The Gu Yuan Tribe needed a large number of foundry material veins. These vassal tribes might be weak, but they had a large number of them. Most of them had been established for hundreds or even thousands of years, so they had already thoroughly explored the areas around their tribes.
Most of the places in the vast wasteland of the Gu Yuan Tribe had been searched by these tribes. Almost at the same time they received the Gu Yuan Tribe's edict, these vassal battalions had already started moving.
Of course, top-grade ore veins were not stones that could be found everywhere in the Wasteland. Only a few tribes could discover top-grade ore veins. However, the Gu Yuan Tribe had 1,600 low-grade battalions as its vassal. Even if it was only one-tenth of them, it would be enough to find dozens of ore veins, which would be enough to satisfy the Gu Yuan Tribe's shortage of foundry materials.
Buzz! Buzz!
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the peak of the central ancient mountain. Two faintly discernible paths appeared around him. One was dark gold and scarlet, emitting scorching heat and violence, while the other was grayish-white like smoke, emitting pure violence and slaughter.
The two paths intertwined with each other and even showed signs of merging under Xiao Chen's will. However, there was only a tiny bit of fusion.
During the battle with the two Venerables of Otaku, he had unexpectedly fused the Occult of Slaughter and the Occult of Fire in a critical situation. Although he had only just begun, the power that erupted had shocked him.
"Flames are violent and scorching, but they are also accompanied by destruction. Slaughter is also violent and formless, and it destroys everything. In short, it is also destructive. During the battle that day, I unexpectedly found the fusion point of the two violent Occult Mysteries by accident."
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Two black flames flashed in his eyes, and a violent aura rose around him. "Everything is difficult at the beginning. I've already learned the basics of fusing the two Occult Mysteries. Next, I just need to follow this node and I'll be able to fuse them together."
Just like that, Xiao Chen continued to comprehend the trajectories of the two profound mysteries, attempting to fuse them a step further. More than a month passed.
Within a month, following his edict, the various vassal battalions under the Gu Yuan Tribe swarmed over and offered more than 50 high-grade ore veins. Of course, some of these ore veins were too far from the Gu Yuan Tribe, so the vassal battalions were responsible for mining them. Every once in a while, the Gu Yuan Tribe would collect them.
For this reason, Xiao Chen gave a storage space to Xiao Lin, the master of the Divine Weapon Palace. He was responsible for going to these 50 mines every few days and transporting the mined ores back to the tribe. Of course, there were also hundreds of warriors from the vassal battalions in the Gu Yuan Tribe to cultivate.
"The profundities are unfathomable. After comprehending the profundities, the power displayed by the same move will far surpass that of the past."
As he sat cross-legged on the peak of the ancient mountain, no matter how the sun rose or the moon set, Xiao Chen's body remained rooted like an old tree. He didn't move at all, but his body emanated a violent aura of slaughter.
Buzz!
All of a sudden, Xiao Chen slowly raised his palm and clenched it into a fist. Instantly, a scarlet-black mist appeared on his fist. It was as pure as colored glass and entwined with a terrifying, violent, murderous aura.
Violent, murderous, destructive!
With a thought, Xiao Chen threw a punch. The violent murderous aura on his fist instantly bloomed. The fist intent was wild and shocking, and a scarlet-black stream of light shot out, directly piercing through the void. The crushing power spread along with the fist force until it rushed thousands of feet into the sky. Finally, it blasted a pitch-black hole in the void.
Rumble!
The void exploded and a black hole appeared, overflowing with a strong devouring power. Many of the clansmen in the mountain city of Gu Yuan Tribe were shocked. Countless clansmen widened their eyes as they looked at the shocking scene in the sky. Just like that, a punch had blasted a black hole in the sky.
"As expected, after the profundities are fused, the power multiplies, and the higher the degree of fusion of the profundities, the greater the power. It turns out that I still don't know much about it. Why do Venerables often go into seclusion for hundreds of years and not temper their Battle Qi, but to comprehend the profundities? It turns out that Battle Qi is no longer the only thing in the Venerable Realm."
His eyes flashed. In this one month of meditation, he had gained some understanding in his heart. He had a clear understanding of the origin, and the fusion of the two types of profundities had reached the realm of twenty-nine percent. He was only a step away from the initial realm, but it had greatly increased his combat power. If he were to encounter the Lord of Thousand Beast City again, he wouldn't need to rely on his physical strength to heavily injure him, or even kill him.
After a month of meditation, he was exposed to the sun and wind every day. It had made Xiao Chen's body a little dirty, but it was all worth it. He had gained a lot.
Four hours later, in the Bluestone Garden.
After washing up, Xiao Chen appeared in front of the Great Elder and the Divine Weapon Palace Master.
"Great Elder, are there any unusual movements in the territory?"
"Reporting to Lord Clan Master, the clan's Supreme Elder has been investigating the Desolate Mountains and Forests around the territory, but there hasn't been any unusual news. The major vassal battalions haven't reported anything special either."
Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded slightly. It had been two months since he killed Venerable Otaku. Nothing had happened in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range or in the territory. This situation made him feel relieved. Otaku was like a sharp sword hanging on the Gu Yuan Tribe's neck, and it could fall at any time.
