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

The Marquis of Yongshan took an unorthodox approach back then, and was able to obtain a powerful physical body under the thunder and fire, which can be considered as his ancestral graves being blown up.

Even if he tried a second time, he might not succeed.

This isn't about alliance warriors using the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror to transform their human origins; it's about actually throwing themselves into a fiery pit and a sea of ​​lightning.

However, to be fair, the move made by Marquis Yongshan back then was actually one of the two methods for seventh-tier beings to enhance their combat power, and it was somewhat similar to the Silver Horned Beast King's approach.

The combined fighting spirit of the nine Grandmasters of the Alliance is comparable to that of a peak sixth-tier warrior. To harness this fighting spirit against the enemy, a powerful standard-bearer is needed.

This requires someone with an exceptionally strong physique, and currently, only Shen Can in the league can do that.

For Shen Can, however, he no longer needs the battle flag to deal with ordinary quasi-seventh-tier beings, unless he can gather stronger fighting spirit to fight against more powerful creatures. Therefore, it is necessary to find a flag bearer for the alliance.

In addition to a strong physique, one must also have great potential for improvement.

The nine Grandmasters of the Alliance still have great potential for improvement, and they can gather even stronger fighting spirit in the future.

Currently, among the nine war divisions in the alliance, even the strongest, Xiangliu Battalion Commander Yan Hanshan, is insufficient; his strength is too low to keep up with the increasing fighting spirit. The other eight war division commanders are even less capable.

It's not that these nine battalion generals lack talent; Yan Jiang's reforms to the alliance's war strategists are excellent, and the selected commanders are also capable.

However, it still falls short of the effect Shen Can desired.

For Shen Can, the starting point is to deal with near-seventh-tier opponents.

Even the near-seventh rank is just a stepping stone; in the future, one will face the seventh rank.

After much deliberation, there is only one person in the alliance who is suitable to lead the battle.

Floating islands.

Kui Sheng flew in and entered the main hall of the island to pay his respects to Shen Can.

At this moment, Kui Sheng's cultivation level has reached the mid-stage of the fifth rank, a speed that is not much different from that of the Weaver Girl back then.

"The alliance needs a standard-bearer to rally the fighting spirit, you're the one."

Shen Can raised his hand and tossed a jade slip to Kui Sheng. It contained information about the nine Grandmasters of the Alliance and what level of combat power they were expected to achieve.

Don't underestimate Kui Sheng just because he's only at the mid-stage of the fifth rank. Even the stronger late-stage and peak fifth-rank martial artists within the alliance can't match his cultivation speed. Becoming a standard-bearer means carrying the battle intent regardless of the attributes of one's cultivation techniques; it depends solely on physical strength and unwavering will.

Those who cultivate the Path of Stars are naturally gifted with exceptional physical strength, and as for their willpower, tempered by the stars, it far surpasses that of others of the same level.

Although he doesn't currently meet Shen Can's requirements, the alliance can use its resources to cultivate him.

"Ancestor, Sheng is willing to be the flag bearer."

As the undisputed number one of the Kui generation, his cultivation is far superior, not only surpassing his peers but also creating a huge gap between him and most of the previous generations.

Before he could even speak, Kui Sheng was already kneeling before Shen Can.

"I am also willing to undergo the tempering of my physical body by lightning and fire."

"stand up."

Shen Can lifted Kui Sheng up and continued, "Back then, Marquis Yongshan was refined by thunder and fire. Although his physical body did not reach sainthood, he still received considerable fortune, which enabled him to gather his fighting spirit and strike the Xuan Bird."

Although our alliance has only been developing for a short time, we have made significant progress in the study of lightning and fire, which can aid in the tempering of the physical body. Kui Sheng stood up and saw Shen Can walking outside; he followed closely behind.

"The strength of the physical body is the foundation, which affects the combat power for subsequent advancement to the seventh rank."

