The Treasure Elephant Tribe was located in a huge mountain range in the west of the Giant Stone Valley. This mountain range was called the Treasure Elephant Mountain Range. The entire mountain range was lush and verdant. Ancient trees towered into the sky, and green grass formed a shade. Even low-level vicious beasts could be seen running through it. Looking from afar, the entire mountain peak was verdant like a jade. Under the illumination of the sun, the exuberant greenery made it seem like a paradise.
In the center of the Treasure Elephant Mountain Range, there was a huge mountain that reached a height of thousands of zhang. It was lofty and heavy. At the top of this huge mountain, there was an ancient stone city. The entire city was built with huge rocks that weighed tens of thousands of jin. The outside of the huge rocks was cast with molten iron. Under the illumination of the sun, it was dark and glossy, and emitted a strong sense of desolation.
This black molten iron stone city was very large. It was built according to the terrain of the mountain, and it stretched for more than a dozen li. It was like a black desolate beast lying on the lofty mountain range. At this moment, thousands of people were entering and exiting the stone city. Some of them were wearing armor, some were wearing hemp clothes, and some were even bare-armed. These people either held spears in their hands, or carried sabers on their shoulders, or carried iron bows and arrows on their backs. They walked into the mountain forest and hunted for blood in this desolate forest.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a fierce icy wind whistled past. In front of the stone city, several clansmen of the Treasure Elephant Tribe were flipped over a few times by this whistling cold wind. Several sergeants who were originally guarding the city gate were about to go forward to intercept the intruder. But after seeing clearly who it was, they immediately stopped and stood still. The icy wind whistled past in an instant and entered the stone city.
"Isn't that the Great Elder just now? He has been away from the tribe for some time!
Could it be that something big has happened that made the Great Elder in such a hurry? "
"The Great Elder's strength is exceedingly high. He has always been secretive about his whereabouts. Even if something big has happened, how can we ordinary clansmen know about it!"
"Yes, the Great Elder's strength is exceedingly high. He has a myriad of affairs to attend to every day. He is not someone we can speculate about. I think we should guard the city gate well. Even if something big has happened, the Great Elder and the Patriarch will naturally deal with it!"
"You don't say. I heard that something big happened in our Boulder Valley recently!
Right now, there are rumors that a new Yuan Stone Vein has been excavated in Boulder Valley, and the quality of this Yuan Stone Vein has even reached the middle grade. Do you think the Grand Elder is in such a hurry because of this? "
"You're talking about the rumor among the Untouchables that a middle-grade Primordial Stone Mine has appeared in the territory of the Gu Yuan Tribe? How can the Untouchables deserve this Primordial Stone Mine? Only our Treasure Elephant Tribe deserves it. Only the other three tribes can be our enemies. The others are nothing to worry about."
In front of the city gate, several Corporal level warriors glanced at each other and began to speculate. Just a moment ago, they had caught a glimpse of their tribe's Great Elder's complexion and found that his complexion was very unsightly. It was as if his complexion was about to turn gloomy. Could it be that some unforeseen event had occurred?
But then, they didn't believe it. They were the Treasure Elephant Tribe, one of the four overlord level tribes of Boulder Valley. In the entirety of Boulder Valley, there was no tribe that dared to provoke their Treasure Elephant Tribe. In their opinion, the other tribes of Boulder Valley weren't worth mentioning, they were just some aboriginals.
What they didn't know was that their guess was correct. Their Great Elder was indeed involved with the Yuan Stone Vein. Moreover, he had left in high spirits and returned in defeat.
The Great Elder of the Bao Xiang Tribe had been heavily injured by Xiao Chen and was unable to make the long journey back to the tribe to seek help. He had no choice but to find a safe place to recuperate. Who would have thought that when his injuries had recovered and he walked out of the ancient forest, he would discover that the news of the Yuan Stone Vein's disappearance had already spread far and wide. Everyone in Boulder Valley, from the elderly to the children, were spreading the news that the Yuan Stone Vein had already been completely mined. What made him want to vomit blood was that the tribe that had mined the Yuan Stone Vein was his Bao Xiang Tribe. As someone who had personally experienced it, how could he not understand what had happened here? He even specially went to the Yuan Stone Vein and inspected the ruins of the vein before rushing back to the tribe in a rage.
At the center of the stone city, there was a majestic black stone hall. It was over 30 meters tall and 300 meters deep. This was the Treasure Elephant Tribe's clan hall.
At this moment, the Treasure Elephant Tribe's Patriarch, Xiang Lieshan, was sitting in the main seat of honor in this black stone hall. He was a middle-aged man with broad shoulders as if he carried a mountain on his shoulders. He wore a purple crown on his head and a purple leather armor. This purple leather armor was woven from the silk of a Purple Star Heavenly Silkworm. The Purple Star Heavenly Silkworm was a two-star fierce beast that liked to live in the depths of the Great Wilderness. The silk it spat out could not be cut by sabers or axes, nor could it be burned by raging flames. This armor woven from the silk of the Purple Star Heavenly Silkworm was rarely seen in Boulder Valley. It could be said that it was extremely precious.
As one of the four hegemons and the leader of the tribe, Mount Elephant's strength could be ranked in the top even in the entire territory of the middle-ranked Iron Hoof Tribe, let alone in the Giant Stone Valley. He was an expert of the older generation in the Giant Stone Valley, and his strength could be said to be unfathomable. Don't be fooled by his middle-aged appearance, he had been in charge of the Elephant Gem Tribe for two hundred years. He was famous for a long time, and was definitely one of the top giants in the entire Giant Stone Valley.
As the Patriarch of the Treasure Elephant Tribe, he didn't easily ask about the tribe's major matters. The tribe's major matters were usually handed over to the Elder Council to handle. He would spend the entire year in seclusion in order to break through to a higher realm, but his authority in the tribe hadn't been reduced in the slightest.
At this moment, aside from the Treasure Elephant Tribe's tribe leader, there were 12 Elders and three youths in the main hall. All of them emitted a dense aura of Blood Qi. They were all Blood Refining Realm cultivators, and none of them were as simple as early stage Blood Refining Realm cultivators.
"Greetings, Lord Patriarch. Isn't Lord Patriarch in seclusion in order to break through to a higher realm of Martial Dao? May I know why you have summoned us today?" At this time, an old man in the second seat of honor spoke first.
Xiang Lieshan didn't answer the old man's words. Instead, he asked, "Where is the Great Elder? Is he not in the tribe?"
"Reporting to Lord Patriarch, the Great Elder left the tribe half a month ago and hasn't returned. He didn't leave a message to inform us of his whereabouts!"
"Oh!"
Xiang Lieshan's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard his subordinate's words. A hidden light flashed in his eyes, and he muttered, "I came out of seclusion today because I learned that a mid-grade ore vein had appeared in our Boulder Valley!
It's likely to contain mid-grade Primordial Stones. "
Mid-grade Primordial Stones!
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. If their Treasure Elephant Tribe could obtain this vein, then once they digested it, they would welcome a golden age. Perhaps in the next thousand years, even if they couldn't advance to become a middle grade tribe, they would become a true overlord of the Giant Stone Gorge. They would gather all the feudal vassals and command all the tribes!