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

Chapter 310 Fortune's wheel turns, and I was sacrificed by someone else!
Both of them worship the Black Bird, but the Holy Envoy Clan became more and more degenerate the more they worshipped it, so how come the Pu Clan became more and more powerful the more they worshipped it?
At this moment, Shen Can realized that he had misunderstood.

He looked again at the mottled body of the Black Bird stone statue. His divine sense did not reach the statue's eyes, but instead examined the statue's base.

After an inspection, it was discovered that the statue had been standing there for at most a thousand years.

Shen Can checked the bone fragments in the valley again and found that some of the fragments still had traces of blood.

This suggests that the Jin Yang clan's worship of the Black Bird must have been recent.

The Jin Yang clan rose to power more than a thousand years ago and successively occupied four of the six domains of the ancient kingdom. Did they receive any favors from the Xuan Bird during this period?

It wasn't difficult to confirm this: the Holy Envoy Clan received the blessing of the Black Bird Clan, which gradually changed the original bloodline of the human race.

The Ruopu tribe also received corresponding blessings, which will inevitably lead to some changes.

Having obtained no further information, Shen Can quietly withdrew from the area. He sensed a powerful aura emanating from the main hall outside the mountains.

There was also an array operating inside the main hall. Based on preliminary assessment, it should be an auxiliary array with the function of gathering source energy.

Inside the towering hall, the golden elemental energy gathered into a lake, within which a circular witch array continuously operated.

In the center of the witch formation stood a tall and robust Pu tribe warrior with a vertical eye between his eyebrows, condensing a ball of golden light.

Each time the cultivation technique is circulated throughout the body, it sweeps away all the surging metal elemental energy within the main hall.

A month later.

Shi Kun, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes, gleaming with golden light, swept across the surroundings of the hall.

He took in all the magical runes that appeared during the operation of the great formation.

After looking around, the vertical eye between his eyebrows opened and closed, bursting with golden light, and the entire hall was enveloped in a vast golden light.

This time, he was able to clearly perceive the entire process of the witch array's operation.

"Is it an illusion?"

Shi Kun withdrew his supernatural powers and gently shook his head, indicating that it was indeed an illusion.

"Someone, how's the recruitment of warriors from various races going?"

Shi Kun spoke, his voice booming and echoing throughout the palace.

A figure guarding outside the main hall knelt on the ground and said, "Reporting to Lord Shenyan, the decree has been conveyed to all tribes, and they are currently making preparations."

"Tell the messenger that this time, those with abundant blood and energy should be carefully selected."

Inside the main hall, Shi Kun spoke.

The title "Divine Eye Earl" was bestowed upon him by the Jin Yang clan after they rebuilt the old system of the ancient kingdom.

Then he closed his eyes again.

These trivial matters are handled by the clansmen; he doesn't need to do them personally.

Seven months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Shi Kun, who was cultivating, woke up again. Inside the main hall, a stone tablet that was about ten feet tall lit up with mysterious runes and shone brightly.

"Uncle Shenyan, how are things going with the arrangements?"

A hoarse, somewhat grating sound, like stones rubbing together, emanated intermittently from the stone tablet, startling Shi Kun from his cultivation.

"Everything is being arranged. What decree has been issued by the royal court?"

After Shenyan Bo spoke, he waited quietly for the message to be sent. This communication jade tablet came from Tu Shang Ancient City and was quite valuable. A single mother-and-child jade tablet was priced at over a hundred fifth-tier source stones.

About a dozen breaths later, an echo came from the communication jade tablet.

"The royal court has received the message that the distinguished guests from Tushang Ancient City have set off and will arrive in six months."

If our distinguished guest has given instructions, we should follow the old rules and not make a fuss about it.

The distinguished guests will arrive directly at Yueshan City.

How many people are in your distinguished guest group?

"I don't know. According to past practice, there will be a sixth-level high priest and at least two fifth-level warriors."

"At that time, you just need to prepare the offerings and follow the instructions of your distinguished guest."

"The offerings have been arranged and will be delivered in person soon; they are all the best young and strong men."

Shi Kun spoke.

"The king instructed that this matter must be handled well."

Over the years, we have been unable to conquer the remaining two ancient territories and restore the glory of our ancient kingdom. Our people still cannot do without the support of our distinguished guests.

"Understood. Even if the distinguished guest treats me like a slave, I will still greet him with a smile."

"No wonder the king has entrusted you with the task of overseeing Yueshan Ancient City. After you accomplish this, the king will surely reward you handsomely, and then Divine Eye Earl will be able to return to the royal court."

