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

Chapter 322 Marquis of Yongshan!

Eight thousand years is a very long time, even for wild beasts.

After their leader left with the strongest members of the tribe, the Kui Niu tribe did not live well and migrated to several different places to multiply.

"I, Zhiyan, will inherit the covenant of the Marquis of Yongshan."

Shen Can took a deep breath and spoke. Hearing what the leader of the Kui Niu said, he understood that the bond between the Kui Niu clan and the human race was much deeper than he had expected.

Otherwise, the leader of the Kui Niu tribe would never have mentioned the alliance from back then in his first words.

The leader of the Kui Niu tribe looked at the Kui Ling, who wanted to cuddle with him, and a look of pity appeared in his eyes.

It was the first time it had seen a Kui Spirit, but that didn't mean it was unaware of the Kui Spirit's existence.

The Kui Niu clan and the Xuan Niao are mortal enemies. If it weren't for the Xuan Niao, the Kui Niu clan would at least be able to carve out a territory in the Great Wilderness, even if they couldn't compare to the Zhangshui Dragon Kingdom.

But now, in order to avoid a dragon clan that has been exiled from the Dragon Kingdom, it has to lead its clan to migrate hundreds of thousands of miles away, leaving behind the original water elemental veins within the clan.

"Woo!"

Several baby Kui oxen quickly engaged in a fierce battle with the Kui spirit. Unfortunately, the Kui spirit had no physical body, and with each collision, the baby Kui oxen would crash through the Kui spirit's body.

"Is the alliance still in effect?"

The leader of the Kui Niu tribe looked at Shen Can again.

"No."

Shen Can shook his head, "The Yongshan Marquis clan was wiped out eight thousand years ago, and the Yongyi people have also declined in recent years. My Zhiyan clan accidentally obtained the Marquis's inheritance, which is why we found this place."

"Come with me."

The leader of the Kui Niu turned around and led Shen Can towards the depths of the marshland.

The other Kui Niu followed suit, but their curious gazes all fell on Shen Can.

Although there are many wild beasts with the bloodline of the Kui Niu in this watery area, there are fewer than two hundred of these one-legged purebred Kui Niu.

There was only one fifth-tier Kui Niu, the Kui Niu leader, but there were more than 150 fourth-tier Kui Niu.

During the journey, Shen Can also learned more about Kui Ling's background.

Kui Ling is the son of the entire Kui Niu clan, similar to the son of the Bo clan in the human race.

Back when the Kui Niu was at its peak, it was a sixth-tier power. Kui Ling's mother and father were both peak sixth-tier Kui Niu.

In order to give the Kui Spirit stronger talents and enable it to revert to more of its ancestral bloodline, the two sixth-order Kui Niu went to great lengths to obtain a rare and precious treasure: True Water Mystic Spirit.

When Kui Ling's mother was pregnant with the little Kui Ling, she refined this True Water Mystic Spirit into her body.

Wild beasts take a long time to reproduce, let alone the relatively pure-blooded Kui Niu clan.

Little Kui Ling stayed in her mother's womb for a hundred years. Because of the True Water Mystic Spirit, Little Kui Ling's mother's cultivation level also advanced by leaps and bounds during her hundred-year pregnancy, and she was able to sense the water veins in the world.

This pattern is the law governing the flow of water energy between heaven and earth.

A seventh-order being can control the power of heaven and earth, but before that, it must first sense the pulse of the five elements of heaven and earth.

It can be said that even beings who sense the five elements of heaven and earth in the Great Wilderness may not be able to advance to the seventh rank.

However, those who advance to the seventh rank all sensed the pulse of heaven and earth before reaching the seventh rank.

Of course, while sensing something is one thing, whether one can make it useful depends on the individual circumstances of each being.

After all, sensing the pulse of heaven and earth is only one of the conditions for advancing to the seventh rank.

Kui Ling's mother sensed the water-based meridians, indicating that her chances of advancing to the seventh rank were increasing. If this continued, the little Kui Ling she was carrying would also benefit greatly.

Unfortunately, the Black Bird Clan descended overnight, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Kui Ling's father, the former leader of the Kui Niu tribe, was killed by several Xuan Birds while protecting Kui Ling's mother during her retreat, and the tribe also suffered heavy losses.

Although Kui Ling's mother and some of her clansmen successfully escaped, the Xuan Niao clan did not give up the pursuit.

