I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 53 - 24: 60 Desolate Power and 75 Desolate Power!

Chapter 53: Chapter 24: 60 Desolate Power and 75 Desolate Power!

Upper Huang Tribe.

In the massive cave beneath the clan land’s mountains, a broken ship rests in the water.

The ship has been mostly repaired, though the patching looks somewhat ugly.

At the location of the break, the main longitudinal keel has been carved with a ’mortise’ structure, awaiting the suitable large wood keel for joining.

The Ancestral Temple Keeper of Upper Huang Tribe gazes at the patched ship, his eyes filled with excitement.

Clan Leader Huang Yunn strides over quickly.

"What’s happened?"

The old Ancestral Temple Keeper frowns but does not speak.

"Huang Shi has returned from the Ruins Market; Upper Lake Division refuses to trade after the year festival."

"They said the rough iron quantity can wait a bit and want us to add three more sets of armor."

"Impossible, those are Witch Weapons!" The old Ancestral Temple Keeper is anxious.

"You know how difficult Witchcraft is to cultivate; we have no idea how many years it will take to create Witch Weapons."

Of course, Huang Yunn understands.

Witchcraft, it’s too difficult!

The Ancestral Temple Keeper’s eyes ponder, "At most, one set of armor, otherwise we won’t make the trade. I don’t believe we can’t find Ironwood elsewhere!"

It’s worth noting they trekked across mountains and forests, mobilizing two thousand martial artists and young adults to find twenty-seven Witch Blades and fourteen sets of leather armor.

In exchange for Ironwood, besides the ten thousand jun of rough iron, nine sets have already been offered.

"Fine, I’ll go negotiate with Shui Miao myself."

Huang Yunn says resentfully, "Back then, for the safety of our journey, I had the tribe wear armor, which caught Shui Miao’s eye. I think the rough iron is just a guise; they simply want more armor."

"However, if we hadn’t worn armor, we might have perished at the Ruins Market. The people there are not easy to deal with."

Then, Huang Yunn looks toward the two giant crossbows at the ship’s stern, his eyes revealing excitement.

With these, hunting Tier Three Wild Beasts will be much easier.

Repairing this Ironwood Ship is worth everything.

"This time, I’ll personally negotiate to ensure the Ironwood keel is brought back."

The most important part of a ship is the keel; they don’t have the capability to build a new ship, so they must do their utmost to repair this one.

"Old Uncle, it’s been hundreds of years; the Upper Huang Tribe has missed several opportunities—we must seize this one."

"Once the ship is repaired, we will relocate the clan land to the eastern Wetland.

With abundant fish, shrimp, crabs, and beasts in the water, the tribe can achieve greater development and have a chance to compete with other tribes in the south for market shares."

The old Ancestral Temple Keeper also has visions in his eyes; if they can hunt more Tier Three Wild Beasts, they need not worry about the tribe’s growth.

"Old Uncle, there’s no time to lose; I’ll set off immediately."

...

Blazing Flame Tribe.

The ship brought back was placed in a newly opened large cave.

They found four skeletons, six Witch Arrows for the giant crossbows, three Witch Blades, four wooden bows, and over a hundred zhang of beast tendon rope.

The hull was densely packed with Transforming Witch Runes, making Shen Can’s heart leap with joy at how much lifespan it would save him.

But after careful inspection, he was a bit upset.

The broken hull interior isn’t just bad; it’s too damn good.

The minor damage means it can be repaired, but the bigger problem lies with the part remaining with the Upper Huang Tribe.

He is a Witch; under current circumstances, the harder it is to repair, the more advantageous it is for him.

On the bow deck, there’s a giant crossbow about two zhang in size.

Jifu informed him that on this Ironwood Ship, there are three giant crossbows: one at the front and two at the rear.

This means there are two Tier Three giant crossbows on the Upper Huang Tribe’s aft section.

What does this imply?

Repairing the Ironwood Ship and pairing it with Celestial Vein Martial Artists means the Upper Huang Tribe’s combat power will directly double.

With ship and crossbows, the next step is surely hunting in Eastern Marsh.

And the eastern marsh is also a place favored by the Blazing Flame Tribe.

If this continues, conflicts are inevitable sooner or later.

A few days later, Huo Hou returned with news.

"The Clan Leader went to Copper Shell Ruins Market?"

"Yes, the Clan Leader followed the people from the Upper Huang Tribe."

"It’s too late to catch up now." Huo Xian realized there was nothing he could do; he moved to the front of the ancestral Divine Tablet and murmured.

"Don’t worry, Temple Keeper; the Clan Leader has taken Witch Blades and Witch Talismans."

Shen Can finally felt slightly relieved.

Upon thinking, he increasingly believes the matter is related to the Ironwood Ship.

"Brother Ahou, next you’ll lead people to guard near the Sunken Ship Hills and see if the Upper Huang Tribe people appear again.

