Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Ling Yun Ancient Family, Ling Yun Sheng Cheng's face no longer held the gentle expression he wore in public; his eyes were extremely gloomy.

He had taken the clan's Pride of Heaven, who had suffered a backlash after using a secret technique, to the forbidden ground, but the ancient ancestor told him that he could not be saved, meaning they were destined to lose a Pride of Heaven.

Cultivating a Pride of Heaven was not easy. It not only consumed rare resources and effort, but also required talented individuals with great potential.

After leaving the forbidden ground, he issued a strict order to the family, forbidding anyone from targeting Jun Wu Xie or anyone related to him or his forces without his permission.

"Remember this: when you enter the Azure Dragon Gorge Secret Realm, avoid Jun Wu Xie as much as possible. If you cannot avoid him, you must not clash with him. Instead, show goodwill! Otherwise, you will hardly come out alive!"

This was Ling Yun Sheng Cheng's warning and reminder to the Pride of Heaven chosen to enter the Azure Dragon Gorge Secret Realm.

"Patriarch, are we just going to swallow this humiliation?"

"There are people who will deal with him, but we, the Ling Yun Ancient Family, must not be among them. Why not sit back and watch the tigers fight? In this great era, we should focus on development and improving our strength. What the future holds depends on the situation!"

"Yes."

The Pride of Heaven from the Ling Yun Ancient Family responded.

… …

At the same time, within the Teng Snake Tribe, the Teng Snake demon race gathered its high-level members and personally issued an order to temporarily halt their actions against the Ling Family.

"Before Jun Wu Xie is dealt with, we should not continue to press on. During the Azure Dragon Gorge Secret Realm trip, no conflicts are allowed. When you see him, do not provoke him; show goodwill. As for dealing with Jun Wu Xie, leave it to the Soul Hunting Sacred Hall."

Speaking of this, he looked at Teng Shen and emphasized, "Teng Shen, this lord knows that you have a strong personality, and pride is ingrained in your bones. You feel excited when facing powerful opponents. However, you must understand what is most important in this great era. You bear the heavy responsibility of whether the Teng Snake Tribe can reach the pinnacle in the future, so do not fight Jun Wu Xie without absolute certainty!"

"Demon Lord, rest assured."

Teng Shen was not as arrogant as before. He used to be too proud, claiming to be invincible among his peers and able to defeat any opponent. After all, since ancient times, almost no one in the Holy Emperor Realm had reached the Ten Directions Mythology.

After this ranking competition, he witnessed Jun Wu Xie's strength and often reflected on whether he had been too confident in the past.

He realized that this great era was special, different from other eras, and that he should not be arrogant and complacent, but should be cautious in everything.

… …

At the same time, Jun Wu Xie left the Ling Family of the demon race, accompanied by Jing Ya.

Their destination was the Nanli Tribe of the demon race.

He went to the Nanli Tribe because they had previously discussed the peak of the great era, and when talking about when the Eternal Realm experts would be born, Qing Er casually said something.

She said that his estimate of the Eternal Realm forces was wrong.

Those Eternal Realm forces that preserved their strength were the biggest beneficiaries in every prosperous era, so they had gained a great deal and had already accumulated a large number of resources that could help the Eternal Realm experts recover.

In this case, the Eternal Realm experts of those Eternal Realm forces would inevitably be born earlier than they predicted.

Jun Wu Xie realized that he must help the Eternal Realm experts of his own forces recover in advance.

The Nanli Tribe was located in a range of towering mountains.

It was very primitive, with ancient trees and dense forests everywhere. The roots of old trees coiled like pythons, and the sounds of apes and tigers could be heard at any time.

On the surface, it was impossible to see where the Nanli Tribe was.

Jun Wu Xie naturally saw the clues. There was a magic array here that hid the true scenery.

After entering the magic array, the scenery in front of his eyes underwent earth-shattering changes.

Although what he saw was still towering ancient trees, these ancient trees no longer looked so frightening. Everywhere was filled with clear mountains and rivers, and the Holy Spirit essence qi was steaming.

The Nanli Tribe's territory was built in the forest. Exquisite houses were built under some ancient trees and on others.

The tribe was not large. Its population could not be compared with the Ling Family of the demon race or the Teng Snake Tribe at all.

Azure Luan soared and circled in the sky, their feathers glowing with azure light, and the purple feather flowers dotted on their wings shone with brilliant light under the moonlight, which was quite beautiful.

"Sister Jing Ya!"

"Aunt Jing Ya～"

Several Azure Luan descended from the sky and turned into young girls in the azure light, running over happily.

"This is God Jun, right?"