The mystical light on the communication jade tablet slowly dissipated, and the communication ceased.

Shi Kun narrowed his eyes, and golden light surged like a vast ocean in the vertical eye between his brows. Clearly, his inner turmoil was not as calm as one might imagine.

……

"Distinguished guests from the ancient city of Tushang!"

Within the operating magic array inside the main hall, a wisp of divine consciousness, as thin as a spider's thread, merged with the array.

A hundred miles away, Shen Can slowly opened his eyes.

If this Divine Eye Elder of the Pu Clan hadn't set up a witch array in the main hall, he really wouldn't have had a way to eavesdrop.

I never expected to hear such shocking news.

Tu Shang Ancient City, Sixth-Tier Grand Shamanic Ritual, Offerings.

Of course, the first thing to do is to run away.

He couldn't hide under the nose of a sixth-level high priest.

At this moment, through the overheard conversation, Shen Can already had a clear guess in his mind.

The sixth-tier Grand Priest has come here most likely for the Black Bird statue.

The matter of the Black Bird is becoming increasingly complicated.

Shen Can quietly withdrew the wisp of divine sense he had left on the great formation, as it would be impolite to continue eavesdropping.

Before leaving, he glanced at the surrounding camp in the distance; the so-called sacrificial offerings must have been selected from here.

Through observation over this period of time, it was found that the Jin Yang clan of the Pu tribe did not exhibit any changes that distinguished them from other clans within the Pu tribe.

It must have been shortly after the worship of the Black Bird statue, and it might simply have been a matter of doing favors for a 'distinguished guest'.

Shen Can had heard a little about the power of Tu Shang Ancient City from Lu Wu. Lu Wu had never been there, mainly because he was afraid of being captured by other creatures on the way and used as food or slaves.

Although I've never been there, the power of this place is undeniable.

Now, a sixth-tier shaman from such a powerful place has come to personally preside over the Black Bird Sacrifice?

Is it a genuine sacrifice to the Black Bird, or is it an attempt to covet the Black Bird?
Yunmu Tribe.

Chief Yunmu led his wounded and fallen clansmen back to their ancestral land. After being treated by Shen Can, they once again entered the Juyue Mountains.

In the end, they returned empty-handed and found no trace of the auspicious beast.

With the deadline fast approaching, they had no choice but to return to their tribe.

Nestled against the mountainside, the village houses rise and fall, and one can see women and elderly people busy sewing leather armor.

Even knowing that the chances of their people returning after being taken away are slim, perhaps an extra piece of leather armor could block an arrow, or perhaps an extra member of their tribe could return.

The atmosphere within the clan's territory was not good. Even the children who used to play around felt the adults' oppressive atmosphere and became cautious.

A tribe of 110,000 people was conscripted, with 30,000 of them being able-bodied young men. This effectively drained the tribe of all its able-bodied fighters.

Even if they could come back, it would be another 10 or 20 years.

Resistance is impossible; there's no way to resist. Doing so would only lead to the extermination of our entire clan.

Although this removed the able-bodied men, it also left some people behind, ensuring that the tribe could barely continue its lineage unless it encountered war or major disasters.

It's like being bled by a dull knife; it won't kill you, and it will give you a glimmer of hope for recovery.

Faced with the power of the Pu Clan, they could only compromise and submit, but this compromise seemed to have no end.

On this day, a figure appeared outside the Yunmu tribe's territory.

"Stop!"

On the walls of the tribe's territory, the Yunmu tribe members quickly began to shout, and some had already drawn their bows.

As luck would have it, Zhong Shao was among the patrolmen, and he spotted the approaching person from afar.

"senior!"

Shen Can naturally sensed Zhong Shao's appearance before showing himself.

Zhong Shao jumped down from the city wall and led Shen Can toward their clan's territory.

Hearing the commotion, Chief Yunmu hurriedly came out to greet them.

The Yunmu tribe unearthed their treasured wine and selected young tribesmen to serve it.

"Senior, have you returned from your travels in the Giant Mountain Range?"

Chief Yunmu spoke, guessing that Shen Can was a powerful Divine Treasure Warrior.

In the territory of the Pu tribe, there are many human tribes and the Bo tribe, but they all have to obey the Pu tribe.

However, there is no such powerful tribe near the Yunmu tribe.

On the contrary, there was a long-armed tribe near the tribe. The two tribes had been fighting for many years and were sworn enemies.

Shen Can didn't explain, but instead asked, "Still haven't found the auspicious beast?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Yunmu sighed.

