At the foot of the barren ancient mountain, a group of soldiers rushed past, stirring up a cloud of dust. A young warrior was in the lead, and he was followed by dozens of riders.
"Chief, we … we'll go straight to the Black Mountain Tribe."
As the young cultivator advanced, a burly man caught up with him and said hesitantly, "Young Master, you're a Martial Emperor.
"That's right. Since the Black Mountain Tribe has made their move, how can we, the Gu Yuan Tribe, not draw our swords!"
The young man didn't slow down at all as he shouted. The burly man clenched his teeth, clamped his legs on the back of his horse, and followed closely behind.
Ding Shan, who was kneeling on one knee, looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the great hall. More than ten years had passed. Because Xiao Chen was very powerful, his face still looked the same as before. Back then, he had led dozens of warriors from his tribe and charged into the Black Mountain Tribe.
Now, Black Mountain had long been annihilated in the erosion of time, while his Gu Yuan Tribe had been advancing triumphantly and was ranked as a marquis combat division. In the past, he had only been in the Bone Tempering Realm and was only a centurion in the tribe. Now, he was ranked in the Fifth Heaven of the Heavenly Building Realm. All of this was like a dream, as if it had been a lifetime!
At this moment, even though many years had passed, Ding Shan still found it hard to forget. That was the first time Xiao Chen had gone on an expedition after succeeding as clan leader, and he had been by his side.
Over the years, he continued to follow in Xiao Chen's footsteps and witnessed Xiao Chen leading Gu Yuan to rise.
"The Guardian Combat Masters are the wings of the tribe, tasked with protecting the tribe and bringing peace to its people. Division Head Ding is in charge of the Combat Master Hall, so I'll leave it to you to inform the elders of our Gu Yuan Tribe's Guardian Combat Masters."
"Yes!" Ding Shan stood up, his voice like thunder!
"Our Gu Yuan Tribe Combat Master Hall has 350,000 official soldiers, and all of them are at the Blood Refining realm."
"There are a total of five Battle Formations of the Four Divine Beasts, and each formation has four sub-formations: Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise. Each sub-formation has ten thousand Blood Refining Realm warriors, and a total of two hundred thousand Blood Refining Realm warriors!"
"Other than that, the ten Ten Thousand Combat Masters will also be trained in thousand-man battle formations, and the highest number of cultivators will be 9,999 to form the Thousand Faces Blood Sword Battle Formation."
"As for the remaining five combat masters, they will be reserve combat masters to make up for the losses incurred in the battle!"
Ding Shan's voice boomed like thunder, echoing throughout the entire hall. He paused for a brief moment before continuing, "Other than that, there are also some wandering warriors from the various tribes and cultivators from the various tribes. There are a total of a hundred thousand of them, and they will be reorganized into ten Ten Thousand Combat Masters!"
"In summary, our Gu Yuan Tribe's Guardian Combat Masters have a total of 450,000 Blood Refining Realm soldiers and 63 Heavenly Building Realm commanders!"
The Combat Master Hall had 450,000 Guardian Combat Masters, and 63 of them were Heavenly Tower realm Commanders. Just the Combat Master Hall of the Ancient Yuan Tribe alone was already a force comparable to several high-tier combat divisions of the Human Tribe. Ten years of accumulation was no small feat.
This was definitely an extremely powerful force, and the combat masters who were trained in this formation would be even more powerful than before. They would be able to withstand the attacks of Eminences!
Ding Shan's words immediately caused the cultivators in the hall to discuss softly, especially the cultivators who had just joined the Ancient Yuan Tribe. The reason why they wanted to join the Ancient Yuan Tribe was because the Ancient Yuan Tribe was a powerful force that could shake the entire Desolate Border. However, when such heavy numbers fell into the ears of the cultivators, one could imagine how shocked they were!
Hearing this, Xiao Chen also nodded, indicating for Ding Shan to return to his seat, and then nodded to the Great Elder.
Seeing Xiao Chen's signal, the Great Elder Tie Shi said, "Next, this old man will talk about the Law Enforcement Hall that I am in charge of!"
"The Law Enforcement Hall currently has twelve Heavenly Tower Realm Law Enforcement Elders, and each elder leads an enforcement team of a thousand people. Other than that, the Law Enforcement Hall also has ten Law Enforcement Envoys who are directly under this old man. They are all Heavenly Building Realm cultivators, and they are directly subordinate to three enforcement combat teams, each with a thousand people."
"Other than that, our Law Enforcement Hall also has more than five hundred tribal geniuses that we are nurturing!"
The Great Elder's voice was a little hoarse, and it seemed a little low. In reality, the Law Enforcement Hall was famous in the tribe, and the combat soldiers of the Law Enforcement Hall all had dark faces.
"All in all, our Law Enforcement Hall has a total of twenty-three Heavenly Building Realm cultivators and fifteen thousand enforcement combat soldiers."
The strength of the Law Enforcement Hall could be said to be very weak compared to the strength of the Combat Master Hall. However, the two great halls, one was responsible for external expeditions, while the other was responsible for internal patrols and maintaining order in the tribe. Their roles were different.
"The Martial Path Hall contains the martial arts manuals of our Ancient Yuan Tribe, as well as some ancient manuscripts and manuals collected by the tribe. There is no need to tell me where they are!"
After the Great Elder finished speaking, Xiao Chen immediately said. The Martial Path Hall Master was Lin Shan, and now that the entire Martial Path Hall Secret Realm had been placed in the Mountain and River Seal Grotto-Heaven, as long as Xiao Chen was fine, the martial arts manuals of the tribe would naturally be safe.
