I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 538: Chapter 222: Shen Can: Waiting Till the Flowers Wilted (Part 3)

"Master, this is the last batch of weapons to be replaced, and some poor quality array base materials."

At this moment, Huo Yunn took out several Witch Pouches and handed them to Shen Can.

After receiving the Witch Pouches, Shen Can didn’t stay in the valley but quietly headed towards the clan land outside.

The Witch Array here in the valley has been upgraded, and these replaced materials can just be used to upgrade the Witch Array outside in the clan land.

He didn’t know why the efficiency of the Holy Envoy Race was so slow, but since there was an opportunity to enhance the Witch Array’s power, he couldn’t miss it.

This wasn’t the first batch of materials, Shen Can had already gone to upgrade the Witch Array in the clan land twice.

Honestly, it’s tough for the outsiders pretending to migrate since the Holy Envoy Race hasn’t come; they’ve migrated back and forth five or six times.

Five days later.

Outside the mountain, Shen Can thrust the last Witch Artifact deep into the earth, gazing at the place where the sun rises with a long exhale.

Until now, the Holy Envoy Race still hasn’t come, he truly doesn’t know why.

...

Inside the Holy Envoy Race.

Kneeling before the Life Spirit Statue, Elder Witch Priest awoke from silence, his expression was uncertain.

Could it be that the thing he feared most has still happened!

The matter of the Hunting Sacrificial Envoy not returning for a long time hasn’t happened in a long while.

During this time, he has been praying before the Holy Spirit, praying because Yu Bo and the others went too deep into the Giant Mountain Range, and due to communication issues, Xuan Chi needed to spend a lot of time searching.

The Giant Mountain Range is vast, and in the absence of communication methods, this situation is quite normal.

But as time grows longer, he can no longer kneel, and the unease in his heart grows stronger and stronger.

The Wild Beasts in the Giant Mountain Range are powerful, even he doesn’t want to provoke them excessively.

Otherwise, during the previous discussion, it wouldn’t have been to send Yu Bo to capture a Tier Three Auspicious Beast but rather directly capture a Tier Four Auspicious Beast.

The idea was to work silently without alarming that Luwu.

It’s been three months and still not returned, afraid something unforeseen has happened, otherwise, just a mere sacrifice, wouldn’t still be out without bringing it back, not even sending a message.

Thinking of this, Elder Witch Priest got up and walked out of the Divine Hall.

At this time, the Hunting Sacrificial Envoy Yu Mo returned, claws clutching a Tier Three Peak Human Race Martial Artist, throwing him below the altar.

Just as he was about to fly out again, he heard Elder Witch Priest’s call.

"No need to go capture for now."

Yu Mo didn’t understand but obediently landed below the altar.

His gaze fell on the sacrifice below the altar, after this period of busy work, they’ve caught over fifty Tier Three Peak Human Race Martial Artists.

The number is plenty, but the quality is far too lacking.

To bridge the gap between Tier Four sacrifices, at least hundreds of Tier Three Peak Human Race Martial Artists must be caught.

With the return of Yu Mo, later on, other Hunting Sacrificial Envoys who went to Yongyi also returned with their prey.

Upon returning, the Great Witch Priest stopped them from going out to capture sacrifices again.

Yu Qing looked at the three beside him, intending to ask about the whereabouts of Yu Bo and the others, but the Great Witch Priest stood quietly on the altar, making it unclear whether he was overlooking them, and so he dared not speak much.

Not only him, the remaining three Hunting Sacrificial Envoys also had unease stirring in their hearts.

Yu Bo, Yu Qio, Yu Xiong, Yu Lie, Yu Ling, five Peak Divine Treasure Realm Hunting Sacrificial Envoys still haven’t returned.

Among the ten Hunting Sacrificial Envoys in the clan, excluding Yu Chang who failed to capture sacrifices and is kneeling at the altar, only four of them are left.

Among the Spirit Shepherds, Xuan Chi is missing.

The leading Spirit Shepherd, Profound Duck, was equally puzzled, although he was the leader, the daily patrols were each surveying their own territory, without exchange.

A group of Hunting Sacrificial Envoys and Spirit Shepherds kneeled below the altar, silently waiting for Elder Witch Priest’s orders.

Watching the Hunting Sacrificial Envoys dispatched to Yongyi return multiple times, with no news from Yu Bo and the others, Elder Witch Priest’s heart turned completely cold.

He looked down from the altar, seeing Yu Chang still kneeling below.

"Take Yu Chang down for treatment."

Below the altar, Yu Chang appeared dazed and confused, not responding to Elder Witch Priest’s words.

He was already heavily injured and had been kneeling here for several months, anymore and he’d surely perish.

Immediately, clansmen rushed up to take Yu Chang away.

Elder Witch Priest’s words shocked the Holy Envoy Race warriors below the altar, it was unexpected that Elder Witch Priest showed mercy.

