Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 683 - 669: The Overbearing Methods and Family Background of the Ancient Yuan!_1

Chapter 683: Chapter 669: The Overbearing Methods and Family Background of the Ancient Yuan!_1

The eccentric ideas of these tribe elders only inspired a colder look in Xiao Chen’s eyes.

"This tribe was established by our Xiao family ancestors. They shed blood for the tribe. Shouldn’t we enjoy the benefits they left behind? Isn’t it just using some resources for ourselves? We understand it’s not easy for the tribe leader to maintain the tribe. We think you should admonish the younger generations a little, give something to explain to the tribe, and in the end, the tribe will still be maintained by our kin. Don’t you agree, tribe leader?"

"A bunch of creatures who only know how to line their own pockets. Do you think I would let them continue to control the tribe!"

"Are you really so heartless, tribe leader? If it weren’t for our support all those years ago, how would you enjoy your current status and luxury? Everything we have now is ours by right!"

"Is it really?"

A cold, grim smile crossed Xiao Chen’s lips. "Since the tribal elders think they are entitled to these things, I, as the tribal leader, will not hold them accountable. The resources they embezzled from the tribe won’t be a matter of my concern anymore."

"Really?"

All of the elders displayed looks of joy. Even though Xiao Chen is the tribe leader, a great and respected person, he must bow to them as they are the elders, representing the tribal law, something even the Human Emperor can’t meddle with.

"That’s right, the Gu Yuan Tribe can only develop under our own people."

"In my opinion, the tribe leader should promote their kin into important roles in the tribe. This is the only way to protect our ancestor’s legacy!"

Suddenly, the group of old fellows, thinking Xiao Chen had conceded, began to act without restraint.

Xiao Chen was utterly disappointed at these kind of relatives. Over the years, he has strongly supported his own kin. Of course, there were outstanding members among them like Xiao Lin, who now holds the position of Master of the Divine Weapon Hall, Xiao Long, who recently took over as the War Master of Ten Thousand, Xiao Bangtu, who has become a tribal elder, and of course, a large portion of them became parasites.

"I wonder how the mighty tribe leader will arrange for these younger generations. We must really teach them a good lesson when we get back, so that they act with more caution, considering the tribe leader’s respectability. After all, the Gu Yuan Tribe is our tribe."

"How to arrange them!" The tribal elders looked at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was unabashed, and responded in a deep voice. "The resources they embezzled, let’s just say that I’ve given them as a gift. However, it’s certain that the Gu Yuan Tribe cannot continue to accommodate talents like them."

What does he mean by accommodating?

"You mean, you want to exile them from the tribe!"

All the tribal elders were stunned. Weren’t you just saying a moment ago you wouldn’t hold them accountable, why suddenly want to exile them from the tribe?

Being exiled from the tribe is considered a fate worse than death for the tribespeople living on this desolate land. They knew very well the capabilities of their descendants. They were sure that without the protection of the Gu Yuan tribe, their descendants would definitely meet death in the wilds.

"No, as kin, how could I exile them? The Gu Yuan tribe relocated to the Dragon Fall Territory, but the tombs of our ancestors are still in the original ancestral lands, the Giant Stone Valley. Since the elders claim that our ancestors shed blood and that we should enjoy what they left us, then protecting the tombs of our ancestors and paying respects to them year after year is logically our obligated duty."

"Also, you elders, who are already at an old age, have found it inconvenient since the tribe moved to the Dragon Fall Territory. We younger generation understand that it’s hard to leave our hometown as we age. This time, you elders, along with your younger siblings, will return to our ancestral lands, in charge of paying respects to our ancestors. Having each other for company there, you elders should be very pleased."

This is not any kind of respect paying to ancestors at all, it’s a clear exile!

Compared to the current Gu Yuan Tribe, the ancestral lands in the Giant Stone Valley could only be described as barren. Over the years, the Gu Yuan Tribe has indeed sent warriors to return to the ancestral lands to pay respects to the ancestors, but how could that place compare to where they lived now?

To put it bluntly, they were scared silent. Leaving the Gu Yuan Tribe wasn’t solely about their safety without its protection, it also represented the decline of their respective branches.

Xiao Chen didn’t kill them, but gave them the most severe punishment, including their entire offspring.

"So, you elders are unwilling? Or is it that you are only willing to enjoy the benefits our ancestors left but care nothing at all about honoring the ancestors!" Before others could react, Xiao Chen spoke again, "Someone come! Assign a thousand warriors from our tribe to help the elders pack their luggage and escort them all the way back to the ancestral land to pay respects to the ancestors of Gu Yuan."

"Xiao Chen, you’re so unfeeling. Don’t you have any familial affection?"

Finally, the elder who was the closest blood relation to Xiao Chen stared at him, his stooped body trembling as he approached Xiao Chen.

"I, as the tribal leader, gave you opportunities, yet you behaved with reckless abandon. Gu Yuan Tribe will thrive under my leadership, even becoming the Supreme King Tribe that could shake the eight wild lands and four realms. Those who hinder my path will be thoroughly eradicated."

