In the early morning of the Gu Yuan Tribe, the first rays of the sun shone brightly. The mountain city of the tribe was shrouded in a dense purplish-golden aura. This was a phenomenon caused by the fusion of the golden sunlight and the purple Fate Purple Qi.
In the sky above the center of the tribe, a thick Fate Essence Pillar soared into the sky. There were thousands of rays of purple light and an auspicious aura. There were purple spiritual snakes dancing in the void, constantly rolling and swimming in the purple mist.
In the past two months, the Fate Purple Qi that had originally filled the mountain city had slowly spread outwards. Now, it had spread hundreds of miles away from the mountain city and had even seeped into the surrounding mountain ranges.
With the help of the rich essence of the world, the ancient forests and mountains outside the mountain city had also produced some medicinal herbs that were not too precious. It was believed that after a long time, precious medicinal herbs would definitely be produced.
Not only that, some ferocious beasts hidden in the depths of the ancient mountains had also been attracted out. However, apart from some special species, the rest of the ferocious beasts had all become food for the tribe.
Under the first rays of the sun, the entire tribe woke up. The women went out to start a busy day, while the men tidied up their weapons and bows in preparation for a new day of hunting.
In the Green Stone Garden.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged under an ancient tree that occupied an area of three hundred meters. The ancient trees and flowers in the stone garden had already become luxuriant with the nourishment of the dense Essence of Heaven and Earth in the past two months, giving off a vigorous life force.
This was the third day that Xiao Chen had returned to the tribe. Back in Duanmu City, Xiao Chen had taken in the surviving members of the Weapon Forging Division. The ancestral treasure that the Weapon Forging Division had presented to him was currently lying in the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
Along with this stone coffin was a beast skin scroll. This was the forging method that the peak craftsman of the Clan Soldier Tribe had used to forge a ling weapon a hundred years ago. It was a pity that the Weapon Forging Battalion had experienced a calamity and this beast skin scroll had become slightly incomplete.
Not only that, Xiao Chen also learned that the only remaining Senior Craftsman of the Weapon Forging Clan was that burly man himself, who had once forged a Peak High Grade Battle Weapon.
What caught his eye about the Weapon Forging Division was the method of forging Spirit Weapons passed down by the ancestors of the Weapon Forging Clan. After all, with just a few high-level craftsmen, they were able to forge a middle-grade Spirit Weapon. This kind of inheritance was what the Ancient Yuan Combat Division needed.
This time, when Xiao Chen returned, Tie Wen did not follow him back to the tribe. The Treasure Trove Building had just opened for business and was not on the right track yet, so it needed someone to stand guard. Once the tribe selected a suitable cultivator to go there, they would be able to replace Tie Wen.
This time, Xiao Chen's trip to Desolate Border City took more than two months to cross millions of miles of the wasteland. During these two months, the Gu Yuan Army had undergone significant changes.
In accordance with Xiao Chen's orders, the tribe continued to absorb wandering tribesmen. At this moment, the number of tribesmen in the Gu Yuan Tribe had already exceeded a million people. This was a terrifying number, which meant that the entire Gu Yuan Combat Division consumed an extremely large number of people every day. It also meant that the Gu Yuan Tribe had a sufficient number of people and could give birth to even more children.
Not long after, ten martial artists entered the Bluestone Garden. Half of them were elderly, but their vitality was still sufficient, and they had not yet reached the point of decline.
These people were the craftsmen of the Gu Yuan Tribe. They were all at the level of high-level craftsmen and could forge high-quality high-grade weapons. Most of the weapons used by the chiliarchs who had broken through to the Blood Refining Realm in the tribe were made by these people.
When they learned that the purpose of Xiao Chen's invitation was to forge Spirit Weapons, these craftsmen frowned. The oldest craftsman said, "Patriarch, Spirit Weapons are different from ordinary weapons. Just the materials used to forge them are all rare spiritual materials in the wasteland. Not to mention the preciousness of these spiritual materials, our Gu Yuan Combat Division has never produced a Heavenly Building Realm cultivator before, let alone forging Spirit Weapons. Even the forging method is unheard of!"
This old man was the most primitive member of the Gu Yuan Tribe, so these craftsmen regarded him as their leader. As an old member of the Gu Yuan Tribe, he understood the tribe's development process the most. The Gu Yuan Combat Division had only been established for 800 years.
The tribe's strength was at the bottom of the low-grade combat divisions. Now, all of this was developed under the leadership of Xiao Chen. The explosive advancement had exposed the Gu Yuan Tribe's lack of foundation. The forging of Spirit Weapons also required inheritance, which they did not have.
In the Desolate Border City, Xiao Chen also wanted to buy books related to forging Spirit Weapons, but he did not find any. Perhaps he was in too much of a hurry, so he did not find any books in this area.
"Lord Patriarch, we have also used some spiritual materials to forge Spirit Weapons these days, but to no avail. The Spirit Weapons we forged have lost all their spirituality, and they are even worse than high-grade Combat Weapons!"
"The forging of Spirit Weapons is already a world of difference from ordinary Combat Weapons. It's a pity that I, the Gu Yuan Tribe, do not have such an inheritance!"
"Wait, take a look at this!"
