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

Chapter 348 Fake Fifth Rank!
The alliance isn't wealthy, so we'll save wherever we can.

Of course, Shen Can never skimped on ingredients when it came to using them.

For example, the 'surprise' prepared for the Pu tribe and the ancient city of Tushang was made with generous amounts of materials, including the bronze head of the Zhulong dragon, all to better entertain guests from afar.

Under the close surveillance of the alliance, Yan Tu and his group quickly entered Yongyi.

As for how to conduct surveillance, it uses high-altitude reconnaissance, integrating reconnaissance and strike capabilities.

This move was learned from the Holy Envoy Clan and then popularized by the Blazing Flame Earl Clan.

The aircraft carrier tortoise is in the sky, with azure phoenixes and cloud eagles as its companions, along with carefully selected people with good eyesight who have cultivated specific pupil techniques, and they have followed it all the way here.

Today, there are more than ten flying giant turtles throughout the entire Giant Mountain Range, which have been transformed into aircraft carrier turtles and hover in specific areas, such as the Piercing Chest Clan, the Ringhead Clan, and others patrolling the Alliance territory.

"Aircraft Carrier Turtle" is Shen Can's own name for it; other martial artists in the alliance generally call it the Sky-Patrolling Giant Turtle.

The Acquired Star Turtle Clan, led by the Old Black Tortoise, also strongly resisted Shen Can's title. It was one thing for the female turtles in the clan to be addressed as such, but he was a male, so wasn't that insulting a turtle?

It's not female at all; on the contrary, it's quite robust. You could call it either an aviation male tortoise or a sky-scanning giant tortoise.

But this protest was ineffective against Shen Can; it was only effective within the alliance.

……

"Have these humans gone mad? They really don't take the seventh-tier Xuan Bird seriously at all, and they're spreading the name of the Xuan Bird like this. Look at these humans, they don't understand the Xuan Bird at all. Do they think the Xuan Bird is a wild beast in the mountains?"

"That's right. No matter how hard a group of predators tries, they could never imagine the power of the Black Bird."

"However, I have to admire these prey for their audacity in dealing with the Xuan Bird so openly and honestly."

"It's the struggle of ants. I think it's their unwillingness to accept their inevitable death."

After entering Yongyi, Yan Tu and his group split into several teams.

Then, they went to gather information separately, and after coming together to verify each other's findings, they quickly learned a lot of information.

For example, the matter of the Marquis of Yongshan, and the alliance of clans uniting to build a sealing array in the Juyue Mountains.

"This Alliance Temple Peach is quite a figure. He was able to integrate the entire Giant Mountain Human Race and set up formations in the mountains. It's a pity that he's also someone who doesn't know his own limitations."

"A group of mudfish in shallow water, how much of a storm can you expect these humans to stir up?"

Iwato and the others exchanged the information they had gathered, and the group was now mostly mocking the human race, as if they were watching a clown.

This is as ridiculous as ants on the ground trying to overturn a wild elephant.

"Have you found out where the Human Alliance obtained the array formation inheritance?"

"There are rumors that it was obtained from the Giant Mountain Range. This human alliance is called an alliance, but in reality, it is dominated by a human tribe called Blazing Flame, which lives in the Giant Mountain Range."

"In addition, this tribe rose to prominence very quickly, having emerged from the mountains in just over a hundred years."

As soon as one of the Pu Clan warriors finished speaking, the other Pu Clan warriors present immediately fell silent and looked at him.

Then, snickers rang out continuously.

"A rise to prominence in just over a hundred years, who among you believes that?"

"It's nothing but a deceptive trick, just to fool ants. Only humans would believe it."

……

Their Jinyang clan has been able to reunify the nine regions of the ancient kingdom for so many years only with the support of the powerful forces of the Tushang Ancient City.

And so, after fighting on and off for over a thousand years, they finally occupied four of the six domains of the ancient kingdom, and the remaining two domains are still under attack.

