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

Chapter 128 The Legacy of the Tujia Earl Tribe, the Spoils of the Xiaoyang Raid
The "Bo tribe" that was destroyed in Ji was called the Tujia tribe. It was known for its defense and had a reputation throughout Yongyi.

The Earth Armor Clan's martial arts technique, Earth Might Armor Forging Technique, is equivalent to forging an extra suit of blood and qi armor on one's body.

It's quite resilient.

In front of the warriors of the Earth Armor Tribe, Xiao Yang's supposedly powerful physique was completely ineffective.

It is said that in the past, in Jidi, the fourth-level warriors of the Xiaoyang Clan were unwilling to fight against the fourth-level warriors of the Tujiabo Clan.

Logically speaking, a tribe that even Xiaoyang fears should not have fallen.

However, the cultivation method of the Earth Armor Tribe has great flaws. It rose to prominence by relying on the art of armor forging, and it also fell because of the art of armor forging.

To cultivate the Armor Forging Technique, one needs the blood of the Mountain-Moving Dragon Turtle for purification before reaching the fourth level.

The Mountain-Moving Dragon Turtle is very rare in Yongyi. The Tujia tribe once had one, but it died later.

This allowed the Tujia tribe to have two generations of fourth-tier martial artists. Several hundred years was too short for the tribe, and it was only enough to lay the foundation for the tribe.

Ironically, the Earth Armor Clan was still in the foundation-laying stage when the third generation's cultivation path was cut off.

In search of the Mountain-Moving Dragon Turtle, it is said that the second-generation Tujia Lord even entered the Giant Mountain Range, but later suffered a severe injury and died in sorrow after returning to his clan.

From then on, no more fourth-tier powerhouses were born in the Tujiabo tribe, and the tribe's sacrificial spirits continued to decline in the years of battles with the Xiaoyang tribe, eventually withering away completely this time.

Upon hearing the news about Tujia, Shen Can immediately discerned that Tujia's martial arts training methods were flawed and somewhat unorthodox.

Using the blood of the Mountain-Moving Dragon Turtle for purification is similar to how the Blazing Flame Tribe split rocks and Mountain-Opening Realm warriors soaked in beast blood back then. The technique has flaws, so they rely on external forces to cultivate.

While ordinary wild beasts are everywhere in the wilderness, the Mountain-Moving Dragon Turtle is a rare sight.

Perhaps the Tujia tribe wanted to change this flaw, but unfortunately it was too late.

As for the shamanistic tradition of the Tujiabo tribe, it is also an earth-based shamanistic art that matches martial arts.

After achieving the status of the Bo tribe, it will be much faster to gather the inheritance of witchcraft with the help of a fourth-tier expert.

Several hundred years is enough time for the Tujiabo tribe to compile a basic lineage of witchcraft.

Martial arts protect the tribe, and shamanism, besides being used in battle, is integrated into all aspects of the tribe, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and is of great use.

"Chief, we're not picky. Any scraps or incomplete pieces will do. We'll collect as much as we can."

"I have already instructed my people to ensure their own safety before attempting to learn the methods of witchcraft."

Huotang said, "How much we can collect depends on luck. Hopefully, we can collect more so that it will be easier for you to deduce."

Then, Huotang changed the subject and said, "The conquest of Ji has reached a stalemate. Xiaoyang has not retreated. Although some human tribes have been wiped out, they have not been defeated."

"How is the Yanran tribe doing?" Shen Can asked.

Although the Yanran tribe was unaware that there was another tribe in the north that had learned to cross the river by trial and error, Huotang was diligently learning from the Yanran tribe.

"It was the Yanran tribe that put in the effort and managed to withstand the Xiaoyang tribe's attack."

In the past two years, Shen Can has not paid much attention to the situation outside, but the outside world is in turmoil, and countless humans are dying every day.

The Xiaoyang tribe's conquests were not limited to Ji, but rather extended along the entire northern line of Yongyi, launching an attack on Yongyi almost across the entire front.

The area outside Ji is too far to know, but within Ji itself, there are constant upheavals.

