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

Chapter 434 The Bull-Snake Hunter, Ancestral Land Imperial Axe!

On a huge golden flying ship heading west.

Inside the ship's tower in the middle of the flying boat, several figures with large pincers exhaled heavily and sighed.

The fall of their ancestor and the loss of his remains caused the strength of the Ao Jin clan to plummet.

Once the news of the ancestor's demise spreads, the Ao Jin clan will inevitably pay a heavy price.

The way they ruthlessly devoured the interests of other tribes back then will now be devoured by other tribes in double the size, and they may even face more devastating retaliation.

Not to mention, since their ancestor advanced to the quasi-seventh rank, their Ao Jin clan has expanded rapidly, creating several new enemies.

When our ancestor was alive, it was nothing, but now that he's gone...

At this moment, among the sixth-tier individuals, Ao He and Ao Shun were present. The two of them were no longer as smug as before, and one sighed and the other complained.

Why did you die, Ancestor?

You died at the worst possible time!

At least die in a planned way, so that everyone can be prepared.

Now, everyone is thinking about what to do when they go back.

The death of the ancestor can be concealed for a period of time, but not for long.

If the ancestor does not show himself for a long time, he will inevitably be investigated by others.

Not to mention the situation with the Ancestor. If he doesn't show up for a long time, people will suspect that he is going into seclusion to advance to the seventh level.

When they investigate, they may not be able to continue hiding the fact that their ancestor has perished.

You need to take advantage of this time to hide it and find a new backer.

"How about we go and seek refuge with the Divine Claw Clan?"

At this moment, a sixth-ranked person spoke up, showing some self-awareness by not mentioning the Yin clan, knowing that he couldn't climb up to that level.

"Won't the Divine Claw Clan devour our Ao Jin completely?"

"That's better than having your entire clan wiped out."

"Ao Mang, don't you know what you did when the Ancestor was around?"

The sixth-tier Aoli, who had spoken earlier, said, "Without the protection of our ancestor, the Xuanhuo Clan will surely reduce you to ashes."

"Don't talk about me, your big pincers are covered in blood too," Ao Mang retorted. "Besides, it's best to have some kind of gift when you join the Divine Ao Clan. You should provide it."

"All the clan's treasures are on our ancestor. He hasn't even returned with his remains, so what treasures do we have to offer as a gift?"

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"Even the Divine Claw Clan wouldn't look down on these things within their own clan."

For a moment, the elders fell silent. Who would want to be subservient when they could act with impunity within their own clan?

After a long silence, Aoli spoke again, "At least even if we go to the Divine Ao Clan, we will still be sixth-order elders."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the sixth-level elders present lit up.

That's right!

Over the years, with the rise of the Aoshan Ancestor, the Aojin Clan has annexed many surrounding races, resulting in a doubling of the overall strength and number of its members.

Those present were able to advance to the sixth rank thanks to the glory of Patriarch Aoshan.

With their sixth-tier strength, even if they went to the Divine Clan, they could still be ranked as elders, and their own relatives and descendants could also obtain sufficient status.

At this moment, Aohe spoke up, "What do you think about using humans as a gift?"

As you all saw before, the group of humans inside the ruins had strong blood and energy, and none of them showed any signs of turning into beasts.

It was an absolute delicacy, a perfect offering. If I hadn't been forbidden to touch it, I would have already done so.

"Didn't those humans have the protection of the dragons? The leader of the human race even teamed up with the dragons. We don't even have an ancestor now."

"The dragons don't want it, but we can't even take it? That's too domineering," Ao Mang said.

"Yes, the leader of that group of humans is only at the mid-stage of the sixth rank. I heard that he knows a bit about spirit restrictions. It's probably because there are many spirit restrictions in the ruins that the dragons treat him differently."

Dragons are powerful, fine, we won't capture those right under their noses.

Could they possibly stay under the dragons' noses forever?

These are top-quality humans; the humans in our area don't have such good quality.

Instead of going back now, we'll stay nearby and keep a close watch on these humans.

Not only should we capture these people, but we should also find out where their tribe's territory is located, and then sell the location directly to the Bull-Snake Tribe.

We fear the Dragon Clan, but the Bull-Snake Clan is incredibly bold. As for the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan, they don't care about any of that.

Inside the ship's deck, Ao Que, who had remained silent, looked at the Ao Jin tribe beings present with his eyes opening and closing.

He was the Ao Jin clan clone that Shen Can had taken in. Before he could even make a move, the Ao Jin clan had already set their sights on the human race.

The Bull-Snake Clan is similar to a slave-hunting team, but unlike the slave-hunting team which captures all races, the Bull-Snake Clan only captures creatures suitable for sacrifice.

The various tribes in the Great Wilderness value sacrifices, but the best offerings are not easy to obtain. Sometimes, for a grand sacrifice, the tribe has to spend decades or even centuries in advance, spending a lot of manpower and resources to find suitable offerings.

The larger the clan, the more importance it places on sacrificial rites.

