The next day, Chen Mu got up and went to Wei Shuang early in the morning to ask for his resignation.
"What are you going to do with Wang Zhan, the one who came to cause trouble?"
"He is the Holy Son of the Heavenly Puppet Sect Heavenly Puppet Sect, the future sect leader. What can I do with him? I just sent him back."
Wei Shuang shrugged, saying helplessly.
"No way? It was sent back?"
Chen Mu frowned. He had captured this person himself, and now he was being sent back like this. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
"Hehe! Don't worry, Chen Mu, getting someone from me won't be that easy."
The usually dignified Wei Shuang rarely showed a mischievous smile. Then she reached out and tossed a small pouch towards Chen Mu.
Snap!
Chen Mu caught the package, looked puzzled, and opened it.
" Spirit Stone? And sixth-grade ones at that?"
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that there were actually four Grade 6 Spirit Stone inside, whose pure value was almost equal to the Water of Supreme Yin he had acquired at the auction.
The purer the Spirit Stone stone, the rarer it is. For items above the fifth grade, the exchange rate becomes very unstable; roughly two hundred fourth-grade Spirit Stone can be exchanged for one fifth-grade Spirit Stone.
To exchange a fifth-grade Spirit Stone for a sixth-grade Spirit Stone, you would need about 250 stones, and even then, they are often in short supply.
Because high-quality Spirit Stone are monopolized by powerful forces, many people cannot obtain Spirit Stone even if they are willing to pay a higher price.
Four sixth-grade Spirit Stone, which is close to a thousand fifth-grade Spirit Stone, is a considerable fortune.
"These were Wang Zhan of Redemption?"
Chen Mu raised an eyebrow, confirming.
"Right."
After receiving Wei Shuang's answer, he couldn't help but rub his chin, as if a plan was brewing in his mind.
Seeing Chen Mu's restless expression, Wei Shuang had a bad feeling and quickly spoke up to warn him.
" Chen Mu, don't get any funny ideas. This time, it was the Heavenly Puppet Sect that was rude first. They didn't dare to make a fuss, so they just paid money to settle the matter."
If you openly attack their people, that's no laughing matter.
Reminded by Wei Shuang, Chen Mu suddenly felt his plan was pointless.
"Okay, I was just thinking about it."
He pursed his lips, picked up the water glass next to him, took a sip, and stood up.
"That's all for now, I'm heading back. Hope we meet again someday."
Okay, stay in touch.
Wei Shuang didn't press the matter. After the two bowed to each other in farewell, Chen Mu left the inn alone.
He first went to the warehouse of the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce and found Hou Sailei. Then, carrying the huge skull that was about five meters long, he ran towards the public teleportation array, ignoring the surprised looks of passersby.
After several transfers, he finally returned to Chen Village.
The teleportation array in Chen Village has now been moved to the side of the Rune Research Institute, and a separate area has been designated as a public facility. Any Chen Village resident can pay Spirit Stone to use it.
Not long after Chen Mu emerged from the teleportation array, his communication jade tablet lit up.
" Chen Mu, you're back?"
The voice coming from the jade tablet was Chen Hongjie's; it seemed someone had informed Chen Hongjie of his return.
Chen Mu's trip to Kuiming City was too far, and ordinary Ten-Thousand-Li Communication Talisman could not reach him.
Only the Rune Research Institute's ultra-long-distance communication array can be used for contact, but it consumes a huge amount of resources each time it is activated, so Chen Hongjie will not use it to contact Chen Mu unless it is something particularly urgent.
"Yes, I'm back."
Chen Mu replied.
"Come to the clan hall for a meeting in half an hour. I have some things to announce and would like to hear your opinion."
"Okay, I'll be there on time."
Chen Mu disconnected the communication; he had already arrived at the gate of the Rune Research Institute.
With a thud, he threw the monster skull on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
" Landuo, this monster skull is yours. Make good use of it, don't waste it."
Chen Mu saw Landuo coming out of the Rune Research Institute to greet him and spoke first.
"Yes, sir."
Landuo answered respectfully and immediately arranged for people to move the monster skull into the Rune Research Institute.
While using teleportation arrays to travel is certainly fast, the feeling of being transported through space and time is unpleasant, especially for someone as perceptive as Chen Mu, it can be considered a form of torture.
As his cultivation level increased, the calls of his ancestors that he heard during teleportation became louder, which put more mental pressure on him.
He was already thinking that unless he was going to a very far place, he should try to avoid using teleportation arrays in the future.
He went up to the second floor of the Rune Research Institute and returned to his room to rest.
" Xiaozhi, wake me up in forty minutes."
He gave Xiaozhi an order, then lay down on the bed to recover his depleted physical strength and mental stress.
Half an hour later, in Chen Village, at the clan hall.
Chen Mu arrived as scheduled and sat down next to Chen Hongjie.
His position was side by side with Chen Hongjie, a unique arrangement in the clan hall that highlighted his special status in Chen Village.
Even Chen Jianfeng, the current Grand Elder of Chen Village, sits below the clan head.
However, Chen Mu sat side by side with Chen Hongjie, and no one had any objections to him, because everyone knew just how important Chen Mu was to Chen Village.
"I've gathered everyone here because I received news that the Jianglan Tribe seems to have reached an agreement with the Flame Blessing Tribe to join forces against our Chen Village."
As soon as Chen Hongjie finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became heavy.
"Hmph! Let them join forces, are we afraid of them?"
"My lord, I, Tong Wei, am willing to be the vanguard and slaughter them without leaving a single survivor."
A tall man volunteered and stood up.
Although Chen Mu didn't concern himself with the day-to-day affairs of Chen Village, he did recognize Tong Wei.
Tong Wei joined Chen Village relatively early. Although he came from a humble background, he was born with superhuman Divine Power and had extremely high talent. Later, he received great support from Chen Village and his strength improved rapidly.
His current personal strength has firmly placed him among the top ten in Chen Village, and he is extremely loyal to Chen Village, making him a formidable general.
"Good! I am very pleased that you have the will to kill the enemy."
Chen Hongjie waved his hand, gesturing for Tong Wei to sit down first.
"However, the reason I invited everyone here today is to discuss strategic planning with you."
I hope everyone will think it through before giving me their opinions.
As he spoke, Chen Hongjie ordered someone to bring out a huge military map, which showed the latest territorial information of Chen Village, the distribution of troops, and information about other known tribes in Chen Village.
From the map, you can see that a small part of Chen Village's territory borders the Jianglan Tribe, which is the Blazing Sun Mountain Range.
Judging from the expansion trend of Chen Village, it will reach the territory of the Flame Blessing Tribe after going a certain distance.
So it's no wonder that the Jianglan Tribe would join forces with the Flame Blessing Tribe, because if Chen Village continues to expand, both tribes will be the first to be affected.