The Jishanbo tribe was in the east, and the Yanran tribe was in the west. The two tribes resisted the Xiaoyang tribe's army, led by Muyan, from the east and west.

This situation arose after the rise of the Yanran tribe.

However, this time when the Xiaoyang army split into two routes and marched south, they defeated the resistance of the Yanran tribe in one fell swoop and drove straight into the Ji region for thousands of miles.

Many of the vassal tribes under the Yanran tribe suffered heavy losses.

The battle, which was originally a tug-of-war between the two sides, underwent a dramatic change due to the defeat of the Yanran tribe.

After defeating the Xiaoyang West Route Army of the Yanran tribe, they immediately moved eastward from the heart of Ji, intending to launch a pincer attack on the allied forces of the Jishanbo tribe.

Left with no other choice, the Jishan Allied Forces had to retreat thousands of miles and rejoin Yanran to form a second line of defense.

Later, news spread that the reason why the Yanran tribe, which had been suppressing Xiaoyang for a hundred years, was defeated was mainly due to the Ao Feizhou incident.

Back then, when the flying boat from Aoshan crashed into the miasma swamp, the Red Fire warship of the Yanran tribe happened to be there.

The magic array used to destroy the flying boat was also fire-based magic, and the Yanran tribe has two types of magic traditions: fire-based and wood-based.

While other superior tribes might not have the strength to destroy the flying boat, the Yanran tribe's accumulated resources have already surpassed those of superior tribes.

The Grand Elder of the Aoshan tribe traveled north from Yongyi and directly entered the territory of the Yanran tribe.

Subsequently, powerful energy fluctuations erupted in the Yanran territory, leading everyone to believe that a battle had taken place.

In the past, Yan Ran was able to withstand a fourth-level Xiao Yang martial artist by using a combined attack secret technique.

When Xiao Yang went south this time, the four elders of the Yanran tribe who used the combined attack technique did not even last three moves under the attack of Xiao Yang's fourth-level martial artist before they were all coughing up blood and flying backward.

Therefore, the allied forces of various tribes gathered in Yanran were scattered by Xiaoyang, and two of the four elders died on the spot.

In the end, it was only through the intervention of Yan Ran clan chief Yan Wanyun that the fourth-level Xiaoyang martial artist was stopped.

It was during this battle that the various tribes of Ji discovered that Yan Wanyun had advanced to the fourth rank.

In other words, there was no formal grand ceremony; otherwise, it would have been called the Yanran Earl's Division.

……

When Xiaoyang marched south, the two mainstay tribes of Ji were routed and suffered countless defeats, resulting in the destruction of countless tribes and unimaginable chaos.

In Shen Can's view, the flying boat on Mount Ao must have been destroyed by Xiao Yang.

Whoever benefits is the murderer.

With this move, Yanran was injured, and Xiaoyang's army was able to advance thousands of miles into Ji.

The appearance of the Golden Crow Kuafu was just an accident; even without this turmoil, Xiaoyang would most likely have sent troops anyway.

According to the news that came back, many humans in Ji are cursing the Aoshanbo tribe as accomplices of Xiaoyang.

But Aoshan couldn't hear him at all; he just packed up and went back to Yongyi.

Even if Xiaoyang were allowed to conquer Ji, he would not be able to reach the Aoshan tribe's territory.

In the vast land of Ji, which was conquered by Xiaoyang, the two tribes were locked in a fierce struggle, with small-scale tribal battles and regrouped settlements constantly clashing.

It was precisely because of this chaos that Huo Ning was able to gather tens of thousands of survivors and thousands of tribal soldiers to join the tribal coalition of the Jishanbo tribe.

As Huotang spoke, he also sighed, "Ji is too chaotic."

Shen Can, however, felt this was an opportunity.

Even now, the tribespeople in Jidi continue to send artisans, mineral resources, and books to the tribe.

However, due to the obstruction of the Xiaoyang Clan's territory, the amount transported was not large.

"Clan leader, instruct the clansmen to intensify their efforts to collect various witchcraft and martial arts texts."

Since we can't get the complete one, let's settle for something incomplete.

Broken, damaged, unwanted, even if it only contains a few words, I won't mind.

