Ancient Clan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ancient Clan (古族)
Species/Race	Ancient imperial clan; one of the Eight Ancient Clans 52 96
Affiliation	Core force in the Soul Resistance Alliance 124
Occupation/Role	Ancient race, guardian of its inherited bloodline and relics, and a principal opponent of the Soul Clan 107 115
Status	Active 147
First Appearance	52

Background

The Ancient Clan is an ancient imperial lineage descended from the Ancient Emperor, its progenitor and the last known Dou God of the clan. Its inherited techniques, sacred artifacts, and bloodline traditions have endured from antiquity into the present era. 108 114 115

The clan resides in the Ancient World and maintains Gu Sheng City as its principal gateway to the outside world. Although it appears prosperous, its leadership acknowledges entrenched factional conflict, competing interests, and infiltration by hostile forces. 105 116

The Soul Clan is the Ancient Clan's mortal enemy. Their conflict predates the present story by centuries: three Shadow Guards assassinated Ancient Clan Elder Gu Xing He three hundred years earlier, and the Soul Clan later infiltrated the Northwest Continent to prepare its Soul Devouring Plan. 85 98

Organization

Position / Body	Known member(s)	Function
Clan Leader	Gu Yuan	Leads the clan, directs major policy, and authorizes its highest protections and resources. 96 115
Great Elder	Gu Feng	A Six-Star Dou Saint who oversees major clan matters and evaluates Gu Long's return. 107
Grand Elders	Gu Xuan and four others	Reclusive, millennia-old powerhouses who emerge only for crises capable of changing the clan's or continent's fate. 121
Black Seal Army	Commanded by Gu Lie; Gu Qingyang serves as Deputy Commander	The clan's shield and a major military force; its commanders hold significant political influence. 1 107 116
Heavenly Pivot Pavilion	—	Administrative center overseeing resources, personnel, intelligence, and external affairs. 116

Internal Politics

• The clan contains multiple factions, making Gu Long's return as Gu Lie's grandson politically contentious. 105 107
• Yang Hao, a Black Seal Army commander, opposed Gu Long and plotted against him during the Ancient Clan Grand Competition. 106 108 110
• Gu Yang's cooperation with the Soul Clan exposed a deeper infiltration problem; Gu Yuan subsequently activated the Shadow Plan to investigate the clan internally. 125 129 116
• The leadership concealed Gu Long's Divine Bloodline from the wider public, presenting him only as an exceptionally gifted Saint Son to reduce external attention. 116

Bloodline and Succession

The purity of an Ancient Clan member's bloodline determines access to inheritance, cultivation potential, and standing within the clan's sacred trials. The Ancient Emperor Mirror evaluates bloodline, talent, and temperament before granting its legacies. 114

• Divine Bloodline — The clan's highest secret and an exceptionally rare inheritance. Gu Long's bloodline tested at 97% purity, qualifying him for the Mirror's highest inheritance tier. 114 116
• Ancient Emperor Bloodline — A superior bloodline associated with the Ancient Emperor and the clan's ancient imperial legacy. 114 115
• Saint Son — The foremost core disciple, whose actions and decisions represent the Ancient Clan. The title grants broad access to clan facilities and resources. 115 116
• Marriage alliances — Bloodline is central to political marriage. Gu Yuan announced Gu Long and Gu Xun Er's betrothal, with their marriage set for when both reach Dou Saint. 116

Holdings and Inheritances

Site / Asset	Significance
Ancient World	The clan's home territory and location of its central institutions, assembly hall, and forbidden grounds. 96 121
Gu Sheng City	The Ancient Clan's gateway to the outside world and the largest trade center in the Eastern Region of the Central Continent. 105
Gu Jian Pavilion	Major clan institution where Gu Long met Great Elder Gu Feng; its ninth level hosts high-level discussions and accommodations. 107
Heavenly Pivot Pavilion	Administrative institution divided into departments for resources, personnel, intelligence, and foreign affairs. 116
Inheritance Ancient Hall	Repository of inherited knowledge; its ninth floor is normally restricted but was opened to Gu Long as Saint Son. 115 116
Ancient Emperor Mirror	Sacred heirloom with a tenfold time-flow difference, ancestral legacies, bloodline trials, and residual soul imprints of past experts. 114
Ancient Battlefield Space	A lethal one-time trial ground where entrants battle projections of past Ancient Clan powerhouses to seek breakthrough. 121 122 124
Ancient Emperor's Tomb	The Ancient Emperor's burial site in the Burial God Mountain Range, guarded by bloodline-based trials and ancient runes. 128
Ancient Emperor Talisman	Emergency talisman containing Gu Yuan's full-strength strike, capable of temporarily resisting a Five-Star Dou Saint's attack. 115

