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

Chapter 37 The Second Celestial Vein Warrior (Please continue reading)
The three-tiered monster fish extracted three tanks of beast blood. Shen Can kept one tank for himself. This time, only his two clan uncles, Huo Kui and Huo Qi, were soaked in the blood.

In the previous training camp, Huoshan made the greatest progress, followed by Huokui, and Huoqi was the worst.

The tribe's original three-tiered improved shamanic formula only contained three ingredients.

After his deduction, seven more ingredients were added.

However, because the fish blood contained the effects of anesthetic, Shen Can added a neutralizing agent to reduce the residue of the anesthetic.

In other words, fish blood contains as many as twenty kinds of witchcraft ingredients.

Although the mixed potions have reached a state of balance, they are still used by humans.

During the deduction process, Shen Can also obtained a byproduct of the deduction results: the mixed prescription seemed to be able to stimulate the potential of the physical body.

Of the three, Uncle Huoqi has reached the bottleneck in increasing his Qi after intensive training.

It's a good opportunity to test the side effects of the deduced medicinal effects.

……

For martial artists to advance to the Heavenly Meridian, it is no longer simply a matter of physical strength, but rather requires the generation of blood and qi within the body.

Once a wisp of blood energy is generated, it signifies becoming a Heavenly Vein Realm martial artist.

The cultivation of the Heavenly Meridian Realm involves opening up the Heavenly Meridians within the body, which requires genuine martial arts techniques.

For many years, Huotang has only lingered at the first celestial vein, unable to make any progress.

Huo Kui and Huo Qi were immersed in the beast blood and immediately couldn't help but hiss.

However, the two did not jump out. Instead, they endured the excruciating pain of being washed by the beast blood and pressed their bodies firmly into the blood tank.

Inside the cave, Huotang and Huoshan were also present.

The Celestial Vein Realm is the foundation of the tribe, so it is of paramount importance for tribesmen to advance to the Celestial Vein Realm.

Huotang came over hoping to see if he could help, but after thinking it over, he realized he didn't have any relevant cultivation experience.

The same applies to the tribes; things related to the celestial veins are extremely scarce.

It was only thanks to the hard work of the clansmen that we managed to get through it.

Lacking experience and lacking a systematic approach to cultivation, he was prone to injuries sustained during hunting and other activities, making it difficult to recover properly.

As a martial artist at the Heavenly Vein Realm, he didn't even live as long as an ordinary member of his clan, which completely failed to demonstrate the life transformation that comes with the evolution of martial arts cultivation.

Inside the blood tank, only the two people with their heads still outside had bulging veins on their foreheads, clenched teeth, and constant hissing.

Shen Can carefully observed the two clansmen, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

"Wow!"

Huoqi was the first to jump out of the health bar. He hadn't advanced to the Heavenly Vein level yet, so the Kui Niu Fist was still effective.

The crowd made way for Huoqi to practice his punches.

A wave of hot air rose from his body, creating a heatwave above his head.

As he practiced, the Fire Clan Fist suddenly weakened, but it quickly recovered and returned to the health bar.

About half an hour later, Huo Kui also jumped out of the blood tank, his body emitting billowing heat.

"Boom!"

When Huo Kui performed the Kui Niu Fist for the teenth time, his steaming body suddenly trembled, and a surge of crimson blood energy gushed out from every pore of his body.

"It's done!"

Seeing this, Huotang clapped his hands and murmured.

"After three hundred years, my Blazing Flame Clan has finally produced two Celestial Vein Warriors who stand shoulder to shoulder."

Volcano glanced at Shen Can with a hint of resentment. He felt that he could also break through, but he quickly came to his senses.

The accumulation we make now is for becoming stronger in the future.

After more than a month of intensive training, the increase in his internal energy was far greater than that of Huo Kui and Huo Qi, which indicates that he also has better talent.

Previously, the simplest wish within the clan was to have one more Heavenly Vein cultivator. Now, things are different for Zhiyan. When pursuing Heavenly Vein warriors, he has a much deeper perspective.

After Huo Kui broke through, Huo Tang immediately called him to another cave to leave enough space for Huo Qi.

However, good fortune did not favor Zhiyan again.

Huoqi soaked in beast blood four times in a row, but failed to generate blood qi by taking advantage of the blood's violence. Instead, he was so exhausted that he almost drowned in the blood tank.

The volcano reacted swiftly and pulled the person out of the health bar.

"what!"

Huoqi let out a scream, his whole body convulsed, and blood spots appeared on his skin, causing him to frantically claw at himself.

