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

Chapter 405: Establish a New Alliance for the Ancient City of Merchants!
The burning Golden Valley City illuminated the sky, and countless figures from all directions looked up at it.

Some people even saw the angry elder of the Shuhu tribe leave, but he did not return no matter how long they waited.

"Let's go take a look. This is Golden Valley City. If we just pick up a few things, we brothers will be quite satisfied."

Outside Golden Valley City, there were two figures, each only at the fourth level of strength, yet their faces revealed a greedy expression.

Then, the two figures moved forward furtively, not daring to fly too high, and stayed close to the ground, preparing to first enter the building complex outside Golden Valley City to take a look.

However, when the two arrived, they found broken spiritual objects scattered all over the ground, and the figures that had been living in the buildings on the outskirts of Golden Valley City had already rushed into Golden Valley City.

Inside the city, chaos reigned, with roars and shouts of killing echoing everywhere.

Chaos!

The entire city was in chaos.

These creatures from various races living outside Golden Valley City swarmed into the city, plundering the spiritual objects in the ruins.

As for the strongmen of the Shuhu tribe...

The Shuhu tribe lived within the Golden Valley City. As the falling beast cores and witch artifacts exploded, these people were either killed or seriously injured.

Everyone's scrambling for it, does that mean the Shuhu tribe can wipe out all other races?
……

"That felt great! That felt great!"

"Over the years, we've been suffocated by these major holy clans, forced to retreat step by step, while they've only pressed on. Now it seems we're all just fighting for our lives, and even if we risk our lives, they're nothing special!"

"That's right. More than ten years ago, I went to exchange for a spiritual item, but the Shuhu tribe bastards snatched it away, forcing me to find a replacement. Today, I can finally get my revenge!"

"We should have done this a long time ago! Do they really think we're afraid of them?"

"Trading one life for several of theirs is worth it!"

The sixth-tier warriors of the Holy Hou clan, who had reunited, were all extremely excited.

The scene of Jingu City being destroyed in a burst of energy seemed to release the resentment that had been pent up in their hearts for many years.

As descendants of the Holy Race, they have lived a more stifled life than other fifth- or sixth-tier races for the past few hundred years.

They should have gone all in and flipped the table a long time ago.

Silver Badge caught up with the group from behind, and he could hear their excited words clearly.

To put it bluntly, the reason why the Holy Hou Clan has been suppressed and beaten over the years is not due to anyone else, but to the Holy Hou Clan's ancestor.

This ancestor was afraid of death and kept backing down in the face of pressure from other holy races.

If the Holy Hou Ancestor were not afraid of death and directly launched an attack, the other four holy clans of Tu Shang Ancient City would now be trembling with fear under the Holy Hou Clan's 'invincible' intimidation.

At that time, the Holy Hou Clan will have more room to return to the world, and may even be able to use intimidation to calmly arrange the retreat routes of their various races.

The root cause is still the seventh-level ancestor, who simply didn't treat the other clansmen as his own.

Now that Shen Can has control of the Holy Hou Clan, he knows that everyone only has one life, and whether it's a sixth-tier or fifth-tier, they're all afraid of self-destruction.

Everyone understands the principle that a cornered beast will fight back, and the Holy Hou clan is exactly that cornered beast now.

Whoever messes with my Holy Hou clan, my Holy Hou clan will bite back at you even if it costs us our lives.

That's a mad dog fighting style; I ask you, who isn't afraid?

At this moment, Yin Zhang spoke up, saying, "Whoever wants to go to Beizhen Warehouse, the rest of you come with me to Zha Mao Shi's place!"

"Elder Yinzhang, what happened? Why didn't you come to the Fufeng Clan with us?"

Immediately, a warrior from the Holy Hou clan spoke up.

According to their plan, they were to travel from Jingu City to Beizhen Warehouse, and then to either the Lion Clan or the Fire-Slaying Clan.

"With such a big commotion in Jingu City, Beizhencang will definitely be on alert. I need someone to attract the attention of the Fufeng Clan and make others think that we have all gone to Beizhencang."

Yin Zhang spoke, looking around at the figures.

"Damn, it's just throwing beast cores, I'll just count myself in too."

