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

Chapter 112 The Road North: The Derivation of the True Beast Stance Technique Completed (Please Subscribe)
“Crossing the giant mountain is very dangerous. I went through many difficulties to get across it back then.”

The middle-aged man watched Shen Can for a while, then slowly landed on the ground, leveled a piece of land, and began to outline the design.

"I came here following a tattered ancient map."

The middle-aged man spoke quickly, his fingers rapidly drawing mountain-shaped marks on the ground, with corresponding path annotations written beside them.

"There is a mountain with a thunder waterfall on its summit. The mountain is dark gold in color. You have to return from the east side of this mountain. The west side is an ancient forest filled with green miasma. I almost got lost when I passed through it."

"...There is a canyon running southeast and northwest in the middle. The canyon is filled with water, which is extremely deep and may contain high-level wild beasts. It is best to stick to the cliff below the valley and not go up. There are giant birds in the mountains."

"After passing through the canyon, we'll have to cross seven mountains..."

……

In less than fifteen minutes, the middle-aged man had drawn up the route.

“I wandered in the mountains for a long time, more than four years in total. If I hadn’t been ambushed by the Tu Lou, I would have been waiting for the Yongshan Northern Expedition while exploring the route.”

"Back then, I just wanted to find a suitable route for our tribesmen to pass through, thinking that even if the people of Yongyi couldn't get through, some of the people of Daidi could still migrate through this route."

"If the route is still passable and your strength is sufficient, there is still a chance of successfully crossing the Giant Mountain Range."

The middle-aged elder spoke up, and being in a state of clear mind, he still understood the strength of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

They had just been promoted to an upper-class tribe, and that was it.

The difference between the upper levels is much greater than the difference between small tribes.

There are ordinary Heavenly Vein martial artists who are in the upper category, and there are also martial artists at the ninth level of Heavenly Vein, or even those at the Divine Treasure Realm who may be in the upper category.

The current blazing heat is still far from being enough.

However, he sensed a fighting spirit from this newly formed tribe; otherwise, he wouldn't have been awakened from the depths of these mountains.

"I am not often lucid. If the tribe's heritage is in danger, you can wake me up."

After saying this, the middle-aged man re-entered the bronze vessel. His remains had become one with the earth, and it was unknown whether he would have the chance to be buried back in his ancestral land.

Shen Can bowed respectfully three times to the bronze vessel, as did the other clansmen standing nearby, their eyes filled with reverence.

They understood that this was a sacrificial spirit brought back by the tribe. Although they could not communicate with this sacrificial spirit, the temple could.

Shen Can quickly copied the map drawn on the ground, put it into his magic bag, and smoothed out the clay map again.

Soon, Huo Fu and his people brought over the coffin they had made. The group carefully dug out the blood and mud and placed it into the coffin before returning to their tribe's territory.

……

After returning to the tribe, the blood-mud coffin was temporarily buried in the clan cemetery behind the tribe's territory, and Shen Can returned to the ancestral temple with the bronze artifacts.

At this moment, this bronze artifact can also be called a sacrificial vessel of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

Back at his residence in the stone hall, Shen Can spread out the mountain path map he had copied and examined it carefully.

He no longer lives in the cave, but in a side hall next to the main hall of the ancestral temple on the east side.

The stone hall was divided into three rooms: left, center, and right. The center room served as both a study and a reception room, the left room was where he lived, and the right room was where Huo Xian lived.

As for the four side halls, they were the residences of the temple attendants and guards.

Because it was drawn on the spot, the map's proportions are distorted, and the routes are very winding. Some sections of the route have increased the distance several times over in order to bypass some mountains, valleys, and secluded pools.

In order to find a suitable route for the migration of their people, the elders in their middle age searched for a long time in the mountains and gradually expanded this map based on the broken ancient map.

But this is, after all, a map from eight thousand years ago.

Over the course of eight thousand years, while the world may not have undergone drastic changes, some upheavals and geological shifts were inevitable.

