I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 164 - 81: The Road North and the Completion of the True Beast Posture Skill

Chapter 164: Chapter 81: The Road North and the Completion of the True Beast Posture Skill

"Crossing the Giant Mountain is dangerous. I also experienced numerous hardships in my youth to cross over."

The middle-aged elder looked at Shen Can for a while, then slowly landed on the ground, flattening a piece of land and began to sketch.

"I came here following a tattered ancient map."

The middle-aged elder spoke quickly, his fingers swiftly drawing the shape of the mountains on the ground, with annotations of corresponding paths beside them.

"There’s a mountain top covered with thunderous waterfalls, and the upper part of this mountain is dark golden. You should return from the east side of this mountain; the west side is a green miasma-covered ancient forest where I almost got lost."

"...In the middle, there’s a canyon running southeast to northwest, filled with water, extremely deep, possibly inhabited by high-tier wild beasts, best to traverse near the cliff walls at the bottom of the canyon, avoid going above, for there are giant birds in the mountains."

"After crossing the canyon, you’ll need to clamber over seven mountains..."

...

It took the middle-aged elder less than a quarter of an hour to draw out the route.

"I wandered in the mountains for a long time, over four years in total. If I hadn’t been ambushed by the Earth Ants, I would have been waiting for Yongshan to launch the northern expedition while exploring."

"Back then, I wanted to pave a path suitable for clan soldiers, thinking even if people from Yongyi couldn’t cross, at least some of the Human Race from Dai Land could migrate through."

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

The elder spoke, currently in a state of clarity, still understanding the strength of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

Having just ascended to an upper-class tribe, well, this is how it is.

The gap between upper divisions is much greater than between small tribes.

There are ordinary Celestial Vein Martial Artists from the upper division, and Celestial Vein Ninth Layer, even Divine Treasure Realm Martial Artists may be from the upper division.

The current Blazing Flame still has a long way to go.

However, from this newly elevated tribe, he felt the war intent, or else he wouldn’t have been awakened from the depths of these mountains. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"I am not often lucid, but if the tribal heritage is at risk, you may awaken me."

After speaking, the middle-aged elder re-entered the bronze artifact, his remains already merged with this land, unsure if there will be a chance to be buried back in the Ancestral Land.

Shen Can bowed three times respectfully toward the bronze artifact, and the other tribespeople nearby did the same, their eyes filled with reverence.

Understanding that this is the Sacrificial Spirit brought back by the tribe, although they cannot communicate with this spirit, the Ancestral Temple Keeper can.

Shen Can quickly copied the map drawn on the ground and stored it in the Witch Pouch, smoothing the mud map once again.

Soon, Huo Fu and the tribespeople brought over the crafted coffin, and the group neatly removed the Blood Mud and moved it into the coffin, ready to return to the Clan Land.

...

Upon returning to the tribe, the Blood Mud Coffin was temporarily buried in the burial ground at the back of the Clan Land, and Shen Can took the bronze artifact back to the Ancestral Temple.

At this moment, this bronze artifact can also be deemed the Sacrificial Artifact of the Blazing Flame Tribe.

Returning to his dwelling in the Stone Hall, Shen Can unfolded the copied mountain route map and examined it carefully.

He no longer lived in a cave but now resided in a side hall adjacent to the east side of the main hall of the Ancestral Temple.

The Stone Hall is divided into three rooms—left, center, and right—with the center serving as a study and reception area; he resides in the left, Huo Xian in the right.

As for the four side halls, those are the residences of the temple attendants and Temple Guards.

As it was drawn casually, the whole map is disproportionate, and the route is very winding, with some sections having multiple added lengths to bypass certain mountains, valleys, and hidden pools.

The middle-aged elder spent a long time in the mountains searching for a path suitable for tribal migration, gradually expanding this map based on the tattered ancient map.

But this is a map from eight thousand years ago.

In those eight thousand years, though not quite to the extent of seas changing into mulberry fields, terrain indeed shifted and trembled, which is inevitable.

He asked about the possibility of a route crossing the Giant Mountain Range to advance Blaze’s next step of development.

The Blazing Flame, having ascended to the upper division, has indeed fallen into the Hidden Dragon Trapped in the Abyss predicament.

The tribe lies north adjacent to the Giant Mountain Range, east facing the Great Marsh, west over ten thousand miles across is the Lingyu Tribe, and south across the Miasma Swamp lies the territory of Xiaoyang Race.

After ascending to the upper division, the development direction of the tribe would be either west or south.

Both directions are not ideal; to the west are some small tribes, but merely absorbing these won’t suffice for quickly boosting upper division resources.

South is the Xiaoyang Ancestral Land.

If Xiaoyang doesn’t attack temporarily, it means Blazing Flame has good luck.

Wanting to ascend from the upper division to Bo Division, purely based on current geographical advantages, the locale where the tribe resides is quite unfavorable for ascending to the upper division.

From all sides, there’s either blockage or formidable foes, or scarce resources.

Once the Xiaoyang Ancestral Land turns ever so slightly northward with its tribal power, Blazing Flame could potentially engage in a tribal defense war.

If a northern route were available to cross regions and harvest resources, the predicament of being trapped in the abyss would be broken open at once.

Fortuitously, the middle-aged elder initially sought paths for ordinary clansmen; had he used his Tier Four Martial Artist standards for this route, Blaze wouldn’t even dare to think about it.

Judging from the map, the entire journey can be divided into three parts, the most dangerous being the core territory of the Giant Mountain, where high peaks, dense forests, deep pools, and hidden valleys pose risks even to a Tier Four Martial Artist.

The region south of the Giant Mountain can indeed be explored ahead of time.

"Ayu, is the Clan Leader in the tribe? If so, have him come to the Ancestral Temple."

Huo Chang arrived half an hour later, finding Shen Can leaning over the map upon entering the Stone Hall where Shen Can lived.

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