When Chun Mu Old Ancestor was sealed in the blood stone ten thousand years ago, he was already an old expert who had lived for thousands of years. Adding on the ten thousand years that he had been sealed for, Chun Mu Old Ancestor's age was even greater than the Baize Marquis Tribe which had the longest history in the Desolate Region.
Generally speaking, after a warrior reached the Heavenly Building Realm, his life level would change, and his lifespan would increase to a thousand years. When a warrior reached the ninth level of the Heavenly Building Realm, he would gain ten thousand years of lifespan.
After the ninth level of the Heavenly Building Realm, he would become a Supreme King. However, the King Realm was not that easy to reach, and the gap between them was huge. Therefore, after countless years of evolution, the Hundred Races, including the human race, had divided the half-step King level.
In fact, the Battle Qi level of the half-step King was still the ninth level of the Heavenly Building Realm, but the gap between them was like a vast ocean. It was a promotion between the spiritual will and some other King level secrets.
At the same time, the lifespan of the half-step King also increased. There were even some Kings who relied on their cultivation techniques and life-prolonging medicines to live up to a terrifying thirty thousand years. Of course, this was a minority. Of course, some half-step Kings among the strange beasts were not limited to this. For ordinary half-step Kings, obtaining twenty thousand years of lifespan was still possible.
"I wonder what kind of opportunity did the ancestor have to enlighten this junior!" Then, Xiao Chen said softly. A place with chaotic currents was definitely a treasure land.
"Ten thousand years ago, the ancestor had a bloody battle with a half-step King of the strange races, and accidentally entered a secret place in the depths of the cave. However, the situation was urgent at that time, so the ancestor did not explore this place in detail. He only recorded the location of this secret place!"
Ancestor Junmu had a look of reminiscence in his eyes as he said, "This secret place has chaotic currents in it, but even after the ancestor sealed it in the blood stone, he still could not explore it. In this way, ten thousand years have passed. As for whether this secret place still exists, or if there are any shocking changes in it, there is no way to know."
As soon as Ancestor Junmu's voice faded, he looked at Xiao Chen with his cloudy eyes. Obviously, he wanted Xiao Chen to make his own decision, whether to enter this unknown secret place or not.
"Please tell me, ancestor. This junior is willing to go and explore!" Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Chen replied to Ancestor Junmu.
"Alright!"
In an instant, Xiao Chen felt a sudden burst of information in his spiritual space. It was the location of the secret place mentioned by of Ancestor Junmu!
Then, without hesitation, Xiao Chen said softly again, "Court Master, apart from this, this junior also has a request!"
Under Marquis Ziyang's signal, Xiao Chen did not delay and immediately said, "This time, my Guyuan Tribe has inherited the fate of the desolate border and fought a bloody battle with the alien races. Although the fate gathered by my Guyuan Tribe has reached the level of a legendary marquis and the tribe also has the strength of a great venerable marquis, the current tribal rank of my Guyuan Tribe is only at the mid-rank when the fate was cast. In the battle with the Blood Clan, there are innate deficiencies. Therefore, this junior intends to upgrade the tribe's rank to at least the same as my Guyuan Tribe's current strength!"
Speaking of which, Xiao Chen was also ambitious. After years of development, the tribe was no longer what it used to be. The tribe's rank had also risen several levels, but all this time, Xiao Chen had suppressed the tribe's rank and did not upgrade it. Although they had the strength and fate of a marquis combat division, they still did not have the real strength of a marquis combat division. He wanted to accumulate strength and make the Guyuan Tribe soar.
However, plans could not keep up with the changes. In the depths of the wasteland, there was no choice. Now that the Guyuan Tribe was fighting with the Blood Clan, although it seemed that the two tribes' strength was at the same level, in fact, the real rank of the Guyuan Tribe was suppressed by the Blood Clan.
This was also what Xiao Chen thought while he was in seclusion. The tribe's rank should not be underestimated. Although it had strength and fate, it was not proper. Although it had the strength of a marquis combat division, it was innately weaker than the Blood Clan and the Blood Fainting Family in battle!
"My Guyuan Tribe is only a middle-grade combat division now, but we need to leap over the ranks of several major tribes. At the very least, we need to upgrade to a marquis combat division at the level of a great venerable in order to face the Blood Sacrifice Battle of Providence and become a real marquis combat division. However, the Guyuan Tribe has not prepared for the various things needed to upgrade the tribe's rank. We still need the help of the Ancestral Court."
Xiao Chen's voice resounded throughout the hall. The upgrade of a tribe's rank required an edict from the Ancestral Court. Even a supreme king's division needed the approval of the Human Clan's Ancestral Court. However, the promotion of a supreme king's division needed the Eastern Emperor's Palace to manage.
"Chief Xiao wants to upgrade the tribe's rank."
"Yes!" Xiao Chen replied in a deep voice.
"Clan Leader Xiao, the Lord Court Master has already thought of what you just mentioned. Even if you don't say it now, this elder will say it later."
Great Sovereign Ming He's voice rang out again. Hearing this, Xiao Chen was surprised. He didn't expect them to think of the same thing.
