The Blazing Flame Tribe's Opportunity

Huo Xian felt he was a bit old, but he shouldn't have reached the point of senility.

He understood what Huo Shan said.

The witch rune A-Can drew had dealt with the strange bird.

A-Can drew the rune from start to finish right before his eyes, and... he just got it!

A-Can had followed him for so long, and honestly, he had some talent in witchcraft.

Huo Xian searched through decades of his experiences and memories, finally concluding that besides his ancestors' divine intervention, there seemed to be no other reason to explain what was happening before him.

"It's all thanks to Master's good teaching,"

Seeing the cave fall silent for a moment, Shen Can spoke.

"Ah... ah, yes, yes, A-Can has talent in witchcraft, he actually found traces of witchcraft from the Clan Record Beast Hide I gave him."

Huo Xian snapped out of his shock.

It wasn't that he truly wanted to take credit, but the Blazing Flame Tribe had been passed down for three hundred years, and even the Witch Doctor lineage wasn't complete, let alone the witchcraft lineage.

Therefore, he had to create a witchcraft lineage.

He absolutely couldn't say that Shen Can just figured it out in a flash of inspiration; that was absolutely not allowed.

It wasn't to silence the tribe members, but to silence outsiders.

Hearing Huo Xian say this, Huo Tang felt relieved.

"A-Can, I want Huo Shan to go and scout other tribes. Do you have any more witch runes to protect him?"

The strange bird controlling the Plague Worm today had truly frightened him.

In that situation, with so many Plague Worms rushing towards him, if they broke through the limits of the witch medicine's scent and bit him a few times, even if he was a Celestial Meridian Realm martial artist, he probably couldn't withstand it.

Now, he finally understood how the Fu Shan Tribe disappeared.

Furthermore, the seemingly simple burning was actually because the tribe's witch medicine had been improved, which disoriented the Plague Worms and prevented them from attacking the tribesmen.

This was also the key to being able to annihilate so many Plague Worms.

Shen Can took out four witch runes from his embrace and handed them to Huo Shan.

"Be careful when you're out there. Don't expose these things to outsiders, and tell the others to keep their mouths shut too."

Huo Tang warned Huo Shan once more.

"I understand."

Huo Shan left quickly.

Huo Tang and Huo Xian's gazes fell upon Shen Can.

"Master, you know me. Perhaps I'm truly a genius."

Shen Can thought about it, too lazy to even fabricate a reason.

"We must guard against the Shanghuang Tribe," Huo Tang said.

"When the Shanghuang Tribe makes trouble, Old Tribal Uncle..."

"Then we'll give them a witchcraft manual. These witch runes are the result of my research over decades. What threat can an old man on his last legs pose?"

Shen Can agreed with the remedial method that Huo Tang and Huo Xian were discussing.

It was wise to prepare for danger. It wasn't bad to prepare something in advance.

Moreover, it was for his own good, and he knew what was good for him.

Of course, Shen Can felt that there wouldn't be a problem in the short term.

The possessed Plague Worms from the Fu Shan Tribe had split into several groups.

The number of tribesmen in the Fu Shan Tribe was similar to their own tribe. Only three hundred people came from their tribe, which meant that over one thousand five hundred possessed Plague Worms were still roaming outside.

Previously, Shen Can suspected that the possessed humans had intelligence, which was why they could find their way to the Blazing Flame Tribe.

Now, it seemed, it was mostly the strange bird's doing. As the possessed humans were split into several groups, there should be such a strange bird in each group.

Since they were seeking human tribes, and the Shanghuang Tribe was not immune to plagues, why wouldn't the Plague Worms go after them?

The Shanghuang Tribe was much stronger than the Blazing Flame Tribe. It couldn't possibly have an improved witch medicine formula and witch runes, could it?

At this time, everyone was being infected by the Plague Worms. Who would have the time to pay attention to the affairs of the Blazing Flame Tribe?

Huo Tang had also thought of this.

The area near the Blazing Flame Tribe was currently covered by the plague. The Shanghuang Tribe would also have to consider whether they dared to come.

Now, he was just getting everyone to agree on a story, to avoid any slip-ups if problems arose in the future.

"Old Tribal Uncle, I'm preparing to have people go to the Fu Shan Tribe to move useful items."

"The items moved back will be temporarily stored in a cave a few miles away. After the plague passes, we'll decide whether to move them back based on the situation."

After speaking, Huo Tang looked at Shen Can again.

"A-Can, the tribe is in your hands now."

Huo Tang said this time with great solemnity.

In his eyes, Shen Can was no longer just Huo Xian's disciple, but the true guardian of the tribe.

Yes, and the witch.

After making the arrangements, Huo Tang left in a hurry.

"A-Can, the burden of the guardian is truly yours this time."

Huo Xian stood up and rubbed his arm. "But you're too much of a traitor to your master.

If you had told me earlier that the runes you drew with your divine inspiration had miraculous effects, I wouldn't have rushed out of the mountains to see the plague worms?"

"It's also my fault for being old. I clearly saw the divine effects of the witch runes you drew, but I never thought they were actual witchcraft. My old eyes are failing, and it's time for me to step down."

