Chapter 401: Chapter 173: Map, Peach Blossom Grove

The words of the Chi Tiger were clear, telling Shen Can that as long as he could raise its offspring, he would have a good life to look forward to.

Indeed, its words were not false.

As a Wild Beast with dual bloodlines of Yinglong and Qiongqi, even if its bloodline was already very diluted, the Chi Tiger still cultivated to the Tier Four Middle Stage, with combat power comparable to Tier Four Late Stage.

And its offspring, imbued with inherited bloodlines and born through Innate Sensing, would surely surpass its predecessor in the future.

The premise is to raise its offspring.

Shen Can surveyed the cave environment; it was indeed a good place, where the stalactite dripped into the pool, nurturing the Spiritual Lotus.

The lotus flower emitted a faint essence of vegetation, nourishing the sleeping Little Chi Tiger above.

The little creature was curled up, using its long body to wrap its head inside.

It was unaware in its sleep that its mother had only one Beast Pill left.

The black that emerged beneath its crystal-clear belly occasionally made it let out a muffled snort as it slept.

The Chi Tiger Beast Pill floated above the Little Chi Tiger’s head, and the Chi Tiger image on the surface appeared without the previous ferocity.

"Human Race, if you have malicious intent, I will shatter this Beast Pill and curse you to a dead end in Martial Dao."

Witnessed by the remaining Beast Soul of the Chi Tiger, Shen Can took this Little Chi Tiger as a War Beast.

Not to mention, the Innate Spiritual Light present on Little Chi Tiger was enough to delight him.

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound came from the Chi Tiger Beast Pill, followed by a ray of spiritual light rising and transforming into an imprint that poured into the body of the Little Chi Tiger.

With a ’click,’ the brilliance on the Beast Pill suddenly dimmed, revealing several internal cracks.

The spirituality of the entire Beast Pill dropped by ninety-nine percent at that moment, rendering it of little use even for a Tier Three Wild Beast.

"Roar!"

The sleeping Little Chi Tiger let out a mournful sound, its small body convulsing continuously.

Beneath the lotus leaf, Shen Can also saw the Luwu Treasure Blood, collected in a lotus seed pod.

The cave was rich in Water Spiritual Mechanism, enough to be used as a Water Spirit Land.

Temporarily not moving the Little Chi Tiger, Shen Can went to the cave entrance to comprehend the Spirit Ban here, concealing the entrance direction.

He took advantage of this and circled around the area, not finding the Wild Beast that had previously been scared away by the Chi Tiger and resembled a dried tree.

Returning to the cave, he pondered how to conceal the Innate Spiritual Light on the Little Chi Tiger.

Bringing it out like this was definitely not possible; encountering a powerful Wild Beast along the way would make it easy to sense the unusualness of the Little Chi Tiger.

If it could be temporarily concealed, it would also facilitate the little one’s daily activities.

...

While Shen Can was busy, the Blazing Flame Clan People also split into small teams, traversing the surrounding mountains and forests, gathering Witch Medicine everywhere.

The mountain was full of ancient woods, and at the moment a Tiger-shaped Clan Person passed through a patch of the forest, an inconspicuous old tree suddenly stabbed him with its branches like sharp swords.

After being pierced, the clan member tried to struggle but felt the blood in his body drained quickly like a rushing river.

As the blood washed away, the tiger shape quickly transformed into a human form, turning into a dried human skin hanging on the tree branch.

On the dried tree, two crimson eyes suddenly appeared, looking at the human skin hanging on its body with a hint of surprise.

At first, it didn’t even distinguish that this was from the Human Race.

Puff! Puff!

Soon, another Blazing Flame Clan Person came in this direction, silently drained of blood.

Even the human skin turned to powder, scattering in the forest.

...

The silent disappearance of two clan members was known to Shen Can the next day.

Following his instructions, for safety, clan members needed to form small teams and patrol a designated area.

At sunset each day, they were to return to the settlement; if they hadn’t returned by the next day, they were to report back to him.

The clan members adhered to his instructions, forming teams of seven or eight people, and only dispersed slightly after entering an area.

For those with Celestial Vein Ninth Layer Combat Power, separating by thirty to fifty miles, they could quickly hear each other’s movements if any noise was made.

Disappearing silently even in the Beastification state indicated that the culprit could not be an ordinary Wild Beast.

Even if the Dragon Horned Wilderness Beasts acted, it would still cause a large disturbance.

Shen Can came to the region where the clan members disappeared, finding no trace, not even bloodstains, as if swallowed by a swamp.

Yet there was no swamp nearby.

His Divine Sense swept through the mountain gorge and forest, finally finding fine cracked body fragments scattered like sand among the fallen leaves. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

This immediately reminded Shen Can of the Wild Beast previously scared away by the Chi Tiger.

The fragmented body lay in the ancient woods, with a small pit nearby covered by soil and leaves.

Unfortunately, after searching around, there was no trace of that Wild Beast.

Days later, Shen Can wrapped the Little Chi Tiger in beast hide and placed it on the back of the Golden-winged Sword-toothed Tiger.

Leading a group of clan people, they were prepared to head south back to the Clan Division.

Now in his hands were two Tier Four Beast Pills, enough for the two Wild Beasts to consume.

However, advancing to Tier Four for Wild Beasts also required considerable time, and breakthroughs would cause significant disturbances.

If these two creatures broke through, it was likely to attract other Wild Beasts; for safety’s sake, they should be taken back to the Clan Land for the breakthrough.

After the breakthrough, two creatures could return to the Giant Mountain Range to claim territory and reign.