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

Chapter 226 Yanran Jinbo Division!
In the two years since Shen Can left Zhiyan, many warriors of the Zhiyan tribe have left the tribe, either sailing south or heading west into the desert.

Going out and exploring can greatly broaden one's horizons, allowing one to see different scenes from their own hometown compared to the outside world.

For example, in various parts of Yongyi, you can see people with fine scales on their bodies, or with horns on their heads and long tails on their buttocks.

Most humans with mutations have fine scales or hair growing on a certain part of their body.

In Yongyi, this condition has a new name: Ancestral Blood Syndrome.

This mutation can only occur in descendants whose ancestors were at the Divine Realm or even higher.

Some people are not ashamed, but proud, claiming that their ancestors received the true teachings of the wild beasts and that their bloodline has benefited from this, gaining a portion of the wild beasts' power.

Indeed, this is true. Some humans who bear traces of bestiality will experience a slight increase in combat power when they use their blood energy to cleanse those traces.

Shen Can had originally thought that since his family members had cultivated the Wild Beast Battle Body, they would need to keep it a secret when going out.

Now it's much better, there's no need for that at all.

Warriors from various tribes who showed even a hint of bestiality all clamored that they had reverted to their ancestral ways.

Wouldn't the warriors of the Blazing Flame Tribe who cultivated the Wild Beast Battle Body be considered ancestors?

When Shen Can was with Bi Fangbo, he deliberately showed some signs of beast-like transformation, but Bi Fangbo ignored them.

Clearly, Lord Bifang had seen many beast-transformed warriors and was already used to it.

"I'm home!"

When Shen Can entered the Blazing Flame Clan's territory, he happened to encounter Little Dragon Fish.

For other clansmen, it was normal not to see Shen Can; they all assumed he was in seclusion at the ancestral temple.

But it's different for the little dragonfish. It goes to the ancestral temple to beg for food every few days, and it knows perfectly well whether Shen Can is there or not.

Of course, the little dragonfish wouldn't say anything out of turn.

"Whoosh!"

"Let's wash away the dust of our journey."

Then, the little dragonfish flicked its tail, and a light drizzle fell from the sky, washing Shen Can clean.

The little sparrow flapped its wings, and a gentle breeze blew, instantly drying the moisture off Shen Can's body.

Indeed, traveling thousands of miles is not as good as a one-stop service, washing and drying all in one.

"You two seem to have a lot of free time lately."

Shen Can casually landed on the back of the little dragonfish.

Upon hearing the sound, the little sparrow tilted its head and chirped twice, then shook its head vigorously.

"We're too busy to have any free time. Every grain of rice that Zhiyan harvests is a share for me and Xiaoque. But now that we're cultivating more and more fields and the area is getting bigger and bigger, we're almost too busy to keep up."

As the arowana flew, it complained and glared at the little sparrow, signaling it to be quiet.

"How about we give you some food?"

Shen Can scanned the spines of the two beasts, the little dragonfish and the little sparrow, sensing the boiling aura within their ancestral blood essence.

"You two don't need to eat anymore. You need to calm down and settle down. Your primordial power is almost as strong as a volcano."

The little dragonfish carried Shen Can all the way back to the ancestral temple. Everything in the clan was the same as before, with little change.

During his absence, the trials of the younger generation had already been completed, and the top ten winners were awaiting his summons.

"came back."

When Huo Xian saw Shen Can return, he said something and went to wash the rice and cook without waiting for Shen Can's reply.

That evening, after having dinner with Huo Xian, Shen Can returned to his bedchamber and slept comfortably for the night.

Two days later, he began to issue edicts to the shamans and priests of various tribes, including the shamans and sorcerers in the valley, to come to the ancestral temple.

One of the purposes of summoning the many practitioners of witchcraft was to have them learn the Five Elements Witchcraft Runes in a unified manner.

