Xiao Chen carefully placed the remaining three soybean-sized pills into the porcelain bottle that he had prepared beforehand. After using up close to a hundred herbs, Xiao Chen's first refining journey finally came to an end.
Holding the porcelain bottle in his hand tightly, Xiao Chen looked at the pills of different sizes inside. The quality of the pills could be said to be unbearable to look at. Xiao Chen's heart could be said to be extremely excited. His trembling hands revealed just how excited he was at this moment.
"Haha!
This can be considered a success. From now on, I can be considered a true alchemist! "
Just as Xiao Chen was feeling pleased with himself and immersed himself in his boundless fantasies, the voice from outside the stone house shattered his beautiful dream.
Xiao Chen kept thinking about who exactly had come to visit him. Even he could not guess. Ever since Xiao Chen appeared out of nowhere and displayed his might, leading the weak Gu Yuan Tribe to kill three Blood Refinement cultivators and swallow up three large tribes, his fame had already spread to the surrounding tribes. As time went by, this kind of situation became even more intense.
These days, people from other tribes visited the Gu Yuan Tribe almost every day. Faced with the sugar-coated bullets brought by these opportunists, the Gu Yuan Tribe left the sugar coating behind and shot the cannonballs back.
As the tribe leader, Xiao Chen understood that one had to be strong to forge iron. As long as the Gu Yuan Tribe became stronger, these fickle tribes would always crawl under Xiao Chen's feet. On the other hand, if the Gu Yuan Tribe declined, the consequences would be obvious.
In the end, Xiao Chen became impatient with the harassment of these foreign envoys. He left behind an excuse of cultivating in seclusion for a few days and pushed all of them to the Great Elder and the others. He even said that capable people should do more work.
Xiao Chen had already given the order to reject all visitors, but the guards of the residence still came to ask for his permission. Xiao Chen knew that someone important was coming. He said, "Honored guest, please wait in the main hall for a while. This Clan Head will arrive shortly."
The guard accepted the order and left. Xiao Chen put the porcelain bottle into the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. His Battle Aura circulated all over his body, and the medicinal residue on his body immediately became clean.
After tidying up his attire a little, Xiao Chen strode out. He wanted to see who this person was and why he had come to his Gu Yuan Tribe!
The two people who came were Great Medicine Master Hu Guyue and Mu Yuntian. They were led by the guards of Xiao Chen's mansion to the front courtyard's reception hall.
Over the past few years, the two of them had traveled through many regions of the Eastern Continent and stayed in countless tribes. The total number of alchemists they had seen did not exceed the fingers on one hand. Moreover, they had all encountered alchemists in tribes of middle rank and above. Now, in this remote desolate region that lacked resources, there was actually an alchemist. How could the two of them not be curious?
The two of them sat quietly on the stone chairs in the great hall, looking at the simple and crude furnishings. They did not speak, as if they were thinking about the identity of the person who concocted the medicine.
Not long after, a burst of vigorous and forceful footsteps sounded from outside the door, and it was approaching from afar as it rushed towards the place where the two of them were. Hu Guyue and Ye Zichen immediately shot their gazes towards the door as they wanted to see the appearance of the person who was coming.
"Xiao Chen, please forgive us for not going out to welcome you, honored guests."
Xiao Chen heard the person's voice before he saw the person. As soon as he stepped into the great hall, he cupped his fists and apologized to the two people in the great hall.
Indeed, only a fierce dragon would not cross the river. Before Xiao Chen entered the great hall, he had already seen through the two people in the great hall from afar.
The construction of the reception hall in the front courtyard of the Gu Yuan Tribe's patriarch's mansion was very ingenious. There was a small window that allowed one to see everything in the great hall clearly, but the people in the great hall could not see outside. It could be seen that the ancestors of the Gu Yuan Tribe had foreseen this situation. In his heart, Xiao Chen praised those ancestors who had already passed away, and he admired them from the bottom of his heart. They were really far-sighted.
Looking at the great hall through the narrow window, Xiao Chen could not help but take a deep breath in his heart. The old man and the young man in the great hall could be said to have given him a great shock.
The weak young man was first excluded by Xiao Chen. What he cared about was the old man in an animal skin waistcoat. There was a destructive energy hidden under the old man's stooped body. It was surging like a volcano that had long accumulated power and was about to erupt.
