# Chapter 3420: Ancient Legends and the Six Night Demon Clans
The three Infinite Realm cultivators of Hell Realm had been dealing with each other for hundreds of thousands of years. They knew each other's character inside and out.
Jiu Chi Divine King's words were not believed by Bai Zun and Chi Mu Divine King at all.
Bai Zun was very calm, speaking indifferently: "I, the Venerable One, and Chi Mu Divine King are both severely injured and have lost our battle treasures. In a short time, I'm afraid we won't be able to make another move."
Chi Mu Divine King's gaze was firm, speaking calmly: "The Hall Master should soon arrive at Huan Mie Star Sea. When that happens, neither Zhang Ruochen nor Hua Ying Qing Chan will be able to escape."
Jiu Chi Divine King understood clearly, knowing that because of what had just happened, Bai Zun and Chi Mu Divine King did not trust him at all. Saying things like the Nether Hall Hall Master would arrive soon was also meant to intimidate him.
Jiu Chi Divine King laughed: "Will Zhang Ruochen and Hua Ying Qing Chan obediently stay where they are, waiting for the Nether Hall Hall Master to find them? If we don't act in time, they will surely escape back to Heavenly Court Universe. By then, it will be difficult for you to reclaim your divine artifacts and divine garments!"
These words struck directly at Bai Zun and Chi Mu Divine King's weak points.
Jiu Chi Divine King continued: "To put it another way, even if the Nether Hall Hall Master arrives in time and captures Zhang Ruochen and Hua Ying Qing Chan, at best you'll only get back your divine artifacts and divine garments, and you'll still bear the reputation of incompetence."
"But what is most precious about Zhang Ruochen and Hua Ying Qing Chan? Obtaining any one of those things would bring us endless benefits."
Bai Zun had already made a decision in his heart, but still maintained an unmoved expression, saying: "Who knows if you're just trying to use us?"
Jiu Chi Divine King said: "Saying 'use' is too hurtful to our relationship. We each take what we need, working together to eliminate a future great enemy for Hell Realm! Besides, we have already formed a death feud with Zhang Ruochen. Now that we have the opportunity but don't kill him, we will certainly die horribly in the future."
These words were shocking, forcing Bai Zun and Chi Mu Divine King to take them seriously.
Given Zhang Ruochen's cultivation speed, it shouldn't take too long for him to reach Great Unbound Infinite. By then, would they still have the ability to escape from Zhang Ruochen's hands?
Jiu Chi Divine King said frankly: "To be honest, I, the Venerable One, have little lifespan remaining. I simply want to suppress Zhang Ruochen, seize his body, and see if his First-rank Divine Path is truly so mysterious, whether it can help me break through the shackles of Qiankun Infinite and live a new life."
"As for other treasures, whoever seizes them gets them. Both of you are decisive people; I believe you have already made your decision!"
A cold light flashed in Chi Mu Divine King's eyes, and he said: "Fine, the two of us can help you! But Zhang Ruochen and Hua Ying Qing Chan are no ordinary Qiankun Infinite initial stage cultivators. To deal with them, we must divide and conquer. Not by courage, but by strategy."
"That's exactly right."
Jiu Chi Divine King's nine heads all emitted laughter.
Bai Zun took out a glazed treasure bottle, pouring divine liquid from it to heal his injuries.
Chi Mu Divine King took out a divine pill he had treasured for many years, swallowing it into his mouth to replenish the lost blood qi and divine substance.
...
Zhang Ruochen used the Earth Cauldron to refine Chi Mu Divine King's blood qi into ten Divine King Blood Pills.
This was very different from directly devouring a Divine King's blood. The Earth Cauldron first used the power of origin to decompose the Divine King's divine blood into origin particles, then reconstituted them.
A Divine King is born through inverse heavenly cultivation.
The Earth Cauldron returns the Divine King to the original state of heaven and earth, refining them into pills, like innate divine medicine. It severs the connection to the Divine King, removes the impurities and resentment, preserving only the condensed essence.
Four were given to Chi Xing Tian, one to Yu Yao who primarily cultivates spiritual power, and Zhang Ruochen kept half for himself.
