"I also noticed that he seems to be a member of the giant ape clan, so it doesn't matter." Shi Mu nodded after listening to Cai'er's words.
"Indeed...but Shitou, there is more than one person, something must have happened, right?" Cai'er said.
"Let's go take a look first and then talk." Shi Mu raised his eyebrows and said.
After saying that, he raised one hand, and with a flash of light, the Dragon Feather Speedster fell silently into the dense forest below.
After Shi Mu put away the speedster, he glanced around and found that the surrounding areas were quiet and no one was in sight.
"Shitou, did they discover us and hide us?" Cai'er whispered.
Shi Mu pondered for a moment, and when he was about to ask Cai'er to use his spiritual power, his ears suddenly twitched slightly and he turned to look to the left.
At the end of Shi Mu's field of vision, there was a dense bush, and the sound of noise was coming from there.
At this moment, the trees parted on both sides, and a huge brown figure jumped out of it, but it was a brown ape.
"Fourth Elder, are you back?" The brown ape shouted loudly from a distance.
"The fourth elder is back..."
Immediately afterwards, several more shouts came from the surroundings, and then a ripple appeared in the void around them, and several giant ape tribesmen sprang out of it.
Shi Mu's eyes swept across these giant apes, and finally returned to the brown ape.
He knew this person, it was Bai Gang, the brown ape who reported the news to the great elder when he first arrived here.
"Bai Gang, what happened? Why are so many people here?" Shi Mu asked in confusion.
"Reporting to the Fourth Elder, after something happened in the clan half a year ago, the First Elder ordered the outposts to be placed outside and to expand the patrol area to prevent the spies from heaven from probing." Bai Gang answered with cupped hands.
"Oh, what happened to the clan half a year ago?" Shi Mu frowned slightly and asked.
"Sigh... it's a long story. You'd better go back and ask the Great Elder and the others." Bai Gang sighed and said.
After Shi Mu pondered for a moment, he rose into the sky again and flew towards the clan.
When they arrived at the entrance of the valley, Shi Mu found that the number of guards here had doubled, and they were no longer as hidden as before. Instead, they were guarding the entrance with clear posts and sentries.
As soon as Shi Mu entered the valley, all the apes saluted him one after another, but he only responded slightly and then went straight into the clan.
After returning to the Mitian Giant Ape Clan, Shi Mu clearly felt that the atmosphere in the clan was a bit tense. In the past, he could occasionally see young apes playing and climbing, but this time he did not see any of them, only a lot of them.
The adult giant ape is dressed in a military uniform and stands guard everywhere in the clan with a solemn expression. It looks like it is heavily guarded.
Shi Mu didn't stop, didn't go back to his mansion, and ran straight towards the main hall where the great elder was.
As a result, he had just flown over the mountain where the main hall was located, and before he could land, he saw the great elder standing in the square in front of the main hall, holding a cane in his hand and looking up at him.
"Shitou, why did the Great Elder come out to greet us?" Cai'er said.
Shi Mu ignored Cai'er, leaned down to the square, and saluted the great elder.
"Great Elder, this junior is back." Shi Mu said.
"Is it going well here?" The great elder asked with a calm face but a hint of joy in his eyes.
"It went quite smoothly. Although there were some twists and turns along the way, it finally fulfilled its mission," Shi Mu said.
"So, the Tianfeng clan is willing to re-align with us?" the great elder asked.
"This junior has become a Taoist couple with the saint girl of the Tianfeng tribe. When the time is right, they can get married. By then, the two tribes will not only be allies, but will also be in-laws." Shi Mu said with a slight smile.
"That's very good." Hearing this, the great elder said with a smile on his face.
"However, the Tianfeng, Pangui and Earth Dragon clans are now powerful and have become the head of the Tianhe clan. I am afraid it will be difficult for them to recognize the status of the giant ape clan again." Shi Mu pondered for a moment and then said.
"It doesn't matter. The status of a clan is earned by oneself and does not need recognition from others. This is the truth that 'the strong will always be strong and cannot be forced by others' words.'" the great elder said calmly.
"What the Great Elder said is true," Shi Mu said.
"Did the Tianfeng clan tell you when you would be able to marry the saint?" the great elder asked.
"When I awaken the bloodline of the giant ape." Shi Mu hesitated before replying.
As soon as he finished speaking, Cai'er heard a very dissatisfied shout: "Those villains who don't mean what they say, Shitou has clearly awakened his bloodline, but they still delay Shitou and Sister Zhong on the grounds that their bloodline is impure.
The wedding date is really shameless."
"Oh, you have awakened the bloodline of your clan?" the great elder asked in surprise when he heard this.
He looked Shi Mu up and down, a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.
"Yes, yes. Your bloodline has been awakened, and your cultivation has improved a lot. It seems that you will encounter many adventures and gain a lot during your trip to the Tianfeng clan this time." The great elder said with a smile, stroking his hands.
