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

Chapter 289 The Mysterious Bird Holy Spirit!

The Holy Envoy Clan's ancestral homeland is located in a secluded mountain range on the edge of the Eastern Great Swamp.

Without Lao Luwu's guidance, Shen Can really wouldn't have been able to find his way here.

The entire mountain range is adjacent to a large swamp and looks unremarkable. It is filled with a wild and desolate atmosphere and appears lush and green.

"This is it."

On a mountaintop, Lu Wu raised his tiger paw and pointed deep into the mountains, "Those who are not of their kind cannot trigger the great formation."

Shen Can looked up into the depths of the mountains, but could not see any trace of the formation.

"When I chased them all the way and blocked their door, I saw their people pass through the formation and disappear without a trace, and I couldn't follow them."

Upon hearing this, Shen Can became interested in the Holy Envoy Clan's grand formation.

Although he was quite knowledgeable about formations, the art of witchcraft was vast and boundless, and he still needed to keep learning.

After hearing Lu Wu's explanation, it seemed that the Holy Envoy Clan's great formation was a sorting formation, and people who were not of their bloodline could not pass through it.

This formation is quite valuable for research.

Chi Huo Lu Wu stared wide-eyed as it carefully searched the valley deep in the mountains. In its eyes, mountains were mountains and rocks were rocks, and it could not see any trace of an array.

After circling around a few times, Lu Wu found a place to continue refining the spirit fruit.

The spiritual energy of the fruit that had been swallowed had been mostly neutralized by the cold and yin energy, and it wouldn't be long before it was completely refined.

……

Deep within the mountains, in a place seemingly shrouded in a heavy mist, the witch array merged with the mountain terrain and the earth, and the witch's light was hidden within the earth.

No matter how well the magic array is concealed, after operating for a long time, it will eventually develop some leg ailments, just like an aging martial artist.

In Shen Can's eyes, a very faint aura of wind was leaking out from a part of the well-hidden base of the witch array, where it had been integrated with the mountain and land.

The leakage of energy caused by the problem with the array base did not affect the operation of the array in the slightest.

The densely packed shamanic scripts intertwined to form the divine shape of a large bird with outstretched wings, and the entrance to the Holy Envoy Clan's territory was located at the bird's beak.

The great bird-like deity's form flashed with magical light, as if it had been struck by lightning and was twitching and emitting light.

Interestingly, the Holy Envoy Clan is so close to each other that the great array protecting their territory is mainly composed of earth and wood.

……

The land of the Holy Envoys.

In the vast jungle, occasional cries could be heard, but the entire tribe's territory was deathly still.

The high priest had been missing for several years and the entire clan had searched and searched, but to no avail. In desperation, they had no choice but to give up the search.

Of course, this reluctant order was issued by Ancestor Yu Cheng, who also ordered the fourth-tier martial artists in the clan to return to the clan and not leave, and to open the clan treasury to take out resources for cultivation.

The lights inside the Bird's Nest Temple on the altar surrounded by jungle have never been extinguished, but only two fourth-level great witches are guarding the temple.

Outside the hall, Yu Cheng, who dwells inside the black bird stone statue, stands at the entrance like a stone pillar, and has not moved for several years.

At the entrance to the grotto, a hundred-zhang-long stone gate carved with black bird patterns stands, behind which is a long stone path.

On both sides of the stone path are dense ancient trees.

Two Saint Envoy Clan warriors at the Divine Realm level were guarding a large tree near the stone gate, their two bird claws gripping the tree trunk, their heads tucked into their large wings, fast asleep.

After becoming confident in their worship of the Holy Spirit, the bloodline of the Holy Envoy Clan began to transform into that of the avian race, and they also developed the same habits and states of cultivation as wild beasts.

The black bird pattern on the stone gate suddenly lit up, like flashing lightning, winding and spreading out to form a circular halo.

A light flashed, and one leg stepped in.

