Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1894: Opportunity from Heaven Descends (Part 2)

Facing the terrifying army of Ghost Soldiers, the remaining forces of the Wanhua Demon Court could no longer hold out and fled one after another.

With Li Zhuo dead, the Chi Huang Clan could only close the Grotto Heaven, hiding inside, not daring to leave.

Xuan Ling, having narrowly escaped, immediately led his clan to migrate.

The other Demon Clans also fled, some into the Hengshan Mountain Range, others to the Southern Wilderness in the Western Regions, and some even traveled south, directly escaping to the South Sea.

In just a few months, the Wanhua Demon Court, which dominated the Wanhua Mountain Range, had disintegrated. Countless demon beasts fled like unruly wild horses, causing the internal and surrounding areas of the Wanhua Mountain Range to become even more chaotic.

The downfall of the Wanhua Demon Court naturally did not escape the notice of the various powers in the Wanhua Domain.

The news swept outward in all directions like a sudden storm.

Cui Lake, Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

The Five-tailed Vicious sat in a bright hall, beside him stood a man in white warrior attire, with white tiger hair at his temples, amber-colored vertical pupils, and black tiger stripes spreading across his hands.

This man in white warrior attire was none other than Xiao Shan, one of the Eight Elders of the former Wanhua Demon Court, and the Demon King of the Red-headed White Tiger Clan.

Xuan Ling had once brought the Cloud Traveling White Crane Clan to escape to Cui Lake, but later he returned to the Wanhua Demon Court with them again.

Xiao Shan had also brought the Red-headed White Tiger Clan to escape from the Wanhua Mountain Range, directly taking his clan to the Southern Region of the Southern Wilderness.

Although he later received news that the Wanhua Demon Emperor had dispatched the Tree-man Army to repel the Ghost Soldiers of the Unpredictable Ghost Sect, he chose not to return to the Wanhua Demon Court.

He understood very well that the victory of the Tree-man Army was only temporary, and the Unpredictable Ghost Sect would continue its attacks on the Wanhua Demon Court.

In uncertain circumstances, he was unwilling to return.

So he stayed in the Southern Wilderness, but he didn’t expect there was a formidable presence hidden there.

When the Five-tailed Vicious approached him, he was somewhat defiant, but after being beaten by the Five-tailed Vicious, he had no choice but to submit.

Thus, he became the top general under Five-tailed Vicious.

At this moment, Five-tailed Vicious looked somewhat different from when he was last seen by Yang Zhenshan.

The aura of the Five-tailed Vicious had become even deeper and more inscrutable.

Having awakened for over a century, his strength had nearly recovered to its peak, reaching the level of Half-step Enlightenment.

At this time, in the hall, there was also a man wearing a black feather garment kneeling before the Five-tailed Vicious.

“Reporting to you, great king, everything I said is true. That army of Ghost Soldiers has already penetrated Separation Fire Mountain. When I left, I witnessed many Ghost Soldiers charging into Separation Fire Mountain!” the man in black feather clothing said fearfully.

He was from the Cangming Eagle Clan, but the Demon King of the Cangming Eagle Clan had already fallen in the previous battle against the Unpredictable Ghost Sect. After the Demon King died, they had to rely on the Chi Huang Clan, doing menial tasks near Separation Fire Mountain.

He hadn’t known in advance about the defeat of the Wanhua Demon Court, but when the Ghost Soldiers charged into Separation Fire Mountain, he understood that the Wanhua Demon Court was doomed.

Separation Fire Mountain, located in the southern region of the Wanhua Demon Court’s heartland, could only be reached by the Ghost Soldiers after they had broken through the heartland.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and decided to run the moment he saw the Ghost Soldiers.

Thanks to the speed of the Xuan Ying Clan, he soon escaped from the Wanhua Mountain Range, only to crash into Cui Lake and be captured by a Demon King on the spot.

The person who captured him was none other than Xiao Shan.

He narrated what he had seen and heard in detail to Five-tailed Vicious and Xiao Shan. Although Xiao Shan was mentally prepared, he was still utterly shocked.

The Wanhua Demon Court had fallen!

How could this be?

Where was the Wanhua Demon Emperor?

Xiao Shan was filled with doubt, finding the situation unbelievable and unsure about the fate of the Wanhua Demon Emperor.

Five-tailed Vicious, however, maintained a calm demeanor.

“Huaqing Tree is dead!”

“Who is Huaqing Tree?” Xiao Shan instinctively asked.

“He’s the Wanhua Demon Emperor!” Five-tailed Vicious replied indifferently.

He also knew Huaqing Tree; they had been opponents in the previous struggle for authority. Unfortunately, both were newcomers compared to the old relics, so they ultimately failed.

