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

Chapter 286 The Underground Cave (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Seeing this piece of meat, Shen Can once again felt the poverty of Chi Huo Lu Wu.

Although he was poor, he possessed martial arts supernatural abilities, allowing him to draw upon the source energy within source stones and low-level witch medicines.

Given the same resources, he was able to improve significantly, while Lu Wu's cultivation progress was probably only one or two percent of his.

As Lu Wu spewed out flames, the sizzling flesh of the monster burned, and gusts of yin and cold energy collided with the yang flames, turning into billowing black smoke.

The chill emanating from the monster's flesh was not merely cold; it was also imbued with a foul and deathly aura.

Shen Can had seen mountain spirits and monsters when he was in Daidi.

The spirit of Kedaidi has a very weak body and no physical form. It is clear that the fifth-order spirit has undergone a great transformation and has begun to grow flesh and blood.

Although Shen Can had never eaten the flesh of the spirit monster that Lu Wu treasured, it didn't look very appetizing.

Whose good meat is sizzling and puffing up black smoke?

Seeing Chi Huo Lu Wu grilling meat, Shen Can thought that he couldn't let the conversation fall flat, so he immediately said, "Fifth-tier spirits are really rare. Beast King, you have some good skills to be able to extract meat from spirits."

Upon hearing this, Chi Huo Lu Wu paused for a moment, and the crimson flames that were scorching the monster's flesh dimmed slightly.

However, he immediately realized what was happening and put the fire back on to grill the meat.

Shen Can immediately realized that this was bad news. He had tried to make conversation but ended up touching on a sore spot and hitting Lu Wu where it hurt.

This piece of monster flesh was torn off from a fifth-tier monster by Crimson Fire Lu Wu decades ago when he entered the underground cave.

It ate more than half of it to heal its wounds, and now only this little bit is left.

To be honest, it's not enough for one person and one beast to eat, but Crimson Fire Lu Wu really doesn't have anything else to offer.

Lu Wu said, "There are some ordinary spirits in some places in the Giant Mountain Range, but fifth-order spirits can only be found in the underground caves."

"That place is dangerous; even fifth-tier beings like you and me could easily get trapped there if we're not careful."

"May I ask where this underground cave is?"

Shen Can immediately asked a question. He had just advanced to the fifth rank and was a complete novice among fifth-rank beings.

The reason he dragged Lu Wu to stay and drink was simply to infiltrate the fifth-tier circle and gather information from the senior members.

Lu Wu may have been poor, but he lived a long time!
At this moment, Shen Can saw the questioning look in Lu Wu's eyes, and he immediately said, "I have only recently advanced to the fifth rank, and there are some things I still need to learn from you. I hope you will be kind enough to enlighten me, senior."

Lu Wu didn't pay attention to Shen Can's refined words; what it heard was Shen Can mentioning that he had only recently advanced in cultivation.

It was unfamiliar with the Blazing Flame Tribe, whose cave was far away. In the past, it had not been particularly interested in the habitats of humans and other races north and south of the Giant Mountain Range.

If it weren't for the giant pillar of starlight that stretches across the night sky, Chi Huo Lu Wu wouldn't have appeared here.

"To have such a physique so soon after your promotion is truly remarkable. I have never seen a human with such vigorous blood and energy, like a descendant of a giant beast from the mountains and seas."

Red Fire Luwu didn't ask when Shen Can had advanced. It sensed that Shen Can's blood and energy were so abundant that it couldn't see any signs of weakness after advancing. It must have been several decades since Shen Can advanced.

It's also possible that it has advanced for one or two hundred years.

A hundred or two hundred years is indeed not a long time; it's not much different from being promoted to a higher level.

"The underground cave is a dangerous place deep in the Juyue Mountains. It is unknown how it was formed, but it suddenly appeared eight thousand years ago."

