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

Chapter 412 Human Race Sacrificial Tree

The sacred tree roots that were originally dug up from the Mujiang tribe have now become nourishment for the new spirit tree.

The main body of the new spirit tree is the Guiyue spirit tree.

The Guiyue Spirit Tree was originally cultivated step by step by the blood crystals dug out from the remains of a massive Chengtian Beast in the Chengtian Clan Cave Heaven of Dai Land by the Zhiyan Bo tribe.

Over the course of more than two hundred years of cultivation, the Guiyue Spirit Tree has undergone hundreds of grafting, fusion, and absorption processes, and is now very different from the original tree species.

The 'Osmanthus Moon Spirit Tree' growing in front of Shen Can now is even more different.

It was a fifth-tier Guiyue Spirit Tree, which had fused with part of the Three-Headed Clan Spirit Tree and devoured almost all the roots of the Mujiang Clan Spirit Tree.

It was watered with a large amount of moon essence liquid, planted in a grand array that draws in the power of the moon to absorb the power of the moon, and nurtured by the Five-Colored Deer and with the help of various spiritual objects.

The sacred tree is now covered with various fruits shaped like sacrificial vessels.

These fruits and the nine tripods and eight vessels that were originally placed in the Zhiyan Bo tribe cannot be said to be exactly the same; they can only be described as one-to-one replicas.

The original Guiyue Spirit Tree was indeed a fruit tree, but unexpectedly, its ability to bear fruit was preserved. The Zhiyanbo tribe took out a model of the Nine Tripods and Eight Vessels, and with the intervention of the Alliance Wizards, the fruit of the spirit tree was directly transformed into the shape of sacrificial vessels.

Beneath the surface, the roots of the spirit tree are densely packed. After merging with the spirit trees of the Three-Headed Clan and the Wood Ginger Clan, the roots of this spirit tree have become even more vigorous.

They are densely packed beneath the earth, numbering in the hundreds of millions, spreading in all directions underground, easily passing through soil and rocks, and crossing mountains and rivers.

"Zhong Qing, come here."

Shen Can called out to the woman who was leading the wizards in their work.

This is also his grand-disciple, a disciple of Huo Yun, and Huo Yun's youngest disciple. He is now a fourth-level Great Wizard, capable of standing on his own.

All the fifth-tier Grand Wizards have been summoned to the Alliance meeting, and the various affairs within the Alliance will be temporarily handled by fourth-tier Warriors and Grand Wizards.

Each department had enough warriors and wizards working, and the alliance's operation was not affected in the slightest.

Zhong Qing was leading the wizards to fertilize the spirit tree.

However, the Spirit Tree is currently absorbing Origin Stone fragments, and specifically, a mixture of fourth- and fifth-tier Origin Stone fragments.

With sufficient source energy to nourish it, the spirit tree can grow faster.

"Master."

Zhong Qing wore a gray long dress and had a small wooden hairpin tied in her hair, making her look very neat and efficient.

"How long will it take for the roots of the spirit tree to spread all around the Giant Mountain Range and grow into a spirit tree capable of supporting sacrificial spirits?"

"Master, once the roots of the spirit tree break through the soil, it can grow into a fourth-order spirit tree within a day. If there is enough source power, it can grow into a fifth-order spirit tree in about a month."

The moment the spirit tree matures, it can support sacrificial spirits of the same rank.

Zhong Qing pointed to the spirit tree and quickly landed beneath it, reaching out to dig out a slender root.

And so, right before Shen Can's eyes, the root that broke through the soil grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it grew a main stem, branched out, and flourished with lush leaves.

In just a quarter of an hour, a small spirit tree, over five zhang tall, appeared before Shen Can, its branches and leaves flourishing.

“Master, the Guiyue Fruit Tree in our clan has already evolved to the fifth level, but due to repeated attempts to force its growth, the branches and trunk of the Guiyue Fruit Tree are a bit weak.”

However, after absorbing the roots of the sacred tree of the Wood Ginger Clan, it not only replenished the foundation of the Osmanthus Moon Fruit Tree, but also added the attribute of being able to quickly take root and sprout.

Furthermore, after the several spiritual plants were combined, their spiritual power became even stronger.

As Zhong Qing spoke, she guided the roots of the spirit tree in the open space around them.

