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

Chapter 147 Young friend, if you have the guts, you can go to Luoshui!

Jumubobu.

Looking around, the entire tribe lives in a vast mountain forest, with ancient trees that are so thick that it would take several people to hug them, and old vines hanging down from the trees.

The lush greenery was so dense that it was impossible to tell that a tribe existed there.

The strongest martial artist currently known in the Giant Tree tribe is only at the eighth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, which is one of the reasons why Shen Can chose to come to Giant Tree.

Of course, this is just for show; in reality, there are mostly martial artists at the ninth level of the Heavenly Meridian Realm.

A rich, vibrant energy permeated the ancient jungle, which could be felt even from a great distance.

Especially Huotang, he felt that if he fought in this old forest, his combat power would increase by at least 20%. If he could start a big fire, just like Jinwu did back then, the battle would be twice as effective.

After gazing at the fire tower for a long time, he slowly withdrew his gaze and sighed, "It's just missing a big fire."

Shen Can glanced sideways at Huotang.

At this moment, both of them had disguised themselves as wandering knights, making it impossible to tell that they were the temple shrine and clan chief of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

"Ah Chan, should we just barge in?"

In Huotang's view, no matter how much the Giant Tree tribe had declined, the method for advancing to the Divine Treasure was still a secret of the tribe and would not necessarily be shown to outsiders.

Subsequently, Shen Can did not actually force his way in, but instead went directly to visit the person in charge.

"who!"

As soon as Shen Can entered the jungle, he heard the whooshing sound of arrows, and one after another, blue arrows landed in front of him.

"The wandering swordsman Yunpan has come to pay his respects!"

Shen Can made up a name at random, and his blood surged. The ancient trees all around him shook violently, making a whooshing sound.

Hidden in the ancient trees in the distance, figures were suddenly jolted by the surge of blood energy, and the serpentine beasts clinging to the trees trembled with fear, falling one by one from the branches.

As for Huotang, he did not enter the Giant Tree Clan's territory with them, but stayed outside to provide support.

Then, a series of piercing wooden whistles rang out rapidly through the forest, reaching deep into the jungle.

Within the surrounding forest, figures leaped swiftly like great apes, and countless arrows appeared among the trees.

Under Shen Can's divine sense, hundreds of arrows were aimed at him within a radius of several dozen feet.

Five feet deep in the soil, the roots of the ancient tree intertwined, forming a dense network that supported the thick soil.

Beneath the tree roots are underground rivers and lakes.

It is clear that the Giant Tree Bo tribe knew where their tribe's weakness lay, and transformed the area beneath their territory into a marshland.

Not long after, a middle-aged martial artist came from afar and began to sized up Shen Can.

"My family patriarch invites you."

……

The clan temple of the Giant Tree Bo tribe was transformed from an ancient tree.

As Shen Can entered the clan's territory from outside, he saw many ancient trees with spiritual power in the vast forest, and some witchcraft herbs grew under the trees.

However, none of these spiritual old trees can compare to the one in their own tribe.

In the main hall, Shen Can waited for quite a while but no one came. However, he was not in a hurry. He chose a seat on the side and took out a few gifts from his shaman's bag.

When dealing with one's own kind, one cannot treat them the same way one would deal with Xiao Yang.

He came to seek guidance, not to exterminate the entire clan.

However, Xiao Yang was also involved; this gift was provided by Xiao Yang.

"Young friend, you've been waiting for a long time."

After a while, hurried footsteps were heard outside the main hall, and an old man entered the hall.

He looked extremely thin, with deep-set eyes, and appeared to be old, as if he didn't have many years left to live.

However, one cannot judge a person solely by their appearance.

Although the Giant Tree Bo tribe only had one generation of Divine Treasure Warriors, that Divine Treasure Warrior lived for over eight hundred years.

In terms of lifespan, he can be said to be the longest-lived person in the entire Ji region over thousands of years.

As for why it took so long to appear, he must have gone to set up some schemes, a point Shen Can strongly agreed with.

After all, the sudden arrival of a martial artist at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, especially a wandering knight, puts considerable pressure on the declining Bo tribe.

