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

Chapter 240 Huo Xian Passes Away, Divine Treasure Late Stage!
Ancestral temple in the clan's territory.

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A third-tier Azure Cloud Wolf, its neck pierced, cowered and trembled outside the ancestral temple.

The priest stole 437 years of the Azure Cloud Wolf's lifespan.

The fresh offerings were quickly delivered to the ancestral temple, and after some preparation, Shen Can placed them on the altar.

Upon returning to the side hall, a fragment of a broken beast core, measuring ten zhang in size, was placed inside.

This beast core is part of the large beast core in the Chengtian Ruins.

In most of the shriveled and petrified beast cores, the golden blood crystals were like nectar, radiating a rich earth elemental energy.

Now, he spends his days killing sacrificial animals, refining his cultivation techniques, and trying to comprehend the divine form of the giant beast from this fragment of the beast core.

Unfortunately, comprehending the divine form of the giant beast was not easy. Instead, the golden nectar radiating earth elemental energy continuously became nourishment for his cultivation.

While the main body cultivated, the clone entered the depths of the Giant Mountain Range to comprehend the power of the Five Elements, serving as a reference for deriving the basic tempering method.

The tribe is investing more and more in the land, and the resources it brings back are also increasing.

The Potian Cave has not yet been fully excavated, two abandoned Originium veins have been discovered, and clues have been found for another relic.

For Shen Can, who lives in the ancestral temple, if there is no outside disturbance, he can stay in the ancestral temple for a year and a half without moving.

Fortunately, the daily sweeping and sacrificial rites do not take up much time.

After cleaning the ancestral temple, we would check on Master Huo Xian, who was bedridden, or inquire about Huo Zhang's spiritual progress.

Several years ago, Huo Xian could no longer use a cane and could only rest in bed.

After finishing his daily tasks, Shen Can spent the rest of his time cultivating. A portion of the source energy from the fragment of the beast core continuously transformed into blood energy and merged into his divine treasure.

Cultivation knows no time; a year later…

At dawn, Shen Can finished his cultivation and prepared to sweep and clean the ancestral temple.

The stars in the sky were still shining brightly, and the faint trace of a crescent moon still lingered.

When Shen Can walked out of the side hall, he saw Huo Xian, who was dressed neatly, also open the door.

Upon seeing this, Shen Can was taken aback.

Then they saw Huo Xian put on a black priest's robe, and without the cane he had been using, he stepped out.

His thin body no longer had the hunchback it once had.

When Huo Xian saw Shen Can, he smiled across his wrinkled face.

"The ancestral temple should be cleaned and swept early."

Shen Can nodded, walked up to Huo Xian and walked alongside him toward the ancestral temple.

Although he hadn't cleaned the sacrificial vessels and altars for many years, Huo Xian still skillfully wiped them after entering the ancestral temple.

As they approached the altar, he casually plucked a spiritual fruit from the bronze plate and popped it into his mouth, then casually picked one for Shen Can as well.

"The offerings should at least let the ancestors taste them."

Today, the Zhiyan Ancestral Temple is a three-bay hall supported by seventy-two giant wooden pillars. Huo Xian was so tired from rubbing the pillars that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He then handed the soft fur in his hand to Shen Can.

"I'm getting old, you come."

Shen Can took the animal hide and began to wipe it. Huo Xian leaned against the altar, watching Shen Can busy himself, just like when Shen Can first came to the ancestral temple and Huo Xian taught Shen Can how to do chores.

However, the ancestral temple back then was a dark little cave, but now the Zhiyan Ancestral Temple is majestic, tall, solemn, and dignified.

"Come on, I'll cook. How about meat porridge?"

"Row."

Huo Xian nodded and walked out of the ancestral temple.

Ah Yu, who arrived early in the morning, saw Huo Xian walk out as soon as she arrived at the ancestral temple, and her eyes widened immediately.

Grandpa Huoxian has been bedridden for a long time, this...

Then, Ayu saw Shen Can shaking his head at her and immediately realized what was going on.

"Ayu is here, perfect timing to have some meat porridge together."

"Okay," Ah Yu quickly replied, "I'll go start the fire."

