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

Chapter 409 Settlement
Outside the Tushang Tower, various ethnic groups gathered.

Each race used their own treasure ships and giant beasts as dwellings, and stayed outside the Tushang Tower. No living beings went to any flying continent.

The area outside the Tu Shang Tower may appear chaotic, but there is a rule: the stronger the race, the closer it is to the Tu Shang Tower.

Those who are weaker will naturally have to rely on others.

The race closest to the Tower of the Merchants is the Fish Clan, who arrive riding a large, white, jade-like fish skeleton.

On the fish skeleton, figures shimmering with scales sat cross-legged, the leader's aura surging, his cultivation level reaching the peak of the sixth rank.

This is also the strongest of the many sixth-tier races that have arrived, and it is said that they have some dragon blood in them.

With such great strength, it's natural that it wouldn't allow itself to be the closest to the Tower of Merchants.

When the human race's purple ship arrived outside the Tu Shang Tower, the alliance warriors on the treasure ship were instantly invigorated.

Suddenly, everyone felt as if they had entered a primeval jungle and were surrounded by countless ferocious beasts.

Pairs of eyes of various colors stared down from the giant beasts, the magical artifacts, and the flying boats.

"Human Race!"

"Where did this human come from? He's quite strong."

"Those must be Lu Wu and Kui Niu. I didn't expect the human race to be so lucky, actually managing to subdue two such beast kings!"

"No, look, they don't seem to have any marks on them."

The moment the other races saw the humans, they instinctively revealed their most authentic expressions.

Many races openly displayed their greed, and some even unconsciously licked their lips.

"What a robust human! Last time we captured so many for the sacrifice, none of them had the fiery blood energy of these humans."

"Good heavens, if we take these people back for a sacrifice, our ancestors will be overjoyed."

Your ancestors died long ago!

"I've really broadened my horizons. Everyone says that human martial arts cultivation is not good, but when did such a sixth-order human force suddenly appear out of nowhere? It's really rare in our area."

"Yes, I've heard that there are sixth-tier human forces heading west, but they're very far from here."

Although no living beings jumped out to provoke them, the words exchanged from afar, as well as the mockery and greed in their expressions, were still unavoidable.

Some alien races didn't take it seriously, while others, after sensing the aura on the human race's purple ship, stopped their people from speaking recklessly.

"Shut up, are you looking for death? Didn't you see the figures on the human ship? They're all at least fifth-tier!"

"Look at all those fifth-tier warriors, and their battle suits, magical artifacts, and formations. We can't possibly defeat them."

The alien races that stopped their people from speaking were all relatively weak sixth-tier alien races. After sensing the power of the human race, they naturally shut their mouths.

The law of the jungle prevails, and people treat others differently based on their status. The sixth-tier human force before them is not to be trifled with; they are not the weak humans they usually capture.

When Shen Can led the human race to the Tu Shang Tower, the number of various alien races that had arrived on the open space outside the tower had already reached thirty-seven.

One glance is enough to immediately discern the strength of a clan.

It's not that he has divine eyes that allow him to see the cultivation level of every alien martial artist.

The main problem was that each of the races in front of them was like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, releasing their own imposing power.

At the forefront, the enormous white jade fish head of the Fuyu tribe shone for thousands of miles, and every figure seated within it exuded a powerful aura.

The same applies to the various races that followed, each displaying their own imposing power without any restraint, with spirit restrictions, formations, and floating magical artifacts.

The outermost races are led by individuals who are only at the early stage of the sixth rank, and they don't bring many warriors from their own races, but each of them is at the fifth rank.

It's clear that they've brought over the backbone of the clan.

The creatures of the Great Wilderness are simple and honest. If you are strong, they might mess with you, but if you are weak, they will definitely mess with you.

Therefore, on the human race's purple ship, countless magical runes flickered, and the formation constantly released a powerful aura, exuding the pressure of a sixth-grade high-level formation.

At this moment, the purple ship directly crossed the outermost sixth-tier early-stage races and rumbled towards the direction of the Tu Shang Tower.

"Drive over there and stop in the open space behind the Juyuan Clan."

On the human race's purple ship, Shen Can gave an order.

Although he didn't want to stand out too much, he couldn't be too inconspicuous either. There were hungry wolves all around, and if the humans stayed on the outskirts, they would look down on them.

The leader of the Juyuan Clan was a late-stage sixth-order being, and they were ranked behind the Fuyu Clan along with the Xiaoyang Clan and the Aojiao Clan.

Beyond the Gathering Source Clan lies the settlement of several alien races led by mid-stage sixth-order beings, including the Fire Radiance Clan, the Golden Spear Clan, and the Piercing Chest Clan.

