I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

In recent years, the two have remained at Heaven-Breaking Mountain, establishing a new Inheritance Mountain relying on the Heaven-Breaking Mountain Grotto Heaven.

Because the East Marsh Soil Ant Race was quietly eliminated, other branches of the Earth Ant Race all want to seize this area, leading to ongoing conflicts.

This has provided the Human Race with significant room for development.

The Basic Refining Technique is balanced and not picky about its adherents; it’s very easy to start with, and spreads quickly. As long as one is willing to cultivate and eat more meat, one can feel the increase in Qi Strength daily.

"Old Clan Leader."

When they arrived in front of Huo Chang, several people paid their respects.

"Alright, let me tell you some good news. The crisis in our clan has been resolved, the Holy Envoy Race that wanted to block us has been completely repelled by our people."

Upon hearing this, the three all showed signs of joy.

"The reason I called you here today is to have you return to the tribe."

"Huo Zhang, you found the legacy of the Zhenjian Bo Division in Dai Land and established an Inheritance Mountain at the old site of Zhenjian Bo Division. You’ve accumulated enough merit to be promoted to Divine Treasure, so you should return to the Clan Division to prepare for the promotion."

"Tian Dan, Shi Jun, you two were part of discovering the Heaven-Breaking Mountain legacy, and after years of developing the Heaven-Breaking Inheritance Mountain, it’s time to return to the clan to report your achievements."

"This time, take a batch of Earth Ants back with you."

...

Huo Zhang and the others rested for a day at Star Mountain, then, under the cover of night, piloted the Flying Ship towards the Eastern Marsh.

On the Flying Ship were more than thirty Earth Ants, and along with them, over a hundred clansmen were returning to the tribe.

Now that the Holy Envoy Race that was blocking the door has been repelled, clansmen who have been staying in Dai Land for a long time will begin to take turns returning to the tribe to visit relatives, and the clan will send new clansmen to replace them.

The group rode the Turtle Shell Ship, spending more than twenty days before appearing in the Yongshan Ruins within the Great Wild Marsh, where they were picked up by waiting clan members and hurried back to the tribe.

The clan members who welcomed them on the way recounted the great battle with the Holy Envoy Race.

"Oh, if I’d known, I wouldn’t have gone to Dai Land; I missed the chance to confront Tier Five!"

"Haha, Commander Tian, don’t mind that you’re a commander, but even I, a Thousand Captain, have fought against Tier Five."

"Commander, me too!"

Amidst laughter and banter, the Flying Ship crossed mountains and ridges, finally returning to the Clan Land.

After being away for years, upon seeing the enormous Spirit Wood in the center of the Clan Land, for a moment, the group was somewhat bewildered.

"Wow, how much meat could be stewed from such a big tree."

"Alright, enough with the slick talk, the Clan Leader is not here, let’s first pay respects to the Ancestral Temple Keeper and deliver the captured Earth Ants to him."

Huo Zhang spoke up; the old Clan Leader had instructed that the live Earth Ants were specifically requested by the Ancestral Temple Keeper.

Arriving at the side hall of the Ancestral Temple, Huo Zhang and the two others made their salutations in unison.

"You’ve all returned?"

Shen Can saw the three returning and was very pleased.

"Quick, tell me about what’s been happening in Dai Land."

Huo Zhang fished out a Jade Scroll and handed it solemnly to Shen Can.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, what we’ve been accomplishing in Dai Land is all recorded on this Jade Scroll."

Shen Can’s Divine Sense entered the scroll, finding there was a lot of content inside. He did not look in detail and temporarily placed it aside on the table.

"You’ve been traveling for a long time, go see your family and have a good rest for a few days."

"As for the Earth Ants, just keep them in the square outside the Ancestral Temple for now."

Huo Zhang and the others bid farewell to Shen Can and swiftly headed home.

Shen Can went outside the hall, carrying a Tier Two Earth Ant, and headed towards the Ancestral Temple.

After a bit of handling, the Earth Ant was inscribed with a Witch Talisman and transformed into a sacrificial offering.

[Sacrificial Master extracts 198 years of lifespan from a Tier Two Earth Ant.]

Thereafter, Shen Can sacrificed all thirty-plus Earth Ants brought by Huo Zhang.

Although each one only had a lifespan of a hundred or two hundred years, due to their quantity, the total lifespan extracted exceeded that of a Peak of Divine Treasure Ao Dragon Turtle.

Considering the circumstances, using a large number of Low-Tier Wild Beasts for sacrifice proves more suitable.

The fact that Earth Ants could be used for sacrificing in exchange for lifespan wasn’t entirely unexpected; although Earth Ants had been caught before, they had never been brought to the Ancestral Temple for sacrifice.

This time, trying it out was due to not having done so before, so there was caution.

Actually, Xiaoyang could have been used too, but most of the Xiaoyang at the time were used to awaken the Sacrificial Spirit, rather than being sacrificed separately by him.

Now, to deduce the Inference Technique, he needed a large amount of lifespan.

Acquiring more Earth Ants equated to having another channel to extract lifespan.