I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 230 - 104: Acan’s Southward Journey (Part 2)

Now we can only seek help from the Commander. Taking over such a secretive tribe is far more important than capturing several tribes of the same size.

...

At this moment, high up in the sky, Huo Lin stood on the back of a Cyan Simurgh, gazing down.

Everyone who rushed out from the Yuan Mountain Tribe tonight was within the range of their assault.

The guy below had just escaped from the city when the Cyan Simurgh spotted him; however, he ran so fast that he quickly disappeared into the small mountains.

But not long after that, a gray eagle darted out from the mountains.

Something's not right about this.

Gazing at the figure heading back toward the tribe.

"Did you get a clear look?"

Huo Lin gently patted the Cyan Simurgh, leaning over its neck, and softly inquired.

"Chirp."

The Cyan Simurgh softly responded, its eyes piercing sharper than anyone's under the night sky. It had already seen what the person below looked like.

"Great, let's chase after this gray eagle."

The Cyan Simurgh spread its wings, generating wind gusts beneath them, and shot like an arrow toward where the gray eagle was headed.

Chasing for dozens of miles, they had already widened the gap sufficiently.

At Huo Lin's signal, the Cyan Simurgh soared into the sky, diving from a high altitude toward the gray eagle in mid-flight.

"Screech!"

A shrill cry echoed as wind blades formed under the Cyan Simurgh's wings, striking diagonally from above.

The gray eagle's bloodline wasn't very strong, feeling the aura of the Cyan Simurgh overwhelming its own.

However, sensing their similar realm, the gray eagle wasn't too afraid and rapidly flapped its wings, attempting to evade the Cyan Simurgh's attacks.

Screech, screech, screech!

From afar, another Cyan Simurgh's cry echoed.

This was a nearby Cyan Simurgh, heading over after hearing the cry of its kind.

Thud!

Seeing yet another Cyan Simurgh appear, the gray eagle hastily changed directions, but wind blades kept falling, striking it until a gray luminescence erupted from its body.

Whizz!

Amidst the wind blades, an arrow of light 'thudded' straight into the back of the gray eagle.

The gray eagle shrieked in agony, continuously struck by wind blades, plummeting from high above.

But just before it hit the ground, it was gently caught by the Cyan Simurgh Huo Lin was riding, placed softly on the ground.

"Alin, what's going on? Weren't you supposed to intercept it?"

The Cyan Simurgh from afar swooped down, and the clansman atop asked.

Huo Lin jumped off the Cyan Simurgh, first grabbed the gray eagle's claws for a look, then used both hands to pry open its beak.

The Cyan Simurgh often carried messages using their mouths, hence, Huo Lin pried the eagle's beak open with force, revealing a rolled-up beast hide.

"There really is something here."

...

Just before dawn, at the Yuan Mountain Clan Hall.

Huo Chang lay resting on a stone couch, waking instantly to a faint chirping.

Above the Stone Hall, a Cyan Simurgh's large beak appeared in a skylight.

The beak opened, dropping a beast hide scroll right onto the stone table before Huo Chang.

Upon unfolding it, Huo Chang's eyes narrowed.

"Coo, coo."

The Cyan Simurgh's divine sense fluctuations descended, embedding an outline of a figure into Huo Chang's perception.

Huo Chang pondered a moment, unable to recall who this person was.

The Yuan Mountain Division had only been established for a year yet had gathered over a hundred thousand people, with five thousand clan soldiers; there's no way he could remember that many people.

"A mix of fish and dragons, minds painted with traces."

He then spread out another beast hide, sketching the image of this person, covering it with a piece of beast hide paper temporarily.

During his time in Ji Land, he had become familiar with its ways.

Even without Xiaoyang's push south, surviving and thriving for the smaller tribes in Ji Land and even Yongyi had grown increasingly difficult.

Once any small tribe exhibited a rise, nearby larger tribes would seize the opportunity during the smaller tribe's expansion to infiltrate them.

As they slowly seized control of the tribe's power, they would seek a chance to eliminate the Tribe Leader, replacing them with someone arranged from their ranks.

As such, the larger tribe gained a Vassal Tribe.

This situation was extremely common in Yongyi. The so-called mutual respect among divisions had long diverged from Blazing Flame's path of elevating to the Upper Division.

The Upper Division offered no shelter to the lower, rather indulging in relentless extraction, naturally eroding any respect the lower might hold for the upper.

Now it seems, the same thing had befallen him.

Compared to those from the Luo River Bo Division who visited by day, the tribe behind the sneaky messenger had been quietly executing significant deeds.

Were it not for the fact that the Yuan Mountain Division's troop-commanders of Thousand Captains were Blazing Flame Clan People, and the majority of the Centurions and Squad Leaders also Blazing Flame Clan People, it might have silently happened right under his nose.

"Giant crossbow, heavy blade."

Huo Chang perused the contents of the beast hide scroll several times, fixating on these keywords.

With the Blazing Flame Tribe serving as the major logistics behind the mountains, he harbored no concerns, even if the craftsmanship of these weapons wasn't refined, their utility was immense.

When these things were initially revealed, he'd prepared for eyes on them, but it happened a bit sooner than expected.

He and Shen Can had discussed this while at the Blazing Flame Division; weapons are made to be used, and fearing every potential threat stifles tribal progress.

Compared to the items shipped back to the tribe from Ji Land, what were these minor things?

Moreover, the tribe continually improved their armor and weapons, with a new generation of giant crossbows already in the making.

...

Early in the morning, Huo Yaan entered the Clan Hall.

"Ayan, how was it last night?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Huo Yaan gave a wry smile, "Clan Leader, the people from Ji Land are truly different from those from the Northern Lands, over two hundred escaped in one night. Now, there's unrest within the tribe."