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

Chapter 88 A Fourth-Order Ancestral Spirit? The Ji Earthquake Shakes! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The sudden sound startled Shen Can.

Didn't they say that only instinct remained in the remnant spirit?

The scene before me is different from what I've heard.

Nine blood-red pillars emerged from which nine shattered faces appeared, each face broken in a different location.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the nine faces are actually identical.

The immense pressure swept around like a vast ocean, forcing the plants and trees in all directions to bow their heads.

With such power, it's unlikely that martial arts and witchcraft at the third level will emerge.

"Could it be a remnant spirit of the fourth rank?"

Shen Can's heart was pounding, feeling that his ancestors were actually quite great.

Amidst the blood-red light, the nine burial pits trembled violently, cracks crisscrossing their surface.

Boom!

The soil and rocks on the surface of the burial pit were shattered into powder, and a strong smell of blood filled the air. The white bones were exposed, and it was unimaginable how many bones were buried here.

……

The Xiaoyang tribe lives around Gufu Mountain.

At this moment, countless members of the Xiaoyang clan looked up towards the direction of the main peak of Gufu Mountain.

"Quickly, hurry to the ancestral land!"

"Oh no! Another group of humans is defying the superstition and has come to guide the remnants of their so-called ancestors!"

"These ants, recklessly coming again and again, really think they can successfully lure us in!"

"Summon the clan soldiers and follow me to protect our ancestral land. Bury the blood and bones of these people in the sinkhole!"

The reason these small Xiaoyang tribes were able to survive in Gufu Mountain was the result of compromises among the powerful branches within the Xiaoyang clan.

The ancestral land needs to be protected, but if any powerful branch comes to the ancestral land, it means that they have ambitions and want to annex everyone.

In this situation, it's perfectly normal to leave a few small tribes here as their eyes and ears to protect their territory.

……

In front of the main peak of Gufu Mountain.

The crimson pillar of light shone ever brighter. The handwritten notes of the children from the clan, written within the nine tripods and eight sacrificial vessels, flew up.

"Ha ha……"

"Hahaha……"

The crooked words in the animal hide notebook fell before the empty eyes of this face, and the face smiled.

At first, he only showed a slight smile, but later he burst into laughter, feeling extremely happy.

Shen Can also scrutinized the face, after all, that "You're here" had almost scared him out of his wits.

The animal hide scrolls were strung together, rustling and fluttering among the nine burial pits, and were examined one by one.

Seeing that the child's writing was promising, Shen Can didn't dare to delay.

"The Blazing Flame Clan has come to guide the heroic souls of our predecessors back to their clan."

This is the territory of the Xiaoyang Clan; we cannot linger here.

The volcano nearby quickly followed suit.

"The Blazing Flame Clan has come to guide the heroic souls of our predecessors back to their clan."

"I am willing to carry on the legacy of my predecessors and do my utmost..."

The volcano was mentioned more often, reciting the sacrificial text written by Huotang in the tribe.

All of this was arranged by Shen Can. From the handwritten notes written by the child to Zhiyan's ambition to protect a region, it was all to cater to his preferences.

Why not say that it has the intention to expel foreign races, encompass the universe, include the four seas, and devour the eight wastelands?

That's inappropriate; it's exaggerated.

Even if they had the intention, Zhiyan currently couldn't support such a large platform.

Making such a big boast isn't called expressing ambition; it's called talking nonsense.

To make it more understated is appropriate for his current status and also showcases Zhiyan's future ambitions.

As the two spoke, Shen Can vaguely noticed the laughing face casting a scrutinizing gaze.

Despite having eyes without pupils, they exerted immense pressure on him.

"I am willing to carry on the legacy of my predecessors and do my utmost..."

The volcano also felt the pressure.

When he came from the tribe, Shen Can and Huo Tang told him many times that he had to hold on.

Even as the oppressive force descended, the volcano continued to chant the sacrificial text written by Huotang.

The volcano is the most suitable place in the entire tribe to recite the mantra, for no other reason.

憨。

As time went on, Shen Can felt the oppressive force pressing down on him like a giant mountain, making it difficult to breathe.

It was as if they were testing him.

Every breath felt like time had stopped, an unbearable agony.

Normally, the temple priest, as the person in charge of ancestral temple worship, is also responsible for communicating with the sacrificial vessels.

But now Shen Can doesn't know how to communicate.