Indeed, they were all under the control of the Heavenly Canon Daoist Master, who had not only lived for ten thousand years but had survived for over twenty thousand years.

Before the struggle for the authority position, he had been a Hidden Cultivator for ten thousand years.

Ten thousand years of seclusion, ten thousand years of accumulation, ten thousand years of scheming, ultimately he ascended to the authority position through Martial Arts.

The spread of Martial Arts actually began fifteen thousand years ago. At first, the Heavenly Canon Daoist Master did not actively promote Martial Arts, only spreading it on a small scale.

Bit by bit, it spread, gradually evolving over thousands of years, and Martial Arts became widespread across the Wanhua Domain, even reaching the Spiritual Wilderness.

By the time others started vying for the authority position, the Heavenly Canon Daoist Master was already securely in place.

Although abnormalities in Martial Arts were noticed during the struggle for authority, by that time, Martial Arts had spread across the Wanhua Domain and could not be stopped.

When the struggle for authority ended, the Heavenly Canon Daoist Master ascended to the authority position without surprise, becoming the new Taoist Master of the Wanhua Domain.

Meanwhile, Five-tailed Vicious and Huaqing Tree were vying for control of the Wanhua Mountain Range, but it all turned out to be in vain.

Five-tailed Vicious chose to sleep in the Water Flood River, and Huaqing Tree hid in the Demon Ruins; both were waiting for the next struggle for authority.

To be honest, Huaqing Tree was an old rival of Five-tailed Vicious.

Five-tailed Vicious knew very well that if possible, Huaqing Tree would never give up the Wanhua Mountain Range.

If the Unpredictable Ghost Sect had reached the heart of the Wanhua Mountain Range, it indicated that Huaqing Tree had already fallen.

“The Wanhua Demon Emperor is dead!” Xiao Shan shouted, eyes wide with disbelief.

Five-tailed Vicious ignored him and fell into contemplation.

Why did they want to vie for the Wanhua Mountain Range?

Because the Wanhua Mountain Range was one of the largest Spirit Veins in the Wanhua Domain.

The distribution of Spirit Veins in the Wanhua Domain follows a pattern, basically two horizontal and one vertical: the Wanhua Mountain Range, the Hengshan Mountain Range, and the Ten Thousand Waters Lineage.

The Ten Thousand Waters Lineage is not only referring to the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Waters but also includes the vast eastern region of the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Waters, which is a Spirit Vein primarily based on Water Veins.

Cloud Traveling White Crane Mountain Range, Southern Wilderness, and the other Spirit Vein places in several domains are not considered major Spirit Veins within the entire Wanhua Domain.

In simple terms, the three largest and most important Spirit Veins in the Wanhua Domain are the Wanhua Mountain Range, Hengshan Mountain Range, and Ten Thousand Waters Lineage.

Among them, the Ten Thousand Waters Lineage covers the broadest area, almost half of the central domain, the Hengshan Mountain Range comes next, and the Wanhua Mountain Range is slightly less.

It seems that the Ten Thousand Waters Lineage and Hengshan Mountain Range are more valuable for contention than the Wanhua Mountain Range, which is true, but there are countless powers above these two lineages in the central domain, making it almost impossible to occupy them.

Contrarily, within the Wanhua Mountain Range, there was only one Wanhua Demon Court, without many complex powers, so the Wanhua Mountain Range became the focus of multiple authority struggles.

Furthermore, a Taoist Master once appeared in the Wanhua Mountain Range, specifically the Wanhua Daoist Master.

This also increased the importance of the Wanhua Mountain Range, drawing much attention to it.

It’s not to say that whoever occupies the Wanhua Mountain Range will automatically sit in the authority position but rather that whoever occupies it stands a great chance of winning the authority struggle.

Five-tailed Vicious actually had thoughts about the Wanhua Mountain Range, but during his slumber, he consumed energy excessively, needing time to recover, while Huaqing Tree was in the Demon Ruins. Although he rarely appeared over the past ten thousand years, he still controlled the Wanhua Demon Court.

So, after Five-tailed Vicious awoke, he had to retreat and accumulate strength away from the Wanhua Mountain Range.

Originally, he thought he would have a confrontation with Huaqing Tree, but he didn’t expect Huaqing Tree to lose the Wanhua Mountain Range so quickly, possibly losing his life as well.

“There’s less than a hundred years remaining!”

Five-tailed Vicious thought to himself.

He would never give up, but to seize the Wanhua Mountain Range, he would need more power.

Though he feared no one now, he hadn’t become arrogant enough to think he could repel the Unpredictable Ghost Sect on his own.

“I need allies!”

Five-tailed Vicious mused, recalling an unfamiliar face, that of Yang Zhenshan.