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

Chapter 342 Chopping Wood!
Deep within the Giant Mountain Range, warriors from the Alliance, equipped with magical artifacts such as the Great Cyclone Chariot, the Water Dividing Ruler, the Mountain Measuring Rail, and the Nebula Disc, began measuring this majestic mountain range.

On the towering mountains, sundials and astrolabes were erected to observe the changes in starlight during the day and night.

Among the many humans, the Ferret Beast King was the most excited, simply feeling that this would greatly help its understanding of formations.

With the Ferret King by their side, the wild beasts of the entire Giant Mountain Range are no longer a threat.

The alliance warriors and wizards were divided into dozens of teams, each responsible for measuring a region and then bringing back the data measured within that region.

Next to the Alliance Hall of Heroes, in a side hall, there is a sand table that is 500 zhang long and more than 30 zhang wide.

The Juyue Mountains lie like a great dragon lying east to west, with its head facing east and its tail to the west. The mountain branches on both sides are like the claws that extend from the dragon's body.

Yes, it's a multi-clawed dragon.

The dragon-shaped mountain range has already taken a rough shape. The next step is to add details, which will take several years to perfect.

The Dragon Leap Plan, spearheaded by Shen Can, concerns the safety of the entire Juyue Mountain human race.

Meanwhile, the alliance was also preparing to launch a campaign against the Mujiang tribe, to cut off another arm of the Xuan Bird, and to accumulate resources for building a large formation.

Volcano also sent Shen Can an action plan regarding what the alliance should do next.

Although Shen Can doesn't get involved much in the specifics of the alliance's campaigns, he still keeps a certain level of understanding so that he can make accurate judgments in case of any unexpected events.

The alliance was well-prepared for this campaign against the Mujiang tribe, and also took precautions against the Guanxiong tribe.

In addition, the restoration of Cloud River Valley is ongoing, but the search for the 'Holy Envoy Clan' within Cloud River Valley has not been abandoned.

There is evidence to suggest that Cloud River Valley is also inhabited by the 'Holy Envoy Clan', in addition to the fact that both humans and other races in the Giant Mountain Range worship the Black Bird.

Another, more important reason is that the Alliance's patrol envoys have entered Cloud River Valley in large numbers to investigate the abandoned human tribes.

During the exploration, they discovered that the former human tribe's territory, even though it had been occupied by wild beasts, had already been completely looted before the beasts took over.

It's true that wild beasts eat meat, but they don't consume cultivation techniques or much grain.

In the ruins of the large tribe that once existed in Yunhe Valley, the warehouses were emptied, and cultivation manuals and other materials were taken away.

There must have been a visit from the 'Holy Envoy Clan,' otherwise, no matter how rampant the wild beasts were, they couldn't have emptied the warehouse and taken away the books.

If only a few tribal ruins showed this situation, it would be fine, but the tribal ruins that the patrolmen found all had the same scene.

Even after being occupied by wild beasts for many years, one can still distinguish between violent destruction and orderly eviction.

All of this suggests that during the large-scale plague outbreak in Cloud River Valley, a force emptied the dilapidated tribes.

Back then, the Zhiyan tribe only moved resources from a few tribes like the Bifang tribe, yet its clan strength increased dramatically.

It's easy to imagine that the forces that emptied the resources and books of the various tribes in the Cloud River Valley were sure to have a much better life.

Apart from Cloud River Valley, the suspended swamp has become a barren land, almost devoid of life, and it is unknown what it has experienced.

The Pierced-Chest Clan also enslaved humans. This clan had a large hole in their chest, and when they traveled, they needed someone to thread a stick through the hole in their chest, and then have humans carry them from the front and back.

This is similar to the enslavement of ants by the earthworm.

As for why the alliance targeted the Mujiang tribe first, but temporarily ignored the Guanxiong tribe, it remains to be seen why.

The main problem is that this tribe is too primitive, and the place they live in is full of snakes, insects, rats and ants. So far, the patrol envoys have not received much information about the Pierced Chest tribe. They have only discovered a few human tribes in the outer areas.

Today, the entire Juyue Mountain Range is inhabited by only three major ethnic groups: the Huantou, Mujiang, and Guanxiong.