When Xiao Chen's perception surrounded the old man again, the violent energy on the old man disappeared without a trace as if it had never appeared. The old man's next reaction made him break out in a cold sweat, and the soul power that he had spread out was quickly withdrawn as if he had been electrocuted.
"I've been discovered?"
The old man, who was originally expressionless, looked in his direction, and the corners of his mouth curled into a mysterious smile. Then, he turned his head expressionlessly and looked elsewhere.
"Is he an enemy or a friend?"
With a deep sigh, Xiao Chen calmed his emotions. He had to take this matter seriously. Although he had defeated the three-clan alliance that had oppressed the Gu Yuan Tribe, it did not mean that the Gu Yuan Tribe was free of worries. The Cangmang Continent was plagued by endless natural and man-made disasters, and the Gu Yuan Tribe was still like a small boat in the ocean without the slightest ability to resist.
Although the Gu Yuan Tribe had won a temporary peace by relying on Xiao Chen's unparalleled battle strength, there was an ancient saying that went, "Although the Yun Nation is large, it is dangerous to forget to fight. Moreover, there were as many tribes as the Gu Yuan Tribe on the continent, and it was unknown how many people died every day."
Such an expert had suddenly appeared in the tribe. As the tribe leader, he had the responsibility of expanding the territory and protecting the people. Even if he had to go through a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, Xiao Chen naturally would not give way.
There were things that a man should do and not do!
The Gu Yuan Tribe's inheritance was endless!
This was Xiao Chen's promise as the tribe leader. A man's promise to tens of thousands of his tribe members!
Seeing Xiao Chen enter the hall, the young man, Mu Yuntian, snorted and turned his head away, ignoring him. This made Xiao Chen confused. His mind flickered, and he finally realized that he did not know this young man at all, let alone offend him.
Seeing the young man's behavior, Hu Guyue said, "Haha, tribe leader Xiao, please don't blame me. I have some prejudice against the Gu Yuan Tribe for executing all the captives, so …"
After listening to the old man's explanation, Xiao Chen finally understood. Of course, he would not argue with a child, nor would he explain anything to him. Since the captives had harmed the Gu Yuan Tribe, they could only repent in hell. Xiao Chen was not a saint who paid attention to repaying evil with good. He was a person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance.
"I don't know which tribe you've come from, and why you've come to me, Gu Yuan. If I can do anything, I will do my best."
As the tribe leader, Xiao Chen put on a rather humble attitude before figuring out the identity of the two people. There was not the slightest dissatisfaction on his face.
Seeing Xiao Chen's attitude, the young man at the side glanced at him and said, "You're putting on an act. You're not sincere at all."
Ever since entering the hall, Xiao Chen's muscles had been in a state of tension. In other words, he was already in a state of combat readiness. It could be said that he could fight at any time.
Looking at Xiao Chen, who was like a hedgehog, the old man naturally knew why. In order to dispel the vigilance in Xiao Chen's heart, the old man chuckled and said, "Tribe leader Xiao, there's no need to be like this. The two of us are adventurers who have traveled to other regions. We just happened to arrive at your tribe a few days ago and have yet to thank your tribe for taking us in."
The two people who were originally attracted by the alchemist, Hu Gu Yue, as an alchemist, immediately determined that the mysterious person who had refined the medicinal pill was Xiao Chen the moment Xiao Chen entered the hall. Although Xiao Chen had used his Battle Qi to remove the surface of his body when he walked out of the stone house, there was still a trace of indistinct medicinal fragrance left on his body. Even he himself had not discovered it.
Although the old man did not show it on his face, his heart violently trembled. It was the first time he had seen such a young alchemist in his life. How could he not be shocked? At Xiao Chen's age, he was still following his teacher to learn medicinal theory?
And Xiao Chen had already become an official alchemist.
Originally, according to what Xiao Chen had done, the old man's evaluation of him was only above average. Now that he had seen him, this evaluation had suddenly risen.
Immediately afterward, the old man went straight to the point and said, "If I'm not wrong, Tribe leader Xiao is not only a martial cultivator with unparalleled battle strength, but also an alchemist. Not long ago, you even opened a furnace to refine pills."
"Yes!"
Just when the old man mysteriously smiled at him, Xiao Chen knew that his identity as an alchemist could not be kept. In the eyes of others, an alchemist was mysterious, but for the old man who was also an alchemist, there was no secret at all. He might as well openly admit it.
"Yes, this patriarch is an alchemist!"
His voice was vigorous and powerful, full of confidence.