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

Chapter 248 Preparing for War
The land of the Blazing Flame Clan.

Xuan Chi arrived from the sky. As the Shepherd of Spirits, he was inspecting the northern region of Yongyi. His eyes were incredibly sharp.

I could see Shen Can standing on the Zhiyan Ancestral Temple from afar.

Both sides noticed each other at the same time.

This was mainly because Shen Can was already on guard against the attack of the human-bird, and Xuan Chi, relying on his extreme speed, did not expect that Yu Ling, who came to visit, would be killed.

"Hey, what's wrong with Yu Ling? Why didn't she catch the sacrifice at such close range!"

Xuan Chi was somewhat puzzled when he saw Shen Can.

Compared to decades ago, the humans below are now more vigorous and energetic.

This is the kind of offering the Holy Spirit loves most.

As the Hunting Sacrifice Envoy, Yu Ling could not possibly let this opportunity pass.

What about the Yu Ling people?
According to what he told Yu Ling, as long as Yu Ling makes a trip to the Northern Lands, they will surely win the battle in capturing the sacrificial offerings.

Indeed, none of the other hunters captured any offerings that were at the mid-stage of the Divine Treasure realm, and their quality was far inferior.

Outside the ancestral temple, Shen Can watched the human-bird fly over; this human-bird was far too weak.

The meal he cobbled together wasn't good enough for this bird.

But it didn't matter. Since they were already there, he would cook them a meal himself.

hum!
Across the vast sky, Shen Can unleashed a crimson streak.

This attack wasn't very powerful and couldn't hit the attacker; it was just meant to provoke the attacker into making a move and drawing them down a bit.

Otherwise, the speed of the newcomer would be a bit troublesome.

The crimson ribbon exploded in front of Xuan Chi, and the surging energy was instantly swept away by the gale fanned by Xuan Chi.

Xuan Chi was furious and flapped his wings to give Shen Can a gust of wind, but in the instant he passed through the sky, Xuan Chi was suddenly shocked.

not good!

Based on his understanding of Yuling, he knew that it was impossible for him not to take action when faced with such a good offering.

Moreover, according to his guidance, Yu Ling should have first arrived at the Bo tribe's territory below.

His gaze swept around, taking in the signs of mountains collapsing due to the battle.

Even though things have calmed down a lot, you can still see some traces of the fight.

Has Yu Ling lost its claws?
Tweet!
In an instant, Xuan Chi spread his wings and flew, soaring straight up into the sky, instantly reaching a distance of more than twenty miles, widening the gap considerably.

On the clan's territory, Shen Can watched the human-bird creatures in the sky suddenly disappear into the distance, somewhat speechless.

The speed was so fast that he couldn't even catch up.

This creature must have come looking for the homing bird we killed before, but it's far too wary.

"Ran?"

Not long after, the old black tortoise emerged and saw the human and bird suddenly flee into the distance.

"Old Turtle, I've never seen such a human-bird before. If you hadn't shown me the skeleton, I would have suspected that it was some kind of wild beast."

"I hate those winged creatures the most! So what if they can fly?!"

The old black tortoise muttered that it really hated birds. Back when it was still young, it had been caught by birds while swimming in the water.

Choo Choo Choo!
At this moment, a series of chirping sounds rang out from the mountains and fields, sometimes from the west, sometimes from the north.

Clearly, this is a call to one's own kind.

After chirping seven times, there was finally no more sound.

"Looks like this guy went back to report."

Compared to the old tortoise who only saw the human-bird return to report the news, Shen Can also saw this powerful clan, which seemed to lack internal communication methods.

Even when a warrior from within the clan dies outside, the clan remains unnoticed, suggesting that they do not possess any magical artifacts similar to the 'Soul Lamp'.

Therefore, we can only send our clansmen to inspect the area.

"A great battle is coming."

Shen Can looked at the old tortoise. The only beast capable of intervening in this battle was the old tortoise, given its shell for defense.

As for the other guardian beasts, just like the Azure Phoenix, the impact of their battle energy was enough to severely injure them.

Similarly, the old tortoise was not directly involved in the battle, but came to provide support.

Not only did the old tortoise come, but the three guys—the golden-winged tiger, the dragon-horned beast, and the dragon bear—also came, though they all hid.

This time, Blazing Flame truly mobilized its top-tier combat power in full force.

Below the ancestral temple, the volcano sat quietly, with a three-headed clone of the race beside it, the one that had been snatched from Mu Xiao.

After studying the physical strength of this clone's skeleton, Shen Can discovered that it must have been a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Realm in its lifetime.

Unfortunately, he had been dead for too long, and even though he was soaked in the blood coffin, the blood essence within his divine treasure had long since dried up.

Currently, the overall combat power of this three-headed avatar is only at the level of the Divine Treasury.