Although I don't know much about the Way of the Stars, the further one progresses in cultivation, the more they all lead to the same goal.

Shen Can gradually revealed to Kui Sheng the secrets of cultivation after advancing to the seventh rank.

In Shen Can's view, Kui Sheng, along with the Weaver Girl, had already comprehended the Dao of Stars. The reason they hadn't been able to activate the Dao of Stars yet was simply because their physical bodies hadn't reached that level.

Like him, although he is only at the late stage of the sixth rank, he has already comprehended the Dao of Earth and can resonate with his physical body. Becoming the Alliance's standard-bearer this time may also be an opportunity for Kui Sheng.

At this moment, Shen Can not only explained the connection between the physical body and the seventh rank, but also told Kui Sheng his conjectures about this cultivation-related matter. He instructed Kui Sheng to pay close attention to these situations during his subsequent cultivation.

Perhaps after Kui Sheng advances to the sixth rank, he won't even need to reach the late stage of the sixth rank to be able to mobilize the Star Dao Rhyme ahead of time.

Kui Sheng listened intently. Those seemingly simple words contained cultivation secrets that many beings longed for but could never obtain. He was prepared to give the temple's explanation a try.

After spending half a day on the floating island, Kui Sheng finally left with an excited expression.

Shen Can decided to make Kui Sheng the flag bearer after looking at the entire alliance, and felt that Kui Sheng was the most suitable candidate.

Shen Can was also looking forward to seeing what Kui Sheng, who had forged a powerful physical body with lightning and fire and had a great talent for stars, would be like when he advanced to the sixth rank.

What will it be like to advance to the seventh rank in the future?

Shen Can needs to make some preparations before he can temper his physical body with lightning and fire.

At that time, the Marquis of Yongshan had no other choice; it was a do-or-die situation.

However, the Alliance today is completely different from the era of the Marquis of Yongshan. The Alliance possesses an array that draws upon the power of the sun, and a centipede spirit barrier that is inherently of the lightning attribute. With these two conditions in place, the next step is to carefully design how to more rationally and gradually enhance physical strength.

Don't be fooled by Shen Can's claim that he's arranging for Kui Sheng to undergo physical tempering; he's actually planning to do it himself.

Before long, Lu Wu, his body shimmering with golden flames, came running from the depths of the Giant Mountain Range, stepping into the floating island and bringing with him a sky full of fire waves.

"Temple, what do you need me for?"

After his back injury healed, Akahira Rikugo once again became imposing and awe-inspiring.

Although the conversation took place outside the hall, Lu Wu shrunk his body to three feet in size while speaking, suppressing his anger before stepping into the hall.

He also knew that this was a place for the temple to rest, and that fires could not be lit there.

"I summoned you here because I wish to borrow your Luwu Divine Fire."

Shen Can didn't waste any time and got straight to the point.

Chi Huo Lu Wu would often go to the workshop to bask in the sun and absorb some of the sun's power, because it possessed the corresponding innate bloodline. However, for other living beings, the power of the sun is the most intense and yang energy in the world, and ordinary beings cannot use the power of the sun to temper their bodies.

Even Shen Can himself was prepared to proceed step by step, and would not rush in like the Marquis of Yongshan.

First, test the Luwu Divine Fire on Chihuo Luwu, then gradually adapt to it before seeing if it can withstand a trace of the True Sun Fire's tempering. "It's our honor to assist the temple's cultivation."

Akahira Rikugo agreed without hesitation.

Compared to the true fire of the sun formed from the power of the sun, the centipede spirit that Shen Can subdued was much more skilled at controlling lightning.

Shen Can is preparing to use both lightning and flames to temper his physical body.

He had witnessed the Silver Horned Beast King cultivating with the help of lightning; although the scene was a bit tragic, the effect was quite good.

Clearly, most of the beings who could get together with the Crown Prince of Zhangshui were not content with just becoming seventh-tier beings. They wanted to go further in the seventh tier and therefore cultivated even harder.