The source energy on both sides of the Juyue Mountain Range was absorbed by this underground cave, resulting in insufficient source energy of heaven and earth, making it difficult to advance to the fifth rank, and making fifth-rank precious medicines even rarer.

On the contrary, the underground cave is rich in source energy, and one can even find fifth-order precious medicines.

The precious medicines produced there are not only protected by spirits, but their medicinal properties are also the same as those spirits—they are of the yin and cold nature.

At this point, Red Fire Lu Wu scratched its head with its paw; what it hated most were precious medicines with the Yin and cold attributes.

Even so, they couldn't get anything and were beaten out by the monsters.

It's not that it's weak, but rather that there are many monsters in the cave, and once a big commotion breaks out, it's very easy to attract a monster horde.

The last time I was beaten up, it was because the commotion was too great and attracted too many monsters, which alarmed the three fifth-level monsters.

……

"The underground cave."

After muttering something to himself, Shen Can immediately asked, "Where exactly is this underground cave located?"

"It's located in the eastern part of the Juyue Mountains."

Chi Huo Lu Wu's words reminded Shen Can of the location of the Xuan Niao's lair.

Kui Ling had mentioned before that the Black Bird's lair was in the eastern part of the Giant Mountain Range, but this little idiot didn't know its exact location.

"That place is very cold and damp; you can find it by following the mountains eastward."

"No way, you haven't even checked on it for decades since you advanced to the fifth rank?"

As Crimson Fire Luwu spoke, it thought that this human seemed quite decent, and considering that it wanted to gather source energy for its array, it should offer some compliments.

Having lived for so many years, it was also interested in things outside the Giant Mountain Range when it was young, so it had been to human territories and knew that humans liked to flatter.

What's wrong with saying a few nice words for the sake of the formation?

At such close range, Chi Huo Lu Wu could sense the change in Shen Can's expression.

Immediately, I realized that what I said was right.

"The Beast King has misunderstood."

"There's no misunderstanding. Your vital energy is as robust as mountains and seas..."

"I mean I just advanced to the fifth rank less than a year ago."

"..."

Chi Huo Lu Wu's eyes widened in astonishment; even a descendant of Lu Wu was stunned.

It wasn't long before he shattered its fiery sun with a single punch, and then blasted it away with a second palm strike. You said you've only been at the fifth rank for a year.

One year, no, less than a year.

At this point, why worry about a few more months?
After a long silence, Chi Huo Lu Wu spoke, "Don't call me Beast King, you are the Beast King."

It is said that humans are physically weak, but it did not sense the slightest bit of weakness from Shen Can; he was even stronger than it, a descendant of Lu Wu.

It seems that this beast king of the Giant Mountain Range is somewhat weak.

"Meat, eat meat!"

Feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Shen Can grabbed the monster meat that Lu Wu had been roasting with Crimson Fire, cut it in half, and tossed a portion to Lu Wu.

Chi Huo Lu Wu swallowed it in one gulp and chewed it twice. Although he had known for a long time that monster meat was not tasty, it tasted extremely unpleasant at this moment.

After swallowing it whole, it watched as Shen Can tore off a piece and chewed it slowly, and said, "This meat is a bit tough on my teeth."

Seeing Lu Wu devour the monster meat in one gulp and stare at him with wide eyes, Shen Can also swallowed the meat in one bite and said, "It's a bit tough. When we catch a new one, we'll let the Beast King taste the cooking skills of my Blazing Flame Tribe."

"Beast King, your subordinate, the Wild Beast Lord, is currently healing and will need some time. Could you take me to the underground cave?"

Chi Huo Lu Wu glanced at Lei Yu Xuan Que. There were several peak fourth-tier wild beasts in the Giant Mountain Range, some of which had better bloodlines than Xuan Que.

The reason it allowed a late-stage fourth-tier Xuanque to follow it was mainly because the Xuanque had saved it when it was a cub.

Therefore, Chi Huo Lu Wu has always protected the Xuan Que lineage.

