I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 35 - 6: Speculation About the Celestial Vein Realm

Chapter 35: Chapter 6: Speculation About the Celestial Vein Realm

Tier Three Wild Beasts are not easy to obtain for a small tribe like the Blazing Flame Tribe.

According to the records of the clan, the Tier Three Beast Blood used when Huo Chang advanced was hunted by the previous Clan Leader with all his might before his death.

Four Mountain-Opening Realm Martial Artists died, and over a dozen Stone-Breaking Martial Artists were killed, with dozens injured.

If there wasn’t Witch Medicine to paralyze the monster fish, they would have to use the old method to drag it up.

Once the monster fish started struggling, casualties would depend on the luck of the clanspeople.

Now, although the monster fish is struggling, the range is obviously very small, keeping everyone within a safe range.

"Acan, what do you think?"

Huo Chang walked up to Shen Can.

Previously, he and Shen Can had discussed hunting a Tier Two Wild Beast to honor the ancestors and use it as a catalyst for tribal improvement.

Unexpectedly, luck was on their side, and they discovered a Tier Three Monster Fish.

A Tier Two Wild Beast would merely excite everyone, but a Tier Three Wild Beast would boost the morale of the entire tribe.

Huo Chang was planning to beat the monster fish until it was near death, let enough blood out, weaken it to a breath away from death, then drag it back to the tribe.

But Shen Can felt that if they were going to use it, they should use it to its fullest potential.

Returning it alive would greatly bolster the clanspeople’s morale.

They could keep it alive and incapacitate it with the anesthetic again on the day of the ritual.

They have medicine, so why fear?

Moreover, currently, only Uncle Huo Shan has any hope of advancing to the Celestial Vein Realm within the clan.

But it’s just Huo Chang’s speculation that there’s hope; Shen Can doesn’t know how vast the gap is between Huo Shan and the Celestial Vein Realm.

Obtaining Tier Three Beast Blood isn’t easy, for example, organizing a training session for Huo Shan and a few veteran Mountain-Opening Realm Martial Artists, maximizing their strength over a month before soaking in the Beast Blood.

At the very least, it could increase the success rate to some extent, right?

The clanspeople watched the two mutter for a long time, then saw Huo Chang grab two jars of Witch Medicine Anesthetic Powder and walk toward the monster fish.

After pouring two more jars of anesthetic into the monster fish, he ordered, "Akui, go back immediately and tell the tribe to dig a big pit to raise the fish."

"Raise the fish?"

Huo Kui’s eyes fell on the monster fish, widening in surprise.

The other clanspeople who heard Huo Chang’s words had the same expressions.

Did the Clan Leader mean this Tier Three Monster Fish?

Though the tribe has attempted to breed Wild Beasts over the years, they’ve never considered raising a Tier Three Wild Beast.

It was too sudden.

This is a Tier Three Monster Fish.

"Go quickly."

"Oh, oh!" Regaining his senses, Huo Kui ran rapidly towards the tribe.

"Get out of the way, do you want the monster fish to recover and bite you?"

Seeing the clanspeople still gathered nearby, Huo Chang shouted. "If you’ve got nothing to do, catch the fishlings."

Aside from the fishlings blasted out by the monster fish in the pool, the rest were floating on the surface.

There were seventeen fishlings in total. Once caught, they weren’t bled out primarily because Shen Can thought due to the anesthetic, bleeding them now might still contain its effects, detrimental for the clanspeople’s cultivation.

There were ninety jars of Witch Medicine Anesthetic Powder, with thirty-seven jars remaining.

To transport the monster fish back to the tribe, the clanspeople cut down large trees to make a massive wooden rack to bind the monster fish upon.

Mountain-Opening Realm clanspeople carried the rack while Huo Chang personally held an Ironwood Spear, standing at the fish’s head, with both hands firmly holding the long spear against its skull.

Should the monster fish act up, they would end its life pre-emptively.

On the way back to the tribe, anesthetic was poured into the fish gills thrice a day, with three jars each time.

The people traveled tirelessly day and night, heading back to the tribe.

...

Three days later, at the Blazing Flame Division.

Near dusk.

Bonfires had been lit.

Shen Can arrived slightly ahead, standing on the city wall, gazing into the distance.

The surrounding clanspeople gathered, everyone’s spirits high, standing on tiptoe and peering into the distance.

A live Tier Three Monster Fish!

When Huo Kui came back earlier to report, the entire tribe knew about it.

The Ancestral Temple Keeper has concocted a new Witch Medicine, anesthetizing a Tier Three Monster Fish.

In a tribe with no witchcraft heritage, witches appeared immensely mysterious to everyone.

Having both the Witch Talisman and now even the ability to anesthetize Tier Three Wild Beasts, Shen Can appeared increasingly mysterious and revered in the eyes of all.

"They’re here!"

Someone shouted from the city wall.

In the distance, a group of people carried a wooden rack.

The rack held the fish.

Riding on the fish was Huo Chang.

Huo Chang transformed into a Fish Rider.

"Awoo..."

A howl echoed from the city wall, with many clanspeople rushing down and charging outside the city.

Fortunately, they kept their wits and didn’t directly jump off the city wall.

A group of people swarmed outside the city, yet even before getting near the monster fish, the intense evil qi surged, forcing the clanspeople to repeatedly retreat yet their faces couldn’t hide their excitement, still eager to get closer for a look.

For safety, Huo Chang had to keep shouting commands.

