The Future in Which the Hei Clan Was Destined to Perish

Somewhere in a hidden underground location on the Black Snow Grassland.

Jiang Ding appeared once more and gently closed his eyes, receiving everything his clone had experienced over the years.

"The Hei Clan has completely lost control of more than ninety percent of the Black Snow Grassland."

"Divine Crow True Lord went out and slaughtered people once, but it had no effect. He couldn't restore his former dominion. More than a dozen direct-line Nascent Soul Cultivators, including Hei Chengwu, don't even dare leave Beast-Spirit Immortal City. They're terrified of death."

"I wasn't there at the time."

Jiang Ding felt a little regretful and continued receiving the memories.

"One of the major reasons the Hei Clan lost control was that Hei Louxi and the other collateral-line Nascent Soul Cultivators, along with at least tens of thousands of collateral-line Foundation Establishment cultivators and several million collateral-line Qi Refiners, completely abandoned their allegiance to the Hei Clan. Some changed their surnames, some pledged themselves to others, and none were willing to pay the direct line's blood tax or any other taxes again."

"Looks like the Hei Clan's collateral line was truly heartbroken."

"On top of the immense Rogue Cultivator forces that already existed, ninety percent of the Black Snow Grassland had broken free of Beast-Spirit Immortal City's control. Not a single cultivator offered up taxes anymore."

"The Hei Clan direct-line members who originally lived in these regions—whether Golden Core cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators, Qi Refiners, or mortals—all suffered retaliatory massacres at the hands of the Hei Clan's collateral line and the Rogue Cultivators. The casualties numbered in the hundreds of millions. White bones piled high, and corpses lay strewn across the wilderness."

Jiang Ding sucked in a cold breath.

The Hei Clan's collateral-line Golden Core cultivators had not been wholly unprepared. They had