Inside the main hall, Shen Can and the old man who had just entered exchanged a glance.

"I apologize for my unannounced visit and for disturbing your esteemed department."

Shen Can stood up and greeted the old man who had entered.

"I am the chieftain of the Giant Tree Clan, Giant Sheep."

As soon as the giant sheep entered, it sensed the surging blood energy emanating from Shen Can, a state that even it could hardly reach.

After sensing it for a moment, he understood.

He possesses nine layers of celestial meridians, surging blood energy, and is not very old.

This must be for the purpose of the Divine Treasury Method.

Then, the giant sheep looked at the large and small wooden boxes that Shen Can had placed on the table beforehand, smiled, and invited Shen Can to sit down again.

"It seems I've been in the tribe for too long. I never expected to find a wandering knight like you outside the tribe."

Shen Can sensed the changes in the giant sheep's expression from the moment it entered the room until it sat down, especially when its eyes lit up for a moment when they fell on the gift.

Although it was fleeting, it left no trace in Shen Can's perception.

"Someone, bring some ice water."

Before Shen Can could speak, the Giant Sheep Clan Chief shouted outside.

Then, someone brought out some fruit and a cool copper cup.

"please."

Seeing that the giant sheep was praising him again and serving him fruit and iced water, without asking about his background or what he was there for, Shen Can understood perfectly well that they were waiting for him to speak.

Of course, he hadn't intended to hide anything, but the giant sheep's behavior after he entered the room surprised him.

Just as his arrival was not as unexpected as one might imagine.

After setting down the ice water bronze cup, Shen Can said, "Clan Chief, I have come here today for your clan's method of advancing to the Divine Treasury. I wonder if I may have a look at it?"

"can!"

The giant sheep smiled and nodded.

He was just waiting for Shen Can to say that; otherwise, he would have asked Shen Can what business he had with him long ago.

Yes, the Ranger also has some good stuff.

The giant sheep responded readily, prompting Shen Can to pick up the bronze cup and take another sip of ice water.

Now I'm starting to understand; the wrinkles on that old man's face are all signs of his mercenary nature.

The giant sheep was also drinking ice water, looking completely at ease.

Since the passing of Lord Jumu, countless martial artists have come to his Jumu tribe seeking the advanced divine treasure method of Lord Jumu. Shen Can is not even among them.

Not giving?

Once an outsider has seen it the first time, refusing to give it back afterward would only create enmity, so it's better to find something more practical.

If you think about it carefully, quite a few people have seen it. The former chieftain of the Tujia tribe has been here, as has the chieftain of the Yangxuan tribe...

The most recent one was Yan Wanyun from the Yanran tribe, who came here decades ago.

Since the passing of the Great Tree Lord, the tribe has been declining day by day. If we don't become more tactful, how can we survive?

This can be considered a legacy left by the ancestor, the Lord.

Seeing the giant sheep's reaction, Shen Can remained calm. "If you're talking business, then there's a price to pay."

Then, he took out scrolls of notes from his magic bag and placed them on top of the previous gift boxes, piling them up into a small mountain.

Seeing Shen Can taking things out again, the giant sheep's sunken eyes lit up.

"Cough cough..."

A moment later, seeing that Shen Can had stopped taking things out, the giant sheep realized what was happening.

“Young friend, the reason why our clan’s patriarch was able to advance to the Divine Realm was because he obtained a giant patterned bone wood by chance.”

When Shen Can came to Jumu, he naturally found out all this information.

Back then, I don't know what Lord Giant Tree went to do in the Eastern Great Swamp, but he stumbled upon a spirit tree by sheer luck.

None of that matters. What he wants is the experience of the Giant Tree Lord's advancement to the Divine Treasure, and the deduction of the universal method for advancing to the Divine Treasure after the advancement.

Many tribes in Jidi are like this: once they are lucky enough to advance to the Divine Realm, they start to find ways to turn their luck into a stable advancement inheritance.

Therefore, some clans that have been passed down for two or three generations at the Divine Realm have emerged, which also proves that the experience of advancing by chance is useful.

Another important reason why we didn't immediately seek out the tribe that had inherited the divine treasure for two or three generations is that the Giant Tree Lord created the divine treasure because of a spiritual tree.

