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

Chapter 406 Our Ancient City of Merchants

The message relayed by the Holy Hou Clan Chief indicated that the seventh rank of the Northern Lands was in turmoil.

The Holy Hou Clan Chief received news from within the clan that Silverbeard was a spy planted by the Golden Lion Clan, and that the Lion Clan had already learned of the Holy Hou Clan's arrangements in the northern lands.

Furthermore, since half of the Lion Clan's sixth-rank and above combatants were not within the clan, they immediately informed the Holy Hou Ancestor of this information.

Only then did the Holy Hou Ancestor prepare and directly killed the Lion Clan Ancestor.

This process was quite turbulent. According to the Holy Hou Clan Chief, after the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor and the Lion Clan Ancestor fought, they were also ambushed by the Fire-Slaying Clan Ancestor.

However, the Holy Hou Ancestor swallowed the Lion Clan Ancestor whole the moment he killed him, preventing the Fire-Slaying Ancestor from taking away the seventh-tier Lion Clan Ancestor's remains.

Moreover, the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor was nearly invincible in this great battle, and even managed to injure the Yanhuo Clan Ancestor.

However, during the battle, Ancestor Fufeng also appeared, and Ancestor Shenghou and Ancestor Yanhuo, who were fighting, both stopped fighting.

The Holy Hou clan's ancestor suffered from excessive exhaustion after a series of battles, becoming even weaker, and his whereabouts are currently unknown.

Besides the clashes between the seventh-tier ancestors, the sixth-tier warriors from various races who had marched north also clashed repeatedly in the Tianhe River Basin, resulting in fierce battles.

Because all the sixth-tier late-stage warriors of the Holy Hou Clan were injured, they were at a disadvantage in the battle at the sixth-tier level, suffering heavy casualties.

Currently, the Holy Hou clan lord only has seven sixth-tier clan members left by his side, so much so that he dares not show himself easily now.

The Holy Hou Clan Chief had captured several prisoners in his previous battles with the sixth-tier members of the other major Holy Clans.

The Soul Search revealed that the ancestors of the Fufeng Clan and the Shuhu Clan had arrived and were searching for the whereabouts of the Holy Hou Ancestor and the Yanhuo Ancestor.

During their hiding, the remaining warriors of the Holy Hou clan also saw dragon shadows and golden-horned behemoths traversing the top of the sky.

The dragon's shadow was surrounded by wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, and it was initially judged to be the dragon king of the Zhangshui Dragon Kingdom.

To be honest, Shen Can was truly stunned when he heard the news that the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor had killed the Lion Clan Ancestor and even managed to injure the Yan Huo Ancestor before fleeing.

That old bastard, you're still alive for once.

Damn it, they're not all dead yet, what a nuisance!
Although the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor is currently in a weakened state, he has still managed to devour the Lion Clan Ancestor, which greatly increases the variables that will follow.

At this moment, the fifth-tier warriors of the Holy Hou Clan, following the orders of their 'young master,' began to set off in all directions, carrying jade slips bearing the pagoda's mark.

They started with the races in the territory of Tu Shang Ancient City, quickly throwing down jade slips at each location they arrived at.

"My Holy Hou Ancestor has eliminated the treacherous seventh-rank Lion Clan and hereby issues a seventh-rank decree to establish a new Disciple-Merchant Alliance."

"To celebrate the formation of the new Apprentice Merchant Alliance, you can go to the Apprentice Merchant Tower to participate in the auction, where a batch of resources inside the tower will be sold at a discount."

Wherever they went, whenever they encountered passing treasure ships or flying boats, the fifth-rank Saint Hou would loudly proclaim it.

……

The Holy Hou Clan Ancestor killed the Lion Clan Ancestor!

Thanks to the Holy Hou tribe's own propaganda, the news spread quickly.

"Good heavens, has the old Holy Hou come back to life like a withered tree?"

"I knew the seventh-tier ancestor was no ordinary cultivator. It seems that being forced before was all an act, all for the sake of turning the tables on his opponent now. It seems that the Golden Two-Headed Lion jumped out first and crashed into the Hou Clan ancestor's hands."

"No wonder the Holy Hou Clan wiped out the Golden Lion Clan and even destroyed the Lion Clan's grotto world. It turns out that the Lion Clan's ancestor died."

"Without the seventh rank, are they still a Holy Race?"

