Guan Li's attentiveness had silently conveyed enough information to Xu Yi and Ji Buwang.
Consequently, Xu Yi's focus immediately shifted from the strange fish; she was now more eager to learn about the unfortunate predecessor.
"We would like to sit down and discuss matters with you in detail. Do we have this opportunity?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.
"Of course!"
Guan Li couldn't contain his excitement, his voice so loud it drew the attention of all the tribal people nearby.
Realizing his gaffe, Guan Li took a deep breath, calmed himself slightly, then bowed respectfully, saying, "Please follow me."
Xu Yi and the other person left with Guan Li and his party.
Once they were far away, the previously quiet alley erupted into noise.
Although the tribal people disdained the Servants for abandoning their faith, it did not diminish their wariness of them.
Servants possessed shamanic power, and powerful Servants were even stronger than the shamans of ordinary small tribes.
Guan Li was among the cream of the crop.
Some even said Guan Li was the strongest person on the Beast King Continent.
Coupled with Guan Li's wealth, the tribal people could not imagine who could make Guan Li bow his head.
Curiosity spread through the tribe like a wind, and Xu Yi and Ji Buwang had already reached Guan Li's residence.
Guan Li's mansion was located to the right of the Beast King statue, with high stone walls and guards below.
Upon seeing Guan Li, the guards immediately lowered their heads in respect.
"Please, both of you."
Ignoring the astonished gazes of those around him, Guan Li personally stepped forward to open the door for Xu Yi and Ji Buwang, and then led the way.
When Xu Yi and Ji Buwang arrived at the main hall of the grand mansion, everyone else had already withdrawn, leaving only Guan Li with them.
A scroll painting on beast skin hung in the center of the main hall.
This painting caused both Xu Yi and Ji Buwang's hearts to pound faster.
The man in the painting wore the common white Daoist robe of the Nine Provinces Continent, sitting under a tree, drinking wine by the moonlight, exuding a sense of loneliness.
Before Xu Yi could even ask, Guan Li, who was behind them, suddenly knelt on the ground, his forehead pressed to the earth, and shouted, "Please accept me as your disciple, two immortal elders, and teach me the method of longevity!"
Hearing this, Xu Yi's restless heart finally settled.
Indeed, a cultivator had visited this place.
And he had revealed much about the Nine Provinces Continent here.
This Servant named Guan Li was the one who knew.
However, new worries began to form in Xu Yi's mind.
"What about the person in this painting?"
Seeing that neither Xu Yi nor Ji Buwang had refused his request, Guan Li was secretly pleased. "Immortal Elder Four Symbols left long ago and returned to his homeland."
Xu Yi's lips curved upwards uncontrollably.
So, the senior named Four Symbols had already returned to the Nine Provinces Continent. If that was the case, then she and Ji Buwang could definitely go back as well.
Although neither Xu Yi nor Ji Buwang had said it explicitly, both knew what it would mean for them if they couldn't find a way back.
Therefore, they both felt a silent sense of urgency, a pressure that prevented them from relaxing.
And now, Guan Li's answer undoubtedly relieved some of their burden.
"We can teach you the method of cultivation, but in exchange, you must answer all our questions."
Xu Yi knew what Guan Li wanted, just as Guan Li knew what the two of them needed.
Therefore, Xu Yi didn't mind paying a small price to get the desired outcome.
Teaching cultivation methods was nothing to her, but more importantly, it was only by returning to the Nine Provinces Continent that she could practice spells.
Thus, she didn't need to worry about Guan Li deceiving her; she believed that Guan Li was even more eager than they were for them to return to the Nine Provinces Continent.
"This disciple will surely speak of all that is known and omit nothing."
To become a strong practitioner on the Beast King Continent, both intelligence and means were indispensable.
And Guan Li clearly possessed both these qualities, as evidenced by his immediate change of address to "disciple."
Ji Buwang's brow furrowed slightly, but he said nothing.
His thoughts were similar to Xu Yi's. One was the Ancestor of the Xuanji Sect, and the other was the Sect Master. Taking on a disciple was not difficult.
However, he had a poor impression of Guan Li and did not believe he could become a qualified disciple of the Xuanji Sect.
The Xuanji Sect, as one of the five strongest sects on the Nine Provinces Continent, had strict admission requirements. Disciples who entered the Xuanji Sect underwent several stages of selection.
Guan Li could not pass the screening, a fact that Ji Buwang, who had formulated the examination rules, was absolutely certain of.
Xu Yi was unaware that Ji Buwang was already mentally examining Guan Li. She was more concerned about the situation of the senior named Four Symbols.
Therefore, she asked Guan Li to rise and recount everything he knew about Immortal Elder Four Symbols.
Guan Li complied, rose, and sat below Xu Yi and Ji Buwang, beginning to narrate the experiences of Immortal Elder Four Symbols, which he had learned from his ancestor's notes.
Immortal Elder Four Symbols had accidentally arrived on the Beast King Continent seven hundred years ago.
The first tribe he encountered, the tribe of Guan Li's ancestor, was named the Earth Tribe.
The Earth Tribe lived in the most remote southern part of the Beast King Continent.
Unlike the Black Tiger Tribe and the Bird Tribe, who possessed great strength or agile speed, the Earth Tribe did not.
All their talents were focused on the land. They were skilled in farming and pottery, but they lacked powerful combat abilities, so they could only reside in the most remote and barren regions of the Beast King Continent.
It was precisely because of this that they encountered Immortal Elder Four Symbols, who had fallen onto the sacrificial altar, and from then on, their original way of life changed.
Whether by luck or misfortune, Immortal Elder Four Symbols appeared during the Earth Tribe's sacrifice and materialized on the altar in a sudden and shocking manner.
The legend of Immortal Elder Four Symbols being a messenger of the Beast King began at that time.
It was said that Immortal Elder Four Symbols spent half a month confirming that he had indeed arrived on another continent, and from then on, he began researching methods to leave this place.
Due to Immortal Elder Four Symbols' unique entrance and his mysterious power, the Earth Tribe held a fanatical reverence for him.
Therefore, when they learned that Immortal Elder Four Symbols intended to leave, they made a startling decision: to abandon their ancestral homeland and follow Immortal Elder Four Symbols.
They journeyed through various places and eventually arrived at the Royal City, where they settled permanently, becoming the first group of apostates, known today as Servants.
But they did not regret it, for after more than a decade of fruitless searching, Immortal Elder Four Symbols finally turned his attention to them.
Immortal Elder Four Symbols spent several years devising a method for all members of the Earth Tribe to possess shamanic power.
Just as everyone in the Earth Tribe, from the elders to the children, could wield shamanic power, Immortal Elder Four Symbols also found a way to leave and departed alone without any of the Earth Tribe members knowing.
By the time the Earth Tribe discovered this, Immortal Elder Four Symbols had been gone for many days. They could only use the written language taught by Immortal Elder Four Symbols to record all the events that had transpired during those days, hoping that future generations encountering similar circumstances would seize the opportunity and make the right choices as they had.