Attendees

The group arrived at the Council Hall, where a number of familiar faces were already seated.

On the side of the Ancient Races, the patriarchs of the Lei Yan Yao clans personally arrived. Although the great war had caused heavy casualties to the three clans, thanks to the improvement of the overall environment of the Fierce Qi Continent, the strength of each clan recovered quite quickly. The two patriarchs, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, had grown to the Nine Star Dou Sheng Late Stage, and were not far from the Dou Emperor Realm that they had never dared to dream of before.

In contrast, Yao Dan, the Medicine Tribe Clan Leader, has progressed more slowly in strength due to his advanced age and the severe injuries he suffered in the past. He is only at the Eight Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage realm. However, the actions of the Yao Clan's strongmen who risked their lives to protect the Yao Clan's geniuses during the Medicine World War have now paid off. Nearly ten new Dou Sheng Expert have been born in the Yao Clan. Over the past few decades, the number of Dou Sheng Expert has only slightly decreased compared to before the severe injuries.

As for the Stone Spirit Two Tribes, they were almost wiped out. With less than ten members remaining in each clan, it was extremely difficult for them to revive their races. After the Soul Clan was destroyed, they could not return to their old homeland. After careful consideration, they accepted the invitation of the Langya Pavilion to join. Since the survivors were the most talented group among the two clans, their quality became the strongest among many Ancient Races, reaching the level of the Saint Realm per capita. At this time, the temporary leaders of the two clans Fairy Ling Yi and Stone Clan's Grand Elder Shi Yuan, were also present.

On the Central Plains side were Yao Chen, the Heavenly Mansion Master, as well as the Lord of the Pill Tower, Xuan Kongzi, the Supreme Elder of the Flower Sect Grand Supreme, and Fire Cloud Old Ancestor, among others. Their auras had all improved significantly compared to before, clearly indicating that they had made considerable gains during this period.

Yao Chen, in particular, has a rosy complexion, a bright spirit, and is always cheerful. His cultivation has also grown the fastest, and he has now become Eight Star Dou Sheng, which is no less than that of Yao Dan, the Medicine Tribe Clan Leader. After all, he has a good disciple. His status as the only imperial tutor in the Fierce Qi Continent is always the envy of others.

As one of the few staunch allies of the Langya Pavilion, the Heavenly Sound Old Man, who is now Five-Star Dou Sheng, naturally did not miss the event. Behind him stood a pretty girl with a short flute hanging from her waist and a long zither on her back. Her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Ye Shenghan's, and she was none other than Ye Shenghan's daughter Yin Qiyue.

Having grown into a young woman, Yin Qiyue appeared somewhat naive under the protection of Sound Valley and Langya Pavilion. However, the aura she exuded revealed that this seemingly innocent girl could indeed shatter the Heavenly Spirit with her bare hands. Her soft, watery eyes curiously surveyed her surroundings, and her eyes lit up when she saw Yi Huang appear.

Yi Huang also saw the girl. She liked this girl, whom she treated like her own granddaughter, very much. She smiled slightly as a greeting. Yin Qiyue knew that the occasion was serious and did not make any further moves.

In addition, Huang Jingtian and Old Man Tianyun were also present. The former was limited by the difficulty of body cultivation and was still stuck at the Nine Star Dou Sheng Peak. However, his seemingly shallow body contained a terrifying power. His physical strength made him capable of fighting even against Dou Di experts. He even fought Xiao Xuan, who had become Becoming Emperor, for more than ten moves without showing any signs of defeat.

Because Old Man Tianyun was already old and frail, his body was severely aged, and he was about to end his life. He faced life and death with equanimity and was all alone. He was not deeply obsessed with becoming Dou Di. Even though Xiao Yan, the number one Emperor Pill Master in the world, had personally treated his body, he had only barely broken through to the ninth Nine Star of Dou Sheng.

The reclusive Old Man Tianyun found a small town on the edge of the Endless Mountains at the border of the Western Regions of Western Region of the Central Plains and the Western Continent. He opened a school, enrolled young children to begin their cultivation, and lived a peaceful and carefree life.

Originally, no one wanted to disturb the old man's later years. However, when Langya Pavilion was making its plans across the continent, they were unlucky and ran into the old man who was taking a stroll in the Endless Mountains. Sensing something was wrong, the Old Man Tianyun immediately came to the Langya Pavilion to inquire about the reason. Yi Huang had no choice but to reveal the truth to him. The old man then took the initiative to join in and did not waver no matter how Yi Huang and the others tried to dissuade him.

