Disappointment showed on Shi Yue's face. He had thought he could learn the truth about True Lord Tian Xu from Shangguan Rui. Now it seemed he had overestimated Shangguan Rui—or rather, the era of True Lord Tian Xu was simply too distant.
It made sense. If Shi Yue had been True Lord Tian Xu, he wouldn't have left behind a Life Soul Lamp either. Whether he could ascend to the Immortal Realm or not, no one would know. That would actually have been better for the Black Luan Clan. As long as no faction could confirm that True Lord Tian Xu had died, they wouldn't dare attack the Black Luan Clan lightly, leaving the clan relatively safe.
After the Devil Race had been wiped out, conflicts between the human and demon races had grown increasingly fierce. Why not call them the Shen Family? Insisting on calling them the Black Luan Clan would only cause the other human factions to ostracize the Shen Family.
The Shen Family really was beyond saving. They were caught between a rock and a hard place. The entire Black Luan Star Domain was now named after the Black Luan Clan. Even if the clan changed its name to the Shen Family, Shi Yue doubted many people would actually use that name for them.
Many humans probably shared Shi Yue's thoughts. They simply forgot that after True Lord Tian Xu disappeared, it was his grandmother, who came from the Qingluan Clan, who truly held the power to decide the Shen Family's fate. Without the backing of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, whether the Shen Family could have survived in those circumstances would have been uncertain.
After all, although True Lord Tian Xu's fame had spread far and wide, he had also made plenty of enemies. Just as many