He tried to use his divine sense, but it was all bounced back.

It was an enormous face scrutinizing him.

Just as Shen Can was wondering if he should say a few more words, a booming voice rang out.

"good!"

Nine shattered faces crumbled inch by inch, and the feeling of scrutiny dissipated like the wind.

The shattered fragments burst forth like a rain of light, but instead of dissipating, they transformed into various illusory images.

There are so many that they are impossible to count.

Each figure seemed to be reborn, rushing towards the rice, grain, wine, and meat used in the sacrifice.

A rustling sound rang out as the offerings placed in jars, pots, and other containers were quickly consumed.

After finishing the offerings, its figure crashed into the nine tripods and eight sacrificial vessels.

"Snap!" "Snap!"...

The nine burial pits continued to crack, with interwoven fissures connecting them together.

The white bones in the crater turned into powder, revealing a river of blood two zhang long.

The blood crystals were crystal clear and terrifying.

Despite emanating a chill, when Shen Can approached and sensed it with his divine sense, he felt as if his divine sense was being burned.

"Quick, get the biggest cauldron!"

Soon, the river of blood was absorbed into the cauldron.

As the phantom entered the sacrificial artifact, and especially after the Blood River was collected, the soaring blood light began to dim.

In Shen Can's perception, the Nine Tripods and Eight Vessels were completely different from the cold, lifeless bronze artifacts of the past; a change had occurred within them that he could not yet comprehend.

This is not the time to learn about these things.

Upon returning to the tribe, a grand ceremony will be held, which is the time to communicate with the remaining spirits.

"go!"

After putting the nine tripods and eight sacrificial vessels into the witch's bag, Shen Can urged everyone to leave quickly.

"Carry it, it might come in handy!"

After glancing at the horrified owl on the ground, Shen Can gestured for Huoshan to carry it away.

Yao Chong, Shi Lei, Huo Zhe, and their group also retreated from a distance.

The group started to run away.

……

Not long after Shen Can left, a group of owls came rushing towards him from the jungle, using both hands and feet.

Looking at the nine completely collapsed burial pits with intertwined cracks, Mu Ke, who was leading the way, walked to the cracks and looked down.

The white bones turned into dust and blended into the sand.

"Damn it, the remnants of human spirits here have been taken away!"

"Chase me!"

"Quickly send a message to the main lineage of Muyan: the remnants of human spirits suppressed in the ancestral land have been taken away, and the soul-sealing lock made of white bones deep in the sinkhole has not worked!"

"Go!"

Mu Ke kicked a clansman who was standing nearby.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the distant jungle, and another group of owl-like creatures rushed over.

"Mu Ke, where is he? Have you caught him yet!"

Seeing that Mu Ke did not respond, the leader of the Xiaoyang warriors went to the front to take a look.

"who!"

"That's impossible! There's a Soul-Sealing Lock here. Wouldn't the remnants of human spirits have been locked up long ago?"

Qiu Yuan was greatly alarmed.

"Chase them! They can't have gone far. Chase them all!"

Qiu Yuan looked around and instructed the clansmen who had come with him, "Quickly go to the main branch of Qiu Yin and report that the remnant human spirits of the ancestral land have been taken away!"

The so-called Muyan and Qiuyin main meridians are actually two of the major branches that formed after the rise of Xiaoyang.

Each of these branches has branched out into a number of smaller branches, which occupy suitable mountain forests and thrive.

For these minor branches, the major branches of Xiaoyang are their main branches.

In addition to the major branches, there is a royal bloodline with the surname 'Xiao'.

There are many tribes of the Xiaoyang clan with the surname Xiao, but their bloodlines are not very pure, as many of them have long been misappropriated by the Xiaoyang tribes themselves.

It is said that the Xiaoyang tribe, which was wiped out a thousand years ago in Gufu Mountain, was a pure-blooded descendant of the surname 'Xiao'.

The 'Xiao' surname royal family still enjoys popular support within the Xiaoyang clan, making it difficult for the newly emerging branches of Xiaoyang to realize their ambitions of replacing them and rebuilding the Xiaoyang Kingdom.

The influence of royal bloodlines and the mutual entanglement among various branches have resulted in a situation where no one can take control of the ancestral land.

Of course, ordinary daily sacrifices are still possible. This is a sacred place, and it cannot stop ordinary Xiaoyang people from coming to worship.