Zhang Ruochen then activated the Wuji Divine Dao, the Four Symbols circulating, drawing away the residual power of the Tai Jie Divine Thunder that Lei Zu had left in Qiangu Nüdi's body.
The lightning wounds on the Nüdi's arms and back healed accordingly, her skin becoming crystal clear again, as delicate and lustrous as immortal jade. She was both an icy beauty and a goddess descending to the mortal world.
The Nüdi returned the Ancestral Divine Traveling Garment and the bronze door panel to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "We must leave Huan Mie Star Sea quickly! Qiang Sha Ke, the Nether Hall Hall Master, and even Er Da Ren all have the power to tear through the barrier between Li Hen Tian and the Real World, and could descend at any time."
"Rest assured! The Five Dragon Divine Emperor, Dragon Lord, Ice Emperor, and Cliff Master are all in Li Hen Tian. It won't be easy for Qiang Sha Ke and the Nether Hall Hall Master to break free and chase us to Huan Mie Star Sea. Besides, I have the Ancestral Divine Traveling Garment and have achieved Four Symbols Perfection. As long as I hide in the void, even Er Da Ren might not be able to find me from a certain distance."
After achieving Four Symbols Perfection, Zhang Ruochen was very confident.
Compared to those ancient cosmic relics, there was indeed a gap, but he also had his own life-preserving methods.
Qiangu Nüdi's gaze was peculiar, saying: "From what you're saying, it seems you want to do something in Huan Mie Star Sea?"
A smile appeared on Zhang Ruochen's face, thinking of many beautiful things.
He knew that A Le and Tao Hua were living in seclusion in Huan Mie Star Sea.
Back then, A Le and Tao Hua had already withdrawn from the world, but upon hearing that Zhang Ruochen had encountered misfortune, they took great risks and went to the nearby star region of Xing Huan Tian to find him.
When you're doing well, making friends with you may not be true friendship.
When you fall into the abyss, and someone still risks death to enter the abyss to find you, that must be a true friend. Worth cherishing for a lifetime!
The border universe was too far away; it wasn't easy to come here. Zhang Ruochen very much wanted to carry a jar of wine, on a night full of stars, to find them and see their happy secluded life.
He believed they would be very surprised!
He also wanted to see if the reincarnated Buddha child of Yun Qing Ancient Buddha had been born.
Zhang Ruochen had promised to be the child's godfather.
Living in seclusion at the border, far from right and wrong, staying with the one you love most, not having to fight and kill every day, not having to worry about encountering powerful enemies at any time, not having to bear too much pressure or carry the life, death, honor, and disgrace of an entire world's living beings. You can sleep very peacefully.
The more he thought about it, the more Zhang Ruochen envied it.
But Zhang Ruochen was also very worried, worried that if he went, he would disturb their peaceful life and bring disaster. He was quite hesitant.
At this moment, subtle fluctuations appeared in space.
Many divine-level beings appeared in the void very close to them.
There were spiders emitting purple demonic flames, azure divine dragons, mountain-sized crimson centipedes, and phoenixes coiled within a mass of dense clouds...
Their demonic qi was very strong, but somewhat different from the demon clans of the Southern Universe, being darker and more sinister.
They didn't approach Zhang Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi, waiting for something, as if a major figure was about to arrive.
Qiangu Nüdi's red lips parted slightly, saying: "Huan Mie Star Sea is mainly dominated by the six great clans: Golden Crow, Phoenix, Crimson Centipede, Divine Dragon, White Fox, and Demon Spider. Additionally, there are cultivators who couldn't survive in Heavenly Court Universe or Hell Realm, along with their descendants. In short, there are many small clans, but none amount to anything."
Zhang Ruochen was still too young after all, knowing little about many secrets of the universe, and asked: "What is the relationship between these six clans and those demon clans of the Southern Universe?"
Qiangu Nüdi said: "Legend has it that in the extremely distant past, the most powerful demon clans of the Southern Universe were precisely these six clans."
"To be precise, in that era, the demon clans were invincible under heaven. The six clans ruled the entire universe, each with peak-level experts sitting in command. For example, the legends of Hundred Foot Great Emperor, Twelve-Tailed Heavenly Fox, and Spider Queen have been passed down from that era."
