I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

After returning, Shen Can reestablished the North Nether Profound Water Array for the Kui Ox Race.

Even if the Kui Ox Race couldn’t gather as a whole to follow him to the Giant Mountain Range, Shen Can would still have them leave a portion behind.

The Kui Ox Race Territory couldn’t be abandoned; though it’s close to the Dragon Kingdom, it’s far from the Profound Bird.

Shen Can planned to build a Firewood Fortress here, in case the battle at Giant Mountain Range against the Profound Bird failed, it could still be a spark left for the Human Race.

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After returning to the Kui Ox Race Territory, Shen Can didn’t rush northward to the Blazing Flame Bo Division, mainly because he needed some rest.

Having just broken through to the Tier Five Great Witch, he needed to recover from injuries, which was unfortunate.

Having used the Ten Thousand Spirits Dementia Technique, Shen Can himself couldn’t fully control it.

The establishment of the Divine Sea allowed a place for the memories he deduced over the years to reside, but these memories were too profound.

Such abyss-like memories were difficult for even a Tier Six creature to bear, let alone a Tier Five being.

Shen Can speculated that his ability to bear them might be related to his deductions, but bearing the memories was one thing; turning them into a Divine Sense Attack wasn’t that easy.

A Tier Five Divine Sense attempting to wield memories stretching hundreds of thousands or even millions of years was still far too ambitious.

The Divine Technique that suddenly emerged during the breakthrough was confirmed feasible after the first usage.

Next, he had to slowly deduce it to a suitable state, reducing the risk of harming himself while vanquishing enemies.

It was too self-destructive to make oneself cough up blood every time.

While recovering from internal shakes, Shen Can was also in contact with the Water-covering Mountain Ape.

Unfortunately, it seemed he might have truly rendered the aged ape demented.

Standing in the Kui Ox Cave Mansion for several consecutive days, it looked dazed, its eyes dull and its aura chaotic.

Inserting his Divine Sense into the old ape’s skull, he could detect countless memory fragments.

These fragments were chaotic, as Shen Can did not release them in any deduced sequence when using his technique.

Instead, he scrambled all these memories, resulting in incomplete and jumbled images.

The fact that the Water-covering Mountain Ape was merely dazed but not driven mad already indicated a positive state.

The inundation of so many memory fragments into the Water-covering Mountain Ape’s Divine Soul also diluted its own memories.

In the current scenario, bridging its memory fragments back together was still challenging for the Water-covering Mountain Ape.

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"This journey north to Yongyi is going to be tough."

Kui Yang prepared to head north with several Kui Oxen, hence selected four Tier Four Peak and six Tier Four Late Stage Kui Oxen from within the tribe.

Now, he also had to carry a demented Tier Five Water-covering Mountain Ape and an injured Dragon Crocodile.

If this procession were noticed by the Black Water Dragon General’s Mansion, it might easily incite a Dragon Race hunt.

Even if unnoticed by the Dragon General’s Mansion, along this long journey through mountains and rivers, passing through numerous Tier Five Beast King territories, the procession’s scale was rather conspicuous.

The Kui Oxen accompanying Kui Yang could significantly strengthen the Blazing Flame Bo Division and alliance, so they still needed to be brought along.

Following this, a safe route should be established for communication with the Kui Oxen here.

Shen Can compared the path he used coming from the Giant Mountain Range with the route Kui Yang would take to Yongyi and devised a route back north to the Blazing Flame Bo Division.

This route heavily referenced Kui Yang’s path to Yongyi, primarily because Kui Yang had frequently traveled it, granting it more stability.

This journey to find the Kui Ox Race was highly rewarding.

He met Marquis Yongshan and learned the path to the Human Race origin at Huai Mountain in Yongyi.

He obtained the cultivation techniques left by the Marquis, using them to break through to the Tier Five Great Witch Realm.

He captured a Dragon Crocodile and reconnected with the Kui Ox Race.

There was also a currently demented Water-covering Mountain Ape, with which Shen Can exerted significant effort to communicate, finally having it employ its Physical Divine Technique to shrink to a three-foot size.

The Water-covering Mountain Ape had been struck by the immature Divine Technique, requiring time to properly recover.

As for any possible damage to its Divine Soul, Shen Can couldn’t guarantee safety as of now.