“Yes, if we join forces, we can definitely take down a fifth-tier monster.”

In Chi Huo's view, the monsters in the underground cave are not particularly strong in terms of combat power among the fifth tier. However, they are numerous, and the environment is particularly suitable for monsters to live in, giving them a geographical advantage.

Seeing how much Chi Huo Lu Wu cared for Xuan Que, Shen Can felt increasingly at ease.

"By the time you and I get back, this little sparrow's injuries might be almost healed."

Immediately afterwards, Shen Can instructed Elder Huo Zhang to properly treat Xuan Que's injuries.

A late-stage fourth-tier Xuan Que is dispensable, but a fifth-tier Crimson Fire Lu Wu is worth trying to 'reform', not to mention that Lu Wu is the beast king of the Giant Mountain Range, with his own veins and beasts.

Moreover, this Lu Wu seems to act in the same way as humans, valuing emotions quite a bit.

Let's get on with the task of carrying guns together first.

The man and the beast transformed into streaks of light and disappeared outside the Blazing Flame Clan's territory, heading east towards the Giant Mountain Range.

"There is also a fat relic in the mountains. This guy controls the plague and is very unfriendly to your human race."

On the way, Chi Huo Lu Wu spoke up, "Of course, this old thing and I don't get along either. We've fought many times over the years. If I hadn't been protected by the Supreme Yang Beast Fire, I would probably have been infected by its plague long ago."

Through Chi Huo Lu Wu's words, Shen Can learned about this fat remnant.

Indeed, they are a formidable enemy of the human race.

This fat relic enjoys spreading plagues and then absorbing the plague energy to cultivate. He commands many plague beasts.

Most of the time, these plague beasts hide in secluded, dark places such as cliffs and caves.

"Back in Cloud River Valley, this old fellow caused your human race to lie dead for hundreds of thousands of miles, and he really sucked up a lot of plague."

When the word "Feiyi" was mentioned, a look of savagery and murderous intent, typical of wild beasts, appeared in Chi Huo Lu Wu's eyes.

"Not long ago, I was ambushed by this old man. If it weren't for my Supreme Yang Fire restraining a part of Fei Yi's power, I might have already met my demise."

"This old guy is about to advance to the mid-stage of the fifth rank."

At this point, Chi Huo Lu Wu looked at Shen Can and said, "It is truly a fortunate event for both of us that you have advanced to the fifth rank at this time."

Otherwise, once Fei Yi advances to the mid-stage of the fifth rank, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for me to suppress it.

When Akahiko Rikugo said that, he wasn't lying.

For humanity, plague is a catastrophe. And the fat remnants that can spread plague truly deserve to die.

Once the plague spreads, just as Chi Huo Lu Wu said before, it could turn hundreds of thousands of miles into a dead zone, which is far more devastating than any large-scale battle.

Cloud Valley is located in the northeast direction of the Giant Mountain Range and is also a place where humans live and reproduce.

However, judging from what Chi Huo Lu Wu said, the situation in Yunhe Valley, which has experienced a great plague, is probably not very good now.

North of the Juyue Mountains, from west to east, there are four regions: Cangshan, Daidi, Xuankongze, and Yunhe Valley.

South of the Juyue Mountains, from west to east, there are three regions: Tianjiang, Yongyi, and Tianze.

Among them, Daidi, Xuankongze, Yunhe Valley, and Yongyi are places with a large human population, and the other races are small in scale and not as large as the humans.

The Guanxiong tribe lives in Cangshan, the Mujiang tribe lives in Tianjiang, and the Huantou tribe lives in Tianze.

The Huan Tou tribe, who live south of Yongyi, actually came from Tianze in the east.

To the east of Yongyi lives the Great Marsh of Xiangliu, which is actually part of the Heavenly Marsh, except that this body of water is extremely vast.

It partially encloses Yongyi from the east and south.

The Huan Tou tribe south of Yongyi is a branch of the Huan Tou tribe of Tianze.