"The Juyue Mountains are too vast. I had the help of a senior before and was able to enter the mountains again, but unfortunately I still couldn't find it." "This time, however, I made some discoveries during my travels in the mountains."

At this moment, Shen Can spoke up. He had thought of a plan as soon as he came out of the Yue Shan clan's territory, but he didn't know if it would work.

With the appearance of a sixth-level high priest, he naturally could no longer remain in the Yue Shan clan territory.

So he thought of disguising himself as a sacrificial offering.

Using the secret technique of creating a clone, one can possess a mythical beast offering as a clone, and at the final moment of the sacrifice, annihilate the consciousness of this clone.

In this way, we might be able to glimpse the actions of the sixth-order high priest.

I just don't know if this trick will work.

How many scenes we can see is also unknown.

"Please, senior, save my tribe."

Chief Yunmu rose and knelt down in front of Shen Can with a thud.

If a mythical beast could replace the tribe members who were conscripted, it would be equivalent to saving the entire Yunmu tribe.

Zhong Shao also knelt down, saying that if he could save Yunmu, he would be a great benefactor to the entire tribe.

Not to mention kneeling in worship, it would be enough to build a shrine for the tribe's ancestral temple.

"Get up."

Shen Can raised his hand and lifted the two of them up.

……

In the northeast of the ancient kingdom of Dapu, an ancient chariot rumbled across the sky.

The ancient chariot was grayish-brown, and its sides were covered with spikes, each a hundred feet long, with dark brown bloodstains on them.

Above the chariot shaft stood a tiger-like beast with dragon horns. Although it looked like a stone statue, a terrifying aura burst forth from its eyes as it opened and closed.

The chariot was pulled by two fifth-tier jade-horned dragon-lion beasts, each five hundred feet tall, with eyes like stars. As their vast dragon energy surged, they carried the chariot across the sky.

The interior of the ancient chariot was like a grand hall, with a beast skin covered with dragon patterns on the floor. An old man with silver fur on his face and a somewhat petrified body sat cross-legged, his aura vast and unfathomable.

Around the old man, there were four figures, some sitting and some lying down, radiating an invisible pressure.

"How far is it?"

Although the old man's face was covered with silver down, the wrinkles on it were still clearly visible.

One of the four figures, dressed in golden armor and with a humanoid form, spoke up, "My lord, we will arrive at the Pu Clan's territory in half a month."

"This remote place is only somewhat interesting in the Dragon Kingdom. If it weren't for the search for the Black Bird's tracks, I really wouldn't have had the chance to come here."

The silver-haired old man spoke, his eyes flashing with light, as if countless magical runes were surging within them.

"Hopefully, we won't suffer another defeat this time."

The four figures surrounding him remained silent. The other figures were alright, but the golden-armored humanoid figure was the one who had come for the fourth time.

"Lady Silver Queen is the most renowned High Priest in the Tu Shang Ancient Alliance. I'm sure she'll be able to find out the whereabouts of the Black Bird this time."

A figure, crouching like a crocodile, opened and closed its mouth, its voice booming.

There is a crescent moon-shaped mark on its forehead, covered with shamanic script, which is the mark left by its owner.

There is also one on the forehead of the golden-armored warrior, but it is different from the crocodile figure, which means that the two are not under the same master.

"What good is fame if you don't reach the seventh rank? You're still just an ant."

The Silver Queen pondered for a moment, but then looked at the golden-armored figure.

"Speaking of which, the human who severely injured the Xuan Bird thousands of years ago is truly a remarkable figure. If he hadn't died in this remote corner of the world, he could have been like you and taken in as a guardian beast of my Holy Hou clan."

The golden-armored figure prostrated himself on the ground, saying, "Master is right. It is a great fortune that Jinmou can be taken in and used by you."

He possesses a portion of human blood. Back when he was still at the fourth rank, he was taken in as a servant by the Silver Queen and luckily broke through to the fifth rank.

Seeing that the Silver Queen had closed her eyes, the others consciously fell silent.

half a month later.

The Silver Queen opened her eyes.

"As usual, Sturgeon Crocodile, you will return from the Dragon Kingdom of Zhangshui in three years to pick us up."

The crocodile-like figure that had spoken earlier quickly transformed into a half-human, half-jawed figure that walked upright and landed in front of the chariot.

Rumble!
The two jade-horned dragon-lion beasts roared, their eyes burning fiercely, and the large swirling water vapor they created formed a giant wave that instantly surged thousands of miles away.

