I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 483 - 202: Eye of the Candle Dragon? (3)

A moment later, the young boy finally couldn’t hold on any longer, dropping to one knee and gasping for breath.

But after taking a couple of breaths, he stood back up and kept throwing punches along with the others.

"Faster, you are about to break through your limits. Becoming a Stone-Breaking Realm Martial Artist is within reach now."

Zao Shan encouraged the group. When he left the settlement years ago, he was about the same age as these five. After over a decade of training outside, battling in the Giant Mountain Range, it was all for the purpose of dealing with the Earth Ants.

The teachings of the teacher were correct—how many Earth Ants can one person kill?

He himself was just at the Celestial Vein Realm, but what if he could train five, ten, or even a hundred at the Celestial Vein?

Just as Zao Shan was encouraging the five, his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of another figure flashing on the distant mountain.

He was momentarily surprised but quickly regained his composure.

Cultivating the Martial Dao requires avoiding the eyes of the Ant Slaves; otherwise, they wouldn’t have hidden in the mountains.

Zao Shan instructed the young people to continue their cultivation while he swiftly headed towards the place where the figure had flashed.

"Greetings, teacher."

Huo Chang appeared in front of Zao Shan.

The reason he came to see Zao Shan was that Zao Shan’s report had brought the clan division 300,000 Source Stones and a mysterious Dragon Head Witch Artifact.

By duty and emotion, he had to come in person.

"The relic map you reported has been found."

Huo Chang took out several jade bottles and a set of Refined Armor Witch Artifacts from the Witch Pouch.

"Inside are Blood Essence Pills, suitable for cultivation by Celestial Vein Martial Artists."

Zao Shan accepted the Blood Essence Pills and the armor.

"Would you like to go to Star Mountain?"

Huo Chang asked.

Zao Shan shook his head; previously he longed for Star Mountain because of the Martial Dao heritage there.

Now, he wants to teach the Martial Dao to the young people in the settlement.

"What I taught you must be used flexibly, not rigidly. Your settlement has only a few hundred people, and life is in movement. If danger arises, retreat into the mountains."

Huo Chang glanced at the five boys training in martial arts from afar, patted Zao Shan on the shoulder, and left.

Giving Zao Shan too much at this moment wouldn’t be of use to him. As long as he could avoid the Earth Ants following the taught method and develop quietly, the risk to Zao Shan in the short term wouldn’t be great.

...

After leaving Que Mountain Settlement, Huo Chang made his way to the southeast of the Great Marsh.

Another submersible from the clan land arrived.

This time, the visitors were the tribe’s Wizard, Agricultural Master, Little Spirit Race, and Medicine-Mashing Rabbit.

Their mission was to go to Star Mountain to improve the harsh environment inside, increasing the area for grain cultivation and potentially planting Witch Medicine.

Places like Star Mountain, broken as they were, were numerous in Dai Land.

If they could restore some of the areas destroyed by the Earth Ants back then, each spot could become an easy-to-defend hard-to-attack stronghold.

...

Inside Star Mountain.

In the black water and mud, spirit plants were growing, with Spiritual Light flickering, taking root in the sludge faster than normal spirit plants.

Figures of the Little Spirit Race moved above the Witch Medicine, swallowing moonlight, and scattering Moonlight Liquid, nurturing these almost entirely root-like spirit plants.

This is the Ground-hugging Vine, used daily to replenish blood and vitality.

This kind of spirit plant can spread over a large area, with a strong life force that can absorb the essence of the mineral vein and even rot flesh and venom into its vines.

Luyang looked at the busy figures of the Wizard, Little Spirit Race, and Medicine-Mashing Rabbit amid the stench of the black water, eyes full of hope.

"If the nearby valleys can be completely purified, the mountains can support a million people."

Huo Chang had already met Luyang several times, and the two were somewhat familiar with each other.

"Is a million people enough?"

After observing for a while, the two returned to the Ancestral Temple.

Luyang placed a stack of Beast Hide Scrolls in front of Huo Chang.

"These are the legends about the relics of Dai Land. They’ve been passed down for so long. Not only hasn’t our Human Race found them, but neither have the Earth Ants despite their long search."