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Chapter 198 The Conflict over the Interests of the Chiyan Cult

The main hall of the Fire Tribe is very magnificent. It is fiery red in color and is built with red crystal and red steel rock. It is thirty-three feet high and divided into five floors.

Huo Wei brought Shi Chen and flew to the top floor of the tribal hall. Chief Huo Yan looked at Shi Chen with a smile.

"It's an honor to finally have Master Shi visit. Please come in! I have prepared a banquet." Huo Yan said happily.

Shi Chen knocked his fist and nodded, saying, "Thank you, clan leader, for your hospitality. I am sorry for the inconvenience caused by my visit. I hope you will forgive me."

The Huoyan tribe leader laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "Master Shi, you're too polite. It's our honor to have you come to our Huolie tribe. Please take a seat!"

Several people took their seats one after another, and the table in front of them was filled with spiritual wine, spiritual fruits, rare birds and animals.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Shi Chen waited for the maids to clear away the leftovers and serve the spiritual tea. He sat up straight and said, "I came here to ask for a favor. I hope the Fire Clan leader can help."

"Oh?" Huo Yan asked with some confusion, "I wonder what the master wants?"

Shi Chen clasped his hands and bowed, saying, "I have been practicing the body-refining technique and have made some progress. At the critical juncture of advancement, I need the aid of red gold. This substance is mostly found in the Red Flame Continent, and the Fire Flame Tribe should have a lot of it. I hope that the Fire Tribe leader can give me some. I will agree to pay the corresponding value in exchange. Is that okay?"

Chief Huo Yan said calmly, "Red Essence Gold is a precious commodity. We do have some in our tribe, stored in our treasury for emergency use. How much do you need?"

Shi Chen said frankly, "I need at least eighteen kilograms. Red Essence Gold is extremely important to me. I have already told Fairy Huowei that if I can't exchange it, I plan to go to the Red Cave to try."

The Huoyan clan leader nodded slightly and said, "The Red Cave is indeed the source of Red Essence Gold, but it is fraught with danger. Not only is there magma erupting, but there are also various fire-attributed monsters lurking there. Master, you should think twice."

Shi Chen said firmly, "I, the younger generation, naturally know the dangers involved, so I have no choice but to take the risk. But before that, I still hope to exchange enough red gold from the tribe."

Chief Huo Yan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Master Shi? Although our tribe doesn't have much red gold, I can try to give some to you. However, we also hope that Master Shi can do us a small favor."

Shi Chen quickly asked, "Please tell me, Patriarch. As long as I can, I will definitely help."

Chief Huo Yan smiled and said, "We, the Huo Lie tribe, are currently short of medicinal pills. We hope Master Shi can refine some for our tribe."

Shi Chen readily agreed: "How difficult is that? I can stay here for half a year and refine pills for the Huo Lie Clan."

"Good!" Huo Yan nodded and said, "I wonder if the master can refine a promotion elixir for our clan?"

"From Foundation Establishment Pill to God Forging Pill, ten furnaces of each kind of pills, how about that?" Shi Chen had no choice but to agree in order to get the red essence gold.

"Thank you, Master, for helping me refine the elixir. Half a year will be the grand sacrifice ceremony for my Huo clan. You can come with my Huo Lie clan to watch the ceremony." Huo Yan invited.

"Hmm~~" Shi Chen was a little hesitant. He just wanted to fulfill the agreement and leave the Chiyan Continent after obtaining the Chijing Gold to look for the other two spiritual materials.

"Master Shi, there is no need to refuse. It will be beneficial for you to attend our tribe's sacrifice. You will know when the time comes." Huo Wei saw Shi Chen's hesitation and explained.

Seeing Huo Wei say this, Shi Chen responded, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."

The Huoyan clan leader nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's very good. Starting tomorrow, Master Shi will begin refining the elixir."