During the pursuit, Kui Ling A Niang is getting closer and closer to breaking through to the seventh rank.

I had planned to give birth to Kui Ling, then rest for a few years before attempting to advance to the seventh rank.

But the Xuan Bird didn't give them a chance, and in the end even a seventh-tier Xuan Bird made a move.

Left with no other choice, Kui Ling's mother hastily drew upon the power of heaven and earth to advance to the seventh rank, and in doing so, repelled the seventh-rank Xuan Bird.

However, Kui Ling's mother had hastily and forcibly advanced to the seventh rank. Although she successfully repelled the seventh-rank Xuan Bird, she was backfired by the power of heaven and earth that she had attracted.

Not only did it fall from the seventh rank back to the sixth rank, but it also suffered severe injuries and nearly perished, which greatly affected the little Kui spirit in its womb.

It was at this time that a human came, traversing countless mountains and rivers.

At this moment, in the cave where the Kui Niu tribe lived deep in the marsh, Shen Can met this person.

Inside the cave, there is a stone tablet inscribed with the covenant between the human race and the Kui Niu tribe.

Over the years, the Kui Niu people have migrated many times, and this covenant stone tablet has always been carried with them during these migrations.

The moment Shen Can's consciousness landed on the stone tablet, he was immediately drawn into it.

Within the barrier created by imprinting divine sense, at the foot of a solitary hill, a middle-aged martial artist wearing an animal skin vest and with long gray hair stood with his back to Shen Can.

His eyes were closed, and his breath was deep and unfathomable.

At first glance, this person appears somewhat thin, yet his upright posture is undeniable.

"Just come."

When Shen Can's consciousness entered the barrier, the middle-aged figure's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

A terrifying aura surged forth, making Shen Can feel like a small boat on a vast ocean, being battered by towering waves.

There's no need to think too much to know who that figure is.

"Greetings, Senior Yongshan."

At this moment, Marquis Yongshan turned around and looked at Shen Can.

"It's good to be here."

A similar statement rang out, and Marquis Yongshan continued, "The mark I left in the Kui Niu tribe has been activated, which means that the mark I left in the tribe has encountered an accident."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Can still spoke up: "The Yongshan tribe has long been destroyed, and only the legend of Yongshan remains in Yongyi."

I only learned a part of what happened eight thousand years ago from the Holy Envoy Clan and the Kui Drum.

“Back then, we left our mark on both the Yongshanbo tribe and the Kui Niu clan, just in case and to guide future generations.”

"It seems that the Yongshan Earl's tribe has indeed run into trouble."

The Marquis of Yongshan paused for a moment, as if deep in thought. But as a mark left behind, everything about him was left by the Marquis of Yongshan back then.

"Back then, I hastily gathered thirty-two tribes, obtained seven sixth-tier combatants, and over three hundred fifth-tier combatants. With the allied Kui Niu and Ying Long, I assembled tens of millions of warriors and attacked the Xuan Niao tribe."

"The reason for the sudden uprising was that I learned that the Xuan Bird was injured. In order to seize the opportunity, I decisively sent troops to conquer the Xuan Bird clan."

"I didn't expect to fail again. Seventh-order beings control the power of heaven and earth. Even with my clan's millions of elites and the battle flag obtained from the Huai Mountain ancestral land, it seems that we are somewhat powerless to resist the might of heaven and earth."

"The sacrificial artifacts of Yongshan have the power of the sixth rank. When I left, the clan also left behind a fifth rank to guard the area. It can still suppress Yongyi and even wipe out Daidi."

"It seems that something unexpected happened in Yongyi after I left with my troops."

After a moment of silence, Marquis Yongshan realized that things had come to this point and there was no way to reverse the situation.

He then continued, "The human race on both sides of the Giant Mountain Range originated from the Locust Mountain."

“Huai Mountain is north of Juyue Mountain.”

"Although the human race is weak, it migrates and multiplies in the Great Wilderness like reeds. Furthermore, other races capture us as slaves and take our human race to all corners of the Great Wilderness, thus enabling us to multiply in various places."

"At the beginning of the Mountain and Sea Era, a foreign race captured our human race from Huai Mountain and enslaved them. The slave ships crashed on both sides of the Juyue Mountain Range, allowing our human race to thrive and multiply on both sides of the Juyue Mountain Range."