"Ten days have passed since the Providence Blood Sacrifice Battle that will take place in three months. In the following period of time, the Ancestral Court will fully support your Gu Yuan Tribe in improving its strength. Before the Blood Battle begins, the Court Master will personally go to the Gu Yuan Tribe to preside over the Gu Yuan Tribe's promotion ceremony!"
"Xiao Chen thanks the Court Lord!" Xiao Chen bowed again.
"Court Master, there is one more thing that Xiao Chen would like to report!" Xiao Chen did not stand up immediately.
Instead, he continued, "My Gu Yuan Tribe has been ordered by the Ancestral Court to guard the land in the southwest of the Desolate Region. In three months, my Gu Yuan Tribe will enter the space that has evolved in the sky, and this land will become a vacuum for the Human Clan!"
"Apart from our Gu Yuan Tribe, there is also an upper-ranked combat division, seven middle-ranked combat divisions, and countless lower-ranked combat divisions and scattered combat divisions in this land. Without our Gu Yuan Tribe patrolling the void and resisting the Almighties of the foreign races who descended from the Hollow World, these tribes will suffer a devastating disaster. I implore the Ancestral Court to send experts to guard the land in the southwest and resist the Almighties of the foreign races who descended from the Hollow World!"
"Chief Xiao!"
It was still Great Elder Ming He's voice, but his expression did not change in the slightest when he heard Xiao Chen's question. Obviously, he had already expected this.
"As for the power vacuum that will be created after your Gu Yuan Tribe enters the space, the Court Lord has already discussed it with the Patriarchs and Patriarchs of the various tribes while you were recuperating in seclusion!"
"After your Gu Yuan Tribe enters the Heavenly River Space, there will be a power vacuum. The Ancestral Court will send powerhouses to replace your Gu Yuan Tribe and guard the land in the southwest until your Gu Yuan Tribe returns in triumph."
"There's also the matter of sending some Heavy Building Realm martial artists to lead the low-grade combat division alliance. The Heavy Building Realm martial artists won't be transferred from your Gu Yuan Tribe. The Ancestral Court and other combat divisions will make arrangements for them. The only thing the Gu Yuan Tribe needs to do is to prepare for war with all its might!"
At this moment, the most powerful people in the entire Desolate Region had gathered in this simple and unadorned hall. They were constantly discussing how to deal with the upcoming crisis.
"Chief Xiao, the Great Elder will follow you to the Ancestral Treasury of the Human Race's Ancestral Court. The resources you need, such as Primordial Stones, Spirit Weapons, Spirit Armors, and ores, can be obtained from the Ancestral Treasury.
"Xiao Chen thanks the Court Lord!" Xiao Chen bowed and left with Great Elder Ming He.
After walking out of the hall, they walked towards the depths of the Ancestral Court behind the Sacred Pagoda. It was still the place where Xiao Chen had entered to choose the three treasures previously.
The underground palace was still bleak and dim, as if there was only the color of dusk. The vicissitudes of time covered every corner. Soon, Xiao Chen and Great Venerable Ming He arrived in front of the wordless stone tablet.
Great Elder Ming He took out a black jade plate and moved it into the groove on the stone tablet. Soon, the stone tablet shone with a silver light and erupted with an endless suction force. When the silver light dissipated, the figures of Xiao Chen and Great Venerable Ming He had already disappeared.
"Xiao Chen, I know that your Gu Yuan Tribe has a void fleet that requires a lot of Primordial Stones. This time, you can take all the Primordial Stones in the Ancestral Treasury."
As he spoke, Great Elder Ming He took out a golden edict and handed it to the stone lion-like lifeform guarding the Ancestral Treasury. It was the edict belonging to Marquis Ziyang!
Soon, Xiao Chen's figure came to the Primordial Stone Mountain Range that stretched for dozens of miles. Countless Primordial Stones were piled up together, sparkling and translucent. Even the overflowing Primordial Qi condensed into a crystalline mist above the mountain range.
Xiao Chen directly bypassed the outer part of the Primordial Stone Mountain Range and headed straight for the high-grade Primordial Stones. The Primordial Stones he needed were at least high-grade Primordial Stones.
After all, the tribe's void battleship at the very least needed high-grade Primordial Stones to provide energy. If he wanted to exert its full power, he would even need top-grade Primordial Stones. If he wanted the battleship to have sufficient power, he would need Spirit Crystals to provide energy to support the operation of the battleship.
Not to mention that the Gu Yuan Tribe had a half-step Monarch Rank Void Battleship, which was a giant beast that devoured Primordial Stones.
Buzz! Buzz!
Buzz! Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony. He waved his hand and a green light shone on his body. Suddenly, a devouring force began to spread across the entire Primordial Stone Mountain Range.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Suddenly, the entire Primordial Stone Mountain Range shone brightly. Countless high-grade Primordial Stones swept over and continuously merged into the green light.
A mountain of Primordial Stones that was hundreds of feet high and contained a total of hundreds of millions of high-grade Primordial Stones fell at a speed visible to the naked eye and were all collected by Xiao Chen!