Shen Can servilely went up to help Huo Xian rub his arm. "Master, the situation was urgent back then, and I didn't know if the runes I drew would work. How about you hit me a few times?"

"I don't have the strength to hit you anymore. If I don't hit you, you dare to tie me up, an old man. If I hit you, wouldn't you put me on an altar?"

Huo Xian grumbled as he walked out of the ear-shaped cave and all the way to the entrance of the Ancestral Temple. The suppressed smile on his lips suddenly broke out.

"Ancestors bless me, Master, you're not as lucky as your disciple. I have a good successor."

With the possessed plague worms eliminated, the Blazing Flame Tribe did not calm down.

As Shen Can had predicted, the tribe experienced symptoms like high fever the next day.

He directly selected several cave dwellings on the mountain, creating pools several zhang in size within them, and poured all the boiled medicinal soup into the pools.

Inside the mountain caves, small ear-shaped chambers were carved out, just large enough for a person to sit cross-legged.

To prevent the medicinal soup in the pools from cooling, they found all the spare pots and cauldrons in the tribe and continuously boiled the medicinal soup in the pools, constantly adding freshly boiled medicinal soup.

The infected tribesmen were arranged to undergo fumigation with witch medicine and oral administration of the medicinal soup, a dual treatment method.

Huo Tang's actions were significant, as he went to the Fu Shan Tribe to move supplies and to other tribes to check on their situations.

It was clear that after dealing with the possessed plague worms, he was preparing to reap a great harvest.

Three days later, as Shen Can emerged from the isolation and fumigation cave, he saw Huo Tang waiting for him.

"A-Can, the first batch of people sent to the Fu Shan Tribe has returned, bringing back witch medicine, beast hide scrolls, second-tier beast meat, and so on. Dealing with the plague miasma on them is now your responsibility."

"Okay."

Shen Can nodded in agreement.

"A-Can, if you can purify it, do so. If not, burn it. The tribe can manage with these supplies, but it can also manage without them."

The items moved back from the Fu Shan Tribe were stored in a cave on a small mountain five li away from the tribe.

When Shen Can arrived, A'Yu was following behind him.

Oh, right, A'Yu had advanced to the Stone Splitter Realm.

A'Yu carried bamboo tubes of animal oil and medicinal soup, a quiver, and a wooden spear, holding a witch medicine torch in his hand, following closely behind Shen Can.

"A'Yu, you're too close to me."

"Brother Can, the chief said you're frail and told me to protect you."

Shen Can spread his hands helplessly. He had said many times that A'Yu didn't need to be so close.

But A'Yu was a bit stubborn. The chief's first task given to him was something he took very seriously.

Originally, Huo Tang wanted to assign him guards from the Mountain Opening Realm, but he refused and chose A'Yu instead.

"A... Guardian..."

"Uncle Mu, you can just call me as you did before."

Shen Can greeted Huo Mu, who was guarding the supplies.

"That won't do, that won't do."

Huo Mu waved his hand.

Previously, Huo Mu saw Shen Can as a junior in the tribe. Even though he followed Huo Xian to the Ancestral Temple, he still had the mindset of looking after a junior.

But after the battle to eliminate the plague worms, with the appearance of the witch runes, The mystery of the witch completely surpassed his understanding.

This was also the thought of many warriors in the tribe.

Upon entering the cave, Shen Can saw the place filled to the brim with supplies, especially witch medicine and beast meat.

Fu Shan and Blazing Flame were the same, like hamsters hoarding food.

Unfortunately, their luck was bad. The food remained, but the people were gone.

In fact, in the future, many tribes like Fu Shan would also face the situation where the food was still there, but the people were gone.

"Uncle Mu, let's use our witch medicine recipe to fumigate it. Be careful not to ignite anything."

As he spoke, Shen Can began selecting medicinal herbs and lit them in the cave.

Anything infected by the 'plague energy' just needed to have the 'plague energy' completely eliminated.

If one was still worried, they could fumigate it multiple times and leave it for a longer period.

When he returned to the tribal grounds, some tribesmen stopped him.

"A-Can, the Chieftain is looking for you."

Shen Can nodded.

Ever since the witch rune appeared, his status within the tribe had been comparable to that of an elder these past few days.

Huo Tang no longer gave him casual orders but discussed matters with him.

The tribesmen also looked at him with reverence, no longer treating him as a young junior.

Upon arriving at the Chieftain's cave, he found Huo Shan there as well.

"A-Can."

Huo Tang greeted him, then looked at Huo Shan and said, "Quickly tell A-Can."

"A-Can, it's like this. I went to the Ji Stone Tribe, and Ji Stone has already been taken over by a plague worm.

However, the warriors of the Ji Stone Tribe should have held out for a while, allowing some women and children to escape."

Saying this, Huo Shan winked and added, "A-Can, you're not young anymore, and there are quite a few tribesmen in the tribe without wives. Incorporating the women and children from the Ji Stone Tribe into our tribe would perfectly solve this big problem."

"Uncle Shan, I've secretly scouted them for you. There are several women with big butts who have already had children. They'll definitely let you hold a cub next year."