Of course, the most genuine cheater is an exception.

In just three days, two lightning orbs appeared in the valley deep in the Juyue Mountains.

The larger lightning sphere contained Shen Can, while the much weaker one contained Kui Sheng.

Outside the small thunder sphere, a large cauldron of flames was burning. As the thunder and fire collided, they turned into arcs of electricity and sparks, surging towards Kui Sheng.

Outside the giant thunder sphere, the Crimson Fire Luwu opened its mouth, and the raging Luwu True Fire within transformed into countless fiery Luwus, forming a circle around the thunder sphere. Until the last wisp of true fire was exhaled from the Luwu's mouth, it suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"It's all gone, not a single drop left."

Although he poured 99% of his true fire into the lightning sphere surrounding Shen Can, Lu Wu felt it had little effect.

After all, the aura of the temple was unfathomable, and it didn't know how much its true fire could help the temple's physical tempering. But even if it could improve it by the slightest, it wouldn't have wasted its last drop.

As for the little guy next to him, he was burning up, and his face was almost deformed.

Half a month later, Shen Can emerged from the thunder and fire first and headed towards the workshop to begin trying to draw upon the power of the sun to refine his body.

Kui Sheng was only at the mid-stage of the fifth rank, and the tempering of his physical body by the thunder and Lu Wu True Fire had only just begun.

Of course, this kind of tempering can't be done every day, and it's certainly not tempering without absorbing any external energy; that kind of tempering is cremation, not cultivation. For the time being, Chi Huo Lu Wu became Kui Sheng's full-time fire-tender.

Each time Kui Sheng tempers his physical body, he stops to take nourishing pills and absorb the power of the stars. Then he goes to the Battle Master Camp to eat, live, and travel with the warriors in the camp and participate in collective training.

During the second tempering, Kui Sheng brought all the battalion commanders from the various battle divisions to the Tempering Valley.

For Chi Huo Lu Wu, burning alone is the same as burning a group of people; he doesn't care at all.

The only thing to be careful about is that it's an auxiliary tool, so you need to pay close attention to the cultivator's condition at all times.

The wizards who had been recording the training progress at the warrior camp also formed a recording team to participate and document the training data. With ample magical medicines and source stones, the speed of improvement in physical tempering was extremely fast.

Kui Sheng's talent was also on full display this time. In just over a month, he advanced to the late stage of the fifth rank, and his physique surpassed that of the nine camp generals. The camp generals also improved rapidly through the same tempering, but compared to Kui Sheng, they were insignificant.

This situation was exactly as Shen Can had predicted.

Three months later, this physical tempering was extended from battalion commanders to commanders of major divisions and centurions.

This left the stoker, Chi Huo Lu Wu, scratching his head. A dignified sixth-tier beast king had become a cook.

Even if food, lodging, and spiritual practice are provided, extra money is still required.

It found Shen Can and said that this matter could only be done for thirty years, no more.

Shortly after Chi Huo Lu Wu found Shen Can, the Alliance Wizards built Thunder Flame Valley in the Giant Mountain Range, which people of different realms could use to temper their bodies.

Whether they are students of the academy or warriors of the alliance, they can all enter the valley to cultivate.

Not long after, Thunderfire Valley was upgraded to "Destitute Valley".

The name "Valley of Despair" is obviously a joke. The real reason is that those who went in and came out had their robes scorched by lightning and fire, their bodies covered in purple and black patches, their hair standing on end, and their eyes bloodshot.

Besides the thunder and fire, the valley also tempers one's spirit and will, so it's safe to say that anyone who enters will have a blast.

Shen Can didn't care about these subsequent matters; he would only check the results periodically and didn't have time to observe the cultivation process.

Moreover, in addition to tempering his physical body, he also needs to cultivate, deduce, and supervise the construction of the formation.

