Eternal Heart Chapter 434: Recuperation and Conspiracy

The War Alliance Tribe, one of the nine great tribes of Snow Mountain, ranked within the top three in overall strength.

At the sa ti, ng Chixiong also hailed from this tribe.

At this mont, in a spacious stone hall of the War Alliance Tribe, many high-ranking mbers had gathered.

"ng Chixiong was actually defeated!"

An upper-level mber lanted.

"Is that Chen Yu really that formidable?"

Another middle-aged woman voiced her skepticism.

"There must be so reason for this, no one of the sa level can match ng Chixiong."

The voice of a tall man clad in beast hide armor, calm and steady, arose. He was the Clan Leader of the War Alliance Tribe.

"That’s right, wasn’t there a female of the Guiyuan Realm by Chen Yu’s side at that ti, and in her hands was a powerful Spiritual Artifact of extraordinary strength!"

"Or perhaps, it was the Cultivation Technique practiced by Chen Yu that restrained ng Chixiong."

Many imdiately changed their tune.

At this mont, at the entrance of the great hall, a man with a straightforward posture appeared—ng Chixiong himself.

"I was defeated by him in a head-on confrontation," ng Chixiong stated very seriously.

"ng Chixiong, you haven’t fully recovered from your injuries, there’s no need for you to participate in the eting," the War Alliance Clan Leader imdiately commanded.

ng Chixiong was not just a person; he was the national hero in the hearts of many tribespeople, representing a spirit.

How could he be defeated? His defeat would affect the morale of the entire Nine Tribes.

Therefore, they had to fabricate enough reasons for ng Chixiong’s defeat to maintain his symbolic significance within the Nine Tribes.

"ng Chixiong, our tribe has prepared a ’Bloodline Ritual’ for you. Should you successfully pass it, the power of your bloodline will be rejuvenated and beco even stronger, and your cultivation foundation will also be enhanced..."

The War Alliance Clan Leader looked at ng Chixiong, placing great hope in him.

In the early days, the War Alliance Tribe used to be a major bloodline clan, but as tis changed, their blood beca increasingly thin, leading to fewer and fewer people awakening their bloodline powers.

ng Chixiong’s bloodline power was unprecedentedly strong, and he himself was considered a favored child of heaven.

Under his leadership, the War Alliance Tribe would return to its peak and beco the first among the Nine Great Tribes.

"Even after this Bloodline Ritual, you might have the chance to reach the early peak in a short period of ti!" the War Alliance Clan Leader added.

Inside the hall, many high-level mbers were greatly moved.

A "Bloodline Ritual" was not sothing that could be perford lightly; it was not only ti-consuming and labor-intensive but also very resource-intensive.

Similarly, not everyone was entitled to receive a "Bloodline Ritual."

However, when it ca to ng Chixiong, no one objected.

"Very well!"

ng Chixiong spoke with simple and firm conviction.

"Next ti, I will utterly defeat him."

ng Chixiong made up his mind; he would not allow himself to be defeated by the sa person twice.

"Go prepare," instructed the War Alliance Clan Leader, and then ng Chixiong left.

"Clan Leader, should we eliminate Chen Yu?" a certain elder whispered.

Others either stayed silent or nodded in agreent, generally thinking it necessary.

If ng Chixiong were to fail again, it would be a great blow to him, and the Snow Mountain Tribe would also be significantly affected.

"This youngster’s talent is so monstrous, having just broken through to the Guiyuan Realm, he is unlikely to venture out carelessly," said the War Alliance Clan Leader, shaking his head before smiling, "Moreover, we are quite far from Chu Country, let’s leave these matters to the Mantu Tribe. After all, it seems that their favorite grandson also fell to Chen Yu’s hands."

...

After Chen Yu returned, he had been in seclusion, not paying attention to external affairs.

In this world, strength was everything.

Once his strength was strong enough, there was nothing to worry about.

Having just broken through to the Guiyuan Realm, he had experienced a perilous battle, where a mont of carelessness could have caused severe injuries or even affected his foundation.