"That era also produced a shocking figure who surpassed Hundred Foot Great Emperor, Twelve-Tailed Heavenly Fox, and Spider Queen. This person wanted to break the six clans' ruling structure and re-establish the rules of the universe."
"Who exactly that person was can no longer be verified. It's too long ago, with many different theories and no conclusion."
"But it seems this person was also born from the demon clans! This is the contradictory part of the legend — someone born from the demon clans yet wanting to overthrow them."
"It is said that in the end, the six clans joined forces, and in the border universe, they engaged in a decisive battle with that shocking figure and the clan he belonged to. The six supreme powerhouses of the six clans paid a tragic and fierce price to severely wound that shocking figure, but they couldn't kill him, only seal him in the Night Soil."
"Afterward, the six supreme powerhouses personally sat guard over the Night Soil. The six clans' armies that stayed in the border universe along with the six supreme powerhouses became the ancestors of the current six clans of Huan Mie Star Sea."
"Although countless eons have passed, the six clans still follow their ancestral teachings, guarding outside the Night Soil, generation after generation, never leaving."
"That battle back then, the six clans won, but it was a pyrrhic victory. Coupled with the six supreme powerhouses sitting guard over the Night Soil and unable to leave, soon after, Heavenly Court Universe and Hell Realm experienced prolonged turmoil. As the six supreme powerhouses passed away one after another, the era of the six clans ruling the universe came to an end."
"Now, among the ten strongest demon clans of the Southern Universe, only the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan still stand tall."
Qiangu Nüdi continued: "After many years of separation, the six clans of Huan Mie Star Sea and the six clans of the Southern Universe have long lost contact, completely independent of each other. See, aren't they very different from the Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, and Fox Clan you've seen before?"
"They have actually been influenced by the Night Soil! Cultivators from Heavenly Court and Hell Realm no longer call them demon clans, but Night Demon Clans."
Zhang Ruochen hadn't expected there to be such a past event in the universe. Truly, everything in the world has its context that can be traced, and legends can reflect reality.
But Zhang Ruochen thought of even more.
The first thing that came to mind was the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron.
Zhang Ruochen had found this cauldron during the Heaven Hunting Grand Banquet, inside the Dark Star.
According to Blood Jue War God, its previous owner was Yu San Jie, the Stone Axe Lord, master of Lan Chen Sea, one of the many forces on Shi Ji Divine Star.
But even earlier, the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron could be traced back to the border universe.
This judgment should be accurate.
Because the beast pattern carvings on the six legs of the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron correspond to the Golden Crow, Divine Dragon, Phoenix, Demon Spider, White Fox, and Crimson Centipede.
From this, it can also be seen that the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron must be a heavy artifact.
As for why it ended up flowing to Shi Ji Divine Star, that is also an extremely ancient matter that cannot be traced.
Legend has it that even someone with Stone Axe Lord's cultivation was very wary of the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron's artifact spirit, never daring to awaken it.
This is also why Zhang Ruochen, despite guessing that the Six Directions Heavenly Venerable Cauldron might be one of the Nine Cauldrons, didn't dare to refine its artifact spirit or enter the space inside the cauldron.
Last time, out of curiosity, he released Fei Ma Wang, causing the ancient demons to be born and creating great turmoil in the universe. Zhang Ruochen felt somewhat guilty and ashamed.
What if he released some other forbidden existence? Dying himself would be one thing, but causing widespread suffering would be a disaster.
Of course, now that he had achieved Four Symbols Perfection and officially stepped into the Infinite Realm, many things he didn't dare to do before could now be attempted.
If he had his current cultivation in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain, suppressing Fei Ma Wang would have been no difficult task!
"They're here!" Qiangu Nüdi said.
Zhang Ruochen looked forward.
He saw the divine-level beings of the various Night Demon Clans dispersing, and two figures walked out from among them, heading straight for Zhang Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi.
The Crimson Centipede Clan Leader had a human form, with a head and two feet, but his skin was as hard as divine armor, and he had over a hundred crimson arms. The whole person looked like a red chrysanthemum.
