#619 - The distinguished guest has arrived
A gentle breeze blew, causing the verdant branches of the locust tree to sway gently, casting down strands of green light, imbued with a vigorous life force, that seeped into the young woman's body, giving her complexion a rosier hue.
After a moment, a faint sigh echoed, emanating from within the locust tree.
“Your father and the others have already met with misfortune. It was a terrifying power originating from the extraterrestrial demons, one that even the gods cannot contend with…”
The locust tree's words caused the young woman's face to turn ashen, her body swaying. She felt the world spin and her vision darken!
Despite having anticipated it, hearing the truth at this moment was still a heavy blow. Her eyes reddened, and the last shred of hope in her heart shattered completely.
“Although they met with misfortune, they also brought honored guests to the Blazing Sun Tribe… This is an opportunity for our Blazing Sun Tribe to return to the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom, and also a chance for you to survive.”
The old locust tree's voice was ancient and weathered, its branches swaying as it made its prophecy.
As the Blazing Sun Tribe's spirit of worship, its Dao and destiny had long been intertwined with the Blazing Sun Tribe. In the darkness, it could glimpse a corner of the Blazing Sun Tribe's future, seeing a trace of cause and effect and a blurred image.
“Honored guests…”
The young woman murmured to herself, her eyes still red, her heart filled with sorrow.
“Greetings, Great Spirit of Worship.”
Just then, a white-haired old man appeared silently. After bowing to the locust tree, he said softly, “Miss, a group of mysterious people has appeared outside the Blazing Sun Tribe. Their attire is extremely strange, and they specifically requested to see you.”
“Mysterious people?”
The young woman paused, her eyes widening slightly.
The Great Spirit of Worship had just spoken of honored guests, and now a group of mysterious people had immediately appeared outside the Blazing Sun Tribe. Could they be the honored guests the Great Spirit of Worship was referring to?
The young woman subconsciously looked towards the locust tree.
But the locust tree had returned to silence, its verdant branches swaying gently, surrounded by strands of holy light, without uttering a word.
Seeing this, the young woman could only bow and thank the spirit of worship before leaving the ancestral grounds with the old man.
The spirit of worship had existed since the moment the Blazing Sun Tribe was born. It had lived for countless years, enduring the erosion and wear of time, becoming increasingly taciturn.
Aside from occasionally issuing prophecies and warnings to help the Blazing Sun Tribe avoid disasters, the spirit of worship had hardly ever spoken.
For the Great Spirit of Worship to tell her these two pieces of news today was already the result of her kneeling here for more than half a month. The young woman did not dare to expect the spirit of worship to continue to guide her.
Outside the ancient city of the Blazing Sun Tribe, the Star Shadow Ship floated quietly, surrounded by teams of fully armed Blazing Sun Tribe guards, wielding weapons and magical treasures, their vitality as vast as the sea, their faces full of vigilance.
This was because Su Chen and his group, whether in appearance or attire, were out of place in this primordial world. They looked too strange, yet they were also powerful, making them formidable.
Su Chen, however, was not flustered at all, standing quietly on the Star Shadow Ship and waiting.
Soon, the white-haired old man stepped through the air, followed by the haggard young woman.
“Greetings, Miss! Greetings, Grand Elder!”
When the surrounding Blazing Sun Tribe guards saw this, they all showed respectful expressions and saluted from afar.
The young woman and the white-haired old man turned their gaze to Su Chen and his group, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
This was because Su Chen and his group looked too unfamiliar, not only different from the people of the various primordial tribes, but also not quite the same as the people of the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom recorded in the ancient books.
Su Chen looked at the young woman and suddenly said, “Presumably, this is Miss Luo Yue, the daughter of the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader?”
“It is I.”
The young woman Luo Yue nodded and said, “May I ask where you honored guests come from, and what brings you to my Blazing Sun Tribe?”
Su Chen said, “We come from another world far away. We have no hostility towards the Blazing Sun Tribe. We have come here to form a good relationship with the Blazing Sun Tribe.”
With that, Su Chen directly activated the Heavenly Yang Divine Light Bell.
When the Heavenly Yang Divine Light Bell appeared, Luo Yue and the white-haired old man's eyes narrowed, their hearts slightly shocked. They could feel the terror of this mysterious great bell, containing supreme divine power that made them palpitate.
In the next moment, Luo Yue and the rest of the Blazing Sun Tribe members all trembled, their eyes widening, feeling as if their hearts were about to stop beating!
As the Heavenly Yang Divine Light Bell shone, a scarred corpse slowly appeared, holding a golden great staff in its hand. It was the missing leader of the Blazing Sun Tribe!
“Father!!”
Luo Yue immediately cried out in grief, embracing the corpse of the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader, tears streaming down her face.
The surrounding Blazing Sun Tribe members also had red eyes, their hearts filled with sorrow, and knelt down towards the corpse of the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader.
The white-haired old man also sighed. Although he had expected it, seeing the corpse of the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader with his own eyes still made him feel uncomfortable.
“Thank you for returning the corpse of our Blazing Sun Tribe's leader. We will remember this kindness and will definitely repay you handsomely… May I ask where you found him?”
The white-haired old man looked at Su Chen.
Su Chen did not hide anything and recounted the whole story.
Hearing that the corpse of the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader had been corroded by the curse and transformed into an undead monster, the white-haired old man and Luo Yue and the others felt a tightness in their hearts and were quite saddened.
Learning that Su Chen had used some means to suppress the corpse and purify the undead curse on his body, they looked at Su Chen with a few more points of gratitude and goodwill.
Although Su Chen did not say what kind of means it was, the white-haired old man was very clear about how terrifying those undead curses were. He had also entered the erosion zone to search for them, but he almost got lost in it, encountering great danger and having to retreat.
Among Su Chen's group, there were no Heavenly God Realm experts, but they were able to suppress the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader who had become an undead monster, and also purify the undead curse on his body, which must have consumed extremely precious trump cards.
Moreover, the golden great staff that Su Chen brought back was also of extraordinary origin. It was one of the Blazing Sun Tribe's ancestral artifacts, which was of great significance to the Blazing Sun Tribe.
This kindness was not insignificant.
“Thank you, honored guests. Please come to our Blazing Sun Tribe as guests. We will definitely repay your kindness.”
The white-haired old man thanked again and invited Su Chen and his group to the Blazing Sun Tribe.
The others took the corpse of the Blazing Sun Tribe's leader down to hold a funeral.
After experiencing the initial grief, Luo Yue found the white-haired old man and relayed the words of the locust tree spirit of worship to him.
She was now completely certain that Su Chen and his group were the honored guests the Great Spirit of Worship was talking about.
“What!?”
“They are the opportunity for our Blazing Sun Tribe to return to the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom?”
Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man's heart shook violently, his heartbeat quickening a few points, his heart not calm.
The ancestor of the Blazing Sun Tribe actually came from the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom and was a member of the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom's royal family!
Two hundred thousand years ago, the ancestor of the Blazing Sun Tribe failed to compete for the throne and was hunted down and persecuted by the then Crown Prince of the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom. He was forced to flee the Ancient Heavenly Fire Kingdom and escape to the depths of the boundless wilderness, eventually creating the Blazing Sun Tribe.
