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

Chapter 277 The Great Priest's Dilemma, The Heavenly Fierce Clan Chief's Plea!

Rumble!
The flames exploded on the edge of the Bifang tribe's territory, and a group of about a thousand people who had fled were reduced to ashes in the flames.

This terrified the remaining figures who had fled, causing them to collapse to the ground, each one filled with dread.

"Clan leader, where are you!"

"Ancestor, where are you!"

The cries of weeping rose and fell as these tribesmen continued to call out to their chieftain.

Soon, groups of fleeing Bifang people were forced back and driven into the open areas within the Bifang territory.

It wasn't that no one tried to resist, but after being bombarded by several giant fire arrows and witch cannons, they all became docile.

"The clan leader hasn't shown up yet; he's probably already run away."

"I haven't seen Bi Han from the Grand Elder's family for a long time. He said he went on some mission, but now it seems he abandoned us and ran away a long time ago!"

Bi Fangbo never showed up, and by this point, the remaining people could easily guess that they had all been abandoned.

The clan chief discarded it like a worn-out shoe, and the sacrificial spirit wouldn't even come out.

"Ha, this is our Bifang, which has been passed down for eight thousand years!"

……

Inside the crater, the clone tried several times but was unable to extinguish the divine fire. The intense flames were too blazing and too yang; if it were forcibly extinguished, the clone would not be able to withstand it.

Fortunately, both Bi Fangbo and his companion, who knew about the divine fire, had already entered the witch's pouch, preventing the news from leaking out.

After circling around the Bifang tribe's territory, the clone discovered that many Bifang tribesmen were cursing Bifang Bozhu and the ancestor.

In that case, there's even less need to bring out the remains of Bi Fangbo and his companion.

From afar, two Tier 4 warships in Turtle City could be seen hovering in the air, looking down at the Bifang people below. If any resisters were to appear, giant arrows would fall.

Volcano stood on one of the warships, surrounded by a group of blazing warrior commanders.

"Find all those at the Heavenly Vein Realm!"

“Anyone who has been to Jidi, regardless of whether they are at the Heavenly Vein Realm or the Mountain Opening Realm, shall be killed and their relatives demoted to mine slaves.”

"The remaining people were scattered and divided into groups of one hundred to settle down and cultivate the land."

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers quickly jumped off the warship and began to get to work.

Even though some members of the Bi Fangbo tribe died in the artillery fire and others fled in advance, there were still more than two million people left.

If so many people are used properly, the Bifang tribe's territory is surrounded by vast fertile fields, enough to cultivate a large amount of farmland.

Although the Blazing Flame Tribe doesn't seem to lack food now, no tribe would ever have too much food.

Kill the mastermind, and demote the rest to farming slaves, to spend their lives tilling the land for Zhiyan.

Bi Fang is just the beginning. Once he eliminates the five tribes of Qingyang, Tianzheng, Changyou, Zhuyan, and Aoshan, Zhiyan will own six large 'farms' in Yongyi, with tens of millions of farm slaves dedicated to farming.

Now that Zhiyan is skilled in witchcraft and spirit restriction, he has the ability to store food for a long time. As long as it can be grown, Zhiyan can store it.

As long as we become Tun Tun rats and stockpile enough food and fodder, we won't be afraid of natural disasters.

……

Seeing his clansmen busy, his clone became idle. He had come along to guard against the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan.

But so far, the High Priest has not come.

Surely they won't just not come.

……

Within the Kyotake mountain range.

The two remaining Holy Envoy warriors, dragging their injured wings, flew north until they finally found their High Priest at the edge of the Blazing River Valley.

"The High Priest, the Mystic Spirit Master, has been killed."

Upon hearing this, the high priest immediately became anxious.

This is the only remaining peak-level Divine Realm expert in the clan.

"Didn't I tell you to be careful?"

"Where are the other tribesmen?!"

“They used a magical artifact that could release dozens or even hundreds of giant arrows. These arrows would explode after piercing the air. Along with the tribesmen who were monitoring Bifang, only the two of us were left.”

