In the main hall.
Following Xiao Chen's departure, there was a moment of silence. In an instant, these clan leaders felt a chill run down their spines. At this moment, they recalled that Xiao Chen was a Seventh Heavenly Layer Great Venerable of the Heavenly Building Realm. In front of Xiao Chen, they had no right to choose.
After a long time, the Blue Mountain Army's tribe leader finally asked softly, "Tribe Leader Feng Dou, what do you think Venerable Xiao will do?"
There were also the Iron Hoof, Crimson Bear, and Yue Ge Battalions present. They had all conquered the great wilderness together many years ago. Even though they had this relationship, he still couldn't help but hesitate when it came to the matter of the tribe's inheritance.
"I see that Venerable Xiao did not object, which means that he agrees with our suggestion. Moreover, Venerable Xiao has been ordered by the Ancestral Court to guard the southwest of the Desolate Border. This is the Ancestral Court's edict. Tribe Leader Xiao will not ignore us!"
"Yes, the Ancestral Court's edict. All the tribes have also received the edict. The Gu Yuan Tribe will be the supreme tribe. When we go out, we will fight the Great Wilderness. When we enter, we will defend together. How can Venerable Xiao disobey the Ancestral Court's edict!"
Finally, someone mentioned the Ancestral Court, which made the tribe leaders' eyes flash with hope. The Ancestral Court's edict was an order that all the tribes in the Desolate Border could not disobey.
"Humph!"
Seeing this scene, the Iron Hoof Army's tribe leader snorted coldly and sneered inwardly. It was true that the Gu Yuan Tribe had received the Ancestral Court's edict, but it did not mean that the tribe's fate would be at stake. He then got up and left the main hall, no longer paying attention to these people's discussions.
"Tribe Leader Qin, please wait!"
Just as the Iron Hoof Tribe leader left the main hall, three figures quickly followed behind him.
The Iron Hoof Tribe leader turned around and asked, "Feng Lord, Crimson Bear Tribe leader, Yue Ge Tribe leader, what's the matter?"
"Clan Leader Qin, we have fought side by side in the Great Wilderness. It's better to think about some things together than to think about it alone!" the clan leader of the Red Bear War Division replied.
He didn't say anything in the hall just now, but he had already made a decision in his heart. He would move his entire tribe to the Gu Yuan Tribe. Three years ago, just a small group of alien race survivors had caused heavy losses to the Red Bear Battalion. Now, he didn't dare to gamble with the entire tribe!
"Clan Leader Chi Xiong, didn't your clan and the people in the hall …?"
The Iron Hoof tribe leader did not finish speaking, but his gaze shifted towards the hall. He clearly understood that Crimson Bear Battalion had the same thoughts as the other battalions in the hall.
"If we had the same thoughts, why would I come out with Tribe Leader Qin? I think those people won't shed a tear until they see the coffin. Although our tribes are middle-grade, and we have always been awe-inspiring and suppressed hundreds of thousands of miles of land, we are just ants in times of crisis. A tribe with hundreds of thousands of people is just a group of ants. As clan leaders, they still can't see the current situation of the Human World. As long as we can ensure the survival of hundreds of thousands of people, it doesn't matter even if the tribe is gone."
At this moment, the Red Bear Battalion leader was extremely wise. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Furthermore, even if our battalions offer themselves, Tribe Leader Xiao of the Gu Yuan Tribe may not want to accept our tribes. In my opinion, they are just worrying for nothing. They are gambling with the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the tribe!"
"Iron Hoof tribe leader, after I return to the tribe, I will reorganize the tribe and wait for Tribe Leader Xiao's order to prepare to migrate the tribe. Why don't we go to the Gu Yuan Tribe's mountain city and choose a new land? This way, our tribes can work together. Although we've come to the Gu Yuan Tribe, it doesn't mean that there is no danger. After all, there are still some survivors of foreign races hiding in the Desolate Mountain Range!"
"Red Bear Tribe leader, you've said exactly what I'm thinking!"
Hearing this, the patriarch of the Iron Hoof Tribe chuckled and said, "There are some good areas outside Mountain City. After being nurtured by the Karmic Luck of the Ancient Yuan Tribe, it's not inferior to a small abode. We'll be able to occupy a good position by the time the patriarchs in the hall regret their decision and rush over in a hurry. We'll be able to deal with them easily!"
"Okay!"
Then, the others immediately nodded in agreement. Since they had walked out of the hall in advance, they naturally agreed with Xiao Chen's plan to migrate their entire tribe.
With Xiao Chen's order, the void fleet led by Shi Ya naturally obeyed. There were seven middle-ranked combat divisions, one high-ranked combat division, and a total of thousands of lower-ranked combat divisions affiliated to the eight major tribes. As long as a small portion of them were willing to join the Gu Yuan Tribe, it would be enough to double the number of tribesmen in the Gu Yuan Tribe and increase the number of soldiers.