"By the way, was there any other news? Is the Tu Shang Tower going to hold an auction?"

"Why hold an auction at this time? What is the Holy Hou Clan trying to do?"

"Who cares? It's on sale, let's go take a look. What if there's some treasure? We couldn't get it from the Lion Clan, we can't miss it here."

"Forget it, you go ahead. I don't think there might be any danger."

"The boldest get the best of the best. No wonder you haven't been able to advance to the fifth-tier early stage for so long. You're a piece of trash."

……

The so-called auction was, of course, orchestrated by Shen Can.

Although he managed to extract some of the resources from the Tower of Merchants, most of them simply couldn't be moved.

Shen Can arranged for a group of fifth-tier Saint Hou warriors to enter the Tu Shang Tower, open several reserve warehouses, and begin a massive clearance sale.

While selling, they also included jade slips bearing the mark of the Tu Shang Pagoda, informing every living being who passed by.

By the decree of the Holy Hou Ancestor, anyone who possesses a pagoda and jade slip may become a member of the Disciple Merchant Alliance.

At that time, the new Disciple Alliance will form a seventh-tier Supreme Elder Council and a sixth-tier Ordinary Elder Council.

Those who join the alliance will become part of it, and resources will be shared among the various races.

The various spiritual items taken from the Tu Shang Tower were exchanged for high-grade ores and precious medicines as much as possible, and then handed over to Shen Can by the Holy Hou Clan warriors.

Shen Can also knew that this business wouldn't last long. Right now, Jingu City and Beizhen Warehouse had been blown up, the Lion Clan had been wiped out, and the Yanhuo Clan was being held back by Yin Zhang and his men.

Apart from the Lion Clan, once the other three clans send large numbers of people out of their own territories, this business will become unsustainable.

However, that doesn't matter. As long as the resources are released, even the Holy Race cannot force so many races to give them up.

The first batch of beings from various races came to Tushang Tower, and after changing to sources that suited them, they began to continuously call upon their friends and acquaintances.

From the territory of Tushang Ancient City to the vast wilderness beyond, countless figures came toward the direction of Tushang Ancient City, from the valleys, wastelands, and marshes among the mountains and ravines.

Don't panic if you missed out on getting a free order.

Everything is 50% off now, and you can get an additional 30% off by exchanging high-grade ores and precious medicines.

Even the Human Alliance's Trading Company came openly, arriving at the Tu Shang Tower together with the Weak Human Tribe in two treasure ships.

Shen Can secretly hid the high-level resources he had exchanged on the merchant ship and transported them away together.

With great fanfare, the news that the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor had killed the Lion Clan Ancestor spread far and wide.

As for the news of the Holy Hou Ancestor's weakness, it was naturally impossible to say so.

The propaganda spread that the ancestor was incredibly powerful and overwhelmed the other major holy clans.

The speed of the communication jade tablet was much faster than the speed of the fifth-tier warriors of the Holy Hou clan who scattered in all directions.

Before the Holy Hou Clan warriors carrying the jade tokens even arrived at a certain sixth-tier territory, the other side had already learned of the news through their clansmen and friends.

Now that the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor has killed the Lion Clan Ancestor, it is only natural that he would form a new alliance to counter the old one.

For a sixth-tier power, no sixth-tier power would dare to lose its temper in front of a seventh-tier power.

However, when a hundred sixth-tier forces gathered together, they found that they had companions, so they decided to join this alliance.

Regardless of the circumstances, just accept the pagoda and jade slip first, and see which way the wind blows. Then follow what others do, and you won't suffer any loss.

And so the news spread from the ancient city of Tushang in all directions.

It spread eastward to the Shallow Sea Clan, True Abyss Clan, Fire Radiance Clan, and Piercing Chest Clan.

The message traveled westward to Tianyue Mountain, to the Five Jiang Clan, and to the bottom of the Seven-Tier Flowing Firefly Valley.

The news spread south to Golden Horn Mountain, Silver Horn Mountain, the Yuanxu tribe... and the Zhangshui Dragon Kingdom...

……

"Bastard!"

In the territory of the Yanhuo clan, the Yanhuo Grand Elder was furious and wanted to rush out of the clan and tear the Holy Hou clan to pieces.

However, the turbulent energy at the exit of the cave made him feel uneasy.

Even the best defenses cannot withstand a self-destruction that disregards life and death.

