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

Chapter 264 All That Happened Back Then
Shen Can was somewhat astonished to see Kui Ling, who was both unreasonable and arrogant.

He sensed his injuries. Killing the fifth-level Saint Envoy hadn't caused him much harm, but the arrow that struck him by the Great Witch had been quite damaging, and his blood and qi hadn't fully recovered yet.

It is true that wizards are physically weaker than martial artists, but a fifth-tier wizard who is skilled in wind attribute is several times more difficult to get close to than wizards of other attributes.

If it had been this great shaman who was blown up by the beast pill, he would probably have been reduced to ashes long ago.

“It’s alright. I see that your tribe is quite motivated to fight. You can give me a few whacks. Although I’m not as good as my mother, I can still get my fighting spirit going.”

Seeing Shen Can's astonishment, Kui Ling jumped back onto the Kui Drum.

"What are you looking at? Even though I didn't go with Xiao Yong to hunt those stinky birds, I'm not that bad either."

As she spoke, Kui Ling raised her chin and looked up at the sky.

"Hey, why is this old man all talk and no action?"

"Hey, have you run out of ideas?"

"Even the stinky bird has been beaten, so how many tricks can the bird slaves kept by a bunch of stinky birds have?"

Seeing that the Grand Priest wasn't making a move, Little Kui Ling became arrogant again.

……

The High Priest hovered silently on the Wind and Thunder Flying Boat, his entire body shrouded in a black robe, making it impossible to see his expression.

As for the various tribal leaders and patriarchs, they all remained on the flying boat, each with their heads bowed and eyes lowered, nodding slightly from time to time, communicating through divine sense.

A Saint Envoy of the peak of the Divine Realm took the lead and flew away from the Wind and Thunder Flying Boat.

Then, the elders, their eyes gleaming, took to the air one by one, spreading out towards the edges of the great formation, hovering in the air and overlooking the Blazing Flame Clan's formation.

"I see, this old bastard promised you benefits, and wants to trap you together and kill you!"

"Does the tribe have enough supplies?!"

"Is your family's primordial energy sufficient?"

Kui Ling asked, "Even just operating such a large formation on a daily basis would be extremely taxing."

Not to mention, they had already gone through a major war, which consumed a massive amount of resources.

Can the blazing flames withstand the test of time?

As for relying on the underground primordial veins, it is theoretically possible, but if the amount consumed exceeds the amount of primordial veins themselves absorb from the source of heaven and earth, it will only lead to the primordial veins shrinking.

If the supply of Yuan veins is insufficient, it will be necessary to rely on Originium to support it.

That depends on whether the Originium reserves are sufficient.

Before Shen Can could speak, Kui Ling vanished in a flash.

Kui Ling first circled the inner edge of the great formation, and then rushed into the depths of the earth to take a look at the Yuan Vein.

In fact, Shen Can didn't even need Kui Ling to look; he knew perfectly well how much reserves the clan had.

Just when the Azure Sun was destroyed, the Yuan Meridian activated a thousand-foot-long dragon of source energy, which consumed over a million source stones.

Previously, when resisting the countless wind blades, the formation generated the five elements. Although it seemed to consume less than a million source stones in a single attack, the source stones consumed every hour were at least tens of thousands.

Fortunately, it's not just Originium that can provide energy; the array base, made from ore, naturally contains a portion of Originium Power.

Some of the array bases were not shattered by force, but rather collapsed on their own because their internal source energy was exhausted.

They had hoped that killing the fifth-tier warrior of the Holy Envoy Clan would scare away the other tribes, but the High Priest unexpectedly appeared.

Currently, there are still over three million source stones in the Yuan Meridian, and another two million source stones have been distributed to the clan's warriors to maintain the array base.

It's safe to say that if there are two more attacks similar to Nine Azure Sun, Blazing Flame will have to use its Yuan Meridian.

Even after the battle had reached this point, Shen Can did not feel worried.

He was not discouraged by his injury.

He is now highly motivated to fight.

After this exchange, he figured it out.

The Holy Envoy Clan is definitely all bark and no bite.

The attack, fueled by rage, consisted of just one Nine Azure Suns, and its power was indeed formidable, causing the entire formation to teeter on the brink of collapse.

But it was just teetering on the brink of collapse.

Even the Nine Azure Suns couldn't break through the great formation's defenses; his Blazing Flame was now secure.

If the Holy Envoy Clan truly had other means, they wouldn't have allowed the other tribes to laugh at them here.

Shen Can had already figured it out.

The High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan used ancestral artifacts to summon the nine-headed blue bird, aiming to tear apart the scorching array in one fell swoop.

They wanted to use the 'chicken' of Zhiyan to intimidate the various tribes of Yongyi and maintain their supreme authority in Yongyi.

However, the result was that the Holy Envoy Clan's strength was far weaker than expected. Not only did they fail to tear apart the great formation, but Shen Can's side also managed to mobilize the great formation and break the Azure Sun Bird.

At that time, the High Priest used the second method to condense the image of the Black Bird, which was instantly devoured by the Kui Spirit.