Shen Can entered with an air of nonchalance.

Without making a sound or being obstructed, they silently entered the territory of the Holy Envoy Clan.

The two holy messenger deities, who were on guard duty in the large trees on both sides of the stone path, were still fast asleep, completely unaware of what was happening.

Shen Can glanced at the sleeping human-bird, then his figure soared into the air, his powerful divine sense sweeping across the surroundings, taking in the entire scene.

In the jungle on both sides, you can see bird nests hanging in the trees, with birds resting inside.

There were piles of animal bones under the tree, and some human bones as well.

From houses to bird nests, from the ground to trees, everything demonstrates that the Holy Envoy Clan has long since separated from the human race, both in terms of bloodline and cognition.

Looking ahead, amidst the surrounding jungle, an altar stands like a mountain, receiving the worship of all the Holy Messengers.

Since he wasn't discovered, Shen Can didn't take any action.

He planned to sneak up quietly and give the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan a big surprise.

The Holy Envoy Clan has repeatedly gone to Blazing Flame to capture him, but this time he has come in person.

He first captured the two fourth-tier Saint Envoys guarding the main gate, and then quietly led them out of the Saint Envoy clan's territory.

Half an hour later, the entrance gate lit up with witchcraft again, and Shen Can walked in once more.

As for the fourth-tier Saint Envoys who were taken away by both ends, after his divine sense seized their memories, they became snacks for Chi Huo Lu Wu.

By searching the memories of the two gatekeepers of the Holy Envoy Clan, Shen Can learned that the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan had disappeared and had not returned.

Back then at Mount Ao, the High Priest of the Holy Envoy Clan was blasted to the point of being reduced to a remnant soul, which was then carried away by a streak of black bird light.

Logically speaking, they should have returned long ago.

At that time, when the clone wanted to completely destroy the High Priest, it was hit by the blue light of the Black Bird and was seriously injured. Its internal organs were displaced, and it took more than ten years to recover.

However, on the other hand, since Xuan Niao Qing Guang couldn't even kill its clones, it's probably normal that it didn't bring back the Great Priest.

The Holy Envoy Clan searched for a long time but could not find their High Priest, so they had no choice but to seal off their territory.

Currently, the Holy Envoy Clan is led by Yu Cheng.

If Shen Can hadn't come in person, he wouldn't have believed that the Holy Envoy Clan could have become like this, with only a severely injured fifth-tier beast left in the steward's house.

Using his divine sense, Shen Can easily avoided the active Holy Envoy Clan and reached the area beneath the altar.

The gray-white altar exudes an air of antiquity, and is covered with murals.

The murals cover a considerable area and all depict scenes of sacrificial rites to the Holy Spirit, differing only in the race of the beings being sacrificed.

There were humans, the Huan Tou tribe, the Pierced Chest tribe with holes in their chests, and all sorts of wild beasts, including the Kui Niu.

The images on the murals all demonstrate the power of the "Holy Spirit".

The only downside is that it's too old; the stones used to build the altar are covered in cracks, and the murals are worn out in some places.

Shen Can circled the altar twice, his divine sense covering the area above it, sensing that the temple on the altar was rejecting his divine sense.

Outside the altar's main gate stands a statue of a black bird, its aura restrained yet concealing a familiar presence.

That fifth-rank member of the Holy Envoy Clan.

Only after truly advancing to the fifth rank did Shen Can realize just how vast the gap was between the fourth and fifth ranks; it was a transformation of one's life level.

The Holy Envoy Clan mainly relies on external forces, so their transformation at the level of life is not complete; it can even be said that there is only quantitative change without qualitative change.

This fifth-tier monster couldn't even defeat the weakest fifth-tier spirit in the cave.

In other words, it's about showing off in Yongyi, a place without a fifth rank.

Because the Bird's Nest Temple was shrouded in a mysterious energy, Shen Can did not forcibly use his divine sense to probe it.