Huo Xian and A Yu gathered around the stove, which hadn't been used for a long time, and quickly lit a fire.

Since Huo Xian became bedridden, this stove has not been used for cooking for a long time, and in the ancestral temple, this dark stove looks very out of place.

"The food is here."

Inside the copper pot, the rice porridge, mingled with the aroma of meat, bubbled and simmered.

The fire will bring it out.

At this moment, footsteps came from along the stone steps to the outside of the ancestral temple.

It was Shen Can who instructed people to shout about the volcano through his divine sense.

"You've come at just the right time; I can just share a bowl with you."

Upon seeing the volcano approaching, Huo Xian glanced outside again but did not find Huo Tang.

The fire is still in use today.

Several people shared a table, and breakfast was already finished just as dawn was breaking.

"The food in the pot is for Atang."

After finishing his meal, Huo Xian got up and looked out over the tribal land.

The newly risen sun cast its golden rays across the surrounding mountains and fields, while wisps of mist rose from the earth, reflecting a kaleidoscope of colors.

"I'm tired, I'm going back to my room to sleep. You all go about your business, don't worry about me."

After saying that, Huo Xian walked towards the side hall on his own, closing the door behind him before entering.

After returning to the room, Huo Xian sat on the bed and took a few breaths before leaning back against the animal skin quilt and lying down.

"Ah-chan, Ah-tang... Zhiyan..."

Muttering to himself, Huo Xian slowly closed his eyes, a smile playing on his lips as he drifted off to sleep.

He never woke up again after that sleep.

Huo Xian didn't leave any last words. He felt that the current state of Zhi Yan didn't need an old man like him to say anything.

Huotang, who was in Daidi, rushed back in half the usual time after receiving the news.

The half-pot of meat porridge left over still exuded a meaty aroma under the protection of the witch.

Huotang held the pot in a daze for a long time.

Many people came to the ancestral temple.

There were men, women, young and old, but most of them were the group of people Huo Xian had watched grow up, ranging from their thirties and fifties to their sixties and seventies.

Outside the ancestral temple.

The flames burned, and in the end, only one jar remained.

Shen Can buried Huo Xian on the back mountain of the ancestral temple, sat quietly in front of the tomb for three days, personally wrote the spirit tablet, and placed it on the altar.

Huotang was also there for these three days.

Having gone through the most arduous period before the rise of the Zhiyan clan, Huotang and Huoxian shared a very deep bond.

Ancestral Temple, side hall.

Huoshan, Huotang, Huozhang, Huoyun, and others gathered together and talked about the matter of Daidi.

Over the years, Huotang has been busy working on behalf of others.

"There are so many resources in Daidi; it's practically a treasure trove."

Volcano nodded in agreement. Although he was a clan leader, he was not exempt from clan affairs.

Originium and various relics were transported back from Dai land time and time again.

Every time Huotang said something, Huoshan looked incredibly envious.

"According to the investigation, the area of ​​the Dai land is much smaller than it was thousands of years ago."

Border regions like Yongyi, Jidi, and Shadi in Daidi have long since returned to the ranks of the wild and untamed because they lack large human tribes.

The area of ​​the present-day land is about half the size of our Yongyi, and most of the area has become deserted.

The reason for this situation is that the Tulou wanted to nurture the human race, but they also feared the growing power of the human race. Therefore, when they annihilated the various tribes, they deliberately destroyed parts of the territory.

Although the territory became smaller, the remaining territory was controlled by granting fiefdoms to branches and occupying various places.

Since the Tulou occupied the Dai land, most of the Tulou branches that were granted fiefdoms have become pleasure-seeking.

Instead of reclaiming the abandoned territories, they adopted a strategy of suppressing the development of the human race.

Under the flattery of the sycophants, they were given honorific titles one by one, calling themselves something like "Holy Clan," "Holy Uncle," or "Holy Venerable."

"A bunch of beasts, living in palaces, eating gourmet food, and wearing brocade, now they act more like humans than we humans themselves."

Huotang has lived in the area for one or two decades and has gained a deep understanding of the earthworms.

