After Xiu''er took a step forward, the scenery in front of him changed from a wall of Phoenix City Pass to a mountain slope. Beneath her feet was a solid loess and beside her was a lush forest. From time to time, a gentle mountain breeze would blow past, bringing about the fresh and pleasant smell of green grass.


    If this was an illusion, wasn''t it too realistic? Xiu''er thought.


    Madame Fu was already standing beside her, and explained to Xiu''er: "Lady Xiu’er, this is actually a passage that we have left behind in the Phoenix City Pass, and this place is already the middle position of the Wulian Mountain Range."


    Xiu''er turned her head to look. Behind him was the cave entrance, upon closer inspection, a ball of light could be seen. If it was the Xiu''er before they entered Mo Qiu, she might have cried out in shock. However, to her, who had seen the divine beast Taotieh with her own eyes, it was nothing to be surprised about.


    Seeing that her expression was normal, Madame Fu did not say anything more and led her down a small path towards a small town.


    That''s right, there was actually a town in this mountain range.


    This town was not considered big, and many of the houses were newly built, so they used the stone that was not lacking in Wulian Mountain Range. There were neat houses and a bustling market. One could even see a small fountain in the middle of a square in the middle of the town. At the side of the plaza, there was a huge building that looked like a godly temple. Moreover, this godly temple looked even more simple and unadorned. It was completely different from the surrounding residential buildings. The fountain, on the other hand, was taken from a stream that ran by the town, and the women were seen washing their clothes by the river, while the children played in the water on the other side.


    There was a quarry on the side of the town close to the mountain range, and the men smashed the stones down, polished them into a similar strip, and carried it to the town to continue the construction of the house. After a brief estimation, there were actually tens of thousands of people in this town, and the thing that attracted the most Xiu''er was the red cloaks that would occasionally appear that belonged to the Fire Phoenix Army.


    "Could it be that these people are …?" Xiu''er could not help but look towards Madame Fu.


    Without waiting for Xiu''er to finish asking, Madame Fu had already bowed and replied, "That''s right, these people are the military and citizens of Liehyang Pass."


    "Then how did they get here?" Although she had already guessed it, Xiu''er was still exceptionally shocked.


    The Madame Fu extended her hand out and gestured, "Let''s talk slowly when we reach the town."


    Seeing that the other party did not continue speaking, Xiu''er did not ask anymore and followed him down the hill towards the town.


    As the two walked, there would be people who would nod towards Madame Fu from time to time. Madame Fu also returned the greeting with a smile, and this situation made Xiu''er feel that this mysterious Madame Fu was the owner of the town. Only one or two robust men wearing Red Camp cloaks would be surprised to see the Xiu''er. They might not be able to guess why there was an unfamiliar girl who was also wearing Red Camp cloaks who would come to this place.


    The closer they got to the temple, the more they could feel its enormous size. The ten pure white pillars were over a hundred feet tall, and each one of them required three to four people to carry. The stone pillars were made from over ten millstone-like rocks, and each one of them had been meticulously polished to form a line. These lines were all tightly sewn together, and not a single one of them was not smooth.


    Xiu''er could not help but sigh in her heart, only by believing in gods could people display such shocking potential. In order to express their respect for gods, they used all kinds of methods to build this godly temple so that it was not enough to express their admiration and love for gods.


    The footsteps of the two echoed in the empty hall. Under the light that cleverly shone through the roof, Xiu''er could see the engraved exquisite patterns on the ground of the hall along with the four divine statues at the end, as well as a gigantic stone chair placed amongst the four divine statues.


    When she arrived at the deity statue, she couldn''t help but be stunned. The worship in this godly temple was not the most common Divine Bird Phoenix on the road nor was it the Beast God Divine Statue worshipped by the Moqiu State family, but were instead four huge monsters.


    The first one on the left was headless and had only a round body, and on the body were two pairs of wings that didn''t seem to match. The one beside it looked like a giant bull, except that this giant bull''s horn was enormous, its mouth full of sharp teeth, and on its chest there was even a big bloody mouth a few sizes bigger than its head.


    The first one on the right resembled the Divine Bird Phoenix, with its huge beak and sharp claws, but other than its enormous wings, it also had a pair of sturdy arms. The most attractive was the second from the right, this statue was not as unique as the other three, it was more like a fierce tiger, its eyes were sharp, sharp teeth were protruding out, its eyes revealed a trace of fierceness, and the most impressive was its even larger wings.


    "This is?" These are the four great divine beasts? " Xiu''er immediately thought of the answer.


    The Madame Fu bowed deeply towards the statue before replying slowly, "Lady Xiu is right, these are the four divine beasts – Primal Chaos, Taotieh, Qiong Qi, and Tao Wu."