Soon, more than a dozen branches of spirit trees of various sizes grew from the ground that had been dug up.

"If Master wants to spread the branches of the Spirit Tree throughout the several states north and south of Juyue, I feel it can be done within half a year."

The roots of the spirit tree also grow very quickly, but previously they were all under cultivation, which limited their outward spread.

Earlier, when the alliance upgraded the formation, they took the opportunity to extend the formation outwards, covering at least half of the four states of Yong, Dai, Mu, and Yun.

For no other reason than that the land of the four states has been cultivated and developed.

Human reproduction requires food, and farming in the Giant Mountain Range is still not as good as farming on flat land.

Sufficient food is necessary to sustain a certain population size.

Even though the Human Alliance has found more than a hundred new human habitats, the Giant Mountain Region, as the Alliance's base, still needs to maintain a certain population in order to produce more warriors.

Of course, whether the Sacrifice Spirit Alliance connects to the four states of Juyue is not important, since most of the four states are already under the protection of the great formation, and sooner or later the formation will cover them all.

What Shen Can wanted to do was to let the roots of the Sacrificial Spirit Tree cross more distant mountains and rivers, and enter more distant human settlements.

Based on current exploration, there are several human settlements closest to the Giant Mountain Range.

To the east, there are some human tribes of the Pu tribe; to the northeast, there is the Falling Moon Wasteland; to the north, there are also human tribes of the Silver Wolf Wasteland; and to the northwest, there are also human settlements in the Fu Land.

“Single-root support, allowing it to travel along the earth all the way northeast, all the way to the desolate wilderness of Falling Moon.”

"It might not take more than six months."

"In addition, it is necessary to constantly communicate with the spirit tree so that it understands the direction in which the roots need to grow."

Zhong Qing answered Shen Can's question with some caution.

The spirit tree possesses sentience, but its sentience is not like that of humans; it does not have a complete capacity for thought and requires repeated guidance.

Perhaps over time, its spirituality will continue to increase, but for now, we can only use this somewhat clumsy method to continuously communicate with the spirit tree so that it can understand how to grow roots.

The time Zhong Qing mentioned was still a bit slow in Shen Can's opinion, but he had also brought back some sixth-order spiritual plants from Tu Shang Ancient City, which he could try to use to feed the Sacrificial Spirit Tree.

"After the Alliance meeting, go with your master to Valhalla to find me."

After giving his instructions, Shen Can left the Sacrificial Tree.

Two days later, the five-colored deer, the wizard, the medicine-pounding rabbit, and the little spirits who participated in cultivating the sacrificial tree came to the Temple of Heroes to pay their respects to Shen Can.

They gave a more detailed report on the habits and growth of the sacrificial tree.

Furthermore, they took more than thirty fifth- and sixth-tier spiritual plants from Shen Can to cultivate the Sacrifice Spirit Tree.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Red Fire Lu Wu was the first to stand out among the three Beast Kings and advance to the early stage of the sixth rank.

After advancing to the sixth rank, Crimson Fire Lu Wu's body seemed to be filled with clusters of heavenly fire, and fire-elemental witch runes flickered on his nine tails.

When he broke through, the mountains where he was cultivating were also bathed in a golden light, and from a distance, the mountains seemed to be ablaze.

More than a month after Chi Huo Lu Wu successfully broke through, the Kui Niu leader also successfully advanced to the sixth rank.

Immediately afterwards, the Ferret King lived up to Shen Can's expectations and advanced to the sixth rank.

After stabilizing its realm, the Ferret Beast King was assigned by Shen Can to oversee the ancient city of Tu Shang.

The Ferret Beast King went to Tu Shang Ancient City and did nothing else but take charge of building the protective formation for the city under construction, and also stayed in the city for a period of time.

As for trade and exchanges between different ethnic groups, Yan Jiang was in charge of all of them.

Shen Can was also busy during this time.

They began designing new protective formations for the Giant Mountain Range. The sixth-tier superior Star Array was completed, giving them the strength to contend with beings at the late or even peak sixth tier. However, the danger facing humanity was not only outside, but also inside.

Having advanced to the sixth rank, Lu Wu and Kui Niu have now headed to the underground cave to continue hunting high-ranking monsters within.

