"Court Master."
Finally, after the silence, Xiao Chen's voice sounded. Today, the Human King and the Human Emperor had appeared one after another and disrupted everyone's worship of the fallen warriors. Now that they had left, it was time for the warriors of the tribe to rest in peace.
"Chief Xiao, no, I didn't expect that Marquis would be able to witness the birth of a Marquis with my own eyes. This is really a great blessing."
Soon, Marquis Ziyang reacted and said.
"Since we are both Marquis, we are naturally of the same generation. Now, you are already qualified to do so. That day in the Fallen Dragon Mountain Range, Chief Xiao's bold words have become reality in just a month. Marquis vaguely remembers Chief Xiao's words. Experts rise from humble beginnings, and the tribe rises in blood. Today, the Gu Yuan Tribe has fought a bloody battle and created a world for itself!"
Marquis Ziyang's tone was a little emotional. In just a month, the Gu Yuan Tribe seemed to have been reborn. This made him feel emotional.
"Today, Marquis has led the experts of the Ancestral Court to worship the fallen warriors. Next, we will return to the Ancestral Court. As for the Human Emperor's edict to confer the Desolate Border as the Gu Yuan Tribe's territory, when Chief Xiao is done with the tribe's affairs and comes to the Ancestral Court, Marquis will naturally hand over the Desolate Border's providence item to you!"
In the end, Marquis Ziyang said. The Desolate Border had been conferred as the territory of the Gu Yuan Tribe. The most important thing was that the providence of the region was added to it, so it naturally needed a divine item to suppress it. The Gu Yuan Tribe's King's Sacrificial Cauldron was no longer enough to bear this providence.
Since the Gu Yuan Tribe had become the lord of the Desolate Border, it naturally needed to receive the blessing of the Desolate Border's providence. Therefore, the divine item of the Desolate Border would naturally be handed over to the Gu Yuan Tribe. This was a divine item of providence that could suppress a supreme king's tribe!
Although the Gu Yuan Tribe had obtained the blessing of a desolate border region, it didn't mean that the other tribes in the desolate border region couldn't receive the blessing of the Human Race's providence. The blessing they received now wouldn't change, and if the tribes developed, the blessing of providence would even increase, allowing the tribes to advance normally.
However, the combined providence of these tribes was not excessive. Twenty percent of the power of providence of the entire Desolate Border was already the limit. Moreover, now that the Gu Yuan Tribe had won the Battle of Providence, the power of providence of the Desolate Border had doubled.
"As for everything about Marquis, Marquis will naturally explain it to you when you come to the Ancestral Court in the future."
Xiao Chen cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Court Master. I am busy with family affairs and will definitely go to the Ancestral Court to hand over the relevant matters in the future. I also want to learn about the secrets of Marquis!"
The Desolate Border region had been conferred as the Gu Yuan Tribe's fief. After the Human Emperor's edict was issued, there still needed to be some relevant handover before the Gu Yuan Tribe could truly control the Desolate Border.
Moreover, the Other Races were wreaking havoc, and several small worlds of the Other Races were covetously watching from outside the Dongxu World. The Gu Yuan Tribe currently didn't have the strength to protect the Desolate Border alone, so they still needed the Ancestral Court to oversee it. Therefore, it would still take a long time before they could truly control the entire Desolate Border.
"Senior!"
Ancestor Junmu walked forward, and Xiao Chen hurriedly cupped his fists. He had incomparable respect for this old man.
"Not bad, Marquis Aragami of the Desolate Border region. Among billions of people, only you, Xiao Chen, have the right to use the domain of the Desolate Border region as your title. In the future, the Desolate Border region will depend on you!"
After saying that, Ancestor Junmu chuckled and followed Marquis Ziyang and left.
"Great Elder, Elder Stone!"
Then came Great Elder Ming He and Elder Stone. These two old men had helped Xiao Chen a lot before he had matured. Xiao Chen also respected them. Even though his current strength had already surpassed theirs by many times, this respect would not be erased.
"I told you that I wasn't wrong about you!"
However, Old Shi opened his mouth wide and laughed heartily. He was exceptionally happy. He even walked forward and patted Xiao Chen's shoulder. Xiao Chen did not move at all, allowing the old man to express his joy.
"Thank you for the support you have given me and the Gu Yuan Tribe in the past." At that moment, Xiao Chen still carried the etiquette of a junior, no different from before.
"The Dragon Soars Great Wilderness, and the Desolate Border will be controlled by you, Gu Yuan."
Then, Great Elder Ming He and Elder Stone waved their hands and left, followed by a group of older martialists in the Ancestral Court. Xiao Chen greeted them one by one.
Although their strength was no longer enough for Xiao Chen to take them seriously, any martialist would still feel respect for these old men who were willing to seal themselves in blood.
"Lord Baron, we will take our leave!"
"Lord Marquis, we have paid our respects. We will take our leave now!"
After Marquis Ziyang left with the powerhouses of the Ancestral Court, the martialists of the Desolate Border, who had entered the Ancient Bronze City to pay their respects to the Gu Yuan Tribe, also began to leave.