He had long heard of the Holy Spirit, as the Holy Tribe called him, and was rather reluctant to get too close to the Holy Spirit.

Judging from the state of the Holy Apostles, it seems the Holy Spirit hasn't manifested for a long time.

It seems that the Marquis of Yongshan took drastic measures back then, and the results were remarkable.

Shen Can's figure rushed up the altar and stood in front of the black bird statue in an instant.

His divine sense transformed into a beam and rushed directly into the stone statue.

"Still sleeping? I'm here to collect your food!"

Yu Cheng, inside the stone statue, seemed to have awakened from a nightmare.

In his divine state, he could see much more clearly than with the naked eye.

Even as a remnant soul, he could never forget the person who had attacked him.

When Yu Cheng sensed Shen Can standing in front of him, he was somewhat taken aback.

It thought it was dreaming, after all, in this dazed state, the only thing it was chanting was Shen Can.

It was all because of Shen Can that he became this remnant soul.

"you!"

Suddenly, Yu Cheng realized what was happening.

He was guarding outside the clan's altar, so how did Shen Can end up on the altar?

puff!
Yu Cheng's reaction and his annihilation were frozen together. Shen Can's powerful divine sense surged into the stone statue like a great river.

Even if Yu Cheng were in his prime, let alone in his current remnant soul state, his spiritual sense wouldn't even be as strong as Lu Wu's, let alone Shen Can's.

In an instant, the remnant soul of Yu Cheng inside the stone statue was washed away into countless strands. Yu Cheng's will was annihilated into nothingness, leaving behind a mass of ownerless soul power with memories.

While suppressing Yu Cheng, Shen Can also turned his gaze into the temple.

Before the two fourth-tier priests of the Holy Envoy Clan could even speak, their divine senses felt as if they had been struck by a giant mountain.

The two men groaned and collapsed, blood streaming from their seven orifices. Shen Can walked around the temple again, but finding nothing amiss, he cautiously entered the temple.

Inside the temple, a bronze mythical bird statue soared into the sky, standing nine zhang tall, its eyes looking down with disdain.

Upon entering the temple, one will be looked down upon by the statues of gods.

Although it was a bronze statue, the moment Shen Can looked up at it, his mind seemed to be captivated by the statue's eyes.

A blue light enveloped his consciousness, as if billions of blue runes were manifesting and scattered around him like stars.

It's like gazing at a clear starry sky. He looks up at the sky in the vast wilderness, where the stars are dazzling, but he is as small and boundless as a grain of sand in the Ganges.

But this feeling only lasted for a moment before Shen Can broke free.

Humanity's insignificance is not its fault; even an ant can shake the heavens.

Even first and second-tier warriors in the Blazing Flame Realm can assist in the operation of a fifth-tier grand formation. Ordinary people without wizarding talent can inscribe basic wizarding runes and symbols.

Moreover, these are just the beginning; insignificance is not eternal.

The feeling of reverence that the bronze bird statue evoked was shattered by Shen Can.

"The Holy Spirit is indeed not dead."

Although he had broken free from the constraints and the feeling of having to worship, Shen Can was not happy.

He had just sensed the continued presence of the Holy Spirit amidst the countless star-like shamanic texts.

The Marquis of Yongshan failed.

However, the state of the Holy Spirit is probably not much better.

Otherwise, the Holy Emissaries, who are so loyal to the Holy Spirit as his dogs, wouldn't have ended up in this state if the Holy Spirit had just thrown them a bone.

Clearly, the Holy Spirit is currently preoccupied with his own affairs.

But eight thousand years have passed, and no one can say for sure what the Holy Spirit is like now.

According to the memories of the two Divine Envoys from the Divine Realm that were previously seized, the Divine Envoys had not received much blessing from the Holy Spirit since the time of Marquis Yongshan.

The sacrifice held every two hundred years, during which the Holy Spirit statue receives divine light, is merely a routine blessing and does not bring much benefit to the Holy Envoy Clan.