An old beast with white hair and beard spoke up, "Who else is coming with me?"

Before the other members of the clan could speak, Yin Zhang continued, "Your mission is to create a disturbance, the bigger the better. Any territory belonging to other holy races along the way will be your target."

"Just like in Golden Valley City, as long as we make a big enough fuss, all the creatures from various races will naturally get involved."

"Fight if you can win, run if you can't. Don't act impulsively. Don't be stingy with the witchcraft artifacts and beast cores you carry. Use them all."

"Our ancestor won't be coming back; this will be our last battle."

"With the ancestor back, no matter how big a commotion we cause, we will be safe and sound."

The white-haired old Hou led five Hou clan warriors towards the direction of Beizhen Warehouse.

Yin Zhang then led the remaining sixth-tier warriors toward the Golden Lion Clan's cave world.

After the last self-destruction, the Golden Lion Clan's cave world was still damaged and had not been repaired.

……

Beizhen Warehouse.

The warriors of the Wind-Bearing Clan transformed into streaks of light, surveying the area within and around the city, spanning tens of thousands of miles.

Not long after the Holy Hou tribe launched a self-destruct attack on Golden Valley City, the news reached the Wind Bear tribe.

"Elder, the Holy Hou Clan has gone mad!"

Above Beizhen Cang City, Elder Fufeng was surrounded by three sixth-level elders, each gazing into the distance with extreme vigilance.

The Third Elder of Fu Feng spoke with raging anger, "These dogs of the Holy Hou Clan have cut themselves off from the ancient city of Tu Shang. From now on, the Holy Hou Clan will have no place in Tu Shang!"

The Third Elder looked somewhat frightened. Even a sixth-rank expert was afraid of being destroyed by a beast core of the same rank or even by a martial artist of the same realm.

A minor injury is one thing, but what if you get seriously injured or even killed?

The news that came back from Jingu City was not comprehensive; it was only from the Fufeng tribe, who were scouting outside the city.

I have no idea what exactly happened; I can only describe it based on what I saw.

At this moment, the Wind-Bearing Clan suspected that the Holy Hou Clan was playing a life-for-life game.

Back then, the seventh-level elders in the clan were afraid that the Holy Hou clan elder would pull such a stunt.

Unexpectedly, they didn't encounter the seventh-tier ancestor, but they, the sixth-tier ones, did.

"Third Elder, the Holy Hou Clan has no intention of surviving. What do they care about having a place to stand in the future?"

"Exactly, this isn't just a fight to the death, it's like they're going to bite us even in their dying moments."

……

Listening to the words of the elders around him, Elder Fu Feng remained silent with a gloomy face.

This was the last thing he wanted to see. The Holy Hou Clan was an aging holy clan on the verge of decline, while his Fufeng Clan was in its prime.

When the two groups clash, it's like porcelain hitting a pottery jar—it's a damn disadvantage for the Chinese.

Now look what's happened, the clay pot is yelling and trying to bite us.

Sin ah.

"Send everyone out to scout out the entire area within a radius of 50,000 li. We must not let those madmen of the Holy Hou tribe get close to Beizhen Warehouse!"

"Attack anyone who approaches without proper identification."

"We absolutely cannot be as unlucky as the Shuhu tribe, who were sneaked up on the city in the middle of the night."

……

"Where did the explosion occur!"

Not long after, Elder Fu Feng soared into the sky and looked towards the southwest direction of Bei Zhen Cang.

At the edge of the sky, a plume of smoke shot straight into the clouds, its crimson flames illuminating half the sky.

"It's Qingyun City!"

The ancient city of Tushang is vast and home to many different races. The reason why people can settle down here is naturally because they are backed by several great holy races.

Each clan would build cities within their own territory and set up shops, just like the ancient city of Tu Shang. Even if the ancient city of Tu Shang took a portion of the profits, the clan could still make a considerable profit.

Qingyun City is a city that is backed by the Qingyi Clan, a vassal race of the Fufeng Clan.

Qingyun City is now in an explosion!
"Damn the Holy Hou Clan!"

Although the elders of the Fufeng Clan who rushed out with Elder Fufeng were angry, not one of them said they wanted to kill the Holy Hou Clan.