A few days later, his vitality returned to its peak without any issues, and Chen Yu finally felt at ease.

Next, he began to familiarize himself with and consolidate his cultivation.

Upon breaking through to the Guiyuan Realm, "Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record" officially entered its fourth layer.

This cultivation technique’s corresponding first-layer Demon Rune Battle Technique was known as Demon Extermination Claw.

The second layer’s Demon Rune Battle Technique: Demon Scale Protection.

The third layer’s Demon Rune Battle Technique: Demon Scale Armor.

In the battle against ng Chixiong, Chen Yu had deployed the Demon Scale Armor, but he wasn’t proficient in it yet.

Now, Chen Yu could stabilize his cultivation and familiarize himself with the use of True Essence Power by practicing this battle technique.

Demon Scale Armor and Demon Scale Protection were both defensive techniques, yet they differed greatly from each other.

Demon Scale Protection consud True Yuan for a short duration.

Whereas Demon Scale Armor combined the battle technique with the Secret Pattern Demon Body to have a longer duration, less consumption, but slightly weaker defensive power compared to Demon Scale Protection.

As for the fourth layer of the technique, if fully mastered, it would allow the practice of another powerful offensive battle skill.

This seclusion lasted for two months.

Two months later, Chen Yu could conceal the aura of the Guiyuan Realm level without revealing the slightest bit.

He had also mastered the Demon Scale Armor battle technique.

At this mont, deploying this battle technique, his defensive power and endurance were greater than before, and he consud even less True Essence.

"Kid, now that you have broken through to the Guiyuan Realm, let this king also break through to the Guiyuan Realm quickly," said the Red Fla King imdiately after seeing Chen Yu erge from seclusion.

"No problem," Chen Yu agreed without hesitation.

After all, the Red Fla King had also helped to block ng Chixiong, and with the huge gap between the Qi Transformation Realm and the Guiyuan Realm, the Qi Transformation Realm Red Fla King no longer seed very useful once he had broken through to the Guiyuan Realm.

"Once this king breaks through to the Guiyuan Realm, I will certainly show that youngster what for," the Red Fla King brooded over his grievance with ng Chixiong.

"And also, I only need the last ingredient for that mixture of mine. Hurry up and gather it," the Red Fla King continued to instruct.

Though the Red Fla King did not identify with this body, strength was everything. His current strength was too weak so he would do anything to improve it.

"Uh-huh..." Chen Yu nodded continuously.

The Red Fla King needed a vast amount of resources to break through to the Guiyuan Realm.

Furthermore, the Iron Moon Strange Insect had already broken through to the Innate Peak but was of little use to Chen Yu, who also needed to break through to the Guiyuan Realm soon.

Chen Yu could use up all his Primordial Stone resources to enhance the cultivation levels of these two, but that would be way too expensive.

After erging from seclusion, Chen Yu went to Ye Luofeng’s residence.

"Are you doing okay?" Chen Yu asked with a smile.

Being asked with such concern by Chen Yu, Ye Luofeng really wasn’t used to it; Chen Yu had never spoken like this before.

"I’m almost recovered," Ye Luofeng answered quite succinctly.

"I owe you a great deal for that day. Without you, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to break through. My life was in danger," Chen Yu expressed his gratitude.

After all, Ye Luofeng had only verbally agreed to abide by the contract; she had no obligation to risk her life for Chen Yu.

And if Chen Yu had died, the five-year servant contract would have ceased to exist, setting Ye Luofeng free.

No matter how you looked at it, it seed that Ye Luofeng had done sothing quite foolish.

Ye Luofeng felt even more uneasy now, receiving both concern and gratitude from Chen Yu, but inside she had a warm and peculiar feeling.

"If you really are grateful, why don’t you shorten the five-year servant contract?" Ye Luofeng said with a faint smile on her lips.

"That’s not possible," Chen Yu imdiately objected, then smiled broadly, "Such a stunning beauty and so loyal in her protection, I’d much rather extend it—how could I possibly shorten it?"

"Then tell , what would make you willing to extend the contract?" Chen Yu asked with a playful smile.

