I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

When overlapped together, some missing parts were filled, but some parts overlapped, and some areas remained missing.

Among the four three-dimensional diagrams, only ’Yann Wanyun’s’ figure operated most smoothly.

Based on Yann Wanyun’s operation, extrapolate the meridian operations within the other two humanoid figures.

Comparing all three, obtain the most compatible operation method when running simultaneously.

[In the two thousand three hundred and thirtieth year, you finally figured out the entire operational meridian of the Three-Headed Secret Technique.

At this time, you discovered that these operational meridians are actually not perfect and have many flaws.

This indicates that the person performing this technique is not mastering a perfect secret technique.

You begin to attempt repairs, searching for the most perfect operation method.]

[Two hundred years later, you re-sorted through the missing, overlapping, and obscure areas in the operation.

And thus began to delve into reverse extrapolation, deducing the corresponding cultivation methods of the secret technique according to the operation of the meridians.

Another hundred years passed, and you finally deduced the cultivation method of this secret technique.]

[This secret technique is difficult to perform without strong divine sense, requiring the division of a soul seed from the divine sense as the primer, and it works best with the aid of nourishing or soul-calming spiritual objects.]

...

Inside the Ancestral Temple.

Only Shen Can was there; he slowly opened his eyes and reviewed the deduced content of the secret technique.

During the deduction process, he also contemplated the method of breaking it.

It was very difficult to perfectly break this secret technique. Take Yann Wanyun, for example; his entire body was already filled with bloody meridians, almost completing a self-crafting ’puppet,’ just lacking the final devouring of his soul and being taken over by the manipulator behind the scenes.

In such circumstances, breaking the secret technique equates to destroying Yann Wanyun himself.

...

Three Fire Division Western Camp.

"Kill!"

Tens of thousands of Blood Sea Guards formed ranks, and with a shout, they all roared together.

A surge of Evil Qi rose, blood energy soared thousands of feet, condensing into a fog sea tinged with blood-colored Evil Qi.

In the surging blood energy, remnants belonging to Xiaoyang emerged, emitting cries and wails.

Yann Wanyun was surrounded by thousands of people, repeatedly washed over by the blood-colored Evil Qi fog.

In the distance, Shen Can quietly watched Yann Wanyun.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

The Blood Evil Qi continually rose, the blood-red color enveloping Yann Wanyun completely.

Unfortunately, these Blood Sea Guard Martial Artists weren’t the finest batch; in Shen Can’s eyes, they were merely adequate.

The resentment and Evil Qi originating from Xiaoyang gathered more and more, beginning to wash over the three-headed tattoos on Yann Wanyun.

Finally, the black three-headed tattoo lit up and ’came alive,’ as if stimulated, becoming exceedingly violent, furiously tearing at Yann Wanyun’s flesh, attempting to completely extract his soul.

In a trance, overlapping facial phantoms appeared on Yann Wanyun’s face.

"Gather!"

Simultaneously, around the Blood Sea Guard formation, several Celestial Vein Martial Artists surged their blood energy, surrounding the Evil Qi emitted by the Blood Sea Guard, pushing it towards the center.

The resentment from Xiaoyang turned substantial, emitting sharp roars, with one transformed remnant after another crashing into Yann Wanyun.

The wash of resentment from Xiaoyang caused the two heads tearing at Yann Wanyun’s soul to become increasingly ferocious.

The two heads swelled and enlarged, turning menacing with fangs, their wide-open mouths aimed at Yann Wanyun, continuously inhaling furiously.

The phantom on Yann Wanyun’s face started to take a clear form.

"It’s Xiaoyang!"

Previously just a speculation, now it’s an accurate judgment.

The Blood Sea Guard began to disperse, as Shen Can approached Yann Wanyun, transforming his divine sense into slender silver needles, plunging them fiercely into Yann Wanyun’s body.

The spots where the divine sense silver needles fell were all crucial nodes of his internal meridians.

After the sounds of puffing, the three-headed tattoo that appeared menacing as if struck by lightning, its aura immediately plummeted.

Taking this opportunity, Yann Wanyun re-stabilized his mind, suppressing the three-headed tattoo.

"It really is him!"

After calming his aura, Yann Wanyun’s expression didn’t change, since it was an anticipated event and now merely confirmed.

It was indeed the Muo Yan Branch Vein Master Muo Xiao.

"It seems that back in the Mu Kang Race Territory, I was the one who seized an opportunity belonging to a Xiaoyang of the Mu Kang Branch."

