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

Chapter 195 Are you willing to go to the ancestral land? The many supernatural powers left behind by the old senior

Shen Can was starting to understand.

The ancestral land is in dire straits. It lacks the ability to create new laws, yet dares not abandon the old ones. It stubbornly clings to the hope that one day, in some place, humanity will rise again after the great catastrophe.

To say they're just stubbornly holding on isn't entirely accurate. The ancestral land is certainly trying to find a solution, but it also has to withstand the oppression of the alien races from the mountains and seas, so the resources it can offer are limited.

"Can the people of the ancestral land withstand the transformation into beasts?"

After a long pause, Shen Can asked another question.

"Beast transformation?"

The old man spoke, “When you open your eyes every day and have to face alien races, you will understand that perhaps becoming a beast is not so bad, at least you will still have the strength to fight.”

"Our human race has a strong reproductive ability. There are many alien races in this vast wilderness that have directly raised humans and used them as their granary."

Just like the wheat and millet planted by the clan, once a crop is harvested, as long as some seeds are left, a new crop will grow again after a few years.

Similar to witchcraft medicine, when alien races were raising humans, they would also allow the humans to cultivate. Those humans who were talented and strong were considered top-quality food by the alien races.

"Yes, just like precious medicine, humans with strong martial arts cultivation are seen as as palatable as precious medicine by other races, and can even enhance their cultivation."

moment.

Shen Can suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Had the Marquis of Yongshan been captured and eaten?

"Um...may I ask you, brother, is this area a breeding ground for some alien race?"

"I don't know yet. This place is too remote. I only came here with Jinwu."

There are countless alien races in the Great Wilderness. Some of these races may only be born in certain specific places, and their numbers may only be a few thousand or even a few hundred. Yet each of them is born with innate spiritual light and is incredibly powerful.

Some powerful beings from other races even roam the vast wilderness in search of their prey.

The old man was silent.

Although he told Shen Can that the ancestral land could not take care of the scattered refugees, in fact, the ancestral land had tried many times over the years to send martial arts torchbearers to all directions.

Although the old martial arts had great flaws, it could at least allow some scattered areas that had suffered natural disasters to rebuild their martial arts and give rise to some martial arts experts.

Those who can go out to teach martial arts again are at least fourth-level Divine Treasures, and occasionally there are sixth-level torchbearers.

However, the effect was not good; the fourth-tier divine treasure could not go far and could only stay nearby.

Sixth-tier warriors can go further, but sixth-tier warriors are already among the top combat forces of the ancestral land, so how can they send out more?

Each place in the ancestral land needs to be guarded, and the re-instruction of martial arts must be within the capabilities of the ancestral land.

As for Shen Can's place, it's really too remote.

Even if the ancestral land sends out many torchbearers, it will probably be difficult to reach Shen Can.

Therefore, the ancestral land later changed its strategy. Instead of sending torchbearers to distant scattered lands, it taught martial arts to human clans closer to the ancestral land, gradually expanding the ancestral land's reach.

It does have some effect.

As for why he was able to come, it was because he borrowed the power of the Golden Crow and Kuafu.

Otherwise, if he were to cross the Great Wilderness alone, he might accidentally stumble into the territory of some powerful alien races and be besieged.

Every so often, over long periods of time, the Golden Crow Clan would gather at Yang Valley on the shores of the East Sea, where the only Fusang Divine Tree in the Great Wilderness of Mountains and Seas grows.

It is said that the Golden Crow clan originated from the flames that fell from the sun and were conceived on the Fusang Divine Tree.

The main reason the Golden Crow left Yang Valley was to hunt for food.

They are too powerful as innate spiritual species. They are born at the fourth level and reach the sixth or seventh level when they mature.

The Golden Crow Emperor, who resides in the Fusang Divine Tree, is even at the ninth level.

The coastline of the East China Sea alone was simply not enough for the tribe to live on and hunt.

Therefore, upon receiving the summons from their ancestral land, they rushed back from all over the Great Wilderness.

After the grand sacrifice, they were divided into different groups to hunt in various places.

Fortunately, the number of Golden Crows is not too large, and the Great Wilderness is so vast that in many places, even after thousands or tens of thousands of years, one may not see a Golden Crow even once.

As it happened, a Golden Crow tribe passed through the Southern Wilderness, and as for whether they were accompanied by a group of Kuafu tribe members, that remains unknown.

It was because of the conflict between Jinwu and Kuafu that he was able to follow them across the territories of many different races.

Compared to races that live rooted in the earth, the Golden Crows are the true behemoths, belonging to the legendary calamity beasts.

Even the Ao Yin and Xiao Yang kingdoms have to give way.

When the sun passes through, it is as if one has suffered a natural disaster.

This time, taking advantage of the Golden Crow's momentum, they traversed many regions of the Southern Wilderness, all to see what the human race, scattered throughout the vast wilderness, was like.

Unfortunately, along the way, the old man felt a pang of sorrow and couldn't help but harbor murderous intent.