Through gathering information, these Pu Clan warriors also learned about the Human Alliance's warships, witch cannons, and other war artifacts, but they didn't take it to heart and subconsciously didn't even mention it.

"Alright, get to the point."

"I did find out some information; they said it was obtained from the underground cave."

"The underground cave."

Upon hearing this, the Pu Clan warriors immediately fell silent. That was a place where even a fifth-tier expert might not be able to come out alive.

Even the fifth-level experts of their Pu clan rarely venture into the underground caves to seek opportunities.

One reason is that the precious medicines in the underground caves all contain yin and cold properties, making them difficult to refine and cultivate. In comparison, the dangers encountered in the underground caves are not worth the risk.

"Go investigate further. Or are you going to report this information to the Lord?"

Iwato urged everyone to leave again, preparing to continue inquiring about more detailed information.

Suddenly, they felt a gust of wind and waves coming towards them, the wind whipping around them and making their crotches feel cold.

"what happened!"

"what happened?"

Then, a burst of silver lightning appeared in mid-air, and a giant eagle covered in lightning swooped down from the sky.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning struck the sky, landing before the giant eagle and crashing into two fourth-level martial artists of the Pu Clan.

"what……"

Screams followed, and the two people struck by the electric arc exploded on the spot.

"You beast, how dare you!"

Enraged, Yan Tu suddenly opened his palm, and a serrated witch knife flew out, then transformed into a hundred feet in size and slashed down at the giant eagle that was attacking.

The remaining four Pu Clan warriors also made their moves, unleashing a series of divine abilities that transformed into a surge of energy that shot straight into the sky.

Boom!

However, Lei Wanche, atop the giant eagle, raised his hand and unleashed a lightning ball tens of feet in size.

The thunder crashed down, covering everything in a vast expanse of white, and landed directly on the heads of everyone present.

One by one, Yan Tu and his companions were struck by lightning, their bodies crackling with arcs of electricity, large patches of charred blackness exposed, as they stumbled and fled the area covered by the lightning.

"Human, how dare you!"

The Pu Clan warrior who escaped the thunder was so enraged that his words became somewhat incoherent.

The thunder has already struck your head, and you still dare to say "dare"? That's worse than a fart from your anus.

While the Pu Clan warriors were shouting, Lei Wanche rode his Thunder Eagle, turned around, and charged back, wielding a large halberd engraved with Windwalking Auxiliary Witchcraft script, and charged at one of the Pu Clan warriors.

"Any alien infiltrators who betray the Alliance shall be killed without mercy!"

The targeted Pu Clan warrior unleashed a powerful attack, but was immediately struck by Lei Wanche's halberd, coughing up blood and flying backward.

Before he could get up again, he was struck by lightning and his body was torn to pieces.

Seeing that another member of their clan had been killed, the remaining three rushed towards the direction of the Giant Mountain Range.

"Hurry, this human has mastered lightning magic, it's unbelievable."

Although Yan Tu's cultivation level was no weaker than Lei Wanche's, Lei Wanche's combat strength had already reached the peak of the Divine Treasury after he followed his clone to cultivate thunder magic.

The reason he didn't advance to the peak of the Divine Realm is mainly because he has been correcting the wrong path he took in the past ten years. This short period of dormancy is for a better breakthrough in the future.

The power of thunder surged and exploded with immense force, easily shattering the Pu Clan's divine abilities, and chasing the remaining three all the way into the Giant Mountain Range.

Lei Wanche also remembered that the mission was to leave one person behind to return.

……

Dongshan City.

Preparations for war against the Pu Clan have begun, and several leading elders within the alliance, including the Earls of Ju Sha, Jiu Yang, and Xia Shan, have all arrived.

Recently, Lord Xiashan has also been in the limelight. After wiping out the Mujiang tribe, he immediately used his merits to exchange for a large amount of resources from the alliance and also enjoyed the pleasures of the Jusha tribe.