Several girls curiously looked at Jun Wu Xie, their big eyes bright and clear, and their voices as crisp as silver bells.

They were all very beautiful, with exquisite and flawless features and an ethereal temperament.

"Jing Ya is back?"

Soon, people walked out of the various houses in the tribe, both men and women.

Jing Ya introduced them to Jun Wu Xie one by one.

Jun Wu Xie couldn't help but sigh. The Nanli Tribe's genes were really good. The men were handsome and the women were beautiful. He couldn't see a single person with ordinary looks.

"Husband, these are most of the people in our Nanli Tribe. The rest are only those with foundations and ancient ancestors in the forbidden area."

Speaking of this, Jing Ya couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Jun Wu Xie was stunned. The people in front of him, all added together, were less than two hundred. Was this actually everyone in the Nanli Tribe except for the strong with foundations?

The population of the Nanli Tribe was shockingly small. After all, it had been passed down for several epochs, but there were only so few people.

But their talents were all very high. Among the adults, except for a small number who were of the Ancient Legend level, the rest had all stepped into the Myth realm.

Powerful bloodline!

This was the impression the Nanli Tribe gave him, but the starting point of a powerful bloodline seemed to have started high and ended low, because among the hundreds of Myth realm experts here, only a dozen Holy Ancestors and Half-Step Supreme experts had reached the late Myth realm or above.

"Aunt Jing, where is your father?"

After Jun Wu Xie arrived here, he didn't see her father among the crowd. He originally wanted to pay his respects to his father-in-law.

As soon as he asked this, he felt the air suddenly quiet down.

Everyone showed a sad expression.

He realized that he shouldn't have asked this question. I'm afraid Jing Ya's father also had an accident.

Jing Ya had said that her mother was gone and that her body had problems after giving birth to her.

"God Jun, you don't know, our Nanli Tribe is a descendant of the Azure Luan Divine Blood. When the men and women of the tribe become husband and wife, their bloodlines merge with each other, and a concentric mark will be formed in their bodies. If one party falls, the other party will mostly die of depression, so Jing Ya's father…"

"Aunt Jing, I'm sorry."

Jun Wu Xie held her hand tightly. The Nanli Tribe's bloodline actually had such characteristics.

Jing Ya shook her head gently, and her slightly cold jade fingers passed through his fingers and clasped tightly with him.

"God Jun, Jing Ya, come and sit here and talk."

The patriarch of the Nanli Tribe led them to a round table carved from cyan jade stone.

After taking their seats, he personally brewed a pot of fragrant tea.

Patriarch Nanli Jin was Jing Ya's uncle. From the moment he saw Jing Ya, his face was full of loving smiles, just like a father seeing his daughter.

Jun Wu Xie could feel his care and love for Jing Ya.

"Uncle, let me."

After the tea was brewed, Jun Wu Xie took the teapot from his hand and poured hot tea.

He thought for a while and said, "Uncle, I don't know if I should ask a question."

"God Jun, please speak."

"Uncle, you are Jing Ya's uncle, so don't call me God Jun, just call me Wu Xie."

"Okay, Wu Xie."

Nanli Jin laughed, his eyes looking at him were very hot, very satisfied. He had already learned about his deeds, and also knew about the events of the ranking competition.

"The Nanli Tribe has been passed down for countless ages. In this long period of time, it has always been hidden from the world. It should be a prosperous population. Why are there only these people?"

Jun Wu Xie asked the doubts in his heart. He realized that something big might have happened to the Nanli Tribe, which might also be the reason why they were hidden from the world.

When this matter was mentioned, Nanli Jin and the others present all let out a sigh.

"This matter has to start from the most tragic battle experienced by the demon race back then. At that time, the demon race was extremely prosperous. It was an Eternal-level force, ranking among the top in this starry sky. My Nanli Tribe had a much more prosperous population than it does now. There were hundreds of thousands of people, and the number of Myth-level talents was amazing…"

Nanli Jin said that the demon race back then had caused huge losses to the dark powerhouses in that doomsday torrent, so they were the focus of the dark powerhouses, which eventually led to the fall of the strong of the Nanli Tribe.

After the darkness subsided, the survivors could have recuperated, but they were attacked by a mysterious powerhouse, so that the entire Nanli Tribe was cursed.

It was a curse imprinted in the bloodline, which could not be removed, so that it was extremely difficult for the people of the Nanli Tribe to have children, so that the population has been sparse for a long time.

"If we hadn't chosen to hide from the world, the Nanli Tribe would have disappeared long ago. After all, being born means being involved in the struggle, and someone will fall because of it. We have too few people to withstand the toss."

Nanli Jin said that he had sought help from the Heavenly Dao Academy back then, but the Heavenly Dao Academy had no way to help them remove the bloodline curse.