Besides the allies from the time when they fought against the Soul Clan, there was also a new face present – Huang Tian, Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

There's a story behind Huang Tian's joining. At that time, the Soul Clan was wiped out by a coalition of several major forces. After that, Xiao Han's identity was revealed, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan became Becoming Emperor one after another. The Langya Pavilion, which had close ties with the Xiao Clan and possessed formidable strength, naturally flourished in the Central Plains. The Beast Region Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, which was close to the Southern Region, also faced considerable pressure, since the relationship between the two families was far from friendly.

However, what truly terrified the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was the news of the return of the Void Ancient Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun from the Void Ancient Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and his breakthrough to become Becoming Emperor. The Void Ancient Dragon and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan were absolute mortal enemies. Back when Zhu Kun was still alive, the Void Ancient Dragon suppressed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and it was only after Zhu Kun disappeared that the clan finally managed to survive.

After Zhu Kun disappeared, the Void Ancient Dragon also went into hiding in the void. The Beast Region was almost entirely dominated by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, who lived a very comfortable life!

But the good days didn't last long. Zhu Kun returned and became the Becoming Emperor!

It's not impossible that if Zhu Kun were to make a move, he could wipe out the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

Only Dou Di expert can contend with her. Heavenly Demon Phoenix herself doesn't have that ability, so she can only find a backer.

However, there are only four Dou Di powerhouses on the continent, and they all became Becoming Emperor one after the other. The leaders of these forces and Zhu Kun are comrades-in-arms, so why would they offend Dou Di powerhouse for the sake of a mere Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan? Even the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan itself was unwilling to believe it.

Just as the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan was gripped by fear, and all the powerful members were scratching their heads and looking on with trepidation, a usually silent Elder of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, a Dou Zun, stepped forward and walked before all the members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan with the hope of survival.

His solution was to seek help from the Langya Pavilion.

But will Langya Pavilion agree?

Clan Chief Huang Tian did not blindly refuse because the other party had previously embarrassed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan; instead, he raised more practical questions.

When Langya Pavilion became famous in Central Plains, he was well aware of the conflict between his family and Langya Pavilion. They and Yi Huang were sworn enemies who killed each other's fathers!

The fact that Langya Pavilion didn't reduce the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to ashes is already quite magnanimous.

However, the Elder also succinctly pointed out that the punishment under the clan rules for Yi Huang's father, who was a member of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, to have an affair with an outsider and to conceal his Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan bloodline was at most the removal of his bloodline, expulsion from the clan, and demotion to a lower branch. It was not enough to warrant death. The culprit who killed Yi Huang's father was not the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan rules or the original punishment, but the Elder who changed the execution method due to personal grudges during the process.

The death of Yi Huang's father indirectly led to a series of terrible consequences, which caused deep hatred between Yi Huang and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

However, the culprit was killed by Yi Huang a hundred years ago, and the other party obviously did not pursue the matter afterward. The conflict between Heavenly Demon Phoenix and Langya Pavilion was merely a struggle for interests and could not be called hatred.

It can be said that the basis of hatred between the two sides no longer exists, and now all that is needed is a sufficiently substantial apology to move the other side.

As for the apology, Huang Tian looked at the other party in shock after hearing the former's whisper, and finally nodded slowly.

Faced with the threat of extinction, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan acted swiftly and decisively. Half a month later, Clan Chief Huang Tian and the Elder personally visited Deputy Pavilion Master Yi Huang to offer their apologies and express their willingness to submit to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Langya Pavilion and become its subordinate forces.

Upon seeing the apology, Yi Huang fell silent, her eyes reddening. This apology would be worthless to others, but to Yi Huang it was an invaluable treasure—her father's remains.

The bodies of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan who die as punishment for committing crimes according to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan rules are not allowed to enter the clan's Forbidden Ground. Instead, they will be burned in flames, signifying that they will never be accepted back into the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

She had assumed that her father, who was wanted by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, would die without a trace, and that was exactly what the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Elder, whom Yi Huang had killed, had told her.

However, even that Elder probably couldn't have imagined that someone would dare to risk being severely punished by the clan rules by switching the remains right under the noses of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan!

As for the existence of the "switcheroo" that caused the bone-corrosion, it was naturally the Elder who made the suggestion to Huang Tian.

