"Brother Xiao, the Ancestral Court is really going all out this time. They'll take out a large number of treasures as rewards. You can even enter the Ancestral Court and comprehend the Dao tablets left behind by a supreme King!"
What!
"Are you tempted? I'm tempted as well. Although Kings are taboo, Kings are also taboo for us. The will of a Human King cannot be disobeyed. My Desolate Border has nine Dao tablets left behind by a Human King and forty-eight by a Half King. It can be said that they won't be opened easily. As long as you have enough contributions, you can go and comprehend them."
Laws couldn't be passed down lightly, and Dao couldn't be spoken lightly. This was a phrase that many warriors in the Great Desolate understood. Not to mention the Dao tablets left behind by a Human King, even the comprehension of a half-step King was something Xiao Chen yearned for. The only half-step King he had seen was Yulong Marquis, but he had died several tens of thousands of years ago and didn't leave behind any Dao tablets.
Immediately, a blood-red light flickered in Xue Feng's hand, and a bronze plate with mountains and rivers appeared in his hand. "This is the spatial coordinates of my Desolate Border."
After Xiao Chen received this formation disk, he discovered that the mountains, rivers, tribes, and cities on this bronze formation disk were a miniature version of the entire Desolate Border Region. Hundreds of flickering spots of light filled the disk. This was the Desolate Border City, where the human race's ancestral court was located, all the Medial Grade Combat Divisions, some of the strategic locations, secret realms, and the location of the Gu Yuan Tribe.
"This is a copy of the Universal Map of the Desolate Border Region made from the huge sand table of the Ancestral Court. It was originally a coordinate plate on an Earth-rank Void Battleship, but it was destroyed several hundred years ago. I thought that it might be useful to you, so I asked Master to mark the location of your Gu Yuan Tribe on it and brought it from the Ancestral Court!"
Useful, of course it was useful. With this Void Coordinate Formation, even if one entered the Void World, they wouldn't lose their way. Of course, it could only be limited to the Void World outside the Desolate Border.
"Brother Xue, you've helped me a lot. My Gu Yuan Tribe has only been around for a few years, and it's basically an empty shell. This Void Coordinate Formation is exactly what we lack!"
"If you really want to thank me, then treat me to a drink. Let me see if your tribe's Hundred Flower Wine is as good as you say!"
"Alright, I'll definitely let Brother Xue enjoy it to your heart's content!"
"Alright, I'll let Brother Xue enjoy it to your heart's content!"
An hour later, Xue Feng couldn't help but laugh.
The Hundred Flower Wine gave off a medicinal fragrance. The sweet smell made Xue Feng exclaim in delight. The Hundred Flower Wine that Xiao Chen took out this time was something that the Flowerplucking Tribe had buried underground when they were first established. It had a thousand years of history. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had stored it in the Mountain and River Seal's paradise. Hence, the dense medicinal fragrance lingered.
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At their level, ordinary medicinal wine could only satisfy their cravings.
"In the Ghost Race's Void Road, we destroyed the Ghost Race and killed seven Ghost Venerables. Little Brother Xiao's contributions cannot go unnoticed. Clan Head Bai Ze is extremely grateful to Little Brother Xiao."
"Killing foreign races is the duty of us human cultivators. In this battle on the Void Road of the Ghost Race, Venerable He Ze used a treasure to exchange for our help. We were just taking what we needed. Moreover, this Xiao obtained a small bottle of Myriad Thunder True Fluid. Speaking of which, this Xiao took advantage of the situation!"
Waving his hand to interrupt Xue Feng's flattery, Xiao Chen's words were sincere. A bottle of Myriad Thunder True Fluid, a treasure that could allow one to comprehend the mysteries, was exchanged for Xiao Chen's help in defending against the Ghost Race. It could be said that Baize Marquis' tribe had paid a great price.
Four hundred thousand Ghost Race Battle Masters and seven Ghost Venerables were slaughtered in the Void Road of the Ghost Race. This was a shocking event for the Desolate Border Region. From Xue Feng, he learned that Baize Marquis' tribe had been sweeping the Ghost Race in the past few days since he returned. Hundreds of thousands of Battle Masters had marched straight to the end of the Ghost Race's Void Road.
If not for the Ghost Race's old ancestor reappearing and Baize Marquis' tribe having some misgivings, they would have almost broken through the Ghost Race's last line of defense and invaded the Ghost World.
Even so, the Ghost Race had suffered a great loss this time. Gathering the three great Ghost Clans to attack Baize Marquis, they had returned with false feather feathers. It would take some time for them to recover.
"The defeat of the Ghost Race has freed the Battle Masters of Baize Marquis to attack the Great Desolate Border Region. After the Heavenly Soldiers of the Ancestral Court have gathered, they will enter the Void Road of the other foreign races in the Desolate Border Region according to the order of the Ancestral Court. As for the remaining foreign races hiding in the depths of the Desolate Border Region, they will be taken over by the combat divisions!"
Half a day later, Xue Feng left with the five Qiu brothers. Before they left, Xiao Chen gave them a large number of healing pills. Blood was inevitable in conquering the foreign races. Fortunately, the five of them were under Xue Feng's command. In times of crisis, they could use the ancient bronze key as a medium to instantly teleport back to the combat division.
Moreover, before Xue Feng left, he deliberately revealed some information to Xiao Chen. If they made enough contributions in the upcoming conquest of the foreign races, the Ancestral Court would issue an edict to directly promote the combat division's rank. They would also help to increase the tribe's Providence.
