"What exactly did the Temple say? Did they define us as violating the rules of the gods simply because the Demon-Slaying Sword killed some demonic beasts?"
Chen Mu also felt this matter was troublesome and asked for clarification.
"They say that the Demon-Slaying Sword wiped out all the monsters in the Green Plains Mountain Range and even killed a Juvenile Gold-Digging Rat."
It was clearly not A Huo's doing, but both Temple messengers insisted that we did it, and no matter how we explained, it was useless."
Mingye glanced at A Huo beside him and said helplessly.
" Xing Le has really gone mad. He's even resorting to framing people. Isn't he afraid that things will escalate and he won't be able to handle the consequences later?"
Chen Mu understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, but he didn't have any good solutions at the moment.
"Everyone, I've thought of a way that might be worth a try."
A Huo stood up, glanced at everyone present, and looked solemn.
"As long as the clan leader announces that I and the Demon-Slaying Sword will be expelled from Chen Village, the Temple will probably have no reason to attack Chen Village again."
"As long as I and the Demon-Slaying Sword leave the Wilderness as soon as possible and go to the Central Land or somewhere else, I doubt the Temple will be able to do anything to me."
"No, A Huo, you're oversimplifying things."
Chen Mu shook his head and gestured for A Huo to sit down first.
" Xing Le's ambition to destroy Chen Village remains undiminished; he may escape this time, but he cannot escape the next."
If you leave the Wilderness, you'll be playing right into their hands. Their goal is to gradually weaken Chen Village until we're too weak to do anything but be at their mercy.
Therefore, instead of retreating again and again, we might as well let him escalate the matter. Once it escalates, someone of higher status in the Temple will surely step forward to uphold justice.
This framing trick might fool people for a while, but not everyone can be fooled forever. If the Temple is truly so incompetent, I wouldn't mind dragging them down from their pedestals!
Chen Mu's tone was calm, but his words were incredibly domineering, drawing everyone's attention.
Of all those present, Chen Jianfeng was the one who felt the most uncomfortable.
When he was young, Chen Village was still very weak. At that time, the Heavenly God was the highest deity, and the Temple was the holy place in his mind.
Back then, let alone the Temple punishing Chen Village, even just hearing that the divine messenger had passed through Chen Village would make them tremble with fear and prostrate themselves in worship for days and nights.
At that time, he could never have imagined that one day he would stand against the Temple and rebel against Temple commands.
However, for humankind, all worship and superstition stem from the fear of the unknown and the powerlessness to change fate.
When they discover that they can possess the same power as ghosts and gods through their own efforts, they will no longer blindly believe in ghosts and gods.
Moreover, Chen Village has always placed greater emphasis on the worship of its ancestors than on the gods. However, in the past, Chen Village was too weak, Chen Village chief dared not publicize the deeds of his ancestors for fear of provoking suppression from the forces of the Central Land.
In recent years, the Chen Clan has learned more and more about history, and their national consciousness has gradually awakened. They are no longer the ignorant villagers they once were.
Especially the group of young people who grew up with Chen Mu, they have all walked step by step with Chen Village to where they are today. Each of them is as firm as iron, full of ambition, and brave enough to face all difficulties.
No one understands better than them how hard-won Chen Village's present is, and they are ready to fight anyone who dares to threaten Chen Village.
Even when facing the Temple, Chen Jianfeng believed that no one in the Chen Clan would feel afraid.
"Okay! A Mu, we'll do whatever you say."
So, according to your plan, what should we do next?
After pondering for a moment, Chen Hongjie consulted Chen Mu.
"Currently, our biggest crisis is the beast tide attack, so we must focus all our efforts on building defensive fortifications and further strengthening Chen Village's defenses against the monsters."
For most tribes in the Wilderness, being attacked by monsters was a common occurrence, so Chen Village had always had defensive fortifications to protect against attacks from monster hordes.
However, the scattered attacks from those monsters in the past are definitely not on the same level as the divine punishment now being administered by the Temple. Therefore, Chen Village's current defensive fortifications are certainly insufficient and must be strengthened again.
"Then I'll make the arrangements in a moment. Also, should we recall all the elite troops that are fighting abroad to defend the area?"
Chen Hongjie confirmed again.
"Apart from the Five Elements Army, which can be recalled, there's no need for the other troops."
"Why? Wouldn't it be better to have more troops to defend us? I don't think the Temple would dare to attack our affiliated forces within our territory; that would only make them seem unprincipled."
"We can never outnumber the monsters. Our defense against the beast tides relies on advanced technology. For a higher level of civilization, quantity is meaningless."
"Fine! I knew I couldn't win an argument with you. Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
Even now, Chen Hongjie only has a superficial understanding of the technology Chen Mu is talking about, but he doesn't care as long as it works.
Chen Hongjie continued to discuss some domestic and military details with Chen Mu, and asked Chen Mu for some guidance.
The meeting then adjourned, and Chen Hongjie and Chen Jianfeng both left the clan hall, completing the arrangements that had been finalized.
" Mingye, you should be close to breaking through to the Core Formation Realm, right?"
Now only Mingye, A Huo, and Chen Mu remained in the clan hall, Chen Mu asked with concern.
"Well, actually I sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough two days ago."
However, my situation is different from yours. I am Nether Clan Underworld Clan, and I don't know if any abnormalities will occur when I break through on the Pan Emperor Continent.
So I've been suppressing it, waiting for you to come back and protect me before I formally break through."
Mingye looked at Chen Mu with her beautiful eyes and explained earnestly.
Her situation was indeed very special. Since she absorbed the Netherworld Pearl more than three years ago, her body had undergone many subtle changes, and the power in her dantian had gradually become half Spiritual Power and half Death Qi.
The Seven- Seven-Colored Heavenly Art Seven-Colored Heavenly Art she has been cultivating is also very magical. It can cultivate both Spiritual Power and Death Qi, so she has not encountered any problems in her cultivation so far.
Judging from Mingye's current trend, the elixir she is about to condense will be a combination of Spiritual Power and Death Qi. At this point, even Chen Mu doesn't know if it can still be called an elixir; perhaps calling it the Nether Spirit Core be more appropriate.
In fact, the Nether Clan was also a native race of the Pan Emperor Continent tens of millions of years ago. The cultivation method of the Nether Clan is very similar to that of humans. After they reach the Core Formation Stage, they are called Nether King, and Nether Core will condense in their bodies, which is actually similar in effect to human elixirs.
However, Chen Mu could not find any relevant information about someone like Mingye who cultivates Spiritual Power and Death Qi together.
Mingye has been exploring and progressing step by step, but fortunately, no problems have been discovered yet.