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

Chapter 197 Five-Year Plan
North of the Ancestral Temple in the River Valley.

A river flows north and south, with lush vegetation on both banks. Occasionally, a large elk will come to drink water, only to be frightened and run away.

On the east bank of the river, occasional muffled roars of beasts could be heard.

Under the moonlight, one could see figures, large and small, either lying on the ground or sitting cross-legged.

Pairs of eyes gleamed with a bloody light under the night sky.

The figures were humanoid, half-human and half-beast, and completely beast-like.

The animal forms are further divided into several general forms, such as bear, tiger, ape, kui, and luan bird, totaling nearly a hundred.

At first glance, it really looks like a group of beasts having a meeting.

On the west side of the river, Shen Can sat cross-legged.

The figures on the opposite bank of the river scratched their heads and couldn't help but let out muffled groans, their eyes constantly clashing between bloodlust and clarity.

Whether they were conscious or not, they all stayed obediently in place.

The shamans of the martial arts department constantly wandered along the east bank of the river. Whenever they saw someone whose eyes showed clarity, they would approach them carefully to communicate and record all the changes that occurred.

……

The moonlight shone on a tribesman who resembled a wild bear. He let out a deep, muffled roar and transformed back into human form.

Not long after, the man's blood surged, and the wild bear beast patterns on his bones lit up again, transforming him back into his wild beast battle form.

This situation kept happening on the east bank of the river, and everyone was trying to master the art of change.

Some clansmen who have been in a state of clarity for a long time will, with the permission of the shaman, go to the Blood Bone Purgatory again to be tempered.

Only after undergoing dozens or even hundreds of trials can one remain untainted by bestiality and loss of humanity, thus entering the second stage of the trial.

In this process, some tribesmen don't need to go through all this trouble at all; even if they become beasts, they still maintain their humanity.

The tribespeople on the riverbank are more or less affected by bestiality and need to be treated through acquired means.

Currently, the success rate of restoring a state of clarity of mind through postnatal treatment is quite high.

Even though a few clansmen remained, blinded by their bestial instincts, they dared not run rampant under the suppression of Shen Can, the temple's leader.

Even Shen Can himself hadn't expected that the drawbacks of advanced cultivation methods would be so effectively neutralized by such a simple approach.

As long as he can maintain his high level of cultivation, he can suppress the other beast-transformed members of the clan.

There's really not much risk involved. Currently, apart from the volcano, even if other members of the clan cultivate the Wild Beast Battle Body, their combat strength is at most comparable to the Quasi-God Realm.

Even if they were to reach the level of a quasi-divine being, Shen Can estimated that there would only be about a dozen or so people in the entire clan, and they would need to cultivate for a period of time before they could possibly reach that level.

Over the past year, the number of clansmen who have cultivated the Wild Beast Battle Body has reached 420.

Besides the 103 people on the east bank of the river, there were 19 others who, under the influence of bestiality, had completely lost their humanity.

The remaining nearly three hundred people, based on their different cultivation methods, were divided into different teams and scattered into the Juyue Mountains to hunt.

According to data obtained from the cultivation of 420 clansmen, clansmen below the third level of the Heavenly Vein Realm who cultivated the Battle Body Secret Technique had a Battle Body height between 28 and 33 feet.

Clan members at the fourth to sixth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm have battle bodies ranging from 32 to 37 feet tall.

Clan members at the seventh or eighth level of the Heavenly Vein have battle-hardened bodies that range in height from 35 to 39 feet.

Only three members of the Heavenly Vein Ninth Level clan cultivate the Battle Body.

The initial height of the Fire Chariot Battle Body is 43 feet, that of the Volcano is 48 feet, and that of the Stone Jun is 40 feet.

Based on the current data, only members of the Heavenly Vein Ninth Level who cultivate the Battle Body can break through the four-zhang height barrier.

The remaining clansmen who were cultivating their battle bodies at the Heavenly Vein Realm also had varying levels of skill in achieving their battle body levels.

For example, Huo Yang, a member of the clan, clearly has the cultivation level of the seventh level of the Heavenly Meridian, but his battle body is only 35 feet tall.

Tian Dan, a member of the clan at the sixth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, was 37 feet tall when he transformed into his battle form.

There are many reasons for this. Tian Dan was born with an exceptionally strong physique. He himself said that when he was born, he was much bigger than other children.

As he grew older, he ate even more and became more than a head taller than Huoyang.

Among the clansmen at the sixth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, Tian Dan was the strongest, single-handedly raising the physical height limit of clansmen at the fourth to sixth levels of the Heavenly Vein Realm.

Their overall strength actually exceeds the combat power amplification range of the fourth to sixth level of the Heavenly Vein Clan.

In the test of the duel between Huo Yang and Tian Dan, the combat power of both Tian Dan and Huo Yang's evolved battle bodies was close to that of ordinary ninth-level Heavenly Vein martial artists.

Tian Dan's power was increased by three levels, while Huo Yang's power was increased by two levels.

Shen Can specifically included Tian Dan in the observation list. Once Tian Dan cultivates to the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein, he will be properly nurtured and could be included in the clan's list of quasi-god-level combat power.

