In a blink of an eye, six bronze war crossbows were snatched away by the warriors, even within the Gu Yuan Tribe, the principle that the one with the strongest fist prevails is respected. Xiao Chen, Xue Sha, and Shi Ya claimed three crossbows, the remaining three were taken by the three people with the deepest martial arts cultivation.
The gentle slopes extending on both sides of the mountain path, about three miles long, provided the warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe with a convenient place to hide. To prevent themselves from being detected by the Evil Spirits Tribe warriors, the soldiers of the Gu Yuan Tribe hid at the farthest ends of the slope, where they were concealed by the dense ancient trees, weeds, and dead leaves.