Through his study of Bi Fangbo's teachings, Shen Can has deduced that the Great Witch Array is constructed little by little from basic witch runes, and then deduced the most basic Five Elements witch runes.

After deducing the basic Five Elements witch runes, Shen Can discovered that not only witch arrays, but also the runes on witch artifacts, all witch runes and witch runes were constructed from the most basic combination of the Five Elements witch runes.

For the sake of the tribe's development, all the sorcerers in the tribe must learn these most basic Five Elements sorcery runes.

The second objective was to prepare to use shamans as teachers to popularize the common written language within the settlement.

The writing system in the Great Wilderness is chaotic and diverse, with many pictographic characters and some bird and insect scripts.

Many records on animal skin scrolls are accompanied by illustrations, and most people who read animal skin scrolls understand the things recorded on them by referring to the illustrations.

The purpose of this gathering of shamans is to standardize and simplify these everyday characters, and then spread them throughout the tribe for study.

When the time comes, the younger children can learn step by step, while the older members of the tribe can start 'night school'.

Other purposes included continuing to improve daily shamanic prescriptions to better suit the needs of the tribe and to allow the development of shamanic arts to spread comprehensively.

After looking around Yongyi, Shen Can discovered that some things could not necessarily only be performed by wizards.

It is entirely possible to improve a batch of incantations for incantations and simple formulas for commonly used witchcraft medicines, simplifying some of them into catchy rhymes, like nursery rhymes, and teaching them to the people.

In this way, members of the clan can receive timely treatment for minor sores, cuts, and other injuries in their daily lives.

Upon receiving the decree from the temple, the clan's shamans, priests, and followers packed their bags and hurried toward the ancestral temple.

Shen Can had already arranged for his clan soldiers to create a vast plaza in the valley behind the clan's territory as a place for study.

The books and manuscripts collected in the clan's library, including scattered animal skin scrolls and bone books, were all sent to the valley square, except for a few scattered pieces.

Over the years, the clan has never stopped collecting various manuscripts and books, so the quantity has long exceeded expectations.

However, most of the notes are quite disorganized.

Shen Can planned to take advantage of this opportunity to conduct a large-scale reorganization and re-edit the "Blazing Flame Atlas," copying down the useful parts and making a new round of improvements to it.

The commonly used characters, symbols, etc., were then standardized and popularized.

The flying boat traveled throughout the tribe's territory, picking up and dropping off figures as they entered the valley.

Later, Shen Can ordered all the younger generation who had participated in the trials to be summoned into the valley.

By this calculation, including some older and experienced ordinary tribesmen, the number of tribesmen who entered the valley exceeded ten thousand.

All the shamans of the Blazing Flame Tribe gathered in the valley, and defenses naturally had to be in place. Shen Can directly arranged for four war beasts to guard the area, one each in the east, south, north, and west.

This time, he personally taught the class as the temple's disciple.

Huotang, as the clan chief, was in charge of logistics.

When he has nothing to do, he will personally lead his clan soldiers to patrol outside the valley. Even the birds in the sky will be driven away and not allowed to pass over the valley.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

The clan's stone pagoda.

Huotang stood atop the tower, gazing towards the valley. The entire tribe's shamans had been trained in the valley by Acan for a whole year, yet there was still no sign of the valley being unsealed.

Outside the clan's territory, a black chariot, led by two golden-horned, azure-scaled lions, arrived at the edge of the Blazing Flame Clan's territory.

On the chariot, Elder Yan Chixia of Yanran, dressed in a blue-patterned battle robe, was full of energy and had a joyful expression on his face.

This is a far cry from the last time they came to Zhiyan for help.

After formally announcing his name, Yan Chixia entered the Blazing Flame Clan's territory and met Huo Tang in the Stone Tower Hall.

"Greetings, Chief Huo. I have come to invite you to attend the grand ceremony of the Yanran Libo tribe a year from now."

