After a century of worship, I became the ancestor of the tribe.

Chapter 123 The Mystic Tree, the Azure Bird

“Okay, I see there are hundreds of adult birds. If I can tame one, wouldn’t I be able to fly?”

"Now that you mention it, I think a hawk with a tuft of feathers sticking up on its forehead is quite beautiful."

The group ate while applying medicine to their wounds. The cave behind them was the seventh one destroyed by the bluebird.

These birds are intelligent, but not very tall. They only destroyed the cave on the side facing the rift valley, even though the cave ran through the entire mountain.

These past few months haven't been without their gains; for example, they're now only five miles away from the Azure Spirit Tree.

Previously, they would be driven away by birds from more than ten miles away.

"You're talking about so many big birds, how come there's no leader among them?"

"Although the Rift Mountain Kui are not very intelligent, there will be leaders when there are many of them. These large birds are already at the second or third level when they grow up. We have seen two of them, but they don't seem to be the leaders of the flock."

The two third-order bluebirds that were discovered never left the big tree, guarding the chicks inside the nest.

"Hey, you said they all have a spirit, why don't we let the little dragonfish come over and try to talk to the bluebird?"

"I think we should forget about it. Most of the time, the baby arowanas from our tribe will be used to feed the baby birds."

"No way."

"It's a bit risky."

……

Huo Tang left the valley and headed south, leaving the clan's affairs to Huo Qi. Shen Can returned to the ancestral temple to unify the Five Elements Techniques and then began repairing the flying boat.

But only half a month later, Huoqi came to the ancestral temple.

"Ah Can, this is Ah Ma who followed Ah Shan north." Huo Qi brought his people with him.

Even with several thousand people at the Blazing Flame headquarters, Shen Can couldn't possibly be familiar with every single one of them.

Upon hearing the name of his clansman, Huoma, he understood that Huoma's mother must have been very skilled at weaving and spinning hemp.

“Temple”.

Huo Ma took off the animal skin bundle from his body and took out a few blue feathers.

"These are the feathers of the big bird that perches on that sacred tree. Brother Ashan said that the big bird is very spiritual and that it feels a lot like our little dragonfish. He wants to bring it into the tribe."

We didn't go all out when we attacked, but there are so many large birds, at least a hundred of them at the second tier, so we can't get close to the spirit tree yet.

Shen Can grabbed the feather and saw the spiritual light emanating from it; its aura was indeed different from that of ordinary wild beasts.

Although the Azure Feather Sparrow of the Azure Bird Tribe has been domesticated, it still exudes a fierce and wild aura.

The most obvious feeling is that it lacks spirituality and is completely different from a crayfish.

At this moment, looking at the blue feather in front of him, Shen Can didn't think of the big bird, but rather wondered when his uncle from the Volcano Clan had developed a brain.

They also know how to be ruthless, making it difficult to subdue these large birds.

Intelligent beings are most likely to hold grudges, while the unintelligent Lieshan Kui is not.

“These large birds have a wingspan of at least two zhang when they are adults, and two of them are even larger. They build their nests on tree trunks, and we will be driven away if we get too close.”

"Such a large tribe, yet it has no leader?"

Shen Can has also become interested. He never expected to discover a mysterious tree, which also came with a flock of intelligent birds.

“We wandered around for months and fought them countless times, but we only saw two large birds of the third tier, and these two did not seem to be the leaders of the flock.”

Shen Can thought for a moment, then grabbed the blue feather and walked out of the ancestral temple, arriving at the large lake outside.

Unfortunately, the fiery little rain master went out to bring rain.

After waiting for an hour, the little dragonfish finally flew back, wrapped in a water vapor ball that had shrunk to about ten feet in size.

Its chubby body was supported by four disproportionately short legs, scrambling in the steam.

It doesn't look particularly handsome, but it's only at the third level, and its dragon form hasn't fully developed yet.

"Look at this."

After landing, the little dragonfish rubbed its head against the blue feather in Shen Can's hand.

"similar."

In the eyes of the little dragonfish, the wild beasts are not friendly to it at all.

"where?"

The little dragonfish hurriedly asked, "It has been in the Blazing Flame Tribe for so long, but it has never encountered a single one of its kind, not even one that speaks the language of auspicious beasts."

With the identification of the crayfish, Shen Can began to think about how to bring the tree and the bird into the tribe together.

Putting everything else aside, with hundreds of second-tier birds and hundreds of warriors from the tribe, the surrounding mountains and fields will be laid out before them.

If anything happens, it can be detected in time.

Seeing that the little dragonfish had gone to eat the special food again, Shen Can felt that the flock of birds living on the spirit tree must have different preferences than the little dragonfish.

If you really like eating it as much as crayfish, then it's not a problem.

For the crayfish, every bite it eats is a real effort; it truly works hard. Now, some of the nearby vassal tribes are bringing food and drink to invite the crayfish to bring rain.