The current Holy Hou clan are all lunatics. What if they all perish together with me?
Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, you should stay in Beizhen Warehouse.

But not long after, another loud explosion rang out, and smoke shot straight into the sky.

Seeing the thick, fiery cloud shooting straight into the sky, the elders of the Wind-Bearing Clan trembled slightly.

They're all at the sixth rank, with plenty of lifespan left. They're not like the Holy Hou Ancestor, so why are you risking your lives?
"madman."

"Elder, why don't we take this opportunity to transport the resources from Beizhen Warehouse back to our clan's territory?"

“Yes, it’s too unsafe to leave it here. The Holy Hou clan has gone mad.”

……

into the night.

Silver Badge has led his men back to the territory of the Golden Two-Headed Lion Clan. Compared to the grand entrance last time, this time they arrived like thieves.

There was no other way; the Golden Two-Headed Lion Clan was now like frightened birds, and had built a fortress at the crack in the shattered cave world.

The original entrance was completely blocked by a giant city.

A massive floating island was suspended above the hole, its defenses extending tens of thousands of miles away.

In the void, there were flashing spells and spells everywhere, and spell artifacts were frozen in place.

Although the formation has not yet been completed, the spiritual barriers are still connected, creating a highly sensitive early warning system.

If it were an outsider, under such defensive conditions, they would not be able to get close to the Golden Lion Clan's territory at all.

Ke Yinzhang carefully opened the spirit-restricted passage and led the five 'death warriors' toward the Golden Lion Clan's territory.

……

"Those stupid dogs have gone mad; they're trying to make enemies of everyone."

"Now that the ancestors of all the tribes have gone to the North, once their ancestors die there, we will definitely slaughter these bastards completely, and from then on, there will be no more Hou tribes in the Southern Region."

"At that time, I will also offer a bounty in all directions. All those with Hou blood should die, and I will exchange a skin for a source stone."

A flying boat passed by, and the Golden Lion Clan warriors patrolling on it were talking loudly, their words filled with hatred for the Holy Hou Clan.

For so many years, everything had gone smoothly for them, and they were happily waiting to cook up the Holy Hou tribe and serve it to the table. But suddenly, a 'delicacy' came knocking on their door, and their cave world was destroyed. They lost all face.

"Shut up, all of you! Don't just look with your eyes, use your divine sense to sense the area as well. The Holy Hou Clan has gone mad, they're desperate and will do anything. We must not let them find an opening!"

"Let's be patient for now. I refuse to believe that a seventh-level Saint Hou can still survive after all the ancestors of the various races have gone to the North!"

"That's right, without the seventh rank, we'll definitely grind the Holy Hou Clan to dust!"

……

Following the few 'death warriors' of the Holy Hou clan hidden in the Spirit Forbidden Zone, and listening to the conversation of the Lion Clan warriors on the flying boat, their killing intent intensified.

These words are ten times more effective than the words of a silver medal.

That's right. Without their ancestor, they're like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

They're not giving us a way out. Since we're all going to die anyway, let's fight them to the death.

After breaking through the spiritual barriers one after another, Yin Zhang and the others approached the floating island above the Lion Clan's cave.

"Everyone, let's get started."

Click.

In an instant, the spiritual barriers surrounding the floating island suddenly exploded, and the suspended magical artifacts emitted a deafening creak, informing the Lion Clan warriors that an invading alien species had directly invaded their territory.

This startled the vigilant lion warriors.

what happened!

How did we manage to get to the door so quickly? Why is there no movement from the outer spirit barrier?

"The Holy Hou Clan!"

"You're here again!"

The lion warriors on the floating island were shocked. They remembered the earth-shattering explosion that had almost destroyed half of the lion clan's strength.

"The Lion Clan with Ruffled Hair, your master has arrived!"

"Stop them quickly!"

The Lion Clan warriors were shocked, but their clan strength had been severely damaged, so in their haste, only four sixth-level warriors appeared. They could only watch helplessly as the Holy Hou Clan opened its mouth and spat out beast cores.

"That beast of the Holy Hou tribe is Gonggan Nen..."