After returning from the ancient city of Tu Shang, Shen Can lived a simple and unpretentious life, sweeping the ancestral temple, offering sacrifices, making inferences, and cultivating himself.

……

half year later.

Behind the Temple of Heroes.

Under the command of the Five-Colored Deer, one-fifth of the base of a sixth-order formation was simultaneously removed. The formation was instantly broken, and the 'Osmanthus Moon Spirit Tree', shimmering with a lustrous sheen, began to stretch out wildly.

clap clap!

The remaining four-fifths of the array base were flung to the surrounding wizards by the roots of the spirit tree.

Immediately, a rumbling sound came from underground, and countless roots intertwined and grew thicker and larger, breaking through the soil.

Centered on the Temple of Heroes, the area within a thousand miles instantly rose more than a hundred feet in height as the spirit tree stretched out.

The sound of trees growing could be heard clearly; countless branches stretched out, their leaves were incredibly lush, and their canopies layered upon layered, covering an area of ​​thousands of miles.

Several branches extend down from the canopy, with fruits, some resembling tripods or gui vessels, tied to the long branches.

The priests in Valhalla stared in astonishment at the scene before them.

"Sacrificial vessels have been erected inside the hall!"

"No, it's the Spirit Tree that sent the sacrificial artifact!"

From the main hall to the side halls, branches laden with fruit shaped like sacrificial vessels protrude into every door and window.

The branches swayed a few times, and then the branches and leaves tied with the sacrificial fruits scattered, and the sacrificial fruits were scattered and piled up inside Valhalla.

The fruits come in various shapes, including those of tripods and gui vessels, making a total of seventeen different appearances.

The fruit is shaped exactly like a traditional Chinese ritual vessel.

Such high standards were achieved thanks to a flash of inspiration from the wizard from the Blazing Flame Clan, who was in charge of cultivating the spiritual plants.

He went to talk to his friend Yan Tan for a while, and then obtained a batch of one-to-one replicas of the Nine Tripods and Eight Vessels sacrificial vessels from his friend, who was Shen Can's grand-disciple.

Not long after the spirit tree began to bear fruit, the wizards who cultivated it kept a close eye on it, fitting molds onto each fruit one by one, and finally successfully cultivated a tree full of Nine Cauldrons and Eight Tripods Fruits.

The side hall of the Temple of Heroes is filled with shrines, representing warriors and wizards who participated in the purge of the remaining Xiaoyang and Blood Warriors in Yongzhou from the very beginning of the alliance's establishment, to those who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Xiangliu.

Then there were those who sacrificed their lives in Daizhou and Muzhou, as well as those who died in battle on the pioneering trade route.

The newest one erected is the human race that died in the battle of Tu Shang Ancient City not long ago.

The temple is filled with shrines, each one clearly marked with a name. The priests of Valhalla sweep and clean the shrines daily, never slacking off.

To prevent the falling fruit from hitting the altar, the priests quickly stepped forward to tidy it up.

At this moment, the true change in the spirit tree was not on the ground, but beneath the earth.

The various tribes that migrated into the mountains in preparation for war are now returning to their old territories to resume production and rebuild their ancestral temples.

At this moment, the roots of the spirit tree beneath the earth, like swimming dragons, quickly transformed into several main veins, spreading out in several directions.

After entering Ji, the roots of the spirit tree heading to Yongzhou quickly branched out into different directions.

Then, further subdivisions are made based on the specific circumstances.

The furthest root went straight toward the Moonlit Wasteland in the northeast.

Compared to the human tribes in Yongzhou, Daizhou, and even the Fallen Moon Wasteland, the Blazing Flame Tribe and the Temple of Heroes are the closest.

A branch of the spirit tree grew from the depths of the earth and transformed into a massive spirit tree beside the Blazing Flame Ancestral Temple.

"Aqing, let's go."

Ji Tianlong emerged from the sacrificial artifact, pulling the muralist Ji Qing along as they slowly merged into the spirit tree. Using the tree's roots as a passage, they headed towards the Temple of Heroes.

Inside the side hall of the Temple of the Heroes.

Shen Can stood with his hands behind his back.

The mind and spirit resonate with the spirit of the sacred tree, whose spirit permeates every corner of the tree without any focal point.

