The next day.
In the Bluestone Garden, the old herb was swallowing its fragrance, and its spiritual root was glowing. Two figures were sitting opposite each other at the stone table under the spiritual wood. The fragrance of the spiritual fruits on the stone table was overflowing.
"Patriarch, you want us to join the Ancestral Court's Heavenly Army?" A rough voice sounded.
"That's right!"
Xiao Chen replied immediately, "The Great Elder of the Ancestral Court has ordered to expand the Heavenly Army. However, it is not easy for us to recruit some idle Heavenly Building Realm warriors in a short period of time in the Desolate Border Territory. Therefore, we need to let the Heavenly Building Realm warriors of the major military divisions temporarily join the Ancestral Court's Heavenly Army to fight against the foreign enemies!"
"Although there are many Heavenly Building Realm warriors in our Gu Yuan Tribe, Elder Shi and Elder Xue are only below me. If I am not here, I need to stay to guard the tribe. Hall Master Huang, Hall Master Tie, and the others are the hall masters of the various halls of the tribe. They need to maintain the tribe's operation."
"Although Xiao Honghong and Elder Xue have been relieved of their responsibilities as captains, they still need to take care of the tribe's combat masters. Lin Yue and the others have just advanced to the Heavenly Building Realm and are not strong enough. If they join the Ancestral Court's Heavenly Army, they will only become a laughing stock to the tribes in the Desolate Border Territory. Their combat skills are immature and their knowledge is shallow. They will lose their lives."
"Moreover, we have refined all the ancient bronze keys that can allow us to return to the tribe instantly. These days, we haven't found any more. After thinking about it, only you five brothers are suitable. Moreover, you have roamed the Great Wilderness and are very experienced. Even if you encounter a crisis, you can use the ancient bronze keys to return to the tribe."
Xiao Chen shared his considerations with Qiu Hu. Although the Guyuan Tribe seemed to have many Heavy Floor cultivators, after careful consideration, it was still insufficient. However, the Ancestral Court had ordered for the Guyuan Tribe's cultivators to join the Heavenly Soldiers. Xiao Chen did not dare to disobey such an order.
Although the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court had ordered the Gu Yuan Tribe to send out two Heavenly Building Realm warriors, Xiao Chen had carefully calculated that the five Qiu brothers were born of the same mother. They were able to communicate with each other and cooperate with each other in a battle. It would not be ideal if they were to send out two of them alone. Therefore, he planned to send the five brothers to the Ancestral Court to join the Heavenly Army first.
Ever since Otaku had descended upon the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen had ordered the tribe's combat masters to no longer venture deep into the Desolate Ancient Forest to hunt. They only needed to defend the forests that they had already occupied and ensure the tribe's daily supply of resources. The rest was to prepare for the upcoming crisis.
As such, the five Qiu brothers were finally free. They no longer had to oversee the Combat Masters. After joining the Ancestral Court's Heavenly Army, not only would they receive rewards from the Ancestral Court, but the Gu Yuan Tribe would also be rewarded accordingly.
"This subordinate obeys!"
Although Qiu Hu was a little reluctant, he still accepted the order. After all, he completely agreed with what Xiao Chen said. Currently, among the many Heavenly Building Realm warriors in the Gu Yuan Tribe, the five brothers were the most suitable.
"Going to the Ancestral Court is just a temporary move. After we clear out the remnants of the foreign races in the Desolate Border Region and after the battle of the Boundary River, we will return to the tribe. It will only take a few years. Moreover, we will receive a lot of rewards from the Ancestral Court. Some of the treasures even I am envious of."
An hour later, Qiu Hu left the Green Stone Garden. According to Xiao Chen's order, he returned to prepare to go to the Ancestral Court of the Human Race and join the Heavenly Army. However, they did not go directly to the Ancestral Court.
Through communicating with Xue Feng, the commander of the Heavenly Army, Xiao Chen learned that when the Ancestral Court recruited the combat masters to become Heavenly Soldiers, an official Battle Envoy would come forward to issue the order and personally select the warriors. Not everyone could join the Heavenly Army as they wished.
Over the past three days, Xiao Chen had completely integrated the mysteries that he had raised to the Minor Accomplishment Realm. Not only that, but he could also sense that he only needed an opportunity to reach the Perfection Realm of the Mystery of Massacre.
At that time, the Mystery of Fire and Mystery of Massacre would both reach the Perfection Realm, and their power would increase greatly when they were integrated. Under the Spiritual Wood, a white jade bottle appeared in Xiao Chen's hand. This jade bottle was no ordinary item. It was made of the Thunder Hidden Jade, a spiritual material that could only be produced in places where Sky Lightning gathered.
There was a special seal inside the jade bottle. It was the Myriad Lightning True Fluid. This True Fluid was very strange. It was formed by the convergence of lightning. Although it was called True Fluid, it looked more like a pitch-black thundercloud in Xiao Chen's eyes.
Lightning was synonymous with the power of destruction. However, in Xiao Chen's eyes, the thundercloud formed by the convergence of the Myriad Lightning True Fluid appeared extremely peaceful. Not only that, but there was even a halo of light roiling within the thundercloud. With a blink of an eye, one could see that it was actually a lightning dragon that looked like an ancient dragon.