"Don't let your guard down. The foreign races are cunning. Those who can safely come to our Mortal World are definitely not weak. If they really want to hide, it won't be easy for us to find them."
"Yes!"
"What's the current situation of the Divine Weapon Palace?"
Hearing Xiao Chen's question, Xiao Lin's face was full of joy. These days could be said to be the most comfortable days of the Divine Weapon Palace. The ore veins were full of casting materials, and the stockpiling of weapons and armors that Xiao Chen ordered, as well as the construction of the ancient city, could be carried out in an orderly manner.
"Now, the ore mined from more than 50 upper grade ore veins is enough to meet the various needs of the tribe. The construction of the defensive ancient city and the nine guard cities in the Void Road of the foreign races has started again half a month ago. Various giant crossbows are also being forged in large quantities. In addition, this month, we can forge 3,000 upper grade armors and weapons as a reserve, and 6,000 middle grade armors and weapons as a reserve."
"This is because the major ore veins have just been mined, and the output has not reached the maximum. In another two months, the major ore veins will be mined to the maximum. Every month, the weapons and armors forged by the tribe will at least double."
"Good!"
Xiao Chen could not help but cheer. For warriors, weapons and armors could even protect their lives. They were resources that had to be stored in advance for the future war.
"Chief, in this way, the craftsmen of the Divine Weapon Palace are somewhat insufficient. Allow me to recruit people from the tribe as craftsmen apprentices."
"Good!"
Nodding slightly, Xiao Chen continued, "Let the old craftsmen of the tribe teach some new people. After all, skills need to be passed down."
After the Great Elder and Xiao Lin left, Xiao Chen did not enter into cultivation again. He was ready to go to the Ancestral Court of the Human Race. Originally, when he had discovered the arrival of Otaku warriors a month ago, he had been prepared to go to the Ancestral Court of the Human Race. However, he was a little worried about the safety of the tribe, and he was afraid that there were still Otaku warriors hiding in the depths of the wasteland.
One day later, in the Ancient Yuan Tribe, a golden light streaked across the sky. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen, who was sitting on the back of the Pegasus, was surrounded by a blue shield that blocked the oncoming strong wind.
Now that the Pegasus had refined the Source of the Five-star Sun Chasing Colt, it had grown a new pair of golden wings. The two pairs of golden wings flapped, and the golden horse's hooves broke through the void at an astonishing speed. It could be said that it had reached the realm of piercing through the void.
In less than three days, Xiao Chen's figure appeared a hundred miles away from the desolate border city.
The Ancestral Court of the Human Race, the Torch Sacred Tower.
When Xiao Chen came here again, he found that the entire Sacred Tower was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
"Who are you?"
The two soldiers guarding outside the Ancestral Court had changed their appearances. When they saw Xiao Chen, they immediately stopped him.
"I am Xiao Chen, the leader of the middle-grade Ancient Yuan Tribe. I have come to the Ancestral Court to pay a visit to the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court, Venerable Ming He."
Xiao Chen cupped his fists and said. The Ancient Yuan Tribe's current strength was comparable to that of an upper-grade combat division. In fact, the entire Desolate Border Region had secretly called the Ancient Yuan Tribe the tenth upper-grade combat division in the Desolate Border Region.
However, Xiao Chen did not communicate with the Ten Thousand Tribe Stele of the Ancestral Court again and imprint his tribe mark. Therefore, the Ancient Yuan Tribe's ranking on the Ten Thousand Tribe Stele was still at the level of a middle-grade combat division. However, this ranking was the highest among all the middle-grade combat divisions in the Desolate Border Region when Xiao Chen advanced to the Venerable Realm.
"Ancient Yuan Tribe!"
"Venerable Xiao!"
Hearing Xiao Chen's reply, the two Chonglou soldiers guarding the Ancestral Court looked up at Xiao Chen. What Xiao Chen did not know was that his reputation had long been known in the Desolate Border Region.
In particular, he had killed Venerable Han Bing in one battle. His skeletal age was less than 30, but he had advanced to the Venerable Realm. Even in the entire Eastern Wilderness, few people could reach this level of cultivation at such an age. To be able to advance to the Venerable Realm before the age of 100 was already a rare genius of the Human Race.
"Leader Xiao, we brothers are just doing our duty. Please forgive us."
Then, the two warriors gently gestured to Xiao Chen. It was just an equal exchange between warriors. They did not flatter Xiao Chen because of his strength.
Xiao Chen did not mind. The two were the guards of the Ancestral Court. It was probably not easy for them to greet him in front of the Human Race's Ancestral Court.
"Leader Xiao, you came at the right time. Venerable He Ze of the Baize Marquis Division, Venerable Tian Feng of the Tiantai Combat Division, and the Old Ancestors of the other upper-grade combat divisions have already arrived at the Ancestral Court."
"Oh!"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes flashed. The Old Ancestors of the upper-grade combat divisions were undoubtedly Venerable Realm experts. It was rare to see them in the Desolate Border Region. Now that they were all in the Ancestral Court, it seemed that the situation in the Desolate Border Region was not good.