"Young Friend, greetings. I am Mantai, the chieftain of the Barbarian Tribe for this generation."
The chieftain's attitude was very gentle, introducing himself first and then the other elders.
As expected, due to cultivating the incomplete Barbarian God King Art, hidden flaws had manifested. The several Heavenly Kings of the Barbarian Tribe were all similarly aged and withered, their blood energy severely depleted.
Based on their understanding, the chieftain and the several elders had only cultivated for six or seven thousand years so far, far short of the ten-thousand-year lifespan of a Heavenly King. Yet they had aged prematurely to this extent, nearly reaching the end of their natural lifespan. One could imagine how severe the hidden dangers brought by that half-complete, fragmentary Barbarian God King Art were.
Immediately, Chieftain Mantai and the several elders looked at Ye Chen with hopeful expressions. "Young Friend, can you truly resolve the hidden dangers for us?"
Although they saw that Ye Chen was very young, they knew his physical body could shatter the void.
Moreover, they themselves were among the elite of Heavenly Kings. Being this close to Ye Chen, they could not sense the slightest fluctuation of blood energy within him, as if he were utterly ordinary.
Yet precisely this fact proved that Ye Chen's attainments on the Body Refinement Path were far, far superior to theirs.
But before Ye Chen could speak, Mantai opened his Internal Space and took out a World's Heart fragment. Within it, faintly discernible, was a Bronze Fragment. "Young Friend, Barbarian Tiger has informed us of your purpose. This is a treasure related to the Celestial Court."
Ye Chen was taken aback. He knew of this Bronze Fragment; he possessed one himself, and it was indeed suspected to be related to the Heavenly Emperor.
But he never expected them to be so forthright. He had thought he would need to help the Barbarian Tribe resolve their hidden dangers before they would hand it over.
As if understanding his doubt, Chieftain Mantai gave a kindly smile. "Young Friend, regardless of whether you can resolve our hidden dangers, this is what you have earned. If not for you, that lad Barbarian Tiger would have long died at the hands of Ao Changkong. He is an important member of our Barbarian Tribe."
Ye Chen could sense their sincere feelings; they valued their clansmen far more than any so-called treasure.
The other elders did not stop the chieftain either, showing that this Barbarian Tribe was one that valued loyalty and righteousness.
This instantly raised Ye Chen's favorable impression of them.
He did not refuse, accepting the World's Heart fragment. He extracted the Bronze Fragment, felt it for a moment, then placed it back into the World's Heart fragment and returned it to Chieftain Mantai.
This scene left the Barbarian Tribe members stunned and confused.
Ye Chen smiled, appearing sincere as well. "To be frank with the chieftain and elders, due to certain reasons, my dao techniques are currently sealed. I cannot store it in my Internal Space for now, so I shall temporarily entrust it to the Barbarian Tribe for safekeeping. However, I will still resolve your hidden dangers."
Dao techniques sealed?
The Barbarian Tribe members drew sharp breaths, understanding what it meant, but also felt immense gratitude.
For him to dare speak of this matter and temporarily entrust the Bronze Fragment into their hands—this was undoubtedly proof of his trust in them.
Both gratitude and trust!
Chieftain Mantai trembled with excitement. "Old Fifth, quickly retrieve the precious manual and hand it to the Young Friend for his inspection."
"Yes—"
A tribal elder was about to leave but was stopped by Ye Chen. "Chieftain, elders, there is no need to fetch the manual. Regarding your Body Refinement precious manual, the 'Barbarian God King Art,' I know how to repair its defects."
The several men were dumbfounded.
Knowing how to repair the defects without even looking at the manual?
But that was a manual left behind by an ancient Divine King of their tribe, profound and unfathomable. Even an ancient Great Sage would find it impossible to deduce the location of the defects without viewing the manual, let alone repair them.
Facing their somewhat doubtful gazes, Ye Chen gave a faint smile, understanding their thoughts. Speaking calmly, he actually began to recite the relevant cultivation scriptures of the Body Refinement precious manual, the "Barbarian God King Art," word for word without a single error.
The more they listened, the more astonished they became. Because the scriptures Ye Chen recited orally were not only identical to their Body Refinement precious manual, he could even fluently recite the missing parts, completing the fragmentary sections.
It must be known that the missing part of the "Barbarian God King Art" Body Refinement precious manual consisted of corresponding scripture portions missing from each cultivation realm.
It was as if the clansmen of the Barbarian Tribe could only cultivate the portion corresponding to their current realm when practicing the "Barbarian God King Art"; the other parts were fundamentally impossible to practice, leading to the incompleteness.
Moreover, even the Barbarian Tribe themselves did not know the content of the other parts of the Body Refinement precious manual scriptures.
Now, through Ye Chen's oral recitation, it was being completely restored.
Faintly, they felt that the restored scripture content was most likely correct.
They hurriedly memorized it and secretly began circulating the technique. They discovered that the Body Refinement precious manual, which previously felt relatively obscure and difficult when circulated, now flowed with unparalleled smoothness.
Even their blood energy began to regenerate, no longer heading toward depletion but continuously derived, recovering its vigor and restoring the true capability of the "Barbarian God King Art" to produce powerful blood energy.
In just a short moment, they actually felt their withered blood energy strengthen by a thread.
Though it seemed slight, it was infinitely better than the depletion they experienced when circulating the technique before.
Moreover, this was the true wonder of the "Barbarian God King Art"—continuously strengthening the body, fortifying the limbs and bones, making the internal organs immortal, and the sinews and bones as hard as metal and stone.
Cultivated to the extreme, one could, like that Divine King ancient ancestor, achieve sainthood through the physical body and earn the title and fruit of a generation's Divine King!
The chieftain and the several elders were both shocked and overjoyed. After listening for half an hour as Ye Chen completely restored the entire "Barbarian God King Art" without missing a single word, they were so moved that tears streamed down their aged faces. They knelt and prostrated on the ground, performing a grand bow with utmost sincerity. "We thank you, Senior, for restoring the 'Barbarian God King Art.' You are the benefactor of our Barbarian Tribe for generations to come!"
Calling him a benefactor for generations was no exaggeration.
If not for Ye Chen restoring the technique, the Barbarian Tribe would have been forced to cultivate the incomplete Body Refinement precious manual forever. Reaching the Heavenly King realm in their lifetime would already be remarkable, and they would still be left with enormous hidden dangers, the consequences unimaginable.
But the restoration of the Body Refinement precious manual meant the Barbarian Tribe had hope of once again ascending to the Divine King position.
Ye Chen accepted their bow with grace; he was qualified to receive it.
Although the "Barbarian God King Art" Body Refinement precious manual was a Divine King-level manual created by a Divine King, one must not forget who Ye Chen was—a peerless figure comparable to a supreme Sovereign. Moreover, on the Body Refinement Path, he was a peak existence with profound attainments. A mere Body Refinement manual created by a Divine King—he only needed to glance at its circulation trajectory to discern it, even restore the missing other part.
If not for the Barbarian Tribe's sincerity, Ye Chen would never have acted so readily.
Furthermore, Ye Chen was currently severely injured. The wounds within his body were far more complicated than imagined. If not for the Eternal Sovereign's origin continuously repairing him and the Life Source of the Tree of Life restoring him, he would likely have had a brush with death.
To recover completely, he needed a period of time to take it slow.
Of course, one must not forget that he was an alchemist. Naturally, he could recover faster with the aid of pills.
But the prerequisite was a quiet environment. The Barbarian Tribe was undoubtedly such an environment, allowing him to hide away very well.
Ye Chen planned to reside in the Barbarian Tribe for a period to recuperate from his injuries.