Don't say that the Fei Yi only recognizes humans; the Huan Tou tribe also experienced the Great Plague.

Fortunately, the spread of the plague requires certain conditions. The natural condition is after a flood, and the acquired condition is after a large-scale war.

Just as the Earthworms and Owls roam the human territory, humans also inhabit the territories inhabited by other races, although their numbers are much smaller than those of the dominant races in those territories.

In addition, in the vast jungles between these regions, there are also various ethnic groups, both human and non-human.

Many desolate places are not devoid of life, but their numbers are few. Coupled with the treacherous terrain and harsh environment, it is difficult for anyone without a powerful martial artist to leave these isolated places.

……

The Giant Mountain Range stretches for millions of miles from east to west, and it takes millions of miles to travel from Zhiyan to the underground cave.

The two didn't just rush on their way; they would rest when they got tired, keeping themselves at their peak combat strength.

Given the scarcity of fifth-tier resources, it's best to avoid engaging in combat with other fifth-tier beings unless it's a matter of life and death, or for acquiring cultivation resources.

Even without injury, it takes a long time to replenish the lost blood and energy.

If you get injured, it's fine if you can take a piece of flesh from your opponent beforehand, but if your opponent takes a piece of flesh from you, then you've lost big time.

Shen Can thought of the bird that was the high priest of the Holy Envoy Clan. After he injured it, the bird reappeared with its injuries not fully healed.

"Beast King, have you ever heard of the Holy Envoy Clan?"

You mean that scruffy bird!

Chi Huo Lu Wu said coldly, "Back then, they were hunting auspicious beasts all over my Juyue Mountain Range. I went to their doorstep and attacked them. If it weren't for the great formation guarding their cave entrance, I would have already stormed in."

"The Beast King knows the Holy Envoy Clan's lair."

Shen Can was overjoyed; this really came without any effort at all.

Ever since his clone destroyed the physical body of the Holy Envoy Clan's High Priest in the Aoshan Clan's territory, and his remnant soul was taken away by the "Holy Spirit" blue light, his whereabouts have been unknown ever since.

Over the years, Zhiyan has remained on guard against sneak attacks from the Holy Envoy Clan, but so many years have passed and the Holy Envoy Clan has never appeared again.

"Have a grudge?"

Chi Huo Lu Wu glanced at Shen Can.

"A deep-seated grudge!"

In an instant, Shen Can felt that the level of goodwill between him and Chi Huo Lu Wu had gone from initial acquaintance to a stage of resonance.

Then, Shen Can added, "I am very good at breaking formations."

Chi Huo Lu Wu thought for a moment and said, "I'm good at fighting."

It didn't know how to describe it, but after Shen Can finished talking about his feud with the Holy Envoy Clan, it found Shen Can increasingly pleasing to the eye.

"After we went to the underground cave, we'll come back and deal with the Holy Envoy Clan."

"Fuck him, oh no, fuck his ass!"

……

"The Beast King is indeed magnanimous, even protecting auspicious beasts."

"It's not that I'm protecting the auspicious beast, but rather that my inherited memories record that I should protect the auspicious beast. I don't know why I have such inherited memories."

Red Fire Lu Wu is also a straightforward beast; he says whatever comes to mind.

As wild beasts advance in their cultivation, a portion of their inherited information is unlocked within their bloodline, a process that Shen Can find incredibly tempting.

"Your Excellency will have no problem hunting wild beasts in the future. However, you should try to let auspicious beasts go. Although I don't know why I have such memories, they may have been passed down through bloodlines. I imagine there must be some unknown secrets behind them."

There are not many fourth-tier auspicious beasts in the Giant Mountain Range, only five, and the highest one is only at the mid-stage of the fourth tier.

There were quite a few third-tier ones, but as for the exact number, Chi Huo Lu Wu didn't bother to count them.

"Beast King, rest assured, my clan has three fourth-tier auspicious beasts, one of which also has a whole clan."

