Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 624 - 610: Blood Wind Venerable, Ancestral Court Celestial Soldiers!_1

Chapter 624: Chapter 610: Blood Wind Venerable, Ancestral Court Celestial Soldiers!_1

Entering the inner part of the Ancestral Court, the somber atmosphere became even thicker. Xiao Chen even felt a hint of solemnity and killing intent. As he passed a Pavilion, he saw a warrior in a tattered beast robe leaning on a broken iron sword.

The rusted, patchy Iron sword was covered in dried bloodstains and full of cracks, with several thumb-sized gaps in the middle, making it clear that it had been broken in battle against a powerful opponent.

However, something about this warrior discouraged Xiao Chen from taking him lightly. It wasn’t so much his immense strength that demanded respect, but rather the deep-seated fighting will he radiated. Even seated casually on a stone chair, his intense fighting will radiated from deep within his bones.

Based on Xiao Chen’s perception, this warrior was still in his prime with an estimated cultivation level in the fourth layer of the Towering Realm. However, his body was already full of wounds. It was hard to imagine how such a tormented warrior spent his days.

This warrior was not the only one of his kind in the Ancestral Court. Numerous similar figures had come along with Xiao Chen, stirring speculations in his mind about their origins.

"Xiao Clan Leader, the Grand Elder has sent me to guide you to the Great Hall."

Suddenly, a middle-aged warrior appeared before Xiao Chen and spoke. He was unmistakably a Venerable Being.

"Thank you."

Xiao Chen gave a slight nod. He was not surprised that the Grand Elder of the Ancestral Court was aware of his arrival, but he was curious about the middle-aged warrior before him.

The last time he had visited the Ancestral Court, there weren’t many people around. Even after walking for miles, he had only encountered a few old people with declining vitality. However, this time, there were many warriors in the Ancestral Court, all of them in the Towering Realm.

The strengths of these warriors varied, with the weakest at the first layer of the Towering Realm, and the strongest being the middle-aged Venerable Being before him. In Xiao Chen’s perception, some were even at the mid-phase of the sixth layer of the Towering Realm.

"Xiao Clan Leader, I have admired you for a long time. I am the Grand Elder’s eldest disciple, Blood Wind. I haven’t been in the Ancestral Court for years, so I didn’t have a chance to meet you."

"This time when I came back, my Master told me about the most gifted and youngest Venerable Being in our Border Wasteland Region, Xiao Clan Leader. Your reputation turned out to be well-deserved. I might need to rely on younger brother Xiao in the future."

Without waiting for Xiao Chen to respond, he already claimed a brotherhood with him. Xiao Chen’s perception was sharp, he could sense that the middle-aged warrior before him was genuinely easy-going. So he naturally played along.

"You’re too kind, Brother Blood Wind, your cultivation level is profound. As a junior, I still have much to learn from Venerable Blood Wind."

"Blood Wind, you’ve been gone a long time, come and have a drink with this old man!"

Turning a corner, an old man tending to his spiritual field not far away, straightened up from looking after a spirit fruit plant and spoke upon seeing Xiao Chen approach.

Blood Wind chuckled, shaking his head and led Xiao Chen towards another direction. Along the way, Xiao Chen learned who the Towering Realm warriors he saw earlier were after coming to the Human Ancestral Court.

They were Celestial Soldiers of the Ancestral Court!

Under the direct control of the Human Ancestral Court, to become one of these soldiers, a warrior would have to undergo rigorous selection, testing their strength and will on multiple levels. This is because the mission of the Celestial Soldiers of the Ancestral Court were undoubtedly the most dangerous.

They were ghosts lurking in the shadows, always facing life and death crises. One could say that they walked the edge of the knife. The reason Xiao Chen hadn’t seen any Celestial Soldiers during his previous two visits to the Ancestral Court was because they were all deep in the Desolate Wilds of the Border Wilderness Domain, hunting down the surviving members of the Exotic Clan.

Blood Wind was one of the commanders of the Celestial Soldiers, controlling a hundred Towering Realm Celestial Soldiers. The whole Border Wilderness Domain had only three hundred Celestial Soldiers. Besides the hundred led by Blood Wind hunting the Exotic Clan in the depth of the Wilderness, the rest had to guard some dangerous regions.

"Our Border Wilderness Region has been silent for too long. At the height of its prosperity, there were as many as two thousand Celestial Soldiers sweeping across the entire Wilderness and they would never allow the Exotic Clan to infest and hide in the depth of the barren lands where they frequently raided our Human War Tribes."

Hisss!

Xiao Chen sucked in a breath of cold air. Two thousand celestial soldiers meant two thousand Towering Realm Martial Artists. One could just imagine the immense force that would be.

Anyone who could become a Celestial Soldier had to pass through multiple tests and possess astonishing battle strength. Not all Towering Realm martial artists could become celestial soldiers. However, anyone who aspired to become a celestial soldier had to be the top of his peers in the Towering Realm.