The next day, Shi Chen began refining the elixir in the specially prepared alchemy room of the Huo Lie Clan. Flames rose and the aroma of medicinal herbs filled the air. Shi Chen was completely focused, controlling the heat and the ingredients, not daring to slack off for even a moment.

Time flies, and the six-month period is approaching quickly. Shi Chen completed the refining of all the pills as promised. After the pills were handed over, Huo Wei also took out the red gold that she had prepared for a long time. It was the size of a duck egg and weighed exactly eighteen pounds.

The Fire Tribe's high priest is also about to arrive.

After five days of flying on the Huolie clan's large flying boat, they arrived near the Red Cave.

After getting off the flying boat, Shi Chen discovered that this was a place for sacrifice. A square was built with red steel rock, and in the middle of the square there was a white jade platform. From the platform, a road paved with white jade slabs extended to the Chiku Mountain where the Chiku was located.

The white marble slab road connects to the cave of Chiku Mountain two miles away. On the top of Chiku Mountain is a huge crater with billowing smoke billowing out of the crater. The surrounding ground is covered with dark red rocks, as if stained with blood.

The Huoyan clan leader said solemnly, "Master Shi, this is the entrance to the Red Cave, and the sacrificial ground is within. We must wait for the other two clans to arrive and place the sacrificial secret tablet on the jade platform before we can open the sacrificial path. Once you enter, be extremely careful."

Shi Chen nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Chief. I will pay more attention to it."

Half an hour passed, and the people of the Fire Tribe were already getting a little impatient, and those participating in the sacrifice began to complain.

The other two tribes of the Chiyan Continent were late in arriving, so the sacrifice could not begin.

After waiting for an hour, an atmosphere of restlessness emerged among the group, and Shi Chen also sensed something unusual.

"Master Shi, please wait patiently. In the past, small sacrifices, large sacrifices, and the other two tribes would arrive at the sacrificial square half an hour in advance. Today is the first time we have encountered such a thing. They are already one hour late. If they are one more hour late, the sacrificial time will be over and this sacrifice cannot be started." Huo Wei explained beside Shi Chen.

"If we don't start the sacrificial activities, what impact will it have on the Fire Tribe?" Shi Chen asked in a low voice.

Huo Wei frowned slightly, her expression slightly worried, and said, "If this sacrifice cannot be started, until the next ten-year sacrifice, the cultivation resources of our three tribes will be reduced by half."

Huo Wei didn't continue to explain the other consequences. Shi Chen thought about it for a moment and understood how serious they were.

Another half an hour passed, and two flying boats appeared in Shi Chen's consciousness. In a moment, they rushed to the sacrificial square, with about a hundred people getting off each flying boat.

Shi Chen recognized the combined cultivator who took the lead towards Huo Yan. He was Huo Liao, the former mayor of Wangdao Fairy City in Dayu Continent.

"Master Shi, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that your cultivation has reached the perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. Congratulations!" Huo Liao said to Shi Chen from a distance, clasping his fists, without paying any attention to the tribe leader Huo Yan who was standing in front of Shi Chen.

Shi Chen frowned, glanced at Huo Liao, and said in a cold voice, "Chief Huo Liao, how are you?"

"Let me introduce the leader of another tribe in the Red Flame Continent," Huo Liao said, pulling a man behind him. "This is Huo Ming, the leader of the Huoyan tribe."

Shi Chen looked at Huo Ming, who looked to be in his thirties, with a fair face, giving the impression of a weak scholar.

Huo Ming clasped his fists and said, "Master Shi, I have long admired your name!"

Shi Chen had no choice but to clasp his fists and bow, saying, "You're welcome, Patriarch Huo Ming."

The Huoyan clan leader's face was gloomy at this time. He said, "Since you two have arrived, let's start the sacrifice immediately. Time waits for no one."

Huo Liao said calmly, "Don't worry, Chief Huo Yan. There are some changes to this sacrifice. We still need to make long-term plans."

