I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 115 - 64: Copper Talisman Array, Refined Xiaoyang? (Qiu Yue)

Fifteen hundred miles east of the Copper Shell Ruins Market.

Green peaks stood tall, lush with vegetation.

Yet in the valley surrounded by these peaks, amidst the pitch-black ruins, a strong odor of grease still lingered.

At both the interior and exterior high points of the Green Peaks Valley, figures were stationed, maintaining vigilance, with even the outposts arranged a hundred miles away.

"Acan, it's right here. Look, the ground is blood-red."

Huo Qii led Shen Can to the spot. "See, there's still a faint mist that hasn't dissipated yet."

Shen Can carefully examined the soil, tinged blood-red.

Seeing Shen Can didn't need further explanation, Huo Qii began reviewing the surrounding defenses, as the area was no longer safe.

He brought out an entire team, with the sole purpose of protecting the Ancestral Temple Keeper.

For this, they had even specially hauled a giant crossbow, now set on the highest point of the valley, capable of targeting most areas within and outside the valley.

Shen Can paid no heed to the surrounding protections, as such was the treatment he received upon coming out now.

Previously, the tribe's strength was inadequate, but now with the power, the provisions came naturally.

"Caw!"

A cry rang out as a blackbird flew off his shoulder.

The puppet bird, once seized from a ranger—he had already cracked the witchcraft controlling the Puppet Wood and had handed it over to a disciple for sorting.

He believed it wouldn't be long before the martial artists in the tribe could use birds.

Unfortunately, controlling them required Divine Sense, making it temporarily hard to popularize among the Mountain Opening Realm.

The blackbird took off, hovering over the ruins and its tribe, with Shen Can using it to take in the entire tribe below.

He could see that even after being scorched once with fire oil, some mist still lingered in the corners of the valley.

The ground, when scratched open, revealed traces.

The entire tribe bore a dozen thick bloodstains, all converging towards the center of the tribe.

Witch Array.

Shen Can knew little about these things at present.

Previously, Jifu didn't mention much, as even during Jifu's time in the Lingyu Tribe, there was no exposure to Witch Arrays.

He speculated it wasn't that the Lingyu Tribe lacked Witch Arrays, but that Jifu's talent failed to pass the hidden array assessments, leading him to believe he had never encountered them.

With the blackbird's aid, Shen Can quickly reached the center of this tribe. Digging through the bloodied soil, he unearthed a copper talisman shaped like a loach.

Subsequently, Shen Can followed the blood traces and unearthed twelve smaller loach-shaped copper talismans around the tribe.

The copper talismans were intricately crafted, the loaches lifting their heads as if swallowing and releasing blood essence.

According to reports, two Blood Warriors who acted here used methods similar to Bai Lang and the others heading to the Blazing Flame Tribe.

They first pretended to pass by this tribe, and after being hosted, acted during the night.

Handling such a newly merged small tribe in the aftermath of disaster, the two Celestial Vein Martial Artists acted in secrecy, finding it incredibly simple.

The thirteen copper talismans altogether were inscribed with a main and twelve subsidiary rune-mother types of inscriptions.

The overall appearance resembled the Sacrificial Beasts carried by these rangers.

No wonder these individuals worshipped the same Sacrificial Beast. There was no benefit without a gain, as the Sacrificial Master could help them swiftly enhance their strength.

Even if this rise in power came from devouring their own kind.

Following standard progression, once Bai Lang and Luoxue successfully entered the Blazing Flame Tribe, they would then contact the duo here to utilize this Copper Catfish Talisman Array.

After collecting the talismans, Shen Can did not linger and returned to the tribe under Huo Qii and his group's escort.

...

"Ayu, go inform the Clan Leader to interrogate those Blood Witches again, and have them share more about the Copper Talisman Witch Arrays, including the witchcraft used to operate them."

Back at the tribe, Shen Can instructed Ayu before taking the copper talismans back to his quarters.

"Clink, clink," the dozen copper talismans fell onto the table.

After freshening up, Shen Can changed into a loose hemp garment and sat behind the table.

Then arranged the copper talismans in their previous formation.

Activating the array needed witchcraft, which he currently didn't know.

Shen Can leaned back on his chair, resting his hands on the armrests, fingers tapping, eyes fixed on the copper talisman array before him.

Two blood clots lay beside it.

Since the copper talisman array could refine the Human Race, it should also be able to refine Wild Beasts, Alien Races, and other creatures.

"Ayu."

"Coming," Ayu emerged, head peeking through, having just returned from the Clan Hall.

"Go tell the tribe to capture more wild rabbits, pheasants, and badger-like Little Wild Beasts, I need them."

While the Human Race naturally must not engage in cannibalism, refining Wild Beasts and Alien Races for cultivation posed no such concern.

Alien Races, like Xiaoyang, should also be categorized as Wild Beasts, right?

Looking like a bear, moving like an ape using all four limbs, nimble at climbing and leaping, laughing heartily before devouring its prey.

That night, echoes resounded from the tribe's prison.

Early the next morning, after Shen Can swept clean the Ancestral Temple and had breakfast, interrogation records of the Blood Warriors were already laid upon the table.

The witchcraft for operating the array was also available.

Three versions, from the mouths of three different people.

"Blood Leech Spirit Summoning Technique."

Shen Can glanced over them, finding the three witchcraft versions identical. The beaten Blood Warriors were quite forthcoming.

...

Half a day later, in a valley on the eastern side of the Clan Land, hundreds of wild rabbits, pheasants, and other creatures were scurrying around.

"Attract!"

As Shen Can chanted the witchcraft from a high position, virtual images of blood loaches arose within a hundred-zhang range around the valley, surging toward the center.

Wherever the blood loaches passed, the small Wild Beasts running amok were instantly drained of their blood essence.

Soon, a faint blood light appeared at the position of the main copper talisman in the center.