The high priest felt a little dizzy and short of breath.

After a few breaths, the high priest hurriedly spoke up, "Tell me quickly, how did they break through the Bifangbo tribe? Was it him who made the move!"

The two clansmen naturally knew who the 'he' the high priest was referring to was.

"Reporting to the High Priest, the Bifang tribe offered no resistance. We did not see the Bifang chieftain or the ancestor. Zhiyan used the kind of magical weapon that can fire explosive projectiles. After a barrage, the Bifang tribe was completely defeated."

"Trash, it's all trash!"

The high priest roared in anger, having planned to launch a sneak attack on the Blazing Flame Array if Shen Can went out.

After several encounters, he had figured it out: as long as Shen Can was inside the formation, he could forget about breaking through the Blazing Flame Formation.

Even if he doesn't attack the Blazing Flame Array, as long as he knows Shen Can's whereabouts, he can still launch a sneak attack.

Now look what's happened, a single Bifang didn't even put up a fight, it's truly useless.

"it's okay no problem."

Then, the high priest muttered to himself, as if trying to comfort himself.

"Besides Bifang, there are other tribes, and they all have fifth-tier techniques. I refuse to believe that among so many tribes, not a single one is useful!"

……

"High Priest, why are we fighting to the death here? Wouldn't it be better to just go to Yongyi and look for an opportunity?"

After the two clansmen rested to the side, Yu Cheng spoke up. In his opinion, the High Priest was being too passive by staying here.

Although this method is not impossible, as long as Shen Can takes action when attacking the various tribes of Yongyi, the clansmen stationed in Yongyi can return quickly.

The High Priest was confident that he could break through the Blazing Flame Array before Shen Can returned from Yongyi.

But the Bi Fangbo tribe proved one thing: the tribes of Yongyi were utterly useless!
"What do you know? These ants are no ordinary ants. That little beast deserves to die, and so do these ants!"

The high priest glanced at Yu Cheng, wishing he could strangle this good-for-nothing.

"Don't you see how many ants there are in Yongyi, and how many ants there are north and south of the Juyue Mountains? Among so many ants, which place has ants like this group?"
A bunch of ants are actually able to guard a fifth-order formation.

This group has already altered the cultivation environment of Yongyi for thousands of years. If they continue to exist, my Holy Envoy Clan will face great calamity sooner or later!

"Even ants can now devour elephants!"

The High Priest's words silenced Yu Cheng. He couldn't argue with the High Priest, so in his opinion, he had to start with Shen Can.

"High Priest, how about we try attacking the formation?"

The High Priest glanced at Yu Cheng. He didn't want to talk to this good-for-nothing. The High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan was already out of options.

If these words were spoken aloud, it would be a great disgrace to the great priests of all dynasties.

Several years ago, the High Priest stopped regarding Shen Can as a fourth-tier junior and began to regard him as a true rival.

Who could have imagined that the mighty Holy Envoy Clan would fall into such a state, forced to be so hesitant and unable to give up, by the ants they have raised?

Over the past few years, he has been repairing his injuries while refining the remaining fifth-tier magical artifact, the jade disc.

The goal was to deliver a devastating blow, either wiping out these ants or killing Shen Can.

If we eliminate Shen Can, we'll have a chance to slowly wear down the Blazing Flame Array.

If he breaks through the great formation, he will have a chance to snatch back the Luo Tian Pagoda, and then he will have a way to ambush Shen Can.

The reason he isn't taking action against the Blazing Flame Array right now is that he simply can't be sure whether Shen Can is inside the array.

As for scaring it by suspending the jade disc in mid-air to create the illusion of an explosion, once that's triggered, there's no chance to push it back down.

If Shen Can were inside the formation, his attempt to trigger the explosion of the jade wall would likely fail.

Without a fifth-tier magical artifact, he wouldn't be confident of defeating Shen Can. The Holy Envoy Clan couldn't afford to lose anymore.