Chief Huo Yan shouted angrily, "Huo Liao, what do you mean? The sacrificial ceremony is an agreement between the three tribes. How can you change it just like that?"

Huo Liao sneered, "Huo Yan, the situation is different now. I have already discussed with Chief Huo Ming that the rules of this sacrifice must be revised."

Shi Chen felt something was wrong and thought there might be a big conspiracy hidden in this.

Huo Wei said angrily: "Chief Huo Liao, how could you be so treacherous!"

Huo Liao glanced at Huo Wei and said, "Little girl, you have no right to speak here."

Chief Huo Yan suppressed his anger and said, "Then tell me how to redefine this rule."

Huo Liao folded his arms across his chest and said, "Of the resources obtained from this sacrifice, Chief Huo Ming and I will take 80% of them, and the remaining 20% will belong to your Huo Lie Clan."

"Don't even think about it!" Chief Huo Yan was furious. "Such an unfair distribution, my Huo Lie tribe will never agree to it!"

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely tense and a conflict seemed imminent.

Shi Chen watched as a fight was about to break out between the three parties, and he was secretly on guard.

A total of 130 people from the Huolie tribe came to offer sacrifices this time, including the tribe leader Huo Yan, the first elder, the second elder, three people in the fusion stage, five people in the spirit transformation stage, ten people in the Nascent Soul stage, twenty people in the Golden Core stage, and the rest were all people in the foundation building stage.

Compared with the number of sacrifices of the other two tribes, the number is twice as much.

However, the other two clans combined only have four great fusion cultivators, seven spirit transformation cultivators, thirteen Nascent Soul cultivators, twenty-five Golden Core cultivators, a number of foundation-building cultivators, and twenty or thirty in the Qi Refining stage.

The one with the highest cultivation here is Huo Yan, who has already entered the middle stage of fusion. The others are only at the first or second level of fusion.

The Yanlie and Yanlie tribes joined forces, and although their numbers outnumbered the Huolie tribe, they were not able to crush it.

The combat power is not much different.

"Huo Liao, think about this carefully. Every time sacrificial resources are distributed, the Huo Lie tribe always takes the lion's share, 40%. Now that our two tribes are united, each tribe will take an amount equal to the Huo Lie tribe's previous allocation. Even if the Huo Lie tribe takes 20% in this grand sacrifice, it's still not as much as before. If you disagree, at worst, our two tribes will not participate in the sacrifice, and you, the Huo Lie tribe, will find a way to open the sacrificial road on your own." Huo Liao threatened.

The Huoyan tribe leader's face was ashen, his hands clenched tightly, his knuckles white, clearly furious to the extreme. However, he also knew that if he truly broke with the two tribes, the sacrifice would be impossible to carry out, with disastrous consequences.

Shi Chen stepped forward and said, "Clan leaders, please don't be so impulsive. The sacrificial ceremony is of great importance. If it is delayed due to uneven distribution, it will not benefit any of the three clans. Why don't we all take a step back and discuss a fair plan again?"

Huo Liao glanced at Shi Chen and said, "As an outsider, what qualifications do you have to speak so much here?"

Shi Chen responded calmly, "Although I'm an outsider, I understand the principle of win-win cooperation. If the three tribes become enemies over this matter, I'm afraid there will be no peace in this Chiyan Continent in the future."

Huo Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Master Shi has some truth in what he said. Brother Huo Liao, how about we discuss this further?"

Huo Liao snorted coldly, "Negotiate? What else is there to discuss? 80% of the resources are already the bottom line."

Seeing this, Huo Yan said, "Huo Liao, you are so stubborn, aren't you afraid that my Huo Lie tribe will fight you to the death?"

For a moment, the situation was deadlocked again.

Two quarters of an hour passed in the quarrel, and the sacrificial ceremony, which originally had ample time, now only had two quarters of an hour left.

"I will only give you 10% at most, and our Huolie tribe will get 30%." Huo Yan glared at Huo Liao and finally gave in.