There's nothing we can do, the rain just comes down really fast.

In just one or two days, the crayfish can irrigate all the fields cultivated by the entire vassal tribe.

If the villagers were to dig ditches and canals themselves, it would take at least half a month, and sometimes even longer.

"Go back and rest for a day, then take me to see it tomorrow."

Thinking of this, Shen Can gave Huo Ma an instruction.

Although he thought that most of the birds probably wouldn't like to eat, Shen Can still had some fruits, meat, spirit rice and other food prepared.

Several months passed, and the lead bird was still nowhere to be found.

As a group of auspicious beasts with great intelligence, it is impossible for them to be without a leader.

Back then, Little Dragon Fish was only at level two and couldn't even speak clearly, yet he still knew to come to Blazing Flame's place to freeload.

Based on what Huo Ma said, the fact that there are two third-tier birds living peacefully together within the group indicates that the group must have a leader, but Huo Shan and the others just haven't discovered it yet.

Inside the ancestral temple.

Shen Can took out a piece of cut animal skin paper, which was completely hairless and was intended to be used to transcribe the offering notes.

He used the blood from the blood vessel as ink and began to write on the paper.

The main thing was that a covenant was written in the name of the Blazing Flame Tribe, but this covenant was between Blazing Flame and the Auspicious Beast.

I don't know if I'll need it, but I'm preparing it in advance so that I won't have to come back and write it again if I do.

The next day, led by Huo Ma, Shen Can headed north along the rugged mountain road.

Of course, he also brought over a hundred tribal soldiers, thirty giant crossbows, and three hundred black iron talisman armor-piercing giant arrows.

Carrying this thing isn't for fighting the bird clan, but for fighting the bird clan's enemies.

Last night, Shen Can speculated on many reasons why the leaders of the great bird clan had not appeared.

If the leader of the great bird clan was injured, then its absence would be quite reasonable.

Unlike wild beasts, auspicious beasts are different. Once a wild beast leader is injured or old, a new generation will challenge and drive out the old leader, or even devour the old leader.

The only thing the beast does is try to protect its leader.

Whether your guess is right or wrong, bring it along.

In addition to the giant crossbow, they also brought various witchcraft potions and artifacts.

Yes, and also crayfish.

……

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Above the secluded forest in the rift valley, a hawk cries out.

The group from the volcano were driven away once again, but this time, the volcano was less than four miles away from the edge of the Spirit Tree Canopy.

Before leaving, they also left behind a pile of wild animal meat.

This is not the first time that a volcano has left behind the flesh of wild beasts for the pheasant.

Unfortunately, these large birds were very wary and didn't pick up the meat at all; they just angrily chased away the volcano and the others.

Clearly, beings with intelligence have the capacity to weigh the pros and cons, unlike wild beasts that act recklessly and charge straight in, either killing each other or being devoured.

Upon arriving at the rift valley, Shen Can saw the volcano clan retreating. Recently, Uncle Volcano seemed to have become much more perceptive, gradually encroaching on the territory of the Azure Birds.

The method is a bit slow, but the results are still very significant.

"Ah-Can, what brings you here?"

Inside the cave, the volcano was somewhat surprised by Shen Can's arrival and even saw the flying dragonfish.

When the little dragonfish advanced, the volcano had already led its people out.

The little dragonfish came closer and looked at the several large bumps on Volcano's bald head.

"Why are you growing dragon horns? Teach me how!"

The volcano looked embarrassed and said, "I was pecked by a big bird."

After saying that, he revealed an eager look, "Once I bring this flock of birds back to the tribe, I will definitely tame the big bird that pecks at me and make it my mount."

As he spoke, Volcano touched one of the large bags.

"This one, see it? This one pecks the hardest, it looks strong."

……

After everyone had settled in, Shen Can observed the large bird taking flight from afar and decided that calling it a bluebird would be more appropriate.

Its entire body was bluish-green with a slight sheen, making it look extremely handsome.

"Have you found any natural enemies of these birds?"

"No, we searched the entire rift valley and found only some ordinary small wild beasts. We didn't find any enemies of the Azure Bird."

"I brought over a hundred more tribesmen to continue expanding our territory and see if there are any powerful wild beasts."

"Okay, I'll take some men to look for it."

When he saw that Ah-Can had arrived, Volcano was very happy. He felt that with Ah-Can by his side, they would definitely be able to subdue the flock of birds. He would just follow orders and do his work.

While the volcano team was patrolling the mountains, Shen Can was also busy.

He tried to observe the sacred tree and the bluebird by climbing the surrounding mountain walls.

The entire tree is lush and verdant, with layers of canopies of varying sizes, covering an area of ​​three miles in circumference and reaching a height of over a hundred feet.

The exposed trunk alone resembles a small hill.

The ground beneath the tree was covered with a thick layer of bird droppings, and some medicinal herbs had sprouted there; even the ordinary weeds seemed to glow with a spiritual light.

