The Ancestral Court Treasury!
These four words immediately made Xiao Chen's eyes light up. Xiao Chen had also heard of the Ancestral Court Treasury. It was like the treasury of every tribe, and it contained countless treasures collected over the years. However, if one wanted to enter and choose a treasure, they needed to make great contributions before the Ancestral Court would allow them to enter.
Who would have thought that this time, Great Elder Ming He would actually give such a great reward in order to attract the demon wolf.
In Ming He's view, Xiao Chen was a Venerable at the Exceptional Realm. Even if he was no match for the demon wolf, he could still escape unscathed under their protection. However, they would never have thought that when Xiao Chen escaped from the hands of the Bloodmoon Wolf Ancestor, his strength was so different from now.
With that, Venerable Ming He paused for a moment before continuing, "The Ancestral Court's treasure vault has been established ever since the Human Race established the Ancestral Court. Some of the treasures have been in there for countless years. Even I covet some of the treasures. Of course, all of this will depend on your own judgment!"
"Thank you, Great Elder!"
Then, Xiao Chen bowed to the Great Elder. Great Elder Ming He allowed him to enter the Ancestral Court Treasury. This reward was definitely more than his contribution this time.
After bowing, Xiao Chen returned to his original position. Ming He and Elder Shi looked at each other, and then Elder Shi said, "Once we lock on the position of the demon wolf, we must give it a thunderous blow. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret it if it escapes again!"
Hearing this, Ming He the Honored nodded and said to Elder Shi, "That's right, the wolf demon is extremely cunning. If we let him discover that something is wrong and move the secret realm again, it will be difficult to find him again. Thank you, Elder Shi."
As long as the Origin of the secret realm was refined, the cultivator could move the secret realm anywhere. This was also one of the reasons why the Human Tribe had been searching for the demon wolf's position all these years without success.
After receiving Ming He's signal, Elder Shi immediately stood up and signaled to Xiao Chen. Then, he walked out of the hall. It seemed that he had to make some preparations.
"Great Elder." Seeing Elder Shi's withered body disappear from the main hall, Xiao Chen cautiously called out to the Great Elder.
"Haha!" However, what he got in return was a light laugh from Venerable Minghe.
"You want to know Old Shi's identity, right? Acting so coy isn't like you, Patriarch Xiao!" Great Venerable Ming He pointed at Xiao Chen and laughed.
Xiao Chen didn't mind being exposed.
"Nevermind. Clan leader Xiao is able to reach such a realm at such a young age. If you have enough luck in the future, you might be able to step into the supreme forbidden realm. At that time, it will be a blessing for our Desolate Region. You might even be able to help Elder Shi fulfill his long-cherished wish."
With regards to Xiao Chen's thoughts, Ming He pondered for a moment and said.
"The position of Court Lord of the Desolate Region's Human Ancestral Court should have been Elder Shi!"
What!
He didn't expect Great Venerable Ming He's words to shock Xiao Chen. The position of the Court Lord of the Desolate Region's Human Ancestral Court could be said to be the true ruler of the region, leading millions of people and countless battalions.
"Back then, Elder Shi obtained military merits in the Hundred Clan Battlefield and was ordered to return to the Desolate Region's Human Ancestral Court to guard the Desolate Region. On the second day after the Eastern Region's Human Imperial Palace issued the edict, Elder Shi was suddenly attacked by the foreign races before he returned from the Hundred Clan Battlefield. This battle caused Elder Shi to be heavily injured and he didn't even have a tenth of his original strength. That was why I came to the Desolate Region to take over the position of Court Lord. However, I applied to the Eastern Region's Eastern Region's Imperial Palace to become the Great Elder of the Ancestral Court and the acting Court Lord!"
Xiao Chen already knew about Elder Shi's background. He was a native of the Desolate Region and later joined the Desolate Region's Human Ancestral Court. Later, he even entered the Hundred Clan Battlefield and fought against the foreign races. Later, when his vital energy and blood dried up, he returned to the Desolate Region to live a peaceful life. He didn't know that there was such a hidden story.
"Moreover, Elder Shi once made great contributions in the Hundred Clan Battlefield. He was the only warrior in the Desolate Region who had accumulated enough military merits to become a Silver Commander."
Great Venerable Ming He's words and the introduction of Elder Shi could be said to have shocked Xiao Chen.
When one accumulated enough military merits to become a Silver Commander, the number of military merits one could obtain was absolutely shocking. Even if one killed a Perfected Venerable of the foreign races, it would only be worth a thousand military merits. It was easy to imagine how difficult it was to obtain military merits.
"What kind of injury did Elder Shi suffer back then? He actually aged to such an extent!"
Xiao Chen couldn't help but ask. Although he didn't know what level Elder Shi's strength had reached back then, Xiao Chen could be sure that at least he wasn't much weaker than Venerable Ming He. In fact, he might even be stronger.
"He was cursed by the foreign races. This kind of curse won't let him die quickly. Instead, he will suffer from the depths of his bloodline at all times. It's extremely evil!"
It was hard to imagine that this old man would actually suffer from such pain. At this moment, the two people in the hall fell into a deep silence.