Under his supervision, the grand formation will be successfully completed in stages within two years.

At that time, the preliminary complete star map array will be in harmony with the stars in the sky, possessing combat power comparable to a quasi-seventh-tier opponent.

It is described as a phased completion because the grand formation can still be constructed.

The key to the Star Chart Grand Array lies in the word "star chart." Theoretically, the number of star charts that make up the sky is the same as the number of star arrays that can be built. Therefore, when the Alliance comprehended the Star Chart Grand Array, they had already glimpsed the beginnings of their path to seventh-tier array formations.

Two years later, the formation was capable of defeating a quasi-seventh-tier formation, which was only an initial milestone in achieving a seventh-tier formation.

Ruins City.

After traveling for more than half a year, the fleet finally arrived here.

The journey took a long time, and it could be said that we were already unaware of what had happened after it had already occurred.

But we still have to do our best to rescue them, as long as the captured humans are still alive.

Even though the fleet entered the city directly into human territory from the northeast, the figures disembarking still attracted attention. "Goodness, another batch!"

"Wow, so many people!"

"Slurp."

"Damn it, are you trying to get yourself killed by drooling here?"

Yan Jiang did not rush to disembark, but looked around.

At a glance, one could see all sorts of eyes, with greedy, mocking, and covetous malicious eyes making up as much as 70%.

"Look, look! That guy standing on the ship looking over here, the Giant Mountain Clan is something else!"

As Yan Jiang looked into the city, many creatures in the city also looked at him.

Yan Jiang had been to the ancient city of Tu Shang, where he encountered humans who also coveted other humans. However, compared to the alien races in the City of Ruins, the alien races near Tu Shang were relatively mild.

Many alien races stared at him, their mouths watering.

Yan Jiang touched his chest; inside his battle suit was a cluster of peculiar runes.

This mass of magical spirits formed a small internal storage space, which, from the outside, looked like a raised area when embroidering animal patterns, and was quite inconspicuous.

Inside the space was a sixth-order spirit monster core and a Sun Stone that had absorbed the power of the sun.

Yan Jiang was also prepared to be spied on, and even for stronger individuals to attack him.

Although he has not officially become the next leader of the alliance, everyone in the alliance has long accepted it.

He came fully prepared for this trip.

Looking at those greedy eyes, Yan Jiang felt that this journey to the west might not be so easy.

He touched the bulge on his chest, and his expression calmed down.

"Ah Liu, this place is surrounded by tigers and wolves. You've had a tough time all these years."

Upon seeing Yan Liu approaching, Yan Jiang went to greet him.

"It's because I'm incompetent that..."

Yan Jiang grabbed Yan Liu's arm, stopping him from speaking.

He sensed that Yan Liu's aura was fluctuating wildly, clearly indicating that he had been injured.

"Heal my wounds first, then I'll go and kill those bastards who dared to extend their claws!"

After entering the pagoda, Yan Jiang first went to pay her respects to Yan Lin, who had died from his serious injuries.

Yan Lin's remains have not yet been returned to the Alliance; a temporary mourning hall has only been set up inside the tower.

After the worship ceremony, Yan Jiang asked Yan Liu a question.

"I'd like to first visit the elders like Zhangshui, Zuizhen, and Yinjiao. Have they emerged from their remains?"

The purpose of this visit is to intimidate the surrounding alien races, so paying respects to these near-seventh-tier seniors is also a way of giving them a heads-up.

Whether or not we can meet is one thing, but whether we go to meet them or not is another matter entirely, and they even brought some gifts.

Afterwards, Yan Jiang visited several near-seventh-tier beings one by one. Apart from the True Crown Prince, the other near-seventh-tier beings were all inside the ruins, and he only met their stewards and attendants.

Even for those near-seventh-tier beings who came to the ruins in the years that followed, Yan Jiang would personally visit each one to deliver a gift on behalf of the Human Alliance.