After transferring twice through the Ancient Teleportation Array and traveling for another five days atop various mounts, they finally barely reached the ancestral territory where the Three-Eyed Demon Race's royal clan was concentrated.
As they entered the ancestral territory, their pace slowed. Great numbers of Ji Hua's clansmen were gathering there as well.
"During the family's annual sacrifice each year, as long as our clansmen have the time, they always return to the ancestral territory! During the annual sacrifice, the family distributes precious cultivation resources to us, such as Demonic Spirit Fruits and the like.
"At the same time, we must also hand over the income from our territories to the family. The proportion differs according to one's status."
Because of Ye Zhen's identity as a Soul Demon King, Ji Hua deliberately sought to befriend him. Along the way, he occasionally chatted with Ye Zhen through Soul Transmission, introducing him to the circumstances of the Three-Eyed Demon Race until Ye Zhen's head swam.
This was not limited to the Three-Eyed Demon Race. Virtually every Devil Race was like this, with layer upon layer of complicated, chaotic rules.
Take the Three-Eyed Demon Race, for example. They themselves were ruled by the Myriad God Palace, yet the Three-Eyed Demon Race was also an extremely powerful feudal lord under the Myriad God Palace.
It was somewhat like a tribal system. The Myriad God Palace was like a tribal alliance, but the tribes themselves were rather chaotic. Among the Devil Race's various clans, only those of royal blood governed themselves as a unified whole, while the other lords lived in mixed communities.
For example, the Devil Race clans under Ji Hua's command numbered several dozen.
These relationships of allegiance sounded exceptionally confusing, but that was normal. The Devil Race's internal administration had always been