One month later …
In the Green Stone Garden, under the Spiritual Wood, a purplish-gold crystal shone brightly. Specks of golden stars sprinkled down. Xiao Chen sat cross-legged under the Spiritual Wood. He had not moved for several days.
Buzz! Buzz!
At that moment, a buzzing sound came from Xiao Chen's body. The space around him fluctuated and emitted a sharp aura of gold. This aura was so sharp that it seemed like it was about to split the space apart.
At that moment, Xiao Chen was like a sharp spear. If a weaker martialist stared at him for a long time, their eyes would be pierced with pain.
Buzz!
Finally, a loud and clear sound rang out. In the space in front of Xiao Chen, a sharp ripple actually appeared and spread forward.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen woke up. Two beams of golden light shot out from his eyes. He let out a long sigh of relief. The next moment, a thunderous sound came from within his body. It seemed like thunder had exploded and his bones were humming.
The Art of War of Mountains and Rivers was indeed the profound path of heaven and earth that the ancient Human Emperor had comprehended. Just by relying on the incomplete Art of War of Mountains and Rivers that he had obtained from Imperial Dragon Marquis in his mind, the speed of his comprehension of the Esoteric Mystery of Metal had increased by dozens or even hundreds of times in just a few days.
He believed that it would not take long for his comprehension of the Esoteric Mystery of Metal to reach the Small Success Realm. However, after the comprehension of the Esoteric Mystery, there was the fusion of the Esoteric Mysteries. This was the key to the combat strength of a Supremacy.
Xiao Chen also tried to fuse his own Esoteric Mysteries. He tried to fuse his Massacre Esoteric Mystery and Fire Esoteric Mystery, but it ended in failure. It seemed like the critical point of the two Esoteric Mysteries was very difficult to control. The Massacre Esoteric Mystery was also violent. There seemed to be a natural repulsion between the two Esoteric Mysteries.
In a month's time, the Gu Yuan Tribe had completely flattened the Dark Valley in the depths of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range. However, they had also paid a heavy price. Commander Ding Shan and Supreme Elder Qiu Hu were both seriously injured and had returned to the Gu Yuan Tribe with the help of the Ancient Bronze Key.
In the end, Xiao Chen personally went deep into the underground river and killed a peak Three-star Black-armored One Horned Crocodile. In addition to this peak Three-star Black-armored One Horned Crocodile, there were nine other Three-star Black-armored One Horned Crocodiles in the underground river. They were all found and killed by the Gu Yuan Tribe.
After the Gu Yuan Tribe's final investigation, the underground river of the Dark Valley covered an area of hundreds of miles. There were more than 12,000 Black-armored One Horned Crocodiles in it. Most of them had been killed by the Gu Yuan Tribe's warriors, leaving only a few hidden in the underground river.
The Gu Yuan Tribe's soldiers had already entered the underground river to mine dark gold sand. The daily output was more than 100 jun. This was the purest ore sand, and there were all kinds of dark gold sand. After being transported back to the tribe, the tribe members would need to separate them. Even so, this had made up for the lack of casting materials.
"Husband, the spirit rice planted in the tribe is growing very well. Our Gu Yuan Tribe is rich in the world's essence. The ordinary spirit rice will mature once in about two months, while the Human-level spirit rice will need half a year."
Not long after, Pinghua returned from the tribe to the Bluestone Garden. When she saw Xiao Chen walking over from his seclusion, she walked toward him with light steps and spoke in a sweet voice.
At this moment, Pinghua's temperament was significantly different from a month ago. Her body exuded a chill, giving people a feeling that she could not be offended. Moreover, her strength had increased from the Second Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm to the peak of the Second Heaven.
Not long ago, Xiao Chen had injected the drop of Frigid Heavy Water into Pinghua's body and helped her refine it. This was a water-attribute treasure. Pinghua's original cultivation and promotion to the Heavenly Building Realm were originally related to the mysteries of the water attribute. With the help of the Frigid Heavy Water, there was a high chance that she could comprehend the mysteries of the ice attribute.
At this moment, Pinghua's body exuded waves of chill, which meant that she was not far from truly comprehending the mysteries of the ice attribute.
"The millions of people in the tribe need too much spirit rice. For these newly cultivated spirit rice, choose some of the improved seeds and cultivate them again so that we can plant them on a large scale as soon as possible."
Xiao Chen replied softly when he heard Pinching Flower's words. He then paused for a while before continuing, "Select more tribesmen from the tribe and nurture them into Spiritual Plant Farmers. They will be in charge of the growth of the Spiritual Rice. Also, pay attention to various aspects of research and breed more suitable Spiritual Rice seeds. This way, the quality of the Spiritual Rice that the tribe cultivates will continuously increase."
Xiao Chen only took out the Human-level spirit rice and ordinary spirit rice and planted them in the tribe. As for the Earth-level and Heaven-level spirit rice, they were still in the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. With the space of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, these spirit rice seeds would grow and reproduce in the most suitable environment, so naturally, there would be no signs of degradation.
However, the spirit rice planted in the tribe would cause the quality of the spirit rice to decline due to various factors such as the environment. All of this required specialized spirit plant farmers to cultivate even better spirit rice seeds.