“Alright, I’ll send a message to my people.”

……

The Three Fire Departments.

The rebuilt tribe, located in the northern border of Ji, in the area of ​​conflict between humans and Xiaoyang.

The tribe was built against the mountain, and outside the mountain was a black city wall built of mountain rocks, stretching for more than ten miles.

At this moment, people were moving about in the tribe, and the sound of metal clanging could be heard continuously.

In the training ground in the center of the tribe, thousands of valiant men practiced their skills, wielding long spears and ring-pommel swords.

High up on the mountain overlooking the tribe, Huo Ning was also cultivating. However, if you only looked at his movements and not his person, he vaguely resembled Huo Tang.

After several years away, his physique had become increasingly robust, his bronze skin covered with scars, and his whole body exuded a menacing aura.

"Chief, your sister is here."

Someone came to Huo Ning to report.

Huo Ning finished his practice and knew without a doubt who had arrived. Huo Tu, accompanied by a dozen or so followers, entered the clan city and looked around.

The last time I came here was three months ago. I didn't expect that things would change again. The martial artists are more elite and there are many more people.

From afar, Huo Ning was seen coming to greet them.

“Brother Aning”.

Huo Tu quickly stepped forward and whispered in Huo Ning's ear, "You're becoming more and more like the clan leader."

Huo Ning was taken aback, then patted Huo Tu on the shoulder.

"Not even close."

Despite having gathered so many people, the environment in Jidi is vastly different from that in the North. There are too many destroyed tribes there, making it easy to recruit people.

The reason he was able to gather so many people was because he was able to lead his men to more victories than defeats against Xiao Yang.

The reason they won more often than they lost was because they listened to the temple's advice.

Furthermore, when he left the clan, he already possessed the strength of the Heavenly Vein Realm and had experience in leading troops.

"A-Tu, is something the matter?"

Huo Tu rolled her eyes at Huo Ning. "Can't you come if there's nothing wrong? I just happened to be passing by, so I came to check it out."

Huo Ning looked incredulous.

Now that the vast lands occupied by the Xiaoyang Clan are overrun by the Jidi people, they have no ability to launch a counterattack.

While Xiaoyang may seem to occupy a vast territory, there are still a large number of remnants of the human race in these expansive mountains and fields.

Tribes like the Huo Ning tribe not only have a large population but also considerable fighting power.

Currently, Xiaoyang's main force is locked in a stalemate with Bo's tribe. Unless they achieve another major victory, they simply cannot spare a large number of troops to wipe out the human tribes in the occupied territory.

Huo Ning has now joined the tribal alliance of the Jishanbo tribe, and his mission is to harass Xiaoyang while awaiting orders for a human counterattack.

The two walked to the clan hall, and Huo Tu made no attempt to conceal himself.

"The Tujia tribe was breached, the sacrificial spirit was destroyed, the tribesmen were scattered, and most of the tribe's books were looted by other tribes, but some still fell into Xiaoyang's hands."

"Instead of helping their own kind, they steal their heritage; some tribes truly deserve to die!"

Huo Ning's eyes flashed with killing intent. After arriving in Ji, he found that he had inexplicably lost many battles that he could have defeated Xiao Yang.

They could have worked together, but instead they were a disorganized mess.

The fact that some people in Xiaoyang outwardly obeyed but inwardly defied the clan orders of the Jishan Earl tribe was truly an eye-opener for him.

The reason for this is that the next generation of successors of the Jishan Earl's tribe has never appeared.

The clan's several Divine Realm warriors are all several hundred years old, and no new Divine Realm warriors have been born for over a century.

The terrifying nature of the discontinuity of the Shencang (divine treasure) is exemplified by the living example in Ji County.

The most recent example is the Tsuchikabu, whose decline has been faster than imagined.

The reason why there is no new generation of divine treasures in Jishan is that during the battle with Xiaoyang, the middle and young generation was killed, leaving a gap, and the younger generation has not yet filled the gap.

As a result, Jishan has now had to adopt a defensive posture, wanting to recuperate and wait for the younger generation to grow up.

