Where is your father? Why didn't he come back with you?
As soon as Chen Mu landed in the courtyard, Meng Hui came out of the house, looking excited.
"Mother, don't worry, Father is alright."
Chen Mu went forward to help Meng Hui and asked her to sit down on the stone bench next to him.
"I'm sure Father has told you about his awakening of the God-Slaying Bloodline. Now that we're all safe, he's gone to deal with the potential dangers posed by the bloodline."
As he spoke, Chen Mu extended his left hand, revealing a mysterious Bagua (Eight Trigrams) pattern.
"This is the God-Slaying Child Seal my father left me. My father is very powerful, so my mother can rest assured."
When Meng Hui saw the God-Slaying Child Seal on Chen Mu's hand, she knew that Chen Mu had truly met Chen Haoran, and she felt much relieved.
"Honestly, doesn't he know we'll worry? He didn't even come back to see me before leaving."
Her tone was somewhat reproachful, but more so it was filled with concern and helplessness.
At this time, Chen Hongjie, along with Chen Zihu, Landuo, and other influential figures in Chen Village, all came to Chen Mu's house.
" A Mu, you're finally back."
"Where's my second brother? How is he?"
Chen Hongjie received a report from the villagers that Chen Mu's spaceship had returned, so he rushed over.
"Father has important matters to attend to and will not be back for a while."
Chen Mu remained calm, not wanting to dwell on the matter any longer.
"Third Uncle, the Flame Blessing Tribe has sent people over? What's the situation now?"
"Hey! What else can they do? They can't do anything to us, so they vent their anger by attacking other tribes within our territory."
Chen Zihu couldn't help but speak up, seemingly very dissatisfied.
Chen Hongjie glared at Chen Zihu, signaling him not to talk nonsense, then turned back to Chen Mu and carefully explained.
Three days ago, the Flame Blessing Tribe sent three forces to attack our Chen Village base camp. Each force was led by a powerful expert in the Late True Spirit Realm, and their overall strength was extremely strong.
Fortunately, we were well prepared. Not only could they not break through our defensive array, but they were also caught off guard by our Mechanism Fortress and suffered heavy losses.
Although they later retreated, they realized that we lacked mobile combat capabilities, so they began to wage guerrilla warfare against us.
Now, those three forces are not attacking Chen Village at all. Instead, they are wreaking havoc around the Black Rock Mountain Range, causing us many losses and continuously depleting our manpower.
Zihu and I, Spear Squad and Fu Kui, went out to find them, but we were no match for them. We only managed to escape thanks to Fu Kui's self-destruction.
Chen Hongjie sighed as he spoke, looking quite troubled.
Chen Village has grown to a population of over ten thousand. Although most of the population belongs to affiliated tribes, they are presented to the outside world as members of the Chen Clan clan, all belonging to the people of Chen Village.
To maintain such a large tribe, the daily needs for food, clothing, and other necessities require a massive amount of resources.
Although the talisman paper trade between Chen Village and Hou Sailei was profitable, it was no longer a significant amount for Chen Village at present.
The profits from just taking control of the Wuyan Market a few days ago are far greater than those from the talisman trading, not to mention the numerous minerals, rare herbs, and other natural resources within the Wuyan Mountain Range.
Now, due to the disruption caused by the three forces of the Flame Blessing Tribe, most people in Chen Village can only retreat to defend their Chen Village.
It's alright in the short term, but if this continues, the large population of Chen Village will not only fail to generate income but will become a burden, and Chen Village will soon decline. No wonder Chen Hongjie is so distressed.
Chen Mu hearing what Chen Hongjie said, Chen Mu's face turned cold, and a chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"Hehe, I used to be a bit wary of the Flame Blessing Tribe, afraid that they would take my parents hostage, so I never dared to confront them directly."
But now, even if they don't come looking for me, I'm going to settle accounts with them.
Third Uncle, don't rush, give me some time to prepare. Soon I will show them the might of Chen Village.
Chen Hongjie patted Chen Mu on the shoulder, which made him feel much more relaxed.
" A Mu, I have absolute faith in you."
But don't overwork yourself. Don't worry about village matters; we can manage them for now.
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. By the way, has there been any news from Duoduo yet?"
Chen Mu's trip to Nether Luo Mountain and back took five or six days. By the time Chen Duo is due to emerge from seclusion, it should be about time.
"No, I haven't received any messages from Duoduo, and I can't reach her even if I try to contact her."
Otherwise, once my second sister-in-law returns, she will definitely go back to Chen Village no matter what."
Chen Hongjie said helplessly.
"It's okay, if we can't get in touch with you, that's fine."
If Chen Duo and Mingye were to return, they could lend a hand, but their absence wouldn't have a significant impact.
That evening, Chen Mu prepared himself, took out the Nine Netherworlds Nether Soil, and prepared to absorb and refine it.
The Nine Netherworlds Nether Soil is the most superior earth-attribute material in the world. Legend has it that any plant planted on it can be revived and brought back to life.
This time it wasn't a major breakthrough, so the absorption was much easier. Chen Mu took a little over an hour to completely absorb the Nine Netherworlds Nether Soil.
After absorbing the Nine Netherworlds Nether Soil, he felt incredibly Divine Soul, the Five Elements Chaos Talisman became more complete, and his Divine Soul naturally broke through to the Third Layer of the Solid Realm.
After the Five Elements Chaos Talisman absorbed the Fire Essence Spirit, Chen Mu discovered that his speed of cultivating his Divine Soul had doubled, and his affinity for fire-attribute runes had increased, allowing him to more easily master them.
This is why he was able to quickly improve the Explosion Talisman and the Explosive Flame Talisman, which have reached the power of the Middle Stage of the True Spirit Realm. The Five Elements Chaos Talisman also played a crucial role in making the firepower of Rune Puppet No. 1 so strong.
Now that he has absorbed the earth element's creative essence, the Five Elements Chaos Talisman has undergone tremendous changes, and he has discovered that the speed of his Divine Soul's cultivation has doubled again.
When he absorbed the first type of creation substance, he felt that his cultivation speed had doubled, which was already terrifying enough. But now, after absorbing the second type of creation substance, it has doubled again, a result that shocked him.
This isn't incremental; it's a quadratic increase. If Chen Mu's original cultivation speed was 1, and he reached 2 after absorbing the Fire Essence Spirit, then absorbing the Nine Netherworlds Nether Soil would bring it to 4.
If we absorb a third type of creation substance, would it be 8? A fourth type, 16? And a fifth type?
Upon realizing this, Chen Mu was so shocked by his own deduction that he was speechless.
If I were to fully absorb the five elements' transformative substances, would my cultivation speed increase to 32 times its original speed? Or even higher?
As one of the top Life-Bound Talisman in the talisman cultivation world, the Five Elements Chaos Talisman truly lives up to its reputation, possessing such Heaven-Defying abilities.
In addition, White Turtle also mentioned that after the Five Elements Chaos Talisman absorbs the substances of creation, the original properties of those substances will not disappear. However, Chen Mu's current strength is not enough to fully control the Five Elements Chaos Talisman, so he cannot utilize the properties of these substances.
When he has enough strength in the future, he can refine the Nine Netherworlds Nether Soil or the Fire Essence Crystal himself, but that's a matter for later.