As he spoke, Xiao Chen took out the tattered animal skin scroll and handed it to the craftsmen.
"This is the forging method of Spirit Weapons!"
After receiving the animal skin scroll from Xiao Chen's hands, the dozen craftsmen gathered around and studied it for a long time, but they frowned slightly.
"Patriarch!"
After a long time, the old craftsman put down the beast skin scroll in his hand and smiled bitterly. "This is a method of smithing a Spiritual Weapon, but it's incomplete. Without these few steps, a Spiritual Weapon forged with this method would be several times more powerful than a normal War Weapon, let alone a Spiritual Weapon!"
Xiao Chen was not proficient in forging, but he understood that it was like refining pills. The slightest mistake could lead to a huge error. However, Xiao Chen did not feel regretful. With the inheritance of this animal skin scroll, it was equivalent to opening up a new direction for many craftsmen to forge.
Next, they needed to continue researching and exploring to make up for the forging method and even develop it. After all, the craftsmen of the Weapon Forging Tribe a hundred years ago had also explored it bit by bit, and thus forged Middle Grade Spirit Weapons.
Subsequently, Xiao Chen told the craftsmen of the Weapon Forging Tribe about the matter of the Weapon Forging Tribe. He did not expect the old craftsman of the tribe to know about the Weapon Forging Tribe. This made Xiao Chen think highly of the Weapon Forging Tribe again. It seemed that it was rather wise to gather the remaining members of the tribe into the Gu Yuan Tribe this time.
He made up his mind to bring the people of the Weapon Forging Tribe to Gu Yuan Mountain City as soon as possible. After all, the broken ship still had 1.5 kilograms of iron. No matter how down and out the Weapon Forging Tribe was, they still had something to learn from the way of forging. Since their ancestors could research the method of forging Spirit Weapons, it would be best to leave the matter of making up for the forging method to them.
Two hours later, the craftsmen walked out with excited expressions. The Great Elder, Ding Shan, and the other captains appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
"Greetings, Patriarch!"
"Sit!"
The few of them did not care at all. They sat cross-legged on the bluestone around Xiao Chen.
"For the past two months, the clan has had such a scene. Everyone has worked hard!"
After the number of people in the Gu Yuan Tribe reached a million, the speed of absorbing people slowed down. The main focus was on improving the strength of the people in the tribe.
"Chief, now that the tribe has slowed down the absorption of wandering tribesmen and focused on the improvement of the tribe's foundation, we elders and captains have discussed it carefully. We think that if we want to achieve the initial integration of the tribesmen, we need at least a few years to eliminate some hidden dangers!"
Xiao Chen understood the Great Elder's words. The tribe was getting bigger, and as time passed, the hidden contradictions in various aspects would slowly reveal themselves. They needed sufficient time to deal with and settle them.
"It seems that everyone's thoughts coincide with mine. Right now, the number of people in the Gu Yuan Tribe has far exceeded the foundation of a middle-grade combat division. What we need to do next is to continuously improve the tribe's foundation, and this will take time to settle!
"Fortunately, there won't be too many changes in the tribe in the short term. We have a chance to recuperate and let the people in the tribe begin to integrate. In ten or twenty years, when the next generation of the tribe grows up, the shortcomings of the tribe in this area will be made up for.
"Captains, how are the combat masters doing?"
Xiao Chen turned his gaze to Ding Shan and the other captains.
"Reporting to Patriarch, over the past two months, we have selected elite warriors from the tribe and replenished the number of combat masters. Now, the three 10,000-man combat masters are fully equipped!"
"Good!
In the short term, our Gu Yuan Combat Division will rest and recuperate. These three 10,000-man combat masters will be enough to guard the combat division, but true warriors need to be forged in blood and bones!
"From tomorrow onwards, the three combat masters of the tribe will take turns to enter the Wasteland to hone their combat techniques and hunt Ferocious Beasts. This way, they can fight continuously and provide all kinds of resources for the tribe!"
Hearing this, the Third Elder said with some surprise, "Patriarch, although the periphery of the Gu Yuan Mountain Range is a mountain range with a radius of thousands of miles, if the combat masters take turns to attack, I'm afraid it won't be long before the entire mountain range is swept clean!"
"Haha!"
Seeing the surprised looks in the elders' eyes, Xiao Chen knew that they had misunderstood his meaning and could not help but laugh loudly.
"Everyone, you are mistaken. The mountains thousands of miles around the tribe cannot withstand large-scale attacks, but what is the place thousands of miles to the west of the tribe?"
"The Fallen Dragon Mountain Range!"
"That's right!
The Fallen Dragon Mountain Range stretches across the continent. Even the outermost area has endless resources for our Gu Yuan Combat Division! "
"I have decided that one of the three 10,000-man combat masters will stay behind to guard the tribe while the other two will build a defensive fort on the outskirts of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range. It will become a stronghold of the tribe in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range. While they conquer the Wasteland to train their troops, they will also provide the tribe with resources!
"The three combat masters will take turns every three months. This way, each 10,000-man combat master will have half a year to hunt in the Wasteland before returning to the tribe to rest for three months!"
Xiao Chen's words made everyone's eyes light up. This way, not only would the training of the combat masters be guaranteed, but they would also be able to provide the tribe with the resources they needed daily. It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.