I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 587: Chapter 240: Digesting the Spoils and Countermeasures (Part 2)

After all, the various divisions of Yongyi, those First Generation Bo Divisions, weren’t they forced through by martial artists?

Don’t be fooled by their breakthroughs; in truth, the survival rate is extremely low. Only those who made it through are known; countless others perished in obscurity with shattered Divine Treasures.

What Huo Yunn mentioned relies solely on reckless methods. Of course, it’s a reckless approach taken with premeditated probabilities, which should be called both cautious and rash.

"Wait until Tian Dan is called back to ask about his intentions."

Shen Can instructed Huo Yunn briefly, then turned towards the direction of the Ancestral Temple.

Huo Shan had already successfully advanced to the Mid-stage Divine Treasure Realm, albeit with some injuries.

"Pfft!"

As Shen Can turned around, Huo Shan, who was standing on the old tree, couldn’t hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of old blood, almost tumbling down from the tree in a sway.

A group of wizards surrounded him, lifting Huo Shan down from the tree. Some administered medicine while others checked his body.

"Don’t feed the medicine yet, I need to record the extent of the Divine Treasure shattering and the flesh being torn..."

Hearing this, Huo Shan, who had opened his mouth, quickly shut it with a snap, whispering to himself, "I am the Clan Leader."

...

Side Hall of the Ancestral Temple.

Upon returning, Shen Can saw the remnants of the pearl-shaped Witch Artifact that had blocked the final blow for the Great Witch Priest.

A bunch of crystal-like fragments glowed faintly with a dim blood light, where the shadow of a little girl constantly brightened and faded.

Like a flickering flame with its oil about to run dry, struggling not to extinguish completely.

The Artifact Spirit of this Witch Artifact hadn’t perished yet and seemed to be showing signs of self-repair.

Allowing it to repair on its own, Shen Can sat cross-legged.

The Holy Envoy Race had learned smartness by now, beginning to exploit their advantage of quick flight.

Now, no matter who steps out of the Grand Array, if discovered by them, would inevitably face ambush.

The Blazing Flame is now in an awkward situation, with a Tier Five Witch Priest lurking externally and a group of Divine Treasure humans and birds ready to ambush, putting the Blazing Flame Tribe in a dilemma.

As for cross-regional attacks on the Bo Divisions surrounding the Blazing Flame, unless Shen Can personally intervenes, relying on the clan’s martial artists, the probability of breaking through these Bo Divisions is virtually zero.

The Bo Divisions, with their eight-thousand-year heritage, all have Tier Five techniques.

For example, the Bi Fang Bo Division has a Grand Array protecting its core, as do the Celestial Monster and Zhuyan.

If Shen Can personally takes action, the Clan Land would be left vulnerable. If another Elder Witch Priest of the Holy Envoy Race brings out some Beast Form or Witch Artifact.

Not to mention, just one Tier Five Witch Artifact exploding could shatter the Grand Array.

Without him at the Clan Land, there’s no way to defend against the Great Witch Priest.

The Holy Envoy Race, already driven to rage from being beaten, both sides have severed blood ties, and the possibility of the Great Witch Priest detonating a Witch Artifact to blow open the Blazing Flame Array is rather high.

Under the night sky, there was movement outside the door, with three little heads squeezed side by side at the doorway.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper."

Little Dragon Fish, along with Little Sparrow and Chi Tiger, first saluted Shen Can at the doorway before entering one by one.

The three little creatures belong to the Auspicious Beast category, particularly Chi Tiger, which has half an Innate Spiritual Mechanism, still clashing within its body.

After decades of cultivation and continuous feeding from the clan, Little Dragon Fish has reached Tier Three Peak level.

It’s safe to say they found the right meal ticket, saving at least decades of cultivation time.

With a flick of Shen Can’s fingers, a crystal-clear golden Blood Pearl plopped down before the three little creatures.

This was extracted from a War Beast of the Changyou Bo Division, pure blood energy. Although they are Auspicious Beasts, Little Dragon Fish can also devour Desolate Beast Essence; it just hadn’t been favoring it much.

"Is it an early New Year!" Little Dragon Fish, Little Sparrow, and Chi Tiger widened their eyes at the Essence Blood Pearl before them.

"Refine it well and see if you can advance to Tier Four."

Shen Can divided the Blood Pearl into three parts: medium, large, and extra-large.

The extra-large portion was given to Little Dragon Fish, and the remaining two parts were sealed within Little Sparrow and Chi Tiger.

Not only these three little ones would share the spoils, but Golden Sword Tiger, Dragon Horned Wilderness Beast, and Huo Xiong also received Desolate Beast meat.

Shen Can divided the blood and flesh of the Fierce Beast he killed into three parts and handed them to the three Clan Guardian Beasts to find a place within the clan to refine them.

As for the Cyan Simurgh, to be honest, among the Clan Guardian Beasts, the Cyan Simurgh was unlucky, having been severely injured from the start. Its wing has now broken, significantly reducing its strength.

Fortunately, at least its life was preserved.

Additionally, out of the eight Sacrificial Spirits, five have already reached a state of vitality like a fading cloud.