Ye Luofeng was taken aback by Chen Yu’s comnts and then showed a pretend-angry deanor, "I don’t want it, and now you’re talking about extending it!"

Now it was Chen Yu’s turn to be stunned; this was the first ti he had seen Ye Luofeng feign anger, a surprising sight for Chen Yu, who was used to Ye Luofeng’s icy deanor.

Realizing that Chen Yu was staring blankly at her, Ye Luofeng beca aware that her recent behavior hadn’t been quite like herself, and her expression quickly grew colder.

"Miss Ye, you looked very beautiful just now," Chen Yu objectively remarked.

"How I look is my own business..." Ye Luofeng said, her ears turning slightly red.

Although she had heard nurous complints and had grown tired of them, even the most elaborate flattery and sweet words felt aningless to her. For so reason, however, Chen Yu’s simple praise oddly pleased her. f

"Uh..." Chen Yu felt that the atmosphere was again sowhat off.

Thinking about it, the Ye Luofeng of late seed quite different from the one he had first t.

"By the way, can your ancient beast speak?" Ye Luofeng asked, suddenly rembering sothing.

"Oh, this ancient beast was a bit unusual when it hatched, with exceptionally strong spiritual power. Later, in the training secret realm of the academy’s grand competition, it seed to have eaten so kind of strange fruit, and then it started to speak..." Chen Yu explained.

Previously, the Red Fla King had ntioned this ability to speak to Chen Yu, so Ye Luofeng already knew. Chen Yu, therefore, had co up with an excuse, albeit one not very convincing.

"Is that so? Its tone of speaking is also sowhat odd," Ye Luofeng added.

Chen Yu felt a bit troubled; the Red Fla King’s way of speaking was indeed not ordinary.

"Ancient beasts all regard themselves as noble, and besides, it has a trace of the Qilin Sacred Beast’s blood in its veins." Chen Yu praised himself internally for finding another suitable excuse for the Red Fla King.

After that, Ye Luofeng didn’t ask anything else.

"You take good care of your injuries. I’m going to catch up on the latest battlefield situation," Chen Yu said his farewells and closed the door behind him.

Leaving Ye Luofeng’s residence, Chen Yu found Deputy Commander Wei to get updated on the situation.

"Commander Chen," Deputy Commander Wei greeted Chen Yu with respect upon seeing him.

Thinking back on his past behavior towards Chen Yu made him break into a cold sweat. If Chen Yu held a grudge, he would probably be dead by now.

"Anything major happen during the two months I was in seclusion?" Chen Yu inquired.

Deputy Commander Wei then began to report.

The past two months hadn’t seen any significant incidents, however, the most sensational news was still Chen Yu’s defeat of ng Chixiong. Two months on, and the fervor still hadn’t died down, in fact, it was getting hotter with various versions of the story circulating.

On the side of the Nine Great Tribes of Snow Mountain, they were all saring and vilifying Chen Yu, saying he relied on tactics, or the help of others to ambush ng Chixiong, and so on...

On the side of the Three Kingdoms, they were lavishly praising and beautifying Chen Yu.

"Which tribe is in control of the territory right in front of us here? What’s the detailed situation?" Chen Yu asked for the specifics.

"The Landing Tribe, ranking eighth in strength among the nine great tribes," Deputy Commander Wei answered.

"Before the unification of the Nine Great Tribes, this tribe was a neutral one with abundant resources. They mainly live off alchemy and dicine refining. Many famous alchemists across the Nine Great Tribes originated from this tribe," Deputy Commander Wei finished his explanation, and Chen Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"Commander Chen, what are you thinking?" Deputy Commander Wei felt a sense of unease seeing Chen Yu’s expression.

"We’re going to attack the Landing Tribe," Chen Yu revealed his thinking, startling Deputy Commander Wei.

In the early stages of the war, the Three Kingdoms had always been on the defensive. Although the strength of the Three Kingdoms had grown lately, and they had occasionally launched attacks, a direct attack on a tribe was unprecedented.

This was not a joking matter; if things went poorly, it could an the annihilation of the entire army.