lesson — don't ignore the words of your forebears for the sake of your own selfish desires." Chu Feng said.
"We understand. We will remember it faithfully and never dare defy your will." The Beast Clan members nodded repeatedly.
And the words Chu Feng spoke were by no means idle talk.
During his two-year secluded cultivation in that Enlightenment Ground, he had not only comprehended the Dao of martial cultivation, but also mastered the barrier technique.
The reason Chu Feng had been able to achieve consecutive breakthroughs was precisely because he had already grasped a certain level of the Dao of martial cultivation. He was now only a single step away from breaking through to the Eighth Rank Martial Ancestor. These two years had brought tremendous gains.
Even more, Chu Feng's barrier arts had also broken through to a new level. He was no longer an Insect-pattern Heavenly Cloak Spirit World Master — he had become a Serpent-pattern Heavenly Cloak Spirit World Master.
All of this had been gained from that Enlightenment Ground.
Beyond these things, Chu Feng had also learned some of the story behind the creator of that Enlightenment Ground.
That creator had been a member of the Ancient War Clan. Long ago, for certain reasons, he had been forced to go into hiding.
So he had come here and established this War Clan Ancient Domain. In truth, his primary purpose had been concealment.
And those who came with him included not only some followers of the Ancient War Clan, but also a group from the Ancient Beast Clan.
The leader of that Ancient Beast Clan at the time had been close friends with the War Clan — the two had shared an exceptionally strong bond.
That was why, within the War Clan Ancient Domain, there existed both the Beast Clan and the War Clan — two races living side by side.
Whether the creator of that Enlightenment Ground had truly told his descendants that they must coexist peacefully with the Beast Clan — Chu Feng did not know for certain.
That had merely been his own speculation…
But Chu Feng knew that when Zhan Haichuan had chosen not to destroy the Ancient Beast Clan, it must have been because he, too, had learned of those events from the past.
And if even Zhan Haichuan — a man of the War Clan himself — had not annihilated the Ancient Beast Clan, then Chu Feng certainly would not wipe them out either.
Otherwise, it would go against the wishes of the Enlightenment Ground's creator.
…
Before long, the great army of the Ancient Beast Clan withdrew. And at Chu Feng's signal, the people of the Ancient War Clan did not pursue or slaughter the retreating Beast Clan forces.
They merely dispatched their troops to reclaim the territories the Ancient War Clan had previously held.
As for Chu Feng, he was once again invited into the heart of the Ancient War Clan.
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Though the great battle had only just ended and the proper course would have been to clean the battlefield and tend to the wounded — hardly the best time for a victory celebration — this was Chu Feng, after all. He had single-handedly saved the entire Ancient War Clan. No matter what else, Zhan Yuanmo had to express his gratitude to Chu Feng first.