Bringing it back to the Giant Mountain Range was primarily because Shen Can felt that even if the Mountain Ape became useless, it could still serve as a duplicate.

Alive, it could be kept as a test subject for the Ten Thousand Spirits Dementia Technique, and after serving as a beast of burden, discussions on becoming a duplicate could commence.

Thus, if all the Kui Ox Race members utilized their Physical Divine Technique, they could become small and not so conspicuous along the road.

Shen Can and Luwu went on ahead as scouts, with Kui Yang and the Kui Ox Race, along with the injured Dragon Crocodile and demented Mountain Ape, bringing up the rear, as they began to head north.

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On the southern slope of the western Giant Mountain Range.

Yan Song, with five figures, burst out of a swamp in a ragged state.

The swamp behind them rustled continuously, with the mud and water constantly surging as if countless things were stirring beneath.

Mud and water kept exploding, revealing blurry black figures wagging their tails, with mouths opening wide to reveal sharp fangs, as they spat out mouthfuls of black, viscous substances.

These figures continued pursuing to the swamp’s edge before halting and letting out low growls.

Finally, they reluctantly retreated into the depths of the swamp.

Huff huff!

"We finally made it out!"

The figures rushed to the foot of a mountain, quickly carving out a cave mansion to retreat inside.

Yan Song took out an array at the cave entrance and disguised it.

"Everyone, take a break first, Amu, treat everyone’s injuries."

The figure addressed as Amu, dressed in a tight witch robe, was a Tier Four Great Wizard, proficient in pharmacology, and had some knowledge of arrays.

On this journey to the Wood Ginger Race, he accompanied them as a Witch Doctor.

Of the original eight, they no longer knew where they were, having already lost three members along the way.

After departing from the Blazing Flame Bo Division, their journey had been relatively safe while traversing the Giant Mountain Range westward, but upon exiting the mountains and heading southwest, dangers began to arise unpredictably.

The swamp was the least of their concerns; their flying ship had long been shattered, flying high risked bird attacks, while flying low exposed them to lurking beasts.

Yan Song sat down, drawing out a piece of beast skin parchment to record the group’s route, noting the two-day navigation through the swamp and contemplating if they could bypass it next time.

"Beyond every mountain lies another mountain, every forest hides another forest, countless wild beasts block out the sky, it’s almost a year since we began our journey, hasn’t it?"

They whispered among themselves, as some took out dry rations and wine from their witch pouches to distribute.

They had thoroughly prepared their reserve cultivation resources and had collected witch medicines encountered along the journey, which Amu then ground into witch pills for consumption.

While outsmarting and battling wild beasts, they continued swallowing the witch medicine for cultivation, and despite the low quality of the witch medicine, its abundance increased their cultivation speed noticeably faster than during their time in Yongyi.

"Quiet, there’s movement!"

The group immediately held their breath and focused; their extensive journey through the primordial forest had faced many ferocious beasts, instilling a deeply entrenched sense of vigilance.

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In the distant jungle outside the small mountain, a large gray and white python raised its towering head, slithering rapidly across the ground.

White light glowed over the python’s body, with scattered Witch Runes flickering, on which an elderly man stood.

Wearing a feathered robe and a Beast Bone Crown, his wrinkled face was smeared with vibrant colors.

He rode the python to the edge of the swamp, observing momentarily as his expression slightly shifted.

"Return, something emerged from the swamp."

The old man rode the python across hundreds of miles, entering a Human Race Tribe built by the mountains.

At the heart of this Human Race Tribe was an ancient tree barked like dragon scales, growing twisty and winding beyond a hundred feet high, with lush leaves.

Bird feathers, hemp strips, Spirit Vines, and other items were tied to the ancient tree, dancing in the breeze.

Numerous humans worshipped beneath the tree, offering their hunted prey to it.

"The Priest has returned."

Upon returning, the elderly gentleman riding the python landed under the old tree.

"Something emerged from the eastern swamp, for the tribe’s safety, the Martial Artists must stay vigilant from now on."

He then raised his arms, calling out, "The Ancestor Tree will shield us."

Hearing this, the gathered tribespeople prostrated themselves, bowing in worship to the ancient tree.

Their devout demeanor had long been ingrained into their bones.