Yann Wanyun spoke; if he hadn’t acquired the three-headed mural, then it would most likely have fallen to a Xiaoyang of the Mu Kang Branch.

This Xiaoyang obtaining the opportunity, would eventually be secretly captured by the Muo Yan Vein Master, allowing Muo Xiao to replace the Mu Kang Lineage Lord.

Thus, Muo Xiao could control the Mu Kang Branch.

Muo Xiao, Shen Can had never met.

Possibly casting a shadow over Ji Land, this cultivation must undoubtedly be a difficult individual.

Returning to the Clan Hall, the two took seats.

"To eradicate entirely, Muo Xiao must be suppressed; the silver needle method I use can only provide temporary suppression."

Treating the changes in Yann Wanyun, Shen Can provided a method to intercept the operation route of the Three-Headed Secret Technique.

Just as it helped Yann Wanyun earlier, of course, sticking closely to Yann Wanyun was unrealistic.

Therefore, it required crafting several silver needles from high-tier ore, and Shen Can had to personally insert them into the crucial nodes within Yann Wanyun.

Since Yann Wanyun’s body was already filled with the meridians of the Three-Headed Secret Technique, complete suppression was impossible, but parts of the main operational meridians could be severed, which could reduce the pull on his soul.

Currently, only Shen Can understood the situation within Yann Wanyun best, enabling him to needle more effectively.

"That’s enough."

Yann Wanyun remained indifferent; he sought many solutions, but none worked well, and Shen Can’s solution was the most effective one available.

"Under the weakening of the secret technique, it’s best to maintain combat power so I at least have a chance to strike; otherwise, facing Muo Xiao, wouldn’t it be a matter of surrendering without a fight?"

Shen Can detailed the silver needle meridian interception method, then added, "The better the quality of the ore used, the better the effect, and the best is one that aligns with the divine sense; our clan doesn’t have ore of such high quality."

"I’ll find a way regarding the ore, and at that time, I’ll need Huo Temple Keeper’s assistance."

Having said that, Yann Wanyun prepared to leave; he had already stayed here in the Three Fire Division for over ten days, and was still concerned about Liuming Ancient Land.

Taking a couple of steps, Yann Wanyun suddenly stopped, looking back at Shen Can, "Previously, when the Ao Mountain Bo Division moved north, they had entanglements with me in Yanran, you should remember."

Shen Can nodded.

"The Ao Mountain Bo Division held the Kui Ox War Drum crafted by Lord Yongshan’s division back in the day, and the reason for moving north was because the Kui Ox War Drum sounded.

It is said that when Lord Yongshan’s division collapsed, it triggered fierce contention among numerous Bo Divisions in Yongyi, with the Ao Mountain Bo Division seizing the Kui Ox War Drum.

This Kui Ox War Drum was crafted personally by Marquis Yongshan, who hunted a Kui Ox deep in the Great Wilderness, using its bones and skin.

Since the collapse of Lord Yongshan’s division, and the subsequent capture of the war drum by Ao Mountain, it had never sounded in eight thousand years, prompting the martial artists of Ao Mountain to head north."

As he spoke, Yann Wanyun pointed eastward, "Though the Jishan Bo Division hasn’t guarded the Ji Land successfully these years, it’s not solely the fault of Jishan.

Jishan has guarded the Yongyi North Border well enough.

The Yongyi Human Race has long lost the spirit of the Lord Yongshan era.

Back when Lord Yongshan’s division collapsed, all other Bo Divisions swarmed in to raid Yongshan.

Only Jishan dispatched martial artists to try and save some of Yongshan’s people, ultimately failing, yet it didn’t tarnish our Northern Human Race’s will.

Given Jishan’s ancestral deeds and their generations-long resistance to Xiaoyang, even with the current decline, I still trust the Jishan Bo Division."

With that, Yann Wanyun cupped his fists towards Shen Can and turned to leave.

His purpose in saying these few words was straightforward, simply to vouch for Jishan.

The petty schemes are within Yongyi; in Ji Land, such actions are unnecessary.

Watching Yann Wanyun disappear beyond the city gates, Shen Can reflected, combining Yann Wanyun’s words, he recalled the time Ao Mountain moved north.

Coinciding... with when he condensed the Power of One Hundred and Eight Desolations, and seemed to hear the roar of a Kui Ox, undergoing his first transformation into the Kui Ox Divine Form afterwards.

Which means, Ao Mountain moving north was actually in search of him!

Suddenly, Shen Can realized that he himself was the root of the trouble.