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

Chapter 367 Another Mysterious Bird Statue

The flying boat that took off from Yunzhou City traveled north through the territories of many human tribes.

Then, they continued north, crossing rivers and mountains, and bypassing dense forests before disappearing into the mountains.

Within the mountains, there is an enormous barrier hidden among the peaks.

Within the barrier, the land is vast, and settlements thrive within it, with cultivated fields and shimmering waters visible.

Some figures are working in the fields, while others are fishing in the marshes.

At the mines nestled among the mountains and rivers, humans, their bodies entirely black, crawled out of the mines. Years of traversing the mines had long since caused them to be unable to stand upright, and their bodies to be as thin as sticks.

High above the mine, buildings stand in rows, and exposed arrows gleam with sharpness.

Outside, on the abandoned mine piles, you can still see miners who were killed by arrows, their bodies long since dried into mummies.

A humanoid warrior, whose entire body was green, drove into a settlement.

"Don't resist. It's your daughter's good fortune to be able to serve the adults."

“Cui Ling, don’t make a mistake. If you dare to harm yourself or displease the adults, not only will your parents die, but our entire village will also be buried with you.”

The girl who was grabbed onto the oxcart was tightly bound with thin ropes and could not move her body.

"Oh, of all the settlements we've visited, this young lady is the wildest. Young Master will surely like her."

The green-clad warrior grabbed the girl and threw her into the accompanying car.

At this moment, there were already dozens of girls on the bus, but they all obediently shrank back, not daring to resist in the slightest.

"What are you looking at? This is your fate. If my Biling Clan hadn't brought you back from the outside, you would have died in the plague many years ago."

"Being able to serve as slaves for my Biling clan is a blessing you have accumulated over several lifetimes. And you women, being able to serve my clan is also a blessing from your ancestors."

After capturing people in this settlement, the Green Shadow Warrior headed towards the next settlement.

Here, everyone is a slave to the Biling tribe, mining and farming for them, their lives and deaths entirely at the discretion of the Biling tribe.

At the end of the barrier, a lush green mountain range stretches across the landscape.

In the middle of the mountains, there is a platform surrounded by roaring bonfires.

At the center of the platform stands a statue of a mythical bird.

The Xuan Bird statue, over three hundred feet tall, had eyes that shimmered with countless witchcraft characters, as if it were alive, gazing down upon this vast land.

The green-clad warriors coming and going mostly circled the Xuan Bird statue.

Some figures passing in front of the statue would also prostrate themselves and bow to the black bird.

……

As the airship entered the familiar mountain area, Shi Quanshan, who was leading the way, let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally home!"

At this moment, several streaks of light flew over from the distant mountains and forests and landed on the flying boat.

"Elder, there is no tail following behind."

Upon hearing this, Shi Quanshan's body began to convulse rapidly, and green spots began to appear on his skin, quickly covering his entire body.

Before long, his whole body turned green, and long, hard, dark green nails grew on his ten fingers. His body surface became increasingly rough, just like that of a wild beast.

The others traveling on the airship also shed their human forms and transformed into the forms of the Azure Spirit Clan.

The mountains directly opposite the flying boat are the entrance to the clan's inner barrier.

Go home.

They even brought back a fourth-tier auspicious beast, which is cause for celebration.

Since the emergence of the human alliance in the Giant Mountain Range, it has become extremely difficult for the Biling tribe to capture sacrificial offerings.

The humans kept within the family are of such low quality that they are not qualified to be sacrifices to the Holy Spirit.

In fact, the humans kept in captivity were originally intended to be released to occupy the Cloud River Valley, which was ravaged by the plague.

Unexpectedly, a human alliance suddenly appeared, disrupting the plans of the Biling Clan.

The war between the tribes of Yunhe Valley back then was instigated by the Biling Clan, in order to interrupt the increasingly powerful development of the tribes of Yunhe Valley.

However, later on, the eight-legged Fei Yi in the Juyue Mountains saw an opportunity and came to interfere.

But this wasn't a big problem. After noticing Fei Yi's actions, the Bi Ling Clan sent out members to secretly capture a group of young men and women and bring them back to the clan.

These men and women could become slaves within the tribe, or they could become a new group of tribespeople after the Great Plague of Cloud River Valley.

After the plague completely swept through Cloud River Valley, the Biling Clan sent warriors to sweep away the remaining ruins and bring back martial arts traditions and other things to their clan.

In this way, the future development of Cloud River Valley will be completely controlled by the Biling Clan, who are the 'gods' behind Cloud River Valley.