Since each race has its needs, there will naturally be creatures that satisfy those needs.

The Bull-Snake Clan is a race that roams the Great Wilderness, specializing in capturing sacrificial offerings.

Of course, the Bull-Snake Clan and the slave-hunting team are somewhat different. The Bull-Snake Clan does not commit genocide; they only capture the best sacrificial offerings.

For places that can produce high-quality offerings, sustainable development will be pursued.

This is somewhat similar to human herbalists, who leave a mark after collecting high-level medicinal herbs in a certain place, so they can come back to explore again later.

In addition, the Bull-Snake Clan not only captures humans, but also wild beasts and auspicious beasts. They will accept missions from different races and capture specific creatures as sacrifices.

According to the Aojin tribe, if news of the Juyue Mountain human race were sold to the Bull-Snake Hunters, it would be a big problem for the Juyue human race.

After all, the Giant Mountain Human Race is no longer what it used to be. After cultivating the Wild Beast Battle Body, their blood and qi are strong and they are basically free from the worry of turning into beasts.

It may not have been discovered yet, but once discovered, it will inevitably attract the covetous eyes of many alien races.

Previously in the ancient city of Tushang, although the various races coveted the human race, they were relatively restrained for various reasons.

But when they arrived at the ruins, they encountered the Xuan Snake, Ao Jin, and other races, who were the ones who truly coveted the human race and were preparing to harm them.

"Ao Mang is right. If we find the territory of this human race and sell it to the Bull-Snake Clan, we're sure to make a fortune."

"Perhaps we can even make contact with the Bull-Snake Clan. It's rumored that this clan is incredibly powerful."

I've heard that some powerful clans use dragons as offerings in their rituals, and that these dragon offerings were obtained from the Ox-Snake Clan.

We can't afford to mess with the dragons, but the Bull-Snake Clan has no fear of them.

"Stop, let's not go any further, let's go back and wait."

Shen Can, who had originally set off on his journey home with Ah Dai, had to stop halfway and turn back.

It took a month to finish dealing with the Ao Jin tribe's affairs before they could finally embark on their journey home.

However, it wasn't all for nothing; the golden flying boat of the Ao Jin tribe has now become Shen Can's vessel.

This is a high-grade sixth-tier flying boat, extremely fast. Even Shen Can couldn't pilot it back to the Giant Mountain Range in a short time.

a year.

After erasing the aura and traces of the Ao Jin clan from the flying boat, Shen Can modified its appearance and then took Ah Dai inside.

On the airship, Ah-Dai continued to stare blankly. The magnificent mountains and rivers that stretched across the valleys seemed like fleeting clouds to him. He remained immersed in his own world.

Shen Can released Shifang Temple Peach from the slave token.

He finally has some free time to properly learn about the Shifang Temple Selection.

During this westward journey, we encountered far more places with traces of human habitation than we had anticipated.

This shows that there are more places for humans to live and thrive on the vast land than one might imagine, but none of them have become significant.

Compared to many races in the Great Wilderness, the human race can produce a generation every twenty years.

Twenty years is not even enough time for many creatures to grow into adults.

It's no surprise that humans could spread throughout the wilderness thanks to this advantage of reproduction.

During this visit to the historical site, Shen Can also thought of a question.

The fact that humans are regarded as sacrifices by other races is not something that can be accomplished simply by developing the Giant Mountain into the ancestral homeland of humans.

The ancestral land of humanity has been established, yet it still cannot reverse the situation where humanity is used as a sacrifice.

What the human race needs to do is to elevate its status in the Great Wilderness and shed the labels of sacrifice and blood offering.

This is much more difficult than becoming the ancestral home of humanity; it's not even a matter of shedding more blood or losing more people.

As the flying boat traveled, Shen Can tried to use his divine sense to enter the Peach Blossom Temple in Shifang and perceive its chaotic and disordered thoughts.

Standing in front of Shen Can, Shifang Miaotao let out roars like wild beasts, and would unconsciously grind his teeth and bar them, his eyes occasionally flashing with ferocity.

Although the Shifang Temple Peach Temple was in complete chaos, Shen Can was patient enough to slowly find the fragmented memories within its chaotic state.

The fragmented memories were found and pieced together little by little, restoring the appearance of the Shifang Hou tribe in Shifang Miaotiao's memory.

The Shifang Marquisate was actually a marquisate that had been granted a title by the Southern Region Human King City, and possessed the imperial axe and the Nine Bestowments bestowed by the Human King City.

However, the Shifang Marquis tribe was not one of the seventy-nine marquis tribes of the two kings near the Renwang City.

After the human race in this area gradually grew stronger, they sent war envoys to overcome numerous obstacles from other races and reach the Human King City, where they were finally granted the title of Marquis by the Human King City.

Furthermore, after receiving the imperial axe and the Nine Bestowments from the King's City, he gained the right to bestow titles upon the surrounding tribes and chieftains.