This results in the spirit tree possessing a spirit, with every part of its body connected to the spirit, yet each part of its spirit is somewhat 'mentally challenged'.

Next, Shen Can needs to enlighten the spirit tree and cultivate it into a true sacrificial spirit tree according to his ideas.

As the nearest spirit tree branch outside the side hall lit up, Ji Tianlong and Ji Qing appeared before Shen Can.

At this moment, among the countless altars in the hall, a few illusory figures appeared, transforming into sacrificial spirits.

Besides the human race, there were also two illusory Azure Phoenix spirits.

For over a century since the Alliance was established, the Temple of Heroes has been held annually, and people from various ethnic groups have been summoned to worship there. The remnants of the souls of those who died in battle have long been brought back and transformed into sacrificial spirits.

The earliest one can be traced back to the Battle of Daidi Tulou.

Looking around, one could see many shrines with surging spiritual light, flickering and seemingly fluctuating, but without any spirits being worshipped.

Compared to the lack of martial arts, the lack of guidance in the path of spirit worship is even more serious.

Even if Shen Can wanted to deduce this, it would be difficult for him.

The current method is to perform sacrifices and guide spirits back, but compared to the Alliance warriors who died in battle, the number of spirits brought back is far too small.

Moreover, the memories of the sacrificial spirits that were brought back were severely incomplete.

At this moment, Shen Can remained in the Temple of Heroes, waiting for news from the Fallen Moon Wasteland, with a communication device beside him.

……

Southwest of the desolate wasteland where the moon sets.

After receiving support from the Human Alliance, the Raven Clan has developed extremely rapidly over the past few decades.

The Giant Raven Lord has advanced to the fifth rank and formed a small alliance with three nearby human tribes, stabilizing the human situation in the region.

In the struggles among the various races in the Fallen Moon Wasteland, humanity gained a preliminary ability to protect itself.

Therefore, the Great Raven Lord was also invited to the Alliance to perform sacrifices and attend clan gatherings.

All the elders of the Giant Raven tribe gathered in the Giant Raven Ancestral Temple, waiting.

Before everyone stood a fifth-tier Grand Wizard, who was also waiting quietly.

The Great Shaman was none other than Zhong Jing, Shen Can's grand-disciple. He had been working at the Temple of Heroes and Spirits all along. This time, he was sent to the Giant Raven Tribe in the Fallen Moon Wasteland to wait for the Sacrificial Spirit Tree to grow across the mountains and fields from underground.

After waiting for more than half a month, there was finally some movement: a root of a spirit tree emerged from the ground of the Giant Raven tribe's territory.

Under Zhong Jing's guidance, the roots of the spirit tree quickly disappeared back into the earth, and when it reappeared, it was already next to the ancestral temple of the Giant Crow tribe, where it rapidly grew into a fourth-order spirit tree.

Seeing the spirit tree approach, Zhong Jing breathed a sigh of relief, as he was truly afraid the spirit tree wouldn't be able to find its location.

He turned to the chieftain and elders of the Giant Raven tribe and said, "The temple has said that all members of our tribe who died in battle to protect our human race are qualified to be enshrined in the Alliance's Temple of Heroes."

"The Giant Raven tribe has resisted the alien races of the Fallen Moon Wasteland for many years. The Alliance has inscribed their merits on stone at the Temple of Heroes."

"The spirits of the Giant Raven tribe can travel to the Alliance Temple of Heroes through the Spirit Tree, and can also guide the spirits of the Alliance Temple of Heroes to descend in case of danger in the future."

……

Giant Mountain Range, Heroic Temple.

Shen Can breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the message from his grand-disciple.

The Spirit Tree can travel through mountains and valleys to reach the Fallen Moon Wasteland, and then it can travel to other branches of the human race.

Once you reach a certain place, you can use that place as a node to branch out into many more branches.

For example, in the Giant Raven tribe of Fallen Moon Wasteland, the Spirit Tree can extend from the underground of the Giant Raven tribe's ancestral temple all the way to the territories of other human tribes near the Giant Raven tribe, thus completing its connection with the Alliance Temple of Heroes.

The only downside is that there isn't a powerful spirit guarding the Alliance's Temple of Heroes at the moment.

(End of this chapter)