Coincidentally, the Blazing Flame Tribe had its own spirit tree.

The Wood-elemental Spirit Tree possesses abundant vitality and has the effect of nourishing the physical body. Wood generates fire, so it might be effective for the Fire Chamber.

The fire tree started poorly and lacked its own strength, so it needs external support. Who knows what the outcome will be if we don't try? What if it succeeds?

"Back then, the patriarch of the Bubo tribe obtained a pure essence of wood from the heart of that giant patterned bone tree. This essence repaired the hidden injuries in his body that he had cultivated for many years, which gave him the confidence to break through to the Divine Treasury."

The giant sheep did not conceal the ancestor's path of martial arts; this was no secret.

After listening, Shen Can felt that there was absolutely no skill involved; it was just a matter of luck.

At this moment, the giant sheep took out a piece of animal skin from its bosom and handed it to Shen Can.

"This is the rubbing of the Divine Treasure Advancement Method that my ancestor, after advancing to the Divine Treasure realm, wanted to develop by tracing back to the source."

Shen Can took the animal skin scroll and glanced at it. He had only one feeling: it was indeed a rubbing, it was too new, the moisture on the animal skin hadn't even dried yet.

After reading it, he was speechless.

After the Giant Tree Master's fortuitous advancement to the Divine Realm, he went to the Eastern Great Swamp again, hoping to find another Giant Bone Tree to extract the essence of wood.

Unfortunately, it was never found. This animal skin scroll recorded some of the Giant Tree Lord's memories of breaking through to the Divine Realm, including how to condense blood energy and make its impact stronger.

It's just a minor trick, not even a proper method. But it's not entirely useless; it does have some effect.

At least, after failing to find a second Giant Bone Tree, the Giant Tree Lord mobilized the entire clan to collect various spirit trees from all over the place to extract their wood essence.

The Giantwood Clan's current jungle was gradually built up during that time.

This is an attempt to use the essence of other spirit trees to recreate the second Divine Treasure Warrior.

Judging from the appearance of the Giant Tree Clan Chief in front of him, it was clear that they hadn't succeeded even once in all this time.

"How does your department extract the essence of wood?"

After asking the question, Shen Can began taking out animal skin scrolls, handwritten notes, and copper slips from the shaman's bag.

These were all cultivation manuals he had previously stolen; he had read them all and memorized them.

I can rewrite it anytime I return to my tribe.

After taking some of the notes, Shen Can started taking out more witchcraft medicines. As he took them out, he said, "Your department has done a lot of research on the cultivation of spiritual plants. I hope we can learn from you."

Wow!
The things piled on the table began to fall off underneath.

The giant sheep suddenly woke up and got up to walk outside, but Shen Can stopped it.

"Such a small matter, does it really need to trouble the clan leader? Surely your clan can't not even have a few elders?"

Shen Can's body trembled, and his blood surged like a terrifying wild beast, causing the giant sheep to look on in alarm.

The giant sheep retreated repeatedly. He was actually at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, but he claimed to be at the eighth level.

But at this moment, he felt as if he were being targeted by a terrifying wild beast.

Is this the kind of fighting spirit that someone of the same level should have?
I feel like I'm just an ordinary celestial being!
"What terrifying blood energy!"

The giant sheep immediately realized what was happening.

They are no match for us. When Yan Wanyun came, he was no better than this!
Yan Wanyun is now at the Divine Treasure Realm.

"It was I who was too anxious."

The giant sheep jolted awake and gave an order to the door.

Not long after, an elder came in with several stacks of animal hides, put them down, and left.

After Shen Can looked through it, he found that it contained some records of how to configure spiritual plants, and he nodded in satisfaction.

It takes hundreds or thousands of years to accumulate wealth on your own, but to seize it... is to barter, and it only takes a short while.

Among the many studies on the cultivation of spiritual plants, there is a leather scroll that records how the Great Tree Master extracted the essence of wood, and it also includes supplementary speculations about the opening of the divine treasure.

Shen Can believed that these records were not complete, but they were enough for him.

"These all belong to giant trees."

After putting away what he needed, Shen Can pointed to the mountain of things piled up on the table.