As for the millions of people in the Gu Yuan Tribe, not every clansman was suitable to cultivate martial arts. For those who lacked talent in martial arts, becoming craftsmen or spirit plant farmers was not a bad choice.
A thousand miles away from the tribe, a sharp cry cut across the sky. It was a snow eagle, but at this moment, the snow eagle's pure white wings were covered in scorch marks, and there were even traces of dried blood.
The snow eagle was a hundred feet long. At this moment, it was rushing towards the mountain city of the Gu Yuan Tribe. On its broad back, two figures were hugging each other. They were Xue Li and Shi Ya.
This Three Star Snow Eagle was Xue Li's warbeast. When Xue Li had advanced to the Heavenly Building Realm, Shi Ya had brought her to the depths of the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range to subdue her.
At this moment, Shi Ya was paralyzed in Xue Li's arms. His sturdy body was covered in blood, and there was a bloody wound on his chest. The flesh had already turned black, and it emitted a rotten smell.
The aura on Xue Li's body was also very illusory. It seemed that she was also heavily injured. At this moment, the two of them were being carried by the snow eagle as they rushed towards the tribe.
When Xiao Chen returned that day, after the tribe meeting, the two of them immediately set off for the Fallen Dragon Territory's southern region to investigate the ferocious beasts. They did not expect to return with such heavy injuries.
Two hours later, in the Bluestone Garden.
"Condense!"
Surging black aura rose from the wound on Shi Ya's chest. It was this pitch-black evil aura that prevented Shi Ya's wound from healing. It must be known that Shi Ya was a Heavenly Building Realm Fourth Heavenly Building Realm warrior. Coupled with the inherited Divine Weapon, the Earthshaking Hammer, even if he was no match for a Heavenly Building Realm Fifth Heavenly Building Realm warrior, he would still be able to escape unscathed.
Moreover, Shi Ya's injuries were not only external. Under Xiao Chen's mental scan, Shi Ya's internal organs had been shaken to the point of shifting. His qi and blood were in disorder, and dozens of battle bones in his body had been broken.
In the depths of his battle bones, Xiao Chen even discovered that there was a hidden evil aura lurking, constantly preventing Shi Ya's battle qi from healing his injuries.
Hum!
Several sparkling pills appeared in Xiao Chen's hand, and he instantly shattered them. The majestic medicinal power was directly injected into Shi Ya's body by Xiao Chen. Under Xiao Chen's control, the pure and flawless medicinal power was slowly released and flowed towards Shi Ya's limbs and bones. It replenished the lost blood and qi in his body, restored his battle qi, stabilized his displaced internal organs, and repaired his broken battle bones.
Hum!
An evil intent was born from Shi Ya's body. The intent was like a sharp blade, sweeping towards Shi Ya's limbs and bones in an attempt to prevent the medicinal power from spreading.
"Humph!"
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and an even more majestic will surged out of his body and poured into Shi Ya's body. The berserk will crushed that evil will like it was breaking dry branches from a tree.
Immediately after, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to shatter more than ten pills and inject them into Shi Ya's body. The huge medicinal power seeped into every inch of his muscles, bones, skin, and flesh. Shi Ya's injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. His internal organs were restored, and his battle qi began to fill Zhou Tian's qi sea once again. The originally dim martial arts building also regained its sparkling luster.
On the other side, Xue Li's injuries were also gradually recovering under Mu Qing's treatment. Her pale face became rosy again. Pinghua followed beside her, her eyes filled with worry. Although they were once master and disciple, they were as close as sisters.
When Xue Ying entered within three hundred miles of the mountain city, she was discovered by the Green-feather Battle Soldiers of the Gu Yuan Tribe. After receiving the news, many elders of the Gu Yuan Tribe gathered in the Bluestone Garden.
Xiao Chen also felt somewhat guilty. If he had allowed Shi Ya and Xue Ying to refine the Ancient Bronze Key and establish a connection with the World's Edge Pavilion, they would have rushed to the Southern Region of the Fallen Dragon Valley and directly teleported back to the tribe when they encountered danger. Fortunately, although they were heavily injured, their lives were not in danger. This also made Xiao Chen heave a sigh of relief.
"Tribe Leader!"
Suddenly, Shi Ya woke up. Although his injuries had mostly recovered, he was still a little weak.
"Xue Li!"
Immediately after, he saw Xue Li standing by the side. The awakened Shi Ya's heart immediately relaxed. This boorish man also had his own soft spot in his heart.
"Tribe Leader, a foreign tribe has appeared in the Southern Region of the Fallen Dragon Territory!"
Immediately, a murderous intent flashed in Shi Ya's eyes as he said anxiously.
"Xue Li has already informed us about the appearance of a foreign tribe. Your current task is to properly recuperate. As for the rest, I will arrange for other martial artists to take care of it."
Xiao Chen waved his hand, indicating for Shi Ya to recuperate in peace. However, Shi Ya did not stop talking. Instead, he spoke again.
Instead, he said, "Tribe Leader, I discovered that the foreign tribe that appeared was Otaku."
What, Otaku!?
"Are you sure?"
Immediately, Xiao Chen's eyes became exceptionally solemn.
"I'm sure, I was injured by a great martial artist of Otaku!"