Without using the jade disc, his ordinary fifth-tier techniques would be completely incapable of forcing Shen Can to take action.

The High Priest is currently in a dilemma.

All he wanted to do now was confirm whether Shen Can was inside the formation.

……

Inside the great formation, although Shen Can was in seclusion studying the fifth-order technique, he did not relax his efforts in the Great Witch Ceremony.

In his view, now that the old Xuan Turtle has gone out, the Grand Priest, a dignified fifth-order Grand Priest, should at least deal with the old Xuan Turtle if he doesn't attack the Blazing Flame Witch Array.

Otherwise, what was the point of blocking the blazing heat for five years?

That high priest was quite something; even though he had wiped out the Bifang with his blazing flames, he hadn't seen the high priest himself. Instead, a few fourth-tier holy envoys went to their deaths.

The absence of the High Priest didn't stop Shen Can from being busy.

Now, he no longer cares whether the Great Shaman appears or not, or why he doesn't appear.

Anyway, the longer it goes on, the better for Blazing Flame. If one day the High Priest can't even defeat the Blazing Flame Clan, that would be a bit ridiculous.

He had already read all of the fifth-order divine appearance method of the Chengtian Clan, the three-turn condensation appearance method obtained from the Changyou Bozhu, and the records of the construction of the beast appearance of the Holy Envoy Clan recorded during the blood sacrifice.

The methods of the Celestial Race are only for reference, while the Three Transformations Condensation Method is a cultivation method belonging to the Human Race.

Although it was only half a scroll of the method, it greatly inspired him.

The main point of this method is to condense the blood energy in the divine treasure three times, until the blood energy is condensed to the point that it is like mercury paste and can no longer be condensed. Then you can try to condense the 'form'.

As for how to solidify 'phase', please see the next volume.

As for the second volume, there is none.

However, the Divine Physiognomy Method of the Heavenly Clan also mentions that in order to condense a 'physiognomy', one's blood and qi must first be pure and refined.

In this respect, they arrive at the same conclusion by different means.

The Three-Transformation Condensation Method involves constructing a cycle through the Heavenly Veins and Divine Treasury, continuously absorbing external energy, further compressing the blood and qi within the body, and promoting condensation.

Shen Can thought the method wasn't wrong, it was just a bit crude.

These days, while waiting for the Grand Priest Ceremony, he is making further detailed deductions based on the Three-Transformation Phase Condensation Method.

The only problem is that the deduction process is somewhat slow and requires a significant amount of lifespan.

……

Under the cover of night, a flying boat sailed from the Luo River toward Bifang, carrying Huo Qi, Yan Jiang, and others.

During the years that Zhiyan was besieged by the Holy Envoy Clan, Huoqi scattered the vassal tribes of Jinyangshan Market and hid in the northern part of Ji.

Meanwhile, Yan Jiang and other young people had gone to the Luoshui tribe's territory before this, and in the past few years, they have managed the Luoshui region quite well.

The flying boat landed on Turtle City. The people on board didn't even blink; they couldn't believe that this was their clan's guardian beast.

"My goodness, this is practically a mobile war city."

"I wish I could rule such a war-torn city."

From the top of Turtle City, Volcano called out, "We've arrived. Everyone, come down."

"Clan leader."

Dozens of figures jumped off the flying boat, all of them at the Heavenly Vein Realm. Huo Qi was the last to disembark.

"Brother Ashan, it's been years, and you've become more and more like a clan leader."

Volcano patted Huoqi on the shoulder happily, "You've worked hard these past few years."

Huo Qi waved his hand, "What's so hard about it? I went to Luoshui to enjoy life three years ago. A Jiang and the others did all the work."

Volcano saw Yan Jiang and the others, nodded, and said, "Not bad, you haven't neglected your cultivation."

Yan Jiang bowed to the volcano, "Greetings, Clan Chief."

Volcano waved his hand. "Let's go, let's talk inside the hall."