His inquiry about whether there was a way to cross the Juyue Mountains was also for the sake of Zhiyan's next steps in development.

The Blazing Flame, having advanced to the upper level, has actually fallen into a predicament of being trapped like a dragon in a deep abyss.

The tribe is bordered by the Juyue Mountains to the north, the Daze Lake to the east, the Lingyu tribe to the west, and the Xiaoyang tribe to the south across the miasma swamp.

After being promoted to the upper level, the tribe's development direction is either west or south.

However, neither of these directions is very good. There are some small tribes to the west, but if Blazing Flame only absorbs small tribes now, it will not be enough to quickly increase the foundation of the upper part.

To the south lies the ancestral land of Xiaoyang.

The fact that Xiaoyang isn't attacking for the time being is a stroke of good luck for Zhiyan.

If the tribe wants to advance from the upper level to the lower level, the current location is not conducive to advancement, considering only the geographical advantages.

No matter which direction you go, you're either blocked, there's a powerful enemy, or you don't have enough resources.

If the forces of the Xiaoyang ancestral lands were to shift slightly northward, the Zhiyan tribe might be forced into a tribal defense war.

If there were a route northward to hunt for resources across regions, the predicament would be broken at once.

Fortunately, the senior in middle age was paving the way for ordinary clansmen. If the route had been based on his status as a fourth-level martial artist, Zhiyan would not have even considered it.

Judging from the map alone, the entire journey can be divided into three parts. The most dangerous part is the core area of ​​Juyue Mountain, which is characterized by high mountains, dense forests, deep pools, and secluded valleys. Even a fourth-level martial artist might encounter danger while traversing it.

This area south of Juyue is worth exploring first.

"Ayu, is the chieftain in the tribe? If he is, please come to the ancestral temple."

Huotang arrived half an hour later and, upon entering the stone hall where Shen Can was staying, found Shen Can lying face down on a map.

"Ah-Can, is something wrong?"

Now, with the tribe undergoing further reforms, various orders are being established from scratch, and the various chaotic events keep Huotang extremely busy.

"This is a map of crossing the Giant Mountain Range to enter the Dai region."

Shen Can replied without turning his head.

Then, I felt my head being pushed to one side, and Huotang's face was almost pressed against the map.

Shen Can saw the tribe's predicament, and as the tribal chief, he naturally saw it too.

However, Blazing Flame has only just advanced, and the strongest Heavenly Vein in the clan is only at the fourth level of Heavenly Vein. Although the northern region is barren, it can still provide the resources to support martial artists at the sixth or seventh level of Heavenly Vein.

The premise is that everything develops smoothly and Xiaoyang does not cause trouble.

Shen Can recounted the story told by the elders in the middle age. Upon hearing that this was a mountain forest that ordinary humans could pass through after being specially explored, Huo Tang felt even more admiration for the courage of his ancestors.

"After all, it's a map from eight thousand years ago. We need to investigate it thoroughly. Who should we send?"

……

Shen Can and Huo Tang huddled together and discussed for a long time before deciding to send out a team to scout ahead.

This team selected the Yanwu soldiers. Although the Yanwu soldiers are only just beginning their selection process, it just so happens that this coincides with the scouting mission.

The Juyue Mountains in the North are far more dangerous than the outside world. Sending ordinary tribesmen would only result in their deaths. Zhiyan's goal is to open up this passage, so naturally, he will send elite troops to do it.

The Yanwu soldiers originally wanted to create an elite force within the clan, and this can be considered the first task assigned to them.

"Let Huo Kui lead the troops, tentatively set at one hundred."

Huotang thought for a moment and then chose a leader.

"Alright, I'll have Huo Tuan and Huo Long follow along. During this time when the Yanwu soldiers are selecting their personnel, I'll have these two go and learn some witch medicine from Huo Yun. At least they should be familiar with witch medicine, so it will be easier to collect witch medicine in the mountains to treat injuries."