The three-headed tribe members were enormous, even larger than the volcano.

At this moment, the three-headed avatar had undergone some modifications, and a humanoid gap had been created within its body using witch runes and spiritual restrictions, just large enough for the volcano to embed itself within.

With this clone protecting him, the volcano's combat power might not be enough to participate in the battle at the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm, but it could withstand a few attacks from the peak of the Divine Treasure Realm and serve as the last guardian of the witch formation.

Even when they try to escape, it's easier for Shen Can to take them away.

"I'll go check on the remaining three juniors; they were a bit frightened this time."

Then, the old tortoise rushed into the distant mountains and forests.

In a mountain forest a hundred miles away from the clan's territory, in a hiding cave whose aura was concealed by a fourth-order spiritual restriction.

The three dragon-horned creatures lay prone inside the cave, each carrying a large witch cannon on their back, with magical runes shimmering like starlight.

The cannon on the back of the dragon horn flickered with chilling energy, and a fourth-order beast core floated inside.

Inside the witch cannons on the Golden Sword and Dragon Bear were earth-elemental 'stones', which were dug out from the two fourth-tier earth ants killed in the Heaven-Breaking Secret Realm.

The three-headed beast's current cultivation level is too low. The only move that can threaten late-stage or even peak Divine Realm warriors is the three fourth-tier witch cannons on its back.

This was what Shen Can had in mind. The man-bird had dared to drop bombs on him from high altitude before, so why couldn't he launch an artillery barrage?

The four-tier beast cores exploded simultaneously; even if they weren't killed, they would still bleed out.

If some unlucky soul is already severely injured and happens to be at the center of the beast core explosion, then their ancestral graves will be emitting black smoke.

"Old Long, with all these women you've had, do you just go through the motions with them every time?"

Jin Jian tilted his head and asked Long Jiao.

Dragon Horn looked at Golden Sword with disdain. What did a young tiger know about the pleasures of finding wives?

"I think you should think more about how to escape after activating the witch cannon."

Following the task assigned by Shen Can, after receiving the order, they all threw out the beast cores on their bodies in the same direction.

Then, he took off running!
"As long as you run the route as planned in advance, there will be no problem."

At this moment, the old tortoise passed through the witch's barrier and entered the cave.

Upon hearing the sound, the three war beasts, who were still somewhat tense, breathed a sigh of relief.

Not only did they conduct multiple drills for the attack, but they also carried out several escape attempts.

From their current hiding place, within a radius of two thousand miles in all directions, the number of wild beasts has increased several times over compared to before.

Once you've escaped, the easiest way to hide is to find yourself surrounded by wild beasts, making you difficult to spot.

...At this moment, Xuan Chi, having stopped summoning, did not flee far away, but continued to patrol the clan's territory where Shen Can could not see him.

His eyes were incredibly sharp as he scanned the area around the clan's territory, observing the remaining traces of the battle.

Even though the Blazing Flame Clan later smoothed out the traces of the battle at the Divine Realm level, they could never be completely erased.

In addition, he noticed the difference between this tribe and the one before him; there wasn't a single tribesman to be seen inside or outside the tribe's territory.

He traveled through the mountains, but there was nothing to be seen in any direction except for a few scattered houses, all of which were empty.

Xuan Chi was too lazy to even touch a few dozen ants when he occasionally saw them.

Let alone a few dozen, even if there were hundreds or thousands more, they wouldn't be enough to threaten him.

Why would a dignified fourth-level martial artist care about the life or death of a few ants?
After some investigation, Xuan Chi still dared not draw any conclusions.

He then headed towards the northwest region of Ji.

He remembered that there had been a decent offering there last time.

But after arriving in the northwest of Ji, and after circling around several times, the tribe they had seen before was gone.

A small tribe had already occupied the site of the former Yanran tribe, but Xuan Chi recognized it at a glance; it was not the tribe he had seen last time.

Holy Spirit, this is so strange. Of the two sacrifices that should have been captured, one is perfectly fine in the ancestral land, as if waiting for him, while the other has simply vanished.

When they left the tribe again, the small tribe had become a dead silence, and the witch's bag hidden in Xuan Chi's mouth was filled with human corpses.

He had obtained the information he wanted: the tribe that originally lived there had long since migrated away.

Since it's no longer within his inspection area, then it's not his problem.

In addition to learning that Yanran had moved away, Xuanchi also obtained the northwest of Ji, which is currently the Yinyue Mountain Market Town established by the Zhiyanbo tribe to govern the various tribes.

The Zhiyanbo tribe was the very tribe they had investigated before coming here.

Thinking back to what he had seen in the Blazing Flame, apart from that person with fiery blood energy, he did not see any other humans nearby.

Emotions have drawn people here.

This also proves that the warriors of the Blazing Flame Tribe understood that the Holy Envoy Clan only wanted to take the best sacrificial offerings.