He never imagined that one day the Holy Hou Clan would be so fanatical as to block his door and desperately try to blast open the entrance to his Yanhuo Clan's cave.

scared.

Now, as soon as they go out, a sixth-level Saint Hou clan warrior rushes up and self-destructs, making all the sixth-level Yanhuo clan warriors afraid to go out.

Although they were trapped inside the cave-heaven clan's territory, they could still learn about the situation outside through the communication jade tablet.

The Holy Hou Clan is actually selling off the spiritual items inside the Merchant Tower on a massive scale.

This is a sacred object from the ancient city of Tushang!

That damn thing contains a spirit of his Fire-Slaying Clan!
A bunch of worthless bastards who don't even care about selling their father's land!

"Elder, the Holy Hou Clan is not only courting death, but also digging up the roots of my Tu Shang Ancient City."

If other seventh-tier forces were to join the alliance under this pretext, our clan's power in the ancient city would be threatened.

"Other forces have always wanted to take over my Tu Shang Ancient City, but they just can't find a reason. This Holy Hou Clan deserves to die!" For so many years, Tu Shang Ancient City has been guarding this treasure land, and the five holy clans have made a fortune. How could the other seventh-tier forces not be envious?

Countries like Zhangshui Dragon Kingdom, Golden Horn Mountain, Flowing Firefly Ancient Land, Giant Stone Ancient Kingdom, and Heavenly Soul Clan are all seventh-tier forces, and they all want a share of the pie, but they have repeatedly failed to find an opportunity.

Even when there was internal turmoil in the ancient city of Tushang, it was always quickly quelled. Once the Holy Clan that controlled the ancient city of Tushang resolved the internal problems, they would unite against external threats.

As for sixth-tier forces, they can only follow behind seventh-tier forces and get a little scraps; they have no strength to even try to peek into the fray.

This time, however, one of the holy clans in charge of the ancient city of Tushang distributed the pagoda jade slips himself.

Without a doubt, these seventh-tier forces will swarm in, and there will be no way to stop them.

"How ruthless the Holy Hou clan is!"

"They're making things difficult for themselves, and they want to drag us down with them."

The sixth-tier members of the Fire-Slaying Clan roared and cursed angrily within the cave world, but not one of them dared to suggest breaking out of it.

Elder Yanhuo is also furious, but he no longer has that air of strategizing.

The Holy Hou tribe doesn't follow any set pattern; now they're even going so far as to smash their pots and pans.

"Sell it, sell it. When our ancestor returns, the ancient city of Tushang will still have a place for our Yanhuo clan. We can get our resources back sooner or later."

The Fire-Slaying Clan's Grand Elder said bitterly, showing no intention of leaving the Cave Heaven World.

After receiving the message from the Holy Hou Clan, he also contacted his own clan leader.

The Holy Hou Clan Ancestor did indeed kill the Lion Clan Ancestor, but he was also much weaker.

The only bad news was that their ancestor had also been injured.

However, his ancestor's injuries should not be a major problem.

Next, the most dangerous one is still the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor.

Perhaps this old man truly sensed his own danger, which is why he arranged for the Holy Hou Clan to wreak havoc in the ancient city of Tu Shang.

……

The entrance to the cave of the Yanhuo tribe.

Yin Zhang and his men guarded this place for more than half a month, but they failed to break through the spiritual barrier at the entrance to the Yanhuo Clan's territory.

However, because of the fierce fighting spirit of the Holy Hou tribe, the Yanhuo tribe was so frightened that they dared not go out.

Because the Yanhuo tribe was trapped, preventing them from causing trouble at Tushang Tower, Yinzhang temporarily refrained from fighting desperately.

Now, Tushanta's work is almost finished.

We can't possibly take the remaining sixth-tier Holy Hou clan members back with us.

hum!
At the entrance to the Fire-Slaying Clan's grotto-heaven, countless spirit seals of witchcraft suddenly shone brightly, slowly opening into a circular hole.

The moment the spiritual seal at the entrance to the Yanhuo Clan's cave was broken, Yin Zhang opened his mouth and unleashed the Qingyang Mirror.

The late-stage sixth-order Qingyang Mirror emitted a dazzling azure light, shooting straight into the depths of the Yanhuo Clan's territory.

