Chapter 866 - 852: The Fragmented Scroll

Su Muyao listened to the system’s words, and a flash of light seemed to pass through her mind, very quickly, but she vaguely felt that doing this was right.

Next, Su Muyao and Xuan Yan got busy with their tasks.

Xuan Yan even gathered all his subordinates.

When the snow stopped falling, they would shovel the snow to reopen the marketplace, and then teach the beastmen within the city the uses of candles and fire.

Su Muyao and the others also made simple fire sticks, showing everyone how to operate and use them.

There was no need to worry about starting a fire.

There were designated people in the city to instruct everyone.

Of course, this was claimed to be the guidance of the Beast God.

After using the fire, everyone realized how useful it was.

They could eat hot meals and keep warm by burning wood in winter.

Upon realizing these benefits, everyone was extremely excited.

"The Beast God did not abandon us."

"The Beast God is still here..."

Many people felt the benefits brought by the fire and lighting candles at night for illumination, and began to regain faith and belief in the Beast God.

Su Muyao even had Xiao Jihan teach everyone how to build heated brick beds.

So, during the following snow season, no matter how heavy the snow was or how cold the weather got, no one froze.

After building the heated beds and burning wood, sleeping on the warm beds was especially comfortable.

Thus, many beastmen would kneel and give thanks to the Beast God before going to sleep.

...

Time passed quickly, and with the arrival of spring, Xuan Yan was ready to transport Su Muyao and the others to the Southern Bird Clan.

Of course, before leaving, Su Muyao felt it necessary to meet Xuan Yan’s father, the City Lord.

At the time when the city was nearly overtaken, the City Lord forced open a barrier, which resulted in his injury.

Su Muyao thought that now she possessed Wood Element Ability Level 3, she could help the City Lord heal his wounds.

After all, he was Xuan Yan’s father now.

Xuan Yan’s father was Jin Tuo, a Golden Lion Beastman and a stern and fierce individual who seldom showed emotion.

However, when looking at Xuan Yan, his expression was extremely loving, with an aura of pride.

This was his son.

Of course, he wouldn’t interfere seeing his son constantly staying by his wife’s side, since males should behave this way.

Moreover, because he was favored by his wife, he was allowed to stay by her side.

His personality wouldn’t endear him to his wife; but his son’s good nature could win his wife’s favor, making him feel gratified.

Additionally, his son’s wife turned out to be a person of great wisdom and capability, surprising him considerably.

Not to mention the fire sticks and candles, and the winter foods like bean sprouts and tofu, that heated bed was incredibly useful.

No matter how cold the weather got, lying on a heated bed warmed by the burning wood felt extremely comfortable.

Therefore, beastmen in Black Rock City now worship this female.

Currently, beastmen in the city started to offer sacrifices to the Beast God’s statue.

Half of them in the northern lands worshiped the Wolf God, and the other half worshiped the Snow Beast God.

Because they all wield ice and snow powers.

Unfortunately, those were ancient traditions, and beastmen nowadays probably don’t remember the time when they worshiped the Beast God.

When Jin Tuo saw Su Muyao, and especially when it was the morning and sunlight just happened to shine upon her, she seemed like a deity.

It made him instinctively feel the urge to kneel.

But when Xuan Yan brought Su Muyao closer, Jin Tuo’s expression changed and he knelt down with a thump.

Su Muyao was startled and quickly dodged.

Xuan Yan quickly stepped forward to support his father, "Father, what are you doing?"

"She... she is the Immortal Beast, right?"

Jin Tuo seriously observed Su Muyao, his eyes filled with reverence.

Su Muyao was shocked upon hearing this.

What was Xuan Yan’s father’s identity, to recognize it at once?

The system also exclaimed, "No, nobody is supposed to know you are the Immortal Beast."

Su Muyao whispered, "Father, I am Xuan Yan’s wife; did you mistake me?"

Jin Tuo seemed to recall something and said, "You... you both need to come with me."

Although Su Muyao didn’t understand, she followed along with Xuan Yan.

Inside the innermost chamber of the City Lord Mansion, two paintings hung on the wall, one was a scroll of an Ice Wolf Beastman, and the other depicted a female.

The system was surprised to see these two paintings, "Host, the Ice Wolf painting looks like Xiao Jihan, and the female painting, why does it resemble you?"

"What is going on?"

"And why does the Ice Wolf Beast God painting resemble the incomplete scroll you held before?"

Not only was the system stunned, but Su Muyao felt confused too.

At that time, the system stated that this painting was the sacrificial map used previously by beastmen to worship the Ice Wolf Beast God, storing some of the Power of Faith from beastmen, as well as a trace of the Beast God’s divine power.

Surprisingly, here was another identical Ice Wolf Beast God painting.

Looking at this room’s condition, did Xuan Yan’s father secretly worship the Beast God here?

He still believed in the Beast God.

And why was the other painting depicting her?

Jin Tuo saw Su Muyao’s gaze focus on the Ice Wolf Beast God Sacrificial Map and actively explained, "This is the Ice Wolf Beast God’s Sacrificial Map."

"It was generally consecrated in the Ice Wolf Beast God’s temple."

"Later, those temples offered in the mortal world collapsed and were abandoned, and now they are difficult to find traces of."

"This incomplete scroll was found by my Golden Lion ancestors by chance in this place and was consecrated."

"Subsequently, a tribe was established here, gradually developing into a city."

"It must be said, this location is extremely good, easy to defend and hard to attack, allowing our Golden Lion Beastmen to develop until today."

While talking about these, Jin Tuo felt somewhat nostalgic.

The environment here is harsh, and many tribes would be attacked during the snow season, their beastmen killed.

The Golden Lion Tribe survived until now and even developed into a city, he thought it was related to the location chosen and the consecration of these two paintings.

"The ancestors mentioned that in the place the sacrificial Beast God map was found, perhaps one day the Golden Lion Beastmen would have the chance to meet the Beast God."

"We Golden Lion Beastmen finding this truly is our Golden Lion Beastmen’s fortune."

"Do not underestimate just a sacrificial map, it carries traces of divine power, able to protect us."

Upon hearing this, Su Muyao’s mind stirred.

Indeed, the Golden Lion Beastmen ancestors were correct, as Xiao Jihan fell into this place, nearby in the woods.

To say they could meet the Beast God, was indeed true.

Mystical forces somehow guided them here.

Saying this, Jin Tuo looked at Xuan Yan, "When I fell in love with your mother, she lived here for a while, and I brought your mother into this room."

"She was the High Priest, and upon looking at the two paintings, stated the Beast God surely still exists somewhere in the world, unknown to us."

"She said the Beast God has not abandoned beastmen, but because of the need to seal and suppress the rampant Demon Beasts, their power and consciousness fell silent."

Upon hearing this, Su Muyao was no longer calm, "Demon Beasts?"

She recalled when they were at the Endless Sea, there were Demon Beasts.

Originally, the Endless Sea was where the Dragon Clan lived, a place where Immortal Energy flowed, Spiritual Energy was abundant, and birds sang amid fragrant flowers.

Yet now it’s merely a sea of darkness, with Demon Beasts rampant.

It’s unclear how those Demon Beasts appeared.

She assumed Demon Beasts were some evolved wild beasts.

But according to the City Lord’s implication, it’s not that way.

"Are there Demon Beasts here as well?"