Every time he passed through a human territory, he left behind a halberd mark as a legacy, just to see if anyone would activate the seal he left behind.

Unfortunately, along the way, the only person who could activate his seal was Shen Can.

At this moment, he was still on his way to the East Sea with the Golden Crow. The Golden Crow and the Kuafu clan fought and killed each other all the way, stopping and starting along the way.

……

Beyond the halberd marks, all was quiet.

After a long while, the old man spoke, "Your ability to activate the mark I left behind is enough to prove your talent. Even in the ancestral land, you would barely be considered above average."

If you can further comprehend the Dharma I left behind, and if you're lucky, I might be able to grant you a chance to travel to the ancestral land.

"Heading to the ancestral land?"

Shen Can thought about it for a moment and felt it was a bit unreliable. This senior had said that he had also come with Jinwu.

We can't just wait until the Golden Crow returns before going back with it.

That would be a long time coming, and besides, even if the Golden Crow returns, it might not take this route again.

"Yes, it's just a possibility. I can't guarantee that I can bring you back to the ancestral land alive."

Upon hearing this, Shen Can wondered why he should go to the ancestral land at all, since his acquired talent was already in the Blazing Flame Tribe.

"Don't think you're qualified to go to the ancestral land right now. You need to further comprehend the halberd technique I left behind."

After all, the talent you showed before was still a bit lacking in my opinion, not enough for me to find a way to send you to the ancestral land.

Besides, I might not even make it back alive from the East China Sea.

Shen Can didn't care about the old man's disdain. He couldn't very well say, "Old man, this test is nothing to me. I'll just put in a little effort and you'll have mastered the halberd technique."

"Senior, could you please provide some methods for advancing to the Divine Realm?"

This time, the old man didn't dwell on Shen Can's form of address, but instead spoke in a cold tone.

"I don't!"

"Even one subject will do."

If you cannot comprehend it within a year, then give up.

……

at the same time.

In the far east, wildfires raged, and enormous golden figures spread their wings and cried out, constantly spewing flames in all directions.

Below them, giants stride forward, lifting small mountains and hurling them toward the sky.

Behind the fighting, the old man hid a thousand miles away to the side, watching the flames roll across the sky.

He would not reveal himself in places uninhabited by humans, so as not to provoke the two major races.

They then found a crack in the mountainside, where the old man casually leaned against the rock wall, took out a few unripe fruits and placed them in front of him, and then took out a small gourd.

While eating the sour fruit, I picked up a small gourd and took a small sip.

When he left the ancestral land, the wine storage bag was full of rice wine, but now it was almost empty. Compared to when he passed through Yongyi, the old man looked even more withered, as if all his life force had been drained away. His body was covered with burn marks and cracks.

"Crack!"

After the old man took another sip, his withered body suddenly swayed, and a crack in his chest widened by two inches.

The blood inside the newly opened wound was dark brown and flowed very slowly. It congealed into a scab before it could flow out, and a glimmer of black light appeared in the crack.

Within the old man's divine treasure, a bird skeleton and its blood essence were fused together. The skeleton was the color of jade, crystal clear, and countless witch runes flickered on its bones.

This is the Azure Bird, a famous auspicious beast in the Great Wilderness, capable of transmitting messages across hundreds of millions of miles.

Beside the Azure Bird Jade Bone, there are two other magical artifacts.

A magical artifact, like a compass, with its runes shimmering with spiritual light.

A piece of clothing was integrated into his back, resembling the wings of a roc.

He came out of his ancestral land with four magical artifacts: the Azure Bird Messenger, the Life Compass, the Great Sacrifice Artifact, and a wine gourd, plus three Cloud Roc Wings magical talismans.

The Bluebird's message is to inform the ancestral land of everything it sees and hears.

The purpose of the Soul Compass is to leave behind a legacy, enabling communication with fellow clansmen in various regions who are studying the Dharma.

The Great Sacrifice of Witchcraft Artifacts naturally involves protective weapons.

The talisman is for speeding up the escape.

"The wine is almost gone, it seems we'll soon be returning to dust as well."

Suddenly, a calm female voice rang out from inside the old man's body, without any discernible emotional fluctuation.

"As we traveled, I was delighted to see that our human race, like an ancient tree, had multiplied and flourished. Yet, I was also saddened by the loss of our human lineage, like mayflies unaware of the world, living only a day and dying at night."

Another hoarse voice came from the old man's arm.

Besides the Azure Bird Jade Bone hidden in the old man's body, different acupoints on his limbs, crown, and other parts of his head were opened, resembling miniature versions of the divine treasure.

Within each of the smaller divine treasures, there was a figure sitting cross-legged, resembling a sacrificial spirit.

Each figure appeared extremely weak, and a strange witch formation connected the major and minor divine treasures together.

"Having made this trip before my death, it's not a waste of this frail body. From the central region of the Southern Wilderness to the shores of the East Sea, my human race has lived and thrived, and our heritage has been passed down."

"As long as there are people, there is still hope."