After all, apart from a few major branches, ordinary Xiaoyang tribes made up the majority. At this moment, the commotion in the mountains and forests grew even louder, with Xiaoyang tribesmen constantly rushing out of the jungle.

"Chase!"

……

three days later.

In the jungle.

Shen Can and Huoshan, along with seven others, were traveling rapidly in the northwest direction.

Why only seven people? Because the other eight stayed behind to distract the Xiaoyang Clan.

After leaving Gufu Mountain, the group split up in three directions.

They could come quietly beforehand because they didn't attract the attention of the Xiaoyang Clan.

The Xiaoyang Clan claims to have been born from the essence of plants and the earth, and that they have been able to form their own race and develop a civilization that is no weaker than that of humans. Despite their ugly appearance, their talent for cultivation is no less than that of humans.

Once surrounded, it's difficult to escape.

"Temple, there are more Xiaoyang warriors ahead, they're coming right up to us."

Not long after, the fire partridge that had been scouting ahead returned.

Without Shen Can even asking any further questions, everyone saw more than a dozen owl-like creatures leaping and tumbling towards them using the large trees as cover, and they had already spotted each other.

"Kill them all!"

call out!call out!
Arrows pierced the air, and one after another, the figures of Xiaoyang fell to the ground.

The warriors from the Xiaoyang Clan who appeared were not very strong and were quickly wiped out.

This wasn't a special operation to capture them; rather, many members of the Xiaoyang tribe were mobilized to patrol the mountains and forests, targeting any human beings appearing nearby.

Within three days, they had encountered seven waves of patrols by warriors from the Xiaoyang tribe, but they had avoided them all before.

All of this indicates that the Xiaoyang Clan was unaware that they had gone in this direction, and the eight clansmen left behind to mislead them had done a very successful job.

At the moment, taking action is not the best option, but if they encounter them head-on, they can only kill these patrolling Xiaoyang warriors.

Since they've already made their move, it's only a matter of time before their location is exposed.

Fortunately, they had already approached Qushui, and many people in Qushui were heading north from Ji.

Shen Can looked at Xiao He. "You led your people on a hunt by the Qu River before, to capture the humans heading north, right?"

Volcano carried the owl-like creature he had captured earlier. This guy had been useful along the way, as he had told the Owl-Yang Clan a lot about their habits and methods.

Xiaohao nodded. It was only at Gufu Mountain that it realized that Shen Can was the one who was truly giving orders to the group.

Unfortunately, it never got a clear look at the group of people.

Everything was well concealed.

"Yes, a flying boat from the Aoshan tribe went north before, which attracted many people in Ji to go to that remote place in the north."

Among them were many human wandering knights; these people possessed high cultivation levels and rich blood energy, and they ate…

At this point, Xiaohao shrank back, "The main problem is that these people recklessly pass through my Xiaoyang territory."

This is something our tribe cannot tolerate, which is why the various tribes hunt these people down.

Shen Can glanced at Xiao He and said, "Let's go, we won't go north anymore, let's go straight to Qushui, and then head south along Qushui back to Ji!"

……

Jishan Bobu.

Ancient trees intertwine, a long river encircles, and sunlight transforms into countless brilliant rays of light, illuminating a majestic ancient mountain range.

A figure transformed into a rainbow of light and rushed into a grand hall deep within the mountains.

The main hall is shrouded by an ancient tree, making it difficult for even a sliver of sunlight to penetrate.

The rainbow light fell outside the hall and transformed into a middle-aged man, speaking to the tightly closed door, "Clan leader, the remnant spirit sealed away on Mount Gufu has been guided away."

"Just three days ago!"

There was no response from the main hall; instead, a chilling aura emanated from it.

a long time.

"Was it the Yanran tribe that received them?"

Some harsh sounds rang out from the main hall.

Inside the main hall, the middle-aged man had snow-white hair, his body was covered in ice crystals, and his pale face seemed to be frozen as well.

"It happened suddenly, and we don't know the details yet. I've already mobilized my clansmen to investigate."

Yuan Hongyun responded in a deep voice.

"It is highly likely that the Yanran tribe received the remnants of our human race."

"Looking across the entire Ji region, only the Yanran tribe has the qualifications and the strength to break through the blockade and restrictions within the burial pit."

At this point, Yuan Hongyun revealed an unnatural expression.