They could clear land and bestow titles upon the Earl tribes around the Marquis tribe without passing through the City of the King of Men, thus protecting the Marquis tribe's territory.

The Shifang Hou tribe did the same thing. In order to expand the territory of the clan, encourage clan members to reclaim wasteland, gather out the refugees from outside, establish Bo tribes outside the Hou tribe's territory, and appoint Bo chiefs in the four directions of east, west, south and north to protect the Hou tribe and increase the depth of the clan's territory.

Even though Shifang had developed into an extremely powerful city, it still suffered a devastating disaster.

First came widespread drought and floods, then locust plagues, which turned Shifang into a land of chaos.

Finally, the Gu Diao clan took action and annihilated the Shifang Hou tribe. Countless members of the clan were either captured or died at the hands of the alien race.

As a peach from Shifang Temple, he had already cultivated to the peak of the sixth rank, and naturally, he had also been corrupted by the beast transformation.

However, for a long time, he lived in the ancestral temple and never saw anyone, allowing himself to fall into a deep sleep. In addition, he had obtained the ancestral axe and the Nine Bestowments, which suppressed his divine court and barely maintained his state of not falling into demonic possession.

But when Houcheng was breached, all the sacrificial spirits died in battle, the ancestral temple was destroyed, and the Hou tribe was wiped out, the Shifang Temple Peach could no longer remain dormant.

However, upon waking up, Shifang Miaotao witnessed the destruction of his clan. He immediately became possessed by a demon, slaying tens of thousands of Gu Diao and devouring their flesh and blood.

Finally, it was suppressed by the near-seventh-tier Gu Diao Clan and directly sent to Ancestral Vein City for sale as merchandise.

As for his memories after becoming possessed by a demon, Shifang Miaotiao didn't have many. At that time, his state was similar to that of a wild beast without any clear consciousness, with only the instinct to kill and bleed remaining.

Shen Can, after observing the complexity of the spirit restriction on a human sixth-tier peak great witch who had easily fallen into demonic possession, knew that the alien race capable of doing this must be incredibly powerful.

After sorting through the fragmented memories, Shen Can took out the jade slip to store it away.

The memories of the peaches from Shifang Temple were very useful; at least Shen Can obtained the sacrificial standards of the ancestral capital city, as well as some ritual music, from them.

They also learned more about the development of the Shifanghou tribe.

When the Shifang Marquis tribe sent its envoys to the King's City to receive imperial decrees, the Shifang Marquis tribe was essentially a marquisate.

They possessed the right to be granted the titles of Earl and Earl Chief, and were allowed to cultivate the land around the Marquis's territory and protect the Marquis's clan lands.

The chieftain of a region governs the tribes of the chieftain, who in turn gather the middle and lower-ranking tribes to protect the chieftain's territory.

This already constitutes a relatively complete system from top to bottom.

These insights offer valuable lessons for the Human Alliance.

"Huh!"

When Shen Can gathered all his memories together, he suddenly saw a scene in his memories.

Then, he looked at the Shifang Temple.

The divine sense searched the body that released the temple peach and finally found a bright spot in the location of its divine treasure.

Although the great wizard does not open the divine treasure, the location of the dantian is the same as that of a martial artist.

As Shen Can raised his hand, the area in front of Shifang Temple Peach lit up, and a stream of blue light flew out from the location of the Divine Treasury, landing in Shen Can's hand.

The blue light transformed into a foot-long bronze axe.

Above it are eight ancient characters: "Imperial edict to Shifang, for sacrifices and military affairs."

Compared to the Nine Bestowments, which were everyday ritual implements, this bronze axe and halberd truly represented the weighty power of authority.

Even though it had become possessed by a demon, the peach from Shifang Temple still kept the axe inside its body.

Having this means you can chop off the heads of disobedient people at any time.

This item also exists in the legends of the Giant Mountain Human Clan. When the alliance was first established, the Giant Mountain Lord was given a small jade axe when he went to the Fallen Moon Wasteland.

With this Shifang axe, the alliance had a standardized design to refer to when bestowing other axes upon others.

"roar!"

When the bronze axe landed in Shen Can's hand, Shifang Miaotao's scarlet eyes suddenly flickered, and she made continuous whimpering sounds.

Shen Can grabbed Shifang Miaotao's withered hand and stuffed the axe into it, which calmed him down.

Shen Can wasn't confident that the peaches in Shifang Temple could be revived; he could only try and see.

Eight months later, piloting the flying boat, Shen Can saw the starlight twinkling across the Juyue Mountains.

As soon as they entered the Giant Mountain region, a star appeared in the starlight of the great array and shot towards them.

The enormous star, seemingly slow but actually incredibly fast, hurtled toward him.

In a daze, Shen Can felt his small figure standing in front of the stars, feeling like an ant trying to shake the sky.

Fortunately, the scene vanished in an instant, like an illusion, and the surging starlight reappeared before my eyes.

When Shen Can returned to the Temple of Heroes, a group of high priests rushed to pay their respects.

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