Additionally, arrange for people to guard the path between Upper Huang and us to prevent them from launching a surprise attack."

The pit dug at Sunken Ship Hills can’t be filled in a short time; if the Upper Huang Tribe comes again, they’ll discover it, and they might help the Blazing Flame Tribe sooner than expected.

Huo Hou left, and Shen Can also stood and walked outside the Ancestral Temple.

He hesitated two days ago, but now it seems he must prepare early.

Even if the Blazing Flame Division does not migrate, he does not believe that the strengthened Upper Huang Division will spare the Blazing Flame.

There are no longer many tribes nearby; a tribe of three thousand like the Blazing Flame is like prey at the mouth of a Wild Beast.

The reason for not devouring it now is not that the Wild Beast has become a vegetarian, but because it’s temporarily not hungry.

The usual method is to kill the men and annex the women and children.

Shen Can found Huo Qii, who was leading the young and strong in martial cultivation.

"Uncle Huo Qii, I need you to lead the hunting team out, trying to bring back a live offering to the ancestors each time."

Sending Huo Qii hunting was for acquiring longevity and beast meat.

[Longevity: 1343]

During this time, other than the routine derivation of Witch Runes, the consumption of longevity was not fast.

Storing more longevity can be useful, and the beast meat can be used for the clan’s cultivation.

In the following days.

Each morning, Shen Can would clean the Ancestral Temple, and after breakfast, practice Kui Ox Fist to enhance his strength.

Then, he would spend the morning drawing Witch Talismans for clan reserves.

In the afternoon, he interrogated Jifu, and in the evening, he prepared Mafei Powder and healing Witch Medicine.

The newly drawn Witch Talisman was the Water Manipulation Technique.

The three thousand people of the Blazing Flame Tribe could not match the eight to nine thousand of the Upper Huang Tribe, and Shen Can intended to make up the difference with Witch Talismans.

Within the tribe, they also resumed eating large amounts of meat, and the previous bountiful harvest of millet was enough to keep the remaining people from going hungry.

Additionally, he and Huo Shan began eating Tier Three Wild Beast meat directly.

Besides cultivation, Shen Can also added an archery course for himself.

Two months later.

Huo Chang returned, and the clansmen on guard almost didn’t recognize him.

Is this really our Clan Leader?

Inside the Ancestral Temple.

Huo Chang held a big bowl in both hands, slurping down beast meat soup.

His face was covered with old skin, lips cracked, eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

Gulping down the entire pot of meat soup, Huo Chang finally leaned comfortably against the rock wall.

"The Upper Huang Tribe traded for two ironwood pieces over ten zhang long, surely meant for repairing the Ironwood Ship."

"Once the ship is repaired, they will surely head to the Great Marsh for harpooning, which coincides with our plan to migrate the clan to the marsh."

At this time, Shen Can spoke up, "What is the Clan Leader planning? If willing to give up, we may as well migrate our tribe west and give the marsh to them."

Huo Chang, leaned against the rock wall, instinctively waved his hand.

"No way!"

Having finally found a way to hunt Tier Three Wild Beasts, seeing hope for the tribe’s development.

Yet before any move is made, the threat has already appeared.

How could Huo Chang be reconciled!

"Ayu, go call Uncle Huo Shan."

Seeing this, Shen Can spoke, "Clan Leader, wait a moment, I’ll fetch something from the ear cave."

...

Inside the West Ear Cave.

Shen Can picked up a bow and gave it a gentle pull.

The bowstring was like a full moon.

This is a Sixty Desert Bow, remade from a Witch Bow unearthed with beast tendons from the sunken ship.

Sacrificial Master: Shen Can

Martial Arts Realm: Power of Seventy-Five Desolations

After two months of consuming Tier Three Wild Beast meat, the cultivation effect further enhanced.

If truly without any confidence, Shen Can would have led the Blazing Flame Tribe away long ago.

Listening to the activities within the East Ear Cave, he grabbed the bow, tucked a Beast Hide Scroll under his arm, and walked over.

"Clan Leader, try this bow out." Shen Can threw the wooden bow to Huo Chang.

Huo Chang caught the wooden bow, blood infused his hands.

"Hmm (ńg)!" His nose twitched, the bow unmoved.

He attempted a few pulls, and the wooden bow slightly moved, in respect.

Huo Shan took the wooden bow, hooked the bowstring, and in the sound of ’zheng zheng,’ pulled the wooden bow into a full moon shape.

"Good!" Huo Chang rejoiced.

"Uncle Huo Shan, tell me how much Desolate Power you have now?"

"I have Power of Sixty Desolations."

Huo Shan chuckled and then said, "Brother Atang, it seems you can’t beat me anymore."

"How much?"

Huo Chang was stunned, thinking he had misheard.