This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 504 - 308 We Are Back

The sun gradually rose, and those outsiders who received invitations began to rush over.

"Chief Shan Jia, you've arrived quite early!"

Huo Meng, dressed in his finest beast hide clothing, stood at the south gate of the vine wall and greeted Shan Jia, who was riding a giant tortoise.

Shan Jia jumped down from the giant mountain tortoise, laughing heartily: "Hahaha, today is a big day for the Vine Tribe's festival, of course I had to come early."

"Come on, let's go in together."

The two of them walked into the Vine Tribe with their arms around each other, smiling and laughing.

Before long, the chiefs of the Giant Claw Tribe and the Stinging Fly Tribe also arrived, each dressed very elaborately.

Even the Rabbit Tribe, which lived far away, had come; in recent years, the Rabbit Tribe had traded with the Vine Tribe to obtain a large amount of goods, improving their living conditions, and their relationship was quite good.

As the sun climbed higher, the entire Vine Tribe became more and more lively, with everyone nervously busy preparing for the upcoming grand ritual ceremony.

In front of the altar, Jiang Xuan checked the offerings while asking Nan Xing, "Has the fleet not returned yet?"

Nan Xing shook his head and said, "No news yet."

Jiang Xuan frowned slightly, "On such an important day, they must not be absent. Send someone to the lookout to watch the river for any movement."

"Yes!"

Nan Xing immediately found two warriors and stationed them at the highest lookout by the river, keeping a constant watch for any returning ships.

Soon, Feng Chao hurried over, and in a low voice, reported the various intelligence gathered today to Jiang Xuan.

The Thorny Vine, serving as the Vine Tribe's exclusive intelligence agency, was like the eyes of the Vine Tribe, constantly observing all the movements around.

It could be said that the Thorny Vine played an indelible role in the rise of the Vine Tribe.

After Feng Chao finished reporting, Jiang Xuan said, "Today is the grand festival, let those trustworthy members of the Thorny Vine come and join us."

"Wha...what..."

Feng Chao raised his head in astonishment, eyes full of disbelief.

Although the Thorny Vine had made numerous contributions to the tribe, due to their special status, they could never be exposed, nor could they participate in grand events like the festival.

Jiang Xuan patted Feng Chao's shoulder and said, "Usually it's fine to endure a little grievance, but on such an important day, I can't allow you to continue to be wronged. I have said that the tribe will not forget anyone who has contributed."

Feng Chao was excited at first, then calmed down: "On behalf of all the members of the Thorny Vine, I thank the leader, but...with so many people at the grand festival, wouldn't their identity be exposed once they participate?"

Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Rest assured, I will ask the Vine God to create a separate place for you, where you can participate without being seen by others."

"Thank you, leader, I will go and tell them the good news right away."

At this, Feng Chao finally felt at ease. She wiped her moist eyes and immediately turned to inform the members of the Thorny Vine.

Jiang Xuan also showed a smile at the corner of his mouth before continuing to the next place.

At noon, as the sun rose to its zenith, the grand festival was about to begin, but the fleet still had not returned.

"What's going on? Didn't we notify them in advance? Logically, they should have arrived by now. Could something have happened?"

Jiang Xuan stood by the river, feeling a bit anxious, because he didn't want the warriors of the fleet to miss such an important occasion.

Nan Xing comforted him, "Leader, maybe they were just delayed on the road and will arrive soon."

"I hope so."

Jiang Xuan paced back and forth along the riverbank and said, "Keep sending people to watch, and report to me immediately if there is any news."

"Yes!"

Nan Xing personally climbed onto the lookout by the riverbank, watching the movement downstream of the Feiyu River.

...

At midday, at the altar.

For the grand festival, the Vine Tribe's altar had been rebuilt. The current altar had nine levels and was several tens of meters high, a truly massive structure.

The soil used on the altar was also different from usual, dyed with mineral pigments in five colors.

In fact, Jiang Xuan originally intended to use natural five-colored soil, but the natural five-colored soil was very scattered, and collecting and transporting it was a big problem, so he ultimately had to settle for dyeing ordinary loess into five-colored soil with pigments.

The nine-layered Five-Colored Altar was adorned with the totem patterns of the Vine Tribe, as well as various fierce birds, beasts, flowers, birds, insects, and fish, appearing both mysterious and solemn.