Everything that had happened today had really shocked them. They also needed to properly compose themselves. After all, the Gu Yuan Tribe would no longer be an ordinary military division like theirs in the future. Instead, they would become the Baron of all the tribes in the Desolate Border.
One day later.
There was a desolate atmosphere in the dim space. Stone lamps were placed at regular intervals, flickering with flames. This space was the burial ground of the warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe. This was a tomb, a place of sustenance.
This space was not separated from the space in the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. Instead, it was a secret space that Xiao Chen had obtained by chance. He had integrated it into the Ancient Bronze City and turned it into the Ancient Yuan Tribe's cemetery.
The warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe were all buried here. This was the ancestral land of the Gu Yuan Tribe. The tribe members who had fallen in the past 800 years had also migrated to this new cemetery.
Although the new burial ground seemed desolate, it had become orderly. The lamps sizzled and a faint green smoke lingered. This time, the Gu Yuan Tribe was going to bury the millions of fallen tribe members.
A simple wooden coffin and a pit that was less than three meters wide were finally turned into small mounds of earth.
Some of the mounds of earth contained the weapons that these warriors had used when they were alive. Some of the warriors had only buried an empty coffin, a broken weapon, or a beast robe.
In just one day, millions of new tombstones had been erected in this grave space. As time passed, perhaps it wouldn't be long before even more cultivators were buried here.
Xiao Chen stood in the space and looked at the densely packed tombstones. He listened to the weeping around him. He picked up a jar of blood wine and broke the clay seal. Drops of blood wine dripped down. Then, the blood wine in the jar turned into a crystal that floated into the sky of the entire space.
Suddenly, the sky was filled with wine drops that seeped into the millions of tombstones in front of him. They were crystal clear like blood and exuded an intoxicating fragrance.
"Blood stains the sky. Souls return to the desolate land. Xiao Chen offers a toast to all the warriors."
Xiao Chen gulped down the remaining blood wine in the jar. The blood wine was bright and pure. The spicy feeling stimulated his body.
The millions of warriors rested on this land. Soon, they finished paying their respects. Xiao Chen took a deep breath. This space, which was the burial ground of the tribe, made him feel oppressive. It was extremely heavy.
In one day, as the Gu Yuan Tribe was busy burying the millions of fallen warriors, the millions of coffins of the Gu Yuan Tribe were displayed in the ancient city. The Human King had arrived and issued the Human Emperor's edict, granting the desolate border of the Gu Yuan Tribe its territory. The Human Emperor had appeared, and Xiao Chen had been conferred the title of Marquis.
This news, which was enough to shake the entire Eastern Wasteland, spread from the desolate border city to the entire desolate border. It even became more intense and spread beyond the desolate border.
It had to be said that the Gu Yuan Tribe now had the strength to become a Legendary marquis division. This was enough to change the power structure of the desolate border and affect the power structure of the nearby regions of the Myriad Spirit Region, the Myriad Mountain Region, and the Snow Peak Region.
Not to mention the distant regions, just the few large regions near the desolate border didn't have a Legendary marquis division guarding them. The Gu Yuan Tribe had appeared out of nowhere and ruled over the distant desolate border. With the desolate border as their foundation, their influence was enough to spread to the surrounding regions.
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After burying the millions of warriors, life in the Gu Yuan Tribe started to return to normal. However, there were still hundreds of thousands of warriors in the tribe with injuries of varying degrees. They needed some time to recover.
Back then, the Human Qi had used the essence of the Blood Race's flesh and blood to increase the aptitude of the Gu Yuan Tribe's people. However, they hadn't paid much attention to their injuries.
But for the Gu Yuan Tribe, they had the Hundred Herb Hall and several hundred apothecaries of various grades. The injuries of the warriors in the tribe would recover very quickly. Moreover, the veterans who had survived the war were definitely elites.
Next, it was time for the Gu Yuan Tribe to follow the prescribed order and convert the accumulated strength of this war into strength. Although the tribe soldiers had suffered heavy losses, the remaining tribe soldiers would definitely advance by leaps and bounds with sufficient resources.
Three days later, in the tribe's grand hall.
Xiao Chen, who was dressed in a dark green battle robe, sat on the main seat. In the hall, there were only the three elders and the hall master of the Combat Master Hall present.
As for the other elders and Venerables, they were all busy with the affairs of their respective halls and recuperating from their injuries.
"Chief, the compensation has been distributed to the families of the fallen warriors. The rewards bestowed by the Ancestral Court have also been distributed to them."
The First Elder's voice sounded. However, his mental state wasn't too good. In the past three days, he had seen his family destroyed and his people killed. He was truly mentally and physically exhausted. He didn't know how to face the grieving women and elderly.
"Thank you for your hard work, First Elder."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. He understood the pressure the First Elder was under.
"Reporting to Chief, these are the rewards for the contributions of the warriors in the war. I have already made the arrangements. Please take a look, Chief."
Soon, the Third Elder handed over a beast skin scroll. It was filled with densely packed Xiaozhuan characters. It was the statistics of the contributions of the warriors in the Gu Yuan Tribe.