"The portion of the Tujia tribe's heritage that Xiaoyang seized is on its way to Heyang Market. If we act quickly, we should be able to snatch it back."

Hearing Huo Tu say this, Huo Ning's eyes lit up.

"Heyang Market".

The Heyang Market was originally a place for humans to exchange goods. After Xiaoyang moved south, he used the market as a hub for the transfer of goods. Large quantities of resources could not be transported by land as quickly as by water.

"Including some members of the Tujia tribe, they are also in Heyang Market."

"Doesn't that mean there are a lot of resources piled up in the Heyang market?"

Huo Ning squinted, deep in thought.

Even though the several markets in the north were places for bartering, Ji was a place where large cities were truly established.

Some market forces, independent of tribes, are no weaker than those of superior tribes.

The Heyang Market is located next to the Guimu River, which flows from north to south all the way to Yongyi.

The passage of the golden sun dried up the upper reaches of the Guimu River, but it did not penetrate deep into the heart of Yongyi, so some of the river water from the lower reaches flowed back up.

Although the river is not as wide and deep as before, it is still navigable.

Huo Tu raised an eyebrow; he hadn't expected Huo Ning to dare to set his sights on the Heyang Market.

That place was heavily guarded by the Xiaoyang army, and a large amount of resources were continuously transferred from Heyang to the Xiaoyang territory.

Even if you bring over everyone Huo Ning has gathered, it still wouldn't be enough for Xiao Yang to swallow whole.

This is not a matter of quantity, but a matter of high-level martial artists.

Huo Ning paced back and forth in the clan hall several times, then muttered, "Ask the temple if you have any questions."

Huo Tu was taken aback and stared blankly at Huo Ning.

"That was your idea?"

"Think about it, how many tribes did the Xiaoyang Clan conquer? How many resources are piled up in the Heyang Market as a transit point? How many temples can obtain the inheritance they want?"

"Oh dear, why didn't I think of that sooner?"

Huo Ning was somewhat annoyed, unsure whether he was annoyed that he hadn't thought of the Heyang market earlier, or that he hadn't thought of asking the temple.

"If we could empty out Heyang Market, no, even just half of it, it would be enough for Zhiyan to eat their fill."

"No, we have to act now. Xiao Yang is arresting people, so let's have someone infiltrate first."

"Also, contact the clan and ask the clan chief and temple deity what they think."

……

The Blazing Flame Clan Palace.

After Shen Can entered the clan hall, Huo Tang gave him a piece of animal skin paper without saying anything.

Shen Can glanced at the dense text recorded on it and looked up at the firebox.

"Are all the tribespeople who have been released this wild?"

Let's see what it says.

The Heyang Market, a transit point for the Xiaoyang Clan, is piled high with spoils plundered by them.

You can eat your fill just by grabbing a handful of scorching hot food.

"That's too risky, incredibly daring."

Huotang rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

What kind of message are these bastards sending back? They can't get such a big piece of meat, and it's making him anxious and uneasy.

It is highly likely that a fourth-tier expert will be stationed at Xiaoyang transit point.

The current Blazing Flame Sect doesn't have that kind of strength; they can't possibly deal with such a powerful opponent.

For a long time, Huotang did not hear Shen Can speak.

"Ah-Can, what do you think?"

Shen Can put down the animal skin paper. According to the news that came back, Xiao Yang had stolen too much stuff, so much so that he was now somewhat envious.

"Clan leader, whether we can do it or not depends on whether Xiaoyang gives us this opportunity."

"From the time Xiaoyang broke through the human tribes to seize resources, heritage, and people, and escorted them to the Heyang market for temporary storage, until enough people were gathered to travel north across the Guimu River in batches, this process involved both waterways and land routes, stretching for more than ten thousand miles."

Fourth-tier martial artists are powerful, but they are also limited in their abilities and cannot take care of everything; there will always be loopholes along the way.

"Let's gather our forces and figure out this transport route first. Opportunities are found; we don't need to take too much, even taking one shipful is a win."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Huo Tang nodded upon hearing this.

　I didn't finish writing the second chapter at noon, so I'll post it together tonight.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)