The reason why the Holy Envoy Clan has declined so much in recent years is that they have run out of dog food.

If things continue like this, even without Shen Can's intervention, once the Great Priest and Yu Cheng pass away, the Holy Envoy Clan will likely decline to the point where they have no more fifth-tier members.

The spiritual practice of the Holy Envoy Clan relies almost entirely on the blessings of the Holy Spirit; without these blessings, their spiritual practice would cease.

After breaking free from the aura of the Black Bird statue that compelled him to bow down and worship, Shen Can looked at the statue again and saw it much more clearly.

The statues are covered with shamanic script.

These shamanic scripts are layered upon layered, not just on the surface, but countless layers from the inside out.

Every now and then, the shamanic script would light up, forming a surging, cyan jade-like ribbon that would flow around the statue.

These shamanic scripts are not limited to the wind attribute found on the Holy Envoy race, but encompass many attributes such as the Five Elements, wind, and thunder.

In the memories of the Holy Envoy Clan's Divine Hidden Warriors, this statue could devour all kinds of offerings and communication jade slips.

Only now did Shen Can realize that the Spirit Shepherds of the Holy Envoy Clan actually did go out to inspect Yongyi every so often.

The Holy Envoy Clan's wings and pupil techniques are all for the purpose of patrolling Yongyi.

During each inspection, the mountains and rivers, various tribes, wild beasts and birds that were seen were all imprinted on the jade slips.

Then, during the high priest's prayer, the jade slip would be swallowed by the idol.

This is an ancestral precept of the Holy Messenger Clan, dating back eight thousand years: to inspect Yongyi and inform the Holy Spirit of the current state of Yongyi.

As Kui Ling Hu Tu Dan mentioned before, the nest of the Xuan Niao Holy Spirit is located in the far east of the Ju Yue Mountains.

Previously, when Chi Huo Lu Wu took him to the underground cave, Shen Can immediately suspected that the underground cave was the nest of the Xuan Niao Holy Spirit.

However, after entering the underground cave with Chi Huo Lu Wu this time, the cold and gloomy atmosphere inside was completely different from the aura of the Xuan Niao Holy Spirit at this moment.

Of course, it is also possible that the great battle of that year shaped the current landscape of the underground cave, with the Black Bird Holy Spirit hiding even deeper within it.

But these are all just speculations.

Shen Can was thinking of taking Kui Ling to the underground cave next time. Kui Ling said that its mother was in the nest of the Xuan Bird Holy Spirit.

If they are close enough, the mother and child can sense each other.

Regardless of how vast the cave is, let's take Kui Ling and give it a try first.

He didn't know how terrifying the Xuan Bird's methods were, but since even the Marquis of Yongshan, who possessed the strength of the seventh rank, had gone and never returned, he dared not be careless.

Based on the situation of the Holy Envoy Clan, it is entirely possible to deduce the power of the Marquis of Yongshan back then. Although he did not kill the Black Bird, he probably inflicted unbearable injuries on it.

Next, we must develop rapidly before the Black Bird recovers.

Otherwise, the Xuan Bird, having suffered a severe blow from the Marquis of Yongshan, would likely want to wipe out all the humans in Yongyi as soon as it returns.

Judging from the current situation, the reason why the Black Bird had the Holy Envoy Clan investigate Yongyi every few decades was probably because they were afraid that a new powerful figure would rise in Yongyi.

The Holy Envoy clan would imprint the scene of their inspection of Yongyi on jade slips, and then offer it to the Holy Spirit through a divine statue.

Shen Can saw another problem in this: teleportation and communication.

The witchcraft tradition of the Yongyi people is actually quite poor; even he is only at the mid-stage of the fourth rank of Great Witch.

Of course, this is related to his focus on martial arts cultivation over the past few decades. Compared to witchcraft cultivation, martial arts can be practiced step by step once the techniques are available.

