Chapter 91: First Steps into the Demonic Path (Part 3)

"Ancient Remnant Clan?"
Su Chen understood.
This was likely the boost from his 500 points of family background.
And he was even a Quasi-Saint level being.
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Your Majesty has awakened the Ancient Royal Bloodline, naturally you are the master of my Ancient Remnant Clan."
The Ancient Royal Bloodline is, of course, an ancient remnant body.
Su Chen asked, "How many members of the Ancient Remnant Clan are left now?"
Zhou Yi's eyes dimmed: "Now, the Ancient Remnant Clan has less than thirty people left..."
Su Chen frowned.
"So few?"
Less than thirty people left in the entire clan...
He had a bad feeling.
Zhou Yi nodded: "At its peak, the Primordial Clan certainly wouldn't have so few people... Back then, the entire Devouring Sun Holy Land was under the control of my Zhou Clan!"
Speaking of glory, and then of decline, Zhou Yi's tone was filled with resentment: "And all of this is because of Zhou Hao! That ungrateful scoundrel, after becoming the Holy Lord of the Devouring Sun Holy Land, stole the treasures of my Primordial Clan. Taking advantage of the Southwest Region War, he betrayed my Primordial Clan, causing heavy losses to our lineage, rendering us unable to control the Devouring Sun Holy Land. For over two thousand years, he has never given up hunting down our lineage... To this day, there are fewer than thirty left!"
Zhou Hao... Su Chen had heard of this name before. During the Southwest Region War, he was a notorious genius, possessing a divine body. Countless geniuses from the Southern Region fell to him, killed by him.
He never expected that such a scheme would exist behind the war between the two regions.
Su Chen: "..."
He knew his premonition was accurate!
This is completely out of the blue, and we've become enemies with the Holy Lord of the Devouring Sun Holy Land.
Zhou Yi, sensing Su Chen's worry, continued, "My lord, there's no need to worry. We have methods to conceal our auras. Even if Zhou Hao himself came, he wouldn't be able to detect anything. As long as the young master doesn't expose the ancient remains, sooner or later we will definitely reclaim the power of the Devouring Sun Holy Land!"
Su Chen was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do we have a Saint Ancestor overseeing us?"
Zhou Yi shook his head: "The Saint Ancestor perished in the war in the Southwest Region."
Su Chen: "..."
Zhou Yi: "My lord, someone has arrived. This jade pendant contains the inheritance of the ancient royal lineage and also a method to conceal our auras. My lord must cultivate diligently; one day, you will surely lead us, the remnants of the ancient race, to reclaim the power of the Holy Land!"
A black token appeared in Su Chen's hand.
Ancient characters were engraved on the token.
Su Chen put away the token. Outside the courtyard, Zhou Hanchan had already returned with the demon beast meat.
The brother and sister cooked the demon beast meat into various delicacies and enjoyed a hearty meal.
Listening to Zhou Hanchan chatter about trivial matters and gossip from the outer sect, Su Chen felt a long-lost sense of warmth and tranquility, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
When night fell and Zhou Hanchan returned to her hut, Su Chen took out the token to study it.
He dripped a drop of his essence blood onto the token, and suddenly a beam of light surged from it, rushing into Su Chen's mind.
"It's actually an ancient cultivation technique..."
Su Chen was somewhat surprised.
The cultivation technique recorded in the black royal token was called the Devouring Heaven and Earth Divine Art, and its grade was higher than any other cultivation technique Su Chen had ever seen... However, it seemed to be an incomplete version, only culminating in the Saint level.
"Devouring the heavens...devouring the earth...devouring people, truly domineering!"
"Although it has flaws, if it can lead to sainthood, even death would be worthwhile!"
Su Chen didn't hesitate. The Devouring Heaven and Earth Divine Art perfectly matched his Primordial Gluttonous Body in this life; it would be a real pity not to cultivate it.
Thirty glorious years or a hundred ordinary years.
Su Chen's choice has always been...thirty glorious years!
A month later, Su Chen successfully advanced to the inner sect disciple level. Zhou Hanchan, as Su Chen's family member, also entered the inner sect with him.
Not long after Su Chen entered the inner sect, the sect assigned him a mission.
"Interesting..."
The mission was simple: hunt down a demonic beast.
However, on the mission list was someone Su Chen recognized.
Ye Wushang!
Ye Wushang was a senior inner sect disciple with a promising future as a true disciple.
The feud between Ye Wushang and Zhou Chen was rather dramatic; Ye Wushang wanted to take Zhou Hanchan as a concubine and seize the inheritance left by Zhou Chen's parents.
Zhou Chen naturally refused.
He wasn't stupid.
Although the Devouring Sun Holy Land leaned towards the demonic path, the basic rule that inner disciples couldn't arbitrarily attack outer disciples still existed, especially since Zhou Chen was the orphaned son of a Holy Land elder, attracting attention to some extent.
Therefore, Ye Wushang wanted to kill Zhou Chen without any obstacles.
Now, Su Chen had been promoted to an inner disciple.
The protection period was over.
Ye Wushang couldn't wait.
Ye Wushang's cultivation had already reached the Spirit Soul Realm.
Su Chen accepted the mission.
Since Ye Wushang was eager to die, Su Chen didn't mind sending him on his way.
Several days later, the hunting team was ready to set off.
Besides Su Chen and Ye Wushang, the team members included two other inner disciples.
“Junior Brother Zhou, we meet again.”
Ye Wushang was a very effeminate man. Although he wore a smile, he looked like a cunning viper.
Su Chen remained expressionless.
Seeing himself ignored, Ye Wushang's expression turned cold: “Junior Brother Zhou, demonic beasts are dangerous and cunning. I hope you don't die in their mouths!”
The other two inner disciples looked at the two with interest.
The two had a grudge, which was naturally good news for them.
Su Chen smiled faintly: “Ye Wushang, I hope your life is as hard as your tongue.”
Ye Wushang was stunned.
Shouldn't this be his line?
Ye Wushang's face turned ugly. He snorted coldly, his icy gaze fixed on Su Chen, his killing intent undisguised.
The four left the sect.