It was only in the deep mountains that this good thing happened; if it were outside the mountains, the Blazing Flame Tribe would never have had the chance.

……

Northwest of the rift valley, in another jungle, a pile of bird bones, half-hidden among fallen leaves, was found by the volcano team.

After some examination, it was confirmed to be a bluebird.

Although there are no mystical trees like the Spirit Tree in this jungle, it is still very lush, with gnarled roots and dark green leaves.

Even under the blazing sun, the woods remained dark and damp.

"Watch your surroundings."

After giving the order, the dozen or so tribesmen who followed spread out but relied on each other, nocking their bows and drawing their arrows, preparing for battle all around.

There was a rustling sound in the woods, as if insects were crawling.

"Brother Shan, there are also bone fragments here."

"There are some here too."

The group proceeded cautiously, and as they walked, a dark light suddenly flashed in the distance.

"go with!"

The leader of the volcanoes threw out his General Seal with a flick of his wrist. With the infusion of blood energy, the General Seal shone with a dark light, shattering the incoming dark light with a deafening roar.

Then, the seal, its power undiminished, crashed into the distant earth.

A scream rang out, and the mud, emitting a faint, foul odor, churned rapidly as a python-like figure swiftly disappeared into the distance.

Wow!
A great commotion arose in the dark forest, as rotten leaves and silt rapidly formed ridges that rushed towards Huoshan and the others.

"retreat!"

"Shhhhhh!"

The group retreated quickly, the armor-piercing arrows embedding themselves in the soil, sometimes spurting out a spray of blood.

Snapped!
At that moment, a mass of mud exploded in front of them, and the first thing to emerge from the mud was a huge maw with fangs about ten feet in size, which lunged at one of the tribesmen.

"careful!"

The volcano-like figure crashed into the long, serpentine beast, causing its fangs and jaws to veer off course.

Even so, the tribesman who was ambushed was bitten on half of his shoulder, and a large chunk of flesh was torn off by the fangs.

With his clansmen severely injured and such a powerful wild beast appearing, Shen Can quickly arrived outside the forest.

He had the little dragonfish carry him to a height of several meters, and then looked at the forest, which was about thirty to fifty miles in size.

The trees in this grove form a distinct grove, unlike any other place.

“Ah Chan, there are many birds’ bones inside.”

"The beast that attacked us was shaped like a giant python with legs under its belly, allowing it to move through the mud."

"This jungle is dark and damp underground, and there should be many such wild beasts living there."

After getting down, Shen Can said softly, "The forest isn't very big."

"By the way, these guys have pretty tough skin. When I crash into them, it's like hitting metal. Most of the armor-piercing arrows are useless."

As Volcano was talking, he suddenly blurted out, "With such tough skin, these guys deserve to die even more."

Dealing with wild beasts that live in one place is far too easy for the Blazing Flame Tribe now.

Shen Can immediately arranged for his people to return to the tribe, and to mobilize manpower, animal oil, giant crossbows, and armor-piercing arrows.

The remaining people began digging large pits around the perimeter of the forest and filling them with dead wood.

They used fire to burn the forest, surrounding three sides but leaving one side undefended.

The missing area is to the south, where several east-west trenches were dug, and eighty giant crossbows were placed outside the trenches in a staggered arrangement.

There were also three hundred archers, all equipped with armor-piercing arrows.

"This is my first time using animal oil. I hope these guys won't drag me down and bite me."

The little dragonfish carried Shen Can and soared into the air, the steam it created covering most of the forest, and drops of animal oil splattered onto the trees below.

The imagined scene of wild beasts leaping up did not appear; instead, a strong smell of grease permeated the forest.

Beneath the mud, several wild beasts, each several meters in size, emitted sounds similar to children crying and became restless.

"Fire arrows!"

After seeing Shen Can come down, Volcano waved his hand, and the crossbowmen ignited the rockets and fired them out.

At the same time, tribesmen from all sides launched rockets into the forest, and with the help of oil, the entire dark forest burst into flames.

Some tribesmen threw jars of animal oil into the forest from all directions to intensify the flames.

In an instant, flames roared up on the trees, fallen leaves, and mud.

Rumble!
One after another, python-like wild beasts covered in mud burst out of the mud and fled in all directions, but intense flames burned in three directions, extremely hot.

Finally, some wild beasts spotted the small flames to the south and rushed over quickly.

"put!"

The giant crossbow was lowered once again.

The first wild beast to rush out was instantly pierced through the skull by a giant arrow, and some tribesmen threw out grappling hooks and ropes to quickly drag it away.

……

The direction of the spirit tree.

At the highest point of the spirit tree, surrounded by a leaf, a large blue-gold bird poked its head out.

The body, curled up inside the nest, emitted a foul stench, and the area around its wings was filthy.

Its head seemed to be wearing a crown, and its dark golden eyes were looking in the direction of the raging flames.

(End of this chapter)