“I once went north to Huai Mountain, where I received the teachings from my clan under the ancestral tree on Huai Mountain.”

“Huai Mountain is the birthplace of my Yongyi people, but the Huai Mountain people migrated there step by step from the more distant central part of the Eastern Wilderness South Region, which is even more remote.”

"Besides obtaining the method of the battle flag from Huai Mountain, I also met more than ten of my clansmen who were willing to follow me south to Yongyi. I suppose they also died with me in the Black Bird's lair."

“Senior, the Xuan Bird clan has not appeared for eight thousand years. You must have severely injured the Xuan Bird back then, forcing it to hide and heal.” Shen Can spoke up at the right time, describing the current situation of the Xuan Bird. Of course, this was just an objective description, since he didn’t know the exact situation of the Xuan Bird.

It seemed that the mark of the Marquis of Yongshan in front of him was now an independent entity from the real person, and he could not sense the real person.

Marquis Yongshan nodded slightly, and then continued, "Since I severely injured the Xuan Bird back then, preventing it from appearing again for eight thousand years."

"On the contrary, you've only just arrived, and your strength is only at the early stage of the fifth rank. Has something else happened in Yongyi?"

"Yes, but it's changing for the better."

Marquis Yongshan sighed, "I am powerless to do anything more. It is up to you now."

Despite being merely a branded body, the Marquis of Yongshan suddenly aged, as if he had exhausted all his remaining strength.

However, in just a moment, Marquis Yongshan regained his momentum.

"As you said, the Black Bird was severely injured by my men, which shows that my method from back then was still effective."

Since the beginning of the Mountain and Sea Calendar, our human race has thrived in the Giant Mountain Range for over 30,000 years.

During this period, countless humans were transformed into food for the Black Bird.

The Black Bird clan dwells within the giant mountain, soaring through the wilderness. When they flew over the land of the human race, they would open their mouths and devour the humans at will.

With a single word, he could annex an entire tribe and treat the human race as mere playthings.

Later, the ancestors of the human race compromised and offered sacrifices to the Black Bird in exchange for the Black Bird ceasing its indiscriminate plundering of human tribes for food, thus securing a place for them to live and thrive.

However, as time went by, some humans became corrupted, willingly becoming servants of the Black Bird and turning around to oppress their own kind.

Back when I was still a wandering knight-errant, I stumbled upon a knight-errant's cave dwelling, inside which was preserved a stone carving recording the origins of the Yongyi people.

Following the inscription on the stone, I went through countless hardships and actually managed to find the ancestral land of Huai Mountain.

In the ancestral land, I received the teachings and advanced to the fifth rank. I also met more than a dozen fellow disciples who were willing to go south.

So I returned to Yongyi, gathered the scattered refugees, and established the Yongshanbo tribe.

I concealed my strength and accumulated power, and through campaigns in the south and north, I found thirty-two like-minded tribes.

To appease the Black Bird, I became even more humble than the Holy Envoys who groveled beneath it. While the Holy Envoys captured humans to sacrifice to the Black Bird, I offered my own children as a sacrifice.

At this point, Marquis Yongshan trembled slightly.

“My son is brave.”

"The arrogance of the Black Bird has finally given me an opportunity!"

"I found a very strange poison at the bottom of Mount Juyue, and the seventh-tier Xuan Bird was actually poisoned!"

"I seized the opportunity decisively, gathered thirty-two tribes and tens of millions of elite troops, and attacked the Xuan Niao Clan."

“Deep within the military ruins left behind in the Juyue Mountains lies the place where I extracted the poison.”

"There is an underwater passage that leads directly to Daidi."

Shen Can was a little surprised. He hadn't expected that the underground river in the Juyue Mountains that led to Daidi would be so hidden.

It should be noted that since becoming friendly with Lu Wu, the people of Yongyi no longer need to travel through the underground river to reach Daidi; they can now directly traverse the Juyue Mountains.

Looking back now, considering the power under Bo Hou's command back then, there was indeed no need to open up the underground river. The old black tortoise that guarded the entrance of the underground river in Dai was obviously also kept in the dark.

That's normal. At least Shen Can had passed through the underground river many times without ever thinking that there were other secrets inside.

Given the strength of the Marquis of Yongshan back then, the trouble caused by the local ants in Dai was just a minor matter.

