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

Chapter 223 The standards for advancement in the Divine Treasury have been lowered!

Huo Tang's eyes were filled with eagerness; he wanted to gain inspiration from Shen Can.

Back then, Zhiyan could learn from Yanran, but now Zhiyan has long since fallen behind Yanran.

In terms of both combat strength and background, Yan Ran is already the younger brother.

Who will you learn from next?

Jishan?

Jishan Bobu was also a younger brother.

Did they steal the skills of powerful bo tribes like Tianzheng, Qingyang, and Juhuang from Yongyi?
However, over the years, the news brought back by the clansmen sent by Huotang from various parts of Yongyi revealed that these bo tribes, which were once incredibly powerful in Zhiyan's eyes, were not actually as formidable as imagined.

The tribes were corrupt, factions were rampant, and they had become severely beastly.

Zhiyan cannot follow the same path as these guys.

Huo Tang was speechless. He hadn't even been promoted to the rank of Earl yet, and now he had no one to learn from. He suddenly felt empty and didn't know what to do.

Shen Can took the inventory of Huo Tang's assets, excluding himself and his clone.

Within the clan, there are eight sacrificial spirits at the initial stage of the fourth-order divine treasure realm.

Six guardian beasts of the clan at the Divine Treasure level, five at the early stage of the Divine Treasure level and one at the middle stage of the Divine Treasure level.

One person with initial combat strength in the Divine Treasury, and the quasi-patriarch, Volcano.

One person with quasi-divine level combat power, Shi Jun, the commander of the Blood Curse Guard (I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Ancestor Luoshui).

There are 73 members of the clan who are at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm in their non-beast form, including Huo Tang and Huo Ning.

Five hundred and thirty-seven members of the clan reached the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm in their beast form.

There are forty-five third-tier wizards and seven peak third-tier wizards.

There are 693 second-tier wizards and 22 peak second-tier wizards.

There are 2,141 first-tier wizards.

The total number of sorcerers is 3,976.

There are 30,000 Blood Sea Guards, 50,000 Heavy Blade Guards, 3,000 Flame Warriors selected so far, and 200,000 other soldiers.

The tribe directly governs a total population of 4.09 million, with 133 vassal tribes totaling approximately 2 million people, and there are no vassal superior tribes.

Along the banks of the Guimu River in Ji County, they controlled seven markets and ferry crossings.

It possesses three contractual alliance groups: the Innate Little Spirit Clan, the Auspicious Beast Azure Phoenix, and the Medicine-Pounding Rabbit.

There are currently 1,069 Innate Little Spirit Clan members, including six at the third tier, with the strongest being at the late third tier.

There are 173 medicine-pounding rabbits, 29 of which are of the third rank, with the strongest being at the peak of the third rank.

The Cangluan clan currently has 637 members, including 69 members of the third rank and 1 member of the fourth rank.

……

Putting aside the statistical data, Shen Can believed that even if the strength of the Blazing Flame Tribe were ranked among the top tribes in Yongyi, Blazing Flame would still be among the best.

Even if it's not as good as the Tianzheng tribe, it's no worse than the slightly inferior Qingyang tribe.

The current problems within the clan mainly stem from clansmen at the Heavenly Vein Realm or even the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm.

The power of the Blazing Flame Tribe has increased, rivaling that of the various tribes of Yongyi. All the high-ranking owls surrounding the tribe's territory have been wiped out, allowing the tribe members to peacefully farm and raise children.

Especially for those at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, the end of their cultivation is already visible. They have no hope of advancing to the Divine Treasury Realm in this lifetime, so they might as well keep cultivating as they can.

Currently, the only thing that can truly move the hearts of the Heavenly Vein Realm members of the clan is perhaps their own child's cultivation.

With martial arts practice cut off and no danger in the environment, who would be willing to get up early every day to practice boxing, regardless of the weather, to absorb source energy day and night?
As the saying goes, what goes up must come down. The actions of those at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm within the clan influence the other Heavenly Vein Realm warriors around them, who in turn influence their clansmen below them.

