Chapter 299 - The Demon Wolves Back Off! (2/2)
“What should we do?” a Demon Wolf asked. Since this ancient Almighty must not be provoked, they could only turn back.
“I must consult the Great Ancestor. Spread the order – from now on, all subjects of the Wolven Kingdom aren’t allowed to enter the Lianyun Mountains. Moreover, no one is to harm anyone from the Ye Clan of the Lianyun Mountains. Violators will be killed without pardon!” the Silver Wolf Daemon King said. He would have to see what the Great Ancestor said. Within the secret ground of the Wolven Kingdom, a Great Ancestor still survived. The Great Ancestor had transformed himself into the wolf clan’s hereditary treasure, a Spirit Arcana called the Demon Wolf Manic Blade. Thus, he had lived until now. He must have lived for at least ten thousand years. Perhaps he might have some insights regarding this matter.
“Yes,” the group of Demon Wolves chorused.
That ancient Almighty had only said that they were not allowed within a thousand and five hundred meters of the Ye Clan’s valley. To be safe, the Silver Wolf Daemon King ordered them to not enter the Lianyun Mountains.
They were just about to leave when the Silver Wolf Daemon King suddenly thought of something and asked, “Did you find out where the Ye Clan came from and if there are clan members beyond the valley?”
“We’ve ascertained that the Ye Clan was initially just a branch of a small faction called the Eighteen Houses of Lianyun in Donglin County. The clan was constantly beaten down by the House of Yun which was the Chair of the Eighteen Houses. Their most powerful fighter was only Ninth Level. There was a descendant named Ye Chen who was once ambushed by those from the House of Yun and his meridian channels were destroyed. However, unexpectedly, after a few days of effort, his meridian channels recovered and his cultivation base progressed rapidly. Thereafter, he was taken on as an apprentice of the Xiwu Empire’s Master Apothecary Xuanyi and began learning alchemy. Then, he joined a battle in the Exclusion Zone. After he came back from the Exclusion Zone and appeared in the Capital City, he was discovered by one of us and mistaken as a Daemon King,” a Demon Wolf said. Initially, they had thought that the real Ye Chen had died and was swapped out after his meridian channels were destroyed whereas the new Ye Chen was a transformed Daemon King. Now, on second thoughts, this Ye Chen was not transformed from a Daemon King. Rather, he had cultivated under an ancient Almighty and his cultivation base had swiftly improved, reaching Mystique Venerable Attainment Level in a few months. This was too shocking. Was cultivation really that simple?
“Any other information?” the Silver Moon Demon Wolf asked softly.
“The Ye Clan had always publicized that they had a Great Ancestor who was a supreme powerhouse,” a Demon Wolf said by one side. “Many people didn’t believe this, thinking that they were bluffing just to scare away their enemies. Could it be true?”
“Where did this ancestor of the Ye Clan come from? How many generations ago?” the Silver Wolf Daemon King continued asking.
“Please hold on, Your Highness. I’ll look it up.” A Demon Wolf dug out an aged book that was thick and heavy. In it were dense and complex records in beast language.
After a long while, the Demon Wolf said, “One early record dates back to when the Xiwu Empire was established. The Ye Clan had aided the Yin Clan of the Royal Tribe to conquer the land. At that time, the Ye Clan produced a general and was already a large clan.
“Even earlier, in the dynasty before the Xiwu Empire, it was the Tianlan Empire, which had lasted for around twenty-seven millennia. The Ye Clan had produced a few people with extraordinary talent. In the Tianlan Empire then, those at the Grand Supreme Stage were a dime a dozen and the Ye Clan had seventy-two Grand Supremes.
“Even further back, before the Tianlan Empire, the existing information was rather scarce. At that time, the nation was called the Gulan Empire, which lasted for over seventy-six millennia. A few existences were surpassing Grand Supremes known as Godly Mystique combatants. This information mentions the Ye Clan too. At that time, the Ye Clan had three Godly Mystique combatants.” The Demon Wolf looked up with an astonished glance at the Silver Wolf Daemon King. There were only five chapters on the Gulan Empire. Compared to the Tianlan Empire which had over a hundred chapters of information, this was very little. “Most of this information was memories recorded by the Great Ancestors of the wolf clan. To think that the Ye Clan was mentioned too. This shows that their influence was tremendous back then.”
“Alright, you can stop there.” The Silver Wolf Daemon King waved a paw. The history of the Ye Clan dated back to more than fifty thousand years by far. It was possible a family like this would have one or two ancient Almighty characters still surviving!
To think that a small remote clan could have such a long, distant history. A clan that was incomparably glorious back then had declined to such a state, on the brink of extinction. Perhaps that ancestor of the Ye Clan could not bear this and thus came to help the Ye Clan rise?
The Silver Wolf Daemon King felt that his hypothesis made sense the more he thought about it. He would ask the Great Ancestor after he went back. He looked at the three Daemon King Rank Demon Wolves and asked, “Are there any Ye Clan members who are outside the Ye Clan’s valley?”
“There are. Ye Chen’s father, Ye Zhantian, has been dubbed the Second-Rank Prince of Donglin by the Xiwu Empire’s emperor. Currently, Ye Zhantian is helping the evacuees of the Xiwu Empire to settle down. He’s inside Donglin City!” A Demon Wolf spoke.
The Silver Wolf Daemon King pondered for a moment. “Blackwing, you get in touch with Ye Zhantian. Give them some assistance and build relations with them. We must greatly support the Ye Clan and make them feel grateful toward our Wolven Kingdom! If you need anything, get it from any branch of the Wolven Kingdom!”
“Yes, Your Highness, I’ll surely carry this through!” the Demon Wolf Daemon King called Blackwing nodded as he responded.
The remaining Demon Wolves, led by the Silver Wolf Daemon King, turned into a cloud of dust that vanished at the horizon, leaving only that Demon Wolf Daemon King called Blackwing. He quickly transformed from his wolf form to a young man in black clothes. He had handsome features, only his brow carried a dark, ruthless energy. Still, he hid it well. Only those martial experts above Mystique Adept or Mystique Venerable Rank would notice. Ordinary people would not see it at all.
The wolf clan was known to be savage and bloodthirsty. However, at the same time, they were an intelligent, shrewd group, knowing what to do to get the most benefits.
Blackwing had casually captured a Nightwind in the mountain and rode it toward Donglin City.