Just as Shi Mu was about to reply, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the hall.
The two of them looked around and saw a golden figure rushing in from the palace door.
This person is none other than the second elder Bai Zang.
Shi Mu couldn't help but smile slightly. He hadn't seen him for many days, but he still had such a fiery personality.
"Good boy, you really lived up to our expectations. You've been promoted to another level so quickly." Bai Zang burst out laughing after seeing Shi Mu, then rushed over and patted him on the shoulder.
Shi Mu smiled, looked up at Bai Zang, and said nothing.
He found that compared with what he saw when he left last time, Bai Zang's back was obviously bowed, his eyes had a more gloomy look, his energy seemed to be not as good as before, and he looked much older.
"By the way, I met Bai Gang when I came back before. He said that something happened in the clan half a year ago. What happened?" Shi Mu's heart moved and he asked.
The Great Elder and Bai Zang looked at each other, both seemed to have remembered something, and their expressions became a little gloomy.
Seeing this, Shi Mu felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
"Two elders, why don't you see the third elder?" Shi Mu looked around and asked.
"Third Elder was seriously injured and is still recuperating." The First Elder hesitated for a moment and then said.
"Alas, we still underestimated the strength of Heavenly Court before." After hearing this, Bai Zang also sighed and said.
"You two, what happened while I was out?" Shi Mu asked hurriedly.
"Half a year ago, Heavenly Court suddenly sent troops to invade. At that time, there were three strong men in the divine realm who led the team. Although we repelled them with the help of the sect-protecting formation, we also paid a heavy price. None of the members of the clan died in the battle.
A few, even the second elder and the third elder were seriously injured." The first elder sighed and said.
"I'm a little better. I rested for a while and recovered a lot. But Bai Pi...not only lost his arm, but his injury has not healed yet." Bai Zang said hesitantly, his face looking a little ugly.
"What happened after the battle? Didn't Heaven continue its massive attack?" Shi Mu pondered for a moment and then asked.
"We are also a little confused about this. Since that battle, the people from Heaven have not attacked, but have just retreated." The great elder put his cane on the ground and walked a few steps, with a look of worry on his face.
The color is even worse.
Shi Mu understands the concerns of the great elder. Hidden enemies are often more dangerous than enemies shouting from the front.
"Has anyone sent someone to confirm?" Shi Mu asked.
"According to the reports from the tribesmen who were sent to investigate before, there have been no traces of Heavenly Court troops outside Linglan Star for a long time." Bai Zang said.
After hearing this, Shi Mu felt vaguely confused and felt that something was wrong.
But after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't figure out any clues or come up with any results.
But then, he raised his eyebrows and suddenly remembered something else.
"By the way, if this generation has awakened his bloodline, according to what the ancestor's remnant soul told him, he can enter the trial left by his ancestor again and obtain other treasures left by his ancestor," Shi said.
"That's very good, then let's go there." Bai Zang's expression perked up when he heard this and he said immediately.
The great elder also nodded.
The three of them quickly left the hall and arrived at the black mountain peak. After passing through the secret passage in the mountain wall, they quickly arrived at the altar.
This time, without Bai Pi's obstruction, Cai'er naturally followed in openly and looked around for a while.
"I thought there was some kind of treasure inside, but it turns out it is like this." Cai'er smacked her lips and said in disappointment.
Shi Mu ignored him, took it off his shoulder, put it aside, and then saluted the two elders.
"Without further ado, let's go." The great elder said.
After hearing this, Shi Mu turned around and walked up to the altar. With a wave of his hand, he took out the Iron Ape Token and reached towards the black stone tablet.
A black light immediately flowed out of the black vortex on the stone tablet, covering Shi Mu and disappearing in a flash.
It was no different from the last time he entered this place. After a moment, Shi Mu's figure appeared in the empty hall.
Shi Mu looked around and found that the surrounding environment was the same as last time.
He calmed down and without any hesitation, strode towards the depths of the palace.
After walking out of the palace gate and passing through the corridors, Shi Mu quickly saw the waterfall from before.
There was a flash of light on his body, and the Nine Dragon Lock Golden Armor came out. Three golden dragons swam outside the body, forming a spherical light curtain and wrapping him up.
After doing all this, Shi Mu's body rose and fell a few times, and he flew towards the waterfall.
However, as soon as he reached the water curtain of the waterfall, he saw that the water flow of the waterfall suddenly curved, a large bag bulged out of it, and then a huge fist pierced through it.
Shi Mu's eyes flashed, his right arm flexed slightly, his fist clenched, and he punched out.
I saw the light flashing on his fist, and the muscles swelled layer by layer, and soon it expanded a hundred times, turning into a huge fist, and collided with the giant fist pierced through the water curtain.
There was a loud "boom" sound.
Shi Mu only felt an overwhelming force coming from his arm. The energy and blood in his body surged, and he flew backwards and fell out involuntarily.