"Also, prepare some more witchcraft medicine on hand."

……

Soon, the Blazing Flame Guard Competition began, with the announcement to the clansmen that it was to create the elite of the Blazing Flame Tribe. Clan members who joined the Blazing Flame Warriors would undergo more secretive training trials.

As for the matter of heading north to scout the way, only Huo Tang and Shen Can knew about it before the team entered the mountains. Later, during the preparations, Shen Can suddenly thought of the group of clansmen who had gone to the valley earlier, as well as his disciple Huo Fu.

Then, all these people were crammed into the scouting team.

This ensured the confidentiality of the message.

……

[Roar! You have transformed into a multicolored tiger. After years of practice, you have grasped the true essence of the tiger form, your spine is as straight as a bowstring, your body as sturdy as a mountain, and you have come to understand the vicious tiger's claws that can tear out the heart.]

[You've transformed into a Kui Niu again, moo moo moo, you know this one well...]

[...The savage bear shakes the earth, its shoulders sink and its waist twists, its power flows to the spring of its head, its breath is primal and complete, and it can unleash the Bear King's Mountain-Embracing Lean to ram into its opponent.]

[You transform into an ape, your cry resounding, your bones contracting and muscles stretching, your movements as fluid as climbing and leaping through mountains, your ten fingers clenched, capable of disarming an opponent with your bare hands.]

[You attempted the Great Roc Spreads Its Wings move, but unfortunately, the spirit wasn't quite there; it just turned into a clucking sound. After several revisions, let's settle for second best: a body like rainbow wings, a form like a soaring eagle, chirping chirping chirping...]

After acquiring the five beast forms, you practiced them repeatedly, filling in any gaps and making up for any shortcomings. In the blink of an eye, another 120 years passed, and you finally completed the Five Desolate True Beast Refinement Method, restoring it to a superior-grade refinement method.

As night fell and all was quiet, Shen Can slowly opened his eyes and got up from the bed.

The deduction is finally complete. Including tonight's deduction, nearly seven hundred years of lifespan have been invested in repairing this stance training.

His lifespan was largely consumed by the improvement of replacing the deer-shaped body with a Kui ox.

This training method can be practiced using all five animal forms together, or it can be broken down into one or several forms for practice.

Although martial artists at the Rock Splitting and Mountain Opening realms don't have much contact with the Five Elements Source Power, after practicing the corresponding attribute tempering methods for a long time, their bodies will gradually absorb the corresponding Five Elements Source Power.

In addition, one of the benefits of this tempering stance training is that it helps increase the strength of martial artists in the Mountain Opening Realm.

For example, clansmen who have cultivated the Kui Niu tempering method can only improve to the Thirty Desolate Power in the Mountain Opening Realm, which is not even enough to advance to the Heavenly Vein.

Then you can choose one more stance training method. Although the more Qi you accumulate at the Mountain Opening Realm level, the more difficult it is to improve, choosing one more stance training method can increase your Qi.

If you have the ability, you can choose to practice three or four subjects simultaneously.

Of course, the time and cost of practicing multiple stance exercises will increase significantly, and the specific effects will vary from person to person.

Overall, practicing all five stances together can mutually promote the increase of strength.

After deriving the five techniques, Shen Can first taught them to the Martial Hall and some of the clan soldiers.

The Martial Hall is filled with talented young people selected through a rigorous process. They are just beginning their training and can start with the Five Stances.

However, the situation is different among the tribe soldiers. Some tribe soldiers think that the Kui Niu Fist is quite good, and their Qi is still improving. They don't need to cultivate a second tempering method at the moment, but some think they can cultivate it.

Shen Can planned to pass on the stance training first to see the effect, and then promote it within the clan after a few months.

The new tempering method couldn't be taught in just a few words; Shen Can personally went to the Martial Hall and the West Mountain Camp to teach it.

Some of the clan soldiers who didn't want to cultivate suddenly wanted to learn again when they saw the arrival of the temple.

