I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 167 - 82: Celestial Fire of the Years, Kuafu Chasing the Sun!

Chapter 167: Chapter 82: Celestial Fire of the Years, Kuafu Chasing the Sun!

Inside the ancestral temple.

Shen Can listened to the scant words emanating from the sacrificial artifact, then released his divine sense to delve into it.

A short half hour passed, yet Elder Sacrificial Spirit continued to repeat the earlier words, completely ignoring him.

Shen Can focused his attention on the murals he had just seen.

Previously, he was only interested in gathering the murals from everywhere. Unexpectedly, one could even create them themselves.

He glanced at the Ancestral Temple Keeper Fish Painting, combining the utterances from the Elder Sacrificial Spirit, and gained some enlightenment.

Shen Can asked Ayu to fetch a few stone tablets, took out the Witch Nail, and started drawing on them.

This time, the Little Dragon Fish he drew was much clearer and vivid, with golden scales and whiskers, even blowing bubbles.

After completing this mural, Shen Can inscribed the Beast Blood Witch Talisman on it and placed it on the offering table before the Sacrificial Tripod Cauldron.

Then, he drew another mural of the Little Dragon Fish eating grass.

The elder’s scant words were relatively easy to decipher—consuming a herb called ’Dragon Grass’ seemed beneficial for purifying the bloodline of Dragon Species Wild Beasts.

The Great Wilderness Herbs come in a variety of kinds; Shen Can didn’t recognize the Dragon Grass and could only randomly sketch the appearance of a herb.

"No... no... wrong, wrong..."

Soon, the elder inside the sacrificial tripod cauldron slightly shook his head.

Shen Can once again released his divine sense, attempting to communicate with the Elder Sacrificial Spirit.

"Elder, what does the Dragon Grass look like?"

"Wrong, wrong."

Seeing the Elder Sacrificial Spirit still speaking to itself, Shen Can continued to use his divine sense to communicate while drawing the Little Dragon Fish eating grass.

"Wrong, it’s not Dragon Grass."

Every time a mural was placed on the offering table, it would be rejected by the Elder Sacrificial Spirit.

Shen Can drew nonstop until late at night, and the pile of murals on the offering table became mountainous.

The ancestral temple’s main hall flickered with light, with only the sound of the Witch Nail etching onto stone tablets.

"Wrong, wrong, no leaves... nine twists spiral..."

At this moment, divine thought waves from the Elder Sacrificial Spirit resonated outwards.

Shen Can’s divine sense captured an image of the herb.

The entire thing emitted a bluish hue, spiraling from the base like twisted vines without leaves.

Such spiraling herb plants are still commonly seen in the great wilderness mountains.

However, now with this image, it would be convenient for tribal members to bring back similar specimens when out gathering herbs to try them one by one.

Although the Blazing Flame Division is cultivating commonly used witch medicines, they haven’t abandoned gathering various herbs from the forest.

With the Giant Mountain Range backing them, it contains numerous ancient herb specimens.

Previously lack of power was an issue, but as the tribe’s strength grows, the range of herb gathering by the tribal members also continues to expand.

Herbs collected by tribal members undergo identification of their age and potency by the Witch Hall, after which merit is recorded based on the rarity of the herbs.

The tribe is currently refining the tribe merit exchange system, converting labor, battles, and more into tribal merit, which can be exchanged within the tribe treasury for cultivation resources and armor.

The tribe is also gradually adjusting the distribution of basic cultivation resources to aim for a relatively suitable amount.

Under these circumstances, even when ordinary tribal members make pottery or weave baskets, corresponding merit points are recorded.

Upon discovering methods or techniques useful to the tribe, after evaluation, more merit will be awarded.

Youngsters in Martial Dao cultivation who break through a limit within certain Qi strength over the stipulated time also earn rewards.

In this scenario, except for the children fed by Little Dragon Fish, older teenagers and parents within a small family can earn merit.

These merit points can be exchanged for more cultivation resources for their children or for better armor and crossbows for the family’s males.

Of course, accomplishing this merit exchange system requires enriching the tribe treasury’s resource collection, and currently, this system is in its nascent stages.

The next day, Shen Can assigned the task of searching for Dragon Grass to Huo Chang and disseminated it within the tribe.

Within a few days, some tribal members who went into the mountains to gather herbs brought back some similar herb specimens.

Dragon Fish Cave.

"Blub!"

Upon seeing it wasn’t fruit, the Little Dragon Fish flicked its tail and dove into the water.

Not giving it meat was one thing, now it’s only being fed grass.

"This is Dragon Grass that can purify your bloodline."

The water rippled as Little Dragon Fish surfaced, its watery eyes stared at Shen Can.

"Give it a try, what if it works?"

With the spiral-shaped grass, Shen Can aimed to stuff it into the Little Dragon Fish’s mouth, even though he felt these specimens weren’t the right ones.

After stuffing it into the fish’s mouth, Shen Can held the Little Dragon Fish’s mouth shut with both hands.

For a long time, there was no movement.

Currently, the aura around the Little Dragon Fish couldn’t be contained and occasionally it emitted a vast aquatic fluctuation, a sign of an impending tier breakthrough.

Yet, it’s missing that little bit, resulting in living like a pampered creature, receiving daily feeding from the tribe.

Initially, it watered two acres of land to secure long-term meal tickets.

It also knows its breakthrough is near, consuming more meat than before, occasionally receiving witch medicine from Huo Yunn.

When it’s tired of staying in the cave, it goes out to trick children for fruit.

After a while, Little Dragon Fish opened its mouth, intentionally showing Shen Can, clearly expressing that it has eaten.

"This is my exclusive formula, the herbs must not be the right ones this time."

Shen Can patted the Little Dragon Fish’s head and turned to leave.

Little Dragon Fish blew a bubble towards Shen Can’s departing back.

"I... am Dragon Fish, not... Grass Fish."

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Shen Can naturally heard Little Dragon Fish’s grumbling but didn’t pay attention to it; it’s almost Tier Three and still speaking awkwardly.