    Xiu''er turned her head and stared at Madame Fu, "Then who exactly are you?"


    Madame Fu did not raise his head to look at her, but instead took a few steps back. Then, she knelt down on both knees, touched her forehead to the ground, and bowed to the stunned Xiu''er.


    Following her voice, figures emerged from the corners of the hall and kneeled behind her, kowtowing to the Xiu''er …


    "Demonic Bear clan pays its respects to your majesty."


    "Demon Tiger Race greets your majesty."


    "Demon Leopard Clan greets your majesty."


    "..."


    Xiu''er looked at the black mass of people kneeling in front of him in shock, and did not know how to respond. In the end, it was the Madame Fu who helped her. She stood up and said to His Highness and the others, "Everyone get up first, His Highness is still not used to it." I will first explain the reason from the beginning, when the time comes everyone will come to get to know His Highness. "


    It was obvious that this Madame Fu held some dignity in everyone''s heart. After she said those words, everyone stood up and bowed to Xiu''er, then left the hall one by one.


    After everyone had left, Xiu''er gazed at the Madame Fu and slowly said, "Madame Fu, I hope you can give me an acceptable reason."


    Madame Fu smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, please forgive us. I was going to explain it slowly to you, but everyone has been waiting for too long. I was impulsive, please don''t blame me."


    Seeing her sincerity, Xiu''er did not say much and only nodded her head, showing that she understood. Madame Fu led Xiu''er to a side hall behind the great hall. After instructing people to bring tea, they began to slowly explain the history of the mysterious clan to Xiu''er.


    The source of all this still had to do with the Four Great Divine Beasts and the Divine Bird Phoenix of all those years ago, and it was even a little further back in the day.


    At that time, the Divine Bird Phoenix had not yet come from another world, and the entire continent was tranquil and peaceful. Various animals lived peacefully together in this vast land, and as the spirit of all living things, humans controlled the most resources and freedom of this land. However, what they did not know was that behind this tranquility was the silent protection of the four Divine Beasts.


    Finally, one day, an omen appeared in the sky. An enormous phoenix had come from another world. As the four Divine Beasts fought with the Phoenix from another world, countless lives were annihilated, large tracts of land were destroyed, rivers were diverted, lakes were dried up, and the entire continent seemed to have changed in appearance. The plain had become a mountain, and Wulian Mountain Range spanned across the vast grassland overnight.


    Slowly, as the war subsided, the humans began to forget about the great war. There was nothing more effective than time, because it made people forget everything. But humans could forget about it, but the animals could not. Especially the animals in the Wulian Mountain Range. The blood of divine beasts and phoenixes rained down from the sky like a storm during that great battle. Animals that were of the same lineage as the divine beasts were drenched in the blood of the divine beasts, and the blood of the divine beasts and otherworldly phoenixes seeped into their bodies.


    In the long years that followed, this group of animals that were stained with the divine blood spontaneously gathered together, gathering within the Wulian Mountain Range made from the divine beast''s body. They avoided humans and their own kind, or perhaps it was better to say that they did not know how to face themselves. They were intelligent and even had godly powers, but they didn''t know what they were exactly, so the only choice they had seemed to be escape. However, they knew everything that had happened. They knew that two out of four Divine Beasts had been seriously injured in order to protect this continent, so they treated it as a god. At the same time, they were also afraid, afraid that Divine Bird Phoenix from another realm that could survive even under the combined efforts of the four great divine beasts. To Divine Bird Phoenix, exterminating this group of mutated beasts might only require a glance.


    Thus, this group of mutated animals hid in the forest. They called themselves Demonic Beast Clan, and rested at a place where no humans could see. They were waiting, but did not know what to wait for.


    Although it was far weaker than it had been in the past, it was still enough to make the Demonic Beast fall into despair. They thought that after millions of years of rest, the Phoenix would finally wipe out any race that dared to oppose him in this land. Just at this moment, the aura of a divine beast, Qiong Qi, appeared once again. Two enormous streams of divine auras faced each other from both ends of the continent.


    The first to make a move was the Qiong Qi, and he practically instantly appeared in the vicinity of the imperial city as the Phoenix unhesitatingly accepted the challenge. The two Divine Beasts continued to roll around and fight, drawing bursts of thunder and lightning until both disappeared in the end.


    The Demonic Beast were silent. They did not know what had happened, and did not dare to think. They could only observe the world through the forest silently.


    But this time, they did not have to wait for too long. The appearance of a thin old man broke their silence and changed the lives of all the Demonic Beast.


    The old man called himself surnamed Chen. He was Chen Tianming and had come on the orders of the divine beast, the Taotieh.