Several sixth-tier warriors immediately sensed something was wrong. The beasts of the Holy Hou clan had become addicted to self-destruction; they were here to perish together with each other.

"No!" The Lion Clan's territory, which had just experienced a spectacular fireworks display before the New Year, was once again struck by fireworks.

Several beast cores were spat into the cave world by the sixth-level Saint Hou clan through the hole in the cave world.

Then, after the beast core exploded, it transformed into a burst of energy that swept in all directions, causing the cracks in the cave world to crackle.

The four sixth-tier Lion Clan members who were the first to discover the Holy Hou Clan's invasion were immediately thrown away by the surging energy.

Click!

The already shattered grotto-heaven crack now spread out like a great dragon, tearing open tens of thousands of miles of the grotto-heaven's sky.

The jagged cracks, like a spider web, nearly tore apart most of the cave world.

After tearing open the cave, the other sixth-tier Holy Hou clan members, who had been hiding in the distance, rushed towards the Lion Clan's cave from several directions.

The hatred between the Holy Hou and the Lion Clan began when Silverbeard was discovered to be a traitor; the warriors of the Holy Hou have hated the Lion Clan to the core ever since.

If his mother hadn't discovered that Silverbeard was the traitor, his ancestor might have been outmaneuvered by the Lion Clan's ancestor.

Of course, it's too late to say anything now. There are too many ancestors in the past, and whether our own ancestors can do it or not really makes everyone lack confidence.

With a distance of tens of thousands of miles, plus some spirit barriers shattered by the energy, how could they possibly stop the sixth-tier Saint Hou Clan?

"Silver Badge, you little..."

Inside the cave world, the Lion Clan's Great Elder angrily rushed out from the depths of the clan's territory. Upon seeing Yin Zhang and the several Saint Hou Clan sixth-level warriors following behind him, he immediately unleashed a devastating attack.

"what!"

But before the killing move could be unleashed, the Lion Clan Elder let out a miserable cry and his movements came to a halt.

Yin Zhang had already unleashed the Azure Sun Mirror, immediately blasting it towards the Lion Clan's Grand Elder, shattering his skull.

"Great Elder!"

The sixth-level lion clan members who had surrounded them from all directions were terrified when they saw their elder, who had just been roaring so loudly, suddenly have two of his lion skulls blown off.

What the hell is going on?!

This scene stunned the other sixth-tier Saint Hou clan members behind them.

Who exactly is at the peak of the sixth rank?

"The ancestor left behind a trump card, which the young master has entrusted to me!"

Yin Zhang casually remarked, then called out to everyone, "Hurry up and get started!"

"Our Holy Hou clan cannot gain a foothold in the ancient city of Tu Shang, and this group of bristling lions can also recuperate and live in peace."

"kill!"

The lion warriors, regaining their senses, roared angrily. Some fourth and fifth-tier lions, disregarding whether their attacks would hit, launched attacks on the holy lion warriors.

"Fight them!"

The entire cave world descended into chaos. The energy from the exploding beast cores had not yet subsided, and the fluctuations from the attacks of sixth-tier martial artists were all mixed together.

Shen Can, who was mixed in with the sixth-tier members of the Holy Hou Clan, was secretly helping the other Holy Hou Clan members to quickly resolve the sixth-tier battles.

The sneak attack using divine sense made the battle incredibly smooth.

One after another, the sixth-tier Golden Lion Clan warriors were killed by the sixth-tier Holy Hou Clan warriors in a short period of time.

As the sixth-tier warriors continued to fall, the remaining Golden Lion Clan warriors grew fearful.

"Go and break through the barrier of the cave, so that people outside can see what the Lion Clan looks like."

Seeing that all the sixth-tier beings had been killed, Yin Zhang called on everyone to rush towards the shattered cave heaven and launch an attack to completely destroy the Lion Clan's cave heaven.

Meanwhile, Shen Can quickly went to find the Lion Clan's treasury.

He's been working on this behind the scenes for so long; he can't let it all go to waste.

Ordinary spiritual objects cannot be taken away, but high-level spiritual objects can still be taken away.