For Shen Can, it didn't matter how many came; he would teach them all together anyway, and during the process, he would correct those with different cultivation postures.

After all this busy work, more than two months had passed by the time most of the clansmen who practiced the Five Stances had almost mastered the basics.

During this period, both the Blazing Flame tribe and its vassal tribes developed steadily. After the Xiaoyang tribe retreated, the vassal tribes began to resume production in a stable manner.

The signs of drought are becoming increasingly severe.

The clan's more complicated matters are handled by Huotang and the elders.

Every few days, clansmen would come to the ancestral temple to offer tributes. Shen Can would draw shamanistic symbols on the tributes before placing them on the offering table.

Looking at the entire tribe, the tribespeople are constantly gathering their willpower, but it is not as surging as during the tribe's grand festival.

It can be said that as long as the clan members look at the ancestral temple and think about the ancestral temple, the power of their vows will be generated.

In addition, under Huotang's arrangement, the clan also searched for many ancient murals and other objects, although no new sacrificial spirits reappeared from the sacrificial cauldron.

However, the spirit master who unconsciously passed down five skills before is now unconsciously muttering more and more things.

Whenever he had free time, Shen Can would listen to the ancestor's chanting at the ancestral temple and try to communicate with him using his divine sense.

Inside the ancestral temple, bronze lamps illuminate every corner.

Shen Can had just killed a sacrificial beast and was using its blood to draw witchcraft symbols on various sacrificial offerings he had recently collected.

He discovered that the Beast Blood Witch Charm was actually a medium that could connect with the spirits, and perhaps one of these offerings could awaken a spirit.

Early the next morning, more than a dozen little heads appeared outside the ancestral temple, kneeling there.

"We respectfully request our ancestors to bestow blessings upon us."

Shen Can arrived at the ancestral temple, patted the little guys on the head, and led them into the ancestral temple.

"Ancestor, eat fruit."

"Ancestor, look at the painting."

After entering the ancestral temple, the little ones hurriedly took out the offerings they had brought, which were mostly wild fruits.

The weather is unpredictable; what should have been cold has turned warm, and some fruit trees have started bearing fruit again.

In response to the drought, the tribe sent out members to collect and store wild fruits on a large scale.

Besides the fruit, these little guys also carried pieces of stone murals on their backs.

There are so many stone murals in the mountains. Small tribes rise and fall in the mountains, and they also create some murals.

As for the content of the murals, it is even more diverse.

The children's parents would go out into the mountains to collect wild fruits, and when they saw the murals, they would take them down and bring them back.

“Ancestors, this is the temple and fish I drew.”

A slightly thin girl held up a piece of stone wall with both hands; the marks on it were whitish.

Shen Can placed the fruit and stone murals on the offering table, and then took down the sacrificial meat offered on the table and distributed it to the little guys.

These blessed meats do indeed have some subtle auxiliary effects on cultivating one's physique.

After the children left, Shen Can took down the mural on the altar, repainted the beast blood shamanic symbols on it, and then put it back.

“Temple and fish.”

Looking at the most unique hand-painted version among the many murals, Shen Can observed the appearance of the temple depicted in the painting.

It's alright, you can tell it's a person.

In the painting, he stands on the shore of Linze, seemingly stroking the head of a small dragonfish, or perhaps feeding the greedy little fish.

Shen Can used his finger as a brush to draw shamanic symbols on the fish-shaped image of the temple, and then placed it in front of the sacrificial cauldron.

Then, he picked up another mural and prepared to continue painting.

Inside the sacrificial tripod.

The independently manifested spirit of the sacrifice suddenly trembled, and the arrival of the little children also contributed a portion of their wish power.

At this moment, under the medium of the Beast Blood Witch Rune, the power of will converged on the Sacrifice Soul Shadow.

"...Dragon Grass...Dragon Grass..."

"...Transformation into a dragon..."

(End of this chapter)