Thriving in the Beast World
Chapter 683 - 687: The thing that replaces Crystal Stones

Chapter 683: Chapter 687: The thing that replaces Crystal Stones

In addition to the kingdom’s ruler, the inner chamber also housed several beastmen from the Xuanjia Tribe that he had met before as well as some beastmen he did not recognize.

It was said that the Ten Thousands Beast Country had been established with the help of the Xuanjia Tribe, thus the White Fox Clan and the Xuanjia Clan were close friends!

After the Grand Marshal brought him in, he silently withdrew.

With a calm demeanor, Xi advanced and saluted the kingdom master Liao Li, "Greetings, Kingdom Master."

Liao Li slightly raised his hand in an arrogant demeanor, "Prince of the Mermaid Clan, there’s no need for such formalities. Take a seat. There are some matters I want to discuss with you."

The placement of the chairs here differed from Taoyuan.

In Taoyuan, they would have a table in the room with chairs arranged around it, which made both dining and discussing issues feel amicable.

But here, the room was hollow with nothing in the middle, and chairs and small tables were lined up against the wall.

Xi swept across the room with his eyes.

On the left, the chairs were occupied by relatively burly Xuanjia beastmen. As Xi was examining them, they too were unabashedly checking him out.

On the right, there were many chairs but only one beastman sitting.

The beastman had short fiery red hair, a delicate appearance and a languid posture. One foot was propped up on a chair, his arm rested on his knee, and his hand was idly swinging.

The beastman looked at Xi with an expression that was both smiling and not, his fox eyes sparkling as if capable of speaking.

Xi hesitated a bit before walking towards the right side chairs and sitting down one chair away from that beastman.

For a moment, everyone in the room turned their gaze towards Xi.

The Xuanjia beastmen sitting on the left side huddled together, whispering and occasionally glancing at Xi.

Xi slightly furrowed his brows, inwardly wondering, could it be forbidden to sit here?

As he was contemplating whether or not to change seats, kingdom master Liao Li suddenly spoke.

"Enough with the chatter, quiet down."

The Xuanjia beastmen who were whispering separated and each sat in place.

Xi couldn’t figure out what the kingdom master meant; he was considering when he should start discussing his own matters, thus he remained seated and still.

One of the Xuanjia beastmen sitting across from him glanced at Xi.

Afterwards, he stood up and saluted Liao Li, "Great Kingdom Master, is this the prince of the Mermaid Clan? Do we have the water crystal stone now? Can we start our journey to the Wood Immortal Mansion soon?"

Liao Li glanced at Xi lightly before speaking indifferently, "This... still depends on the wishes of the Mermaid Prince, I don’t have the final say."

Upon hearing this, the beastman glared at Xi.

He strode up to Xi menacingly, "What do you mean by this? Aren’t you willing to give up the crystal stone? We are just short of the last crystal stone to open the Wood Immortal Mansion; don’t you want to see what it looks like inside?

That place is filled with extraordinary treasures, and cultivation methods which can facilitate the breakthrough to Level 9! Aren’t you enticed by that?

Moreover, I heard there are amazing elixirs, consuming just one can directly promote you to the next level! Aren’t you tempted?!"

Xi watched calmly as the level 9 Xuanjia beastman raged in front of him, coming this close to soaring into the air!

Honestly, he wasn’t really interested in these cultivation methods or elixirs.

However, he had to go to the Wood Immortal Mansion because it possessed the medicine that could cure the Profound Cold Physique of their Mermaid Clan.

The tribe had not seen the birth of a cub in dozens of years; if it carried on like this, they were facing extinction. Who else could care about cultivation?

However, words of that Xuanjia beastman had attracted Xi’s attention.

He asked with some curiosity, "Only one more crystal stone is needed? Did you find the gold and wooden crystal stones?"

Clearly, both crystal stones were in their hands, so why would the Ten Thousands Beast Country say that they were just short of one?

Such a big kingdom wouldn’t have been tricked, would it?

Aside from this thought, Xi really couldn’t think of anything else.

The beastman from the Xuanjia clan nodded, "Of course, we have gathered all the cubs in the city..."

"Ah Tian!"

Before the beastman could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another Xuanjia beastman.

Xi furrowed his brows slightly, what else was he hiding?

From his standpoint, it seemed like they didn’t possess the wood and gold crystal stones at all.

But Su Tang said that to open the Wood Immortal Mansion, they must have five crystal stones, which was why they invested a lot of effort in finding the wooden crystal stone.

If there was something else that could replace these crystal stones, they would lose their position to negotiate with the kingdom master. Whether they’d be able to enter was another problem.

It appeared that he needed to find out what could replace the crystal stones, or they would be at a great disadvantage.

As Xi mulled over this, he slightly closed his eyes to mask his emotions, looking with an air of confusion at the Xuanjia beastman who had interrupted the speech.

"You want me to join you, right? If you hide even small matters from me, how can I trust you?"

The beastman frowned slightly; he realized Xi wouldn’t be easy to fool, but the matter was very confidential – they couldn’t disclose it randomly.

Just then, the previously silent redhead beastman gave a derisive laugh.

Under everyone’s gaze, he changed position and rested the other leg on the chair, appearing nonchalant.

As if accustomed to this, the Xuanjia beastmen just glanced at him before looking back to Liao Li.

Liao Li’s piercing gaze met Xi’s, who met it without fear.

After a mere two glances, Liao Li looked away and nodded at the beastman who had just called Ah Tian.

The beastman quickly understood Liao Li’s intent. He sighed with relief and turned to Xi.

"Let’s reintroduce ourselves. I am Xuan Shui, a level 5 Divine Brave Warrior of the Xuanjia Tribe. We had no intention of deliberately deceiving you; this matter is extremely significant and must remain a secret. Until your commitment to join us is confirmed, I will not tell you a single word."

Xuan Shui was resolute.

Xi paused, contemplated, and nodded, "Okay."

But fearing his reply was too abrupt, he concocted a lie to explain, "To tell you the truth, when I accompanied my father last warm season and heard the kingdom master mentioning this matter, I was quite moved. But due to my father’s stubbornness, I did not agree.

This time, I came with my sister only, I wanted to ask the king if we can join the expedition’s team.

After all, there’s nothing to worry about under the kingdom master’s protection, no matter what we get inside, it will be a great opportunity."

Xi not only explained his presence, but he also flattered Liao Li in the process.

Everyone loves to be lauded, and Liao Li was no exception.

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