Seeing that Beng Yu was about to make a move, Aphran shouted loudly, "Stop, I am willing to surrender with the remaining clansmen!"

Beng Yu was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the petite girl, and a smile appeared on his face, "You must be Aphran, Rong Yan's daughter. Your choice is correct. I owe your father a favor, and as long as you behave, I will ensure you live peacefully!"

On the side, Rong Huo felt an immense sense of regret upon hearing this, but more than that, he felt relieved. Just the aura emanating from Beng Yu was not something Rong Huo could resist.

"Chu Tianshu, right? Before the Clan Leader left, he told us that as long as we swallow the Five Stars Tribe this time, nothing that was promised before will be missing!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Chu Tianshu's face showed a hint of surprise and joy.

As for whether the one he was thanking was from the alien race, Chu Tianshu didn't care. Not to mention that he was not a cultivator from the Heavenly Gift Realm, just Beng Yu's extraordinary cultivation alone was not something Chu Tianshu could disregard.

Xing Yan had not yet been taken down, and Beng Yu did not stay long. After learning of Aphran's surrender, he hurriedly left.

"Aphran, madam, your decision is indeed unexpected!" Chu Tianshu looked at Aphran with some surprise.

This usually timid girl, pushed by everyone to inherit the position of Clan Leader, surprisingly had such courage at this crucial moment.

Surrendering to the Star Moon Tribe is actually the best choice. Otherwise, once the Four Seasons Tribe completely swallows the Three Lives Tribe, the Five Stars Tribe would have no one left to stand out.

Moreover, to keep the Five Stars Tribe safe in the Sunset Mountain Range, only the Star Moon Tribe could do it. The current Four Seasons Tribe still needs to rely on trade with the Star Moon Tribe and wouldn't make trouble with them because of a remnant of the Five Stars Tribe, making it the only way out.

"Chu Tianshu!" A hint of disgust flashed in Aphran's eyes.

Although she knew her husband was not treated well in the tribe, this was not an excuse for him to betray her and the Five Stars Tribe.

"Elder Rong Huo, since we decided to surrender, let's go!"

"Xing Yan General above is still fighting desperately. No matter the past relationships, once in the Star Moon Tribe, Xing Yan will still be one of us!" Aphran was not foolish; in fact, her thoughts were more meticulous than others in the tribe.

"The Clan Leader is right!"

"Don't call me Clan Leader in the future, call me by my name!"

"This... yes, Miss."

.........

Aphran's surrender was the last straw that broke the Five Stars Tribe.

The battered Xing Yan let out a roar and all the bitterness in his heart could only dissolve into nothing.

"You have won!"

Jialouluo reattached his broken arm and showed surprise on his face, "Your strength is impressive, you are probably not far from the Heavenly King Level!"

Xing Yan snorted coldly, "And yet I still lost!"

"We are colleagues after all, winning or losing is not important!" Beng Yu took it lightly.

Xing Yan's strength indeed exceeded the expectations of several people. They initially thought he was at the King Level Peak like Beng Yu, but surprisingly, after gaining the heritage of this Volcano Treasure Land, his strength had half a foot into the Heavenly King Level.

In addition to the superb techniques contributed by Li Chengsong and Song Changwen from the True Realm, Xing Yan's combat power was further elevated. If it weren't five against one, he might not have been defeated.

"Now that it's settled, let's go back!" The White Ape King, carrying his long staff, said calmly, his mind already drifting back to the Star Moon Tribe, having not tasted a drop of wine while out here for more than a month.

"Sure, let's head back!"

The remaining high-end combat power of the Five Stars Tribe, with Xing Yan alone, wasn't much less than that of the Star Moon Tribe, but their middle and lower strength were far inferior. Even in the decade of avoiding the Three Lives Tribe, the Five Stars Tribe's food was always in short supply.

While Beng Yu and his group escorted the dispirited Five Stars Remnant to the Star Moon Tribe, a major event unfolded.

Three Lives Tribe

Compared to the rudimentary stone houses of those gathering places, the architectural style of the Three Lives Tribe leaned towards courtyard-like structures, with tall and uniform obsidian forming the houses.

"Boom"

The most central palace suddenly emitted a loud noise, and the incredibly sturdy palace walls quickly crumbled.

Three Lives' angry voice resonated throughout the tribe, "Di Chun, what exactly do you want?"