The middle-ranked combat divisions that did not agree to migrate to the vicinity of the Gu Yuan Tribe also began to gather in one place. Of course, without the help of the void battleships, their migration speed was very slow. Not only that, because each combat division had been passed down for thousands of years, they had all kinds of complicated assets, and there were all kinds of restrictions in the tribe, causing their migration speed to be even slower.
Just like this, the migration dragged on for a month, but the efficiency was not flattering. Fortunately, as time passed, the stability of the space in the Desolate Border Region finally reached an extreme level. Even a Venerable at the Great Perfection would find it difficult to break the space barrier. Only martial artists at the Seventh Heaven of the Heavenly Tower Realm and above could tear the space apart.
This also led to a rare period of peace in the Desolate Border Region over the past month. Unfortunately, this period of peace gave the middle-ranked combat divisions the illusion that the foreign tribes were no longer descending from the void. Immediately, the migration speed slowed down again, and some even stopped in place to observe.
On the other hand, the Iron Hoof Combat Division, the Surging Spear Combat Division, and the Crimson Bear Combat Division had already tidied up a little and were waiting for Xiao Chen's orders. Xiao Chen was prepared to use the secret realm space to bring these tribes to the vicinity of the Gu Yuan Tribe. In Xiao Chen's opinion, these tribes would first be kept in the secret realm space, and when the danger was over, they would return to their respective tribes' territories to continue living and multiplying. After all, this was only a temporary refuge.
However, the performance of these tribes greatly disappointed him. It seemed that after tens of thousands of years of reproduction in the Desolate Border Region, they had lost the awareness of being vigilant in times of peace. They needed to be reawakened.
However, the price of this awakening needed to be dyed with blood!
Not only that, the Gu Yuan Tribe was not the only one that needed to gather combat divisions. Currently, many of the tribes in the Desolate Border Region had begun to gather in the strongest nearby tribes. For example, the population of the entire Desolate Border City had multiplied by several times. Countless tribes had swarmed into the city to seek shelter.
As for Whitzard, Tiantai, and the other combat divisions, many tribes had also begun to gather. Of course, there were also tribes who were worried, or perhaps it could be said that they were lucky. Even if the foreign tribes descended, it was impossible for them to coincidentally land near their respective tribes.
Even so, the withdrawal of the major tribes had caused many areas in the Desolate Border Region to become empty, and it had also brought great convenience for the foreign tribes to hide. However, the true danger came from above the sky, in the depths of the void. It was much better than being attacked by the foreign tribes one by one.
As the leader of the Gu Yuan Tribe, Xiao Chen only needed to give an order, and countless martial artists would do their best to carry it out. At this moment, he was not in the tribe. Instead, he had appeared on a large mountain millions of kilometers away from the Gu Yuan Tribe.
The ancient mountain was boundless, and multicolored mist lingered. Xiao Chen stood at the peak of the mountain, holding a piece of jade in his hand. There were no words on the jade, but there were strange patterns on it. It exuded a sweet fragrance, and it was obvious that it belonged to a woman. It was this piece of jade that had brought him here.
As he gently stroked the jade, Xiao Chen sensed an extremely mysterious aura from it. It seemed to belong to a kind of divinity. However, in this ancient land, the gods had long become an endless legend, and they had been obliterated in the long river of time.
The Divine Beasts from the ancient times were known as Divine Spirits. But now, even if their bloodlines were passed down, the divine power left behind was already mottled. However, the Divinity in this jade palace was very pure!
"I have come as promised."
At this moment, Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze from the jade in his hand and seemed to speak to the air.
"Patriarch Xiao, could it be that I'm not worthy of your attention? It's only been a moment, but you've already become impatient!" In an instant, a slightly lazy woman's voice was heard.
A white figure appeared in front of Xiao Chen. She had a graceful and beautiful figure, and her white dress made people feel that she was inviolable. Her white body exuded a sweet fragrance, which came from the same source as the jade in Xiao Chen's hand.
At this moment, this woman was shrouded in a hazy halo, and her entire body was faintly discernible.
The moment this woman appeared, the depths of Xiao Chen's eyes suddenly shrank. He could not sense how this woman had appeared. It was as if she had appeared out of thin air, and there was not the slightest fluctuation in space.
Divinity!
It was this faintly discernible divinity!
Such a pure divinity had appeared in the body of a human woman, which was an extremely strange phenomenon.
In an instant, Xiao Chen had already recovered from his confusion. The moment this woman had appeared, he had unknowingly fallen into the aura emitted by this woman.
"Who are you?" The shocked expression in Xiao Chen's eyes disappeared, and his face became calm again. He then asked in a low voice.
"Clan Leader Xiao, it's true that people of high status often have short memories. You and I once fought side by side against the Outsiders. How long has it been since then? Clan Leader Xiao has already forgotten about me!" The woman sobbed softly, causing the surrounding forest to dim.
"You know what I'm asking!"
Xiao Chen did not care about the woman's expression at all. Today, he had followed the jade to come here and felt such a pure divinity, which was very strange in itself.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was helpless, the woman suddenly stopped crying and smiled, "Patriarch Xiao, don't be confused. I am Tiantai Xuan, and Tiantai Xuan is me. It's not what you think it is!"