I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 189 Ape Tribe

Zhang Chen carefully reached out his hand to touch the bronze door in front of him, with a hint of caution in his eyes, as if the bronze door in front of him was a ferocious beast that would swallow him up if he was not careful.

"It's impossible that we have just dug the entrance to the tomb and are blocked outside before we even enter the main door?" Zhang Chen stroked the main door, a thoughtful look in his eyes: "Since the Ape Tribe is a remnant handed down from the 'Emperor' era, perhaps there are some clues among them."

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen put an invisibility talisman on himself and summoned the fox fairy Nannan to keep an eye on Zhong Xiang for him. Then he meditated and entered a state of concentration.

As Zhang Chen entered into a state of meditation, the Feng Shui formation of the Imperial Daughter's Tomb suddenly vibrated slightly, and the next moment Zhang Chen's soul returned to that mysterious world again.

It was still the same as when he left. Zhang Chen was still standing under the big tree, and even the young man who had crawled into the belly of the big rat had not come out yet.

Zhang Chen raised his head and looked at the bright moon above his head. The moon was still high in the sky, but the cold moonlight fell into Zhang Chen's eyes, and there was an inexplicable terror gathered in it, as if there was a god hanging high above the moon, looking down at him.

"This world is really full of pitfalls and snares. We need to be careful and cautious at every step." Zhang Chen's eyes showed a hint of emotion.

Zhang Chen didn't dare to make any more efforts, and even didn't dare to absorb the moonlight anymore. Instead, he stood quietly under the big tree waiting for the transformation of the young man.

Finally, at a certain moment, the Earth Rat’s breath stopped, and a young man covered in blood crawled out of the Earth Rat’s mouth with an excited look on his face: “Brother, I succeeded! I succeeded!”

The young man's eyes were filled with tears and he kept choking with excitement.

Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this, and used clean water to wash the blood off the young man's body: "How do you feel?"

"Qi and blood are like a furnace, it's wonderful!" said the young man.

Zhang Chen smiled when he heard this: "I'm afraid that the rope will be dumbfounded this time."

"He actually dared to murder me. I will never let him off." There was a hint of murderous intent in the boy's eyes.

"Are you going to kill him?" Zhang Chen asked.

"His father is the chief elder of the tribe. It's not easy to kill him. I need to go back to the tribe and make a long-term plan. Not only do I want to kill him, but I also want to get rid of his father and son together!" The young man's eyes showed a gleam of wisdom: "Killing people in secret is a bad idea. This world is full of mysterious forces. Sooner or later, the chief elder will find clues. When I reveal it, it will make me look insidious and cunning. I will lose my integrity and be pulled down from the position of the heir to the tribe leader. In this case, I need to be fully prepared to take action and eliminate all evil."

Zhang Chen nodded when he heard this. The young man had a good character and was also very capable. He would be a qualified chief in the future.

"Brother, thank you for your kindness to me. I have no way to repay you. You are my second parent. Anyway, you don't have a place to stay for the time being, why don't you come back with me to the tribe and stay there temporarily?" The young man looked at Zhang Chen expectantly.

Zhang Chen was secretly delighted when he heard this, as this was exactly what he wanted. He was just wondering how to approach the 'Ape' tribe.

"I heard that a god cannot enter the territory of another god..." Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment, "Although I am not a god, I have the power of taboos. If I go with you, will there be any trouble?"

"Don't worry, I'm the young chief. You will never be rejected by the gods in my tribe because of my invitation." The young man patted his chest and promised.

"In that case, thank you very much." Zhang Chen followed the young man towards the tribe with peace of mind.

The Ape Tribe was indeed a small tribe, filled with primitive atmosphere everywhere. The entire tribe was made up of simple thatched houses, and it looked like a slightly larger village in later generations.

The young man led the way in front, and Zhang Chen followed behind him and asked tentatively: "How many years has your ape tribe been established?"

The young man counted on his fingers for a long time before saying, "It should be three hundred years."