"Or are you still Di Chun?"

With a cold expression, Di Chun said, "Are you still not submitting?"

The massive body of Three Lives trembled slightly, muscle after muscle bulging, and the overflowing qi-blood coalesced into the phantom of a colossal green ox behind him.

"Do you think you have me cornered?"

"Scum of the Yellow Springs Realm!" Three Lives said through clenched teeth.

Di Chun paused, surprised, "You actually know? Could the rumors about the Three Lives Tribe be true?"

"Of course, it's true. My Three Lives Tribe is indeed one of the branches of the ancient Innate Tribe!" Three Lives said proudly.

"The Innate Tribe!" Di Chun's eyes showed a hint of astonishment, followed by ridicule, "To think the once illustrious Innate Tribe has fallen to this extent, without even a real Demon God, it's truly pathetic!"

A month later, news spread across the Sunset Mountain Range that the Three Lives Tribe's settlement had become ruins.

As for the perpetrator, everyone had their guesses, but no one could have imagined Di Chun would be so ruthless; after all, that was her birth place!

Star Moon Tribe

Seven days ago, Beng Yu and others brought the remaining members of the Five Stars Tribe back to the Star Moon Tribe.

Chen Jiuge had long had plans for dealing with these Five Stars Remnants.

Aphran, the legitimate heir of the Five Stars Tribe, whether for her identity or at the request of Beng Yu, Chen Jiuge naturally wouldn't trouble her. Instead, the conditions offered were quite favorable.

"A residence, a shop, I permit you to keep ten guards, and in the future, whether you choose to do business or live an ordinary life, you can choose freely, just don't do anything to make me misunderstand, what do you think?"

Aphran raised her baby-faced head, nodding, "That's fine, but I also want to make a deal with Chen Clan Leader!"

"A deal?" Chen Jiuge was slightly surprised. What could Aphran still have to trade at this point?

"Do you know why the Five Stars Tribe, the Three Lives Tribe, the Seven Lights Tribe, and the deeply hidden Red Sun Tribe are stronger than other tribes in the Sunset Mountain Range?"

"Why?"

"Because of the Secret Technique!"

"There really is a Secret Technique!" Chen Jiuge's heart was stirred.

"What Secret Technique?"

Aphran reached up and removed the necklace around her neck. The necklace was very old and quite ordinary, just a beast tendon stringing together a pendant resembling a beast tooth.

She bit her finger, and as the blood dripped onto the beast tooth, a mysterious Secret Technique appeared in Chen Jiuge's mind.

"Marvelous, truly marvelous!"

The content of this Secret Technique was something Chen Jiuge didn't know how to describe and seemed incommunicable, but its effect was very straightforward: it allowed one to break through more quickly!

Normally, after a cultivator breaks through to a realm, it requires a long time to stabilize before they can further improve cultivation. Upon reaching the limit of that realm, a significant accumulation is needed before breaking through again.

That is why Chen Jiuge had always found the cultivators' swift progression in cultivation in the Heavenly Gift Realm astonishing.

But the effect of this Secret Technique was straightforward: it allowed cultivators to quickly bypass these two most time-consuming processes.

In other words, the Heavenly Dao would not permit anyone to break through so quickly, and the Secret Technique offered a way to communicate with the Heavenly Dao, a backdoor allowing the Heavenly Dao to open a convenient path.

"What do you want?"

What Aphran offered was not just the Secret Technique, but essentially transferred ownership of it to Chen Jiuge.

In other words, Chen Jiuge could freely pass on this Secret Technique. However, using this Secret Technique, which essentially served as a backdoor, had limitations; the number of times it could be used was finite!

Currently, there are nearly a hundred uses left, which is quite a lot.

"I want double the things promised by the Chen Clan Leader earlier, and in my tribe, there are some relatives of mine, although quite distant, they're still blood relatives!"

"These people shouldn't be counted as guards; they will come with me!"

"Is that all?"

"That's all!"

Chen Jiuge looked at Aphran with a deep sense of understanding. This woman was not useless as Chu Tianshu said; on the contrary, she was very clever!

With such great benefits, if Chen Jiuge were to give so little in return, what other tribe member in the Star Moon Tribe would willingly offer up good things in the future?

"To retreat for the sake of defense, very well, I agree!"

"Thank you, Chen Clan Leader!"