I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

The Silver Empress returned to the valley, looking at the Profound Bird Divine Statue from which blood pearls kept rolling down, she couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Again!

It was the same last time.

"Take the Witch Artifacts and leave!"

Moments later, the Silver Empress turned and left.

Her servants quickly rushed into the valley. After collecting thirty-six Witch Towers, they followed the departing Silver Empress.

Seeing the four figures of the Silver Empress disappearing, Shi Kun dazedly surveyed his surroundings, let out a long breath, and reminded himself not to get angry. They were honored guests, and guests were always like this.

"Clean it up!"

Then, Shi Kun faced the clansmen guarding outside the valley and gave a cold command before flying out of the valley.

The commotion just now was intense; many Pu Race Martial Artists were injured by the energy backlash, and some were directly shaken into blood mist.

The figures that had just climbed back up started cleaning up as instructed.

Shi Kun emerged from the mountains and saw that the great hall where he cultivated had collapsed, a result of being struck down by the Silver Empress’s collision.

Because of the existence of a Witch Array within the hall, the ruins flickered with light.

Many buildings in the clan land had collapsed, and there were thousands of injured figures.

Shi Kun landed in the ruins of the great hall and dug out the bases of his supporting arrays; there were thirty-two bases in total, twenty-one of which were broken.

Who the hell can I complain to about this?

Then, he also dug out the Communication Jade Stele, which had been smashed into dozens of pieces.

It’s over; a hundred Tier Five Source Stones are gone.

Shi Kun sighed. Without the Communication Jade Stele, if he wanted to communicate with the Royal Court, sending a messenger would take half a year.

The honored guests left without even acknowledging him.

His efforts had all been in vain.

He didn’t even know if he had completed his mission this time.

...

When Shen Can quietly returned to the original Yue Mountain Race Territory, the bloody aura in the valley had already spread to the surroundings of the original Yue Mountain Race Territory.

He observed from outside for a long time before confirming that the Tier Six Powerhouses from Tushang Ancient City had left.

After seeing the clansmen rebuilding the houses, Shen Can found a way to catch a Pu Race Martial Artist and rummaged through his memories.

In the memory fragments, he saw several streams of light soaring into the sky and disappearing at the end of the world.

The exact appearance of the streams of light was unclear in the memory.

All that could be confirmed was that they left swiftly and decisively.

Returning to the valley once more, Shen Can saw the Profound Bird Divine Statue from which blood pearls continued to seep out.

A pair of blue eyes shone brightly, illuminating the surroundings of the original Yue Mountain Race Territory even in the dark of night.

The Witch Runes circulated within, very active, so much so that Shen Can dared not probe even a fraction.

On the ground below the statue, traces of the Witch Array Map remained, as well as thirty-six large pits filled with blood water.

A sizzling sound constantly emanated from the base of the statue, with the blood water continuously flowing into the statue.

Shen Can began to study the patterns on the ground; although he had deduced this array long ago, having the remaining Array Map as a reference was wonderful.

But as a broken array, it couldn’t operate for much longer, weakening day by day, and in about two months, it would completely dissipate.

Under the operation of the broken array, the blood water in the valley continued to gather toward the statue.

Half a month later, on a certain night, a rapid golden light streaked across the eastern sky, exuding vast energy. Its sudden descent caused the Pu Race within the original Yue Mountain Race Territory to stagger and sway.

"Jin Yan Elder, why have you come!"

At the moment the golden light descended, Shi Kun flew out from a large hall to greet it.

The people from the Royal Court came too quickly.

The newcomer was cloaked in golden flames, their appearance like iron stones burned red for a long time.

"The honored guests have left?"

The Jin Yan Elder surveyed the surroundings and then headed towards the valley.

Shi Kun followed along.

"They left over twenty days ago."

The two of them entered the valley directly; the valley was still shrouded in blood, with blood water trickling beneath the bone fragments.

"It seems the honored guests have failed again. Why didn’t you report it to the Royal Court immediately back then?"

Faced with Jin Yan Elder’s questioning, Shi Kun directly produced the shattered Communication Jade Stele.