In fact, from this perspective, the corruption of the various tribes in Yongyi was inevitable. With the entire tribe's strength, only one or two people in each generation could advance to the Divine Realm. What were the millions of tribesmen busy with?
“Ah Can, now not only me, but also the elders of the clan, these clansmen who have cultivated to the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein, have lost their goals.”

Huo Tang felt a little ashamed. He had told Shen Can before that advancing to the rank of Bobu was not the end for Zhiyan. Zhiyan did not need to maintain the status quo, but should continue to strive for improvement.

If even the clan leader is confused, how can he blame the clan members for being confused?

With no clear path for his clan, he could only seek advice from the temple.

"Come on, follow me to the Ancestral Temple in the River Valley."

With Huo Tang looking puzzled, Shen Can got up and walked outside. A flying boat soon landed nearby.

"To the valley?"

Huo Tang didn't ask any questions, and followed Shen Can onto the flying boat, heading towards the ancestral temple in the river valley.

In the side hall of the ancestral temple in the river valley, inside Shen Can's residence, Shen Can took out a scroll of animal hide from the densely packed shelves and handed it to Huotang.

Huotang casually sat down in the back and began to examine the contents of the animal skin scroll.

When Lu Wu fell into the Juyue Mountains, Shen Can led a group of his people into the area to search for beast blood.

During the process, they found a valley with a mineral vein. While mining the minerals, the accompanying clansmen also used them for cultivation.

At that time, the source stones in the valley had mixed properties, which was not friendly to the clansmen who had only practiced the Five Stances Technique.

Moreover, at that time, with no hope for the future, the only option was to struggle within the Heavenly Vein Realm. Even if it only increased combat power by a little, it was worth a try.

Therefore, Shen Can passed on the other five skills to this group of dozens of clansmen.

This group of people was instructed to use the principle of mutual generation of the five elements to increase their cultivation speed and absorb source stones of different attributes for cultivation.

After more than a year of cultivation, this group of clansmen who practiced two different cultivation methods did not disappoint. After initially adapting to the combined cultivation methods, everyone's cultivation speed improved to varying degrees.

At the time, this group of people did not find anything different in the Juyue Mountains, but after returning to the valley, they found that they were significantly different from other people in the tribe who practiced the same cultivation method.

Under such circumstances, how could the martial arts sorcerer turn a blind eye?

After noticing the changes in this group of clansmen, other clansmen who cultivated the Wild Beast Battle Body naturally began to cultivate other complementary techniques as well.

In addition, since the beginning of the cultivation of the Wild Beast Battle Body, everyone's cultivation data has been in the hands of the Ministry of War Wizards, and the tracking of the data has never stopped, so the corresponding changes are naturally reflected in the data.

"Huo Zhang, with seventy Desolate Power, advanced to the Heavenly Vein. Currently, he is at the seventh level of the Heavenly Vein. In the early stage, he focused on the Wood Bird Technique, and later he supplemented it with the Kui Ox Technique."

During the period of specializing in the Wood Bird Technique, when advancing to the seventh level of the Heavenly Vein, the width of the Heavenly Vein was eight inches and seven fen.

After practicing the Kui Niu method, a routine data check revealed that the width of the celestial vein was nine inches and two fen.

The extent of the expansion of the Heavenly Vein increased by five points, far exceeding that of cultivators of the same level and realm.

A month later, a second inspection revealed that the width of the celestial vein was nine inches and four fen.

Three months later, an examination revealed that the width of the celestial vein was nine inches and six fen.

In the fourth month, Huo Zhang advanced to the eighth level of the Heavenly Vein Realm, his Heavenly Vein width reaching 1 foot 1 inch and 9 fen, two inches wider than other eighth-level Heavenly Veins of the same level. Further monitoring and testing will continue.

……

"Wu Zhen, the amount of desolate power before advancing to the Heavenly Vein is unknown. At the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein realm, he specializes in the Fire Ape Technique. When he advances to the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein, the width of the Heavenly Vein is one foot, two inches, and three fen."

After practicing the Wood Bird Technique, a routine data check showed that the width of the Heavenly Vein had increased to one foot two inches and six fen.

