After a day and a night, they defeated the major forces and eliminated all future troubles. Everyone gathered and rushed back to their original encampment. Zi Chen had been waiting there for a long time.
"What happened?" After seeing Zi Chen, everyone began to ask one after another.
"Let Qin He tell you." Zi Chen called Qin He over.
Everyone was surprised by Qin He's appearance. Then, Qin He told them everything that happened in the Savage Land.
"What? How dare they steal our things?"
Everyone was furious when they heard that. They could steal from whoever they wanted without any scruples. Moreover, they were about to become a major force. They had more than a hundred Dan essence cultivators and more than ten thousand Yu Realm cultivators. No one here would dare to steal from them. Who would have thought that someone from the Savage Land would steal from them?
Furthermore, Qin Xing had been taken hostage. This was truly intolerable. Everyone listened to Qin He's narration of the entire situation with anger.
Qin He sat down after he finished speaking. Everyone had already gathered to discuss the solution. He was no longer as agitated as before.
"What do you think?" Zi Chen sat at the head and looked at the others.
"Is there even a need to wait and see? Just bring a bunch of Dan Essence cultivators over there and slaughter the Zhu Clan first. Then, we'll destroy the Cang and Li Clans. After that, we'll exterminate the Martial Sect and Chu Clan. Finally, we'll step into Letian City and wave our arms to announce to the world that I, Zi Chen, have returned."
This was a good suggestion. Even Wu Mo and Miao Kong were tempted. They were no longer the same as before. Naturally, they did not mind going back to clean up the mess.
Tyrant was also excited. However, he was very dissatisfied when he looked at Wang Shan. It was as if he was blaming Wang Shan for saying what he wanted to say first.
Zi Chen chose to ignore Wang Shan and looked at Wang Qiong. During this time, Wang Qiong was frowning.
"What do you think?" Zi Chen asked.
Wang Qiong pondered for a moment and said, "Something might have happened in the Savage Land."
Zi Chen nodded. After hearing Qin He's words, he also had the same guess.
"Something happened? How is that possible?" Everyone was confused.
"If nothing had happened, why would there be five Primal Core experts guarding the teleportation array?" Wang Qiong asked.
"What's so strange about that? Maybe they want to kill some genius again. When Brother-in-law came here, didn't he also get attacked by several Dan Origin Stage experts?" Wang Shan said.
"That's not the same. Back then, those Primal Core experts were sent out by the various major powers. However, these five Primal Core experts are clearly from the Zhu Family. The Zhu Family originally only had a few Primal Core experts, but they actually sent out five to guard the teleportation array," Zi Chen said.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"This is already very suspicious, but there are still other suspicious points."
Everyone's gaze once again fell on Wang Qiong.
"When we first came to the Fringe, the elders of our family had warned us time and time again that we must be very careful and not provoke others when we are outside, lest we get into trouble."
Wang Qiong looked at everyone and continued, "In the eyes of the elders of our family, the people of the Fringe are like scourges. There is no hurry to avoid them. However, when Qin Xing returned with the resources, the Zhu Family actually snatched them away. Isn't that strange?"
"That's not strange, is it? Qin Xing carried the resources with him and used liquefied Yuan during the battle. Anyone would be tempted," Wang Shan said.
"Then, when we were in the inner region, did you dare to snatch the things of the major powers?" Wang Qiong's question left Wang Shan speechless.
At that time, he had no strength or influence. Naturally, he didn't dare to snatch them.
"Even if they did, they would have killed him to silence him and destroy the evidence. However, the Zhu Family sent Qin He back to ransom him with the resources. What's going on?"
"There are two possibilities. First, they were blinded by greed and became idiots. Second, they have a backup plan that doesn't fear the retaliation of the major powers," Tyrant said this time.
"How is that possible? How many experts does the Zhu Family have? How could they have a backup plan that could resist a major power?"
Everyone exclaimed. No one would believe this. As for the possibility that the five of them were idiots, naturally, no one would believe it.
"Although this is just our guess, it shouldn't be wrong. Something has happened in the Barbarian Land, and it must be something big. This can be seen from the fact that they haven't been teleported here through the air for a long time. Previously, I was careless. Letting the two brothers go back alone was a mistake."
Zi Chen finally spoke. "So, this time, we must be careful when we return. Don't be careless."
There was nothing wrong with being careful. Everyone nodded.
"The Zhu Family has become stronger. They might be able to suppress the other families. Our Wang Family might have already suffered. No, I have to go back," Wang Shan stood up immediately.
"Yeah, why didn't I think of this? Since they dared to attack us brothers, they must have already attacked our Qin Family. Damn it," Qin He said with a face full of regret.
After that, everyone looked uneasy. Wang Xian 'er's expression was the most obvious.
"Brother-in-law, tell us. How should we kill our way back?" Wang Shan became very agitated.
Everyone looked at Zi Chen.