"Chieftain, could you please state who else has come to your tribe seeking the method to advance to the Divine Realm?"

"That's not exactly a secret."

The giant sheep also realized that after sensing the terrifying blood energy emanating from Shen Can, it felt that Shen Can might actually advance to the Divine Realm.

This is a record from our ancestors: the more vigorous one's Qi and blood are, the more one can withstand the impact of advanced energy.

With this thought in mind, the giant sheep continued, "The two generations of clan leaders of the Tujia tribe have come, and the leader of the Yangxuan tribe has come. Among those who have not yet achieved divine treasures, you are the second to come to my Giant Tree."

"The first one is the Yanran clan chief, but now he should be addressed as Lord Yanran."

As he spoke, envy appeared in the giant sheep's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Shen Can realized that the seller was an experienced one; no wonder his eyes lit up when he saw the gift upon entering.

"The Tujia tribe relied on the divine treasure opened up by the inner core of the Mountain-Moving Dragon Turtle. Unfortunately, no second dragon turtle appeared, and the inner core was only passed down for two generations before it collapsed in the third generation."

"The Yangxuanbo tribe is similar to my giant tree, relying on the Xuan Yang Crystal."

“Our ancestor obtained the spirit tree in the Eastern Great Swamp. With your strength, young friend, you might be able to go deep into the Eastern Great Swamp or the Giant Mountain Range. Perhaps you can find the spirit tree there.”

Hearing that the Giant Sheep Clan Chief knew so much, Shen Can, who had originally wanted to leave, sat down again.

"Chieftain, I don't know much about the various tribes of Ji. Could you tell me more about the many rumors surrounding Ji?"

"No problem, as long as you don't find me long-winded."

As he spoke, the giant sheep chieftain called out again, "Use the best ice water from Shangmu Spring."

Soon, a glass of ice water, radiating a rich, vibrant energy, was placed in front of Shen Can.

"What does my young friend want to hear? But once you leave my Giant Tree tribe, you won't recognize anything I'm saying."

……

"Speaking of the Lingyu tribe, this tribe is very fortunate. Over the years, only the Lingyu tribe has survived well."

As they chatted, the Giant Sheep Clan Chief brought up the Lingyu Bo tribe.

"This Lingyu is incredibly lucky; it has secured a prime piece of land."

With snowmelt flowing down from the Giant Mountain Range all day long, and a well-formed water vein in their territory, Lingyu completed the advancement of the first and second generation of Divine Treasure Warriors by relying on the power of the water vein.

With the foundation laid by the first two generations of Divine Treasure Warriors, they gradually discovered the minor methods to advance to the Divine Treasure level.

"Over so many generations, the Lingyu clan must have perfected their advancement methods even further."

Shen Can saw envy and jealousy in the eyes of the giant sheep patriarch.

According to the description of the Giant Sheep Clan Chief, most of the Bo tribes' advancements were achieved through external means. They would first advance to the Divine Treasury and then consolidate their internal strength.

None of them addressed the issue of advancement by first improving their cultivation techniques.

This method of going from the outside in was adopted by the Lingyubo tribe and has been passed down for 3,600 years.

“The Lingyu tribe is really lucky. They got a chance from the Northern Commandery and went from being a small mountain tribe to becoming a tribe that has lasted for so long.”

The giant ram raised its wine cup.

At this moment, the ice water in front of him and Shen Can had been replaced with wine, and some meat dishes had been served. They ate and talked.

As for the things Shen Can took out, he didn't rush to have his clansmen take them away.

What is the meaning of "Northern Commander's Platform"?

When Shen Can spoke, he immediately thought of the Yongshan Ruins.

Judging from the weapons, armor, and seals obtained from within the clan, it does seem to indicate a recruitment of clan soldiers and the assignment of positions.

Actually, he had thought about it before, and he would go and take a look on the way back, since the cultivation techniques currently practiced in the tribe originated from the Yongshanbo tribe.

Is there a corresponding method for advancing to higher levels of divine treasures within those ruins? After all, it has given away quite a few Heavenly Vein techniques.