Huoqi struggled fiercely, his limbs flailing wildly, and he kicked the volcano away in one go.

Its entire body was bright red, and it was practically curled up, just short of being cooked. The volcano pressed down again.

"Hold him down!"

Then Shen Can took out a mushy dumpling from his pocket and stuffed it into Huo Qi's mouth.

The volcano was pressed for almost half an hour before Huoqi's turbulent body gradually relaxed, and the redness all over his body slowly dissipated.

I felt completely exhausted, and sweat pooled in small puddles beneath me.

Shen Can checked Huo Qi, "Is your body numb?"

Huo Qi nodded and said hoarsely, "I feel a stinging pain all over my body, my arms are numb, and my legs are weak."

“Uncle, you’ll stay in the cave next to the ancestral temple for the next few days. I need to get to know you better.”

Huo Qi glanced at Shen Can and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

"Uncle, don't worry. You're doing this for the sake of Blazing Flame. Would I ever harm you?"

Huo Qi licked the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth. He believed that A-Can would not harm him, but he was still a little scared.

Shen Can quickly took out a piece of animal hide from his ear and began to record it.

"After resting for a few days, you should continue practicing martial arts, Uncle Huoshan. Continue until you feel your internal energy no longer increasing."

Huotang, who rushed over, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huoqi was alright.

On the contrary, they didn't think much of Huoqi's injury during his breakthrough.

The martial arts tradition is weak, and every step is essentially an experiment.

But every attempt comes at a price.

"Ah Can, how do we use this beast blood?"

It should be noted that Shen Can had left behind a pool of beast blood that he hadn't used.

"These two used dishes can be left for the younger generation, while the unused dish is naturally left for the clan leader and Uncle Huo Kui to mix with rice."

Shen Can spoke without thinking.

Martial arts cultivation is a bottom-up process; there is no aerial tower that allows one to reach the third level without going through the first and second stages.

The Blazing Flame Clan's foundation is actually very poor, so poor that their advancement from ordinary clansmen to first-tier, second-tier, and third-tier martial artists is entirely due to luck.

This is a common problem shared by almost all tribes with poor foundations.

However, since accepting resources from outside tribes and acquiring the superior Kui Niu Fist, the tribal martial arts have broken the luck-based advancement path and achieved advancement through spending money and physical labor.

They used several times more meat than usual to train in martial arts, which increased the number of warriors in the tribe in a short period of time. However, this kind of martial arts development was seriously abnormal and could not even be described as living beyond one's means.

A true martial arts system should be based on a large population and produce a sufficient number of Stone-Splitting Warriors.

From the cracked rock realm, mountains were born; from the mountains, celestial veins were born, forming a pyramid shape.

However, the large number of people could not be achieved in a short time. Fortunately, the tribe hunted a third-tier wild beast and had some of its blood left over.

Shen Can planned to use the remaining beast blood from his advancement to make up for the lack of martial arts prowess among his clansmen, to fundamentally improve their skills and lay a solid foundation for their martial arts cultivation.

As the clan's physique strengthens, more children will be born, and their physical condition will improve.

On one hand, they used external forces to raise the upper limit of martial arts cultivation within the clan, and on the other hand, they used some resources to make up for the lack of foundation among the clan members. They adopted a two-pronged approach.

……

A few days later, inside the ancestral temple.

Several figures huddled together by the fire pit.

"Clan leader, we can't just sit around and do nothing, letting our resources dwindle," Elder Huo Yu said.

Another clan elder, Huoyun, continued, "I have arranged for the clansmen to cultivate fields in good locations outside the city, but it will take several months for the millet seedlings to mature."

"We've already decided on a strategy: just follow the steps within the tribe. The tribe's real path to survival lies outside the tribe."

With the addition of a Celestial Vein Warrior to the clan, the number of other warriors is also increasing.

Huotang's confidence grew stronger.

"The number of our people is still too small. As we discussed before, we can absorb a small number of the remaining people from outside."

Everyone nodded. For the elders, the more people in the tribe, the stronger the tribe was.

There are limits to how many outsiders can be recruited. You can recruit able-bodied men, but not too many, otherwise they will not be easy to integrate into the tribe.

"In the short term, our tribe will still rely on obtaining supplies from outside."

The surrounding tribes were plundered, but the plague was rampant in the mountains and forests, and they had not yet seen the more distant areas.

"With Huo Kui in charge of the tribe, I can just lead a team out to explore."

(End of this chapter)