After bowing to Huotang, Yan Chixia handed him a large jade slip.

Huo Tang was somewhat surprised after accepting the jade slip.

You should know that the Yanran tribe had given advance notice last time, and according to that notice, it wasn't time for them to be promoted to a count's rank yet.

"Please forgive me, Chief Huo, but Yan Ran's promotion ceremony to the rank of Earl has indeed been brought forward," Yan Chixia began to explain.

"Last time, thanks to your temple's intervention, my clan chief's hidden worries were resolved."

Over the past few years, my tribal chief's injuries have healed, and he has even advanced to the mid-stage of the Divine Realm.

Not long ago, when my tribal chief went south, he happened to meet a woman from the Qiuyuebo tribe in the northwest of Yu, and they decided to stay together.

"Our tribal chief is getting married soon, so we've moved the ceremony for his promotion to chieftainship forward. This double celebration will surely be a grand feast!"

Upon hearing this, Huotang thought it was truly a double blessing.

Chief Yanran's luck has finally turned around! Not only did he break through, but he also advanced to the mid-stage of the Divine Treasury Realm. His luck is truly unparalleled.

Huotang also knew about this Qiuyuebo tribe. It was located in the northwest of Yu, relatively close to Qing and Sha, and was a declining bo tribe.

"Congratulations to Chief Yan on winning the heart of his beauty. Our Ji region has married a woman from the Bo tribe of Yu region, which can be considered a way to vent our anger at being called a horse slave by the people of Yu region."

Huo Tang smiled and said, "A newly promoted earldom and a declining earldom, it can be considered a powerful alliance."

"We never expected that the old tree would bloom again while the clan chief was away."

Yan Chixia smiled and echoed, "By the way, I wonder if your esteemed temple has the time? I would like to pay you a visit in person."

"Closed."

Huotang suppressed his smile, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Even I, the clan leader, haven't seen Miaotao for over a year."

"As you know, if there's nothing else, the ancestral temple remains in the ancestral temple and doesn't come out."

A hint of regret appeared in Yan Chixia's eyes, and then he took out a jade box from his magic bag.

"This is what the clan chief asked me to give to your temple peach. I originally intended to pay him a visit in person."

The jade box was sealed with an earthen-yellow shamanic talisman, preventing divine sense from probing it.

Since it was for Shen Can, Huo Tang had no reason to refuse it, and instead took the jade box and placed it on the table.

"Elder Yan, I will definitely arrive in advance on the day your department is promoted to the rank of Earl."

Huotang escorted Yan Chixia out of the clan's territory, watching him drive his chariot and disappear into the wasteland before slowly strolling back into the clan.

"Mid-stage Divine Treasure, such good luck."

Huotang admitted that he was extremely envious.

Not only did he advance in his cultivation level, but he also met a companion who would walk hand in hand with him; this person was a woman from the Bo tribe.

However, the Qiuyuebo tribe has long since declined, and it's possible they're about to be lambs to the slaughter.

Back at the Stone Tower Clan Hall, Huo Tang looked at the invitation jade slip. The contents were no different from the previous one, so there was nothing to say.

As for the jade box gift he gave to Shen Can, he didn't touch it. He put it all away for the time being, waiting for Shen Can to come out of the valley.

As for the ceremony of Yan Ran's promotion to the rank of Earl, if Shen Can has not left the valley by the time of departure, he, as the clan leader, can go and take a look.

Yan Chixia drove his chariot southwards, returning to the Yanran tribe's territory.

Yanran Clan Hall.

Wearing a fiery red robe, Yan Wanyun no longer looked as ferocious and disheveled as before.

At first glance, one is overwhelmed by a powerful aura, and one's spirit is as bright as a rainbow.

The oppression that Mu Xiao had once inflicted on him was forcibly refined into nourishment by Yan Wanyun after Mu Xiao's death, which is why he was able to advance to the mid-stage of the Divine Treasury Realm.

