Primordial Era: Starting with slaughtering all the gods and Buddhas in the sky

The campfire crackled in the valley.

The aroma of broth mingled with the smell of sweat, wafting through the cramped open space.

The old man was still frozen in place, looking at the spilled meat soup, his heart aching, but he didn't dare to bend down to pick it up.

"What are you staring at?" Huang Chen walked over and patted Lao Tie on the shoulder.

Lao Tie shuddered and almost knelt down.

"M-Sir..." Lao Tie stammered, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Huang Chen took a deep breath and activated the Concealing Breath Technique. The violent blood and qi within his body gradually subsided and was firmly locked within his bones and flesh.

Once the oppressive feeling dissipated, the people around them dared to breathe heavily.

"Clean up the floor, don't waste it." Huang Chen pointed to the pool of meat soup.

As if granted a pardon, Lao Tie quickly squatted down to scrape the meat scraps off the ground.

"Ah Shi, how many people are in the valley now?" Huang Chen turned and asked.

Ashi wiped the black ash off his face.

"Reporting to you, sir, there are now a total of one hundred and ninety-three people."

One hundred and ninety-three people weren't even enough to fill the gaps between the great demon's teeth.

Huang Chen scanned the group of his clansmen, some of whom had broken arms, some were blind, and most were women and children who were skin and bones from hunger.

"Too weak." Huang Chen frowned.

This group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people could be wiped out by any minor demon.

They must be given the ability to protect themselves.

Huang Chen walked to the fire and kicked Lao Tie, who was gnawing on a bone.

"Hey bro, what did you do before?"

The man was startled and quickly spat out the bone.

"Sir, I used to be a blacksmith."

"Blacksmithing?" Huang Chen's eyes lit up.

"Yeah, making a living is tough." Old Tie rubbed his hands together and chuckled dryly.

"Business was doing alright until those damned monsters attacked and destroyed everything."

Huang Chen touched his chin.

He killed many demon soldiers in the mine and seized a pile of scrap metal.

The storage space also contained several broken Xuantian Sect standard flying swords and a pile of demon beast bones.

"Can you forge weapons?" Huang Chen asked.

Upon hearing this, Lao Tie immediately perked up.

"My lord, I'm not bragging. As long as there's fire and iron, there's nothing you can't handle."

"Okay." Huang Chen waved his hand.

With a "whoosh".

A pile of bloody monster bones and broken weapons crashed down in front of Lao Tie.

The old man was startled, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

He pounced on it and touched a crystal-clear leopard demon leg bone.

"Wow! These bones are even harder than steel!"

Huang Chen looked at his greedy appearance.

"From today onwards, you will lead a few people to establish the Foundry Bureau."

"Melt these demon bones and broken swords, and forge them into bone spears and armor for everyone."

The old man patted his chest and guaranteed it.

"Don't worry, sir, leave it to me. I definitely won't let you down!"

Huang Chen ignored his boastful words and turned to call A Shi over.

"Go and pick out the fifteen strongest men from the guard."

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Ashi dared not delay and quickly led fifteen men to the open space.

These men were thin, but their eyes revealed a fierce determination.

None of those who survive in the demon race's mines are spineless.

Huang Chen looked at them and spoke coldly.

"Do you want to live?"

The fifteen men nodded in unison.

"If you want to live, you have to have the ability to kill demons." Huang Chen's voice was deep.

"Today I will teach you a set of exercises that will transform you completely."

A fanatical light shone in the men's eyes.

In this world, martial arts techniques are life itself.

"However, this technique will be very painful to practice," Huang Chen said, changing the subject.

"Those who can't hold on should get out of here as soon as possible."

Nobody moved.

"Okay." Huang Chen simplified the contents of the first volume of the "Ancient Body Forging Scripture" in his mind.

The complex parts that require massive resources to support have been removed.

Only the most basic method of qi-inducing and body-tempering was retained.

"Sit down cross-legged, all of you!" Huang Chen shouted.

The fifteen men quickly did as instructed.

Huang Chen walked up behind the first man and slapped him on the back.

A surge of violent blood energy forcefully rushed into the man's body.

"Ah—" the man screamed in agony, his veins bulging all over his body.

"Shut up! Guard your mind and feel the flow of Qi and blood!" Huang Chen scolded.

"Damn it, you can't even handle this little bit of pain, yet you want to kill a demon?"

The man gritted his teeth and swallowed back his scream.

Huang Chen followed the same method, forcibly opening up the basic meridians for everyone.

A muffled groan suddenly echoed from the open space.

The fifteen men were drenched in sweat, their skin oozing black impurities.

Huang Chen stood aside, watching coldly.

The Ancient Body Forging Scripture is extremely powerful; even the simplified version is not something an ordinary person can withstand.

But as long as they get through it, their physical condition will undergo a dramatic transformation.

Time passed little by little.

Half an hour later, the first man opened his eyes.

He clenched his fist, and his knuckles cracked.

"I...I feel full of energy!" The man trembled with excitement.

The others woke up one after another, their faces beaming with joy.

They could clearly feel that their strength had at least doubled.

"Don't get too excited," Huang Chen said, pouring cold water on the situation.

"This is just the basics. You'll have to practice every day from now on. If you dare to slack off, I'll break your legs."

"Yes, sir!" the fifteen men roared in unison, their voices full of vigor.

Huang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

With this group of guards who had undergone initial body tempering, the shelter had gained some ability to protect itself.

He turned and walked into the depths of the valley.

That is the core of the "Zhou Tian Xin Huo Formation".

Huang Chen sat down cross-legged and took out two thousand low-grade spirit stones from his storage space.

Although this formation is incomplete, its defensive capabilities should not be underestimated.

With enough spirit stones, even if a demon general comes, we can hold him off for a while.

He arranged the spirit stones in a specific direction and formed a hand seal.

"Buzz—"

The core of the array emitted a soft hum.

Two thousand low-grade spirit stones instantly turned to dust.

An invisible wave spread rapidly from the center of the array, enveloping the entire valley.

A faint golden light appeared in the air, then disappeared without a trace.

Huang Chen exhaled a breath of stale air.

With this formation in place, I can sleep more peacefully at night.

He stood up, preparing to return to the cave to rest.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps broke the tranquility of the valley.

Ashi ran in from the valley entrance, covered in sweat.

He scrambled to Huang Chen's side, his face deathly pale.

"M-Master! The pot's boiling over!"

Huang Chen frowned.

"What's the panic? Speak properly."

Ashi swallowed hard, his voice trembling.

"Outside...there are suddenly so many long worms outside!"

"A worm?" Huang Chen's eyes narrowed.

"Yes! Huge snake demons, they're everywhere!" Ah Shi gestured.

"They've completely blocked the roads outside the valley!"

Huang Chen narrowed his eyes.

The Green Python Demon will die in the mine; it seems its remnants have come looking for it.

Those beasts have a pretty good nose.

"How many?" Huang Chen asked.

"Countless... at least several hundred, and some of them are particularly large, with horns on their heads!"

Ah Shi was so anxious he almost cried.

"Sir, are we going to die here?"

Huang Chen sneered.

"die?"

"Go, call up the entire guard."

"Tonight, we'll have snake soup as an extra dish."

Huang Chen, carrying his knife, strode towards the valley entrance.