The commotion on the Lion Clan's side attracted the attention of many creatures outside. Sixth-tier warriors from clans such as the Bronze Lion, which were vassals of the Lion Clan, rushed over, only to be met by a heavily injured sixth-tier warrior from the Holy Hou Clan.

The heavily injured sixth-tier Holy Hou tribe member unleashed his ultimate move and self-destructed as soon as he got close to the sixth-tier members of the Bronze Lion tribe and others.

Amidst the deafening explosion, the four sixth-tier members of the Bronze Lion Clan, led by a sixth-tier member, instantly turned into a shower of blood.

This stunned the other sixth-tier races of the Lion Clan's vassal races, and none of them dared to move forward any further.

Other creatures of various races were also attracted by the commotion. The sounds of activity continued to erupt around Golden Valley City and North Zhen Warehouse, and the news had already spread.

Everyone understands what's going on.

The Holy Hou Clan was about to lose the protection of its seventh-tier ancestor and knew that death was inevitable, so they were fearless.

Why risk your life fighting a madman?

Many creatures, seeing that he was only a sixth-level Saint Hou, suddenly had their eyes burning with desire.

The Holy Hou Clan is employing a strategy of mutual destruction with the Lion Clan, so they definitely won't take the spirit creature with them.

Once the Holy Hou tribe retreats...

In a short time, more and more figures gathered outside the Lion Clan's territory. They dared not approach, some as close as three thousand miles away, others as far as ten thousand miles away.

This distance is short; everyone can reach it in no time by rushing.

They were just waiting for the Holy Hou Clan to leave.

after one day.

Yin Zhang led the remaining sixth-tier Saint Hou clan members away from the Lion Clan's Cave Heaven.

What remains is a shattered piece of the Lion Clan's territory. The entire Lion Clan's Cave Heaven World is now only half a shell, with most of it broken beyond recognition, allowing outsiders to clearly see inside.

Furthermore, before leaving, Yin Zhang led his men to open the Lion Clan's treasury and scatter the mountain of resources inside.

Various resources transformed into spiritual light, scattering in all directions like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

This scene immediately drew the creatures that had been lingering outside to rush over.

The remaining lion race creatures, vassal races, tried to stop them, but creatures from all directions, riding birds and flying boats, rushed over and picked up the spiritual items on the ground.

While picking things up, they stumbled upon the ruined cave of the Lion Clan.

Many creatures not only picked them up themselves, but also called their friends and family to come and pick them up.

In an instant, countless creatures from all directions of Tu Shang Ancient City flocked towards the Lion Clan's Cave Heaven.

Enormous flying birds and treasure ships hundreds of feet in size hovered in the air, blotting out the sun and swarming around them.

The Holy Race has been shattered; what an incredible opportunity this is!

As for the seventh-tier ancestor of the Holy Race, he's not here!
With so many living beings gathered together, how could the Ancestor possibly kill us all?
……

After retreating from the Lion Clan, Silver Badge led the remaining six tiers straight to the territory of the Fire-Slaying Clan.

This time, Shen Can did not go with them, but instead quietly went to Tu Shang Tower.

As for Yin Zhang and his group, the Yan Huo tribe was their final destination.

With such a big commotion now, the Tushang Pagoda is actually not attracting much attention.

It's not that he wants to take over the Tu Shang Tower, since he doesn't have the strength to do so right now.

He planned to first study the spirit barrier of the Tushang Tower and make a copy of the key.

If I come back someday, it will be much easier to get in then.

……

Only a small number of warriors were stationed at the Tu Shang Tower, but they were all in a state of panic. As for the warriors who belonged only to the major holy clans, they had long since left.

The remaining people don't belong to either group.

Shen Can easily entered the Tu Shang Tower, and after inspecting all the spiritual restrictions, he calmly left the Tu Shang Tower.

The greatest secret of the entire Tushang Tower lies not at its towering top, but at its base.

This is where the Pagoda Source Stones are crafted.

The base of the tower possesses an incomparably powerful spiritual restriction, far stronger than any other spiritual restriction within the tower, which even the five great holy clans of the Tu Shang Ancient City have failed to break.

What the five holy races need to do is put the source stones into the spiritual restriction, and when they come out again, they will be source stones with the pagoda mark.