"Third Elder, come and tell the tribe members how much wealth our Ancient Yuan Tribe has accumulated over the years!"
"Yes!" Third Elder Xiao Qin acknowledged and left his seat.
"First, let's talk about the number of people in our Ancient Yuan Tribe. After forcefully annexing the human combat divisions outside the mountain city in the past few days, the number of people in our Ancient Yuan Tribe has reached six million and five hundred thousand. Among them, there are more than 4.6 million males and less than two million females!"
The reason why there was such an imbalance in the ratio of males and females was due to the ravages of the foreign tribes over the past few years. Many tribes were invaded and even engaged in bloody battles, and the old, weak, women, and children were the most vulnerable groups to be slaughtered by the foreign tribes.
In addition, many tribes were dragging their families along with them as they scrambled to migrate. The old and weak were also the most vulnerable people. Moreover, when Xiao Chen ordered the elders of the Ancient Yuan Tribe to annex the other low-ranked combat divisions, he specifically chose to annex the tribes with the most strong warriors. As a result, after the Ancient Yuan Tribe forcefully annexed many tribes, the ratio of males and females in the tribe became seriously unbalanced. Of course, this was also what Xiao Chen wanted to see.
Third Elder Xiao Qin looked a little tired. In just a few days, the tribe's population had doubled. The warriors who were accepted into the tribe needed to be settled by the Internal Affairs Hall. Moreover, the daily needs of the millions of people in the tribe still needed to be taken care of by the Internal Affairs Hall.
"In addition, the Internal Affairs Hall has ten Heaven Building Elders, hundreds of perfected Blood Refining Realm stewards, and a 10,000-man Combat Master to guard the clan soldiers!"
After the Internal Affairs Hall was the Guardian Hall, Hall Master Huang Liang. Under the Great Elder's signal, Huang Liang stood up.
"The Guardian Hall is responsible for the safety of the tribe. We have two 10,000-man Combat Masters and ten Heaven Building Elders."
Next was the Hundred Herb Hall. However, the two Hall Masters of the Hundred Herb Hall were Mu Qing and Zhi Hua, the wives of the entire Ancient Yuan Tribe's patriarch. At this moment, the two women sitting next to Xiao Chen looked at each other. Then, Mu Qing spoke.
"Our Hundred Herb Hall now has 530 beginner apothecaries, 43 advanced apothecaries, and 5 grand apothecaries. Other than that, the Spiritual Herb Secret Realm has been completely reclaimed, and millions of acres of medicinal fields have been opened up. The tribe has honed their bones, and the Blood Refining Realm warriors are self-sufficient in the medicinal herbs they use. Even the Heavenly Building Realm warriors can satisfy a large portion of their needs!"
"Also, the Hundred Herb Hall has a thousand spirit plant farmers, and tens of thousands of warriors who cultivate and manage spirit herbs and spirit rice. Now, in the secret realm, we have also opened up 500,000 acres of spirit fields to cultivate spirit rice. From ordinary spirit rice to Earth spirit rice, we have cultivated them all. It is enough for all the warriors of the Ancient Yuan Tribe at all levels to eat."
Mu Qing's words made the warriors in the hall listen carefully. The spirit herbs and spirit rice produced by the Hundred Herb Hall, as well as the medicinal pills refined by the Hundred Herb Hall, were closely related to their cultivation. All the warriors present, from the ordinary stewards to the Venerables, needed spirit herbs from the Hundred Herb Hall.
"Our God Weapon Hall has a total of more than 5300 craftsmen. Among them, there are 83 great craftsmen who can forge spirit weapons."
"The Full Moon Palace's guardian beast, the Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros, has a total of 21,530 beasts. Among them, there are 3,200 young Full Moon Rhinoceros, 18,600 two-star Dragon-Blooded Full Moon Rhinoceros, 630 three-star Full Moon Rhinoceros, 210 peak three-star Full Moon Rhinoceros, and 6 fourth-layer Full Moon Rhinoceros!"
"In the Imperial Beast Hall's Vicious Beast Secret Realm, there are currently three four-star vicious beasts, 432 three-star exotic beasts, and countless two-star vicious beasts!"
After the Hall Masters finished their reports, the Palace Master of the God of War Palace, Luo Yunshan, stood up. The management of the God of War Palace had always been very loose. Xiao Chen had also given the God of War Palace a high degree of autonomy, but there had never been a shortage of resources.
"Reporting to Clan Master, there are currently 3,6113 young warriors in the God of War Palace. Their bone ages are all below 25 years old. Among them, 103 geniuses have advanced to the Storey Building Realm, more than 2,500 geniuses are at the Great Perfection Blood Refining Realm, and the rest are at the Late Blood Refining Realm."
The Hall Masters of the various Halls reported the strength of their respective Halls in front of Xiao Chen and the Deacon Elders of the Gu Yuan Tribe. This huge strength was all the strength that the Gu Yuan Tribe had gathered in the past 10 years.
In particular, the old men who had followed Xiao Chen step by step in the hall had never thought that there would be such a grand occasion. Not to mention other things, just the number of people in the entire tribe had increased by hundreds of times, not to mention the strength of the entire tribe.
"Reporting to Clan Master, all the Halls have finished reporting, and I have already summarized the strength of the entire Gu Yuan Tribe!"
After a while, the Great Elder replied in unison again. He had summarized the strength accumulated by the entire Gu Yuan Tribe!