Chapter 517 - 215: Celestial Demon Division (Part 2)
The twilight over the ancestor at this moment made him think of his own future.
He thought more about how picky these mighty birds are in selecting martial artists.
According to the ancient documents passed down by ancestors, they don’t want overly beastified Divine Treasures, nor do they want Divine Treasures tainted with the scent of decay; they only want Tier Four Divine Treasures brimming with blood vigor.
But till now, such Divine Treasures are becoming increasingly rare across the land of Yongyi, especially in large tribes like the Celestial Demon, nearly non-existent.
Those within the tribe who can advance to Divine Treasure status mostly inherit the ancestral bloodline, and almost all of these tribe members bear beastly traces, disqualifying them from the mighty bird’s selection criteria.
On the contrary, those newly risen Bo Divisions, whose ancestors never birthed Divine Treasure warriors, are more favored by the mighty birds after luckily advancing to Divine Treasure status without beastification.
The reason why the Celestial Demon closes off every two hundred years is based on this; it’s better for people from other Bo Divisions to die than people from their own.
Sadly, times have changed. When the Celestial Demon Bo Division was closing off, there were many prosperous Bo Divisions throughout Yongyi, each region having several abundant in blood and unaffected by beastification.
Later on, not only the Celestial Demon itself but also those few long-standing Bo Divisions like Cyan Sheep and Zhuyan quietly began to close off.
Anyway, this group of mighty birds never communicates with them, always choosing their targets with lofty indifference, seeming to view powerful Bo Divisions like the Celestial Demon and Ao Mountain as no different from ordinary Bo Divisions.
These few tribes, having passed down their heritage over generations and once jointly contested Yongshan, naturally reached a consensus to hide themselves and keep the matter secret, never spreading it outside.
Thus, other Bo Divisions naturally became prominent.
For some recently established Bo Divisions, just having one or two Divine Treasures in their tribe means even if one is taken by the mighty birds, the remaining one can hardly understand the actions of the mighty birds.
Even the only remaining one or two Divine Treasures within the tribe may be taken by the mighty birds, leaving behind an ignorant crowd guessing in panic.
Initially, for these mighty birds, losing a Celestial Demon or a few Cyan Sheep or Zhuyan was no issue, they had no shortage of targets.
Yet as time passed, fewer people fit the mighty bird’s criteria.
The big Bo Divisions grew increasingly fearful, afraid of being taken to make up numbers, and resorted to finding ways to give people to the mighty birds.
After a long while, Lord Celestial Demon emerged from his hiding place and drew out the Witch Sword bound with tiger skin.
Once the tiger skin was ripped off, the Witch Sword emitted a ringing, which was abruptly silenced by the blood energy surging from Lord Celestial Demon’s hand.
The sword hilt bore the inscription "Mo Ye".
This was the inherited sword of the Mo Ye Bo Division, worn by the Lord, yet in Lord Celestial Demon’s eyes, this Witch Sword was rather ordinary, not even glanced at by the mighty birds.
"With Mo Ye Bo Division standing in this time, where shall we go next time to catch them?"
Casually stowing the Witch Sword in the Witch Pouch, Lord Celestial Demon sighed.
Now, it’s hard to deceive the divisions across Yongyi.
Although the few strong divisions never speak of the kidnappings by mighty birds, tacitly keeping outsiders guessing wildly.
Along with the rise of new Bo Divisions and the decline of old ones, many things are now only spread among the Divine Treasures and have become even more bizarre.
Yet, these Bo Divisions have inherited through the Great Wilderness, each cunning as a fox, seeing others hide away, they earnestly emulate and stay put within their tribes.
Thankfully, these divisions are weaker in strength, unable to avoid the capture of mighty birds even when hiding within the tribe.
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Blazing Flame Bo Division.
Outside the Ancestral Temple, Shen Can was both refining the battle trophy Witch Artifact and constantly watching his surroundings.
Around him, a dense crowd of clansmen were busy, including wizards and clan members taught by wizards to inscribe basic Witch Talismans, expanding the Witch Array’s range.
The coming of the previous ones was too fast, without the Witch Array’s restriction they were utterly untraceable, this was the most daunting aspect.
The Witch Array’s range must be expanded to temporarily restrict their flying speed as much as possible.
The two Witch Artifacts on the man-bird, each had attained Tier Four High-Grade quality, a quality even the Bi Fang Bo Division couldn’t craft.
Earlier, the Meteor Mountain crafted by Bi Fang Bo Division was only of Tier Four Middle-Lower Grade level.
Even so, Bi Huolong, responsible for its crafting, was honored as the Divine Artisan.
This is the current forging level of Yongyi, Tier Four Middle-Lower Grade counts as Yongyi’s top level.
Speaking of it, before obtaining these two Witch Artifacts, Shen Can hadn’t really eaten much coarse grain.
Breaking Spear, Juan Mountain Tripod Cauldron, within these two Witch Artifacts, each held a Divine Technique.
Shen Can firstly refined the Breaking Spear, a Wind Attribute Witch Weapon that he could barely use due to his complete Five Elements.
The man-bird was fast, so he prioritized refining this for defense against possible returning man-birds.
The newly reconstructed Grand Array was also to restrict the man-bird’s speed, as it’s unclear if this man-bird has other kin.
Huo Yunn hurriedly arrived beside Shen Can.
"Master, the comparison results are out, this indeed is the Beastman Race."
After the battle ended, Shen Can recognized the man-bird as human, yet still asked Huo Yunn to lead people for a re-check.
"I meticulously examined the blood and bones of the man-bird, extremely similar to the Human Ape data accumulated in the tribe, but this man-bird has a higher realm, nine-tenths of the Human Race’s spine has transformed into a bird form, and the original energy within the spine is compatible with the Wind Attribute."