According to the usual methods, Yu Chang upon his return wouldn’t be allowed to heal but kneel below the altar, clearly intending to let him die kneeling below.

This kind of punishment wasn’t unheard of in the ancestors.

This time Elder Witch Priest suddenly relented, looking again at the missing Yu Bo and others, the group of Hunting Sacrificial Envoys and Spirit Shepherds finally sensed something amiss.

Whoosh!

At this time, a gust of wind rose in the clan land forest, a black shadow carrying an oppressive aura flew from afar and landed below the altar.

"Uncle Yu Cheng!"

Catching sight of the newcomer, a Hunting Sacrificial Envoy exclaimed.

This is Hunting Sacrificial Envoy of the previous generation.

Within the Holy Envoy Race, because the ancestors received the Holy Spirit’s divine blessing, some of the Human Race’s origins were shed, making the body more akin to the Wild Beast.

Alongside receiving the Holy Spirit’s grace every now and then, allowing clan warriors to ascend in the Divine Treasure Realm, far easier than the Yongyi Human Race Bo Division.

Otherwise, the clan’s Late-stage Divine Treasure and Peak Realm clansmen wouldn’t have a dozen members.

And this is still a small scale blessing from the Holy Spirit, without signs of divine manifestation.

According to clan records, thousands of years ago, when the Holy Spirit frequently manifested to bestow blessings, the clan had even Tier Six.

But even with the Holy Spirit’s grace, ascending from Tier Four to Tier Five still isn’t easy, not every generation of Hunting Sacrificial Envoys can excel, reaching Tier Five.

Yu Cheng’s feathers were mostly shed, looking frail with wings full of wrinkles, a staggering sight.

"Great Witch Priest."

After Yu Cheng landed, he didn’t immediately kneel below the altar but first greeted the Great Witch Priest and then knelt down.

As a Tier Five, he need not kneel before Elder Witch Priest, instead kneeling to the Holy Spirit.

"Earlier, I sent Yu Bo into the Giant Mountain Range to search for Auspicious Beast, and later let Xuan Chi take the Heaven-Encompassing Tower to find Yu Bo and others, to bring back the sacrifice, but Yu Bo and others have yet to return."

Elder Witch Priest took out the Jade Scroll previously brought back by Xuan Chi, also mentioning the possible incident with Yu Bo in the Giant Mountain Range.

Yu Cheng nodded.

"Rest assured Great Witch Priest, if Yu Bo is still alive, I will do my utmost to bring them back from the Giant Mountain Range."

Yu Cheng, after checking the Jade Scroll’s contents, thought for a while and continued: "I’ll go retrieve the sacrifice first, let..."

Saying this, he looked at Yu Qing and the others.

No wonder they needed him to step out, seven Peak Divine Treasure Realm Martial Artists suddenly reduced to two.

If Yu Bo and others were truly eradicated in the Giant Mountain Range, the clan would suffer severe damage.

Immediately, Yu Cheng pointed at Yu Qing, "You come with me to bring back the sacrifice."

"Let them all go, let Yu Ang and Yu Fei bring back the sacrifice, Yu Qing and Yu Chi follow you into the Giant Mountain Range, if any situation arises, they can also send messages back to the clan."

Previously in capturing sacrifices, it went smoothly, so communication issues weren’t felt.

But this time, two consecutive incidents slipping out of control, Elder Witch Priest realized that communication inconvenience was a big problem.

Yu Cheng nodded, Yu Qing and Yu Chi being Peak Divine Treasure Realm would provide some help in the mountains.

The Jade Scroll records that Yu Ling was killed by the Northern Lands Human Race Bo Division, indicating that their Bo Division’s strength isn’t weak.

Previously, Elder Witch Priest sent the Tier Five Celestial Tower with Yu Bo because Yu Bo and others were Tier Four Peak.

Four Tier Four Peak plus Tier Five Witch Artifact, dealing with a Human Race Bo Division, it would be an overwhelming strike.

No wonder Elder Witch Priest is seasoned and prudent, his actions are always steady.

If not for encountering the Wild Beasts of the Giant Mountain Range, causing Yu Bo and others to go missing now, perhaps the sacrifice would have been brought back long ago, without him needing to act.

As a Tier Five Martial Artist, Yu Cheng is unconcerned whether this Bo Division is strong or not, as long as they’re not stronger than him.

Yu Ang and Yu Fei are Late-stage Divine Treasure, once he captures the sacrifice, they can just bring it back.

He would then take the other two juniors into the Giant Mountain Range to probe the whereabouts of Yu Bo and others.

Afterwards, the group of five spread their wings and flew towards the Grotto Heaven’s exit.

"Follow me to retrieve the sacrifice first, then head to the Giant Mountain Range."

The four Divine Treasure Realm Hunting Sacrificial Envoys nodded, spreading their wings and following behind Yu Cheng.