Chapter 136 – The Severing Land (1/2)

Translated by Sunyancai

In the winter, the seven beasts that the Shaman had branded gradually began to change. Their size and appearance changed.

Before the winter, the Shaman had reminded them to prepare some food, but the seven beasts grew bigger and had larger appetite, so the food was not enough for them. After all, with the promotion of their level, their demand for energy would also increase, like intermediate and senior totem warriors for whom the ordinary beast meat could not provide enough energy.

Until the end of the winter, each of the seven beasts became as skinny as Caesar when he had just been branded, even though the beasts were raised well. Even the chunky Si Ya lost weight.

After the winter, the most important ritual ceremony would be performed as usual.

According to the ancient volumes, the beasts that were successfully branded could participate in the sacrifice ritual because the fire would no longer keep them away.

Then on the day of the ritual, except Chacha, the other eight were brought to the top of the mountain, and they stood near the flame pit.

Participation in rituals meant that they are officially a member of the tribe.

This was a very strange picture. Over the past hundreds of years, it was the first time that men and beasts participated in the ritual ceremony.

Everyone was very excited, because they were lucky enough to witness such a great event that their ancestors also witnessed!

After the ritual, the Shaman made detailed records in the form of a Shaman Volume. This was a great achievement worth remembering since he took the position, so he should pass it down from one generation to another.

In contrast, left at home to avoid the flame, Chacha was lonely. Although he still had a good appetite, he had a much lower spirit.

After the ritual, the coldness of the winter had gradually vanished. From the top to the foot of the mountain, many animals became active again.

A few days before the first hunting mission, the branded beasts often went down the mountain.

When they were small, they were often bullied by Chacha. Each of them was caught by him, and then pull around in the sky, except for the falcon raised by Gui He and the turtle kept by Gui Ze.

Now, they became ferocious beasts, or close to the extent of ferocious beasts, so they were not afraid of Chacha. If he couldn’t fly, they probably would have taken revenge on him.

Fortunately, Caesar prevented them from provoking Chacha.

Caesar was originally inferior to these beast races. Even in the wolf species, he belonged to a relatively weak group, not as strong as the others.

Chacha still felt depressed in his nest, for those once bullied by him now became strong.

Shao Xuan was also helpless with this situation.

After the Shaman finished disciplining a batch of warriors who were newly awakened, Shao Xuan went up the mountain to have a talk with the Shaman.

“I plan to take Chacha there during this hunt.” Said Shao Xuan who was sitting opposite the Shaman.

The Shaman knew the place Shao Xuan was referring to. Hearing his intention, he was silent for a while, and then entered a room to take out a skin reel. He handed it to Shao Xuan and said, “This is the volume in which the ancestors recorded the place.”

Last year, after Shao Xuan mentioned Chacha’s condition to him, he carefully read the volumes, and extracted some relevant records.

Shao Xuan took the animal skin volume, and read the text records.

These were only ordinary text records, and were obviously based on the others’ retelling, for the meaning was not so clear.

The volume also mentioned the “Severing Land” that Mai had told him of.

When the ancestors had started the hunting route, they had been blocked by some thorny plants. But when they stood high, they could see the distant mountains, but due to the plants, they did not move forward.

So the ancestors called it the “Severing Land”, for it cut off the roads between the mountains so no one could go there.

And the volume also mentioned something interesting.

The Shaman had said Chacha was a giant mountain eagle.These eagles had their own beliefs and source of power, which Shao Xuan did not understand. This volume also mentioned the following.

It was said the power of the giant mountain eagle came from the abyss of the snow-capped mountain, and its top and bottom could not be seen. It was always covered with the snow and ice. It was also called the Eagle Mountain.

Ao, the Chief, had said that the giant mountain eagle came from the Eagle Mountain, but now it didn’t seem to be exactly correct. The Eagle Mountain was the source of their power, but whether it was their birth place had not yet been concluded.

Long long ago, the ancestors had only heard of the legend of the giant mountain eagle, but never seen them. Some people said that the mountain was the eagles’ cemetery, while some said that it was the eagle’s birth land.

There were not that many recordings in the volume, so Shao Xuan soon finished reading.

“Is it the Eagle Mountain where Chacha wants to go?” Shao Xuan felt puzzled and said.

“Maybe.” Said the Shaman.

Considering for a moment, Shao Xuan said: “I still intend to take him there to take a look.”