Actions were taken swiftly by the war soldiers. The next morning, a few hundred people, including the tribal elders, were escorted out of the tribal mountain city by the tribal war masters. Their abuse was rendered futile.

Xiao Chen kept his word. All resources their uncles and brothers coveted were packed and ready for them, loaded on dozens of carts. However, they were digging their own graves by taking away the future of their descendants.

Xiao Chen’s clan was comprehensively purged. Despite not killing anyone, the punishment was harsher than death. As the tribe leader who set an example, it didn’t dare any elders in the tribe to commit fraud.

For several days, the entire tribe was in turbulence. Ranging from the seven grand halls to the five 10,000 War Masters, a large-scale purge was carried out. In particular, the Internal Affairs Hall, Hundred Herbs Hall, and Divine Weapons Hall all had more than half of their managing elders dismissed.

Those who needed to be grasped were seized, and those who deserved death were killed. Many warriors were implicated that, in the end, all of them cast into the mine veins to toil, likely doomed to die in the mine caves during their lifetime.

Of course, the net had broken amidst the rush, and their futile resistance simply amounted to an egg striking a stone. In the end, they were killed on the spot, leaving the remaining to surrender obediently. Their properties were confiscated before they were sent into the mine caves.

Tribal Grand Hall.

Within a couple of days, all the elders were exhausted. They followed close behind Xiao Chen’s steps. Perhaps there were self-interests, but they knew their limits. However, no one could avoid having their family and friends involved. If Xiao Chen had to face the tribal elders, they as elders naturally could not remain at peace.

At this moment, all the elders sat solemnly in the hall. Xiao Chen was seated in the main seat, not making a sound or revealing any aura. Yet, none of the elders dared to move.

Xiao Chen’s furious cleansing this time implicated as many as thousands of warriors, not only inclusive of their own relatives but also other warriors.

For example, the newly appointed alchemist of the Hundred Herbs Hall had been using his identity as an alchemist to flaunt his power in the tribe and extort the tribe people. Xiao Chen erased the Alchemy Dao he had learned from his mind and cast him into the mine caves, his sodium shot from being pursued by thousands to fall into the bottomless abyss.

"Elders, you have worked hard these past few days. The whole matter within the tribe can be considered resolved for now. I hope you all learn from this and prevent the same mistakes from happening again."

After a long while, Xiao Chen swept his eyes across all the people in the great hall and saw that all of them appeared solemn. Then, he finally spoke.

Upon hearing Xiao Chen’s words, the many elders’ hearts rest with relief and let out a sigh. Since Xiao Chen had spoken, it indicated that the previous cleansing had passed.

"To the elders, it has been six years since our Gu Yuan Tribe was founded. Over the years, we have accumulated some strength. While everyone is here, let’s have the elders give a brief report."

"Third Elder, you are in charge of internal affairs. You may start."

"Yes!" Third Elder Xiao Tan then stood and said, "In the past few years, although our tribe has not absorbed new members on a large scale, our Gu Yuan Tribe still boasts a population of 1.33 million."

"Among our Gu Yuan Tribe, do we have a statistic for the members at each Martial Realm?"

"We do!"

"For our Human Tribe, people generally reach the Bone-Tempering Realm at the early stage when they come of age. Therefore, we could declare our entire tribe at arms. Excluding the old and the weak, and warriors below the Bone-tempering Realm’s late stage, we have more than 200,000 warriors at Perfect Bone-Tempering Realm and above. However, we only have a little more than 30,000 Blood Refining Realm warriors. Most of them are at the early stage of the Blood Refining Realm."

Out of a million tribal people, the vast majority were stray tribes conquered by the Gu Yuan Tribe, so their foundation is very thin. These over 30,000 Blood Refining Realm warriors were result of Gu Yuan Tribe spending a large amount of resources these years to refine pills.

After the Third Elder Xiao Chen’s report, Ding Shan stood up and said, "Tribe Leader, in this purge, 1,200 war soldiers accused of felonies were cut out from the Five Large Ten Thousand War Masters. Of the remaining war soldiers, there were 1,100 Blood Refining Realm warriors. The rest are all at Perfect Bone-Tempering Realm, ready to advance into the Blood Refining Realm as long as they have enough Martial Art Great Pills."

"Reporting to the Tribe Leader, our Divine Weapon Hall can forge 5,000 superior war weapons and 3,000 superior armors each month. As for Spirit Weapons and Spirit Armor, we can only forge one set each month, and it is merely at the lower-grade Spirit Weapon level."

"Tribe Leader, our Gu Yuan Tribe has now opened up 1,200 acres of spiritual fields and ten medicinal mountains. Of the 1,200 acres of spiritual fields, 300 acres are planted with medicinal herbs, 400 acres with Spirit Rice. The remaining 500 acres were recently opened up and are prepared to plant Spirit Rice."

The several elders stood up one after another to give an account of the current situation of Gu Yuan Tribe, giving everyone in the Grand Hall a direct understanding. Yet, issues within the tribe were also exposed: the tribal people were of mixed quality, and the various auxiliary resources couldn’t keep up with the tribe’s development speed.