There should also be humans or small groups of other races scattered in the remaining desolate mountains and wilderness, but the alliance does not yet have the resources to launch a large-scale search.

Fortunately, the alien races in the areas north and south of the Juyue Mountains, like the human race, have been completely isolated for thousands of years, with no outside forces interfering.

As for the Huan Tou tribe, this race has retreated into deeper waters, making large-scale conquest slightly riskier.

The current Yongzhou Southern Frontier Camp has become the initial battleground for the newly recruited soldiers.

Soldiers recruited from various regions will be temporarily sent to the southern border marshes to fight against the Huan Tou tribe for a few years to hone their skills.

In addition, young warriors from various tribes also particularly enjoy venturing into the southern borderlands, using the Huan Tou tribe as a whetstone to hone their skills.

The Ringling Clan has now become the Alliance's 'recruit' training ground.

Given the significant role of the Huan Tou tribe, the alliance has temporarily turned its attention to the Mu Jiang tribe.

Shen Can looked at the returned information on the Mujiang tribe, becoming more and more engrossed in it.

The Sacrifice Tree is a tree that uses humans as offerings. If a human tribe uses wild beasts as offerings too many times, the Sacrifice Tree will wither.

Once the sacred tree within the tribe withers, the tribe will be attacked by other nearby tribes.

Medicine people are the strongest children selected from those born into the tribe, and they are fed with witchcraft medicine from a young age.

Only those with the purest inner energy can trigger the Spirit Tree's response and be guided to the sacred land for cultivation.

"It seems that all the sacrificial spirit trees of the human tribes are of the same kind, very similar to the giant spirit tree in the territory of the Mujiang tribe."

"It is unclear why humans are specifically chosen as sacrificial offerings."

Shen Can silently read aloud the records in the message that had been sent back.

He lingered in the main hall of the Temple of Heroes, his mind filled with great interest in the sacrificial trees of the human tribes within the territory of the Mujiang tribe.

If the giant spirit tree of the Mujiang tribe and the sacrificial spirit tree of the human tribe are the same, no, it is highly likely that they are the same.

Shen Can desperately wanted such a method.

Isn't this exactly what was prepared for him, the Alliance Temple Peach?
The patrol envoy brought back many messages, and he also noted that the people in the Mujiang tribe's territory had long forgotten their ancestors and were now worshipping the spirit tree as a whole. The spirit tree seemed to have become the spiritual totem of the people in the Mujiang territory.

This situation also illustrates that once the alliance marches into the Mujiang territory, these humans controlled by the Mujiang tribe will become the enemy of the alliance's army.

This is far more sophisticated than the methods used by antlers to control ant slaves.

After the Tulou were eliminated, a large number of Tulou slaves remained in Daizhou. These Tulou tribes were not all killed; only their leaders were eliminated.

The rest were organized into agricultural settlers. And it must be said, these traitors were quite servile and very honest when farming. Apart from keeping some for their own consumption, they sent all the grain they grew to the Ever-Normal Granary.

In contrast, the humans in the Mujiang territory are quite powerful, and once guided by the so-called Sacrificial Tree, they won't care whether the allied humans come to their rescue.

The alliance's strategy for this invasion of the Mujiang tribe's territory was simple: head straight for the tribe's lands and carry out a decapitation strike.

Currently, troops are being mobilized and measures are being prepared to counter this.

Unlike the Tulou, which have branches everywhere, the Mujiang tribe lives in a settlement formed by a giant tree.

The giant spirit tree in their clan is many times larger than the Blazing Flame Spirit Tree of the Blazing Flame Elder clan.

The Mujiang tribe is compatible with the wood element. The five elements of heaven and earth are in a state of mutual generation and restraint. To deal with the Mujiang tribe, the alliance is building a great array that draws the true fire of the sun.

Speaking of this formation, it is related to Shen Can's grand-disciple Yan Chong. Back then, in order to draw the true fire of the sun, the witch formation exploded. His disciple Huo Fu was seriously injured in order to save Yan Chong and has not yet broken through to the fourth-level great witch.

