On the morning of the third day, Jason arrived at Bloodshadow Valley as promised.
Looking at the corpse of the divine beast that made up the canyon, Jason could tell that it was probably the true form of a Midgod.
The Divine Clone is composed of pure Divine Power and does not have the ability to gather other attribute elements outside of itself. Furthermore, judging from the strength of its bones, it is at the level of a Lowgod Artifact. Jason estimates that only a Saint-level beast with strong talent could raise its main body to this level of strength when it reached the Midgod realm.
Upon arriving at the forbidden area, Bili was already waiting.
"Please come with me, Your Excellency." Bili remained as composed as ever, neither humble nor arrogant.
Inside a cave leading underground, there were five figures: four humans and one Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend. Jason could sense that the four human-shaped "people," including Delisha, also exuded the aura of Bladewing Fiend.
With four Deity-level and Bili, that makes five Deity-level- Deity-level beings, exceeding Jason's expectations.
Delisha began, "Let me introduce you: Landon, Aaron, Angela, Rita, and Bili, whom you know."
After some investigation, it was learned that Delisha and Landon were already Deity-level before arriving on the Yulan Continent. Now, Delisha Refine Divine Spark and become Highgod, while Landon remains Lowgod. Aaron and Angela broke through to Lowgod on the Yulan Continent. Rita is also Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend from the Abyss, but she has not yet broken through to Deity-level. As for Bili, she was a Deity-level magical beast that Delisha saved years ago and is now responsible for guarding the "Blue Jade Fruit Tree."
Jason had initially thought that Bili was being controlled by the Soul Seed, but now he knew that Bili also came from another dimension. After the great battle, everyone she knew died, so she voluntarily stayed here.
Furthermore, Delisha said that none of the five Deity-level among them were Soul Seed could control the Edicts of Death through the Deity-level. The Edicts of Death is not something that can be comprehended simply by wanting to understand any particular rule; whether or not one can master Soul Seed control depends heavily on luck.
As for Aaron, he is the only one among the five who knows how to refine Soul Gold Bead, and he is also the one who has been collecting souls over the years.
Perhaps Jason's breakthrough truly pleased them, as they enjoyed their conversation and shared many significant events in the family's history with Jason.
"The great war five thousand years ago was not a chaotic battle, but a joint struggle between more than twenty Highgod for the Sovereign Artifact in Lord Beirut's hands!" Landon seemed quite talkative as he recounted the secrets of five thousand years ago to Jason.
"Including the Highgod who enslaved us, all the Highgod who descended were at least as powerful as Abyss lords. But Lord Beirut was just too strong. He wielded a black staff, and few could withstand a single blow Undying. In the end, all the Highgod lost their will to fight and scattered and fled. I don't know if anyone escaped the Yulan Continent!" Landon still revealed his fear of Beirut from time to time while recounting the past.
"You just said you were enslaved? Didn't you come here willingly following a Highgod?" Jason sensed the problem in Landon's words; this was different from what Jason had heard before.
At this moment, Delisha spoke up, "Do you think Abyss powerhouse who cultivates the Edicts of Death would be so easy to reason with if they wanted servants? They would just control them directly with their Soul Seed." Delisha's voice trembled slightly as she spoke.
"The Abyss Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend mutated from Bladewing Fiend appeared 130,000 years ago, and it was also our original patriarch. However, due to its hybridization with ordinary Bladewing Fiend, the clan only began to gradually emerge and grow in size 100,000 years ago."
"Back then, the clan leader was only Midgod, and in the Abyss, he could only hide in places similar to the underground caves we have now. It wasn't until ten thousand years ago that the clan leader broke through to the Highgod, finally able to protect us and allow us to settle on the surface. We believed that our Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend Clan would grow stronger and stronger, so that our people would no longer live in fear."
"But this went on for only five thousand years before that guy arrived. There was no communication whatsoever, just slaughter and enslavement. The chieftain was subdued before he could even resist, and the others were stunned by his scream!"
"Because each Highgod can only lead three Midgod, fifteen Lowgod, and twenty-seven Saint-level when they descend to the Material Plane, when we awoke, all that remained were forty-five of our people and piles of ashes."
Ultimately, only five members of our clan escaped the chaos of the war five thousand years ago!
Seemingly stunned by the story, the crowd fell silent for a moment.
Seeing Delisha's silence, Landon continued, "Back then, to ensure you descendants could cultivate in peace, we lied and said we came to the Yulan Continent voluntarily. Those two cultivation books were found in our Interspatial Ring after we accidentally picked up the corpse of a Highgod during a battle."
At this moment, Delisha glared at Landon, Landon chuckled awkwardly and said nothing more.
"We will have our chance to take revenge in the Abyss." Jason still possessed human passion, and over the years he had found himself gradually integrating into this family.
"Revenge? Who should we take revenge on, and where should we take revenge on? We were passively freed from the control of the Soul Seed, which means that guy no longer has any remaining fragments of his soul. As for family and descendants, I don't think that kind of cold-blooded guy has any at all! Even if he did, with that kind of personality, would he care if we took revenge on his family? It would only cause more trouble." Delisha said weakly to Jason.
"Let's go to the Netherworld together after I've stabilized my strength; it's more suitable for us there."
In the end, Jason had to admit that Delisha was right, except for the matter of going to the Netherworld—
"Why does Lady Delisha want to go to the Netherworld? I've heard some rumors about Netherworld, and it doesn't seem like a good place," Jason asked tactfully.
"You don't need to worry about that. It's the same in all the Higher Planes. We Violet-Eyed Bladewing Fiend specialize in death and destruction, making us best suited for the Netherworld and Infernal Realm," Landon explained.
"Here's the thing, I unexpectedly obtained a detailed map of the Netherworld, so it would be better to go Netherworld." Delisha handed Jason a map book.
Judging from the texture, it was printed using paper from the Yulan Continent.
"Well, if I didn't know about the Netherworld, I would have been convinced by now." Jason took the atlas.
The atlas is very detailed, showing one continent, two teleportation points, eighty-one prefectures, and twenty cities in each prefecture.
(The original work states that the continent of the Netherworld is larger than all the continents of the Infernal Realm combined, and Infernal Realm has ten cities in one prefecture, the Netherworld is set to have twenty cities in one prefecture.)
"Are you afraid of the Netherworld?" Angela, who looked like a young woman, asked.
"The family's overall ascension is too ambitious a goal; it will attract malicious prying eyes," Jason said directly.
The other five all looked at Delisha.
Are you questioning my abilities?
Jason was silent for a moment. "The Deity-level who descended from the Higher Planes all perished on the Yulan Continent."
"Heh." Delisha stared at Jason for a moment before laughing, "The Abyss may not be as powerful as the Netherworld, but it still has a considerable number of strong individuals. With my strength, I can protect a family in the Abyss. I believe I can do the same in the Netherworld."
Okay, Jason admits he can't stop Delisha.
There was another long silence.
Delisha continued, "Jason's concerns are not unfounded. I still have ten Lowgod Spark, and I will select some people to refine them. Landon, I'm leaving this matter to you."
"Yes, Chieftain."
"As for Jason, you now Overgod Oath, to be forever loyal to the Rhine Clan."