Inside the Fire-Slaying Cave, the Fire-Slaying Clan members guarding the entrance were startled by the sudden opening of the spiritual barrier, and then they were enveloped in a blue light.

not good!

"Stop it!"

The Fire-Slaying Clan members, realizing what was happening, hurriedly launched an attack, trying to stop Qingyang Jing from heading deeper into the clan's territory.

At the location of the openable entrance to the cave, the remaining twenty-odd sixth-level Saint Hou race members rushed in.

"You scum of the Fire-Slaying Clan, your master has arrived!"

The warriors of the Holy Hou Clan roared and charged toward the warriors of the Yanhuo Clan at the cave entrance.

The silver seal, like a streak of light, chased after the direction in which the Azure Sun Mirror had gone.

"Stop him!"

Along the way, countless Yanhuo Clan warriors realized what was happening, but Yin Zhang ignored them and headed towards the largest gathering place within the Yanhuo Clan's territory.

"burst!"

The moment the azure light soared into the sky, it released a dazzling radiance that stretched for billions of feet in an instant.

"You dare!"

Just then, the Great Elder of the Fire-Slaying Clan roared angrily from deep within the clan's territory.

From another direction in the Fire-Slaying Clan's territory, a golden light shot towards Silver Badge like lightning.

In an instant, the silver badge felt like a thorn in my back.

Within the golden light was a dazzling golden arrow, and the figure who made the move exuded an aura as turbulent as a vast ocean, making him even stronger than the Great Elder of the Yanhuo Clan.

At that moment, Yin Zhang felt like he was locked on, with no way to escape.

boom!
The Qingyang Mirror exploded.

Immediately afterwards, the silver medal exploded.

Two violent energies rose in the land of the Fire-Hate Clan, engulfing the surrounding area for tens of thousands of miles.

puff puff!

On the ground, countless buildings and jungles vanished into nothingness in the energy.

The incoming golden arrow was instantly blasted away by the energy, slamming diagonally into another direction of the Yanhuo Clan's territory, exploding into a ball of golden energy.

"Bastard!"

Seeing this scene, the Great Elder of the Yanhuo Clan was completely enraged and roared at the remaining sixth-tier Saint Hou Clan members.

"I'll grind them to dust!"

……

"what!"

After Yin Zhang self-destructed, Shen Can decisively began to pack up and shut down.

After a two-week sales boom, Shen Can collected three batches of high-level resources and sent them back under the cover of the Weakling Clan.

At this time, the resources in the several large warehouses opened by Tu Shangta were almost sold out.

Shen Can arranged for the Holy Hou Clan warriors who were selling the goods to gradually withdraw.

Even before this, the Holy Hou tribe and its vassal tribes within the Holy Hou territory had begun their migrations.

As for the entrance to the Holy Hou tribe's territory, he sealed it off again.

Even if the Holy Hou clan lord returned, he wouldn't be able to open it.

Then, he quietly changed his form and disappeared into the territory of Tu Shang Ancient City.

After settling in, Shen Can tried to contact the Holy Hou Clan Chief again, but unfortunately, he couldn't reach him.

I don't know if it's a problem with the communication jade tablet, or if the Holy Hou clan chief has already passed away.

He actually hoped it was the latter.

Afterwards, Shen Can transformed into a carefree creature and began to mingle in the ancient city of Tu Shang, investigating the subsequent developments.

I want to see if any of the newly formed Tu Shang Ancient City Alliance members will step up and take the lead.

Just two days later, the Yanhuo tribe broke out of their territory again, attempting to retake Tushang Tower.

Unfortunately, it happened at almost the same time that the Fire-Hating Clan broke out of their territory.

A long river of rosy light, shimmering with fireflies, came first from the west.

The sky was filled with fireflies, which were composed of countless fireflies and transformed into a long river of jade ribbons stretching for three thousand miles.

On the long river, a treasure ship drifted by, with a crescent moon hanging on its mast.

The group of Yanhuo tribe beings who had traveled from their ancestral lands to Tushang Tower were horrified when they saw the crescent moon hanging above the tower.

"Sage Xunying, do you intend to become an enemy of the Holy Clan of my Tushang Ancient City?!"

"Slap!" The Fire-Slaying Clan's Grand Elder, who had spoken, was slapped and sent flying.

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. What do you mean by 'Your Tu Shang Ancient City'? I was invited by the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor, and it is our Tu Shang Ancient City."

(End of this chapter)