I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Both worship the Profound Bird, yet the more the Holy Envoy Race worships, the more they decline; how is it that the Pu Race becomes stronger the more they worship?

At this point, Shen Can realized his initial thoughts were mistaken.

He once again looked at the mottled body of the Profound Bird Stone Statue, and instead of focusing his Divine Sense on the eyes of the statue, he examined its base.

After a thorough check, he found that the statue had been standing here for at most a millennium.

Shen Can then examined the bone fragments in the valley once more and found that some shards still contained traces of blood energy.

This indicates that the Jinyang Clan’s worship of the Profound Bird wasn’t very long ago.

Jinyang Clan rose over a thousand years ago, continuously occupying four of the Six Domains of the Ancient Kingdom. During this period, did they receive the favor of the Profound Bird?

Confirming this isn’t difficult; the Holy Envoy Race received blessings from the Profound Bird Race, gradually altering the Human Race Origin bloodline.

If the Pu Race also received corresponding blessings, there would be some changes.

Having not acquired more information, Shen Can quietly withdrew from here; he had sensed a powerful aura within the grand hall outside the mountains.

Inside the grand hall was also an operating array, which, after initial judgment, should be an auxiliary array for gathering Source Power.

Within the thousand-foot-high grand hall, Gold Element Source Power gathered into a lake, where a circular Witch Array constantly operated in its midst.

In the center of the Witch Array stood a tall, burly martial artist of the Pu Race, with a vertical eye on his forehead, gathering a mass of golden light.

Every time he circulated his Cultivation Technique through the Circulation of the Heavens, it would sweep away all the Gold Element Source Power surging within the grand hall.

A month later.

During his cultivation, Shi Kun suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze emitting golden light that swept across the surroundings of the grand hall.

All the emerging Witch Runes during the operation of the Grand Array were observed by him.

After looking around, the vertical eye on his forehead opened and closed, and golden light flashed explosively, enveloping the entire grand hall in vast golden light.

This time, the entire operation process of the Witch Array was clearly perceived by him.

"Could it be an illusion?"

Shi Kun withdrew his Divine Techniques, shaking his head slightly, seemingly convinced it was indeed an illusion.

"Come, how is the recruitment of martial artists from various clans progressing?"

Shi Kun’s voice boomed, echoing within the palace.

A figure guarding outside the grand hall kowtowed on the ground, saying: "Reporting to Divine Eye Elder, the Decree has already been conveyed to all clans, and preparations are currently underway."

"Inform the messenger in charge to carefully screen those with abundant blood energy this time."

Within the grand hall, Shi Kun spoke.

Divine Eye Elder was a title bestowed upon him after Jinyang Clan restored the old order of the Ancient Kingdom.

He then closed his eyes again.

Such trivial matters were naturally left to the clan members to handle, requiring no personal attention from him.

In the blink of an eye, seven months passed.

During his cultivation, Shi Kun awakened again, and the inscriptions lit up brightly on a jade stele about a foot high within the grand hall.

"Divine Eye Elder, how are the arrangements going?"

A hoarse, somewhat harsh voice, like stone scraping, intermittently emanated from the jade stele, startling Shi Kun from his cultivation.

"Everything is in progress; what Decree does the Royal Court have?"

After speaking, Divine Eye Elder silently awaited the message; this Communication Jade Stele came from Tushang Ancient City, worth a fortune, with a single Mother and Child Jade Stele costing over a hundred Tier Five Source Stones.

After about a dozen breaths, a response came from the Communication Jade Stele.

"The Royal Court has received the message, and the honored guests from Tushang Ancient City have already set off, expected to arrive in half a year.

The esteemed guests instruct that, as per previous practices, avoid publicity.

The esteemed guests will directly arrive at Yue Mountain City.’

"How many are in the entourage of the honored guests?"

"Unclear; according to past practices, there will be at least one Tier Six Grand Witch Priest coming, and at least two Tier Five Martial Artists."

"At that time, you can prepare the offerings and follow the instructions of the guests."

"The offerings have already been arranged and will be personally delivered shortly, all of excellent robust quality."

Shi Kun spoke.

"The Prince instructs that this matter must be done well.

Over the years, we have been unable to take the remaining two ancient territories and restore the glory of the Ancient Kingdom; our clan still relies on the support of the honored guests."

"Understood, even if the guests treat me as a slave, I will welcome them with a smile."

"No wonder the Prince would appoint you to oversee Yue Mountain Ancient City; after successfully handling this matter, the Prince will undoubtedly reward you, and Divine Eye Elder will surely return to the Royal Court."

The inscriptions on the Communication Jade Stele slowly dissipated, the communication ceased.

Shi Kun narrowed his eyes, the golden light in the vertical eye on his forehead surged like a vast ocean, clearly showing that his inner turmoil was not as calm as it appeared.

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"Honored guests from Tushang Ancient City!"

A thread-like Divine Sense within the operating Witch Array in the grand hall merged with the array.

A hundred miles away, Shen Can slowly opened his eyes.

If it weren’t for this Pu Race’s Divine Eye Elder setting up the Witch Array within the grand hall, he truly had no means of eavesdropping.

Unexpectedly, from this eavesdropping, he heard such astonishing news.

Tushang Ancient City, Tier Six Grand Witch Priest, offerings.

Of course, the priority is to run away first.

He couldn’t hide under the nose of a Tier Six Grand Witch Priest.

At this moment, through the overheard conversations, Shen Can had a clear guess in his mind.

The Tier Six Grand Witch Priest is most likely coming for the Profound Bird Divine Statue.

The matter of the Profound Bird is becoming increasingly complex.

Shen Can quietly withdrew the strand of Divine Sense left on the Grand Array; further eavesdropping would be impolite.

Before leaving, he cast a distant glance at the surrounding encampment outside, where the so-called offerings were probably selected from.

Through his observations over this period, there were no unusual changes on the Jinyang Clan compared to other clans of the Pu Race.