Not only did he catch up with the Giant Sand Lord and advance to the peak of the Divine Treasure realm, but the number of Divine Treasure warriors in his clan also increased by seven or eight at once. They were all top-quality resources from the Mujiang clan, which was exactly what his Xiashan Lord tribe wanted.

No wonder the Giant Sandbar tribe was so happy after wiping out the Earth Ants last time, they were practically sickeningly sweet.

You simply can't describe this joy without experiencing it for yourself.

In addition to the executive elders, eight hundred mid-stage Divine Treasury warriors and over a thousand early-stage Divine Treasury warriors were also transferred over.

This was done to protect the array masters and craftsmen who built the great array, and to prevent the appearance of the Pu Clan from affecting the construction of the great array.

This time, Lord Jusha got his wish and became the commander-in-chief to deal with the Pu tribe. He had the ceremonial axe given to him by the volcano, a small jade axe.

This means he has the right to mobilize troops around Dongshan City to deal with all battles below the fifth rank.

With the jade axe in hand, one can also slay any soldier who disobeys orders in battle.

As for Yan Wanyun, who led troops to conquer the Mujiang tribe, he has been suppressing Muzhou for many years.

The city of Muzhou was established in the original territory of the Mujiang tribe.

He also went into seclusion to cultivate, preparing to advance to the peak of the Divine Treasure realm.

"Gentlemen, being so highly regarded by the temple and the alliance leader makes me feel like I'm walking on thin ice."

Inside the main hall of Dongshan City, Lord Jusha, holding a small jade axe, shared his thoughts.

This caused Lord Xiashan to remain silent.

That old bastard Ju Sha may be shameless, but we should learn from him.

Look at this one mistake; it leads to mistakes at every step.

If one is a step late in advancing to the peak of the Divine Realm, one will also be a step late in ruling over a region, and by then, the arrangements for advancing to the fifth rank will likely also be a step late.

Whether he succeeds in getting promoted or not is another matter, but judging from this trend, he's really going to be following in the footsteps of Lord Jusha and eating his ass.

"All scouts in the army have been sent out. If the Pu tribe really sends troops into the mountains, I need to know immediately and have the Sky-Patrolling Giant Turtle send back the message in time."

Once the imperial axe is in hand, orders are issued.

At this moment, Lord Jusha felt that the petty squabbles he had engaged in within the Jusha tribe over the past few hundred years were nothing compared to what was happening now, like children playing house.

This is what a real man should do.

Although the Pu tribe may not send a large army in, we cannot be careless in taking precautions.

Having taken up a seat in the Alliance, he absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake.

Thus, Lord Jusha made preparations in earnest, sending back reports from the various camps building the great formations every day, and personally confirming that everything was alright before he could feel at ease.

However, more than half a year passed before they were able to finish waiting.

The giant tortoise hovering in the sky had its lookout reach across the desolate wilderness east of the Giant Mountain Range, but still hadn't spotted any Pu Clan warriors entering the mountains.

Why didn't the Pu people come?
It wasn't that Lei Wanche was too ruthless, killing all the Pu Clan warriors who came in.

He strictly followed orders and released one person.

Shi Kun, who was in the ancient city of Yueshan, also received a message from his clansmen who had returned home.

The reason there has been no movement for so long is that he also has his own selfish motives.

It is true that the Jin Yang clan, the lineage of the Divine Eye Earl, was granted the title of Earl for their meritorious service in following the royal court into battle, but they were among the later members of the royal court's various Earl families.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent to the western border of the ancient kingdom to take charge.

That sounds nice, but this place is capable of welcoming distinguished guests from the ancient city of Tushang.

But these distinguished guests of Tu Shang Ancient City are all directly contacted by the royal court. They have come several times, but have they ever given him a second glance?

Within the royal court, a strong tribal presence is naturally required to enhance one's influence.

Upon learning that the human race in the Giant Mountain Range possessed a lineage of array formations, Divine Eye Earl's first thought was to incorporate this secret of array formations into his own lineage.

