Chapter 169
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Chapter 169: Mutual Harm
Inside the flying treasure shaped like a stone house,
Yi Chen focused on his training.
Every now and then, he took time to check the information sent by the Intelligence Organization and the Political Council.
This way, he wouldn’t remain completely unaware of the tribe’s development and current situation.
At the same time, he could keep track of the collection of spirit materials.
The tribe was developing at a good pace.
The reserves of spirit stones, public security, living conditions, education, and welfare… in every aspect, the progress was much better than Yi Chen had expected.
The only area that made Yi Chen feel somewhat dissatisfied was fertility.
Even though he implemented a high-reward program early on, and the people cooperated enthusiastically,
the birth rate was still lower than he had anticipated, and as the average cultivation levels of the tribe members increased, the birth rate continued to decline.
This had been within Yi Chen’s expectations, but it was more serious than he had thought.
A slight consolation was that, when looked at by family units, families with lower average levels still had decent birth rates.
Although it didn’t reach one child per year, statistical estimates suggested an average of one child every two years was not a problem.
This could still maintain a decent birth rate for the tribe’s newborns.
In response, the Political Council raised a concern.
They pointed out that newborns from families with lower average talents might also have lower average talents.
If this continued over generations, it would be difficult to greatly improve the average talent of the tribe members.
Yi Chen straightforwardly ignored this concern and inference.
He already had a solution.
That was the treasure he had been conceptualizing, which he had preemptively named "Cave Paradise."
The "Cave Paradise" had an enormous space, and training inside it could enhance training speed and make it easier to comprehend the laws of nature.
It would not only solve the issue of the tribe members’ lack of talent but also impose constraints on them.
He had no intention of relying on generations to slowly enhance humanity’s average talent; that approach was far too slow.
Besides that, the Political Council had drafted a list of four new Vice Councilors and newly appointed Branch Leaders.
Yi Chen had previously asked Bai Ruo Xin to compile a talent list for him, and seeing that many were on that list, he couldn’t be bothered to meet or assess the four newly risen tribal giants and Branch Leaders.
He approved them directly.
As for the recently proposed list by the Political Council, filled with power struggles and intrigues, that was none of his concern.
As long as it kept the tribe’s development on a fast track, he would remain unconcerned.
If internal strife severely hampered the tribe’s progress,
he could always show up before the seven tribal leaders wielding a forty-meter-long butcher’s knife and discuss life ambitions with them.
Next was the speed of spirit material collection.
It was quite good; he had already collected more than a hundred types, and the speed was much faster than finding a spirit mine.
Yi Chen took some time to test with his divine consciousness but couldn’t find suitable materials for making pills to enhance his realm.
This caused his original plan to be completely disrupted.
According to his plan, he would train to elevate his realm and, after reaching the peak of the Heart Tribulation Stage, create potion making techniques and spirit pills.
However, his talent turned out to be exceptionally high.
He couldn’t hold back and directly surged to the pinnacle of the ninth level of the Heart Tribulation Stage.
And according to his expectations, the next major realm should allow him to comprehend the laws of nature well enough to arrange formations.
If he wasn’t careful, he might instead have to change his plan to create formations first before working on potion making techniques.
‘Breaking through to the next major realm, I wonder if any further tribulations will come…’
Yi Chen was a decisive person; after a brief hesitation, he resumed his training.
The originally planned approach might be overturned, but it was just a matter of re-planning; having a higher realm only had advantages.
Breaking through to the next major realm, if the way of heaven wasn’t severe, might bring about some tribulation, but he could simply face them as they came, just as one would block water with dirt.
He had enough courage for that.
Surging spirit energy flowed out of the spirit stones and continuously gathered toward his body.
In the Qi Sea, as he trained, his spirit power condensed continuously.
Buzz!
With Yi Chen’s terrifying talent, he didn’t need to waste increasing amounts of time comprehending the laws of the universe like those top geniuses.
When the purity of his spirit power reached its peak, everything just flowed naturally.
An overwhelming aura uncontrollably spread outwards.
Influenced by this aura, the world transformed suddenly, and the winds surged.
A radius of over ten kilometers was enveloped in powerful pressure.
At that moment, the new tribe members of the Flame Mountain Tribe all looked up at the darkened sky, filled with uncertainty.