"The honored guests’ control of the Witch Array was backfired against, and it happened to crash into our clan land, collapsing the hall where the Communication Jade Stele was placed, shattering the stele instantly."

Jin Yan Elder’s quick arrival clearly indicated that the Royal Court sent someone as soon as they realized the communication was down.

Feeling the fatigue on Jin Yan Elder’s body, it was evident that he hadn’t stopped at all on the way.

"As long as the sacrifices we’ve prepared are without issue, success or failure isn’t something in which we can interfere."

Jin Yan Elder said, "Even though the honored guests have left, we must keep a close eye on the Profound Bird Divine Statue during this time. If there are any unusual movements, report it to the Royal Court immediately."

Jin Yan Elder took out another Communication Jade Stele.

Saying this, the two left the valley and returned to the temporary great hall where Shi Kun rested in the clan land.

As the two figures disappeared from the valley, on the mountain behind the Profound Bird Divine Statue, Shen Can sat cross-legged within a small Breath Concealment Array, eavesdropping on their conversation.

He had been observing here for half a month and further improved the Tracking Array Map deduced earlier.

Without lingering, Shen Can quietly left this place, heading west.

The tracking secret technique from Tushang Ancient City was mysterious, but it was meant to find Tier Seven beings, hence significantly discounted.

This method involved tracking the Profound Bird through a form of blood sacrifice.

Evidently, the Profound Bird being a Tier Seven existence had long been on guard against such tricks.

On the way back, Shen Can didn’t rashly rush back. Instead, he, along with the Kui Spirit, began sensing while traversing the previously patrolled mountains once again.

This time, with such a large-scale blood sacrifice from the Pu Race, and a tracking Witch Array from a powerhouse of Tushang Ancient City, the Profound Bird having feasted so well might just cause some ripple to emanate.

The connection between the Kui Spirit and the Kui Mother wasn’t through Witch Runes or secret techniques, but a mother-son bond.

Previously unable to connect, it was highly likely due to some obstruction; now it was time to try again.

If it truly didn’t work, he could attempt using the deduced Tracking Array Map.

Of course, even if used, it would need some modification, preferably using the Divine Soul of an alien race.

Along the way, roaming the undulating mountains, Shen Can wandered continuously.

"I can sense my mother’s presence now!"

When the flying ship crossed an unremarkable forest, the Kui Spirit, sitting atop the Kui Drum, suddenly jumped up, with a glow flickering in its chest like a beating light.

The Kui Spirit wanted to beat the Kui Drum but was stopped by Shen Can.

"Don’t beat it!"

Shen Can shook his head. The Kui Spirit paused and silently placed the Kui Drum down.

"Mother, mother is right here."

Shen Can looked up; the mountains rose and fell on all sides, and wild beasts roamed through the forests.

Then, he guided the Kui Spirit to circle this area, ultimately determining an area roughly ten thousand miles in circumference.

Within this area, the Kui Spirit had a feeling.

The vast expanse of mountains suggested the Profound Bird had its own independent small world.

This kind of secluded small world was the hardest to find, especially since Shen Can didn’t believe he could find it on the first try.

Roughly a month later.

"I can’t sense mother anymore."

The Kui Spirit suddenly spoke.

Shen Can calculated, coinciding precisely with the cessation of the broken array’s operation by the Profound Bird Divine Statue, halting the supply of Blood Sacrifice Qi.

Under the mountain, black and yellow wing bones embedded between the soil and stones.

Flowing Source Power could easily penetrate this area, absorbed into the wing bones. Even insects had bored holes in them.

Occasionally, space’s power enveloped the area, as if drawing it into another overlapping space, defying perception from all directions.

Within the world derived from the wing bones, atop the divine and grand tree, the enormous Profound Bird continued its deep slumber.

Within canyon-like scars on its body, tens of millions of tiny Witch Runes surged, with droplets of black poison seeping from the wounds.

Above the divine tree, the Witch Runes spun like a starry sea, with a wisp of blood qi falling from the center’s vortex and merging into the slumbering Profound Bird’s body.

Once this wisp of blood qi was devoured, the Witch Runes that spun like a starry sea gradually paused, with everything returning to tranquility once again.