Natural Barrier

The Profound Ice Celestial Silkworm Race had an exceedingly powerful bloodline, vaguely on the level of the Yao Ancestor of the Demon Race. However, they rarely concerned themselves with worldly affairs and seldom ventured out into the world. They were even more low-key than the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan. Yet no one dared provoke them, so powerful were they. Even the Golden Lion Clan, reputed to be the number one clan in the Demon Realm, treated them with utmost respect, and had even sent their most outstanding disciple, Shi Ao, to marry into their clan.

The elders of the Profound Ice Celestial Silkworm Race had also taken a liking to Shi Ao's talent and resourcefulness, and agreed to let their own prodigy, Tian Xin, marry him. Tian Xin, however, had been unimpressed, declaring that she would agree only if Shi Ao could defeat her.

Tian Xin's response had infuriated the always-proud Shi Ao. But he truly was no match for her. His best result had been a draw—and that had only been because his cultivation had been one minor realm higher than hers at the time.

Shi Ao had great ambition, but he was also devoted to Tian Xin. Perhaps it was true that what one couldn't have always seemed best. For hundreds of years, he had turned down countless prodigious young women from the Demon Race, insisting that he would marry no one but Tian Xin. Such devotion was a rare sight in the Demon Realm. Yet Tian Xin remained unmoved, focusing solely on cultivation, and her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, leaving Shi Ao behind.

Seeing Shi Ao rebuffed, the prodigies of the other clans began to plot their own approaches and pursue Tian Xin as well. This enraged Shi Ao, who defied his clan's warnings