The elder tribe members, meanwhile, looked in unison toward the end of the valley, their eyes filled with awe.
The Tribe Leader, as expected to be a reincarnation of a deity, seemed to have broken through again!
This might was growing stronger each time.
In the meeting hall of the Political Council, the seven leaders of the Flame Mountain Tribe were discussing and studying the new legislative draft sent by the Governance Institute.
The high priest was really holding his own against six opponents.
More accurately, he was being pressed down and rubbed against the ground by the six Vice Councilors.
The reason lay in the new legislative draft sent by the Governance Institute, which made extremely detailed regulations against corruption and bribery and established a wide array of related punishments.
The high priest was quite resistant and opposed to this.
Holding great power, if he didn’t procure some benefits and advantages for himself, wouldn’t that mean he was losing more than half of the joy from his authority?
He couldn’t openly oppose this law designed for officials at all levels, so he could only focus on other aspects of the regulations, opposing them one by one, trying to overturn the entire draft.
As a result, the six Vice Councilors refuted him point by point, their words sharp, leaving him utterly defeated.
The sudden terrifying aura surged forth, a feeling everyone was familiar with.
The Tribe Leader had broken through to a new major realm!
This sudden event reminded the high priest of something.
Half a month ago, during dinner, they had discussed the appointment of the four new Vice Councilors.
Lou Xing had told him that if he encountered the Vice Councilors present and they bonded to make him suffer, there was a way to vent his frustration—
Using others’ power to intimidate while hurting each other!
Now seemed like a good time to try it?
Filled with anger, the high priest suddenly stood up.
He quickly walked to the door, lifted his silk robe, and knelt at the entrance.
“My god ascends to greater heights; I lead everyone to celebrate my god in formation!”
Zhong Ren, Feng Yue, and the other six Vice Councilors exchanged bewildered glances.
What was this old man up to?
Even if the Tribe Leader had broken through to a new major realm, his divine consciousness couldn’t possibly cover more than a kilometer to reach the Political Council.
Who was he trying to impress with such flattery?
At the door, the high priest remained kneeling, showing no sign of getting up.
His forehead nearly touched the ground as he turned to look at Zhong Ren, Feng Yue, and the others.
“Everyone, please hurry to kneel and celebrate for my god!”
Zhong Ren and the others were dumbfounded.
Since the big boss wasn’t here, why was he acting crazy and giving unnecessary praise?
Why drag them into it?
“Everyone, please hurry to kneel and celebrate for my god!”
The high priest remained calm, showing no trace of the earlier anger and frustration he felt from being pressed down by the six men.
He looked at the high butt of the old man.
Zhong Ren and the others were stunned.
They were sharp people; how could they not see the high priest’s intentions?
This old man was leveraging Yi Chen’s power to regain his ground.
What to do?
If they didn’t kneel and worship, they would be handed a big hat that no one could bear.
Although Yi Chen had a great capacity for tolerance, he absolutely wouldn’t allow anyone to disrespect him.
There were precedents for this behavior.
Even now, many native geniuses believed that to learn skills above the Spirit Law level, they needed to consume the Divine Water granted by Yi Chen to avoid divine punishment.
Even if Yi Chen didn’t mind, the high priest could exaggerate and spread this information, inciting the ordinary tribe members who saw Yi Chen as a deity.
Exaggerating and stirring tribal emotions was the high priest’s expertise.
Zhong Ren gritted his teeth and knelt down behind the high priest on his left.
The other five leaders had no choice but to step forward, positioning themselves behind the high priest while trying to avoid being too close to the old man.
They knelt on the ground facing the end of the valley.
The high priest felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
My son Lou Xing is indeed a prodigy.
This tactic of using others’ power to intimidate while harming each other is simply brilliant.
If they didn’t line up to apologize today, they would remain here kneeling for a day and night to see who could endure!
If they dared to team up against the old man again, he could easily find a reason to continue making them kneel.
Even if it reached the Tribe Leader, he wouldn’t be worried.
Because not only was he the head of the Political Council, but he also held the title of the high priest of the Flame Mountain Tribe.
Enhancing and consolidating divine authority for Yi Chen was one of his responsibilities.