Unfortunately, Tian Dan came from a small tribe and only advanced to the Heavenly Vein with the lowest level of Wild Power, thus losing the opportunity to access the Divine Treasure.

There are many people like Tian Dan in the clan.

Perhaps these tribesmen are physically weaker than Tian Dan, but if they were born into a large tribe, their chances of reaching the Seventy-Two Desolate Powers would actually be very high.

However, it wasn't a big problem. After seeing how strong Tian Dan was, Huo Tang immediately arranged for two women from his tribe to be his wives, both of whom were originally from the Zhiyan tribe.

Not only Tian Dan, but also Huo Tang, the clan chief, in addition to handling daily clan affairs, was also involved in matchmaking within the clan. He would find a strong and robust man and try to arrange a marriage between them.

Is it really a case of you wanting a wife but not a wife?

I'll bring it to you tonight.

……

Three months later, only twenty-three of the original hundred tribesmen on the east bank of the river remained.

These twenty-three are deeply entrenched, their eyes bloodshot.

The others, who were able to maintain a clear mind and passed multiple tests by the Martial Arts Department, have been assigned to the clansmen who are training in the Juyue Mountains.

As for whether the phenomenon of being corrupted by bestiality will reappear during the training process, that is certain.

Even normal clansmen sometimes have distracting thoughts, let alone those who cultivate the Wild Beast Battle Body.

When problems arise, we can simply solve them.

As for the remaining twenty-three clansmen, Shen Can did not suggest killing them directly. After all, although these clansmen had transformed into beastmen, they still obeyed his instincts as wild beasts.

……

The information about the clansmen cultivating the Wild Beast Battle Body was quickly relayed to the clan leader, Huotang.

When he saw that out of 420 clansmen cultivating, 19 had died tragically during the process, and 23 were still in a state of mental confusion.

Huo Tang was taken aback at first, then flipped through the animal skin scroll and saw the list of forty-two clansmen.

"Elder, arrange for the families of these forty-two clansmen to be included in the list of beneficiaries."

"Get your things ready, I'll visit these clansmen's homes when I have time."

"Also, as A-Can said before, everyone was sent to the ancestral temple with the same honors as those who died in battle, and this will be announced in front of the entire clan during the next sacrificial ceremony."

Although twenty-three of them survived, their beast-like state makes it difficult for them to return home unless they recover in the future.

"Success rate of 90%." By the time Jiang Wu finished carefully reviewing the data sent by the military department, it was already past midnight.

Huo Tang wasn't sleepy at all. He leaned against the stone bed, his eyes shining brightly.

Even if half of the remaining members of the Cultivation Warrior Clan are unstable, there will still be half left.

After cultivating the Battle Body, the combat power will increase by two to four levels.

Of course, the lower the realm, the higher the amplification. There are only three people with the fourth amplification level: two at the second level of the Heavenly Vein and one at the third level of the Heavenly Vein.

There are only four people whose combat power has been increased to the third level. The strongest is Tian Dan, who is at the sixth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm. After transforming into the Wild Beast Battle Body, his combat power is comparable to that of the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm.

For Huo Tang, between four hundred clansmen with combat power below the sixth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm and two hundred clansmen with combat power at the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of the Heavenly Vein Realm, he would choose the latter.

Over the past few years, Huo Tang has gained a thorough understanding of the cultivation status of the clan's martial artists, especially those at the Heavenly Realm.

Among the middle-aged Heavenly Vein Realm clansmen of his generation, apart from Huoshan, none of the rest had accumulated the power of the Seventy-Two Desolate Realms to advance to the Heavenly Vein Realm.

In other words, the middle-aged generation of the clan, including himself, have almost no chance of obtaining the Divine Treasure.

The Blazing Flame Tribe has not yet been promoted to a higher level. Once it is promoted, Huotang will prepare to abdicate.

The clan chief of the Bo tribe, who is at the Heavenly Vein Realm, has a cultivation level that is too low.

Even though he had also cultivated the Wild Beast Battle Body Technique, it was ultimately just a secret technique to enhance combat power.

He originally wanted to serve as the clan chief for a few more years, not because he coveted the position, but because he wanted to lead the clan to develop for a few more years.

The plan can't keep up with the changes.

If the Blazing Flame Tribe hadn't been so weak, and had managed to gather over three million people at once, it would have become the Bo Tribe long ago, and he would have retired long ago.

When Ashan was promoted to the position of Divine Treasure, the position of clan leader was handed over to Ashan.

Huo Tang had already considered what he would do after retiring. He planned to become the Hall Master of the Martial Hall and train the next generation for the tribe.

As for how Ah Shan manages the tribe, it's actually quite simple. Although Zhi Yan has a large number of tribesmen, he can easily promote elders.

Huotang had only one idea regarding the volcano: to work hard for a few years and train the third-generation clan leader.

It's not that I don't want the volcano to dry up, it's just that the volcano...

Thinking of the volcano's temperament, it's okay for fighting, but other than that... Thinking of this, Huotang rubbed his head.

