I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 178 - 85: Yongshan Ruins, Large-Scale Acquisition of Witch Artifacts (Part 3)

"An indistinct figure conferred the title of Myriarch upon me, and even made me fight with a group, but I didn't win."

As he mentioned not winning, Huo Chang instinctively felt a bit embarrassed.

He felt that after cultivating the Blazing Flame Saber, his war intent was thriving, yet those who crossed swords with him were all no less skilled.

"Moreover, I was given the Fiery Sun Beheading Saber, which is more formidable and intricate than the Blazing Flame Saber I practiced; mine seemed to be born from this Fiery Sun Blade."

Once he finished speaking, Huo Chang saw Shen Can holding an additional copper seal, albeit slightly smaller than the one he had just obtained.

"This one was acquired from the Upper Lake Tribe."

After comparing them, both seals were found to be made of the same material and of two different sizes.

"Clan Leader, with Witch Artifacts and Martial Dao Techniques, shouldn't we call upon all martial artists in the clan to try them out?"

Reacting quickly, Huo Chang promptly instructed the clansmen to summon Huo Shan and other talented clan members.

"Acan, did you know that this is actually..."

"The relics left by the Yongshan Bo Division."

"You already knew?" Huo Chang was taken aback.

"Yongshan Bo Division had such a complex of buildings here, do you think they used it to gather troops?"

Shen Can didn't know whether troops were gathered, but he knew the tribe could gain significant benefits here.

...

When night arrived again, mystical fog appeared, and the clansmen began to head towards the structures.

"Who goes there!"

"Blazing Flame Division's Huo Jia."

"Blazing Flame Division's Shi Lei."

...

"Blazing Flame Division's Huan Forest."

"Blazing Flame Division's Huo Qiong!"

"Blazing Flame Division's Tian Chuanshan."

...

During this period, martial artists who broke through to the Celestial Vein Realm entered the buildings one by one, emerging faster than Huo Chang, each holding a 'War-Arms Steward Seal.'

However, these seals were smaller than the one Huo Chang held, and they were appointed as Thousand Captains.

Besides receiving seals, they also acquired sword skills, spear techniques, etc., based on their personal cultivation.

Two days later, Huo Shan led more people there; other clan martial artists gradually came as well.

And those who received opportunities from the relics didn't linger, rushing to catch fish.

"Who goes there!"

"Blazing Flame Division's Huo Shan!"

...

"Blazing Flame Division's Huo Zhang."

"Blazing Flame Division's Tian Dan." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Blazing Flame Division's Huo Tu!"

...

Shen Can and Huo Chang stood from a distance, watching the clansmen enter the relics.

"Back then, the Yongshan Bo Division was truly powerful, dispensing Witch Artifacts freely. Who knows when we'll be able to forge such artifacts in bulk."

Gripping the War-Arms Steward Seal in his hand, Huo Chang knew that once infused with blood energy, this seal could expand to several meters, making it particularly convenient for bashing.

When Huo Shan emerged from the relics, he held a seal larger than Huo Chang's Myriarch seal.

"Imperial Decree General."

Huo Shan handed the seal over to Huo Chang.

"Brother Atang, can you see what's written on my seal? I don't recognize it; yours says 'War-Arms', mine appears as 'General.'

After speaking, Huo Shan got smacked.

"Fine, when we get back to the tribe, I'll let you be the Clan Leader."

Huo Shan panicked at the thought.

While the vassal tribes saw Huo Chang as impressive, he himself felt the exhaustion of continual hard work.

Better let Brother Tang continue a few more years.

"Clan Leader, I was wrong."

...

"Acan, aren't you going to try?"

"I'll have Shi Jun return to bring Little Dragon Fish, and head in together."

At this moment, Shen Can had a suspicion.

Lingyu dates back thirty-six hundred years; before that, it too developed like tribes such as Blazing Flame, requiring process and opportunities.

With this Yongshan Ruins appearing here, while Lingyu Bo Division's old home was here as well, surely this water domain doesn't house another relic?

Moreover, across all of Yongyi, surpassing the opportunities here from Yongshan Bo Division is unlikely.