Even the ancestral bird bones used for performing witchcraft were stolen in half by the Kui Ling.

The subsequent ultimate move was immediately thwarted.

The Holy Envoy Clan originally intended to make an example of someone, but ended up exposing their own shortcomings.

Shen Can sensed that the warriors of Yongyi were all having wild thoughts. The Holy Envoy Clan, which had been mysterious in Yongyi for thousands of years, only had this much power?

So that's how you guys are!
We can also worship the Holy Spirit!

This is the situation that the Holy Envoy Clan is currently facing.

The failure to forcefully suppress the blazing flames exposed the weakness of the Holy Envoy Clan.

Of course, a fifth-tier Grand Wizard still has a lot of authority, and the various departments do not dare to resist yet. Otherwise, they would not obey the Grand Wizard and obediently guard every corner of the Blazing Flame Array.

Judging from the eager looks on the faces of those old guys, they must have gotten a great deal out of it.

"You have quite a lot of Originium!"

At this moment, Kui Ling rushed back and saw the source stones piled up in the Yuan Vein, as well as various mineral deposits containing the five elements.

I also saw that a large portion of the clansmen guarding the great formation, though injured, were highly motivated to fight.

Within the Zhiyanbo tribe, the clansmen maintained order. Although they were scattered like a pile of sand, they were united by a witch formation and withstood the attacks from the outside.

The entire Blazing Flame Tribe, even ordinary people, are participating in this fifth-tier battle.

"What are you going to do next?"

Kui Ling lingered beside Shen Can. After taking a tour of the Blazing Flame Clan's territory, he discovered that the Blazing Flame Clan didn't even have a single peak Divine Treasure cultivator.

The strongest are only two late-stage Divine Treasure Realm cultivators: Shen Can in front of me and the old tortoise.

There are two more at the mid-stage of the Divine Treasury realm, and the rest are at the early stage of the Divine Treasury realm.

He had some recollection of three of the eight spirits.

But they were all as ethereal as smoke and dust, and it seemed that their spiritual power was about to dissipate.

In terms of overall strength, he was weaker than he had imagined, but he was surprisingly wicked, managing to kill a wounded fifth-tier warrior and withstand a fifth-tier great witch.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Kui Ling wouldn't have believed it.

Even if the Marquis of Yongshan were to come, he would have to stare wide-eyed; this guy is even more ruthless than the Marquis of Yongshan.

Don't be fooled by his constant use of "Little Yong" (a nickname for a young man), he was just bragging.

This put Kui Ling in a dilemma: should he tell him or not?
Back then, his mother went with the Marquis of Yongshan to hunt stinky birds, and he was deliberately left behind.

His mother told him that if things went smoothly, he would be able to return.

If things don't go smoothly, he will stay behind to guide the later tribes and wait for the rise of another 'Yongshan Marquis' to finish what they haven't done.

Unfortunately, he slept for thousands of years, waking up several times along the way, but never saw his mother return.

As for the other 'Marquis of Yongshan', Kui Ling was furious at the thought of him.

He was sealed in the ancestral temple back then. When he first woke up, he found that the ancestral temple had changed. It was no longer the Yongshan Ancestral Temple, but the Aoshan Ancestral Temple. His magnificent Kui drum had been stolen.

Even if he gets robbed, it's alright. If he can't wait for his mother to return, he'll prepare to follow her instructions and guide future generations.

But who would have thought that the man who robbed him, the Aoshan Earl, was a real bastard.

They had no will to fight, were scheming and opportunistic, and took advantage of the chaos in Yongyi to plunder and enslave their own people.

With Yongshan gone, a group of monkeys proclaimed themselves kings.

Could something like this become the next Marquis of Yongshan?
He was so angry that he ignored these bastards and waited for a suitable tribe to appear. He never expected that he would wait for so many years before such a tribe appeared.

Although there have been a few decent tribes over the past eight thousand years, such as the Jishan tribe in the north and the Zeyun tribe in the south, they have been entangled with foreign tribes for thousands of years and have never developed into capable of undertaking great responsibilities.

At this moment, Shen Can was healing his injuries and ignored the returning Kui Ling.

Among the resources seized from Bi Fangbo's tribe were more than twenty precious medicinal plants.

Unfortunately, they were all dead and were put into the jade box.

These precious medicines were combined by the Gui Rabbit and its clan to make healing pills.

Kui Ling didn't care. He circled around Shen Can, looking as if he wanted to see through Shen Can, muttering to himself as if he were chanting a spell.

"Tell me or not!"

"Don't talk, talk, don't talk, talk..."

"Although it can withstand the fifth level, it is still too weak. It doesn't even have many genuine divine treasures."

"It's no use talking; with this little strength, we can't even reach the easternmost part of Giant Mountain."

"Besides, he may seem to have an amazing fighting spirit, but he may not have the same ambition as Marquis Yongshan. What if he just wants to be a mountain king in this wilderness?"

"This is not something one person can accomplish alone. Back then, the Yongshan Marquis's tribe led so many people there, but not a single one returned."

"Say it, or not say it, say it, or not say it..."

"It's so annoying... Our overall strength is a bit lacking, but given time, we might be able to become stronger."

