The patrol duties had to be postponed. Right now, the most urgent issue was the Dark Moon Palace's sudden obsession with cultivation.

But how to solve it? How could one make it impossible for the Dark Moon Palace to cultivate?

Chu Xinghe was running around all the palaces, hoping to find a way to fix the bug that made the Dark Moon Clan so eager to cultivate...

He visited every corner of the Grand Sky Sect but couldn't find a solution.

Chu Xinghe was feeling quite troubled, even considering whether he should help the Dark Moon Clan think of some peculiar ways to die to ignite their passion for death?

But was there any way to die that the Dark Moon Clan hadn't experienced yet?

This was too difficult.

Just when Chu Xinghe was frowning in distress, he encountered Senior Brother Feng Fei, who was equally troubled.

Seeing Senior Brother Feng Fei's look of despair, Chu Xinghe knew that Sister-in-law Jiu Li's cooking skills must have improved again recently.

As the saying goes, when you're feeling down, seeing someone worse off can make you feel a bit happier...

So, seeing Senior Brother Feng Fei's painful expression, Chu Xinghe felt a slight sense of joy.

To prolong this happiness, Chu Xinghe decided to chat with Senior Brother Feng Fei about Sister-in-law Jiu Li.

"Junior Brother Xinghe... please don't joke around... that's not what's bothering me..."

Chu Xinghe was confused by Senior Brother Feng Fei's words. Was there anything more insurmountable than Sister-in-law Jiu Li's cooking?

Senior Brother Feng Fei, if you can withstand Sister-in-law Jiu Li's dishes, what else could possibly defeat you?

Soon, Chu Xinghe learned from Senior Brother Feng Fei what the real issue was.

After the Millennium Grand Festival, the spiritual energy on the Blazing Sun Continent had revived, and the impact was significant.

Countless people who might never have had the chance to cultivate now had the opportunity due to the revival of spiritual energy. Those who might never have broken through in their lifetime now had the chance to do so.

Geniuses had even more aspirations for the future.

Numerous small forces were rising, and a brand-new era was clearly on the horizon.

However, just as this new era was about to begin, the Grand Sky Sect received news from the Barbarian Tribe.

Speaking of the Barbarian Tribe, they were quite remarkable.

A long time ago, the Barbarian Tribe was one of the most powerful forces in the world. Although they were located in the Barbarian Wilderness, they had great power due to their beast-taming abilities.

In this world, there were not only Demonic Beasts but also many Spirit Beasts. The Barbarian Tribe had the magical ability to communicate with Spirit Beasts.

It was this ability that gave the Barbarian Tribe their formidable strength.

But fate is unpredictable, and the mysterious place where Spirit Beasts were born, Spirit Beast Island, suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons. With its disappearance, the Barbarian Tribe lost their source of Spirit Beasts.

What did it mean for a tribe skilled in beast-taming to suddenly lose their Spirit Beasts?

It was like a magician losing their magic... an archer without a bow... going to the toilet without paper.

So naturally, the result was that the Barbarian Tribe quickly declined, and the once-proud tribe became a laughingstock.

But the Barbarian Tribe had their Barbarian King.

No Spirit Beasts? Then we'll turn to Demonic Beasts. If we can't tame Spirit Beasts, we'll tame Demonic Beasts!

That's why they were called the Barbarian King... As soon as this idea came up, the tribes of the Barbarian Wilderness captured countless Demonic Beasts and tamed them with their methods.

One must admit, the methods of the Barbarian Tribe were impressive... Under their cultivation, the levels of Demonic Beasts rose rapidly...

But as their levels increased, Demonic Beasts, being called such because they lacked intelligence, acted purely on instinct.

So those Demonic Beasts, once their abilities surpassed their masters, had a close encounter with them...

The specific way of contact was mainly the Demonic Beasts using their teeth to have a pleasant exchange with their masters' bodies.

Indeed... under the Barbarian King's strategy, within a few years, all the experts of the Barbarian Tribe were devoured by the Demonic Beasts, leaving not even a bone fragment behind.

But the Barbarian King didn't think his idea was wrong; it must have been their methods that were flawed...

So the Barbarian King decided to personally research methods to control Demonic Beasts.

And indeed, the Barbarian King managed to breed a super Demonic Beast, and then... was eaten by it the same day...

The Barbarian King's demise was somewhat tragic, but even more tragic was the super Demonic Beast he bred, which unleashed a massacre in the Barbarian Wilderness.

The Barbarian Tribe was nearly wiped out by the beast tide of super Demonic Beasts.

And the Barbarian Wilderness truly became a barbaric land... You might know that Demonic Beasts are fierce, but if you ever visited the Barbarian Wilderness, you'd find the Demonic Beasts there a hundred times fiercer than you imagined.

The Barbarian Wilderness was tough to deal with before, and now it's even tougher. The Barbarian Tribe used to be somewhat reasonable, but now if you go there, it's already a paradise for Demonic Beasts.

Whether Demonic Beasts are reasonable or not, if you could summon the soul of the deceased Barbarian King, he'd surely be happy to tell you all about it.

After the near-extinction beast tide, the Barbarian Tribe was deeply introspective.

Oh Barbarian King, oh Barbarian King, how could you breed so many super Demonic Beasts... If we had bred fewer, wouldn't fewer people have died?

