At this moment, the density of the world's origin energy in the Gu Yuan Tribe's mountain city was more than ten times that of the outside world. In fact, at the center of the ancient mountain, the majestic origin energy was more than twenty times that of the outside world.
In the past ten days, the Gu Yuan Tribe's combat masters had entered the Desolate Mountain Forest to hunt and gather wantonly to supply the tribe's needs. At the same time, many chiliarchs left the tribe to subdue the scattered tribes within a radius of ten thousand miles, bringing them into the tribe to increase the population and expand the number of combat masters.
Now that the Gu Yuan Tribe had been promoted to a middle-rank combat division, the original population of more than two hundred thousand tribesmen was too small to support the backbone of a middle-rank combat division. In the Great Desolate, even the weakest middle-rank combat division had at least eight hundred thousand tribesmen.
Take a mid-tier Iron Hoof Division for example. The entire tribe had more than a million direct subordinates, and there were more than a dozen 10,000-man combat masters. Although the Gu Yuan Tribe had been promoted to a mid-tier combat division, there was still a huge gap between it and the Iron Hoof Division in terms of the number of tribesmen, combat masters, the tribe's foundation, and the number of supreme powerhouses in the tribe.
At the top of the ancient mountain, in the tribe's main hall.
Warriors below the late Blood Refining Realm were not qualified to enter the main hall.
Xiao Chen had advanced to the Third Floor, and the tribe had been promoted to a middle-rank combat division. Within the Great Desolate Mountain, countless human combat divisions prostrated themselves at the feet of the Gu Yuan Tribe. This meant that the Gu Yuan Tribe had truly become the absolute ruler of this land.
In the entire Human World, there was a change in their status. The Luck Tribe could enfeoff their subordinate tribes, and they had the strength to walk out of this region to the Desolate Mountain Forest. They could expand their territory, and they could come into contact with higher-level secrets of the human race. They would soon see a world that was different from the present.
In the main hall, blood Qi surged, and everyone was in a jubilant mood. The establishment of the Luck Tribe had brought earth-shaking changes to their tribe in just a few days.
There were three elders, ten chiliarchs led by Ding Shan, Shi Ya, Xue Sha, Mu Qing, and the five Qiu brothers. What was worth mentioning was that after the Gu Yuan Tribe forged the Luck Tribe, the five Qiu brothers had joined the Gu Yuan Tribe and integrated their efforts with the tribe's general trend. With the support of the Gu Yuan Tribe's Luck Tribe, their cultivation speed was five times faster than before.
"Chief, within ten days, seventy-three low-rank human tribes have come to pay their respects to our Gu Yuan Tribe. They have been branded with their tribe's mark on the Ten Thousand Tribe Stele and have become vassal tribes of the Gu Yuan Tribe. There are also other human tribes on their way to our Gu Yuan Tribe."
"In the past few days, a total of twenty scattered tribes have migrated into the tribe, with a population of about fifty thousand people. They have been incorporated into the tribe, and their elite soldiers have been organized into five thousand-man combat masters."
Great Elder Tie Wen's face was ruddy, and he did not feel tired because of the many affairs of the tribe. Instead, he was full of energy. After he finished speaking, the Third Elder stood up and said, "According to the tribe leader's orders, the tribe has increased the mining efforts of those mineral veins. They are excavating day and night. Every day, we can obtain one thousand low-grade primordial stones, three hundred jun of medium-grade star pattern iron ore, two hundred jun of medium-grade red copper ore, and less than a hundred jun of other ores. This is far from the tribe's daily consumption rate."
In order to break through to the Heavenly Building Realm and condense a high-quality Martial Path, Xiao Chen had used up all the accumulated resources of the entire tribe. Now that the tribe's strength was expanding, the resources consumed every day were innumerable, and they could not make ends meet.
Even so, if the people of the Gu Yuan Tribe had a choice, they would still not hesitate to take out all the resources to help their tribe leader reach the Martial Path.
"Great Elder, don't stop taking in the scattered tribes. Let the warriors of the tribe go thousands of miles away to continue taking them in. Now, our Gu Yuan Tribe has the rank of an upper-grade Luck Tribe and the reputation of a middle-grade combat division, but we only have the strength of a low-grade combat division. Not to mention an upper-grade combat division, even a middle-grade combat division is not worthy of its name. Don't be afraid that these scattered tribes do not have a foundation. Today, our Gu Yuan Tribe's prosperity is our greatest foundation."
"My Gu Yuan Tribe has the Sacrificial King Cauldron to protect the tribe's Providence. If these scattered tribes join my Gu Yuan Tribe, their minds will be integrated into the general trend of my Gu Yuan Tribe. At that time, if they harbor any ill intentions, I will be able to sense it through the Providence Essence Pillar. I'm not afraid that they will dare to rebel!"
"Ding Shan!"
Ding Shan, who was dressed in fiery red armor, stood up and answered.
"You'll be in charge of the soldiers formed by the newly incorporated Gu Yuan Tribe. You'll be in charge of selecting the elites!"
"Yes!"
"Third Elder, I gave you a beast skin scroll with a map of this thousands of miles wide wasteland. Have any of the clan members gone to investigate the locations of the mines marked on it?"
"Reporting to the tribe leader, I have chosen a few mineral veins that are less than a thousand miles away from the mountain city. According to the tribe members' investigation, except for two mineral veins that are difficult to find due to the changes in the earth due to the passage of time, the rest of the mineral veins are exactly the same. As long as the tribe sends warriors to eliminate the dangers behind the mines, they can be mined immediately."