The massive chariot rode on the giant waves and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

With three figures in tow, the Silver Queen landed in a forest below amidst the swirling water vapor.

As they fell, the Silver Queen raised her hand and unleashed beams of mysterious light, followed by the rapid appearance and disappearance of witchcraft runes that enveloped their figures.

Heading west, an inconspicuous flying boat appeared, with a figure resembling the Silver Queen on board. The flying boat vanished into the horizon like lightning.

Watching the flying boat disappear into the distance, the hidden Silver Queen sighed.

Who could have imagined that the mighty Holy Hou Clan would one day be reduced to such a state of extreme caution in order to find a wounded seventh-tier Xuan Bird, fearing that it would be discovered by other holy clans within the Tu Shang Ancient Alliance?

Five days later, the Silver Queen, accompanied by three servants, headed back towards the Giant Mountain Range.

……

Yueshan clan territory.

Shi Kun, who was cultivating in the main hall, suddenly felt the great formation flash and before he could react, an immense and unparalleled pressure poured down.

A dark shadow loomed over him.

He immediately realized what was happening.

"Shi Kun of the Pu tribe greets the envoy!"

As he spoke, Shi Kun had already knelt down on the ground.

He didn't look up, because he knew he wouldn't see anything.

For many years, the Jin Yang clan only knew that the distinguished guest came from the ancient city of Tu Shang, but they had no idea which faction in the ancient city he belonged to.

The Jin Yang clan dared not spy on it, for doing so would only bring them utter destruction.

After all, it doesn't matter who does the sacrifice to the Black Bird.

"Are the offerings ready?"

A hoarse voice rang out; it was a fluctuation transmitted through divine sense, allowing for unimpeded communication.

"Five million able-bodied men of various ethnic groups, two hundred and thirty-eight auspicious beasts, and all kinds of sacrificial vessels have been prepared."

Shi Kun, who was lying prostrate on the ground, spoke.

Over the years, Jin Yangshi had developed skilled methods for collecting the finest sacrificial offerings.

Warriors from various races who were recruited were transported by airships and then mixed into different branches.

Some of them would go to fight for the Jinyang clan as normal, and then be released to return after several decades.

The rest would become offerings.

Decades of continuous warfare meant that even five million dollars could be quietly covered up, let alone five million.

After decades of rest and recuperation, the tribes were able to provide a new batch of sacrificial offerings.

The group of martial artists who were released became the very hope they had been waiting for.

The Silver Queen's body was shrouded in a large beast robe, and her powerful divine sense spread out, making it impossible for Shi Kun to see her clearly even when he looked up.

Without saying another word, the Silver Queen flashed and headed towards the location of the Black Bird statue.

After standing beneath the statue, Silver Queen observed it and found it unchanged from the last time.

He chanted an incantation, and his shaman's robe lit up. The insect shadows that had appeared to be embroidered on the robe came to life one by one, transforming into streams of light that rushed toward the statue.

Then, the insects began to move rapidly around the statue.

Veins, winding like giant pythons, began to emerge from the bone fragments surrounding the statue.

The valley where the statue was located covered an area of ​​a hundred miles, eventually forming a massive array.

"Bring the auspicious beast over first."

The Jin Yang clan members, who had been waiting in the valley, began to bring the auspicious beasts into the valley after hearing the order.

After giving her instructions, the Silver Queen unleashed a beam of magical light from her body, which transformed into thirty-six streams of light that surrounded the Xuan Bird statue, forming towers of magical light.

After bringing the auspicious beast into the valley, the Jin Yang clan members withdrew.

The three servants brought by the Silver Queen seized the auspicious beasts and headed towards different witch towers.

They painted shamanic script on the auspicious beast, and like a priest, pierced its neck, letting the blood drip onto the shamanic tower.

The spirit of the auspicious beast fell onto the witch tower along with the blood, and the witch tower began to light up, as if a spiritual fluctuation was about to emerge, as if it were nurturing a spirit.

Shen Can transformed into a deer and experienced a sacrificial process. Before he could even react, he felt completely drained.

……

call!
Thousands of miles away, in a small mountain, Shen Can suddenly woke up and subconsciously touched his neck.

As expected, those who are insignificant are not noticed by the strong. He had previously wondered if he would be discovered.

Unexpectedly, they picked him up and started bleeding him.

Realizing what was happening, he quickly imprinted the array diagram and patterns on the small tower he had seen into the jade slip.

[Deduction]

Then, Shen Can closed his eyes again.

(End of this chapter)