I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 92 - 55: Fool, Would the Bo Division Head North Without Treasure?

Quyang Ruins Market, located on the north bank of the Qu River.

The Qu River originates from the northwest direction, and at Quyang Ruins Market, it bends southward, becoming the necessary path to head south to Yongyi.

Other routes are not impossible, but much more dangerous.

The Qu River winds through several bends, rushing through the muddy swamp, straight to the Ji Land north of Yongyi, and into Earth Cave Lake.

The best way to travel north and south is by boat, and at the minimum, it should be a Tier Three Ship,

At the southern end of the Qu River, at Earth Cave Lake, the water is as deep as an abyss.

This is a transformation caused by a tectonic shift every few hundred years, causing the land to crack.

On Earth Cave Lake, a ship glows fiery red, like a blazing fire, forming a mountain of flames on the water's surface.

On the Treasure Ship, all the martial artists wear red and purple-patterned leather armor, exuding a fiery aura from head to toe.

At the top of the ship's tower, a person stands agilely, with black hair like ink, gazing far ahead at the sea of clouds shrouded in an inky mist.

"Stay alert, once we enter the Qu River, miasma will be dense, don't let the Xiaoyang Race take advantage of it."

...

As the Treasure Ship sailed upstream into the Qu River.

The smaller boats that followed on the lake, and the occasional figures emerging from the shore, all followed north along the Qu River.

"Fools, if there's no treasure, why would the Bo Division send a Flying Ship north?"

"If there were no treasure, how would you explain the Yanran Division even using a Red Fire Warship? Just one Red Fire Warship could wipe out that group of barbarians to the north."

"Even the Bo Division went. Though Yanran is formidable, they're merely an upper-class tribe; how could they compete with the Bo Division?"

"Fools, utterly foolish, who says the treasures can only fall into the hands of the Bo Division and the Upper Division? What if!"

"What if they fall into our hands!"

"With the opportunity in hand, we can expand territories and establish a tribe, maybe we're not far behind Yanran!"

One by one, the figures disappeared into the green miasma along the Qu River.

Meanwhile, in the green miasma, one sinister gaze after another occasionally appeared, accompanied by bursts of laughter.

...

Southwest bank of the Qu River.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, Huo Shan, lately there have been people coming from the south, with an imposing presence. Following your instructions, I've only been gathering news without inquiring or observing them deliberately."

"However, there's a rumor it's related to the previous Flying Ship incident."

After Shen Can and Huo Hou had a meeting, he instructed them to continue gathering information at the market.

By midnight,

Shen Can arrived by the Qu River.

The sound of the flowing water rose, and a Golden Crocodile emerged from the water.

"My Lord."

"Tomorrow you go south along the Qu River first. I'll bring people to follow; if there's any danger, report ahead."

"Also, every day near sunset, you need to check for suitable rest spots in advance and mark them."

With that, he flicked five Witch Medicine Balls, which the Tuo Lord eagerly swallowed.

With such a big crocodile like the Tuo Lord, Shen Can would naturally not leave it unused; the Aquatic Beast was much more convenient in the water.

Don't mind that their Flying Ship might cross the swamp in a day or two; they might need ten days to half a month, or even longer.

No way around it, as they can fly.

Also, with the swamp acting as a barrier, originally the Giant Mountain Range to the south could all be called Yongyi Land.

Now, it's treated differently.

Clearly all are Yongyi, yet there's still a natural division in the terminology separating this region from Yongyi.

Early the next morning, a group of people began to head south along the Qu River.

Only when they truly went south did they understand why there was a rift between the north and Yongyi.

The low jungle stretched endlessly, and within the jungle, the swamps exuded a green fog; a slight misstep would lead one into danger.

When there was no solid ground, they used dugout canoes.

Five days later,

Beneath the hills reeking of green fog and stench,

A bonfire burned, with the Mugwort grass inside dispelling part of the green miasma.

Sitting around the bonfire, the tribesmen all wore thick hemp cloth scarves, covering their mouths and noses.

Thanks to the Witch Pouch, the journey was quite manageable, and with the Tuo Lord knowing the environment from Yongyi, Shen Can was thoroughly prepared before coming.

The bonfire burned, everyone remained silent.

It was like this throughout the journey. The several people of the tribe remained quiet, contemplating their own thoughts both on the road and during rest.

During previous training, two people couldn't hold on. They survived but overexerted their cultivation, and their recovery depended on luck.

Those who held on also depended on luck. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Shen Can was very familiar with each martial artist present, how they treated wounds, and how they forcibly broke through from the Mountain Opening Realm to the Celestial Vein, tracking every day's data.

Different from Stone-Breaker and Mountain Opening was how the Celestial Vein gave birth to blood energy, causing greater damage to the meridians.

It was essentially ignoring injuries, ignoring the body, forcibly raising them up.

Though they appeared older, all were Celestial Vein Martial Artists, and combat power-wise they were certainly stronger than the Mountain Opening Realm, forming quite a formidable team.

"Cough, cough."

Yao Chong stifled a cough.

He felt this might be his end.

Yet, he didn't regret it, trading this old, decaying body for his granddaughter's future stability seemed worth it.

Huo Shan gripped the large bow on the side, keeping vigilant.

Shen Can extended his Divine Sense, noticing that there were crocodile claw marks left on the short tree, thick enough for several people to embrace.

Among the chaos, four parallel marks indicated that the Tuo Lord scouting ahead detected four martial artists.

On this journey, this mark appeared three times.

However, positioning himself ahead and behind the Tuo Lord, Shen Can hadn't encountered any upstream figures. In the vast jungle, it was mostly a case of missing or being avoided.