At this point, the Third Elder paused slightly and continued, "Tribe leader, I discovered that this map of the mineral veins does not seem to be complete. It seems to have been cut from a huge map!"
"Oh!" Hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes flashed, but he quickly hid it.
"Elders and chiliarchs, now that our Gu Yuan Tribe has forged the luck of the tribe, it is inevitable that we will expand the tribe's strength. However, not all the human tribes in the entire Luolong Ridge have submitted to us. Take Ao Shan and the other tribes in the central area for example. This time, even though I have advanced to the Heavenly Building Realm and scared them away, these tribes have been in the Luolong Ridge for thousands of years. They can be considered to have a strong foundation. If they gather together, it will be quite troublesome for our Gu Yuan Tribe. Therefore, the next step is to expand the tribe's strength and actively prepare for war."
"When our Gu Yuan Tribe's soldiers have gathered, I will lead the human tribe to conquer the rebellious and completely flatten the Luolong Ridge. I will make this tens of thousands of miles of wasteland a battlefield for the warriors of our Gu Yuan Tribe!"
In the mountain city.
Originally, the herb fields were continuous and the fragrance of herbs permeated the air. However, at this moment, it was as if it had been raided by bandits. All the herbs had been taken away, turning into a barren field. Green buds had just sprouted from the newly grown herbs. A few women and old people were carefully taking care of these seedlings.
This was the result of Xiao Chen reaching the Heavenly Building of the Martial Path. In the tribe, all the spiritual herbs that contained vitality had been devoured.
However, the vitality of the world in the Gu Yuan Tribe was still gathering. Even the vitality near the Pillar of Destiny showed signs of liquefaction. With such rich vitality of the world, it would not be difficult for the Gu Yuan Tribe to use the herbs in the future. In fact, they might even be able to produce some precious herbs.
At the peak of Herb Mountain, Xiao Chen stood with his hands behind his back. Beside him was another young cultivator of similar age, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
"Tribe Leader Xiao, your tribe is really prospering with each passing day. I'm afraid that it won't be long before you send your troops into the wasteland and conquer the entire Luolong Ridge. All the human tribes in the territory will be under the rule of the Gu Yuan Tribe!"
Although Xiao Chen was already a Heavenly Building Realm warrior, the warrior in front of him spoke in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
The animal skin scroll in Xiao Chen's hand that marked the various mineral veins had come from this warrior. Now, the tribe members had confirmed the authenticity of this map.
All the mineral veins in the wasteland within a radius of thousands of miles recorded on the animal skin scroll were extremely precious to the Gu Yuan Tribe. After all, the Gu Yuan Tribe's foundation had already been exhausted.
Next, the Gu Yuan Tribe would expand the tribe and conquer the wasteland for resources. Without sufficient resources, how could the Gu Yuan Tribe's troops conquer the wasteland? This young man's gift was very valuable. This was also what puzzled Xiao Chen. Moreover, this young man had been lingering in the Gu Yuan Tribe for more than 10 days and did not seem to be in a hurry to leave.
"Tribe Leader Xiao, your people have already verified the authenticity of the map, right? I'm sure you already know my sincerity!"
"Brother Qing, such a valuable gift is a timely help to the Gu Yuan Tribe. Xiao Chen is very grateful. I wonder why your master would give such a valuable gift to the Gu Yuan Tribe. If I'm not wrong, the Gu Yuan Tribe would not have been able to resist the siege of Ao Shan and the other combat divisions and lead to the failure of the tribe. Then, this animal skin scroll would not have appeared in my hands."
"That's right!"
The young man admitted frankly and did not try to hide anything. He continued, "Clan Leader Xiao created the clan of fortune in this ancient human city and inherited the remnant fortune of the ancient human city from tens of thousands of years ago. To a certain extent, it is somewhat related to my sect. However, this kind of secret is not something I can explain clearly!"
Qing Yu paused for a moment before continuing, "This time, I've come under the orders of my master. Firstly, I've come to congratulate the Gu Yuan Tribe for establishing the tribe of luck. I didn't expect the tribe of luck to be so prosperous that it allowed Tribe Leader Xiao to break through to the High Building realm. Even 10,000 years ago, when the ancient human city was at its peak, it was rare to have a seventh High Building realm. Secondly, I've come under the orders of my master to invite Tribe Leader Xiao to the easternmost area of the Fallen Dragon Territory. My master wants to see Tribe Leader Xiao.
When the time comes, Tribe Leader Xiao will naturally know everything! "Qing Yu did not stop and continued," The easternmost area of the Fallen Dragon Territory is a paradise for ferocious beasts. The king of the beasts is a peak three-star Blue-eyed Suanni. It has been spying on the vast wilderness of the Fallen Dragon Territory for tens of thousands of miles. For the past 100 years, my master has been guarding the easternmost area and resisting the Blue-eyed Suanni! "
The young man's words set off a huge wave in Xiao Chen's heart. A peak three-star ferocious beast was comparable to a human fourth layer Heavenly Building realm martial artist. This meant that the young man's master was a Heavenly Building realm martial artist.
On the other hand, it also proved that there were Layered Building Realm cultivators in the Fallen Dragon Region. This proved that this narrow basin in the middle of the ten thousand mountains was not as simple as it looked on the surface. Previously, Xiao Chen had thought that there would be no strong cultivators in this desolate region. However, in this desolate land, nothing was absolute.