"If I go back to sleep, I don't know how long I'll have to wait. Maybe I should give it a try; I'm not going to die anyway."

"This isn't right, sending people to their deaths..."

"After thousands of years, it's not easy to find a tribe where the entire clan has the will to fight. Such unity is infinitely better than Aoshan."

……

"So annoying, just..."

Suddenly, Kui Ling saw Shen Can open his eyes, and the two looked at each other.

"you……"

"Isn't he Xiao Yong? How did he become a marquis?"

Shen Can spoke, and he heard every single word that Kui Ling mumbled.

"Ah!" Kui Ling was taken aback. "Wasn't I supposed to be focusing my mind to heal?"

"Go ahead."

Shen Can grabbed him and made him sit cross-legged in front of him.

Don't be fooled by his child-like appearance; he's actually an old man.

"Are you sure you want to listen?"

Kui Ling's eyes darted around. "Alright, then I'll tell you, Yongyi is going to be destroyed."

Seeing that Shen Can remained calm after he finished speaking, he asked, "What I said was that Yongyi is going to be destroyed, and that the holy spirit that guy in the sky worships will come to destroy Yongyi."

"It's okay, I can run, I won't die."

Upon hearing the words "she won't die," Kui Ling blushed.

"What happened back then that caused the Yongshan Marquis's tribe to disappear all at once?"

Just as Shen Can was looking forward to solving the mystery, he saw Kui Ling shake his head, "How would I know the specifics? I'm sealed!"

"Back then, I was suddenly sealed away by my mother in the Yongshan Ancestral Temple."

Before I left, my mother and the Marquis of Yongshan told me that if none of the people of Yongshan returned, I should wait.

Waiting for the day when a tribe once again rises to claim the throne of Yongyi, to reveal the location of the Black Bird's lair to the most powerful tribe in Yongyi.

But over thousands of years, I have repeatedly awoke from my slumber and looked around at the nine regions of Yongyi, where tribes drew their own lines, made alliances, and claimed the mountains as their own, taking pride in their achievements as chieftains.

Within each tribe, there are deficiencies in cultivation and severe bestiality, which subtly affects the entire tribe.

Let alone a powerful chieftain who could unify Yongyi, even those with an indomitable fighting spirit are becoming increasingly rare.

Some warriors who had an indomitable fighting spirit in their youth gradually had their minds clouded after advancing to the Divine Realm.

He couldn't even get past his own hurdle, let alone cleanse the tribe and possess the heart of supreme power.

At this point, Kui Ling winked at Shen Can, recalling that he had only responded after sensing Shen Can's presence decades ago.

The reason it makes a sound is to wake him up from his slumber.

Over the course of thousands of years, he made a name for himself a few times, but unfortunately, the very people who had caused his fame fell into ruin before he could even confront them.

Kui Ling stood up, hovering in mid-air, and patted Shen Can on the shoulder.

"Kid, you're not bad. You didn't disappoint your old man."

Then, Kui Ling felt her calf being grabbed and pulled down.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm the oldest in terms of age, you're going too far."

After pulling Kui Ling down, Shen Can asked, "Where is that place east of Juyue?"

Kui Ling shook his head, "Although you and your tribe are different from the other tribes in Yongyi, your strength is too weak. Don't even mention the strongest tribes, you don't even have the peak of the Divine Treasury. I can't say."

"Is that place the hiding place of the Black Bird?"

"I didn't say that!"

Kui Ling shook his head.

"Did the Marquis of Yongshan lead people to fight the Black Bird back then?"

"That's not what I said."

"And then never to return?"

Kui Ling covered her mouth with both hands.

Was the Marquis of Yongshan a seventh-rank official back then?

“No.” Kui Ling shook his head. “However, with the help of my mother and the Zhu Lu Battle Flag, I was able to briefly draw upon the power of heaven and earth to reach the seventh level. Otherwise, how could I dare to go and fight that stinky bird?”

“My mother was also a war drum, we are mother and child drums.”

At this point, Kuiling suddenly lowered her head, "After I awoke from my slumber, I could no longer sense my mother."

"Can a seventh-tier cultivator draw upon the power of heaven and earth?"

Shen Can caught the meaning behind Kui Ling's words. In fact, many of the hidden things were just casual remarks from some old guys.

"Yes, the seventh level requires mastering the laws of heaven and earth."

"My mother was tricked by a stinky bird when she was undergoing the seventh level of heavenly tribulation. She was almost killed by heavenly lightning. If it weren't for a chance encounter, my mother and I would have disappeared into the world."

At this moment, Shen Can suddenly spoke up, "You don't know the exact location of the Black Bird's lair either, you need to sense it with your mother."

Kui Ling covered her mouth again, "Um, I didn't say it, you guessed it yourself."

"The Marquis went to fight the Black Bird and never returned, so why does this Holy Envoy Clan still exist?"

"How would I know? All I know is that Bo Hou served the Black Bird Holy Spirit together with this Holy Envoy Clan back then. Anyway, they offered a lot of sacrifices, even their own children."

(End of this chapter)