There's no flaw in that logic.

The Barbarian Tribe showed the world that when it comes to stubbornness, they were serious.

The Barbarian Tribe didn't think breeding Demonic Beasts was the problem; they thought the problem was that the Demonic Beasts weren't familiarized enough.

If you get familiar with Demonic Beasts, wouldn't they be less fierce?

So the remaining members of the Barbarian Tribe began researching ways to get familiar with Demonic Beasts.

Whether the Demonic Beasts got familiar or not, we don't know... But everyone knows the outcome of those who tried to get familiar with Demonic Beasts every year.

The Demonic Beasts seemed to say, "We're so familiar now, there's no problem if I eat you, right?"

The Barbarian Tribe was truly fierce. Other tribes get wiped out by enemies, but if the Barbarian Tribe gets wiped out, it would have nothing to do with enemies.

Which sane enemy would go to the Barbarian Wilderness?

Is that a place for humans?

It's said that even a Martial Emperor once went to the Barbarian Wilderness and was besieged and killed by a group of super Demonic Beasts bred back then.

So the Barbarian Tribe was truly fierce. Even if they were wiped out one day, it would have nothing to do with others.

If they were to be wiped out, it would be because they wiped themselves out!

Listening to Senior Brother Feng Fei's account of the Barbarian Tribe, which seemed ready to wipe itself out at any moment, left Chu Xinghe dumbfounded.

This time, what troubled Feng Fei was a letter from the Barbarian Tribe.

In the days when the Barbarian Tribe was still powerful, they had helped the Grand Sky Sect a lot, meaning they were loyal allies.

Over the years, the Barbarian Tribe had frequently asked the Grand Sky Sect for help, requesting resources and such.

Initially, the Grand Sky Sect was generous to their allies, providing whatever resources the Barbarian Tribe needed.

But after a while, the Grand Sky Sect dared not give anymore...

Because the Barbarian Tribe was truly stubborn, they didn't use the resources from the Grand Sky Sect to strengthen themselves; they continued researching Demonic Beasts...

And then it turned out that the more resources the Grand Sky Sect provided, the faster the Barbarian Tribe perished...

It was hard to tell whether the resources were given to the Barbarian Tribe or the Demonic Beasts...

Were they helping the Barbarian Tribe, or accelerating their extinction...

Although they were allies, the Grand Sky Sect truly dared not provide resources anymore. Goodness, if they gave more, wouldn't the Barbarian Tribe end up destroying themselves?

After the Grand Sky Sect cut off resources, the Barbarian Tribe behaved for a few years, but with the revival of spiritual energy, the current Barbarian King, Dou Ding, sighed to the heavens.

This is the Barbarian King's divine manifestation!

The time for our Barbarian Tribe to rise has come...

Our previous failures in breeding Demonic Beasts were mainly due to insufficient spiritual energy. Now that spiritual energy has revived, we have a chance!

Under the correct leadership of the new Barbarian King, Dou Ding, the Barbarian Tribe resumed their research on Demonic Beasts. The result... it was said that the last remaining high priest of the Barbarian Tribe was devoured by the Demonic Beasts they bred, leaving not even a bone fragment.

The rest of the Barbarian Tribe met a tragic end.

The already dwindling Barbarian Tribe wasn't just facing a crisis; it was like adding knives to the snow...

So, the Barbarian King Dou Ding sent a message to the Grand Sky Sect, requesting one last batch of resources... They were determined to use the revival of spiritual energy for a miraculous rise!

The Barbarian Tribe was betting all their dignity!

Whether they were betting all their dignity, Chu Xinghe didn't know... But he knew that if they gave resources to the Barbarian Tribe, they were betting all their lives...

It's understandable that you like feeding Demonic Beasts... but you can't use yourselves as pet food...

So the Great Elder handed this headache to Feng Fei.

The requirement was simple: under no circumstances should resources be given to the Barbarian Tribe... because if they did, within half a month, the Barbarian Tribe would only exist in history...

But the problem was that the Barbarian King Dou Ding presented the Grand Sky Token given by the Grand Sky Sect to the Barbarian Tribe back then, a testament of their alliance. According to the alliance, facing this token, the Grand Sky Sect could not refuse.

But if they didn't refuse, the Grand Sky Sect didn't mind giving resources, but would there be any living people left in the Barbarian Tribe?

So how to refuse? Feng Fei was troubled!

"Junior Brother Xinghe, you're quick-witted, help your senior brother think of a way." Feng Fei was almost in tears; couldn't the Great Elder give him an easier task?

But just as Feng Fei was lamenting how to refuse the Barbarian Tribe, Chu Xinghe spoke up.

"Senior Brother Feng Fei, you're confused! Our Grand Sky Sect and the Barbarian Tribe are allies. Now that our ally is in such trouble, can we ignore it? How can we refuse our ally at this time?"

"Not only can't we refuse, but we must also give them all the resources they need! God Bless Grand Sky Sect!"

Feng Fei was dumbfounded. Junior Brother Xinghe, do you even hear what you're saying...

If we don't refuse and give resources to the Barbarian Tribe, it's like personally sending our ally to their doom. Wouldn't the world curse the Grand Sky Sect to no end...