I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself-Chapter 199 - 92: The Mysterious Tree, the Azure Bird

"Well, I see hundreds of adult big birds. If I can tame one, won't I be able to fly?"

"Now that you mention it, there's one Cyan Bird with a tuft of raised feathers on its forehead that looks quite pretty."

The group ate while applying medicine to their wounds, and the cave behind them was the seventh one destroyed by the Cyan Birds.

These birds possess Spiritual Wisdom, but not much. They only demolished the side of the cave facing the Rift Valley, though the cave ran through the entire mountain.

Over the months, their efforts bore some fruit; for instance, they were now only five miles from the Cyan Spirit Tree.

Previously, they would have been driven away by the Cyan Birds from more than ten miles away.

"With so many big birds, why isn't there a leader among them?"

"Although the Mountain-Splitting Kui isn't highly intelligent, a large number usually implies a leader. These big birds are already Tier Two as adults, and we've even seen two at Tier Three, yet they don't seem like leaders of the flock."

The two Tier Three Cyan Birds that everyone noticed never left the big tree and were guarding the chicks in the nest.

"Hey, do you think we should have the Little Dragon Fish try talking to the Cyan Birds since they seem intelligent?"

"I reckon it's better not to. If our tribe's Little Dragon Fish comes, it'll probably end up feeding the chicks."

"That can't be."

"It's a bit risky."

…

Huo Chang left the river valley and headed south, leaving the tribal affairs to Huo Qii, while Shen Can returned to the Ancestral Temple, intending to unify the Five Elements Technique and then repair the Flying Ship along the way.

But just half a month later, Huo Qii came to the Ancestral Temple.

"Acan, this is Ama, who followed Brother Shan northward." Huo Qii came with the tribe members.

With thousands of people in the Blazing Flame Headquarters Division, Shen Can couldn't be familiar with every single one.

However, upon hearing the name Huo Ma, he understood that Huo Ma's mother was probably good at weaving and spinning.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper."

Huo Ma took the beast-skin bundle from his body and pulled out a few cyan feathers.

"These are the feathers of the big bird residing on that Spirit Tree. Brother Shan said the big bird seems quite intelligent, giving him a feeling similar to our Little Dragon Fish, wanting to bring them into the tribe.

When we took action, we didn't use lethal force, but there were many big birds, at least a hundred at Tier Two, so we still couldn't get close to the Spirit Tree."

Shen Can grabbed the feather and saw spiritual light emanating from it. The aura was indeed different from ordinary Wild Beasts.

The Cyan Feathered Sparrows of the Cyan Bird Tribe, though domesticated, still carried some Evil Qi and a primitive aura.

The most straightforward feeling was a lack of spirituality, completely different from the Little Dragon Fish.

At this moment, looking at the Cyan Feather before him, Shen Can wasn't thinking about the big bird but rather when did Uncle Huo Shan grow a brain.

To know when to strike hard, it's not easy to tame these big birds.

Beings with Spiritual Wisdom are the most likely to hold grudges, in contrast to the Mountain-Splitting Kui, which doesn't.

"These big birds have a wingspread of at least two zhang when mature, and the two Tier Three ones have even larger bodies. They nest on the tree trunks, and as soon as we approach, we're driven away."

"Such a large group, yet no leader?"

Shen Can was now intrigued as well, unexpected to find a mysterious tree accompanied by a whole group of spiritual big birds.

"We've lingered for months, and despite numerous encounters, we only saw two Tier Three big birds, yet they don't seem like the leaders of the flock."

Shen Can pondered, grasped the cyan feathers, and walked out of the Ancestral Temple, heading to the big lake outside.

Unfortunately, the Little Rain Master of the Blazing Flame was out on a rain mission.

After waiting for an hour, the Little Dragon Fish finally returned, wrapped in a vapor cluster now reduced to just over a zhang in size.

Its plump body was supported by disproportionately small short legs, paddling in the mist.

The appearance was not very majestic, but it was only Tier Three, and its dragon form hasn't fully transformed yet.

"Take a look at this."

Once the Little Dragon Fish landed, it rubbed its head against the cyan feather in Shen Can's hand.

"Kindred."

In the eyes of the Little Dragon Fish, wild beasts feel completely unrelated to it.

"Where is it?"

The Little Dragon Fish quickly asked, having stayed with the Blazing Flame Tribe for so long without meeting a single kindred or anyone who could speak the language of Auspicious Beasts.

With the Little Dragon Fish's identification, Shen Can also started contemplating how to bring both the tree and the birds into the tribe.

Needless to say, with over a hundred Tier Two big birds, combined with the tribe's hundreds of Martial Artists, the surrounding mountains and fields would be completely under surveillance.

If anything happened, it would be detected immediately.

Watching the Little Dragon Fish go to eat its small meal, Shen Can thought that the flock living on the Spirit Tree probably had different tastes from the Little Dragon Fish.

If they really liked to eat the same things as the Little Dragon Fish, there would be no problem.

For the Little Dragon Fish, every bite was well-deserved, as it truly did work. Now, some nearby Vassal Tribes had started bringing food and drink, requesting the Little Dragon Fish to bring rain.

There's no choice; the rain-making is indeed quick.

The Little Dragon Fish could irrigate all the fields reclaimed by a Vassal Tribe in one or two days.

If the tribespeople themselves were to open channels and draw water, it would take at least half a month, sometimes even longer. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Rest for a day, and take me to see it tomorrow."

With that in mind, Shen Can instructed Huo Ma.

Although he thought the flock of big birds probably wouldn't like the food, Shen Can still had some fruits, meat, Spirit Rice, and other foods prepared.

In the past few months, they hadn't found the leader of the big birds either.

As a group of Auspicious Beasts with heightened Spiritual Wisdom, it's impossible for them to lack a leader.

Initially, when the Little Dragon Fish was only Tier Two, it couldn't even speak clearly, yet it knew to come to the Blazing Flame for food.

Considering what Huo Ma said, that there are two Tier Three big birds coexisting peacefully within the flock, it still implied the group must have a leader, just that Huo Shan and the others hadn't discovered it.