A century of torment, each year a agonizing pain that felt like being torn apart, only resulted in a minor promotion. If Mu Xiao were still alive, he would surely tear him to pieces.

"Chief, I'm back."

"Can you see the blazing temple?"

Yan Wanyun asked.

"No, I'm in seclusion."

Upon hearing Yan Chixia's answer, Yan Wanyun's expression didn't show much disappointment, as if it had been expected.

"Have you presented the gift?"

"It has already been entrusted to Chief Huo to be handed over."

"That's good." Yan Wanyun nodded. Inside the jade box was a precious medicinal herb.

The peach tree from the Blazing Temple saved him from fire and water several times; this kindness is far more than a single precious herb can express.

However, he doesn't have much more rare stuff to offer right now.

This precious herb was part of the dowry sent by the Qiuyue tribe.

There's no way it's a coincidence that he and Qiu Yue are getting married; it must have been something he did on purpose.

The Qiuyuebo tribe is located at the junction of Sha, Qing, and Yu, a place that is very suitable for development.

It just so happens to be a declining bozhou, so swallowing it up would be easy.

This is the next development direction for the Yanran tribe. After they have dealt with the Qiuyue tribe, the entire tribe will migrate to the Qiuyue tribe's territory.

Why leave Ji? Well, Yan Wanyun was a little scared.

Several years ago, when the Three-Headed Secret Technique was still flaring up on him, the Blazing Flame Temple personally came, expecting that it would be the same as before, using methods such as sealing or destroying the meridians.

Unexpectedly, neither of these methods worked, and Mu Xiao, who had used the Three-Headed Secret Technique, died.

I still remember that night, when there were muffled roars of dragons, howls of tigers, and cries of phoenixes outside the clan's territory.

After his injuries had mostly healed, Yan Wanyun headed northeast of Ji.

The sight that greeted him shocked him. The Xiaoyang tribe, which had terrified countless tribes and people in Ji, was now reduced to a few broken remnants.

Combined with Mu Xiao's death, he was shocked by the strength of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

Others might suspect that the treacherous Mu Xiao was faking his death again.

However, Yan Wanyun possessed the Three-Headed Secret Technique, and he could clearly feel that the Three-Headed Secret Technique on his body was like an old tree that had lost its source, withering away in an instant.

When the practitioner dies, the secret art naturally fades away.

Yan Wanyun did not investigate in detail how the terrifying scorching flames destroyed the Xiaoyang of Jidi.

Without the threat of Xiaoyang, Yanran and Zhiyan are not far apart, and if Zhiyan wants to continue developing, it can only move south.

After much deliberation, Yan Wanyun felt that if Zhiyan were to expand, the current relationship between Yanran and Zhiyan tribe could very well turn into enmity.

They were all human, and he didn't want to fight. Besides, the Blazing Temple was his savior.

He acknowledged the immense kindness of being saved, and therefore decided to seek another path.

In addition, the earlier southward migration of some Xiaoyang tribes had caused chaos among the various tribes of Yongyi, revealing to Yan Wanyun the weakness of the Yongyi tribes.

Compared to the desolate Ji region, the Yu region was much more prosperous.

Marrying a wife and getting a fallen nobleman as a bonus—this deal couldn't be better.

When the time was right, Yanran moved his entire tribe south.

……

A year passed quickly. Yan Ran was promoted to a high-ranking official and his wedding to the clan leader Yan Wanyun were held together. Huo Tang personally attended the ceremony.

The scene was grand. Although Zhiyan had not yet been promoted to a high-ranking official, he was seated at the same table as other high-ranking officials such as Jishan, Luohe, and Qiuyue.

As for tribes like Bifang and Qingyang, there's no need to even think about it. Those who came to participate in the Yanran promotion were all tribes from the vicinity of Ji, Luo, and Yu.

From then on, another human tribe was added to the land of Ji.

(End of this chapter)