Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 486 - 471 Discussion in the Clan - A New Change!_1

Chapter 486: Chapter 471 Discussion in the Clan - A New Change!_1

[Seeking subscriptions, recommendations and monthly tickets] Underneath the central ancient mountain in Gu Yuan Tribe’s mountain city lies a stone garden spanning at least thousand feet in radius.

In the stone garden, trees of a thousand years or more stand tall. Their venerable roots twist and contort producing robust branches beneath ancient trees, old medicines emit fragrance and flowers bloom. Nevertheless, there’s a compelling aura emanating throughout the entire stone garden.

This stone garden served as the residence for Xiao Chen when he led a long expedition into the Great Wasteland. The house was built under the direct supervision of Grand Elder Tie Wen. Xiao Chen, being the head of a mid-ranking battle division, could not always dwell in the back hall of the Tribal Grand Hall. Such circumstances were unbefitting of his status. Confronted with this argument, Xiao Chen could only comply.

Underneath a gigantic ancient tree, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged. His black hair was as dark as ink and he was full of young vigor. His green battle armor glittered brightly.

At this moment, he was sitting with his eyes slightly closed. Piles of translucent Elemental Stones were stacked in front of him. Every breath he took expelled a current of green qi. Heaven and Earth’s Vital energy continuously converged within a radius of several hundred feet around him, merging with the energy released by the Elemental Stones to form little serpents which glided into his insides.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and sighed, muttering to himself, "The Tribe should quickly start searching for a medium to high-grade Elemental Stone Vein. These low-grade Elemental Stones are not enough to sustain the cultivation of a Towering Realm martial artist. There will only be more Towering Realm martial artists in the tribe in the future!"

Having consumed almost thirty thousand low-grade Elemental Stones, Xiao Chen had barely managed to raise his cultivation from the early stage to the middle stage of the second layer of the Towering Realm. If they switched to mid-grade Elemental Stone they would only need three hundred pieces, and high-grade Elemental Stone would only require thirty pieces. This shows the gap in the quality of energy.

Even though the current Gu Yuan Battle Division acquired the fortune of the tribe by being crafted into the shape of a tribe and received the blessing of the tribespeople. Moreover, the concentration of Heaven and Earth’s Vital energy in the tribe is twenty to thirty times richer than the one in the outer world of the Wilderness. Nevertheless, it’s still somewhat inadequate for Towering Realm martial artists.

There came chaotic sounds of fighting from outside the stone garden. This was just some of the younger War Soldiers of the tribe practicing battle tactics, their Combat Qi surged forth, their voices filled with impassioned calls.

Soldiers come and go like running streams but the tribe holds like an iron fortress. Some people die in the Desolate Wilds while others suffer grave injuries and are forced to leave the War Masters. However, there are also people who break the constraints of their cultivation and ascend to become high-ranking War Soldiers. But then there are new youths, who after Bone Tempering, become the new "Blood" of the War Masters. This is what they call heritage!

In not too long, Xiao Chen finished his cultivation and rose into the air heading towards the Tribal Grand Hall.

Toot!

The sound of a horn rang out, a vast and desolate horn that echoed throughout the mountain city. Xiao Chen, clad in cyan armor, stood on the peak of the ancient mountain, allowing the fierce wind to scatter his hair. On seeing the green figure atop the mountain, every member of Gu Yuan’s Battle Division bore a look of awe on their faces.

This was the horn that signaled to the tribe elders and managers to convene for a meeting.

Every martial artist with cultivation in the Blood Refining realm gathered in front of the ancient mountain from all over the tribe, leaving behind only the necessary defenses.

The Tribal Grand Hall.

All Blood Cultivating martial artists gathered under one roof. Despite the war causing a loss of twenty-one people, the joining of the Nianhua Battle Division along with fifty-plus Blood Cultivating martial artists enabled Gu Yuan’s Battle Division to expand even further.

Looking at the Blood Cultivating martial artists present, Xiao Chen was not satisfied. Such a quantity might be a huge number for a lower level Battle Division, but for Gu Yuan’s Battle Division having advanced to a mid-level Battle Division, it was far from enough. Furthermore, the majority of them were in the initial stages of the Blood Refining Realm. From this perspective, Gu Yuan tribe still has a long way to go in its development.

