After the snow melts, the clan can resume hunting in Disordered Burial Mountain, and with the blood wine brewed in winter, there’s no need to worry too much.
Night fell, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.
In the ancestral hall, Ethan Chen performed his routine worship of the Sacred Tree but didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he paced back and forth, contemplating the matters of the clan.
It would take another two days for the snow to completely melt, but the clan needed to start preparing in advance.
After taking over the territories of the Li Family and the Liu Family, the clan’s fields had expanded significantly. They now had over ten acres of spiritual fields for planting blood rice, and with other fields included, they had several dozen acres in total.
However, these spiritual fields were not evenly distributed. Even though Disordered Burial Mountain wasn’t large, running back and forth was still quite troublesome. Given the distance, more clan members had to be stationed to prevent incidents like beast invasions.
This stretched the already limited manpower of the clan even thinner, as some warriors were still needed for hunting in the mountains.
Last year, the clan planned to divert the natural Blood Spring to consolidate the fertile fields for easier management.
As the ground began to thaw a few days ago, the clan started implementing this plan.
But soon, they encountered a problem.
The natural Blood Spring was buried deep underground and covered a wide area. Diverting its tributaries required digging tunnels first.
This would take far more time than anticipated. If they waited until the diversion was complete, it would take at least a month, severely delaying the first harvest of blood rice.
Although a month didn’t seem long, the clan’s current stock of blood rice was low, and they were counting on this first batch to replenish their supplies.
This was an oversight on Ethan’s part, a consequence of the clan’s lack of resources to handle such situations.
Apart from this, hunting in Disordered Burial Mountain was also a concern.
In the past two months, the clan’s domesticated beasts had nearly run out, barely enough to sustain the sacrifices to the Sacred Tree.
Yesterday, the clan sent a scouting team into Disordered Burial Mountain to assess the situation.
When Mason Chen and other Blood Condensation Realm warriors entered the mountain, they found far fewer beasts than usual, but more Green Wolves.
This discovery made Mason and the others retreat, as they remembered that there was an Innate Realm Green Wolf in the mountain, a beast beyond the capability of ordinary clan members.
Clearly, the Green Wolf seen last year had claimed the mountain as its territory and had even formed a pack.
A wolf pack was more challenging to deal with than a single Innate Realm Green Wolf.
If left unchecked, Disordered Burial Mountain might soon be devoid of other beasts.
As a crucial resource for the clan’s development, second only to blood rice, losing the mountain would be a significant blow.
Oliver Chen, the clan member most likely to advance to the Innate Realm, was still in seclusion, and his progress was unknown.
With spring approaching, these sudden issues were quite troublesome, leaving Ethan unsure of what to do.
Ethan sighed deeply and turned his gaze to the Sacred Tree of the clan.
In the past two months, the clan had continued weekly sacrifices, but the Sacred Tree seemed to have stopped growing, remaining the same height as two months ago.
Ethan even suspected that the Sacred Tree might have been affected by the last clan war, otherwise, it should have grown by now.
Worried, Ethan couldn’t directly ask the Sacred Tree, so he consulted the spirits of the deceased clan elders.
According to his father and others, the Sacred Tree was in good condition. Many spirits could feel the Sacred Tree growing stronger and absorbing Yin Qi faster.
If the Sacred Tree displayed its power again, they would undoubtedly become stronger. His father even sensed that he could advance further as a spirit, possibly reaching the Innate Realm soon.
Although different from a true Innate Realm, with the Sacred Tree’s armor overlay, their strength would far surpass the last time.
Hearing this, Ethan felt relieved.
As long as the clan continued their sacrifices, the Sacred Tree would surely improve.
Moreover, in the past two months, the number of warriors in the clan had increased significantly. Two young clan members had broken through to the Blood Condensation Realm, inspired by the younger generation.
Many others had also advanced within the Body Tempering Realm.
For instance, Alexander Chen had successfully reached the mid-stage of the Body Tempering Realm last month.
Roughly counting, the clan now had eight Blood Condensation Realm warriors and about thirty Body Tempering Realm warriors, showing significant improvement.
With this in mind, Ethan no longer worried. Although the current issues were challenging, they were not insurmountable.
For the fertile fields, they could send more clan members, which, though troublesome, was manageable. Once the clan had enough blood rice, they could proceed with the diversion.
As for the beasts in Disordered Burial Mountain, if necessary, they could ask the Sacred Tree for help.
With the Sacred Tree’s power, late-stage Blood Condensation Realm warriors could exhibit Innate Realm strength. After two months of recovery, their internal organs were almost healed.
Even an Innate Realm Green Wolf wouldn’t be too much of a problem.
However, with Oliver still in seclusion and Elijah Chen and other mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm warriors yet to break through, they needed to consider their options carefully. Despite the Sacred Tree’s power, the warriors’ own realms couldn’t be too weak.
If necessary, Ethan would go himself.
Though old, his arrows were still sharp!
Just as Ethan left, Noah Ji’s consciousness began to focus.
[Name: Noah Ji]
[Race: Shadowy Sophora Tree]
[Vitality: 306.5]
[Supernatural Power: Eye of Insight, Reversal Pill, One Leaf Hindrance, Soul Condensation, Armor Overlay, Scorched Earth]
[Technique: Lunar Eclipse, Gathering Yin]
[Combat Skill: Grand Ancestor Long Fist]
[Qi and Blood: 99 (convertible to Vitality)]
[Spiritual Power: 52]
[Deduction Points: 26]
[Deductible]
[Status: Some people are alive, but they are already dead.]
After two months of absorbing moonlight, Noah Ji’s vitality had reached a new height, though he hadn’t grown new branches or leaves.
However, the increase in vitality had caused his trunk and roots to grow.
Considering that a large tree attracts the wind, and the Chen Clan wasn’t strong enough to withstand the wind, Noah used his free growth ability to maintain his current appearance.
When he felt the clan was strong enough, he wouldn’t need to hide his strength.
For now, it was better to keep a low profile.
In the past two months, the clan’s sacrifices and the advancement of the clan members’ realms had greatly increased Noah’s deduction points.
If he wanted, Noah could now use a fivefold deduction.
But Noah wanted to wait a bit longer.
He already knew the lower limit of deduction and wanted to see the upper limit of multiple deductions.
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