After the human race settled there, the Fire Radiance Clan was to the east, and the Golden Spear Clan was to the west.

This stop immediately attracted the attention of the two major races on the east and west sides.

Of course, the Alliance warriors on the purple ship felt more of a chill and ill intent.

Each gaze seemed to want to devour them.

“Give them a glare back. These alien races are all cowards who fear power but not virtue. The more you show weakness, the more they will take advantage of you.”

Yan Jiang walked around the purple ship, communicating in low voices with the alliance warriors on board.

Fortunately, the fourth-tier Alliance members on the ship had already disembarked from the Weakling race and been replaced by fifth-tier warriors and wizards who were originally stationed around the ancient city of Tu Shang. Otherwise, having the fourth-tier members face so much malice from the sixth and fifth tiers too early might have damaged their mental fortitude.

Although everyone on the ship has now advanced to the fifth rank, to be honest, they are not familiar with what the outside world is like.

Everyone knows that the alien races are unfriendly to humans and use humans as sacrifices, but what they hear is completely different from what they see with their own eyes.

At this moment, the greed and bloodlust emanating from the countless eyes, large and small, from all directions were more effective than hearing a hundred rumors.

This was still within the ancient city of Tushang, under the decree of the sage. If we were deep in the mountains, these alien races would probably have already pounced on us.

"To deal with hungry wolves, you have to be even more ruthless than these vicious wolves."

Yan Jiang continued to communicate with people from various tribes.

Needless to say, the Alliance warriors on the ship are furious.

Damn it, I painstakingly cultivated and finally escaped the Giant Mountain Range, only to be seen by you as a sacrifice to improve my own quality!
Everyone felt like they were being selected as slaves, being picked and chosen by eyes from all sides.

……

At the bow of the ship, Shen Can sat quietly cross-legged.

The scene of being surrounded by onlookers was expected. Just as these alien races were surprised and suspicious, it was because the human race had been too weak in the past and had never truly stepped out of the shadows.

Now that it's suddenly appearing, it's like a rare and unusual sight.

Due to long-standing habits, when faced with the sudden appearance of humans, they still held onto their old ideas: the better quality offerings were naturally meant to be captured and sacrificed.

At this moment, several divine senses broke through the air and landed directly on Shen Can.

boom!
Then, muffled groans came from the surrounding Fire Radiance Clan, Gathering Yuan Clan, and Golden Spear Clan.

Especially the Golden Spear Clan Chief, who was the weakest, felt his divine sea shatter under the same divine sense counterattack. A blurry figure, resembling a human but exuding the aura of an ancient beast king, stomped a large crack in his divine sea.

With a soft "poof," the Golden Spear Clan Chief began coughing up blood, his body trembling, and fear showing in his eyes.

"Clan leader!"

The Golden Spear tribe members were so frightened that they quickly gathered around their chieftain.

The other sixth-tier races who were watching the show were so frightened that they withdrew their divine senses.

"This human leader is pretty strong!"

“Look at the robes they’re wearing, they’re all fifth-tier. They’re really different from the humans we’ve captured before.”

Shen Can's presence intimidated the other alien races nearby, causing them to suppress their expressions of wanting to devour the human race.

Once their greedy thoughts subsided, the alien races turned their attention to the witchcraft equipment of the human warriors.

The fifth-tier battle armor shimmered with witchcraft, embroidered with patterns of mountains, rivers, and beasts, and the witchcraft artifact in his hand gleamed with intense spiritual light.

When their eyes met, there was no fear in them, only pure coldness.

His vital energy and blood were at their peak, and his magical implements were of excellent quality.

They were different from the humans they bought or captured, inside and out; each warrior stood as straight as the spear in his hand.

"The fact that this human race can have a Kui Niu following them shows that they are quite different from the ones we have seen before."

From the direction of the Juyuan Clan, the Juyuan Clan Chief recovered from the tremors in his divine sea, and when he looked at Shen Can, fear appeared in his eyes.

The divine sense of a mid-stage sixth-order martial artist is so strong that it is comparable to that of the Heavenly Soul Clan.

In the Great Wilderness, there are races with powerful divine souls, such as the Heavenly Soul Clan and the Phoenix Clan, but it is quite astonishing that this has appeared in the human race.

"Another race has arrived!"

At this moment, hearing a voice coming from somewhere unknown, many people looked into the distance.

A colossal eagle, accompanied by thunder and storm, arrived, its cry ringing out from a great distance.

"Thundercloud Clan!"

"Why did this clan come here? They are very far away from us. The trade route from Tu Shang Ancient City to Lei Yun Clan's territory usually takes more than 20 years."

"So strong!"

After the Thundercloud Clan arrived, they immediately stood up to the Negative Fish Clan.