"Why only three hundred years?" Zhang Chen was stunned when he heard this. This didn't match the timeline at all. Not only did it not match the timeline of the material world, it also didn't match the timeline of the mysterious world.

According to the epitaph, the princess followed the emperor in conquering the Great Wilderness for a total of 360 years, and then died on the battlefield. But what happened after that?

The emperor should still conquer the world!
Even if the wars stopped, the empire we have built should last for hundreds of years, right?
The most important thing is that according to the records on the epitaph, the emperor's daughter has swept across the world and killed countless gods in the past 360 years. Doesn't that mean that the emperor's daughter has survived longer than the tribe?

At this time, the Ape Tribe should have become a big tribe, even though it didn't sweep across Nanshan. Why was it still an insignificant little tribe?

Zhang Chen's eyes showed a trace of disbelief. He felt that the boy was too young, a ten-year-old child might have made a mistake. Or maybe the inheritance of the Ape Tribe was broken, and after the Ape Tribe fell apart, because they offended too many people when they conquered the world in the past, they had to hide their identities and change their appearance?

Zhang Chen had too many doubts in his mind. He analyzed several situations in his mind, but he didn't know which one was true.

"Three hundred years ago, because of the power of the gods bursting out from this place, countless people who were expelled from their original tribes and exiled gathered together and barely survived. Some of the descendants of those exiles stimulated their blood and qi, and then the entire tribe began to stabilize. My ancestor was the first person to discover the gods, and he contributed his devout faith to the gods, so it was natural for him to become the patriarch." The voice of the young man "Di" was full of pride.

Zhang Chen was even more puzzled after hearing this: "Could it be that as the kingdom of the 'Emperor' recorded in the epitaph fell apart, his descendants hid themselves under a different name?"

Zhang Chen was very confused.

Only this explanation can fit the timeline.

"If he hides here under a false name, he must be hiding from his enemies. He must have hidden the clues of the Ape Tribe very deeply. It's not easy for me to find out." Zhang Chen thought to himself. As the two of them were talking, they had already arrived in front of the village. Zhang Chen looked at the outline of the village with his eyes. Golden light automatically flowed out of his eyes. His Dharma Eye suddenly opened. The village in front of him could not help but change. A yellowish ball of light appeared in the void, covering the entire village.

"It's the mysterious power of the god." Zhang Chen looked at the ochre-colored ball of light with a thoughtful look in his eyes. The power of the god he saw in the material world was not the same as the power of the god he saw now.

Why do you think that is?
The gods in the material world are like dead objects. Although they still have incredible abilities, they have no spirituality at all and are completely controlled by humans. The gods in the spiritual world, on the other hand, have an indescribable spirituality. They are actually living objects that guard the entire village.

However, when Zhang Chen looked at the khaki light shield, he realized something was wrong, because he sensed a hint of inexplicable aging and decadence on the khaki light shield.

"How strange! Ever since the light of the righteous god was upgraded and runes were derived, my Dharma eyes have become more magical. I can even vaguely detect the aura of aging." Zhang Chen was a little surprised. This was the first time he saw an aura other than the mysterious aura.

The young man came to the edge of the village, put his hands together and prayed to the void, then turned to look at Zhang Chen: "Brother Zhang, please come with me. I have already prayed and reported to the gods."

Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this and followed the young man into the light shield, but he did not feel anything. It was as if he was passing through the air.

The two of them walked through the village. The passing tribesmen, both men and women, were all wearing animal skins and carrying objects in their hands. When they saw the young man Di, they shouted, "Di, didn't you go to the ceremony? Why did you come back early?"

"I succeeded in igniting my Qi and blood, so I came back."

The boy's voice was full of pride.

"Oh, you are worthy of being the son of the village chief. You are a very good boy." After hearing what the young man said, the passers-by praised him.

When they were halfway there, they met a 30-year-old strong man. He was very strong, with muscles all over his body and a handsome face. He was holding a bronze dagger in his thick fingers and was sitting in front of the door repairing arrows. When he saw the young man walking in from outside the village, his face changed, but he quickly covered it up and showed a refreshing smile:

"Isn't this the ground? Aren't you participating in the Qi and Blood Ignition Ceremony? Why are you back so soon?"