Where is Keyu Tomb?

Xuan Chi had doubts, but he still couldn't be sure.

Because it's too bizarre.

What a joke! He inspected the northern border of Yongyi many times, and the scenery of this mountainous region was all there for him.

A hundred years ago, the North did not have this so-called scorching heat.

The small tribe also confirmed that the Blazing Flame tribe is one that has only recently risen to prominence in the last hundred years.

How could a tribe that has only risen to power in the last hundred years possibly defeat Yuling?
Yu Ling is even stronger than him, being a peak fourth-tier martial artist.

Who in Yongyi would believe that a tribe that had risen to power in less than a century could kill a peak fourth-tier martial artist?
Would the high priest believe him?

Unable to find Yu Ling, Xuan Chi grew somewhat impatient.

Damn it, why didn't you catch the perfect sacrifice? Where did you go?

Thinking of the oppressive aura emanating from the High Priest, Xuan Chi dared not return to report like that; the Hunting Priest who had been kneeling there earlier had met the same fate.

He spread his wings and headed to the sandy land, ready to observe all the places he had inspected.

Perhaps after fighting the Blazing Flame, Yu Ling felt that it was difficult to control, so he went to the Sandy Land for the time being, planning to come back later to capture this sacrifice of the Blazing Flame tribe?
However, after searching along the yellow sand, no trace of Yuling could be found.

Xuan Chi was now in a state of panic.

Could it be that Yu Ling was really killed?

After returning to Ji, he did not go directly to the Blazing Flame Clan's territory, but instead passed through the Yin Yue Mountain Market and went straight in.

Today, this market is a gathering place for people from all over the world, from various vassal tribes, who come to barter.

Huo Zhan, who was in charge of guarding the city, selected young and strong men from various tribes and, with the Blazing Flame Clan as the backbone, established the city's guard army.

Inside the city lord's mansion in the center of the city, security was tight, but as Xuan Chi swept across, streaks of blood energy rose into the air.

Xuan Chi accurately located Huo Zhan's residence.

Unfortunately, Huo Zhan was not in the city.

The clan had already spread the word that clan members should not gather too closely together.

Therefore, he had made arrangements in advance, and he led a group of people to the vassal tribes to check the writing and martial arts practices promoted by his tribe within the vassal tribes.

After asking around, Xuan Chi learned that most of the people here were from vassal tribes.

After some commotion, Xuan Chi returned to the Blazing Flame Clan's territory, but this time he did not reveal himself.

They searched all over Jidi and Shadi, but found no trace of Yuling, plus the battle marks left behind in Zhiyan.

He had to admit that Yu Ling might really have been crippled here.

After surveying the area outside the Blazing Flame Ancestral Land, Xuan Chi flew back towards the clan's territory.

The scene of the patrol, as well as the process of flying to the sandy land to explore and capture the Blazing Flame Clan to obtain intelligence, were all imprinted in the jade slip.

The death of a hunter priest was unprecedented in many years, and he was already thinking of the High Priest's wrath.

With these things, the High Priest probably won't accuse him of neglecting his clan duties. Hopefully, his anger won't reach him.

……

After Xuan Chi returned to his clan, apart from the clansman who had failed his mission and was kneeling at the altar on the verge of death, all the other hunter priests were nowhere to be found.

He held the jade slip, which was marked with the information he had been searching for, in both hands, climbed to the top of the altar, and handed it to the high priest.

"The High Priest, the Feather Ritual Hunter, may have been killed."

"died?"

The high priest walked out of the temple and spoke softly.

It was a very calm sound, but it startled Xuan Chi so much that he hurriedly lowered his head.

"This contains the information I've gathered, in detail..."

Before Xuan Chi could finish speaking, the High Priest's divine sense had already grasped the contents of the jade slip, and his turbid eyes suddenly lit up.

Even the wrinkles on his brows smoothed out.

"A superior offering!"

The death of the hunting envoy, the environmental investigation, and Xuan Chi's arduous journey of tens of thousands of miles were all less important than Shen Can, who appeared in the jade slip.

Such excellent offerings have not been seen for a thousand years.

The old priest's emotions surged, and he suddenly felt a surge of anger.

Arrest them! Arrest them immediately!
"Send a message to Yu Bo: bring the offerings back to me immediately!"

"You go and lead the way yourself!"

“Tell Yu Bo that if he can’t bring back the offerings, he should just like that good-for-nothing below and return all his cultivation to the Holy Spirit.”

"Yes!"

Xuan Chi quickly accepted the order and was about to leave when he was stopped by the High Priest.

"and many more!"

"Bring the clan's fifth-tier Luo Tian Pagoda!"

With a wave of his hand, the high priest erected a witch tower in front of Xuan Chi.

(End of this chapter)