"Silence!"

The martial artists who had entered the Great Hall had not yet calmed their hearts, creating a sense of disorder. The Grand Elder, Tie Wen, stood up and bellowed.

"Greetings Chief!"

Looking around, Xiao Chen finally spoke, "At ease!"

"Grand Elder, has all the wounded and dead soldiers from the tribe already settled?"

"Tribe Chief, the smooth and level part of the southeastern ancient mountain in the tribe occupies an area about ten miles in radius. It has been opened up by the tribespeople and designated as a burial ground for the deceased and designated as a place of tribute of the tribe."

"This expedition to the Great Wilderness resulted in the death of five thousand six hundred and thirteen soldiers. Two thousand and one hundred soldiers were seriously injured and had to retire from the position of War Master. According to the tribe’s rules, we hand over the tribe’s condolences to the families of these soldiers. The tribe will support the wife, children, and parents of soldiers who have fallen or have been critically injured."

"Good!"

Xiao Chen had no objections towards Grand Elder’s arrangements but added, "This time, the tribe will offer double the compensation to the families of the critically injured and fallen soldiers. Their descendants may be selected to enter the Martial Arts Pavilion to pick one of the high-rank human-class techniques or martial arts!"

These critically injured and fallen soldiers were mostly composed of dispersed tribespeople who had been absorbed into the Gu Yuan Battle Division. Innately, they were somewhat inferior to the original members of Gu Yuan’s Battle Division. But allowing them to break the rule and select a high-rank human-class martial arts classic from Martial Arts Pavilion was a way to compensate these brave warriors who had battled in blood.

Once Xiao Chen spoke, the crowd below could only acknowledge it. However, the original members of Nianhua Tribe were shocked, unable to believe their eyes.

A high-rank human class martial arts classic is considered a clan’s treasured gem for a lower-ranked battle division and can only be cultivated by some key figures of the battle division. Yet, here it was being casually granted to ordinary tribespeople by Xiao Chen for cultivation.

"Third Elder, have the spoils of this battle been fully counted?"

For Third Elder Xiao Tan, every time Gu Yuan Battle Division launches an expedition into the Wilderness, it is a joyous occasion as the tribe’s treasury gets filled to the brim. This time, Xiao Chen not only emptied the coffers of over twenty Human War Tribes, but he even moved a battle division along with its people. This left Third Elder Xiao Tan once again in a delightful situation, with him calculating every day how to make use of the received resources to quickly enhance the strength of the tribe.

"It’s done."

Hearing Xiao Chen’s inquiry, Elder Xiao Tan picked up a piece of beast skin, looked at the records on it, and then spoke again, "After deducting the double rewards for the war-soldiers who were damaged and heavily injured, as well as the rewards for all the war-soldiers who went on the expedition this time, about forty percent of the spoils of war captured this time are left, all of which have been put into the tribal treasury."

The newly built tribal treasury of the Gu Yuan Battle Tribe was in the valley formed by two adjacent ancient mountains. It was dozens of feet below the ground, surrounded by top-quality Star Iron Water cast walls, which were dozens of feet thick. Even a Zhong Lou Realm Martial Artist would have to exert quite a bit of effort to break them from underneath.

The door to the treasury, was even more so made of Dragon’s Gate stone casted with ten thousand catties of Iron Water, with layers of mechanisms. Under normal circumstances, four Blood Refining Realm Warriors would guard it, and Elder Xiao Tan even considered the treasury as his second home, wishing to live there from now on.

"Are there any other situations with the newly joined tribespeople?"

"Reporting to the Chief, during the month when the Chief was out on campaign, the tribe did not stop receiving new tribespeople. Now, including the newly integrated Nianhua Battle Division, and the many women, elderly and weak that the Chief brought back, the number of our Gu Yuan Battle Tribe has reached 730,000, barely reaching the number of tribespeople a middle-class Battle Division should have."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen nodded. There had been earth-shaking changes in the Gu Yuan Battle Tribe in just a few months. The number of tribespeople alone had doubled, far exceeding the original number of tribespeople in the Gu Yuan Battle Tribe. With so many tribespeople, the Gu Yuan Tribe needed to settle down properly!