When things reached an extreme, they would move in the opposite direction. Destruction seemed gentle at this moment, but Xiao Chen didn't believe that it would be as peaceful as it seemed. There was a rumor in the Great Wilderness that a warrior had refined the Myriad Lightning True Fluid in order to comprehend the Profound Mystery of Lightning. However, the boundless destructive power within the Myriad Lightning True Fluid had backfired and killed him.
After calming himself for a long time, Xiao Chen adjusted himself to his peak state. The Myriad Lightning True Fluid wasn't consumed and refined. Instead, it was refined using one's mind and will to comprehend the True Intent of Lightning contained within.
Buzz!
Finally, a formless fluctuation emerged from between Xiao Chen's eyebrows. It broke through the seal on the jade bottle and seeped into it. However, just as it was about to touch the thundercloud formed by the Myriad Lightning True Fluid …
The ancient lightning dragon that was swimming in the thundercloud suddenly roared and spat out a bolt of lightning. Xiao Chen's mind and will were incomparably clear. He instantly felt an incomparably terrifying tribulation aura, causing his hair to stand on end.
This feeling was extremely horrifying. The originally gentle Myriad Lightning True Fluid finally revealed its fangs. Destructive, tyrannical. This was the will of lightning that belonged to true lightning.
Xiao Chen's mind trembled as he calmed down for a long time. Then, he probed the thundercloud again. Fortunately, this Myriad Lightning True Fluid had only been born recently. The lightning dragon that came from it had only just gained sentience and only had a trace of instinct. However, the destructive power of its instinct already made Xiao Chen tremble in fear.
According to rumor, the lightning dragon that came from a place where ten thousand lightning gathered had gone through countless years of metamorphosis and reached its peak state, becoming a horrifying existence that could control all the lightning in the world. With a thought, it could send down tens of thousands of lightning tribulations, reducing everything to ashes. Even a Sovereign Personage would have to retreat.
Feeling the tyrannical and berserk aura of the lightning dragon, Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sea seemed to change. He felt like he was in a sea of lightning. Tens of thousands of lightning bolts gathered in the boundless void. Bolts of silver lightning tore through the pitch-black Hollow Void World.
The Hollow Void World had no direction. The lightning that came from the surroundings gathered into a sea and gathered at a certain point in the center. The silver lightning was like a dragon, and thunder surged. It seemed like this lightning was boundless. After an unknown amount of time, countless lightning bolts struck down. Finally, on this day, a spot of azure mist formed in the center of the lightning.
Boundless destructive power appeared and surged into this azure mist like a swarm of bees. This scene appeared in Xiao Chen's mind. This was the process of the Myriad Lightning True Fluid's formation.
Boundless destructive power surged into it, gathering to the extreme. Finally, it gained some spirituality and turned into a young lightning dragon.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt like he had personally experienced the birth of the Myriad Lightning True Fluid. The destructive power produced by every bolt of lightning clearly appeared in his Spiritual Sea.
Under the Lightning Tribulation Spiritual Wood, Xiao Chen's aura became increasingly ethereal, giving off a feeling of destruction.
Suddenly, there was the sound of thunder. Above the Lightning Tribulation Spiritual Wood, which was dozens of meters tall, lightning dragons and thunder roared. It seemed to be attracted by the destructive power coming from Xiao Chen's body. The huge spiritual wood swayed, and the crystalline tree trunk flickered with silver light. Bolts of silver lightning descended on Xiao Chen, who was sitting cross-legged under the tree.
However, when these lightning bolts arrived above Xiao Chen's head, they were blocked by a formless energy, landing elsewhere. Half a day later, Xiao Chen opened his tightly shut eyes, and they gave off a destructive aura.
"The power of lightning is indeed domineering. Even though I know that the sea of lightning in my mind is just an illusion, it still makes my Spiritual Sea tremble. If this continues for too long, I'm afraid that my Spiritual Origin will be damaged.
"Lightning Dao, Destruction Dao!"
The instant Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the power of destruction in his eyes turned into two whirlpools. A silver Divine Soul bloomed, and the power of destruction flowed in them.
The Mysterious Destruction Dao had instantly reached the Initial Success stage!
Three days later, in a mountain range thousands of miles away from the Gu Yuan Tribe.
An area of space suddenly became distorted. Then, with a cracking sound, a crack that was several hundred feet wide appeared in the distorted space.
A three-hundred-meter-long Green Void Battleship emerged from the torn void, revealing its ferocious bow.
This battleship was no more than ten meters tall, and its hull was engraved with all sorts of huge runes. Its entire body radiated a clear radiance, and its ferocious beast head was a ferocious beast that looked like a giant dragon. At the bow and stern of the battleship, there was a huge, ferocious cannon barrel that pointed at the sky. This battleship was covered in a layer of light green light. No matter how the shattered space fragments struck the protective shield, the battleship remained motionless.
The bronze battleship that emerged from the void dispersed its protective shield.
In this mountain range, which was named the Gu Yuan Mountain Range by the Gu Yuan Tribe, a large number of martialists were honing their combat techniques. The thunderous sound of the bronze battleship's descent immediately attracted their attention.
All the martialists turned pale with fright. They were no strangers to Void Battleships. Their Gu Yuan Tribe had a Heaven-grade Void Battleship. However, this battleship that had suddenly descended on the Gu Yuan Tribe was only one-third the size of their own battleship, but the power that erupted from it shocked them greatly.
What kind of existence could possess a Void Battleship as a means of transportation and descend upon the Gu Yuan Tribe? What was their intention?