If all the earthworms had decayed, that would be easy to deal with. But over thousands of years, some earthworms have still retained their primitive lifestyle.

This group of earthworms was even stronger, occupying the ancestral land of earthworms and dominating all directions.

For example, the Dongze Tulou, which is very close to Xingchen Mountain, was originally enfeoffed near the Daze River Basin to suppress the human race.

Over thousands of years, the Dongze Tulou, flattered by their sycophants, have become hedonistic and have even recently planned a grand banquet to celebrate the birthday of their so-called ancestor.

The hundreds of slave tribes under his command are now frantically exploiting every settlement, demanding gifts from their ancestor.

The Lou Nu Zun Sheng tribe, which has been resisting Xingchen Mountain, is collecting various high-grade ores to create a statue for the Dongze Tu Lou Ancestor.

"To avoid attracting the attention of the local ants, we have only trained 433 torchbearers in Daidi so far, covering more than 400 settlements of various sizes."

Unfortunately, these settlements had at most a thousand people, and as few as a few hundred, affecting only a little over two hundred thousand people in total.

"The development is a bit slow. The Tulou's methods are quite impressive. They have a settlement of several hundred people, so even if they rebel, it's easy to kill them."

The volcano opened its mouth, saying, "I think we still need to bring people together; there's strength in numbers."

"When there are too many people, they attract the attention of the earthworms."

"What's there to be afraid of? Just fight! If you can't win, just run! There are so many mountains, just go into the ravines."

The group chatted amongst themselves, concluding that the Blazing Flame Tribe simply had too few Divine Warriors.

Aside from the guardian beasts, the only other known treasure is the volcano.

The key is that he still has to be the clan leader at home; he can't just run off to another place and become a mountain king.

At this moment, Shen Can spoke up, saying, "It would be appropriate to allocate some manpower to train in other places. In the past twenty years, without Xiao Yang as an opponent, the warriors in the clan have lacked some experience."

Then, he took out the booklet that Huo Yun had given him earlier.

"Take a look, these are the clansmen who are currently expected to advance to the Divine Treasure Realm, and there are even more clansmen stuck in the Mountain Opening Realm accumulating Wild Power."

In just a few years, once these clansmen who are stuck at the Mountain Opening Realm advance to the Heavenly Vein Realm, a large portion of them will have the potential to advance to the Divine Treasury Realm.

Thirty-five years from now, a group of clansmen at the ninth level of the Heavenly Vein will begin to explore the Divine Treasury Realm.

"Those who have made contributions will be promoted, and those who have not will have to wait in line."

"To avoid the situation where there are more and more clansmen who are qualified for promotion in the future, and it will be troublesome to decide who to promote and who not to promote."

"Why don't we just start setting rules now?"

"As long as the merit is great enough, even if the foundation of the Wild Force is a little weak, the clan will allocate resources to help advance to the Divine Treasure."

"In addition to accumulating merits within the clan, clansmen can also travel outside the clan to gain opportunities for promotion."

Obtaining an opportunity to advance to the Divine Realm from outside is also a very feasible method.

Leaving aside other places, even those noble clans in Yongyi that died out in one generation all achieved their status as noble clans because someone in the clan was fortunate enough to obtain an opportunity to advance to the Divine Treasury Realm.

Looking across the entire Great Wilderness, Yongyi is nothing more than a small pond. Beyond Yongyi lies a vast land with countless opportunities.

Huotang glanced at the list in the booklet and handed it to Huoshan, who then read it and passed it to Huozhang.

Based on what Shen Can just said, everyone thought that there would be a surge of martial artists in the clan in the near future, and the younger generation would only be in their fifties or sixties at that time.

In the various tribes of the Great Wilderness, those in their fifties and sixties are at the prime of their lives, ready to venture out into the world.

Shen Can had thought of this matter when he took it out of Huo Yun's list.

Next, we need to arrange a training ground for our people, and Daidi is a perfect fit.

When a tribe expands outwards, it inevitably involves annexing other tribes, exterminating other races, and seizing more cultivation resources and territory.

Territory and cultivation resources are complementary. A larger territory can generate more resources and create places where high-level resources can be born.