Everything was progressing smoothly, just waiting for time to settle and for the plague to dissipate on a large scale from Cloud River Valley, so that the Biling Clan could release the large number of human seeds they had raised.

Unexpectedly, before they could even take action, a human alliance appeared, eliminating the plague, relocating humans, and building a great formation.

All of this was done by the Human Alliance, so where does that leave the Biling Clan?
That's considered hijacking!

The land is almost ready to be cultivated, so the Human Alliance will start planting.

What's even more outrageous is that a group of insignificant humans actually dared to think of blocking the great Holy Spirit; they were simply ignorant of their own limitations.

When the Holy Spirit awakens, he will make the human race understand that the so-called magnificent formation is nothing more than a thin layer of paper, which can be easily blown apart.

Fortunately, the Human Alliance had not yet extended its reach into Cloud River Valley when all this was being done.

The clan kept all of this very secret, so that the Human Alliance had not been aware of the existence of the Biling Clan in Yunzhou for decades.

Next, the Biling Clan will slowly erode the Human Alliance, gradually releasing the humans they have been raising to join the alliance.

……

At this moment, inside the cage, the little dragonfish, sensing the flying boat slowing down, understood that they were about to arrive at their destination.

"It's really not easy to earn a meal ticket. I, a dignified dragon, have to rely on the juniors for food."

Long ago in the Blazing Flame Tribe, the people the children most wanted to see, besides the temple, were Little Dragon Fish.

Putting aside everything else, which member of the Blazing Flame Clan of the Yan generation hasn't been tricked into eating fruit by it?

It's not unreasonable to ask for some fruit in return for patting our little arowana's head, is it?

Even now, children of the Chen and Ming generations are still tricked into eating the fruit in their hands by it.

But as an ambitious dragon, he knew that the fruits he gave the children weren't enough to eat, so he needed to do something productive to earn some good food.

Little Dragon Fish thinks Yan Jiang is a good kid!
Therefore, when Yan Jiang found it, it agreed to Yan Jiang's plan without hesitation.

Who is it? It came to Zhiyan to freeload when it was still a tiny thing.

If Yan Jiang can become the next clan leader, then it can be considered a dragon of the clan.

If it weren't for the wrong location, the crayfish would have made two loud noises.

Since Miaotao rarely sees anyone, it has to find a way to increase its food supply.

"Yan Jiang, hurry up, hurry up."

With this thought in mind, the little dragonfish looked up at the sky.

Unfortunately, we didn't see anything.

However, it had already sensed that the little sparrow had arrived.

……

At this moment, above the Biling Clan's flying boat, a giant star tortoise was already hovering at the top of the sky.

The giant tortoise had already caught up with the flying boat carrying the little dragonfish from the city.

Even if the flying boat took many detours and circled the mountains repeatedly, it was all in vain, as the sky could see it all clearly.

Offerings are needed to worship the Black Bird. The 'Holy Envoy Clan' hiding in Yunzhou was frightened by the Human Alliance and dared not hunt the fourth-tier humans on a large scale.

Besides the fourth-tier humans, auspicious beasts are also acceptable, following the rules of the Holy Envoy Clan's sacrifices in the past.

Therefore, Yan Jiang returned to the tribe and dragged out the auspicious beast, the little dragon fish.

He needs a mythical beast to fish, and the little dragonfish needs to be exchanged for better food.

Immediately, the man and the dragon hit it off.

The little dragonfish disguised itself as a severely injured fourth-tier auspicious beast and held an auction in Yunzhou City.

It really attracted the 'Holy Envoy Clan' of Yunzhou.

Now, we've finally found these guys' hideout.

……

Yan Jiang stood atop the giant tortoise's head, his eyes gleaming with azure divine light, and the vast land below magnified under his pupil technique.

When they saw something resembling a space slowly opening up amidst the vast mountains.

Yan Jiang held a large halberd in his left hand and a battle flag in his right.

"Break in!"

The giant star tortoise roared down from the sky.

Thunder roared tens of thousands of feet into the sky, and the shockwaves whipped up a fierce wind.

Below, gray air currents rippled through the mountains. At first glance, it looked as if a mirror had been cracked open; the mountains remained mountains, but a vast plain appeared where the mountains had split open.

Rumble!
The commotion in the sky naturally alerted Shi Quanshan and the other Biling Clan warriors on the flying boat. They looked up at the sky, their eyes wide with astonishment.

A giant rock fell from the sky!