However, the cultivation of witchcraft does not have pure techniques; it relies on a strong divine sense. Shen Can plans to carefully study the cultivation of witchcraft next.

Even if he wanted to deduce the use of witchcraft such as communication and teleportation out of thin air, it would be difficult.

But if there are references, then it's a different story.

From this perspective, the value of this Black Bird statue is immense.

This is something that cannot be brought back to the tribe; Shen Can understands this principle very well.

If something is left in its place and nothing seems amiss, then it shouldn't be moved easily, even if it's just a stone.

Only in this way can the system maintain its original operation.

Not to mention, the idol is connected to the Black Bird Holy Spirit.

Don't move it, or you'll wake the Black Bird.

In addition, only those with strong willpower are allowed to see the statues of gods; otherwise, they are easily drawn into worship by the statues.

Once you develop reverence for the idols, you're not far from becoming a member of the Holy Apostle Clan.

However, if one can withstand the baptism of the Black Bird statue, it will greatly help one's consciousness and will.

Shen Can walked out of the temple and came to the back of the altar. After walking through it, he saw a chasm that divided the Holy Envoy's territory into two parts.

Beyond the chasm lies a vast wilderness, with mountains and rivers stretching to the deepest part of the land.

After crossing the ravine, Shen Can discovered that a large number of wild beasts lived in the mountains behind the ravine. Although there were no fourth-order beasts, there were many wild beast groups such as the Rift Mountain Kui and the Great Horned Deer.

The entire territory was vast, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles. There were still some remaining traces of houses in the mountains and fields, indicating that the Holy Envoy Clan had lived there.

The Holy Envoy Clan has approximately one million members, but they occupy less than one percent of the entire cave-heaven's size; the rest of the land is inhabited by wild beasts.

Clearly, these wild beasts are part of their food source.

Currently, there are 23 fourth-tier warriors remaining in the Holy Envoy Clan, all of whom are at the early stage of the fourth tier.

Shen Can did not kill these Holy Envoys; he currently controls the entire Holy Envoy Clan's grotto-heaven.

Eliminating the Holy Envoy Clan would be the least profitable approach; he needed to carefully consider how to maximize the Holy Envoy Clan's interests.

Returning to the altar, Shen Can saw the black bird statue standing there, the residual soul power of Yu Cheng had not completely dissipated.

Looking at the stone statue, Shen Can suddenly had a thought: could the Three-Headed Clone Technique control the stone statue as a clone?

……

Yongyi is a place where cloud land and marsh land meet, with a mountain range stretching for thousands of miles.

A flock of grey-feathered eagles flew over the mountains, with a dozen or so carrying small prey in their talons, heading towards a cliff two thousand feet high.

The Grey-feathered Eagle is a common wild beast in the Great Wilderness. Its bloodline is average, but after reaching adulthood, it has a chance to become a third-tier wild bird.

This tribe prefers to live in groups and will migrate with their prey.

There is a clear hierarchy within the group, with male eagles responsible for hunting and guarding, and female eagles responsible for incubating eggs and raising offspring.

On the cliff face, the wind howled through the caves, and cooing and chirping sounds emanated from them.

Inside the thick cave, in nests built of thick weeds, female eagles were incubating their eggs.

One of the female eagles had eyes that were different from the other female eagles, gleaming with a human-like light.

Its gray fur had long since fallen off, and its fleshy barbs were covered with peck marks.

Beside it, two gray-feathered eagles were watching it, and if it did anything unusual, they would peck at it fiercely.

Every time he tried to fight back, the energy in his body felt like it was filled with lead; not only could he not unleash it, but it also made his frail body susceptible to the point of collapse.

"Holy Spirit, your mother ****"

There has been no update. In the previous chapter, regarding the hesitation upon seeing the bones, the author intended to express that the discovery occurred before the reader could see clearly. The unclear description led to ambiguity. The readers' comments are gone; they were not deleted, but rather automatically removed after I edited the content.

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