For generations, there have been strong people secretly going out to find a way to remove the curse, but they have never been able to find it, and they have long been disheartened and no longer hold any hope.

Jun Wu Xie heard the words and looked at Jing Ya and said, "Aunt Jing, you shouldn't have it, right?"

"I have it too."

Jing Ya smiled bitterly, Jun Wu Xie's heart was shocked, he and Jing Ya were intimate, but he didn't find a curse hidden in her bloodline?

He immediately peeped into her bloodline, and his powerful soul power kept searching, but he did not find any abnormality, and could not help frowning.

"It's useless, Qing Er has no way to do anything about it."

Jing Ya sighed. She had never mentioned this secret to Jun Wuxie, fearing he would be disheartened knowing she might not be able to bear him children.

In recent days, when she was alone with Qing'er, she had asked Qing'er to help, but Qing'er was also helpless.

"Even Qing'er can't do anything about it?"

Jun Wuxie's heart sank. What kind of curse was it that even Qing'er, as the Heavenly Dao, couldn't overcome?

He originally thought that with his special Destiny Star and the Millstone of Annihilation, he should be able to help the Nanli tribe solve this problem, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even detect the curse.

"This curse is very special. After discussing it with Qing'er, we both believe that only natural treasures derived from heaven and earth can possibly remove the curse."

Jing Ya said this, and of course, there were other ways, that is, Emperor-level powerhouses should be able to do it, but where to find an Emperor-level powerhouse?

"What kind of rare treasure?"

"The Pure Meridian Divine Fruit, a divine-level fruit that can purify all problems in the bloodline, making the bloodline pure and flawless. This fruit is extremely rare in all the heavens. It is the fruit borne from the Pure Meridian Divine Tree. If we can find the Pure Meridian Divine Tree, it might solve our clan's problem, because the Pure Meridian Divine Tree is a large plant, and it bears many fruits, but in this vast world, where can we find the Pure Meridian Divine Tree?"

"Jing Ya, haven't you ever seen the Pure Meridian Divine Tree before?"

Nanli Jin had already learned some time ago that his niece Jing Ya was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao. That day, Jing Ya and Jing Wei returned to the tribe together and told him about it.

"I've seen it, but not in this world. The Pure Meridian Divine Tree is too rare. This world probably doesn't have that kind of divine tree."

Jing Ya couldn't be sure, but she felt that it probably didn't exist anymore.

Ordinary places would naturally not have it, and even in those secret lands, the hope was very slim. After all, it was a divine tree, and this kind of world lacked the soil and environment for divine trees to survive.

"Let's talk about this after Qinglong Gorge. As long as there is such a divine tree in the world, we will have a chance to find it. Besides, even if we really can't find it, I will have a way to help the Nanli tribe solve this fatal problem in the future!"

"Wuxie, we are very satisfied that you have such a heart. Thank you."

Nanli Jin said, he didn't have any hope, and he didn't take Jun Wuxie's words seriously, not because he didn't believe him, but because this kind of thing was too difficult, and the probability was almost zero.

"Uncle, I came here to ask to see your ancient ancestor, I have something very important to discuss."

Jun Wuxie did not continue that topic.

"Okay, follow me."

He immediately led Jun Wuxie and Jing Ya towards the tribe's forbidden area.

"Wuxie, Jing Ya, come in."

Just as they arrived in front of the forbidden area, before Nanli Jin could speak, a gentle female voice came from inside.

A space gate, like a peacock spreading its tail, appeared.

Jun Wuxie and Nanli Jing Ya immediately stepped into it and arrived in a dreamlike and magnificent space.

In this space, the sky rippled with blue light, the vegetation on the ground was purplish, and even the lakes were like blue gems.

A huge magic circle appeared, and a beautiful Qingluan appeared in the magic circle, transforming into a stunningly beautiful woman about twenty years old.

"Jing Ya greets the ancient ancestor."

"Wuxie greets the ancient ancestor."

They all stepped forward and bowed in salute.

"No need to be so polite. What brings you here?"

The woman's voice was very pleasant, and her appearance was excessively young, but her temperament was very mature, and her deep eyes were full of vicissitudes.

"Wuxie has come specifically to help the ancient ancestor recover as soon as possible and be born early to deal with future changes."

"Hmm?" The woman showed surprise, "You said you can help us recover? Is this true? Do you know what kind of special resources we need to recover quickly?"

She couldn't believe her ears!

Although Jun Wuxie was excellent, with unparalleled talent and unparalleled growth, he was only a Saint Emperor Realm cultivator after all. How could he possess the special resources they needed?