Thankfully, with him and A-Can watching over things, Volcano can just focus on being the clan leader, cultivating diligently, and becoming the strongest in the Blazing Flame clan on the surface.

Huotang gazed at the animal-hide paper on the table, his eyes gradually hardening.

The Divine Treasure Realm is the foundation of the Libo tribe, and the Heavenly Vein is the backbone of the tribe. The number of Heavenly Veins is related to the probability of Divine Treasure Realm warriors appearing in the tribe.

The current Blazing Flame Clan has quite a few members at the Heavenly Vein Realm, but they are all Heavenly Vein Realm cultivators who have no chance of accessing the Divine Treasury.

Since there's no chance of accessing the Divine Treasure, and the path of cultivation is already clear, why continue struggling?

He rolled up the animal hides, put them into his shaman's bag, and left the clan temple.

Outside the hall, the moon was bright and the stars were few. He walked into the main hall in the mountainside, which was right next to the ancestral temple.

Inside the main hall, pieces of warm, glowing jade illuminated wooden frames that exuded a faint woody fragrance.

There are thousands of wooden frames here, piled high with all kinds of animal hides.

Huo Tang easily found his way to the innermost one, where the words "Heavenly Vein" were carved on a wooden frame.

He picked up the animal skin scroll that was placed on the wooden shelf and walked into the ancestral temple.

Inside the ancestral temple.

Shen Can's clone sat cross-legged inside the hall. Ever since Shen Can entered the valley, the clone had been guarding the ancestral temple.

"Ah Chan".

The boy didn't turn around, but slowly opened his eyes, revealing the familiar, bright gaze of Shen Can.

With a 'whoosh,' the animal skin scroll that Huotang was holding landed in front of Shen Can's clone.

“Ah Can, take a look. These are the information of the middle-aged generation of Heavenly Vein martial artists in the clan. Apart from Ah Shan, the rest have almost no chance of advancing to the Divine Realm.”

"I think that since there is no possibility of advancing to the Divine Treasury realm, then no matter how much I cultivate within the Heavenly Vein, the damage to my body will not be so important."

"Naturally, there is no such thing as forcing growth and hindering the subsequent cultivation path, so let's arrange for everyone to cultivate the Wild Beast Secret Technique from now on."

"Take out all the witchcraft medicine in the treasury and use it."

"Once we've used it all up, we'll go to the Juyue Mountains to search for more, and then we'll go outside to exchange it with other tribes."

"If the clan has three hundred, no, two hundred warriors at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, what is Xiao Yang? We can directly storm into Xiao Yang's hiding place and wipe them all out."

At this moment, Huotang was burning with fighting spirit, and the sound of blood surging emanated from his body.

"There are nearly three hundred tribesmen in the valley who are in good condition and have initially solved the problem of beastification. So let's arrange for the strongest group of people to temporarily replace the Heavenly Vein Warriors in the battle army."

We rotate our clansmen at the Heavenly Vein Realm in batches to enter the valley and cultivate the secret techniques of the Wild Beast Battle Body.

Before I begin practicing, I tell my people that there are risks involved in this secret technique; they may die or be transformed into beasts. I also tell them the purpose of doing so.

Those who are unwilling to cultivate will not be forced; if they miss the opportunity, they should not blame the clan for not giving them another chance later.

Those who cannot contribute to the tribe should naturally not enjoy the stable life provided by the tribe.

Huo Tang did this because Shen Can gave him the courage.

The beast-like tribesman, A-Can, can be subdued, which is equivalent to eliminating any worries about the future.

Otherwise, the resettlement of the beastmen alone would require a significant portion of the clan's resources.

"The clansmen who have successfully cultivated are currently undergoing training within the Juyue Mountains and will require a period of observation."

Judging from the current situation, the clansmen's cultivation is generally progressing very well, making it possible to expand cultivation on a large scale.

The clone spoke in the same voice as Shen Can himself, and even the expression on his face was strikingly similar.

"In addition, the Juyue Mountains do indeed contain abundant resources, including a rich variety of medicinal herbs. Strengthening our clan by venturing into the Juyue Mountains to find these resources is the right path."

"Then let's set a five-year limit and gradually arrange for the middle-aged generation of Heavenly Vein warriors in the clan to cultivate the Wild Beast Battle Body."

"If there were dozens of clansmen with the combat power of the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein, whether they were stationed in the clan's main camp or in the cities and markets along the Guimu River, it would be of great benefit to the clan."

Huo Tang nodded. "Five years isn't a long time."

He also understood that he couldn't send all his people to the valley to cultivate the Wild Beast Battle Body Secret Technique all at once.

Replacing one group with another to train ensures the stability of the clan members practicing the Battle Body Secret Technique and guarantees the clan's peaceful development.

"I have heard that in the other tribes of Yongyi, there are clansmen who are the strongest among the younger generation of their tribes, and who are the seeds of divine power."

Our Zhiyan tribe has only been established for a short time; its members are either wild mountain dwellers or remnants of a former tribe.

"Once this matter is resolved and the clan's strength is consolidated, we should then focus on the cultivation of the younger generation."

(End of this chapter)