A powerful empire had once been born on the Black Tortoise Continent.
The founding emperor of the empire was a man who liked to rely on others.
He married a powerful woman and took advantage of her family.
He recognized a powerful brother and used this powerful brother to protect himself.
In the end, he succeeded, became the emperor, and unified the Black Tortoise Continent.
However, on the first day of his ascension, he was the center of attention, but in reality, he was controlled by that powerful woman.
He was like a puppet.
He couldn't even protect the woman he loved. She was made into a human swine and died a miserable death, but he couldn't do anything about it.
His empire was nibbled away by that woman, and he couldn't do anything about it either.
That was until a true king appeared among his descendants. He didn't rely on others, and in an extremely difficult environment, defeated many rivals and ascended to the throne.
Only then did he reclaim his empire from that woman's family.
From then on, the empire truly belonged to them.
Ye Wuji knew this. He saw in Ling Xiao the potential of a true overlord.
He wasn't cunning or clever, nor was he slick and self-righteous.
He wasn't willing to rely on others.
It was difficult for such a person to succeed.
But once he succeeded, he would become a true overlord.
"Alright, I won't say any more. Just do as your heart tells you."
Ye Wuji smiled.
How could he not be happy? His disciple wasn't a petty person who fawned over others.
This was a great relief to him.
… …
Ling Xiao, Lin Yang, and Qingluan Hua finally left Mt. Blackimmortal and headed for the higher reaches of Mt. Eight Immortals.
That was the true center of Mt. Eight Immortals.
The eight most powerful families of Mt. Eight lived there.
Each family represented power and status.
Ling Xiao and the others saw No Light In The Night at the entrance to the dark clan.
No Light In The Night didn't say anything. Clearly, he'd already received Ling Xiao's answer from Ye Wuji.
He refused to acknowledge him as his foster father.
No Light In The Night was somewhat displeased.
So many people wanted to acknowledge him as their father, but he refused. How dare Ling Xiao refuse?
He planned to take revenge on the kid.
His method of revenge was to make this kid despair.
In the end, he came to beg him to become his adopted son.
Aside from the patriarch, he was the strongest of the dark ones. If he wanted to do something, it would be easy.
Of course, Ling Xiao didn't know what No Light In The Night was thinking.
He just felt that No Light In The Night was not in a good mood.
However, he didn't care too much about it.
He had come to the dark race to practice martial arts, not to curry favor.
"The eight great clans are divided into inner and outer clans. The servants and slaves are all from the outer clans.
The inner race doesn't need to do anything by themselves. They just need to focus on their cultivation. "
Perhaps he was trying to provoke Ling Xiao, but when they passed by the dark race's compound, Dark Night pointed at the busy outer race disciples.
These outer clan disciples were also disciples of the Upper Eight Immortal Mountain.
In the eyes of the disciples of the Eight Immortals Mountain, they were simply superior existences.
However, in reality, it wasn't easy to work like a cow or horse for the inner race.
No Light In The Night wanted to see the look of regret on Ling Xiao's face.
Unfortunately, he didn't see it.
Ling Xiao's expression was as calm as ever.
In Ling Xiao's eyes, the so-called inner clans were just people who lived a life of luxury, but didn't know how to differentiate between grain and body.
Although they had plenty of time to cultivate, they spent most of their time enjoying themselves and having fun.
They didn't have as much time to cultivate as the outer clans.
Moreover, how could a person become a talent if they didn't experience hardship?
Living in a comfortable environment every day would lead to depravity sooner or later.
He didn't want that to happen to him.
The inner clans were good, but the outer clans weren't bad either.
The inner clans could easily obtain martial arts techniques and resources.
However, the outer clans could also obtain the same things through their own efforts. That was enough.
"Hmph, kid, you'll regret this sooner or later."
No Light In The Night saw that Ling Xiao wasn't moved. He had no choice but to lead Ling Xiao on.
First, they arrived at the inner clan's residence.
The place was picturesque, and the environment was excellent.
Every inner clan disciple had their own courtyard, and they were served by outer clan disciples.
Then, they went to the outer clan's residence.
Although this place wasn't too shabby, and everyone had their own huts, they were still just huts. Compared to a courtyard, they had no one to serve them.
No Light In The Night said, "Do you understand now? The inner clan's living conditions are much better than those of the outer clans."
His words were, of course, meant for Ling Xiao to hear.
Ling Xiao said calmly, "You're right, Elder. But we're here to cultivate, not to enjoy ourselves. Since our accommodations have been arranged, why don't we hold the ceremony as soon as possible?"
"You're really something, kid. You're not moved at all?"
No Light In The Night was starting to admire Ling Xiao.
Of course, he wasn't going to stop his "revenge" plan.
He was going to make Ling Xiao bow his head to him. As an elder, and as the second strongest of the dark clans, that was his pride.
"Kid, I heard you have some sort of connection with that Lin Ruoxian. Break it off, or he won't do you any good in the future. "
After their accommodations were arranged, the ceremony to enter the clan was next. Even if they were outer clan disciples, they were still part of the dark clan. They had to pay respects to the clan leader and the four elders.
One of the four elders was, of course, No Light In The Night.
There were three others, all of them experts.
The patriarch and the four elders were waiting at the altar of the Dark Ones' sacrificial altar.
Every time a new member joined the clan, they would hold a ceremony like this.
After all, there was only one cycle every eight years, and only three disciples would join every eight years.
On the way, No Light In The Night suddenly said something.
Ling Xiao didn't understand, but he still said, "Deacon Ruoxian is my benefactor, and my friend. You want me to break it off with him? Impossible."
No Light In The Night sneered. "If you were my adopted son, I wouldn't have a problem saying that. Whatever happens, I'll take care of it for you.
But you don't want to call me your father, so there's nothing I can do about it.
I'll tell you the truth. Our clan leader's son, An Feitian, is very fond of Lin Ruoxian.
Plus, Lin Ruoxian is already considered one of the candidates to become the next clan leader.
Our clan leader, An Night-Walker, will do everything in his power to make this happen.
If you don't break it off with Lin Ruoxian, you'll offend both An Feitian and our clan leader, An Night-Walker. Take care of yourself. "
"As I said before, I won't attack unless I'm attacked first. If there's someone among you who doesn't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rude! "
Ling Xiao looked at No Light In The Night coldly. "I hope we can all treat each other with respect. Otherwise, the dark clan won't have any peace."
"Kid, aren't you afraid I'll cripple you?"
No Light In The Night said coldly.
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