This information made Xiao Chen very interested. The Gu Yuan Tribe was still at the middle rank, but Xiao Chen still did not go to the Ancestral Court to promote the tribe's rank. The Gu Yuan Tribe's current strength was enough to be ranked as an upper rank, but Xiao Chen's ambition was not that simple. The upper rank could no longer satisfy his appetite, and this was a good opportunity.
Xiao Chen had received orders from the Ancestral Court to lead the four Medial Grade combat divisions and clear out the foreign races in the seven hundred thousand kilometers of desolate land. This was something that he had not expected. However, the seven hundred thousand kilometers of desolate land had many mountains, rivers, ancient forests, dangerous lands, and secret realms. It was hard to estimate how many of them there were. It would not be that easy to eliminate all the foreign races hiding there.
Moreover, the Iron Hoof Combat Division was suppressing a Blood Race's Void Path, and behind it was only a Blood Race Aristocratic Family that was comparable to a mid-ranked combat division. Although the strength of the Desolate Border Region was not as great as before, a mere mid-ranked Blood Race's Void Path could be destroyed as long as a Venerable descended, completely sealing the Void Path. However, it still existed for so many years.
He had asked Xue Feng about this just now, but the answer he got made him smile bitterly. The Void Passage also had ranks. The Blood Race's Void Passage under the Iron Hoof Combat Division was the lowest rank Void Passage.
It could not accommodate combat power above the Venerable level at all. If a Venerable forcibly entered it, he would suffer a strong backlash and face the foreign races' will in the Void Passage. At least, with Xiao Chen's current strength, he could not do anything to the Void Passage.
Fortunately, it was only the lowest rank Void Passage. As long as it was strictly guarded, it would not cause much trouble.
In the next few days, Xiao Chen spent a lot of resources to promote his cultivation to the middle stage of the Sixth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. Then, he continued to comprehend the mystery of thunder with the help of the Myriad Thunder True Fluid while waiting for the warriors of the four middle rank combat divisions to arrive.
Three days later.
"Greetings, Venerable!"
As the closest neighbor, the Iron Hoof Combat Division was the first tribe to arrive.
Looking at the young but extraordinary Xiao Chen sitting on the seat, the Iron Hoof Combat Division's Patriarch, Qin Peiyong, could not help but be in a trance. At this moment, he felt extremely lucky. A few days ago, he had personally come to the Gu Yuan Tribe to apologize and give up the Giant Rock Valley. He did not expect that in the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had already advanced to the Venerable level.
What was more unexpected was that the Ancestral Court had ordered the four middle rank combat divisions, including his Iron Hoof Combat Division, to obey the order to conquer the Great Wilderness.
"Patriarch Qin, you don't have to be so polite. Our two tribes are neighbors, so there's no need to be so polite."
Xiao Chen said indifferently. When he felt Qin Peiyong's nervous aura, Xiao Chen did not say much. If he said too much, it would only make him more restrained.
"This time, I am indebted to the Ancestral Court. They ordered me to take charge of the four major combat divisions and wipe out the remaining foreign races. I hope Patriarch Qin can support me!"
"I dare not. I will definitely do my best!"
"Patriarch Qin, the Iron Hoof Combat Division has been suppressing the Blood Race's Void Road all these years.
"Suppressing the Blood Race's Void Road is the mission of the Iron Hoof Combat Division. There is no merit to speak of," the Iron Hoof Combat Division replied respectfully.
"Patriarch Qin, has there been any unusual movements on the Blood Race's Void Road in the past few months?"
Hearing this, the Iron Hoof Combat Division's original cautiousness towards Xiao Chen disappeared. Instead, it turned into a dignified expression. Then, he said in a deep voice, "In the past few months, the Blood Race martial artists on the Void Road seemed to have gone crazy. If it weren't for the fact that we have been recruiting the martial artists of our combat divisions to defend the Void Road, our defenses would have long been breached. Even so, the losses of our Iron Hoof Combat Division in the past few days are enough to match the total losses of the past few decades."
The worried Iron Hoof Combat Division looked at Xiao Chen after saying this. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. The riot of the Blood Race in the Void Road, and the rumors he had heard these days that the remaining foreign races in the depths of the Great Wilderness had gathered as combat masters and openly besieged the Human Race combat divisions. Obviously, all these were connected.
Then, he plucked up his courage and asked Xiao Chen, "Venerable Xiao, is something big going to happen in the Desolate Border Region?"
Several years later, the River of the Hundred Realms would descend upon the Void World outside the Desolate Border Region. Other than some experts who knew about it, no one else knew about it. This was deliberately blocked by the Human Race's Ancestral Court to avoid causing panic among the people. If Xiao Chen had not advanced to the Venerable Realm, he would not have known about this matter.
"That's right!"
Xiao Chen replied. At this moment, Xiao Chen told the Iron Hoof Combat Division about this matter.
What!
The Iron Hoof Combat Division could not help but be shocked. He could not imagine what kind of major event would cause the foreign races in the Void Road to go crazy and attack the defensive line of his Iron Hoof Combat Division without any regard for their lives.
The Iron Hoof Combat Division had suppressed the Blood Race's Void Road for thousands of years. Although the Iron Hoof Combat Division was unable to suppress the Blood Race's Void Road, the difference in strength between the two sides was not great. They had always been in a stalemate. Now, this balance was broken by the Blood Race.