A month later, the width of the Heavenly Vein reached one foot two inches and eight fen…

……

Huo Tang slowly read down the scroll, which was covered with the names of his tribesmen, numbering in the dozens. In addition to recording the width of their celestial veins, the scroll also showed changes in their flesh and blood, such as their transformation from a single fire element to a dual wood and fire element. There were also some standard symbols on it that he did not recognize.

He also understood that this was a change that had occurred in his clansmen during their cultivation, and that most of these changes were positive.

After Huotang finished reading this volume, Shen Can handed him another volume.

This volume mainly records the changes in the physical strength of the clansmen after cultivating the Wild Beast Battle Body, including the height of the battle body, the number of beast patterns, and their brightness.

Recently, another set of data has been recorded regarding the "origin of humanity" in the spinal cord and blood marrow.

Since the research has only just begun, the martial arts wizards are temporarily using heat to measure the 'origin of humanity'.

Huo Tang quickly determined Huo Zhang's physical strength and discovered that his battle form had reached a height of 39 feet and 9 inches.

Based on the current measurements, only a warrior with a Heavenly Vein Ninth Level can reach four zhang in battle.

Huo Zhang's battle body height was just one inch short of four zhang.

"The most significant change within the tribe right now is Huo Zhang. He used to serve as my guard outside the ancestral temple for a while, and later, after we were promoted to an upper-class tribe, he served as a prison guard for a period of time."

The Fire Chapter that Shen Can mentioned refers to the thirty-six most powerful members of the clan that he selected and trained.

At that time, the Blazing Flame Sect had just begun to develop, and none of the thirty-six people had raised their Qi to the level of the Seventy-Two Desolate Power.

However, seven or eight of them advanced to the level of over sixty Desolate Power, with Huo Zhang being the strongest among them, reaching seventy Desolate Power.

Besides Huo Zhang, there were more than a dozen other people among the original thirty-six who were on the list recorded on animal skins.

Without exception, after practicing the Mutual Generation Method, their own Heavenly Meridians showed an abnormal improvement.

To advance to the Divine Realm, a strong physical body and a robust Heavenly Vein are both essential requirements.

As for whether it's related to practicing the mutual generation method, the data is here.

Whether it's related to the tempering of the physical body by the Wild Beast Battle Body is still under investigation, but it should be somewhat related.

This data may not be entirely accurate, but it does represent a possibility.

The seventy-two Desolate Powers, universally acknowledged by the people of Yongyi, are the ironclad rule that sets the bottom line for advancing to the Divine Treasury, and this rule is very likely to be broken.

The power of the seventy-two wildernesses was shifted down to the seventy-one wildernesses, the seventy wildernesses, and even the sixty-nine and sixty-eight wildernesses...

If it goes any lower, it probably won't work.

Furthermore, after noticing the changes in Huo Zhang and the others' bodies, the corresponding training resources have been adjusted to the highest level.

At this moment, without Shen Can saying anything, Huo Tang realized what was happening.

For some members of the tribe, the road that should have been cut off is now very likely to be reopened.

A glimmer of hope has appeared on the path of martial arts.

After a long silence, Huotang spoke softly, "No wonder the human race needs wizards; warriors can't rely solely on recklessness."

"Sigh, if only I had accumulated more strength when I advanced to the Heavenly Vein stage..."

Shuguang was a member of the same clan as the Seventy-Two Wildernesses, and Huotang couldn't help but sigh when he thought of himself.

Huotang glanced at the animal skin scroll again, then said, "I think when I abdicate in favor of Huoshan, some of the elders and commanders I had previously appointed should also step down."

"Let Huo Zhang and his group go up. Let them see the possibility of going further, and they will be more motivated."

“We should all become teachers. Even if we don’t become teachers, we shouldn’t be assigned to important positions. We can be sent to guard towns or be the lords of market towns.”

Shen Can did not refute Huo Tang's words; he thought so too.

"These will be carried out together during the Grand Ceremony of the Promotion of the Bo Tribe. I will have the sacrificial spirit intervene and guide the tribesmen."