According to the description of the Giant Sheep Clan Chief, the Northern Command Platform appeared because it was deliberately left behind by the Marquis of Yongshan during his northern expedition against Xiaoyang.

During the Northern Expedition, all the powerful members of the Xiaoyang clan were killed. However, the vast wilderness was too good for hiding people, so many ordinary Xiaoyang clan members hid in the forests or even in the Juyue Mountains.

Even a fourth-tier expert would find it difficult to uncover all the members of the Xiaoyang Clan in the vast mountains.

Therefore, before withdrawing his troops, the Marquis of Yongshan bestowed official positions upon some of the wounded veterans who had followed the campaign and were no longer able to fight, allowing them to gather the mountain people and establish tribes.

The Jishan tribe was the strongest tribe that was originally ordered to remain in the northern region.

In order to govern these remaining tribes, a large camp was established outside Juyue Mountain, and a strongman was left to guard it and oversee the extermination of the remaining Xiaoyang tribes.

Later, the Marquis of Yongshan disappeared, and the Yongshan Marquisate collapsed. This powerful Yongshan leader who was in charge of the siege of Xiaoyang also vanished.

"So, there's no way to advance there either?"

"If we had such a thing, would our clan have only had one generation of divine treasures before it was lost?"

The Giant Sheep Clan Chief shook his head. "Although that place is still guarded by the remnants of Yongshan Spirit to prevent outsiders from entering, isn't that the same as killing Xiaoyang?"
If there were truly a fourth-order method passed down through generations, how many fourth-order powerhouses would have emerged in Ji County over the years? How could a mere Xiao Yang be so arrogant?

With the fourth-tier method, even if we don't completely destroy the Owl Sun, we can at least drive them back to some remote mountain village long ago.

Giant Sheep's honest words left Shen Can speechless.

Come to think of it, if they really had a fourth-order method, the resurgent Xiaoyang would have to do everything in their power to flatten that ruin.

Keeping it now allows us to observe which tribe rises from among them.

Whoever rises to power through the command platform is the human tribe that Xiao Yang most wants to destroy.

Could it be that the Lingyu was driven away like this?

Shen Can felt that he needed to find out more about the rumors, otherwise how would he know that there were so many hidden things involved?

"Actually, if you have enough courage, you can learn from Yanran."

Back when Clan Chief Yan Wanyun hadn't yet advanced to the Divine Realm, he visited my Giant Wood Tribe, as well as several other tribes, and finally, the Luoshui Earl Tribe.

"The Luoshui clan has been passed down for over eight thousand years. It's only in recent years that they've become somewhat inhumane, but their clan's foundation remains. The divine treasures passed down through so many generations must contain a complete set of methods."

At this point, the giant sheep patriarch leaned his head closer to Shen Can, appearing quite friendly.

"Young friend, you are a wandering knight, so you must know about the bronze chariot that appeared not long ago and made Xiaoyang tremble with fear, right?"

Let me tell you, this chariot comes from the Luoshui Bo tribe. In the entire Ji and Luo regions, only the Luoshui Bo tribe has two of them. Even the Jishan Bo tribe doesn't have any.

However, the person driving the chariot was definitely not from the Luoshui tribe; they couldn't have done such a thing.

Those old guys probably don't even dare to come out of their clan now. They all call themselves "divine treasures," but who knows how much of their divine treasure fighting power they still have.

"As for the other senior masters, I would definitely advise you to avoid them, young friend. But as for Luo Shui, you can try it if you dare."

……

Half a day later, when Shen Can came out of the Giant Tree Clan, the Giant Sheep Clan Chief grabbed his arm, looking reluctant to part.

"Young friend, we hit it off immediately. How about we become sworn brothers?"
Although I am several hundred years older than you, I feel I can live another hundred years. I don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year as you, but I do ask to be born on the same day, month, and year as you…”

Shen Can forcefully pulled off his withered arm and decisively took his leave.

We agreed to do business, so why are you trying to harm him?

Even after Shen disappeared from the giant sheep's sight, the giant sheep still stood at the entrance of the tribe, looking on with a reluctant expression.

"What a loss! I should have known better than to charge so much."

Young Lingyu↑

Old Lingyu↓
(End of this chapter)