Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2209 - 2210: Bi Ri Stronghold

Except for the clouds over Zhayun Village at dawn, there’s nothing special about it. Even the thin clouds that envelop the mountains become less astonishing after a while. After making a round in Zhayun Village, the group continued to the next village.

According to the recommended tourist route, Feng Yuan noticed that starting from Zhayun Village, the names of these villages seemed to follow a certain pattern: Zhayun, Beiri, Yintian. If Feng Yuan hadn’t known about the background of Cha Mu Town, he might’ve thought they were up to something bizarre.

Nonetheless, Feng Yuan couldn’t shake off a subtle feeling that despite the grandeur of the formation, it seemed like something the villains would use.

"Why does this formation seem so strange? The village names are peculiar, but oh well, Beiri Village... Is this the Beiri they mean?"

Handing the travel manual back to Qi Chen, Feng Yuan spoke and looked upwards at the village standing on the plains. Although surrounded by mountains, the hills were quite distant from the village. This area was a rare plain in the Tea Wood Town Area.

However, as for that village far away, who knows where they got those unusual tree species. The massive canopy overshadowed the entire village, creating a wondrous sight.

"Guang Tree, it’s said that this tree has a long history. The fruits it bears each year have special effects on Spirit Beasts of certain attributes, thus in Bi Ri Stronghold, flying is prohibited except for certain personnel."

Qi Chen picked up the travel manual and read while flipping through it. This prohibition didn’t affect them much since this year’s Guang fruits had already been harvested, and even with the ban, it wasn’t strictly enforced—unless it involved Xiao Ji.

As for the Hao Chun Bird?

It always perched on Ah Mu’s tree crown, and Qi Chen believed it wouldn’t cause any trouble.

With a smile, Feng Yuan patted Xiao Ji’s head, saying

"Why don’t you change to the Eggshell Chicken form? That place isn’t friendly for flying~"

After hesitating, Xiao Ji didn’t refuse, transforming into the Eggshell Chicken form, and jumped directly onto Feng Yuan’s head. The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, though not seeing Xiao Ji’s ability to change forms for the first time, was still amazed.

Despite it not being impossible for multiple forms Spirit Beasts to exist, most are inherent features of the Spirit Beast itself, and Xiao Ji’s ability to switch to a pre-evolution form is exceedingly rare.

Topping Xiao Ji on his head, Feng Yuan led the way into Beiri Village. Unlike those villages established on mountains, Beiri Village’s wooden buildings were only two stories high—the first floor for storing miscellaneous items, and only the second floor was for living quarters.

As for building a three-story wooden building?

Due to the presence of Guang Tree, although a three-story wooden building wouldn’t reach the Guang fruits, to avoid accidents and trouble, they chose to limit the building height to two stories. As for it not being enough room?

Building another one nearby solved the issue, as the ancient tree’s encompassing range was vast, and Feng Yuan discovered that Guang Tree was actually part of the formation’s center.

Of course, the formation center referred to only Beiri Village’s part of the grand design. If Guang Tree were damaged, the formation in Beiri Village would entirely fail.

Yet in exchange, as long as Guang Tree was protected, there was no strict regulation on the internal architectural layout of Beiri Village, which Feng Yuan deemed a benefit.

"The Fire Energy here isn’t weak either."

Although not very obvious, Feng Yuan could still feel the higher temperature of the ground compared to other areas, which was a sign of abundant Fire Energy.

"The Fire Energy in this area isn’t weak. That’s why they established the formation here. Of course, the group of Divine Beasts played a significant role in this grand setup back in the day."

Looking at Guang Tree, Agunas spoke softly. Since it had checked the records, it knew the circumstance here. The entire formation wouldn’t have successfully been set up without the intervention of Divine Beasts because the Fire Energy here was quite complex.

The Guang Tree itself was even transformed by a Divine Beast, otherwise, how could a normal plant be so extraordinary, growing so large in a human activity area while possessing special effects?

While similar things do exist, most are found in perilous regions because those places have concentrated large energies, indirectly pushing the plants to evolve.

The method used by Divine Beasts to remodel plants was similar, just one being a naturally born miracle, and the other a forcefully created divine feat by Divine Beasts.

Walking in Beiri Village, although the light was dim, perhaps due to the ground’s warmth, the group didn’t feel eerie.

Looking up at the giant canopy, with layers of foliage completely blocking the sunlight, the Beiri Village buildings were therefore compact, with no extra public facilities except for the roads, and those public facilities were set outside the village.

No choice. Even though Guang Tree could emit a faint glow preventing the interior from being too dim, it wasn’t sunlight. Not to mention plants that require sunlight for the Plant-type Spirit Beast, even the villagers preferred chatting under sunlight.

"What a shame, we can’t get close to Guang Tree."

From afar, Feng Yuan saw the area beneath Guang Tree was cordoned off, indicating it wasn’t open. But that wasn’t surprising, considering Guang Tree’s significance to the formation, its inherent value was enough for the Tea Wood Town Area to take it seriously.

As Spiritual Medicine that enhances Spirit Beast’s potential, even if multiple uses lead to diminishing returns, it still attracts numerous Beastmasters. Were it not for Guang Tree’s fruits being effective only for specific attributes, this village might never have been accessible.

Even now, from Feng Yuan’s perception, Beiri Village is one of the places guarded by Legendary Level Spirit Beasts.

Of course, Feng Yuan suspected the Legendary Spirit Beast was sent by Maomu City or Great Xia to help protect Guang Tree, because the sporadic release of pressure warning came from a Legendary Level Spirit Beast.

This Legendary Level Spirit Beast was noticed by Feng Yuan after he sensed the silent warning from the Legendary Spirit Beast and curiously expanded his perception.

The position of the beast wasn’t in the village but outside basking under the sun, clearly showing the Legendary Level Spirit Beast would intervene only when the Legendary Spirit Beast was unable to manage the situation.

Qi Chen, after reviewing the travel manual, said

"This warns against casually approaching Guang Tree. If you really want to get closer, you might need He Nanqing to coordinate."

"No need, it’s just a matter of regret, not a necessity to approach that ancient tree."

Feng Yuan waved his hand, speaking indifferently. In his view, Guang Tree wasn’t that special. Though large, such massive trees were not entirely absent elsewhere, but rarely found in human activity areas.

As for Guang Tree’s fruits?

Their essence was special energy fruits, extracted and converted from the area’s energy by Guang Tree’s complex processes. They were beneficial for the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, but Feng Yuan could just ask Agunas and others to gather unique Spiritual Medicine from human-inaccessible areas.

Compared to Guang Tree’s fruits, those medicines would be more potent and wouldn’t squeeze others’ resources.

After all, for Feng Yuan, cultivating the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound wasn’t a difficult task. He believed it was better not to compete for those already scarce resources unless necessary.

Veronia twirled her parasol, saying

"This place’s formation is quite unique, amplifying Guang Tree’s effects."

Even without approaching Guang Tree, there were no barriers obstructing the view. Veronia’s spiritual power easily sensed the formation on Guang Tree and had already recognized its effect based on the patterns on the formation and village.

However, this effect seemed peculiar because such formations usually amplify items with direct effects. For something like Guang Tree, it was unknown what use it had in the formation combination.

Contemplating, Feng Yuan was also puzzled because according to this formation, its activation would result in an effect resembling the village’s name, covering the sky and sun.

Still, what use does this effect have?

Feng Yuan couldn’t understand.