Published at 13th of June 2025 9:26 am

Chapter 1164: Saintess Alternation! 守哲 Manipulates the Clouds and Rain (Seeking Monthly Votes)

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Gu God Tribe.

As the political and cultural core of the Barbarian Gu Clan, the Gu God Tribe spanned a vast area, almost ten times the size of a regular Gu Fortress, and even the larger tribes with tens of thousands of inhabitants paled in comparison in scale.

The permanent population of Gu God Tribe itself was also around several hundred thousands, far more than any ordinary Gu Fortress could match.

Even on normal days, the tribe routinely saw visitors from other tribes, and the exchange of goods was frequent. The tribe also hosted specialized markets and trading posts, almost resembling a city in miniature.

Recently, with the festival day drawing near, guests continuously arrived in the tribe, making it even more bustling than usual with people coming and going during daylight, and creating a hubbub of voices. Even the pressing army of Daqian outside could not prevent this fervor.

In just over ten days, it would be the time for the Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing to officially succeed as the Saintess and pray to their ancestors. For the Barbarian Gu Clan, it was an extremely important day and a rare celebration, which needed thorough preparation.

Hence, the men and women, young and old, in the tribe had begun their preparations early in the morning.

The central altar in the tribe was naturally the most crucial.

The altar dedicated to ancestral worship had a very ancient history and had been in use since the Gu God Tribe had moved here. The ash-gray stone materials, weathered over epochs, had become mottled and antiqued, conveying a sense of deep solemnity.

On the altar stood a tall totem pole.

Presently, an elderly man from the tribe was holding a bucket of paint, attentively and painstakingly re-painting the totem designs on the pole, restoring some life to the ancient totem pole.

On the altar, there were also dark-skinned lean men meticulously cleaning the altar time and again, ensuring that each crevice between the stones was as polished and clean as new, without a speck of dust.

Further away, other men were moving items and rearranging the altar under the direction of the tribe Elders.

Unlike the tall, fair girls, men from the Barbarian Gu Clan generally appeared much leaner and their skin was darker. Compared to the radiant girls, the men seemed much less remarkable in appearance.

However, both men and women had various tattoos.

In the Bamboo Building beside the altar, a group of girls was busy taking down old, greyed decorations or cleaning and replacing them with new ones.

This Bamboo Building was a rare large-scale structure among the Barbarian Gu Clan, its height and floor area several times that of ordinary Bamboo Buildings, and the complexity and finesse of its construction far surpassed typical ones.

Unquestionably, its owner was one of the tribe’s Sacred figures, either a Saintess or a Saint, titles with considered long historical significance.

However, the Barbarian Gu Clan had yet not been able to advance further into the Void Realm, so both the roles of Saintess and Saint had been merely nominal.

As the residence of the Saintess, the Bamboo Building was constructed not from ordinary bamboo but from a special type of Spiritual Bamboo that held many mystical properties. Each piece had been treated with special techniques, and even after many years, it showed no signs of aging.

At this moment, several girls were carrying bamboo baskets, selecting exquisitely cut paper cutouts from within and pasting them onto the columns, doors, and windows of the Bamboo Building.

This too was a custom of the Barbarian Gu Clan.

The paper cutouts depicted the Six God Gu from the tribe’s ancient legends—powerful Gu Bugs said to have been cultivated by ancestral masters, each possessing formidable powers that could protect the tribespeople in a perilous world.

During festivals, elders would cut these out and stick them to doors and windows to ward off calamities and pray for ancestral blessings, also adding to the festive atmosphere.

“Have you guys heard?” a girl suddenly spoke up, “Yesterday, the former Quasi Sacred Maiden Ya, along with several Elders, went to complain to the Saintess Grandma, accusing Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing of colluding with outsiders, betraying our Sacred Gu Clan, and harboring ill intentions from the start, calling her a lackey for the Daqian people. It caused quite a stir.”

“Daqian people refer to the Barbarian Gu Clan, but naturally, we call ourselves the Sacred Gu Clan.”

“With such a fuss, how could I not have heard? My dad even went to watch the excitement,” another girl rolled her eyes, “If you ask me, the former Quasi Sacred Maiden Ya just can’t see the situation clearly. Isn’t she just trying to use this to overthrow Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing and take her place as the new Saintess? But she doesn’t think about all that Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing has done for us since her arrival, solving so many troubles?”

“When Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing first arrived, so many Elders opposed the Saintess Grandma sheltering her, and now they all respectfully agree, don’t they? Saying she harbors ill intentions, who would believe that? I certainly don’t.”

“Exactly.” Another girl also seemed dissatisfied, “The day of the festival is set, yet Ya still hasn’t given up, still acting like she’s that high and mighty Quasi Sacred Maiden. Does she even see that now, aside from Elder Chen and those few staunch conservatives, how many Elders are still willing to support her?”

The Quasi Sacred Maiden Luo Jing they were talking about was naturally Wang Shouzhe’s fifth sister, Wang Luo Jing.

Since arriving at the Barbarian Gu Clan decades ago, as a person from Daqian, her initial journey here was fraught with difficulty. Many from the Barbarian Gu Clan viewed her with prejudice, always on guard, and even her acceptance by the current Saintess was met with numerous challenges.

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