The fact that we were able to follow the Golden Crow and Kuafu all this way was thanks to the fact that none of these two behemoths were at the eighth rank, and also because the two major races disdained to fight against the ants beneath their feet, which allowed us to manage to keep up.

Even so, their combined strength is gradually weakening.

"Old Ji, keep drinking, aren't you leaving?"

"Let's go, let our lives end here!"

The old man put the uneaten unripe fruit into his pocket and stood up.

This time, they never thought of going back. They just wanted to travel around, see the humans who had migrated to distant places, and see if they could reconnect with another ancestral homeland of the human race.

As for why I came out, it was simply because it was a rare opportunity.

Humans alone could not reach the shores of the East Sea. It was only through the struggle between the Golden Crow and Kuafu that this opportunity arose.

They traveled all the way to the coast of the East Sea, then turned north into the Eastern Wilderness, searching for another ancestral land of the human race.

If you're lucky, you might be able to follow the Golden Crow all the way from the Southern Region to the Eastern Region.

Those who can comprehend the traces of heritage left along the way can naturally tell about the ancestral land.

If there are no enlightened ones, what use is it to clearly tell them about the ancestral land?

It's better to let it develop naturally. Perhaps after a thousand or ten thousand years, a revolutionary figure will emerge, abandoning the old laws and creating new ones.

……

The old man said it was a one-year limit.

But after Shen Can clearly saw through the halberd marks, he didn't need so much time to comprehend them. He directly used the lifespan of the wild beast to deduce them.

You repeatedly reenact the old man's two attacks, each time seemingly just a flash of fire, but after watching them a thousand or ten thousand times, you finally realize something is wrong.

The halberd-wielding weapon moved with sweeping, powerful strokes, each strike carrying the force to split mountains and rivers. From the moment the crimson light began to fall until it landed, you sensed something was amiss.

Although it is clearly a slash, it conveys the sense of heavy pressure and penetration.

You feel somewhat surprised and feel the need to stop your deductions and continue using your divine sense to observe the halberd marks, thus providing evidence for further deductions.

Shen Can's divine sense landed on the halberd mark, and the crimson light was activated, transforming into a clanging killing strike that sent him flying once again.

As he activated it more and more, the crimson light that attacked gradually merged with the old man, creating a scene of the old man wielding a halberd and slashing down.

As the halberd fell, the old man's arm underwent various changes.

For martial artists, the weapons they use naturally affect how they exert their power.

The attacker used the halberd's moves, not halberd techniques.

……

You spent three hundred years of your lifespan observing the old man's halberd technique, and finally comprehended its profound mysteries.

The halberd technique is not actually a halberd technique, but rather contains the mysteries of various other weapons such as knives, spears, swords, and clubs.

The old man wielded his halberd with various techniques, including slashing, thrusting, and parrying. However, these movements were so swift and precise that they were difficult for ordinary people to discern, and even more difficult for those without exceptional comprehension to comprehend.

[You've grasped it. You're not exceptionally talented, yet you can observe the halberd a million times and understand its meaning. You can spend even more of your lifespan to develop various supernatural powers, both major and minor, from this single mark.]

……

Shen Can slowly opened his eyes. The inheritance within the halberd mark was profound. Even if one were to first deduce it into a minor divine power, it would still consume tens of thousands of years of lifespan.

These are all martial arts supernatural abilities, without any secret cultivation methods whatsoever.

They say they won't give you cultivation techniques, but they won't even give you a single method to improve your cultivation.

It seemed rather strange that a single figure could possess the supernatural powers of various weapons. Shen Can was more inclined to believe that the old man might be an aggregation of several people, just like the spirit-worshiping group within his own tribe.

Or perhaps the old man, like him, possessed extraordinary talent and had mastered all kinds of weapons and supernatural abilities.

Between the two guesses, Shen Can still leans towards the first one.

After all, if the old man truly possessed such extraordinary talent, he should have remained in the ancestral land, rather than venturing out.

Going to the ancestral lands is fraught with danger, and staying in Yongyi is not safe either, all because our strength is too weak.

……

"How's your comprehension going?"

"Your halberd techniques are ever-changing and can be used to develop various military strategies!"

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes lit up.

"I am now almost at the shore of the East Sea. If I can return alive, I will escort you to our ancestral land. If I cannot return, then we will have to give up."

When will you be back, senior?

After a moment of silence, the old man spoke, "I don't know, and it's possible I won't come back. I'll try to live as long as possible."

Upon hearing this, Shen Can remained silent; he didn't actually want to go to the ancestral land.

Compared to pondering the matter of going to the ancestral land, comprehending these great supernatural powers is the most important thing.

The road to the ancestral land is simple; just head west until you reach the central region of the Southern Wilderness.

However, the dangers along the way are so great that even the elders had to rely on the Golden Crow clan to get through them. At his current level, it would be wishful thinking for him to run to the ancestral land alone.

Besides, his roots are in Yongyi. The next thing to do is to figure out how to use the information and traditions he received from his elders to develop the tribe.

(End of this chapter)