Just as Shen Can was about to record all the spiritual restrictions he saw, the jade pendant in his hand stirred.

"Ah Yue, the ancestor set a trap and killed the two-headed lion clan ancestor instead!"

From among the lit-up lovebirds, the voice of the Holy Hou Clan Chief resounded.

Shen Can was startled.

"what!"

This isn't right, how the hell did you manage to turn the tables and kill them?

Before Shen Can could react, the Holy Hou Clan Chief continued, "However, the Ancestor has also fallen into a state of weakness..."

……

Half a day later, Shen Can returned to the Holy Hou clan's territory from the Tu Shang Tower.

Shen Can, now in his Silver Moon form, summoned the remaining fifth-tier beings of the Holy Hou Clan.

As for the group of Holy Hou clan members who were arranged to leave earlier, they were sent away after the attack on Golden Valley City.

They traveled northwest, entering the depths of the vast wilderness in the northern part of the southern region.

"Young Master, why are you back!"

The remaining fifth-order beings were somewhat astonished to see Silver Moon return; they had assumed she had already left with her migrating people.

"Our ancestor killed the Lion Clan's ancestor in the North."

"what!"

Upon hearing this, the Holy Hou clan members who had gathered around were initially taken aback, but then revealed expressions of wild joy.

"Young Master, the Ancestor killed the Golden Lion Clan Ancestor, so does that mean we've won?"

"Our ancestor has won!"

"Haha, those beasts of the Golden Lion Clan wanted to ambush the Ancestor, but they didn't expect the Ancestor to be a cut above the rest!"

"Young Master, can we call back the clansmen we sent out?"

The warriors of the Holy Hou Clan cheered, but seeing that 'Silver Moon' showed no surprise, they gradually realized what was going on.

"Although our ancestor killed the Golden Lion Clan's ancestor, he was also weakened. Don't forget that there are still Fufeng and Yanhuo in the North..."

"Damn it, these guys want to wipe out my Holy Hou clan!"

The Hou tribe warriors quickly went from being pleasantly surprised to cursing.

"Everyone's heard of me!"

At this moment, 'Silver Moon' called out to everyone.

"Now, I'm giving you all a task that concerns the survival of my Hou tribe."

As he spoke, Shen Can imitated the Holy Hou Clan, opening his mouth and releasing a dense array of spiritual light that transformed into jade slips.

These jade slips all bear the mark of a pagoda.

"Now, each member of the clan will carry a different number of jade slips. I will not ask where you are going."

As long as they pass through the territory of a sixth-tier race, they will be given a jade slip.

Say that this is the decree of my Holy Hou clan ancestor, to form a new Tu Shang Alliance.

All sixth-tier forces in the Southern Region possessing this token are members of the New Apprentice Merchant Alliance!

"Young Master, do they dare to admit it?"

"It's alright, I will personally deliver the jade slips to the seventh-tier forces. As for whether they acknowledge themselves as members of the alliance, that's not something we need to consider."

"Since the Tu Shang Ancient City Alliance has betrayed my Holy Hou Clan, and even though we are allies, they want to devour our ally, then let's build a new Tu Shang Alliance today."

Even though our ancestor is somewhat weak, he will not let the remaining holy clans have an easy time!
My ancestor said that the new Tu Shang Ancient City will not only have seventh-tier forces, but also more sixth-tier forces.

Shen Can kept several tokens with the pagoda mark.

In any case, their human alliance is also at the sixth level. If they can really establish the new merchant alliance, the human race and the Kui Niu can also join in.

As for whether the various tribes recognize the edict of the Holy Hou Clan's ancestor, Shen Can tends to believe they do.

After all, Tu Shang Ancient City has such a big brand, and it can also be used to create pagoda source stones. It's a money tree.

There was no reason to interfere in Tu Shang Ancient City before, but now the five holy clans are fighting amongst themselves, and a seventh-level cultivator has died.

With such a legitimate reason, it's likely that all ethnic groups won't let this opportunity pass them by.

Next, it all depends on the North. If two or three more seventh-tier heroes can die in the North, then the New Disciple Merchant Ancient City Alliance will be even more secure.

(End of this chapter)