Chapter 625: The Three Sacred Clans of the Blood God Demon Court

Wei Jincheng pondered for a moment before saying, “I know a little.”

“Fellow Daoist Shen, what would you like to ask?”

Shen Mo smiled. “I’m merely curious. Please, share what you know, Fellow Daoist Wei.”

The Blood God Demon Court is one of the five top forces in the Southern Sky Islands.

He would inevitably have dealings with them in the future.

It would be beneficial to know some information ahead of time.

Wei Jincheng gave a slight nod. “The Blood God Demon Court… its most important aspect lies in the Three Sacred Clans.”

“The Three Sacred Clans are the Heavenly Crocodile Clan, the Heavenly Python Clan, and the Heavenly Fox Clan.”

“They hold supreme status and have always occupied the highest positions in the Blood God Demon Court.”

“The reason is quite simple—because each of these three clans has a demon saint.”

“However, the Heavenly Crocodile and Heavenly Python Clans are well respected among the demon race, but the Heavenly Fox Clan is different. They have always been ostracized by the other two.”

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow. “Why is that?”

Wei Jincheng let out a strange laugh. “There was no Blood God Demon Court in the past. The demon race was scattered throughout the Shengxuan World.”

“After the War of Gods and Demons, many lands were shattered or sank. For example, the Southern Sky Islands were once part of South Continent. The Western Sinking Sea used to be West Continent.”

“I also recall there was a continent called Ancient Continent, where many saints were born. That continent was blasted out of the Shengxuan World and drifted into the void. Its whereabouts remain unknown to this day.”

“The two surviving demon saints led the Heavenly Crocodile Clan and the Heavenly Python Clan to the Southern Sky Islands and established the Blood God Demon Court.”

“The Heavenly Fox Clan originally resided in West Continent. After it sank, the Dragon Clan took over, and the Heavenly Fox Clan was forced to relocate entirely to the Southern Sky Islands and join the Blood God Demon Court.”

“As outsiders trying to take a share of the pie, how could they not be excluded?”

“Humans are like this, and so are demons.”

Wei Jincheng sneered coldly.

Shen Mo gave a slight nod.

That was true.

The pie was already only so big.

With the addition of the Heavenly Fox Saint and their clan, it was natural for the Heavenly Crocodile Saint and the Heavenly Python Saint, along with their sacred clans, to be displeased.

“Fellow Daoist Shen, we’d best avoid associating with the Heavenly Fox Clan. Otherwise, we’ll be targeted by most of the demon clans within the Blood God Demon Court.”

Wei Jincheng kindly reminded him.

Shen Mo smiled and nodded. “Alright, I understand.”

For someone like Wei Jincheng, who was usually reserved, to go out of his way to say this—

It was clear he truly regarded him as a friend.

As for whether to interact with this Hu Xinyue, that would depend on the course of fate.

After that, Shen Mo and Wei Jincheng wandered a bit longer around the Sun and Moon Market.

Most of the goods there were quite ordinary, not worthy of Shen Mo’s attention.

Wei Jincheng, however, purchased a few spiritual tools and quite a number of talismans from the Heavenly Talisman Sect.

Judging by his expression, he had likely stumbled upon some hidden treasures.

When the two returned to the courtyard, Song Zhenfei and the others had already arrived ahead of them.

Judging by their joyful expressions, they had clearly reaped a good harvest.

After all, Song Zhenfei had always been sociable. It wasn’t difficult for him to recruit a few helpful friends.

However, when Shen Mo overheard the conversation between Song Zhenfei, Liu Yuntian, and Zhang Changheng, he was slightly surprised.

The friends Song Zhenfei recruited were no ordinary ones—

They were dragons from the Flame Flood Dragon Palace!

Zhang Changheng stared in disbelief. “Old Song, how the hell did you pull that off? How did you even get acquainted with that little female dragon back then?”

Liu Yuntian teased as well, “Is there something between you two…?”

Song Zhenfei gave an awkward laugh. “No, no, you’re overthinking it.”

“There’s nothing between me and Ao Xuan. We’re just ordinary friends.”

