I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 98 - 57: Residual Spirit of a Fourth-Tier Ancestor? Ji Land Shaken!

After returning to the tribe, the Great Sacrifice will take place, and that is the time to communicate with the Residual Spirits.

"Let's go!"

Shen Can put the nine tripods and eight gui into the Witch Pouch and signaled everyone to leave quickly.

"Carry it, it might be useful!"

Looking at the Owl Fox on the ground, shocked beyond description, Shen Can gestured for Huo Shan to carry it.

Yao Chong, Shi Leii, Huo Zhe, and the others also retreated from afar.

Everyone began to flee.

...

Shen Can hadn't left for long before a group of Xiaoyang came running through the forest, using both hands and feet.

Looking at the nine burial pits, completely broken with intersecting cracks, the leader, Muo Ke, walked to the edge of the crack to look down.

The white bones had turned to dust, blending with the sand and soil.

"Damn it, the Human Race's Residual Spirits here have been taken away!"

"Chase them for me!"

"Quickly send a message to the main branch of Muo Yan, the Human Race's Residual Spirits suppressed in the Ancestral Land have been taken, and the Bone Soul-Sealing Lock deep in the pit did not work!"

"Go quickly!"

Muo Ke kicked a clan member nearby.

At this time, rustling noises sounded from the distant forest, and another group of Xiaoyang rushed over.

"Muo Ke, where are they, did you catch them?"

Seeing that Muo Ke did not respond, the leading Xiaoyang Martial Artist moved to the front for a look.

"Who!"

"This is impossible, there's a Soul-Sealing Lock here, the Human Race's Residual Spirits should have been locked!"

Qiu Yuan was shocked.

"Chase them, they can't have gone far, everyone chase them."

Qiu Yuan glanced around and also instructed the accompanying clan members, "Go quickly and report to the main branch of Qiu Yin, saying that the Human Race's Residual Spirits from the Ancestral Land have been taken!"

The so-called main branches of Muo Yan and Qiu Yin are actually two of the major branches formed after Xiaoyang's resurgence.

Each of these branches split into various numbers of smaller branches, occupying suitable mountains and forests to reproduce and thrive.

To these smaller branches, the major branches of Xiaoyang are their main branches.

Besides the major branches, there is a Royal Race lineage, using the surname 'Xiao'.

There are many existing tribes of the Xiaoyang Race using the Xiao surname, but the bloodlines are not very pure, long co-opted by many Xiaoyang tribes.

It is said that a thousand years ago, the Xiaoyang Tribe that was wiped out on Gufu Mountain were pure-blood Xiao descendants.

The 'Xiao' surname Royal Race still has the people's support within the Xiaoyang Race, making it difficult for the recently emerging major branches to replace them and rebuild the Xiaoyang Kingdom.

With both the influence of the Royal Race bloodline and the mutual tug-of-war among the branches, no one can take the lead in the Ancestral Land here.

Of course, everyday ordinary Sacrifices can still be conducted, as this is a Sacred Land, and regular Xiaoyang tribe members come to worship unimpeded.

After all, aside from the major branches, the common small Xiaoyang tribes make up the majority.

At this moment, the commotion in the forest grew larger, with Xiaoyang tribe members continuously emerging from the woods.

"Chase!"

...

Three days later.

In the forest.

Shen Can, Huo Shan, and a group of seven were rapidly heading northwest.

Why only seven people? Because eight others stayed behind to distract the Xiaoyang Race.

After leaving Gufu Mountain, the group split into three directions.

They could come quietly before because they hadn't attracted the attention of the Xiaoyang Race.

The Xiaoyang Race claim to be born from the essence of grass, wood, and the earth, forming their own race and developing a civilization not weaker than the Human Race. Despite their ugly appearance, their cultivation talent is no less than humans.

Once surrounded, leaving becomes difficult.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, there are Xiaoyang Martial Artists ahead, coming straight towards us."

Soon, Huo Zhe returned from scouting ahead.

Without needing Shen Can to ask further, the group saw dozens of Xiaoyang leaping and tumbling through the trees, both sides having spotted each other.

"Kill them all!"

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Arrows flew through the air, Xiaoyang figures fell one after another.

The Xiaoyang Martial Artists that appeared were not very strong and were quickly wiped out.

They weren't specifically here to catch them, but many Xiaoyang tribes had been mobilized, starting to patrol the forests, capturing any Human Race individuals who appeared nearby.

In three days, they had encountered seven waves of Xiaoyang tribe patrols, mostly avoiding them previously.

All this indicated that the Xiaoyang Race didn't know they were heading in this direction, thanks to the eight clan members who stayed behind to mislead their adversaries.

At that moment, fighting wasn't the best choice, but facing them head-on now meant taking out the patrolling Xiaoyang Martial Artists.

Once they made a move, exposing their location was only a matter of time.

Luckily, they were already close to the Qu River, where many people travel north from Ji Land.

Shen Can turned to the Owl Fox. "Previously, when you led your clan to hunt by the Qu River, was it to capture the Human Race traveling north?"

Huo Shan carried the captured Owl Fox, which had been somewhat useful along the way, providing information on several Xiaoyang habits and methods.

The Owl Fox nodded, realizing only at Gufu Mountain that Shen Can was the real leader of the group.

Unfortunately, from beginning to end, it never got a clear look at the group's features.

All were strictly disguised.

"Yes, earlier a Flying Ship from Ao Mountain Bo Division headed north, causing many from Ji Land to go north to that remote corner.

Among them were many Human Race rangers, of high realm, with rich blood energy, and eating…"

Saying so, the Owl Fox shrunk its neck, "Mainly these people shamelessly passed through our Xiaoyang territory. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Our tribe could not tolerate this, so the tribes hunted these individuals."

Shen Can glanced at the Owl Fox and said, "Let's go, we won't circle north any longer, head directly to the Qu River, then follow it south back to Ji Land!"

...

Jishan Bo Division.