"This place has just started. It's unrealistic to send everyone back. Moreover, no one knows what happened in the Savage Land and what dangers await us. So, I will only bring a few people back," Zi Chen said in a deep voice.
"I'll go back with you. My brother will stay," Wang Shan said hurriedly.
Zi Chen looked at Wang Shan and said, "You stay. Wang Qiong has to stay too."
"What? Brother-in-law, you?" Wang Shan looked at Zi Chen in confusion.
"You stay here to supervise the construction of our force. Wang Qiong will stay here to control the situation in case the other forces send another attack. Zhang Haotian will stay here to protect Lv Peng. Wu Mo will stay too. I'll bring Miao Kong back. Xian 'er will follow me as well."
Zi Chen continued to instruct. "Longhu will bring the early stage of the Dan Core Realm with me. I will also bring the Spirit Devouring Rats with me. As for the Devil Ape, it will follow me as well."
As they got along with each other, Zi Chen's prestige grew. His words were unquestionable orders.
No matter how unwilling Wang Shan was, he could not refute Zi Chen. Zi Chen's arrangement was indeed reasonable.
"What about me?" Monk finally spoke. After such a long time, he was the only one left.
Looking at Monk, Zi Chen hesitated. He was in a dilemma. It was best to bring such a powerful force with him. However, if Monk left, only Zhang Haotian would be left. If something happened, he would not be able to handle it.
"You stay," Zi Chen finally said after a moment of hesitation.
"No, definitely not."
Monk refuted directly. "You bring people back to show off your heroic character. You will be the center of attention and be admired by everyone. Leave me here to drink the wind."
The only one present who dared to refute Zi Chen without restraint was Tyrant.
"You'd better stay. If anything happens, you and Zhang Haotian can take care of each other," Zi Chen said after thinking seriously.
Monk was obviously unwilling. However, it was impossible for everyone to leave. Someone had to stay behind to take charge. He muttered that Zi Chen would show off his kingly return, but he did not refute.
Suddenly, a voice transmission sounded in Zi Chen's mind.
"Alright, you come with me," Zi Chen said again.
Monk's dissatisfaction disappeared instantly. Then, his eyes lit up. If not for Wang Xian 'er, he would have pounced on Zi Chen.
Time was of the essence. The longer they stayed, the more danger Qin Xing would be in. Therefore, after a discussion at night, they decided to leave the next day.
The next day, the sky had just brightened. When everyone appeared, they saw Zi Chen standing in the square.
"Sir."
Wolf appeared from the horizon and stopped in front of Zi Chen. He had flown back overnight after receiving Zi Chen's order.
"Come with me later." Zi Chen nodded.
Looking at Monk and the others beside Zi Chen, Wolf did not say anything. He stood behind Zi Chen.
Longhu and Demon Ape arrived soon after. There were also twenty early-stage Primal Core cultivators.
"Everyone is here. Can we leave now?" Wang Xian 'er was wearing a white dress. She was walking side by side with Zi Chen. She was nervous and excited at the same time.
"Wait a little longer."
Soon, a young man appeared in the horizon. He was slightly chubby and had short hair. He was Zhang Tong, who only knew three strikes.
Zhang Tong went straight to Zi Chen. Obviously, he was going to go with them. Although everyone was confused, they did not ask.
Then, more figures appeared in the horizon. There were more than ten of them. The leader was Wu Liu, who had joined them last.
"Sir Zi Chen."
When the group arrived, they all bowed.
"Alright, everyone is here. It's time for us to leave."
After bidding farewell to Wang Qiong and the others, the group flew towards the teleportation formation. Zhang Haotian and Wang Shan flew in the opposite direction.
Wang Qiong stood guard here and watched the group disappear.
This time, Zi Chen only brought Wolf, who was a mid-stage Primal Core cultivator. However, he brought more than forty early-stage Primal Core cultivators. Among them, thirty were ordinary Primal Core cultivators.
Twenty of them were controlled by Longhu and Longhu's Soul Consciousness. The other ten were planted with Zi Chen's Soul Seed Art. As his strength increased, Zi Chen's Spiritual Consciousness became stronger. Therefore, the number of Primal Core cultivators he could control increased.
Next were Monk and the others. There were also the fourteen early-stage Primal Core cultivators brought by Wu Liu. They had all gone through the Heavenly Lightning Tribulations on their own. They were very powerful.
As for the ordinary Primal Core cultivators, they had also died in the previous battles. After the baptism of blood and fire, their loyalty had increased significantly.
The Land of Chaos was vast and boundless. A million miles was equivalent to an insignificant grain of rice. Just the outer region alone was tens of millions of miles.
Using the slowest early-stage Primal Core cultivators in the group as the standard, they flew for two days and two nights before arriving at the teleportation formation.
The people Wolf brought were still here. When they saw Zi Chen's group, they all came over to greet them.
In front of them was a spacious plaza. The ground was covered with gravel. There were many high platforms in the plaza. Each platform had a large teleportation formation.