“Back then, she was out training and got caught in a demonic riot. She nearly died. I was just a small Divine Transformation cultivator who happened to pass by and gave her a few healing pills.”

“I didn’t expect she’d actually remember me.”

Listening to their back-and-forth, Shen Mo gradually pieced together the whole story.

Back then, Song Zhenfei had once saved Ao Xuan’s life.

He hadn’t expected Ao Xuan to remember him at all.

This time, when Song Zhenfei went to catch up with old friends from the Yellow Springs Sect in the Blackwater Sea Region, he happened to run into dragons from the Flame Flood Dragon Palace along the way—Ao Xuan was among them.

Although it was just a chance encounter,

Ao Xuan instantly picked up Song Zhenfei’s scent and was pleasantly surprised.

She immediately pulled him aside to a secluded corner.

The dragon and the human chatted at length.

No one else could even get a word in.

“Tsk tsk tsk, Old Song, try a bit harder—maybe you’ll become a Dragon Knight one day,” Liu Yuntian teased with a wink.

Song Zhenfei responded with another awkward smile.

Shen Mo and the others also laughed along.

A dragon who has cultivated to the Nirvana Realm can long since take human form.

Becoming a Dragon Knight wasn’t out of the question.

“Right—Ao Xuan told me some inside information about the Cangqing Grotto-Heaven. It might be useful to us.”

Suddenly remembering something, Song Zhenfei quickly spoke up. “I’m only sharing this with you all—don’t spread it around.”

Shen Mo and the others immediately grew serious.

“Don’t worry. Speak,” Zhang Changheng said solemnly.

Song Zhenfei spoke earnestly. “The Cangqing Grotto-Heaven is actually a trial ground left behind by Supreme Cangqing for the descendants of the Dragon Clan.”

“There are three trials in total. Each trial completed grants a treasure. At that point, one can either choose to continue or take the reward and leave.”

“The three trials are: Crossing the Spirit Sea, Passing the Jade Bridge, and Climbing the Azure Peak.”

“Beyond the Azure Peak lies the Dragon Tomb—the resting place of Supreme Cangqing.”

Song Zhenfei explained everything in detail, without missing a single point.

Shen Mo and the others listened in awe, carefully committing every word to memory.

“Ao Xuan’s really good to you. You better not let her down in the future,” Liu Yuntian laughed heartily.

Song Zhenfei chuckled sheepishly.

Shen Mo also gave a slight nod.

What Ao Xuan shared truly helped them greatly.

With this information, entering the Cangqing Grotto-Heaven would no longer be a complete leap into the unknown—they at least had some preparation.

As time passed day by day,

Various sects and factions fought tooth and nail for the right to enter the Cangqing Grotto-Heaven, bickering endlessly and hurling insults.

Eventually, the five top forces had to step in to lay down a rule.

Only cultivators at the Half-Nirvana Realm and above would qualify for entry.

The lower the cultivation, the more certain death would be.

During this time, Shen Mo did not remain idle—he frequently went out.

His goal was to find a fat sheep—no, to find Shi Tianhao.

Disguised and having joined the Sun and Moon Sect, Shi Tianhao was a bit difficult to track down, but only a bit.

His disguise technique was quite advanced.

Even fellow disciples of the Sun and Moon Sect couldn’t recognize him. After all, Shi Tianhao was formerly the young island lord of Hidden Dragon Island.

But Shen Mo was different.

Even if he couldn’t discern it by sight, spiritual force, or blood qi,

He could still spot clues from the Life Panel.

However, with the sheer number of cultivators gathered here now, even though Shen Mo had made up his mind to search, he’d come up empty after two days of looking.

Then one day, before Shen Mo could head out to search again, Shi Tianhao walked right into his view.

A cultivator from the Sun and Moon Sect personally came to visit!

That person—was Shi Tianhao!

“…Fellow Daoist Shen, the young lord of Hidden Dragon Island, right? We’re here to deliver something. The spirit artifact you listed at the Sun and Moon Market has been sold.”

Shi Tianhao took out a low-grade storage ring and handed it to Shen Mo.

Shen Mo gave a slight nod, swept his gaze over it, and immediately accepted it.

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