On the lampstand carved from green stones, the shiny jet-black beast oil was bubbling unceasingly, emitting a sizzling sound. Many figures in the great hall trembled along with the flickering of the flame. Just like that, aside from the sound of the flickering flame, there was strangely no other sound. At this moment, everyone was waiting for Xiao Chen's judgment.
On the other floor of the stone tower below the palace, Xiao Chen was sitting on the stone bed with his legs crossed and eyes closed. He looked as if he had just been fished out of the water. Steam was rising from the top of his head. His battle qi was constantly colliding with each other and being purified and compressed step by step.
These days, as he made rapid breakthroughs in his martial arts realm, Xiao Chen's battle qi became a bit superficial. Therefore, he needed to constantly refine and compress it so as to condense it.
The condensation of battle qi was too complicated. Therefore, even though Xiao Chen didn't stop for a few hours, he could only refine a bit of pure battle qi. Compared to the abyssal battle qi in his body, it was just a drop in the ocean.
Immediately after, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and unleashed the Battle Qi in his body once again. His Qi and blood were robust, and his entire body shook like a furnace. With a thought, the Battle Qi in his meridians quickly circulated, and the tide-like Battle Qi was forcefully compressed together. However, the Battle Qi in his body was too majestic. No matter how Xiao Chen circulated it, when the Battle Qi was condensed to a certain degree, it would all be for naught. After going back and forth several times, he was still unable to suppress the Battle Qi in his body.
As for the movements of the people in the great hall, he had already noticed them the moment they arrived at the entrance of the stone tower. Xiao Chen did not really hate these people. In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with their actions. The only thing that was wrong was the cruel life in the desolate land. The inheritance of the tribe was as important as Mount Tai. Even if he was in their position, for the sake of the tribe, he could not guarantee that he would walk the same path as them.
However, the tribe had its rules. As the head of the Gu Yuan Tribe, he couldn't tolerate the betrayal of the tribe. He had to pay for what he had done.
As the head of the tribe, he wouldn't allow different voices to appear in the tribe. He wouldn't allow his dignity to be challenged!
Time gradually passed by amidst the crackling sound of the flames, but Xiao Chen still did not appear in the main hall. At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall became more and more solemn. Some people even had cold sweat on their faces. Drop by drop, the sweat pounded on everyone's heart. They started to feel uneasy in their hearts. Finally, someone couldn't endure this silent punishment any longer. The originally quiet main hall started to have some soft sounds. Soon after, it got out of hand and became chaotic.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who was cultivating at the back, suddenly opened his eyes. Two startling lights flashed in his eyes, and a faint azure aura appeared in the depths of his eyes. Then, he slowly calmed down.
"I'm still too eager for quick success. The Martial Dao is about seizing the fortune of the heavens and earth. It's already a great opportunity for me to break through to the middle stage of the Blood Refining Realm in just a few months. Tempering my Battle Qi is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
Everything along the way has its own destiny. Don't be eager for quick success.
The next moment, Xiao Chen, who was sitting on the stone bed with his legs crossed, turned into a shadow and appeared outside the stone door in the blink of an eye. He had left the members of the scattered tribe alone in the palace for a few hours. It was time to meet them.
"Centurion Lian Shan, we have already waited for several hours. Since the patriarch has already agreed to meet us, why hasn't he come out yet? Do you think that the patriarch wants to kill us to get rid of any future troubles?
After all, what low-level clansmen have done will only result in death in any tribe! "
Another member of the scattered tribe beside Lian Shan Jue said to Lian Shan Jue in a trembling voice. He seemed to be seeking some comfort. This person was the leader of a small tribe called the Green Rock Scattered Tribe. There were only about 600 people in the tribe, and the most powerful one was Green Rock. He was at the late stage of the Bone Tempering Realm. After joining the Guyuan Tribe, he was appointed as a decurion.
Compared to the people beside him, Lian Shan Jue was relatively calm. He then said, "The head is busy with the affairs of the tribe. A few hours of waiting is nothing. Decurion Green Rock, don't worry. If the head really wants to kill us, he doesn't need to go through so much trouble. Any centurion in the tribe can kill us!"
Hearing Lian Shan Jue's words, the Wu Commander thought for a long time before he calmed down and said, "If that's the case, then why hasn't the Clan Leader come out to accept our apology? He can't let us wait here for an entire night in vain!"
"You have to pay the price for doing something wrong. Doesn't Decurion Green Rock understand such a simple truth?
Sometimes, you have to know when to give up! "
At this moment, Lian Shan Jue's heart was already very clear. In order to ensure that the elders of the tribe could take care of the young and the elderly, he had led his tribe to join the Guyuan Tribe to seek protection.
As the chief of the tribe, Xiao Chen naturally wouldn't stand by and watch as the other powers in the tribe drifted away from his authority. Now, he and the others had foolishly bumped into the muzzle of the spear.
Even Shan Jue did not reject the idea of giving up control of his scattered division and becoming an ordinary centurion in the Gu Yuan Tribe. This was especially so after the Blood Refining Realm cultivators had appeared in the Gu Yuan Tribe one after another. This made him believe that Xiao Chen had a way to break through to the Blood Refining Realm.
Now that he had joined the Guyuan Tribe, his tribe would no longer wander in the Great Wilderness. After all, for hundreds of years, the heads of the tribe had hoped to join a ranked tribe. As the leader of the scattered tribe, Lian Shan Jue felt that he had not let down his ancestors. As for his other wish, it was to pursue martial arts. Now, Xiao Chen had coincidentally given him hope.
After hearing Lian Shan Jue's words, Decurion Green Rock's eyes flashed with confusion, as if he did not understand the meaning of Lian Shan Jue's words. Seeing that Lian Shan Jue did not speak, he walked to the side, minding his own business.
Time passed slowly, but Xiao Chen had not appeared yet. Everyone in the main hall was constantly enduring the torment. The anxiety in their hearts caused them to become a little dispirited.
"Cough!
Cough! "
Outside the main hall, when Xiao Chen heard the buzzing noise in the main hall, he frowned slightly and coughed softly. Then, he stretched out his hand and pushed open the big stone door that was originally tightly shut. The stone door, which weighed 500 kilograms, was now insignificant to him.
Without paying attention to everyone's attitude, he strode into the main hall and went straight to the three-meter-tall cyan stone chair in the center of the hall. He strode over and sat down with his eyes shining brightly, giving off a dignified vibe.
The appearance of Xiao Chen immediately made the main hall quiet down. It was as if there was an endless chill, and suddenly, a cold current swept through the entire main hall.
Hmph!
A cold snort seemed to explode in everyone's mind. At this moment, everyone could not help but shiver. Xiao Chen, who was sitting in front of them, had a godly aura and was nothing more than this!
Everyone felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe. At this moment, their minds were suppressed by Xiao Chen's formless aura. Almost without thinking, everyone knelt on the ground with a loud rumble. They kowtowed to the ground, not daring to raise their heads to look at Xiao Chen.