I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 444 - 189: Great Harvest, Yellow Mud Plate, Ancient Tree

As the blood mist surged and quickly coalesced into a Xiaoyang shadow, it had not yet taken form.

A turtle shell descended from the sky, smashing into the ground with a ’boom,’ suppressing the blood mist, and black runes lit up, with water vapor rapidly condensing from all directions, forming a torrential downpour that washed away the blood and bones.

"Burn it again!"

Clusters of firelight fell from the sky, quickly evaporating the rainwater, and the blood threads in the rainwater rapidly turned into black smoke.

The flames quickly swept through the mountain forest, the blazing fire burning the vegetation to ashes, along with the fragmented remnants of Xiaoyang’s bones scattered in the mountains.

The mountain wind howled, with several war beasts standing separately on the mountain ridges.

Watching the last wisp of flame extinguish.

High above, several collected items were placed in front of Shen Can; Muo Xiao’s witch pouch had long been shattered, and items spilled out from it, many of which had been burned to ashes.

"This time, it’s definitely dead for good."

The Old Profound Turtle crawled out of its shell, wiping the marks on its shell.

"What a waste, such good meat," said the Dragon-Horned Wilderness Beast.

Among the collected items was a Copper Goblet previously used by Muo Xiao, a Sacrificial Artifact, but the engraved Beast Pattern belonged to the Tri-Headed Race.

There were also two Tier Four Witch Artifacts, a copper sword, and a copper arrow, the only remaining item being a Beast Hide Map depicting a three-headed Divine Statue.

Shen Can grasped the copper arrow and observed it. The copper arrow was hollow, carved with a large bird resembling the Golden Crow, and covered in copper rust.

Even under the fierce burning flames, not a spot of rust on this copper arrow had burned off, not even a trace of black marks.

"Xiaoyang still hasn’t killed a Master of the Qiu Yin Vein, and as for any hidden Divine Treasure, I’m not sure. You all go help the Clan Leader, and on the way, clear out Xiaoyang’s Divine Treasure."

After saying this, the group of people and beasts split into three paths—Shen Can led the acquired three-headed doppelgänger towards Inkcloud Gorge, the doppelgänger and Profound Turtle returned to the Clan Division, and the remaining four-headed Battle Beast went to meet Huo Chang.

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Inkcloud Gorge.

The ancient gorge shrouded in mist, with trickling streams, ancient trees with gnarled roots, exuding an aura of desolation and primitiveness within and outside the gorge.

Thick vines hung from the cliff walls on both sides, with old trees growing on the cliffs.

After some searching, Shen Can found a section of cliff wall.

"Buzz!"

As the blood energy struck the cliff wall, instead of shattering, a black mysterious light emerged, and runes sketched into the shadow of the Tri-Headed Race, blocking Shen Can’s way.

He quietly observed the blocking runes and quickly comprehended the method to open the gate.

Inside the rock wall, there was a dimly lit hall, filled with a stagnant, musty smell.

The hall was empty, extending deep into the mountain’s belly.

Everywhere in the mountain’s belly were ear holes that twisted downward.

Perhaps during Yongshan’s northern expedition, some of Xiaoyang might have been hidden here.

Reaching the end, two Tri-Headed Race stone statues stood before the rock wall.

Even after countless years, the eyes of the two stone statues remained dazzling.

Shen Can’s Divine Sense scanned the area, discovering that the twelve eyes of the two stone statues were cut from a certain gemstone.

The number of runes in the eyes exceeded tens of thousands, like swimming fish within the gemstone eyes.

Shen Can knew little about the Tri-Headed Race’s habits, only that long ago, this tribe had perished in the region of Yongyi.

The two Tri-Headed stone statues stood on either side, like Door Gods, but behind them was just a rock wall, showing no difference.

He carefully studied these runes of the Tri-Headed Race and began to deduce them.

After half a day, the two Tri-Headed Race stone statues moved, twelve eyes lit up, runes reflecting out, forming a nearly circular barrier entrance.

Inside the barrier was a glowing illusory passage, with runes flickering, crystalline like stars.

Shen Can let the three-headed doppelgänger enter the passage first, then he followed.

Deep in the passage lay a withered forest, spanning over a thousand miles.

A peculiar ancient tree with dragon-like gnarled roots rose from the ground, its above-ground parts undulating like an Earth Dragon, covering the entire realm within.

An extraordinary tree root lacking a trunk, with shriveled old bark identical to the dead wood of the outer world, yet carrying vigorous life.

Upon seeing the ancient tree, Shen Can immediately realized the wooden coffin carried by the three-headed doppelgänger shared the same aura as this ancient tree.

However, the strength of this ancient tree’s roots paled in comparison to the wooden coffin; with a gentle press on the bark, it split open, and gray-yellow sap flowed out.

Treading on the undulating roots, Shen Can reached the center of the ancient tree, discovering the Tri-Headed Race rune mark.

With a wave of his hand, the wooden coffin flew out, resonating with the Tri-Headed Race mark, and soon the ancient tree split open, swallowing the wooden coffin.

Shen Can had visited the Giant Wood Bo Division, whose Clan Land resided in a Spirit Wood Forest, lush and verdant, unlike this scene of stark vitality amid death.

As the Tri-Headed Race runes lit up again, the swallowed wooden coffin emerged from the ancient tree.

Watching the scene before him, Shen Can glanced around at the towering and undulating tree roots.

He couldn’t help but speculate that this might be an ancient tomb of the Tri-Headed Race.

He began examining the identity of the Tri-Headed Race, discovering a ring of dim patterns at the juncture of the three heads of the Tri-Headed Race.