The White Fox Clan Leader was stunningly beautiful, with a mature charm. Her hair was styled in a high bun, adorned with gold hairpins and swaying ornaments. Her figure was extremely outstanding, with curves that were almost unrealistically round.
She was barefoot, and as her sleeves fluttered, fragrant mist drifted through the void, giving her a breathtakingly graceful appearance. Even Chi Xing Tian, who had been healing his injuries, was stunned.
He felt the White Fox Clan Leader was very feminine and charming, unlike Long Ba, who was completely a female tyrannosaur.
The White Fox Clan Leader and Crimson Centipede Clan Leader were not completely isolated from the world. Before coming, they had gathered information and had a general idea, able to guess the identities of Zhang Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi.
The White Fox Clan Leader's face was full of smiles, appearing to be about thirty years old. A charming blush appeared on her fair cheeks as she said: "Congratulations to Realm Venerable Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi on breaking through to the Infinite Realm and ascending to the position of Divine Venerable. The two of you honor Huan Mie Star Sea with your presence. May I ask what business you have here? Is there anything our Fox Clan can help with? Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the Fox Clan Leader, Su Yun."
"Crimson Centipede Clan Leader, Wu Dao."
Both Su Yun and Wu Dao had Qiankun Infinite Realm cultivation, serving as the ancestors of the White Fox Clan and Crimson Centipede Clan, permanently stationed at the Night Soil.
Upon hearing that Infinite Realm powerhouses had come to Huan Mie Star Sea to engage in combat, they were alarmed and came out.
News in the border universe was very slow, but Zhang Ruochen and Qiangu Nüdi were both outstanding figures of this era who had accomplished many great deeds.
Zhang Ruochen was the Divine Envoy of Heavenly Mother, with a Tian Yuan Wu Que level powerhouse backing him.
Qiangu Nüdi was Tai Shang's granddaughter.
With such backgrounds, coupled with their Divine Venerable-level cultivation, it was enough to attract the attention of the six Night Demon Clans.
Zhang Ruochen smiled: "Both Clan Leaders need not worry. We accidentally broke through from Li Hen Tian into Xing Huan Tian, with no other purpose. We will leave soon. If Clan Leader Su truly wants to help, you could help us find the traces of Bai Zun and Chi Mu Divine King, and join forces with us to eliminate these two great scourges of the Nether Clan. The Nether Clan gods are extremely ruthless in their actions."
Su Yun's pretty face stiffened slightly, looking at Zhang Ruochen as if he were a villain.
Huan Mie Star Sea didn't want to offend them, but neither did it want to offend the Nether Clan.
Zhang Ruochen didn't make things difficult for them, saying: "During our earlier battle, some casualties were caused to the living beings of Huan Mie Star Sea. I, this Realm Venerable, express my sincere apologies. I hope you can understand!"
All were enfeoffed kings and venerable masters, already viewing all living beings as ants. As long as it wasn't intentional slaughter, some living beings being killed by the residual waves during combat was understandable.
Su Yun and Wu Dao clearly had no intention of offending two Divine Venerables over those living beings.
"Since you've come to Huan Mie Star Sea, would the two of you be willing to be guests at the Fox Clan?" Su Yun extended an invitation, her gaze flowing over Zhang Ruochen, showing great interest in him. Her eyes seemed to hold countless unspoken words.
Zhang Ruochen smiled, about to refuse.
But then, in the distant void, a white jade carriage drove over.
The driver was a man covered in stone skin, appearing to be in his thirties, weathered by hardship. His aura was powerful, his cultivation deep — no ordinary person.
Behind the white jade carriage, a black coffin was dragged by iron chains.
He drove the carriage, pulling the coffin, heading straight for the location of Zhang Ruochen and the others.
The gods of the six clans wanted to intercept him, but Su Yun waved her hand, signaling them to step back. Let him pass!
No matter how strong his cultivation? Just a Tai Xu Great God.
"It's the Stone Axe Lord, Yu San Jie. So he escaped to Huan Mie Star Sea." Qiangu Nüdi identified the driver's identity in one sentence.
But Zhang Ruochen's gaze fell on that black coffin, generating a subtle perception. Instantly, the joy of breaking through his realm disappeared completely, his gaze almost solidifying, his heart sinking toward the abyss.