I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 116 - 64: Copper Talisman Array, Did It Refine Xiaoyang?

Whoosh!

High up, Shen Can raised his hand, and a blood light fell into his palm.

It was a tiny blood pill, the size of a grain of rice, exuding a foul aura.

"Ayu."

Ayu, who was nearby, swiftly pulled out a young badger from a bamboo basket.

With a flick of Shen Can's fingers, the blood pill dropped into the young badger's mouth.

"Roar!"

Once the blood pill was digested, a bloodthirsty look emerged in the already wild eyes of the young badger.

Thrown by Ayu into the valley, it rushed forward wanting to bite Ayu, unable to climb the stone wall, it directly crashed against it.

After a few hits, it slammed into the rock wall and died.

"Bloodthirsty, affecting intelligence."

This outcome was expected by Shen Can.

But this wasn't a big issue; Martial Artists begin their cultivation by soaking in beast blood, and the tribe has long accumulated experience in neutralizing beast blood.

He was interested in this Witch Array, and the connection behind the Blood Witch's Sacrificial Beast.

Worshiping the Sacrificial Beast can lead to curses, the body rotting and foul-smelling.

He wanted to use this thing to aid the tribe's Martial Artists in cultivation, not to have everyone bear curses.

At this moment, Shen Can thought of one among the captured Blood Warriors, who besides the smell of blood, lacked any rotten stench.

This person seemed to be called Mu Lingshan.

...

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, why are you here?"

Huo Zhe looked at Shen Can entering the tribe's prison with some surprise.

This was the first time Shen Can came after the cave transformed into the tribe's prison.

"Which cave is Mu Lingshan in?"

Huo Zhe led Shen Can through a long stone walkway into an alcove.

"Tan Hex, Jianng Shi, and I; three of us take turns, with two seated here every day.

Every detained person is watched by three people for twelve hours."

Huo Zhe also showed Shen Can the Mafei Powder and other items prepared outside each alcove.

Inside the alcove.

Mu Lingshan, upon hearing the noise, reluctantly opened his heavy eyelids, his scapula pierced through, utterly powerless.

Each instance of pain made him regret, he had witnessed others seizing opportunities, yet he rushed to join the trap seeking death.

"I've said everything, give me a quick end."

"You worship the Sacrificial Beast Fallen Loach, why don't you smell rotten like the others?"

At the sound, Mu Lingshan slightly lifted his head, looked at Shen Can with blurry eyes, then chuckled.

"Fallen Loach, such a thing, worthy of my service?"

"Since you haven't established a service relationship with Fallen Loach, how did you use it to enhance your strength?"

"By robbing."

Mu Lingshan spoke, "Just happened to have bad luck, ran into you guys."

After a while, Shen Can walked out of the alcove with admiration.

Wow, a talent indeed.

Mu Lingshan specializes in robbing Blood Warriors.

Among the Human Race, worshiping the Sacrificial Beast can either be guided by the beast itself, like Tuo Lord.

Or through Blood Warriors or Blood Witches selecting newcomers, after trials, introducing them to the Sacrificial Beast to establish a master-servant relationship.

What Mu Lingshan did was exploiting loopholes.

He knows what Blood Witches and Blood Warriors do, using the Human Race as cultivation resources, so he blends among Blood Warriors before meeting the Sacrificial Beast, robs and runs to switch targets.

Sometimes, he might wipe out Blood Warriors, whether it's running after robbing or annihilating depends on the situation.

As for why Blood Warriors believed him, Mu Lingshan would present conclusive offerings.

Just killing a few fellow tribesmen, his blade is swift.

...

Back at his residence, Shen Can recorded the event, the reason this came out during interrogation was not explored thoroughly before.

The tribe thought they were all in cahoots.

No one asked, Mu Lingshan naturally couldn't be bothered to say he was a wandering thief, mixing among Blood Warriors to blackmail them.

Actually, this matter could be inquired from Tuo Lord, but that crocodile from Ji Land hadn't returned.

Back then, Shen Can didn't anticipate encountering the Copper Talisman Witch Array.

Not worshiping the Sacrificial Master, not establishing master-servant relationships would avoid self-decay and curses. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Shen Can speculated the curse wasn't from killing but from stealing witchcraft, martial dao causing backlash.

...

[Inference Copper Talisman Witch Array]

[You invest ten years of life to analyze, discovering that what was thought large as a millstone in the Witch Array has other wondrous existences.

Besides the main talisman and twelve auxiliary talismans having a sub-mother array relationship, the overall talisman array's main talisman tool also holds a hidden sub-mother array connection.]

[You've discerned the intricacies of the hidden sub-mother array, it turns out that when this Witch Array operates secretly, it can transfer a portion of blood energy to another hidden mother array tool.]

[This Witch Array, through sacrificial refinement of life essence, breeds a fog full of confusion and resentment, blocking exploration by Divine Sense.]

[After another thirty years, you discover the hidden sub-mother Witch Array secretly absorbs blood energy and additionally absorbs the remnants of resentment left by life forms.]

[Another dozen years, you perceive the Witch Array's low intensity, placed between Tier Three inferior and Middle Grade, though with increasing sacrifices, it holds potential for further transformation.

Moreover, due to increasing resentment, the Witch Array becomes harder to control, risking transformation into an Array of Blood Evil, backfiring on the user.

Additionally, if any Martial Artist of Mid-stage Celestial Vein or numerous elite Martial Artists charge, the risk of collapse significantly increases.]

...

For the next half month, Shen Can, besides cultivation and sacrifice, spent most of his time researching the obtained Copper Talisman Array.

Many small Wild Beasts caught by the tribe were harmed by him.