It was common knowledge that among the myriad ancient races, smaller clans often attached themselves to larger ones, living at the mercy of others.
Beneath a powerful royal clan, there were thousands upon thousands of lesser clans seeking refuge and dependency.
The ancient imperial clans that had once produced supreme imperial figures had even more countless vassal races. Some even had several royal clans serving beneath them, such as the Silver Clan under Golden Cave.
The appearance of the Divine Silkworm Princess and the Holy Prince did not merely represent Divine Silkworm Ridge and Flower-Fruit Mountain; it also represented the long string of vassal races under their command.
It could be said that the ancient race higher-ups' "blockade policy" against the human race had officially failed completely.
The ancient beings who had long since arrived near Jade Lake and concealed themselves within the void could only reveal themselves, even as they cursed the two imperial clans for refusing to stand with them.
"The Cave Lord of Fire Qilin Thirteen Caves has arrived!"
"The Mountain Lord of Blood Phoenix Seventeen Mountains has arrived!"
"The Great Heavenly King of Primordial Lake... has arrived!"
"Golden Cave..."
In an instant, divine radiance shot into the heavens as great numbers of imperial clans and royal clans made their entrance.
Those able to descend alongside the ancient race higher-ups had, at the very least, an Ancestor King seated within their clans. Ancient Saint pressure surged in like an overwhelming tide, crushing the human cultivators until they could barely breathe.
Thud, thud, thud...
Quite a few human cultivators with respectable cultivation were pressed to the ground one after another in miserable states, drawing loud laughter from the ancient beings, who deliberately watched them make fools of themselves.
Only after the hidden foundations of the various sects intervened