Duanmu City.
After witnessing the magnificence of the desolate city, the current Duanmu City became ordinary in Xiao Chen's eyes. However, even though it was an ordinary city in the desolate land, it still exuded a valiant aura.
The city walls were filled with the marks of time. Under the sunlight, the dark city walls shone with a metallic luster. It was cold and mottled, but it could not cover the marks left by swords and sabers. It made people feel the vicissitudes of the ancient city.
When he came to Duanmu City again, Xiao Chen could feel the undercurrent that was caused by the Thunder Calamity Spiritual Wood. The entire ancient city was more complicated than what Elder Hua had told him. The number of people in the city was more than twice as many as before. The atmosphere was filled with a valiant aura.
The Thunder Calamity Spiritual Wood was discovered in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range near the Giant Rock Valley. There were many human warriors who came here to look for treasures. As a trading ground, Duanmu City was the center of the Giant Rock Valley. Therefore, it was a place where information was unimpeded. All the wanderers of the Giant Rock Valley swarmed to the ancient city. Of course, there were warriors from other regions too.
Everyone's eyes lit up. At the same time, they became cautious. There were too many warriors in the city. Bloody fights were unavoidable. Often, warriors would fight and the streets would be dyed with blood.
Even the entrance of the Gathering Treasures Pavilion was stained with blood. These were the warriors from other regions who wanted to barge into the Gathering Treasures Pavilion. However, they were killed by Elder Hua in front of the Gathering Treasures Pavilion, which shocked many warriors. Of course, this kind of method could only scare some small fries. To the real experts, it was nothing.
When Xiao Chen and Shi Ya entered the city, they did not attract the attention of others. Qiu Hu had already left for the desolate land to look for his old friends and inquire about the Thunder Calamity Spiritual Wood.
Like ordinary warriors, they passed through the bluestone streets of the ancient city. Some chaotic noises entered the ears of Xiao Chen and Shi Ya.
"The appearance of the Thunder Calamity Spiritual Wood in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range at the edge of the Giant Rock Valley has attracted many experts to surround it. They are afraid that it will enter the center of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range. That is the real forbidden area of the human race. Even a Supreme King does not dare to enter easily."
"Someone has already discovered that the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood has appeared in the depths of the Falling Dragon Mountain Range in the eastern domain. That Thunder Tribulation Spirit Wood is worthy of being a psychic item. It killed a great martial artist at the 1st layer of Heavy Building Realm on the spot and devoured all his blood and qi!"
"The Ten Thousand Year Tribulation Thunder Spirit Wood has already gained intelligence. This is a Spirit Root born from the heavens and earth. It's not something that an ordinary expert can tame. Even if it appears in front of us, with our insignificant strength, we can only stare at it helplessly. We might even lose our lives!
With the strength, our lives will be! Only the mysterious Great experts of the Sea!
"That's right. In the past, in the entire Giant Rock Valley, we could only see a few Heaven Floor Realm martial artists in a year. Now, in just a few days, there are already a few Heaven Floor Realm martial artists appearing in Duanmu City."
In the Treasure Trove Building.
Xiao Chen saw Elder Hua. As a Heaven-Building Realm warrior, Elder Hua looked a bit tired.
"The situation is changing. Thanks for your hard work, Elder Hua!"
Xiao Chen's voice sounded on the fifth floor of the Treasure Trove Building. There were only Shi Ya, Xiao Chen, and Elder Hua on the entire fifth floor.
"Thanks for your concern, clan head."
"Elder Hua has already reached the Peak of the 1st Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. It seems that it won't be long before our Gu Yuan Tribe will have another 2nd Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. This is the Foundation Elixir, which can stabilize the accumulation of the Battle Qi of a Heavenly Building Realm warrior."
After receiving the Foundation Enhancing Pill from Xiao Chen, Elder Hua started to tell Xiao Chen about the situation in Duan Mu City.
"Currently, in the entire Duanmu City, apart from my Gu Yuan Tribe and the shopkeepers of the Four Pavilions, there are a total of five Heaven Building Realm martial artists. Among these five martial artists, two of them are Wanderers while the other three are from the tribe."
"After the five Heaven-Building Realm warriors arrived in Duan Mu City, they began to conquer the forces in the city. Now, the three top low-grade combat divisions in the Giant Stone Valley have been suppressed by them. Among them, the ancestor of the Thunder Tribe, a Great Martial Artist at the peak of the First Heaven of the Heaven-Building Realm, was even killed, which made all the warriors in Duan Mu City tremble in fear. The entire Duan Mu City is under their control."
"Among them, there is a great martial artist of the Heavenly Building Realm who even came to my Treasure Trove Pavilion, wanting to make the Treasure Trove Pavilion submit to him. Perhaps he feels that I am still of some use, or perhaps he doesn't want to become enemies with my Gu Yuan Tribe. That martial artist gave me a deadline of three days. If I don't submit by then, he will completely suppress the Treasure Trove Pavilion!"
"What!"
"Bastard!"
A murderous intent flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes. Compared to Xiao Chen's calmness, Shi Ya shouted angrily.
"Do you know where this warrior came from?"
"This warrior said that he is an Elder of the High Grade Profound Clear Combat Division. He asked me to contact the tribe during these three days."
"The High Grade Profound Clear Combat Division?"
A sneer flashed across Xiao Chen's mouth. No wonder he was so confident. He was one of the nine High Grade combat divisions in the Desolate Border Region.