As time went on, more and more races arrived.

When each race arrived, they would glance at the humans more often as they scanned the other races present.

By the time the alliance meeting was about to begin, ninety-one sixth-tier races had already gathered outside the Tu Shang Tower.

Of these ninety-one races, three are presided over by peak sixth-tier beings, and seven are presided over by late-stage sixth-tier beings.

There are thirteen races with mid-stage sixth-tier leaders.

Although we spent a considerable amount of time together, we didn't actually interact much.

On the human side, they didn't even have any interaction with any other race. First, they were coveted by many other races, and then they were isolated by them.

The alliance warriors on the purple ship felt as if several years had passed in the past few months, suppressing their anger.

And so, the day arrived when the Holy One decreed to convene the alliance meeting.

Early in the morning, the Fire-Slaying Clan arrived, the Wind-Bearing Clan arrived, and the Lake-Dwelling Clan arrived.

The Holy Hou Clan did not come.

No one mentioned the Golden Lion Clan anymore.

The remaining descendants of the three major alliances of the old holy races are more like homeless people.

Inside the Tu Shang Tower, the Sage Xun Ying, the Silver Horned Beast King, and the Crown Prince of the Zhangshui Dragon Kingdom seem more like the ruler of Tu Shang.

Of course, the descendants of the Holy Race are ultimately the former rulers of the ancient city of Tu Shang. As long as their ancestors are still alive, their status will remain above that of the other sixth-tier races.

On this day, the sun rose.

There was no one to preside over the meeting. The warriors of the three holy races huddled together, coldly watching the arriving creatures from various races.

Despite the presence of over ninety Tier 6 races here, the more than twenty Tier 6 forces within the territory of Tu Shang Ancient City that were subordinate to them did not actually arrive.

Do these outsiders even know what a merchant guild is? They've gathered all sorts of people together, and now they're all guild elders. Who's going to buy the spirit items?
The Fire-Slaying Clan's Grand Elder stared at Tu Shangta with resentment in his eyes, while the Wind-Bearing Clan's Grand Elder's wing injury had not yet healed.

This was caused by the self-destruction of a sixth-tier Saint Hou. The injury was severe and would not heal for a while.

As for the Great Elder of the Shuhu tribe, well...

The group that has just arrived came from the Shuhu tribe.

They were unaware of the current situation in the North.

Battles between seventh-tier opponents can sometimes last for decades or even centuries.

They are waiting for their ancestor to return.

"The sun is high in the sky, why isn't it out yet? What kind of alliance is this?"

A sixth-level elder of the Fire-Slaying Clan spoke in a sinister tone, though his voice was very low.

Without any preparation or manpower, the various ethnic groups that were summoned simply crowded outside the Tushang Tower, which was truly ridiculous.

Today is supposed to be the day of the alliance meeting, but we haven't seen a single person yet.

"Just wait, if word gets out that we did this today, we'll become a laughing stock among all the races."

The Fire-Slaying Clan's Grand Elder spoke up, saying that they were the professionals when it came to running a merchant guild.

Rumble!
At this moment, a roar resounded from the north of the Tushang Tower, followed by a burst of crimson fire that seemed to stretch across the entire horizon.

The crimson flames covered a vast area, turning the northern sky into a crimson glow, the light even obscuring the newly risen sun.

The primal energy between heaven and earth trembled at this moment.

At the same time, Shen Can opened his eyes and looked north. He felt the power of heaven and earth dancing at this moment, especially the power of fire, which was like a volcano about to erupt.

"what happened!"

Eyes turned northward from all directions.

A crimson glow swept across the sky, and in an instant, all beings who cultivated the fire element felt their blood and energy surge.

In particular, the creatures of the Fire-Hating Clan felt the fire energy within their bodies surging forth.

"Haha, the ancestor is back!"

"It is the return of my Fire-Slaying Clan Ancestor!"

The Fire-Slaying Clan creature roared, shouting excitedly as it looked towards the Tu Shang Tower.

The ancestor has returned, and Tu Shangta still belongs to his Yan Huo clan!
You bunch of foreign clowns, you're no good!
Sure enough, amidst the raging flames, an enormous figure emerged from the fire, with flames dancing around it from all directions.

The fire energy of heaven and earth ignited sparks even before they got close.

Beside this figure were two enormous figures: a black five-clawed dragon and a Baxia carrying a giant stele on its back.

The enormous figure engulfed in flames was not standing...

Instead, it was lying down!
The crimson figure, as tall as a mountain, was cracked with terrifying fiery fissures as a chain pierced its skull.

With a swift movement of its black claws, the clanging of chains thundered as the crimson figure was dragged closer and closer to the Tu Shang Tower.

Grandpa!