The Ji region was dominated by the Jishanbo tribe, but the rise of the Yanran tribe has challenged the status of the Jishanbo tribe.

This time, the remnants of the human race suppressed at the foot of Mount Gufu have been summoned again, and the suppression of the Jishan Marquisate against them will be reduced once more.

"Find out who exactly guided the remnant spirit!"

The chieftain of the Jishan clan spoke.

"Old buddy, who do you think it is?"

"That was a group of remnant spirits formed by the will of the old guys. I went to Jishan several times but couldn't bring them back."

Inside the main hall, a crystal dragon, its entire body as clear as ice, lay prone.

Large scales on the Lilong's body broke off, and streaks of blood covered its lower abdomen.

Upon hearing the words of the Jishan clan chief, Li Long turned over and went back to sleep.

"Forget about others, worry about yourself. Good luck to you. I'll be free when you die."

"Haha." The chieftain of Jishan laughed, but there was no smile on his icy face.

"Our ancestors raised horses for the army of Marquis Yongbo during his northern expedition, which in turn brought about the 8,000-year-old heritage of Jishan."

Now, my Jishan Mountain can no longer withstand the overwhelming force of Xiaoyang; it is time for a new human tribe to rise.

"Old friend, do you think Yongyi's northern border can still be defended?"

"What does it have to do with me? I'm not human."

Looking at the injuries on Li Long's body, Ji Bo's eyes revealed a hint of anger.

"It can't be Yanran. Although I haven't seen through this tribe, it does have a strange air about it. That kind of evil can't bear the great righteousness of our ancestors."

"...Jishan is also not an option."

……

The Yanran tribe is the most legendary tribe in the Ji region over the past century.

Since the strange phenomenon that appeared on Mount Gufu and the remnant spirit being taken away, a large number of people from the Yanran tribe have left the tribe for three consecutive days.

The news spread quickly, and soon the word of the remnant spirit of Gufu Mountain being guided to a better place spread throughout the markets.

When they heard this news, most tribes and humans immediately thought that the Yanran tribe had taken in the remnant spirit.

In the past hundred years, only the Yanran tribe in the entire Ji region rose up when Xiaoyang was pressing in.

Only Yan Ran has the ability to guide the remnant spirit.

The tribe's ability to guide a remnant spirit doesn't mean that only one can be guided. If one has the strength to resonate with the remnant spirit, then one can guide it into the tribe.

However, in this day and age, the remaining spirits in the mountains and fields are rare, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to guide them.

Some tribes, through generations of inheritance, have ritual vessels filled with the remains of their deceased warriors.

……

half a month later.

under night.

At the foot of a small hill on the bank of the winding stream.

Shen Can, Huoshan, Huozhe, Tian He, and Jiang Shi gathered around the campfire, eating roasted meat.

The five people looked extremely tired.

Along the way, they were constantly besieged and attacked by warriors of the Xiaoyang Clan.

It wasn't that they were exposed, but rather that the Xiaoyang Clan went on a frenzied hunt against Qushui.

Humans coming north from Ji are all their hunting targets.

As for the owls, they were already released on the way here.

Whether or not he can become a spy planted in the Xiaoyang Clan remains to be seen.

After a series of battles, and in the miasma-filled swamp, two more members of the tribe were severely injured and did not survive.

"Quyang Market is just ahead. We're almost home."

Tian He spoke, handing the roasted meat to everyone. As she raised her arm, blood seeped from the arrow wound on her shoulder.

Jiang Shi took a big bite of meat and nodded heavily.

He never expected to make it to the end.

Shen Can took the meat and started eating; he had been extremely tense the whole way.

At that moment, his divine sense swept across the distance and he discovered a black bird on a low tree.

It wasn't there when I scanned it with my divine sense just now.

The bird's eyes were fixed on them.

In addition, there was something else in the pervasive miasma.

Immediately, Shen Can transmitted his voice to the people present. Since everyone already knew that he could transmit his voice through divine sense, they did not show any unusual reaction.

"I'll keep watch. Everyone, get some rest tonight."

With the campfire creaking, the group rested after finishing their meal.

Not long after, Shen Can, who was on night watch, began to droop his eyelids and eventually fell into a deep sleep.

Are we almost home?

The black bird flapped its wings and made a sound as it opened and closed its beak. "So you're barbarians from the North. Barbarians are barbarians. They don't even know the simple common sense of avoiding miasma."

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