But in order to conceal their true strength, they could only do their jobs step by step.

After all, if the Black Bird knew that the Marquis of Yongshan had gathered so many sixth-tier combatants, it would probably have attacked long ago, instead of waiting for the Marquis of Yongshan to come to its door.
"But beware of a strange, dark creature that is not afraid of the sharpness of gold and fire, but can erode one's essence, energy, and spirit. It is unpredictable and can parasitize the body of other creatures."

"Black talisman?"

At this moment, Shen Can suddenly remembered the warning left by the warriors of the Yongshan tribe in the main hall of the ruins after he returned from the Dai region.

hum!
At this moment, the barrier began to shake.

"Senior Yongshan."

"When the human race defeats the Black Bird Sun, do not forget to inform them."

The figure of the Marquis of Yongshan flickered, and a wave of divine sense flew towards Shen Can.

Then, the barrier shattered, and fine cracks appeared on the towering figure, turning into light and shadow inch by inch.

A sound gathered into a beam in the rain of light.

"The human race should strengthen itself."

The mark of the Marquis of Yongshan vanished along with the smoke of the barrier.

The last information in the fluctuation of divine consciousness was the route to the ancestral land of Huai Mountain.

Yongshan Bobu is definitely a ruthless person; he dared to risk crossing the Great Wilderness at the fourth level.

Looking back now, it's clear that without such courage, it would have been impossible to do something so earth-shattering.

Leaving a route to the ancestral land of Huai Mountain clearly indicates that Shen Can is to go to Huai Mountain to seek help.

After all, Shen Can was only at the fifth rank. Even though the Marquis Mark was not an independent person, he understood that the Yongyi human race was in a very bad state.

In addition, the Yongshan tribe has a sixth-tier sacrificial spirit, which is definitely not something that the remaining human tribes can steal. However, the history of this period is missing, and it is impossible to find out exactly what happened.

Not only the sixth-order sacrificial spirit, but also the legacy of the Marquis disappeared eight thousand years ago.

For example, the Aoshan and Tianzheng tribes only managed to grab spiritual plants and witchcraft artifacts; they lost all the good stuff.

Who exactly did it?
Composing himself, Shen Can looked at the leader of the Kui Niu tribe.

"The Marquis has passed away. Although I, Zhiyan, am weak, I am willing to follow the Marquis's last wishes and strike the Black Bird again. I wonder if the noble family is still willing to rebuild the alliance between the two races!"

"Of course we'll see it through to the end!"

An aged voice rang out, speaking in clear and distinct human language.

Deep within the cave, an old Kui ox appeared, its scales wrinkled and dull, giving it the appearance of a withered and dying old man.

“Young man of the human race, I admire you greatly. I used to travel to Yongyi quite often.”

"Wow."

At that moment, Little Kuiling cried out and pounced towards Kuiyang.

"Little Lord."

Kuiyang used his head to lift up the little Kuiling.

“Young Master, I actually visit you every few hundred years, but you just haven’t noticed.”

The main reason why Kuiyang did not bring Xiao Kuiling back was that the Kui Niu clan had also been in danger in recent years.

The magical artifact that the young master transformed into has always been revered by the human race as if it were an ancestor. Why bring it back? If the dragons discover it, wouldn't they capture him?

As for why they didn't directly inform the Marquis's seal on the covenant stele when they already knew about Yongyi's situation, they should have known about it.

Firstly, informing them would be useless; the mark left by the Marquis on the alliance monument between the two clans was mainly a backup plan, and I never expected it would be used.

For the mark to be activated, it needs to be done by a pure human, and it also needs to be verified by a marquis; it cannot be done by just anyone.

In addition, this is not a clone, so the mark can only be activated once.

After playing with Kui Ling for a while, Kui Yang looked at Shen Can again and said, "The current strength of the Yongyi human race is vastly different from that of the Marquis back then. If you want to inherit the Marquis's legacy, you can't just talk about it."

Shen Can didn't feel ashamed or angry about Kui Yang's words, and he acknowledged that what Kui Yang said was true.

When you're out in the game, you can't rely on just talk.

"We are very strong, we have a powerful formation."

At this moment, the little Kui Ling grabbed onto Kui Yang's horns and exclaimed, "Wow, so awesome!"

(End of this chapter)