After two sites of relics were discovered in the area, Shen Can felt more and more strongly that Zhiyan really wanted to expand outwards.

Whether for the development of the tribe or for his own understanding of cultivation methods, only by expanding outwards can he continuously obtain more methods for reference, and the tribe can also use the resources obtained to support its members.

For example, the martial arts inheritance from the first to the sixth level of the Sky Clan's legacy can serve as a reference for his advancement to the fifth level.

From Dai to Yongyi, it has been a long time since I've heard of any fifth-level martial artists.

If you can't find anyone, you can only look for these lineages that can help you comprehend the teachings.

Shen Can's mind is currently focused on deducing the basic tempering method, which is why he hasn't delved into the fifth-order method of the Heavenly Clan.

Once he finished deriving the basic tempering method, he would begin exploring the fifth-order deriving method.

Once the basic tempering method is completed, it can be rolled out within the clan to see the effects.

If it works well, it can be spread to other regions, and then one method can be practiced everywhere.

It will also be easier for those who pass on the torch to spread the Dharma.

At that time, all those who practice this method will naturally become part of the Blazing Force.

During the transmission of the Dharma, members of the Blazing Flame Clan can also participate as part of their own training and cultivation.

"Since we're going to promote people based on merit, let's start with Huo Zhang and set an example."

Over the years, Huo Zhang has fought alongside his clan against Xiao Yang and protected his people, but he still needs a great achievement to advance to the Divine Treasury level.

They have been training with me for over a year now, so let's go to the land with the old clan leader.

"Those who perform meritorious service for the tribe in the Dai region will naturally be promoted to the Divine Realm upon their return."

Since the casual conversation had turned to business, Shen Can continued speaking.

"Huo Zhang has seventy Desolate Power, and his advancement can motivate those clansmen who are close to seventy Desolate Power."

In addition, taking Huo Zhang as an example, we established the rules for promotion.

As for how to arrange it, that's up to the old clan chief.

"You manage Huo Zhang's credit, and I'll manage his advancement to the Divine Treasury."

Huo Zhang didn't speak. The old and new clan leaders and temple deities were all present, so he could just do whatever was arranged.

"to make."

Huo Tang looked at Huo Zhang and nodded: "Our Great Elder of Blazing Flame should be at the Divine Treasure Realm."

Then come with me to visit the local area, and come back for a promotion after you've made some contributions.

"By the way, I see some of the people listed in this book shouldn't just stay idle in the clan; they should all come with me to take over the land."

After Shen Can said that, Huo Tang also realized what was going on.

For the past two or three decades since Zhiyan was promoted to the rank of Bo, the warriors of the clan have not engaged in large-scale battles with other clans.

Having witnessed the decay of the earthworms, he felt that his people should not be allowed to remain idle within the clan, especially those who had the potential to advance to the Divine Realm. They should travel or fight.

After discussing it, the group decided on what to do next.

Currently, the main approach in Daidi is to quietly take action and gradually erode the rule of the Tulou.

Next, we can start establishing several strongholds similar to Xingchen Mountain to speed up the process of gathering our subjects.

Not long after the clan meeting, Huotang led a group of clansmen north to Dai.

Cultivation knows no time; two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

From the side hall of the ancestral temple, an extremely intense aura surged out, and Ayu, who was guarding outside the hall, was instantly thrown away.

Inside the hall, the blood energy within Shen Can's divine treasure surged and churned, as clear and translucent as fine wine, radiating multicolored light.

Before him lay the shattered beast core obtained from the Broken Heaven Relics, its surface shimmering with golden light.

He had intended to observe the remaining beastly power of this beast core, but unexpectedly, the remaining energy could no longer manifest the beast's divine form; instead, it became nourishment for his cultivation.

Compared to the savage beasts that become violent after consuming blood crystals, when Shen Can refined the essence of the beast core, the violent aura contained within it was assimilated by the intense human origin within his own spine.

In this way, the beast core turned into nourishment, and the surging energy suddenly bombarded the divine treasure, expanding its area by a circle.

Taking advantage of this, Shen Can advanced to the late stage of the Divine Treasury realm.

(End of this chapter)