The area within the opened barrier was also startled by the sudden commotion.

But for a giant beast descending from the sky, a distance of tens of thousands of feet is only a breath or two.

The giant star tortoise, carrying an enormous protective array, descended from the sky and crashed heavily into the barrier.

Boom!

The giant tortoise crashed to the ground, stirring up a cloud of gray-green air that instantly ripped up the ground in all directions.

The flying boat that Shi Quanshan was carrying was also thrown away by this energy and crashed into the ground.

hold head high!
The little dragonfish let out a long cry, smashed through its cage, and rode the whirlwind to bite Shi Quanshan.

With a snap, Shi Quanshan was pierced through by the dragon fish's tooth.

Immediately, the little dragonfish shook its head, and Shi Quanshan was thrown out, crashing to the ground and dying instantly.

……

"Enemy attack!"

At this moment, the Biling Clan inside the barrier also realized what was happening, but the number of Biling Clan guarding the entrance to the barrier was not large, and their strength was not strong.

After landing, the giant tortoise rushed straight into the depths of the barrier.

On the giant tortoise's back, streaks of light flew out like celestial maidens scattering flowers, striking wherever there were groups of Biling tribes.

Streaks of light exploded in the air, blasting the charging Bi Ling Clan into pieces.

"Hold them off!"

"Quickly, use the giant crossbow!"

"You dare to run wild in my Biling Clan? You've got a death wish!"

As the giant tortoise charged into the barrier, the warriors of the Azure Spirit Clan gathered together, letting out angry roars.

They have always considered themselves the ancestors of the human race. In recent years, they have been living in seclusion due to the power of the human alliance, which has been incredibly frustrating. But they never expected that the human alliance would actually come to their doorstep. This is really too much of a bullying for the Biling Clan!

Damn it!

A surge of energy erupted from the sky, all aimed at Yan Jiang and the others on the giant turtle's head.

At this moment, Yan Jiang transformed into a large gray bear, with earth-yellow witch runes flowing around its body.

As the battle flags fluttered in the wind, a scene of clashing swords and galloping horses emerged.

These strange phenomena were all constructed from shamanic script: swords, spears, halberds, war beasts clashing, and drums resounding.

As Yan Jiang raised his hand, the large halberd in his hand slashed horizontally, bringing out a part of the strange phenomena around him, as if forming a torrent of war cavalry.

As the cavalry surged forth with the halberds, they instantly smashed a group of elite Biling warriors who were coming towards them into a bloody mist and fragments.

"Nine Forms of Mountain Spear!"

Yan Jiang unleashed the Great Halberd Divine Power. With each strike, a cloud of blood mist rose, forcefully piercing through the Bi Ling Clan warriors blocking her path.

An elder of the Biling tribe roared, but it still couldn't stop the giant tortoise from moving forward, leaving behind a large number of Biling tribe corpses.

"Array up!"

On the open ground below the Biling Clan's ancestral mountain, a group of Biling Clan warriors gathered together, their green light spreading out and their banners waving.

The mist stirred up by the banners formed giant waves, with what appeared to be bursts of thunder within them.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't stop Yan Jiang's attack, and the battle flag behind him fluttered in the wind.

The Yunzhou soldier on the tortoise's back roared to the sky, his fighting spirit transforming into a shadow of a great halberd. With a single strike, he shattered a large number of Biling Clan battle flags and tore apart countless Biling Clan warriors.

"Your battle flag is no good!"

The Biling tribe's battle formation, which had been torn apart, was met with the blows of the witch cannons on the turtle's back, causing sparks to fly and corpses to scatter everywhere.

The warriors of the Biling Clan had never seen anything like this before; it was as if a fireball was deliberately thrown at their hearts.

"Boy, you are so brave!"

Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared amidst the green light, and a huge hand, as large as a mountain, reached down towards Yan Jiang's head.

Clang!

A clanging sound emanated from beneath the green palm, and bursts of fighting spirit blossomed into petals, swirling around Yan Jiang's side.

He gripped the large halberd and thrust it fiercely at the falling hand.

"open!"

The green palm cracked open, and a green current swept in all directions like a vast ocean, forming a green swamp.

Yan Jiang grunted, reuniting his battle intent with himself, and his enormous bear king body emitted an earthy yellow light.

"You dog who serves the Black Bird, you're not strong enough!"

Then, Yan Jiang's blood surged.

"Brothers, help me kill this pseudo-fifth-tier!"