The group entered the clan temple, which had been temporarily rebuilt in the territory of the Bifang clan.

“Ah Jiang, you did a good job in Luoshui. Luoshui is a good place. Before, those three old guys treated it as a blood-sucking pool and wasted it.”

Yan Jiang stood up and took out a jade slip.

"Clan leader, this is a detailed record of what Yan Jiang and the clansmen did in Luoshui. Please take a look."

Volcano accepted the jade slip and immersed his divine sense into it.

Now, thanks to Yan Jiang and the younger generation of Zhi Yan, Luoshui has become a land of plenty.

Taking advantage of its proximity to the Luo River and the abundant water resources, they cultivated large areas of rice paddies and developed three types of high-yield rice varieties.

Volcano put down the jade slip and looked at the group of young people from the clan who were following Yan Jiang. He said, "You have also done well. A Jiang mentioned it in the jade slip. You should be rewarded for your contributions."

"Leaving aside how the clan rewards merits, this is something I, as the clan leader, am giving to you personally."

As he spoke, Volcano took out a bunch of jade bottles from his magic bag and casually handed them to each person.

After the group put away the medicinal pills, Huoshan spoke up, "Ajiang, the reason I asked you to come here this time is to give you a task."

The tribe has taken in two million Bifang prisoners, and their next plan is to transform this area into a military farm. Your task is to achieve this goal.

"Oh, and also, Bifang has abundant fire energy, making it an excellent place for forging weapons. In the future, this place can be used to forge low-level witch weapons and farming tools. I'll leave all of that to you."

The decision to transfer Yan Jiang to Huoshan was made on a whim; he hadn't expected Yan Jiang to perform so well in Luoshui.

As the first among the third generation, he felt he needed to give Yan Jiang a proper trial.

Cultivation is important, but one shouldn't end up like him, having to learn everything about clan affairs on the spot after becoming the clan leader. Now, he often has to hold the jade slip at night to check for omissions and fill in gaps.

For example, before this, he only thought of turning the Bifang tribe into a farm, but after actually seeing the Bifang tribe's land, he suddenly realized that...

It would be such a waste to use such a wonderful geothermal resource only for farming.

He should have thought of this beforehand, but his mind was still a beat too slow.

He was forced into becoming the clan leader because he had no other choice; the previous Blazing Flame Tribe didn't have the time or resources to nurture him.

But he now has ample time to train the young people in his clan.

This time, he had already planned it out. He would arrange for the younger generation to manage the various tribal territories he conquered next, to give them experience, while the older folks would just stand by and watch over them.

As for whether there would be any problems, Volcano didn't care. He didn't believe that any problem could defeat his witch cannon and giant crossbow, which were specifically designed to deal with all kinds of problems.

He planned to stay in the Bifang tribe's territory for about ten days, and once he had sorted out the prisoners, he would break camp and capture Tianzheng directly.

"Don't worry, all the warriors above the Heavenly Vein level in the Bifang clan have already been selected."

……

Seven days later, on the morning of the third day, three flying boats raced towards the Bifang tribe's territory.

The flying boats raced each other, and as soon as they entered the territory of the Bifang tribe, voices clamored from the boats.

"Ancient Xiang, the lord of the Tianzheng Clan, pays his respects to the superior!"

"Gu Tianfang, the lord of the Tianzheng Clan, has come to beg for forgiveness from the higher authorities."

"Gu Yunlan, the lord of the Tianzheng Clan, requests an audience with the higher authorities."

The three Heavenly Demon Lords landed from the flying boat in unison, bringing with them a large amount of resources to the Bifang tribe's territory.

The three of them glared at each other, none of them willing to give in.

Suddenly, Gu Tianfang gritted his teeth and knelt down with a thud.

"Tian Zheng has committed heinous crimes and has come here to request the higher authorities to punish him!"

This kneeling made Gu Xiang and Gu Yunlan freeze in shock. You son of a bitch…

(End of this chapter)