Relationships

• Soul Clan — Mortal enemy; the Ancient Clan investigates and counters its Shadow Guard, Soul Devouring Plan, and attempts to open the Gate of Nine Nethers. 98 121 131
• Flame Clan — Allied ancient clan within the Soul Resistance Alliance; later lost an envoy to the Soul Devouring Hall. 121 124 140
• Thunder Clan — Allied ancient clan in the resistance against the Soul Clan and Soul Devouring Hall. 121 124 140
• Yao Clan — Allied ancient clan; its leader fought in the Burial God conflict, while its envoy was later devoured by the Soul Devouring Hall. 121 132 140
• Shi Clan — Allied ancient clan that joined the anti-Soul coalition and later sent an envoy to the Soul Devouring Hall. 121 124 140
• Ling Clan — Allied ancient clan whose representative provided records on the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Array. 121 124
• Misty Cloud Sect — Placed under Ancient Clan protection after Gu Yun Hai's intervention against Hun Yu. 98
• Dragon Domain — Protected by Gu Long and treated as a priority after the Soul Clan targeted it in retaliation for his actions. 115 117
• Soul Devouring Hall — Hostile emerging power suspected of ties to the Tunling Clan, the Nihility Devouring Flame, or remnants of the Soul Clan; it devoured a five-Dou-Saint envoy group. 140 141

Story Role

Response to the Soul Clan

After Xun Er requested emergency support for Gu Long in the Northwest Continent, Gu Yuan and Gu Lie dispatched Elder Gu Yun Hai, a One-Star Dou Saint, to investigate. Gu Yun Hai later used Soul Search on the captured Shadow Guard Hun Yu, uncovering details of the Soul Clan's regional infiltration and Soul Devouring Plan. 96 98

The clan placed the Misty Cloud Sect under its protection and warned Gu Long to return to the Central Continent, where Ancient Clan territory would offer greater security against Soul Clan retaliation. 98

Recognition of Gu Long

Gu Long's return to the Ancient World brought him into conflict with Black Seal Army factions, but his victories in the Ancient Clan Grand Competition and performance in the Ancient Emperor Mirror forced the leadership to recognize his potential. 106 110 114

After obtaining the Ancient Emperor Scripture and the Ancient Emperor Core Inheritance, Gu Long was named the Ancient Clan's Saint Son. The clan concealed the full extent of his bloodline and inheritance while granting him access to restricted resources and authority to mobilize thirty percent of clan resources. 115 116

Soul Resistance Alliance and Burial God War

Following the Burial Soul Abyss incident, the Grand Elder Council judged the Soul Clan threat too great for the Ancient Clan to face alone. It contacted the Flame, Thunder, Yao, Shi, and Ling Clans, leading to the formation of the Soul Resistance Alliance with the Ancient Clan at its core. 121 124

The alliance attacked the Burial God Mountain Range to destroy the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Array. Gu Yuan led the coalition, while Gu Long's group destroyed multiple Array Eyes and entered the Gate of Nine Nethers to confront Hun Tiandi's plan. 131 132

Conflict with the Soul Devouring Hall

Years after the Burial God battle, the Ancient Clan responded to the Soul Devouring Hall's expansion by coordinating an envoy mission with four other ancient clans. The Hall Master devoured all five Dou Saint envoys, including Ancient Clan Elder Gu Guan. 140

Gu Yuan declared war after Gu Qingyang and a squad of Ancient Clan elites were ambushed, with Gu Qingyang severely injured and ten elites killed. The Ancient Clan subsequently prepared a combined assault with the Flame, Thunder, Yao, and Shi Clans. 141

Trivia

• The Ancient Clan publicly declared Gu Qingyang the champion of the Grand Competition while concealing Gu Long's superior inheritance and true status to protect him from external enemies. 115
• The Ancient Emperor Mirror's time flows ten times faster than the outside world. 114
• Only a little over twenty recorded Ancient Clan entrants successfully emerged from the Ancient Battlefield Space after breaking through; eighteen are recorded as having died within it. 121