But the clanspeople’s eyes seemed glued to the monster fish, unable to look away.

Capturing a live Tier Three Monster Fish signifies that the tribe now possesses a method to capture Tier Three Wild Beasts.

It also indicates that the Martial Dao path has opportunities for expansion.

It’s all a sign of the tribe’s growing strength, ensuring their better survival.

The Martial Artists staying in the tribe, including Huo Shan, dashed forth to take over carrying the rack, laughing robustly as they proceeded into the tribe.

"Witch!"

"Acan!"

Suddenly, some clanspeople pointed at Shen Can on the city wall, and a group of them began to shout loudly.

"Clan Witch!"

"Ancestral Temple Keeper!"

"Blazing Flame!"

...

Various names suddenly emerged, and some clan members rushed to the city wall to carry Shen Can back to the clan.

"Give him to me, I’ll carry him for a while."

Unable to grab the monster fish, clan members began to compete for the chance to carry Shen Can.

Those unable to carry Shen Can picked up the tribe children instead.

Together, they crowded around the monster fish, bringing it into the tribe and placing it in the newly opened deep water pond.

Yet this wasn’t the end, everyone carried Shen Can, the children, and circled around the pond from afar.

"Being able to easily hunt this Tier Three Monster Fish, and bringing it back alive without any clan member injured, is all thanks to our tribe’s witch."

Seeing the monster fish enter the water, Huo Chang breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching the clan members gather together, extremely excited, he spoke: "Tonight we’ll eat to our hearts’ content, celebrating our witch for capturing the first living Tier Three Wild Beast for the tribe."

"Uh... Let the witch down first, he’s not very strong."

...

That night.

The campfire of the Blazing Flame Tribe roared, as bright as day.

Fish and beast meat on the grill, sizzling as oil and water dripped onto the flames with crackling sounds, a rich aroma filled the air.

"Come, let me tug a bit."

Beside the campfire, erupted the shrill screams of children running around.

People crowded around Shen Can as well.

"Quick, let the Ancestral Temple Keeper touch your head."

"One by one." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The tribe had alcohol, but it was somewhat bitter and not high in quantity.

Shen Can cheerfully lined up the children before him, touching their heads one by one.

Happy times are fleeting, the satiated women took their children and left, leaving a group wailing and howling by the campfire.

Some gathered in front of the campfire to wrestle, causing everyone to cheer repeatedly.

"Tonight, I’ll set off to bring back the Witch Medicine."

By the campfire, Huo Chang leaned close to Shen Can and spoke.

To ensure the Tier Three Monster Fish behaves, enough Anesthetic Powder is needed.

This time, there wasn’t much Anesthetic Powder left for the return trip, to ensure the monster fish remains calm by the time of ancestor worship, Huo Chang planned to scavenge some tribes.

Why him?

He’s fast.

Huo Shan and others needed to train with Shen Can.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Over a month passed.

Inside the Ancestral Temple.

Clan members Huo Shan, Huo Kui, and Huo Qii emitted a strong aura throughout their bodies.

The trio received special attention from Shen Can, and both Huo Shan and Huo Kui could already draw the old bow used by Huo Chang before ascending to the Celestial Vein.

Huo Qii was somewhat lacking.

"Acan, when will the ancestor worship occur and blood be taken?"

Huo Shan was the first to speak, his gaze somewhat eager.

"It’s been arranged with the clan leader, ancestor worship will be held in three days."

"Though I hope Uncle Shan will forgo the Beast Blood soaking this time."

Shen Can spoke.

Huo Chang’s bow used before the Celestial Vein Realm was already drawable by Uncle Huo Shan before the training began.

This was why Huo Chang felt Huo Shan had hope of advancing to the Celestial Vein Realm.

But after a month of indiscriminate consumption of Tier Two Wild Beast, Uncle Huo Shan’s Qi Strength had significantly increased.

Therefore, Shen Can speculated that the range between Mountain Opening and Celestial Vein might actually exist.

Previously, Huo Shan’s Qi Strength was likely the lower limit of the body’s budding blood and Qi.

Past Blazing Flame clan leaders upheld this lower limit breakthrough, then advanced to the Celestial Vein and improved no further.

There was no choice before, but Shen Can felt now there might be.

...

Three days later, early morning.

Huo Shan led people to scatter Anesthetic Powder into the pond.

"Pour it, pour it!"

The giant fish body tilted on the water surface, Huo Shan laughed aloud, calling clan members to get on the ropes.

Woo woo!

Outside the Ancestral Temple, the sound of the horn echoed, stirring everyone within the tribe.

It was Huo Xian.

Nobody knew where Huo Xian caught a Cow Horn Trumpet from, blowing it into the sunrise.

Today, Shen Can wore a dark blue linen garment, a necklace of beast teeth around his neck, jingling as he walked.

Down the mountain, cries sounded, Huo Shan had already lifted the monster fish onto the wooden frame.

Over the month, from the clan city below to the Ancestral Temple, the mountain had been carved with wide stone steps, even a small stone platform plaza.

Huo Chang also came to the stone platform.

Shen Can watched the Tier Three Monster Fish being carried up from below, he waited for the fish’s lifespan to end in the pot.

"Can you pierce the fish’s neck, need help?"

"No need, as a witch I not only use medicine, but also know some martial arts."

Huo Chang said nothing, giving Shen Can’s small frame a sideways glance, then looking at the Tier Three Monster Fish.

"..."