"Everyone, after the battle a few days ago, our Gu Yuan Battle Tribe has established its dominion over the entire Dragon Fall Territory. Hundreds of lower-grade Battle Divisions are all prostrating under our Gu Yuan Battle Tribe’s feet. In the future, except for the annihilation of the remnants of the exotic clan, we will hardly face such large-scale bloody battles again. Therefore, the focus of everyone in the future should be shifted to the procreation and growth of the Tribe!"

"Assimilate the newly absorbed tribespeople into our Gu Yuan Battle Tribe as quickly as possible!"

"Of course, turning our focus to development does not mean neglecting martial prowess. No matter when, our Gu Yuan Tribe cannot forget the importance of preparing and arming ourselves."

"Everyone, remember—though Gu Yuan may rise greatly, oblivion of warfare will inevitably lead to disaster!"

"Yes!"

The many warriors stood up, shouting loudly!

"Furthermore, now that there are many Blood Refining Realm warriors in our Gu Yuan Battle Tribe, many positions previously established in the tribe are no longer suitable. Taking advantage of this occasion, the new positions we elders discussed will be announced now—Grand Elder!"

The addition of the Nianhua Battle Division, as well as the numerous Blood Refining Realm warriors in the original Gu Yuan Tribe who are of a ripe old age and are no longer suitable for expeditionary warfare.

Grand Elder Tie Wen stood up and said, "In the tribe, any tribal member who upgrades to the Zhong Lou Realm Martial Artist will automatically be promoted to the Supreme Elder of the tribe!"

"The position of Elder of Conquest will be abolished!"

"The tribe will set up a Martial Arts Hall, with Second Elder Lin Shan serving as the Hall Master. The elderly warriors in the tribe with depleted Blood Qi will become servants of the Martial Arts Hall, responsible for teaching the young warriors in the tribe!"

"Blood Refining Realm Warriors who have advanced to the late stage of the realm will be promoted to tribal elders!"

"All thousand captains of various thousand-men war divisions in the tribe must be Blood Refining Realm warriors of at least mid-level!"

"The elders in the tribe will form Elder Councils to participate in the decision making on major tribal matters!"

The voice of Tie Wen reverberated throughout the Grand Hall, which immediately stirred up debates amongst the crowd. After all, if based on this strength realm distinction, there are only a handful of warriors who are now qualified to serve as elders or hold real power as captains in the Gu Yuan Battle Tribe.

Of course, this is also Xiao Chen’s intention. After all, though there are many Blood Refining Realm warriors in Gu Yuan Battle Tribe presently, most of them are in the early stages. Pressure brings motivation.

"For those warriors from Nianhua Tribe who joined our Gu Yuan Battle Tribe this time, they are now our tribespeople, and I will certainly treat everyone equally!"

Not only that, this new system also greatly impacted the strength of the Nianhua Tribe lineage. After being relocated to the unfamiliar Gu Yuan Battle Tribe, it was only natural for people from the Nianhua Tribe to stick together.

But among the Blood Refining Realm warriors of the Nianhua Tribe, there is a severe disparity in levels. The powerful ones have already declined in vitality, while the younger ones are merely in the early stages of the Blood Refining Realm. As a result, only a few people including Nianhua and his master remain who could speak up in the tribe.

After the tribal conference, everyone seemed to sense something and quickly left. In no time, only Xiao Chen, Mu Qing and Nianhua were left in the Grand Hall.

At Xiao Chen’s hesitations, the two women turned a blind eye and instead walked off to one side in a manner that suggested familiarity.

"Sister Nianhua, today I need to refine a large amount of pills as rewards in the Hundred Herbs Shop. Sister Nianhua is also knowledgeable about medicinal herbs, why don’t you come along with me to check it out?"

"Sure, I have always wanted to see the most mysterious Hundred Herbs Shop in the tribe."

Xiao Chen watched in stupefaction as the two women exited the Great Hall hand in hand, leaving him alone in the empty Great Hall staring blankly.

Ever since Mu Qing entered Nianhua’s Blue Stone House, one could only guess what they discussed. But when they reappeared, they were already holding hands and addressing each other as sisters. What’s more, they seemed to be indifferent to Xiao Chen.

Facing this situation, Xiao Chen could only sigh and throw himself into cultivation.