A vast battle intent surged forth once more, and Yan Jiang's body began to change, rapidly absorbing the battle intent released by the Yunzhou soldiers.

For decades, he and the soldiers of Yunzhou have trained together without stopping, all for this chance to deliver a decisive blow against a higher-ranking enemy in actual combat.

The bear king's earthen-yellow battle body shone brightly, instantly growing to a hundred feet in size, and the large halberd in its hand spewed out battle intent.

"Old man, have a big geese."

Then, Yan Jiang gripped his halberd and unleashed a stunning streak of earth-yellow lightning that cleaved through the sky.

Within the green mist, the Biling clan's patriarch cried out in alarm and hastily began to defend himself.

The explosive energy surged out, continuously affecting the Biling Clan warriors, who screamed and turned into fragments of Biling, leaving behind plumes of blood mist.

Ancestor Biling smashed through the boundless green mist and crashed directly into the green clan mountain, causing the earth to tremble.

kill!

Without pausing for a moment, Yan Jiang leaped up and swung his halberd down at Ancestor Bi Ling from high above.

……

At this moment, inside the Biling Clan's barrier, Huotang and Kuiyang were also watching the battle, but they had no intention of intervening.

They're here to provide backup.

Yan Jiang had already reported her plan to the alliance in advance, requesting that the alliance send a fifth-tier reinforcement to prevent any unexpected events.

In Yan Jiang's view, although the tribes that worship the Xuan Bird should not have any true fifth-tier members now, and pseudo-fifth-tier members are completely manageable for him, there is still a possibility of unexpected events.

It doesn't matter if he can't win, but if he suffers a major defeat and loses too many soldiers, he will be a sinner in the eyes of the alliance and the Blazing Flame Clan.

He may not fight well in this annihilation of the 'Holy Envoy Clan' of Yunzhou, and he may even lose face in front of the temple, the clan leader, and the old clan leader, but he still needs to minimize casualties as much as possible.

Therefore, Kuiyang was sent over, while Huotang came along out of concern.

Huo Tang was extremely worried about the selection of the third-generation clan leader. In his opinion, Yan Jiang was very similar to him, with that same fighting spirit.

The result was still gratifying. The tribe that worshipped the Black Bird ultimately could not escape the Black Bird's 'curse', and the fifth rank they achieved was only a pseudo-fifth rank.

Yan Jiang, at the peak of the Divine Realm, led the Yunzhou soldiers he had commanded for decades and killed the fifth-tier ancestor of the Biling Clan in his clan territory, thus severing one of the Xuan Bird's sacrificial paths once again.

Having lost their fifth-tier ancestor, the Biling Clan quickly collapsed, and the Yunzhou soldiers descended from the giant tortoise to begin their extermination.

Unexpectedly, deep within the territory of the Biling Clan, they discovered the long-sought-after fifth-tier senior from Yunhe Valley.

This fifth-tier senior was severely injured and imprisoned by the Biling Clan. He was in a very miserable state when he was rescued.

Having annihilated the Biling Clan and rescued tens of millions of humans, the next step is to properly settle these people and then arrange for people to be stationed here to guard the Xuan Bird statue.

……

"Ah-Can, what do you think of Ah-Jiang?"

After Huotang returned from Yunzhou, he ran into Shen Can at the ancestral temple.

"It seems that you, old clan chief, prefer A-Jiang to be the next clan chief."

Hearing Huo Tang say this, Shen Can knew all too well how much Huo Tang loved Yan Jiang.

In retrospect, Yan Jiang's emergence from the trials was like a long-awaited rain for the Blazing Flame Tribe.

At that time, the succession of the chieftain of the Blazing Flame Tribe was difficult. Due to the conflict between the tribe's development and its inherent strengths, the entire tribe could not find a suitable candidate, and in the end, the chieftain was placed on the top of the volcano.

As soon as Yan Jiang appeared, she attracted Huo Tang's attention.

Even though the tribe developed rapidly later, and the Zhiyanbo tribesmen emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, flourishing in all directions.

However, Yan Jiang, a small seedling that suddenly sprouted in the land of Zhi Yan during a time of scarcity, left a deeper impression on Huo Tang than on others.

In addition, Yan Jiang has done a good job over the years, handling administrative affairs, commanding troops, and so on. The dozen or so people selected are also top-notch.

It has to be said that people do need a little bit of luck.

Yan Jiang was just one step ahead of the other clansmen, which earned her the favor of the old clan chief Huo Tang and reduced a lot of fighting.

(End of this chapter)