In front of the Five-Colored Altar, people from each tribe who came to witness the ceremony were already in place, while the tribe members of the Vine Tribe stood in a vast crowd, appearing like an endless sea.

Rows of offerings were piled up like mountains, looking extremely impressive.

So many offerings, enough for a small tribe to survive the winter, yet the Vine Tribe is offering them all at once for the ceremony, truly extravagant.

Every member of the Vine Tribe stood tall and proud, feeling proud of the tribe's prosperity.

And those outsiders, witnessing this scene, gained a newfound understanding of the Vine Tribe's strength, their eyes filled with envy.

Behind the Five-Colored Altar, the members of the Thorny Vine also donned their finest clothes and came forward.

Due to their special status, the Vine God created a thick fog for them, blocking the view of those outside the fog, and they could only see faint shadows of each other.

Even so, the members of the Thorny Vine were quite content.

With their status of never seeing the light, many had thought they'd never have the chance to participate in the tribe's ceremonies. Now that they could attend such an important great ceremony, it was more than enough. What more could they ask for?

Everyone was ready, but the fleet still hadn't returned.

In front of the altar, Chi Shao, dressed in ceremonial robes, glanced at the sun and whispered anxiously to Jiang Xuan, "Everyone has already waited for a long time, and the Vine God has awakened; we cannot wait any longer."

Jiang Xuan reluctantly glanced twice more towards the direction of the Feiyu River and finally could only say helplessly, "Alright, then... let's begin."

Chi Shao nodded and then moved to the front of the altar, giving a grand salute to the Divine Vine while chanting, "Please, Vine God, reveal your true form and accept the offerings of your people."

"Buzz!"

The once dormant Divine Vine slowly began to move, and beams of dazzling green divine light penetrated the fog, rapidly dispersing the fog concealing the Divine Vine.

"Whoosh..."

A gust of wind blew by, revealing the Divine Vine as massive as a mountain.

It was so enormous that even though it was a vine, it stood like a towering giant tree, every leaf and branch shimmering like jade.

"Buzzing..."

As the fog dispersed, one giant dragonfly after another flew up, each with a body length of six meters, enormous, and the sound of their wings was like helicopter rotors.

Dozens of giant dragonflies danced up and down around the Divine Vine, the scene overwhelmingly awe-inspiring.

Every member of the Vine Tribe bowed down, their eyes filled with fervent worship.

For many of the outsiders, it was their first time witnessing the true form of the Vine God, and each one was deeply shocked, casting a reverent glance at the Divine Vine that seemed to touch the sky before hastily lowering their heads, fearing they might be seen as disrespectful by the Divine Vine.

Chi Shao bowed again, "Please, Vine God, close the gates around the tribe."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Giant vines flew towards the vine walls surrounding the tribe and melded into them.

Soon, all the vines came alive, quickly growing and intertwining near the gates, gradually sealing them.

Not just on the ground, but even the vine walls over the river did the same, the vines weaving quickly, sealing off the entire waterway, leaving only enough space for the river to flow through the gaps.

However, just as the vine walls over the river were about halfway sealed, a loud piercing eagle's cry suddenly echoed in the sky.

"Cry..."

A gigantic black eagle flew swiftly towards the Vine Tribe.

In front of the altar, Jiang Xuan exclaimed excitedly, "It's the Old Witch's giant eagle, the fleet has returned!"

He hurried to the front of the altar, shouting towards the Divine Vine, "Vine God, please, wait a moment, don't seal the river channel, let the fleet come in."

The massive Divine Vine gently swayed, and then the half-woven vines over the river slowly retracted, opening up the waterway passage again.

"Woo woo..."

Soon after, the sound of horns echoed, and the large ships slowly appeared on the river.

"We have returned!"

On the deck of the first large ship, Jing Jie gazed at the massive Divine Vine that stood like a mountain, dropped to his knees excitedly, and spread his arms, calling out continuously.

"We have returned!"

All the warriors on the large ships started shouting, worried they might have missed the great ceremony.

The Old Witch also stood at the ship's bow, glanced at the state of the Divine Vine, and grinned, "Good, good, the great ceremony hasn't officially started yet, we're just in time."

"Woo woo woo..."

The horns blew again as the fleet passed through the archway beneath the vine walls, ship by ship entering the tribe.

The warriors had already washed up on the way, donned their finest beast hide clothing, and as soon as the ships docked, they could rush directly to the altar to participate in the ceremony.