However, the few fourth-tier array masters in the royal court were either directly under the royal court or had long been recruited by other princely mansions.

Even though Shenyanbo was later enfeoffed as a marquis, he only befriended an ordinary fourth-order array master.

But this guy is very old and has been waiting to die for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have been recruited by the Divine Eye Earl's Mansion.

Left with no other choice, after much deliberation, Shenyanbo decided to report to the royal court, offering to exchange his transfer from Yueshan Ancient City for the fact that the Juyue human race possessed a lineage of array formations.

He didn't want to sit here watching the statues anymore; even cultivation would be a problem.

As a result of this delay, it was more than a year later before the Jin Yang clan's royal court sent an array master to Yueshan Ancient City.

Meanwhile, Shen Can was waiting in the underground cave for what seemed like forever.

I thought the Pu tribe had become vegetarian after seeing the power of the human alliance.

Until news of the aircraft carrier tortoise arrived, a Pu tribe team came from the east and entered the ancient city of Yueshan.

Shen Can was finally relieved. He had already prepared all the dishes, and it would be a waste if the restaurant reviewers didn't come.

……

"Uncle Shenyan, we've come all this way, if..."

Inside the main hall of Yueshan Ancient City, five figures gathered together, each radiating a powerful aura.

The one who spoke was a figure dressed in purple robes, whose demeanor carried the air of someone in a high position. Although he did not finish his sentence, the threat behind it was obvious.

Shenyanbo snorted and said, "You have all seen the jade slip I sent back to the royal court. This is news that my clansmen risked their lives to bring back from the territory of the Giant Mountain Human Clan."

"If Lord Jiangshan thought the message I sent was false, why did he come all this way in such a grand manner?"

"Alright, we've come here for the human race's inheritance of formation techniques!"

At this moment, an old man dressed in feathered robes spoke up. He wore a golden crown and appeared to be quite kind.

"Divine Eye, Jiangshan is placing too much importance on the human race's formations."

Our Pu clan's array formation tradition was severed, and we have not yet recovered to the fifth rank. The few fifth-rank array formations we have were obtained from the ancient city of Tu Shang at great cost.

After reviewing the jade slip you sent back to the royal court, we, the elders, and others have discussed it and found that the human race's star-attracting array is indeed quite miraculous.

If such a formation truly exists, a group of blood servants wouldn't deserve to possess it.

“What Yu Lingbo said is true. If we can really obtain the array inheritance, the royal court will definitely reward Shenyanbo handsomely.”

A middle-aged man, who was playing with a small gray horned snake in his hand, chimed in with a comment.

Jiangshan, Yuling, and Huishe, the three lords, are three fourth-tier high-grade array masters under the command of the Golden Sun Royal Court.

Their cultivation levels are all at the pseudo-fifth rank.

The rise of the Jin Yang clan was not solely due to the support of the ancient city of Tu Shang; they were also willing to invest resources in winning over the hearts and minds of the people.

These fourth-tier high-grade array masters were originally all fourth-tier. In order to win them over, the Jin Yang Clan royal court took out the stone image that killed a fifth-tier enemy during their conquest of other clans and gave it to these array masters for refinement.

Stone forms of the same fifth rank are of the same origin and are safe to refine.

This way, you can obtain at least 50% of the combat power of the early stage of the fifth rank.

It is much stronger than the fourth rank, but slightly weaker than the normal early stage of the fifth rank, and will eventually stop at this level.

Because it involves refining external objects, the corresponding lifespan will not increase further.

At this moment, among the five figures in the main hall, apart from the three who were fake fifth-order formations, the remaining two were Shenyan Bo and Luoshan Bo, who were true fifth-order formations.

"Should we go straight into the underground cave, or storm into the giant mountain and capture all those blood prey for our use?"

Luo Shan appeared nonchalant. "If you ask me, let's just charge in! Those who submit to my Pu Clan's royal court will prosper, and those who oppose it will die!"

(End of this chapter)