"Humph!"

Di glanced at the man, his eyes showing a hint of coldness, and pulled Zhang Chen through the door. After passing through the door, the young man Di lowered his voice and said to Zhang Chen: "He is Sheng's father, known as the second strongest warrior in the tribe: Chong."

"So it's him." Zhang Chen suddenly understood what he said, and then asked, "Since he is the second warrior, who is the first warrior?"

"Of course it's my father." The young man's voice was full of pride and admiration.

As the two walked away, Sheng's father stopped sharpening the arrow, with a look of doubt in his eyes: "Did Sheng fail? I took great pains to get there ahead of time, how could it fail?"

"Did they fail, or did they not have enough time to do it? If they did not have enough time to do it, that would be fine, there is still room for recovery. If they failed, I am afraid the chief will definitely take revenge." There was a trace of worry in Chong's eyes: "By then, there will be no place for my family in the entire tribe."

While he was thinking about it, by coincidence, Sheng led a group of teenagers aged fifteen or sixteen into the village, and then said goodbye to the teenagers with a smile.

After the ceremony, he can of course be with his friends. Zhang Chen saw everyone together in the jungle before, and it was actually after Rope completed the trial that his friends came to celebrate with him.

As the son of the great elder of the tribe, Sheng had an unusual status and position, so he could naturally attract a large number of young people to cheer for him.

"Dad, I successfully ignited the blood, and...we have done our job, that kid is ruined!" Sheng greeted his father.

However, there was no smile on Chong's face at this time, but a gloomy look: "Come in and tell me in detail."

Rope followed the worm into the yard, and after closing the gate, he lowered his voice and told the story again. Finally, he said with a happy face: "As long as the land is destroyed, there will be no successor to the clan leader, and the entire tribe will definitely fall into our hands."

Soon, Sheng realized something was wrong. His father's face was not happy at all, but gloomy: "Are you saying that you have disabled that kid? But I just saw that the kid has ignited the blood and gas, and there is not even a single injury on his body."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I saw with my own eyes that he was trampled by the Kuiniu and his ribs were broken. He no longer has the ability to hunt the toothed beast and ignite his blood. Could there be something wrong? Did you see it wrong?" Sheng's eyes were full of disbelief.

"That kid is hiding his abilities. He obviously pretended to be injured on purpose to deceive you. And you are so bold to provoke him. He must have known our plan. No wonder when that kid passed by before, I greeted him and his nose was not a nose and his face was not a face..." There was a serious look in Chong's eyes.

"If that kid ignites the blood and qi and inherits the position of the clan leader in the future, how could he tolerate us father and son? Moreover, I'm afraid the clan leader will settle accounts with us before he takes the throne. If 'Earth' fails to ignite the blood and qi, and the clan leader's lineage has no successor, we can take the opportunity to win over a lot of clan members to fight against the clan leader. But now that 'Earth' has successfully ignited the blood and qi, those clan members will not join us." Sheng also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time. If he and his son are not careful, they will end up in pieces.

"Before, the people of the 'Lotus' tribe secretly contacted me. Maybe I can try to contact them now. We men must always leave a way out for ourselves. That kid is too scheming. If he gains power in the future, we will all be in trouble." Chong took a breath and said, "You stay at home and don't go anywhere. I'm going to go out for a walk."

Zhang Chen and the young man walked through the village and came to a large bluestone house in the center of the village. The house was so big that it was comparable to a two-story courtyard house in the 21st century.

"This is my home. Apart from the temple, this is the center." The young man looked at Zhang Chen, introduced him, and then shouted to the yard: "Dad, come out and welcome the guests."

"What are you yelling about, kid? Did you pass the trial? If you didn't, and you lost my people, you can't come back." A scolding voice came from the house, echoing in the yard like thunder.

(End of this chapter)