This Elder had no relation to Yi Huang's father. He was simply acting out of Heart of Compassion because he couldn't stand the actions of the Elder who had used his powerful backer to frame the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. He took advantage of his position to switch the remains.

He originally intended to secretly bury Yi Huang's father's remains in the Forbidden Ground of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, but due to various reasons, he was unable to do so. He never expected that this unintentional act would save the entire Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan a hundred years later.

Along with Yi Huang's father's remains, a vast amount of resources unique to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan were also brought, but Yi Huang didn't even glance at them. After burying her father's remains, she also fulfilled her promise and invited her ancestor Xiao Xuan to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to meet Zhu Kun.

Zhu Kun unexpectedly and casually agreed to Yi Huang's request that the Void Ancient Dragon Tribe show leniency and spare the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

If he wanted to take action, he would have done so back when he was still the Dragon Emperor. Why wait until now? He never intended to do so.

Only the Ancient Sky Phoenix is qualified to be an enemy of the Void Ancient Dragon. The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, a mere descendant of the Ancient Sky Phoenix, is not worthy.

This was just the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's needless worry, Zhu Kun could conveniently do Langya Pavilion a favor, so why not?

The crisis of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was thus resolved. Originally, this act of privately keeping the corpses of clansmen was a serious violation of clan rules, and as the clan leader, Huang Tian should have severely punished the Elder.

However, the other party clearly saved the life of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. At the same time, the Elder was very sensible and told Huang Tian about his act of hiding the corpse alone, without spreading it widely within the clan. Only the two of them knew about it, so the impact was completely zero.

Finally, after confirming that the Void Ancient Dragon would not attack the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, Huang Tian publicly announced the Elder's contributions in front of all the clan's powerful members, rewarding them for their merits, promoting them, and giving them a raise, thus elevating them to the pinnacle of their lives.

As a result of this incident Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan came under the command of the Langya Pavilion and also attended this meeting.

The meeting began, and the powerful figures did not waste any words. Apart from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, the other forces had already cooperated once when they annihilated the Soul Clan. Now, they only needed to redistribute tasks and expand the alliance to the entire continent. After a brief discussion, they began to finalize the personnel for each party.

"I'll handle persuading the Magical Beast Families in the Central Plains Beast Region Realm. You shouldn't have any problems, right?"

Zhu Kun's questions were naturally directed at Yao Ming of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, and Huang Tian. The latter, whose scalp tingled as Zhu Kun's gaze inadvertently swept over him, immediately stood up, having already sought the opinion of the Langya Pavilion regarding the issue of ownership of the Huang Tian, and hurriedly replied:

"My Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan agrees."

Yao Ming was stunned by Huang Tian's quick reaction before nodding in agreement.

"How about the Ancient Races and Xiao Clan take the lead in establishing the Gu Clan races and their affiliated forces?" Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan spoke up, and the other Ancient Races naturally agreed, which was the best outcome.

"The forces in Central Plains should give our two families some face, so let us handle this." Heavenly Mansion Yao Chen also took over the task. As behemoths in Central Plains, Langya Pavilion and Heavenly Mansion together are enough to sweep away all dissenting voices in Central Plains.

With the Central Plains demarcated, only the other regions of the Fierce Qi Continent remain. Although the Central Plains is the most prosperous and powerful, it does not mean that other regions can be abandoned at will.

"Leave the Southern Continent to my Heavenly Barbarian Sect," Huang Jing Tian said, as he had absolute say as a local power.

"Why!"

Old Man Tianyun tapped the floor with his cane, his aged voice echoing in the hall.

"I've spent some time in the Western Continent, so I'm sure those sects still recognize me. I'll leave that place to you."

"Leave the Northern Continent to my Xiao Clan," Xiao Xuan said after thinking for a moment. Unlike other Ancient Races located in the Central Plains, the Xiao Clan originated in the Northwest Continent, and the Northern Continent happens to be their main base.

"This Eastern Continent..." The powerful figures present looked at each other in bewilderment. The Eastern Continent was not close to any of the various forces, and their impressions of it were limited to understanding and being familiar with the local forces. However, it was unrealistic to say that the major forces had a profound influence on the Eastern Continent.

"Then let my Gu Clan handle it." Gu Yuan thought for a moment and accepted this seemingly troublesome task. With the current size of the Gu Clan, protecting the entire Eastern Continent shouldn't be a problem. At this moment, he had no idea that this task would be far more critical than he imagined. (End of this chapter)