The loud voices of the Fire-Hating Clan creatures abruptly ceased.

It felt like there was a bone stuck in my throat, making a gurgling sound.

The ancestor has arrived!

Our ancestor is dead!

His skull was pierced, and he was dragged back by the True Dragon and Baxia.

With a series of thuds, the Great Elder of the Fire-Slaying Clan crashed to the ground first, followed by the other members of the Fire-Slaying Clan, all of whom looked ashen-faced.

impossible!
This is impossible!

The other creatures of various races were also stunned as they stared at the seventh-tier ancestor who had been dragged back.

Everyone knows that even a seventh-tier ancestor can die, but witnessing someone die right before your eyes is still too shocking for a sixth-tier being.

They were dragged back by chains.

Before they even got close, the surging energy transformed into giant waves, blowing the flying boats and treasure ships of various races below the tower in all directions.

Shen Can steered the treasure ship backwards at high speed; the pressure from a seventh-level being was too powerful.

They retreated for tens of thousands of miles before finally managing to stabilize the purple boat.

Fortunately, the seventh-ranked individuals all restrained their power; otherwise, they would have almost completed their mission and entered their ancestral tombs ahead of schedule.

The patriarch of the Fire-Slaying Clan has died.

Was the death of this seventh-tier individual caused by his little wings?

Then, Shen Can suppressed his thoughts, thinking, "What's it to him?"

He is currently just the leader of the Giant Mountain Range Human Alliance, one of the sixth-tier forces.

The purpose of coming here is to join the chamber of commerce and gain a formal status.

The reshuffling of the ancient city of Tu Shang is definitely a good thing for the human race.

"If any sixth-tier races from the Tu Shang territory didn't come to the alliance meeting, I don't think there's any need for them to come."

"Kill them all."

"So we can make room for the new alliance!"

A rumbling sound emanated from inside the Tushang Tower. Due to the flickering phenomena and the distance, it was impossible to identify which entity was making the sound.

The meaning is self-evident.

"As the saint commands!"

"Follow the ancestor's order!"

The various sixth-tier races that had been propelled out by the energy transformed into streams of light and rushed off in different directions.

Seeing this, Shen Can steered his purple boat and mingled among them, heading towards the direction of the weaklings.

Although the edict was issued to exterminate the sixth-tier forces within the territory, once the various races took action, they would no longer care whether the forces were sixth-tier or fifth-tier.

There are also sixth-tier forces in the direction of the weakling race. If someone really gets carried away with killing, they might kill the weakling race as well. The human alliance can also protect the weakling race.

Under the decree of the seventh-tier patriarch, slaughter ensued throughout the territory of Tu Shang Ancient City.

In just five days, hundreds of millions of lives were slaughtered, and rivers of blood flowed.

The sixth-tier forces that were originally under the command of the Holy Race were razed to the ground one by one.

The warriors and wizards brought by the alliance also joined the fray, suffering dozens of casualties.

As for the Fire-Hating Clan, they were defeated by the Silver Horned Beast King and the Dragon Clan's Crown Prince.

However, the Shuhu and Fufeng tribes were not attacked, which Shen Can guessed was because their ancestors were probably still alive.

The other tribe that was not attacked was the Holy Hou tribe, but the tribe had already begun to scatter and migrate.

As for whether the Holy Hou clan's ancestor is dead or not, that's unclear.

The fact that the Holy Hou clan was not attacked may be because Shen Can, under the guise of the Holy Hou Ancestor, invited various clans to the alliance, which made the seventh-tier dragons and saints show mercy.

In this situation, even if they killed the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor in the North, they could still say that the Holy Hou Clan Ancestor had disappeared when they returned.

Since the Holy Hou Clan has already collapsed, keeping them around poses no threat.

Sure enough, two weeks later, a new alliance of apprentices and merchants was established.

The new generation of the Apprentice-Business Alliance has seven seventh-tier powerhouses.

Zhangshui Dragon Lord, Baxia Dragon Lord, Golden Horned Beast King, Stone Saint of the Ancient Stone Kingdom, Saint of the Ancient Firefly Land, Ancestor of the Wind-Bearing Clan, Ancestor of the Shuhu Clan.

It turns out that the ancestors of the five great holy clans, the Fire-Hating Clan and the Lion Clan, have died.

The ancestor of the Holy Hou clan has disappeared.

Whether it's a real disappearance or a fake one, nobody cares right now.

Below the seven great holy clans, there are ninety-two smaller clans, and the Juyue Mountain human race is one of these ninety-two smaller clans.

In addition, the new alliance established seven holy cities and ninety-two great cities around the Tushang Tower within the Tushang territory, serving as transit points for new trade routes and coordinating resources from all directions.

(End of this chapter)