Shen Can was referring to the four-colored deer, the azure phoenix, and the little dragonfish.

That's right, the little dragonfish has also advanced to the fourth tier.

"Although I am known as the Beast King in the Giant Mountain Range, there are actually only about forty fourth-tier wild beasts that truly obey my commands. The rest of the wild beasts obey the Snow Beast and the Fei Yi respectively."

In addition, there are some fourth-tier wild beasts that do not obey the orders of any fifth-tier beast kings.

In my eyes, there are no members of my kind in the mountains.

Upon hearing this, Shen Can understood.

Chi Huo Lu Wu was telling him that hunting was perfectly acceptable in the Wild Beast Mountain Range, and that the kin it acknowledged were merely its own bloodline descendants.

As for the other Luwu who share the same bloodline, they are food in its eyes.

Of course, since Chi Huo Lu Wu said that he has more than forty fourth-tier wild beasts under his command, these are his subordinates and cannot be touched.

……

When the man and the beast arrived outside the cave, it was noon.

The intense sunlight shone down, but it couldn't penetrate the chilly mist in the jungle outside the cave.

The entrance to the crypt is in the middle of the jungle, which covers the surrounding area for thousands of miles.

The forest is filled with dark green trees, each one at least a hundred feet tall, with many exceeding a thousand feet in height.

A chilling aura constantly rose from the jungle, giving the seemingly lush forest a deathly atmosphere.

From within the forest, a plaintive, weeping sound rang out—the cry of a spirit.

"The jungle outside the cave is alright; my divine sense is only weakened by 10%. But once I enter the cave, it will be weakened by 30%. As for what's inside, I don't know, and I've never been there."

"There are already fifth-tier monsters on the outskirts of the cave?"

Shen Can sensed it with his divine sense and found that his divine sense had indeed been weakened to some extent, but it was not as weak as Chi Huo Lu Wu had said, reaching one-tenth of his overall divine sense.

Having gone through the Nine Revolutions of Condensation to advance to the fifth rank, and having consumed ten to twenty thousand years of lifespan every day to refine his cultivation technique during that period, Shen Can's divine sense has now reached 14,600 zhang.

At this moment, weakened by the jungle in front of them, they were only suppressed by a little over six hundred feet.

He still possessed a divine consciousness spanning fourteen thousand feet.

After his consciousness entered the jungle, Shen Can saw streaks of light moving through it.

These low-level spirits have no physical form and seem to lack intelligence, wandering around aimlessly.

Red Fire Lu Wu was the first to enter the jungle, a place it had visited many times before.

Although I always get beaten up and kicked out, there are precious medicines and fifth-tier monsters here, so I have to come even if I get beaten up.

As Lu Wu of Crimson Fire released his divine sense, Shen Can clearly sensed that Lu Wu's divine sense was about 8,100 feet long.

Based on this calculation, Chi Huo Lu Wu's divine sense should be around nine thousand feet.

"Let's go, I know the location of a fifth-tier precious herb."

Chi Huo Lu Wu went first, his scorching flames sweeping out, instantly turning the surrounding monsters into nothingness.

……

Three thousand miles inside the cave, in a valley about a hundred feet in size.

The outer jungle was filled with giant, dark blue trees, but once inside the cave, it transformed into a black jungle no more than a hundred feet tall, with even the ground being black.

Within the valley, countless spirits, large and small, lay prostrate, their bodies shimmering with an eerie light that flickered and vanished with each breath.

Inside the valley, a small tree about two zhang tall took root in the black soil.

The sapling was gnarled and twisted, its leaves covered with fine, blood-red veins, and shaped like a full moon.

Hanging on the treetop is a fist-sized, bluish-green fruit, and faintly, a blood-red mist seems to flow from its surface.

"See this? It's this."

“I’ve been watching this for hundreds of years.”

“Take it down, and we’ll take half of each beast.”

(End of this chapter)