Knowing that the Treasure Trove Building belonged to the Guyuan Tribe, he still wanted to suppress them and even intimidate the Guyuan Tribe to fight for the Thunder Tribulation Spiritual Wood for him.
Xiao Chen had also heard of the High Grade Profound Clear Combat Division. It was ranked fourth among the nine High Grade combat divisions in the Desolate Border Region. The Patriarch was a Heaven-Building Realm Middle Stage Fifth Heaven Great Martial Artist, which was a small level higher than Xiao Chen.
This was the reason why they wanted to suppress the Guyuan Tribe. The Guyuan Tribe had gone to the Desolate Border City to leave their name on the Battle Stele in less than five years. In their opinion, even if they carried the High Grade Luck, it was impossible for them to develop so quickly and be comparable to a real High Grade combat division.
"Then I will wait for him to come. I want to see if the High Grade Profound Clear Combat Division that this warrior is relying on has the strength to suppress our Guyuan Tribe!"
A cold light flashed across Xiao Chen's eyes as he said indifferently.
"Elder Hua, is there any news about the Thunder Tribulation Spiritual Wood?"
"According to Da Huang, a month ago, the Thunder Tribulation Spiritual Wood appeared in the Soul Burial Valley fifty thousand miles deep in the Falling Dragon Mountain Range in the easternmost region of the Giant Stone Valley. After devouring a Heaven-Building Realm Martial Artist, it disappeared again without a trace."
This news had been heard by many warriors in the city when Xiao Chen just entered Duanmu City. After all, it was tens of thousands of miles away. It was very difficult to thoroughly inquire about the news. Moreover, the Thunder Tribulation Spiritual Wood knew how to pursue good luck and avoid bad luck. It was untraceable, so it was even more difficult to get news quickly.
"It seems that I still need to spend a lot of effort to find where the Thunder Tribulation Spiritual Wood appeared. I can't rush it. Next, I have to solve the matter of the Profound Clear Combat Division. They really think that our Guyuan Tribe is a soft persimmon that they can bully at will."
"Well, Elder Hua has been tired these days. Next, Shi Ya will be responsible for guarding the Treasure Trove Building. Elder Hua, refine the Foundation Elixir in your hand first and then help Elder Shi Ya to stabilize the Treasure Trove Building."
Then, Granny Hua stood up and went to refine the Foundation Elixir. Xiao Chen also returned to a temporary guest room and closed his eyes to rest. Tomorrow was the deadline of three days given by the Profound Clear Combat Division.
Duanmu City was bustling with people. Not only were there rogue cultivators and wanderers, but there were also many people from various tribes and all kinds of tamed beasts. Deep roars could be heard from time to time, and the air was emitting a stagnant atmosphere.
Nowadays, the original local tyrants of Duanmu City had been subdued by some experts who had descended. Facing these experts from middle-grade or even high-grade combat divisions, these forces that could only be called kings and ancestors in Giant Rock Valley could only be forced to surrender. This was the absolute difference in strength. The Old Ancestor of the Thunder Tribe was a living example of this.
The numerous experts that descended had subdued the local forces of the Huge Rock Valley and made these tribes gather information for them. It could be said that in the entire Duanmu City, there were only two places that could be considered safe. One was the Four Way Pavilions, a force that belonged to the only Marquis Tribe in the entire Desolate Region. No other tribe dared to provoke them.
The other force was the Treasure Trove Building of the Gu Yuan Tribe. When Xiao Chen left his name in the Desolate Border City, it could be said that the entire Desolate Border Region had been shaken. A combat division that carried such a high-grade luck would definitely become a real high-grade combat division in the future if nothing unexpected happened. It should be known that there were only nine high-grade combat divisions in the entire Desolate Border Region, and each of them could cause a storm in the Desolate Border Region.
The strength of the Gu Yuan Tribe was something that middle-grade combat divisions could only look on in fear. However, for some of the high-grade combat divisions, they were nothing in their eyes.
As one of the Great Warriors of the Sky Building Realm who had descended to Duanmu City, Elder Xuan Lie of the Xuan Qing Tribe was the only one from the high-grade combat division.
As for the other four people, two of them were from middle-grade combat divisions, and the other two were wanderers of the Desolate Border Region. Whether it was the force behind them or their own strength, they were the strongest among the five. Of course, they had to choose the strongest helpers. He did not dare to touch the Square Pavilion of Marquis Baize's tribe, but he had no qualms about the Gu Yuan Tribe.
In fact, Xuan Lie's thinking was not wrong. Although the promotion of the Gu Yuan Tribe had caused a great shock in the Desolate Border Region, it was not really a big deal for the nine high-grade combat divisions.
The promotion of a tribe was not that simple. Which of the nine high-grade combat divisions did not have a deep foundation? The promotion of the Gu Yuan Tribe from a low-grade combat division to a middle-grade combat division was not as simple as the advancement of the tribe leader's strength to the Sky Building Realm.
Of course, the foundation of a tribe still required a peak powerhouse to hold down the fort. Secondly, they also needed to increase the number of clansmen, combat masters, and soldiers. At the same time, they also had to face the problem of integration brought about by the rapid increase in population. If the people's hearts were not united, they needed time to settle, blend their bloodlines, and break the barriers between bloodlines.
Apart from that, the true promotion of a tribe still required a lot of changes in craftsmen, pharmacists, and other various roles. This was not something that could be completed overnight. The Gu Yuan Tribe had been established for less than five years. In Xuan Lie's opinion, it was already good enough to be clear about these things. How could the tribe's strength increase?