The sun rose above the clouds, its radiance wheeling through the sky. Scorched by the fiery clouds, sky and sea alike turned crimson.
The surging waves and raging breakers of the marshlands were all washed in crimson gold, their shimmering splendor enough to set the heart and soul adrift.
Inside Changli Island's main hall, Chen Heng studied the letter from Chen Yufu, his eyes flickering thoughtfully.
Chen Yufu, a kinsman of the Chen Clan...
Back when he had been in Golden Drum Cave in the Earth Abyss.
He had heard Qiao Yubi mention the Chen Clan and learned something of them.
The Chen lineage had originally been a distinguished aristocratic clan in Demon-Severing Land.
His illustrious ancestor, Chen Qianzheng, had inherited his father's title and become one of the thirteen Great Divine Officials serving the Land Lord of Demon-Severing Land, enjoying exceptional prestige.
Later, however, he had chosen the wrong side in a factional struggle. Not only had Chen Qianzheng been stripped of his title and died a miserable death, but the new Land Lord of Demon-Severing Land had nearly exterminated his entire clan.
Only the great-grandfather, Chen Zongdan, had escaped with his life, taken by an old family servant to study the Dao in Zhu Jingtian's Divine Firmament Sect.
But after achieving success in the Immortal Dao, Chen Zongdan had led his followers back into Demon-Severing Land and publicly executed its new Land Lord, avenging that blood feud.
With the Divine Firmament Sect's support, he had become Demon-Severing Land's next Land Lord.
Once Chen Zongdan headed the clan, his first priority had been to produce descendants and replenish the Chen Clan's numbers!
Under him, the Chen Clan's influence had surpassed even that of Chen Qianzheng's time.
It had been flowers embroidered upon brocade, oil poured onto a blazing fire!