Yan Chong lived up to his master Huo Fu's teachings, not only improving the True Fire Formation, but also becoming one of the three and a half formation masters in the clan and the chief designer of the underground city's formation.

……

At this moment, Shen Can suddenly remembered that he had encountered a fifth-tier spirit of the Mujiang clan in the underground cave.

At that moment, this guy suddenly attacked, scaring him and Red Fire Lu Wu away.

However, more than ten years later, he has made great progress in both witchcraft and martial arts, and all kinds of supernatural abilities have also caught up. His combat power is now vastly different from what it was back then.

This guy is a potential threat.

Except.

Otherwise, if the alliance attacks the Mujiang tribe, the old guy hiding in the cave will jump out and cause great losses to the alliance.

According to what Chi Huo Lu Wu said before, the Mu Jiang clan has two fifth-tier members, and it has even seen them before.

Including this guy, that makes three.

Shen Can thought for a moment. Since he had some free time now, he would lead his men to work once the first batch of basic rune artisans had been trained and the Alliance had thoroughly explored the Giant Mountain Range. Afterward, Shen Can left the Temple of Heroes and headed towards the Underground City.

Here in the Alliance Hall.

Lu Zhen, a master of formations from the Blazing Flame Clan, was present. The alliance did not establish a formation hall, but was directly under the jurisdiction of the Temple of Heroes.

They hold the position of elder within the alliance.

The palace masters and officials were all present.

According to Lu Wu Beast King, the Mu Jiang Clan has two fifth-tier ancestors.

Huo Chen, the Grand Elder of the Punishment Hall, will strike first, attacking the Mu Jiang clan's territory from the sky. This will serve two purposes: first, to test the defensive strength of the Mu Jiang clan's territory, and second, to lure away the Mu Jiang clan's fifth-tier warriors.

Elder Lu will set up a fifth-order formation in advance at a suitable location outside the Mujiang clan's territory to trap the fifth-order members of the Mujiang clan within it.

If all goes well, once the fifth-tier powerhouse is lured away, our alliance army will surround the Mujiang tribe's territory and take them down in one fell swoop, cutting off their possibility of summoning human tribes' servant armies.

The volcano's opening tells the story of a pre-conceived plan of conquest.

Of course, he, as the alliance leader, will not participate in this campaign against the Mujiang tribe.

The last campaign against the earthworms was enough.

For a long time to come, he will be stationed in the Alliance's main city.

The commander chosen for this campaign against the Mujiang tribe is Yan Wanyun, the head of the Military Hall.

"I need to go to the site to see for myself before I can determine how to set up the formation."

Lu Zhen was tall and muscular, her figure completely hidden beneath her wide witch robes. In her hand, she held a compass disc polished from tortoise shell.

Although the formation method of the Blazing Flame Earl's tribe is a relatively recent development, it has surpassed witchcraft and medicine, as well as forging, in a short period of time, mainly due to the new formation method that Shen Can comprehended.

This also enabled many of the tribe's shamans to ride this wave and rise to become rare array masters in the Great Wilderness.

The fact that a fourth-tier Grand Wizard can set up a fifth-tier formation is no longer surprising to the various departments of the alliance.

The strength of the Blazing Flame Clan is like an abyss, unfathomable to them.

Many people are now thinking about whether they can take advantage of the scorching heat to create more wizards in their own families.

Of course, it would be great if I could become Lu Zhen's apprentice.

This is someone capable of defeating a fifth-tier opponent. Once you learn this skill, your tribe will be protected.

“I will personally protect Elder Lu,” Yan Wanyun said.

"Palace Master Yan is a high-ranking member of our alliance, so why don't you bring a few more errand runners with you?"

Several of my clan's young men have just advanced to the Divine Realm; it would be their honor to run errands for Elder Lu."

Lord Jusha then spoke.

His thinking was simple: a martial artist might not become a formation master, but at least he could become a familiar face.

If there are any suitable clansmen who are good at practicing witchcraft in the future, they might be able to become disciples of Lu Zhen because of this opportunity to become known to others.

Even though they are both fourth-tier great wizards, it's completely different if one is a fourth-tier great wizard who can create a fifth-tier great array.