Shen Can spoke up, explaining that the ancestral temples of various tribes in Yongyi primarily served as places of worship and prayer for protection, with the additional function of passing down some methods of enlightenment.

The same thing happened at the Blazing Flame Ancestral Temple before. This situation was fine in the past, but now, with the development of Blazing Flame, the practices of guarding and passing on cultivation are no longer suitable.

Shen Can needs to use the ancestral temple to guide the tribe's next steps in development, so that Zhiyan doesn't follow the same path as other tribes in Yongyi.

"Should we shift our focus to the sandy areas next?"

Huotang's idea was simple: to replace the younger generation with the new generation and then set a goal for the tribe.

Xiaoyang in the sandy area is a good target.

However, in Shen Can's view, if the Xiaoyang of Jidi was so easily destroyed, the Xiaoyang of Shadi would not be much of a challenge either, and would not be enough to become the next target of Zhiyan.

It's at most a small step in the grand goal of Blazing Flame.

Otherwise, after destroying Shadi Xiaoyang, where will we go next?

Will they march south to Yongyi and attack other human tribes?

Or should we cross the mountains and storm into the Dai region?
They fought their way through one place after another, and then relied on their own tribesmen to occupy the territory.
How many old clansmen does the Blazing Flame Clan still have?
The more than four million people of our tribe have only just settled down, and integration will take a long time.

It's true that Zhiyan is a tribe, but Shen Can wants to develop this tribe into an ancestral land.

The area north and south of the Juyue Mountains is a place where martial arts and witchcraft are passed down. It stands above all other tribes in the two regions and is further expanding its influence outwards.

To achieve this goal, the Blazing Flame Tribe really needs a major overhaul, and even the tribal system needs to be changed.

Tribes that rely solely on bloodlines face too many limitations.

Those of the same age as Huotang, though perhaps not very old, had experienced a life of humble beginnings that left them with no hope for the future.

This single reason alone limited their ambition to move forward.

To achieve such a grand goal, we need to be inclusive and attract more talented people.

Shen Can had discussed this with Huo Tang when Zhi Yan first emerged from the mountains and implemented the first reform, including recruiting talent from outside.

Unfortunately, so many years have passed, and we've started recruiting from outside, but we haven't encountered a single truly talented person.

Yongyi is such a large place, even if it is very rotten, a broken boat still has three pounds of nails, it is impossible that there is no great talent.

Whether it's cultivation, witchcraft, or any other talent, Shen Can needs it now.

Fortunately, the clansmen were all scattered people picked up in Ji, and they did not have the entrenched power of the various tribes in Yongyi, which made the reforms much simpler.

“All clansmen who have advanced to the Heavenly Vein level with more than 65 Desolate Power have been selected and sent by Volcano to lead the clan troops to fight Xiaoyang in the sandy land, so as to establish their prestige first.”

When the time comes, I will make Huo Zhang perform a great service, the kind that is recognized by all the clansmen.

When the grand ceremony of the Bo tribe is held, the clan chief will abdicate in favor of Huoshan, and Huozhang and other clan members will take control of the clan soldiers or become elders.

In the name of the ancestral temple, I bestow blessings upon Huozhang and mobilize the entire clan to help him ascend to the divine realm.

He then informed the clansmen who had advanced to the level of Desolate Power that they also had the opportunity to advance to the Divine Treasury.

Furthermore, the older generation of elders were sent out to guard the ferry crossings and markets, thus completing this power transfer within the tribe.

Clan leader, you can have a private conversation with the elders in the clan beforehand, and offer some compensation to the younger generation in terms of cultivation.

They were told to go out into the countryside, but this wasn't true exile. The tribe would change its development strategy, using markets and ferry crossings to gather the remaining small groups of people as vassals on the outer perimeter, thus expanding the tribe's influence.

Shen Can felt quite confident that Huo Zhang could advance to the Divine Treasury level.

The data left by Huo Zhang on the animal skin scroll showed that his foundation at the seventh level of the Heavenly Vein had caught up with that of Huo Shan at the same level.

(End of this chapter)