This is no longer something that can be nurtured back with Wish Power through sacrifice.

The ’spirit’ of the Sacrificial Spirit is their fundamental existence, and it gets depleted after being deployed.

This is also the reason why Sacrificial Spirits wither away.

Apart from the cultivation of the clan’s own martial artists, Yann Wanyun, temporarily staying within the Blazing Flame Race, has not been neglected and was also provided with Treasure Medicine as a cultivation resource.

The Little Dragon Fish swallowed the Blood Pearl with a ’gulp’ and awkwardly said, "Ancestral Temple Keeper, you take a rest, I’ll be off now."

Then, the Little Dragon Fish was flicked by Shen Can’s finger and rolled a few times on the ground before getting up on its own.

"Everyone, let’s go. It’s almost time for a meal, and I want to advance to become a Tier Four True Dragon."

Little Sparrow and Chi Tiger both followed, and the three of them huddled together and headed towards the distant forest.

...

Shen Can shook his head; this is the downside of gaining strength without growing brains. The cultivation of the Little Dragon Fish in the Blazing Flame Division is much faster than roaming aimlessly in the wilderness.

With no one bullying it, there’s no need to be constantly on alert, and all its thoughts are on eating.

It seems necessary to find an opportunity to throw it into the Giant Mountain Range to toughen it up for a few years.

Shen Can sat down at the table, which was piled with Beast Hide Scrolls, Jade Scrolls, and other items. Among them, the Beast Hide Scroll, spread open for a long time, was filled with dense writings.

The records on these Beast Hide Scrolls and Jade Scrolls were compiled by the wizards of the clan, documenting the notes of the Heaven-Riding Race.

Shen Can also saw these as a potential breakthrough to shake off the current awkward situation, dealing with the Holy Envoy Race, and reclaiming their dignity from various clans.

The Heaven-Riding Race resides in the heavens, commanding Giant Beasts, and these Giant Beasts consume stars as food, continuously enlarging their bodies.

According to the Heaven-Riding Race’s records, the physical bodies of their Giant Beasts are extraordinarily massive, with some being several hundred miles in size upon entering the Divine Treasure Realm.

This is a mystical Beast Race, whose enormous physique grants them a powerful life force.

To kill a Heaven-Riding Beast at the Divine Treasure Realm would require substantial effort to completely deplete its vitality.

Heaven-Riding Beasts feed on stars, and coincidentally, Shen Can’s avatar, which absorbs ore’s spiritual energy, is similar to Heaven-Riding Beasts, with an inner representation similar to a starry sky.

Furthermore, Heaven-Riding Beasts do not have concrete realms; they simply grow their bodies by consuming stars.

His avatar is similar; though now only comparable to the Late-stage Divine Treasure, it already reaches a hundred meters in size.

Although still far inferior to the Heaven-Riding Beasts, it surpasses the physique of any wild beast on the surface of the Great Wilderness.

In Shen Can’s view, the clan land of the Heaven-Riding Race is a unified fortress, and even more so, an integrated combat unit.

This surpasses any flying ship or warship in strength, essentially akin to a mothership capable of carrying warships and clan soldiers.

It’s a moving fortress capable of handling all aspects from dining, bathrooms, weapon crafting, to training and resting.

If the Blazing Flame Tribe had such a Heaven-Riding Beast, it wouldn’t even need to be very large; a dozen or so miles in diameter would suffice for current needs.

Complemented with a Grand Array and a sufficient number of martial artists, complete with battle banners and war drums, it would compensate for the Blazing Flame Race’s lack of Divine Treasure Martial Artists and generally weaker overall strength.

Such a living moving war fortress would be of great use in dealing with the Fang Bo Division’s siege on Blazing Flame, the Earth Ant of the Dai Land, or even the Holy Envoy Race.

Of course, Shen Can thought beyond these; he also considered whether the battle beasts of the clan could transform into "Heaven-Riding Beasts."

Otherwise, with the Blazing Flame Race’s current strength, they cannot even fly to the heavens, so where would they find a pure-blooded Heaven-Riding Beast?

Without a Heaven-Riding Beast, they could only cultivate their own, starting by researching their avatar first, and then pairing it with the materials from the Heaven-Riding Race to see if a cultivation path is viable.

From the compiled materials from the Heaven-Riding Race’s ruins, there are no records of a cultivation method for Heaven-Riding Beasts, only some techniques aiding Heaven-Riding Beasts in absorbing the Power of Stars.

Within the Heaven-Riding Race’s cognition, Heaven-Riding Beasts are considered Exotic Wild Beasts; their innate skill is to grow by consuming stars, with no so-called cultivation methods.

This is similar to many wild beasts in the Great Wilderness, where bloodline reigns supreme, and they devour each other.

Hence, they would drive the Heaven-Riding Beasts to places rich in the Power of Stars, capturing suitable stars for the Heaven-Riding Beasts to consume.

And the Power of Stars remains an uncharted domain for the Great Wilderness Human Race; even within the Halberd Marks left by the Great Halberd predecessors, Shen Can only sensed the six attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and wind.