“My clan also has a few. Elder Lu, why don’t you take a few errand boys with you? There are many wild beasts in this desolate land. Let the boys clear the way and guard the camp so that Elder Lu can rest in peace.”

"That's right, let these young people do the work."

The group chatted amongst themselves, and by the time Lu Zhen set off, the group had grown to ten people.

Of course, only one per tribe was selected, and some tribes were not selected at all.

The group quietly headed west. Volcano was also worried about his own array master going out alone, so he arranged for a Kui Niu at the peak of the Divine Realm to accompany them.

……

On the other side, Shen Can also arrived at the underground city.

"How did you come?"

When Chi Huo Lu Wu saw Shen Can arrive, accompanied by Kui Yang, he immediately realized what was happening.

"Do you want to go into the underground cave? I've been resting for quite a few days now."

"Let me tell you, the ordinary fifth-tier monsters in this cave are nothing but dust to me."

Hearing Chi Huo Lu Wu say that, Shen Can knew that this guy had been having a good time lately.

He's not the same Gian who used to get beaten up.

"This time we're here to deal with the Mujiang tribe from last time."

Upon hearing this, Akahō Rikugo shook his enormous tiger head and stopped chuckling.

It vividly remembered that when it encountered that old fellow from the Mujiang tribe, if Shen Can hadn't pulled it by the tail and made it run away quickly, it would have definitely gotten beaten up again.

However, on the other hand, last time was last time, and this time it's completely different.

Not to mention, Shen Can has also made great progress.

"Sneak in quietly and find a way to take it down."

Not long after, Shen Can, Chi Huo Lu Wu, and Kui Yang entered the underground cave again.

They stealthily made their way to the edge of the cliff that had cracked open last time, and gazed at the enormous Azure Cloud Beast planted in the soil, which was still emitting a chilling aura.

Looking out from where they were, one could see all sorts of creatures, big and small, crawling about.

"Last time we ran... oh no, I mean we left in a hurry. Now that I think about it, this guy must have some big plans here."

Chi Huo Lu Wu shrunk to the size of a foot, with a tortoise shell on his back, and suppressed his fire to the extreme.

It could only gaze into the distance with its eyes; its divine sense could not yet reach the Azure Cloud Beast.

Only Shen Can could observe the Azure Cloud Beast with his divine sense from hundreds of miles away.

He planned to try using the 'divine healing' method on a fifth-level member of the Mujiang clan.

Unfortunately, even though he had roughly deduced the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Locking Formation over the past ten years, he still hadn't mastered the divine sense attack technique that had appeared when he advanced to the fifth-level Great Witch.

It wasn't that he was stupid, but rather that his divine court had accumulated nearly 20 million years' worth of deduction fragments over the past ten years.

With Shen Can's current level of spiritual awareness, these deduction fragments are buried in the Divine Court. He is like someone who has a treasure mountain but cannot enter it, and can only pick up scraps outside the mountain to barely make a living.

Moreover, as long as he deduces, the treasure mountain will increase.

Back then, outside the territory of the Kui Niu tribe, the Fushui Mountain Ape was "healed" by him. More than ten years have passed, and it has not only not woken up, but has fallen into a deep sleep.

The chaotic divine sense of the Overturned Water Ape was released outward, forming a field of fragmented divine senses covering an area of ​​more than thirty miles, and it showed a tendency to expand further.

After internal modifications, a multi-layered domain was formed, divided according to distance, becoming a place for the clan's wizards and warriors to hone their spiritual skills.

“You are on guard against spirits and monsters.”

Shen Can instructed Lu Wu and Kui Yang that the two beast kings they brought were there to act as protectors.

After all, this was the only supernatural power he had been unable to master over the years, not only for himself but also for those receiving the 'treatment'.

hum!
As the Azure Cloud Beast emitted bursts of green light, the scene from many years ago reappeared: a forest of green clouds and surging auspicious energy.

A figure sat cross-legged in the green mist, making it impossible to see clearly.

Startled awake by external stimuli, Jiang Cu opened his tightly closed eyes.

hum!
In an instant, before it could even raise its hand, I felt a sharp pain in my head, as if I had been struck by a giant mountain.

(End of this chapter)