"Great Elder, there is one thing that Xiao Chen doesn't understand. Just now, when I passed through the city, I heard that a war broke out between the foreign races in our Desolate Region. Why did so many foreign race experts suddenly appear?"
After a while, Xiao Chen suppressed the injustice in his heart and asked Great Venerable Ming He.
"The foreign races that exist in our Desolate Region's Mortal World, other than a part of them who have hidden in the depths of the Great Wilderness and have even taken root and multiplied for several generations, there is also a part of them who came to our Mortal World through some special means."
"As for the foreign tribes that are suppressed by the combat divisions in the Desolate Border Region and the foreign tribes in the Void Road, take the Black Rock One-horned Demon Tribe that is suppressed by the Crystal Combat Division as an example. In the small world where the foreign tribes live, they are divided into relatively independent tribes and groups, just like in the Human World. If the Boundary River did not appear, these foreign tribes would maintain their status quo and accumulate strength. Although they would stir up trouble in the Void Road, they would not start a large-scale war. They understand that it is not realistic to rely on the strength of one tribe to counterattack the Human Race."
"However, the Boundary River is about to appear. This is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the foreign races. Therefore, more foreign races have entered the Void Road with the intention of attacking the Mortal World. For example, in the Void Road of the Blood Clan under the Sky Lake Combat Division, there was originally a Blood Clan family that was comparable to a high-ranked combat division of the Human Race, but in just a month, four Blood Clan families have appeared. If it wasn't for the limit of the Void Road, perhaps there would be even more powerful foreign race experts descending!"
Through Great Elder Ming He's narration, Xiao Chen gradually understood why, in just a few short months, the Blood Clan, Ghost Clan, and other major foreign races in the Desolate Region had such a sharp increase in experts. It turned out that they had received support from their respective worlds.
"Also, the River of the Hundred Realms still needs some time to descend. Why are the foreign races madly attacking our Mortal World?"
This was also what puzzled Xiao Chen. There was still some time before the Battle of the Boundary River. If the foreign races only wanted to delay the Human Race and not let the Human Race fully prepare for the battle, they didn't have to be so crazy. They only needed to keep harassing the Human Race, making the Human Race warriors exhausted, and they would achieve their goal.
But now, the two sides seemed to be in a killing frenzy. The bloody battle hadn't even begun, but the battle had already entered a white-hot stage.
"The reason why the foreign races are so fierce right from the start, attacking the Human Race's combat divisions at all costs, and even fighting in the Void Road is that they are delaying the Human Race's combat divisions. Not long ago, the Ancestral Court sent news that the Eastern Region of the Eastern Wasteland and the Northern Region of the Eastern Wasteland have been invaded by the foreign races. Millions of miles of fertile land have become the foreign races' racecourse, and billions of human descendants have become bloody bones!"
"What, this …!" Xiao Chen exclaimed. The Human World had been invaded.
"Because the Eastern Wasteland's major territories are under the crazy attack of the Hundred Races, it is difficult to take care of too many territories. Even if some of the territories can send some warriors to support other human territories, they don't dare to act rashly. That's why the foreign races have taken advantage of the loopholes."
"But, the human world has been under the control of our humankind for a long time. Even if a part of the human world is invaded by the non-humankind, I believe that the non-humankind won't be able to occupy it for a long time, unless all the top-notch clans in the human world launch a life-and-death battle against us at the same time. Otherwise, what they have done will be in vain. Don't tell me that the non-humankind wants both sides to suffer losses?"
"Yes!"
An old voice sounded. Ming He's lips trembled, and there was an indescribable expression in his eyes. He seemed to be rejoicing that the Desolate Border Region didn't suffer another disaster.
"Of course, they are no match for the Human Race in the Human World. These foreign races also know this, so they have tactfully retreated to their respective worlds." Ming He's tone became tense when he said the word 'tactfully'.
"Retreated?"
"Yes, before the experts of the Human Race arrived, most of the foreign races had already retreated to their respective worlds. Along with them were the hundreds of millions of descendants of the Human Race in the three major territories. It can be said that the three major territories are now in the hands of the Human Race. Other than a few military divisions of the Human Race in some remote areas, the rest have all been abducted by the foreign races into the other worlds!"
Opening the Void Passage, descending to the Human World, and plundering hundreds of millions of people.
"To the foreign races, the Human Race is their food, and even more so, their reserve resources for the war. Whether it's to be used as food, as sacrifices, or as cultivation resources, they are all indispensable. Not only the Human Race is preparing for war, but the foreign races are also doing the same. The people they abducted are their reserve resources for the war."
The hall once again fell into silence. After a long time, Ming He finally said, "The Human Race's Ancestral Court has already withdrawn the experts from the Hundred Clan Battlefield and returned to the Eastern Wasteland. They formed the Inspector Heavenly Ambassador and patrolled the major territories of the Human World. Moreover, the Human Palace has also sent out supreme kings to guard the four major territories of the Eastern Wasteland."
"I have also received an edict. Soon, a group of experts from the Hundred Clan Battlefield will return to the Desolate Border Region. These experts are the warriors who left the Ancestral Court of the Desolate Border Region. This time, they will return to protect their homeland!"