If Lingyu Bo Division's so-called old home was indeed here, then their clan's Witchcraft Scripture, Lingyu Water Control Book, was likely sourced from here.

And the Lingyu Bo Division's Spirit Beast, the Lingyu, could it trace its origin here?

They're both fish, yet his is still a Little Dragon Fish.

Recently, Little Dragon Fish hasn't been lucky; the abundant Fire Source Power makes it hesitant to break through.

In such conditions, its breakthrough chance decreases by twenty percent.

...

Days later, Little Dragon Fish came.

"Who goes there!"

"Blazing Flame Division's Ancestral Temple Keeper Huo Can."

"Blub."

Shen Can entered the relic palace, with Little Dragon Fish emitting a bubble to enclose itself, then pushed forward by Shen Can.

As an Auspicious Beast of Alien Species, leaving water briefly posed little effect.

"Come!"

After entering the relic complex, Shen Can heard a welcoming voice from the left.

Unlike other clansmen who went straight into the main hall, he was the first wizard to enter.

"Creak."

The Stone Hall was quite dark, and the process of its doors opening produced a piercing sound.

Shen Can attempted to use Divine Sense to probe, but the interior was deep and inscrutable.

Upon entering the main hall, the darkness abruptly transformed into brightness, revealing a golden dragon eye radiating a commanding aura.

"Blub!"

Instantaneously, Little Dragon Fish was so terrified it shivered and dropped to the ground.

"Dragon... Dragon Dragon Dragon..."

The atmosphere inside the hall was stagnant; Shen Can momentarily seemed caught within an intense battle between the Human Race and the Alien Race, yet wasn't deterred.

Time appeared long, but also illusory as if awakened from a dream.

A golden dragon claw emerged from the darkness, pointing at the Little Dragon Fish on the ground, as the claw, as though an iron pen, began inscribing on it.

Little Dragon Fish let out pained cries as its dragon scales cracked, with witch runes being engraved upon them.

Once both sides of each scale bore witch runes, the dragon claw dissipated into golden mist and vanished.

Mystical water patterns began to spread over Little Dragon Fish's body.

Shen Can recognized these witch runes; however, once combined, they formed an exceedingly profound Witchcraft Path chapter, rich in content encompassing various domains.

A copper seal also dropped before Shen Can.

'Imperial Decree Water Department' appeared beneath the copper seal, a size comparable to that of Huo Chang's, albeit smaller than Huo Shan's.

Judging purely by the seals conferred by Lord Yongshan, Huo Shan's position was the highest.

Without much exchange, the enormous dark-gold eye disappeared, and the main hall reverted to darkness.

Shen Can carried Little Dragon Fish out of the main hall, finding its blood had solidified, turning into a tiny blood fish.

"Acan, are you alright?"

Exiting the relic tome, Huo Chang smelled the stench of blood, and other clansmen crowded over.

"Little Dragon Fish received some inheritance and needs time to settle."

Shen Can made the gathering clansmen retreat, checking Little Dragon Fish, finding it in a state of coma.

The Witchcraft Path chapter inscribed on Little Dragon Fish embodied a general outline of witchcraft.

Furthermore, this chapter harmonized with the Little Dragon Fish's water element, allowing cultivation by relying on its Divine Form for confirmation.

If passed down and expanded over generations, hundreds or thousands of years later, it might likely develop into the 'Dragon Fish Water Control Book.'

This insight reinforced Shen Can's conviction that this was indeed the ancestral home of Lingyu Bo Division as Jifu mentioned.

"Acan."

After the clansmen dispersed, Huo Chang whispered, "What happened?"

"Little Dragon Fish acquired some opportunities, and the tribe obtained a general outline of water magic."

Shen Can looked at Huo Chang, "Clan Leader, do you think our Blazing Flame's Little Dragon Fish could stand shoulder to shoulder with Lingyu?"

"What?"

Huo Chang was taken aback, not quite catching Shen Can's drift.

"A general outline of witchcraft spawned a Bo Division that held a legacy for thirty-six hundred years; Lingyu Bo Division likely began here."

Shen Can gazed westward, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "Clan Leader, quickly gather the clansmen to the relic, Lingyu Bo Division might come soon."