But now, the Celestial Soldiers of the Border Wilderness Region remained only a tenth of the past. And, as Xiao Chen had observed, they were all gravely injured from ferocious battles. Looking at their conditions made one feel oppressed.

Fortunately, under Venerable Blood Wind’s guidance, they arrived at an ancient building. The ancients built this building with its back against the tall Sacred Fire Shrine. Nine giant, dragon-carved pillars stood side by side on the building’s front, each as tall as a mountain. The carvings of the giant dragon were clear to see: the claws fierce, and the dragons seemed to be roaring at the sky as if they were about to soar into the heavens.

The ancient Great Hall radiated an aura of vicissitudes of life. Standing outside, Xiao Chen could feel a searing, indescribable heat emanating from within, much like an imminent volcanic eruption.

Thump, thump, thump.

Upon entering the Great Hall, Xiao Chen instantly felt the heated stares of several individuals. Each set of eyes exuded a mysterious aura, and he could sense the emotions of their owners—some were calm, some curious, some dismissive.

Focus brought his eyes to the center of the Great Hall, where Venerable Ming He, the Grand Elder of the Ancestral Court, was seated at the head. There were seven figures in the hall, all of them renowned figures of the Layered Tower Realm’s sixth layer.

The Heavenly Lake Ancestor from the Sky Lake War Tribe who had been strongly crushed by Xiao Chen a few months prior was also present. At this moment, the gaze he fixed on Xiao Chen was rather intriguing.

Next, Xiao Chen saw an unexpected warrior present: Elder Shi. Every warrior in the Great Hall was from the Sixth Layer of the Layered Tower Realm, but Elder Shi seemed like a weak old man in poor condition. Yet he was seated in the Hall.

Elder Shi even had the first seat below Venerable Minghe. Even the Clan Leader of the Bai Ze Marquis Division, Venerable He Ze, was seated below Elder Shi but displayed a calm demeanor without any trace of dissatisfaction.

This corroborated Xiao Chen’s thoughts. Elder Shi had appeared by his side during his past two trips to the Human Ancestral Court. Previously, he had been stopped at the Stone Pavilion in the middle of the road. They had wine and discussed the river of realms, all of which indicated Elder Shi’s status in the Ancestral Court.

At present, Elder Shi was smiling at Xiao Chen.

As for Xiao Chen, the warriors in the Great Hall had mixed feelings towards him. They were all clan leaders, clan elders, or powerful figures from the Border Wasteland Region, each a mighty figure from the sixth Layer of the Layered Tower Realm. To reach their level, they had spent hundreds of years and knew all too well the hardship involved.

However, Xiao Chen was less than thirty years old but had attained their level of strength obtained only after hundreds to thousands of years. They bore their discomfort as Xiao Chen entered the Great Hall. These elders all turned their gazes to him simultaneously, their auras impressing onto Xiao Chen, as though they wanted to give him a bit of a hard time.

However, Xiao Chen easily shattered the auras they imposed on him, something they hadn’t expected.

After all, in their eyes, it was already impressive that someone of Xiao Chen’s age had ascended to Venerable Realm. Could he possibly contend against all these experienced warriors from the older generation? They originally wanted to teach him a lesson, so he wouldn’t take the older generation lightly due to his youth.

"Master, the Clan Leader of the Gu Yuan tribe, Xiao, has arrived."

Following this, Venerable Bloodwind bowed and said to Elder Minghe, who was at the head position.

"Gu Yuan Clan Leader, Xiao Chen, pays his respects to Venerable Minghe!"

Xiao Chen respectfully saluted Venerable Minghe, ignoring the warriors’ attempts to put him in his place.

Venerable Minghe was fully aware of the little tricks the other patriarchs played after Xiao Chen entered the hall, but he did nothing to stop them, seemingly curious to see how Xiao Chen would respond.

The ease with which Xiao Chen dissolved the will imposed upon him by everyone piqued Venerable Minghe’s interest. It seemed Xiao Chen had become stronger in the months since they’d last met.

At the Venerable level, a comprehension of the mysteries of heaven and earth is required. It’s quite normal for no progress to be made over several years or even several decades. After all, these mysteries symbolize the Great Dao. Once comprehended, they are understood - otherwise, one gropes in the fog, making no progress.

Xiao Chen had just silently fended off the pressure exerted by several venerables, indicating his strength had indeed increased. His progress in just a few months was simply unbelievable.

"No need for formalities. Clan Leader Xiao, what brings you here?"

As the leader of a tribe, he wouldn’t come to the Ancestral Court for leisure at a time of undercurrents.

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, Sacred Beast Tribe Warriors have descended on the territories under my tribe, the Gu Yuan Clan. They have sacrificed fierce beasts and opened a temporary void path, intending for Sacred Beast Tribe warriors to descend onto the human realm."

What!

The several Venerables who were originally watching Xiao Chen with interest were suddenly taken aback.

"The arrival of Sacred Beast Tribe Warriors onto our human realm is yet another problem upon existing ones. It seems we’re headed for more trials and tribulations."

The words of Xiao Chen had just fallen when a Venerable exclaimed aloud.

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