Chapter 543: The Plight of the Evil Spirit Clan

Three years later, within the Outer Realm Evil Clan, the Evil Spirit Clan, Wuyun City.

As one of the few cities under the Evil Spirit Clan's banner directly governed by the Evil Spirit Clan themselves, Wuyun City is an absolutely vital stronghold within the Evil Spirit Clan; the City Lord, Wuyun King, is of the Evil Spirit Imperial Clan, the younger brother of the Evil Spirit Patriarch, and a powerhouse at the peak of the Mysterious Demon Emperor realm.

At the core of Wuyun City, a complex of buildings surrounded by numerous others stands quietly and solemnly, resembling a giant lying on its side or a crouching tiger, exuding an aura of devouring everything under the heavens.

Outside the central Palace, a giant cauldron that has weathered the passage of time sits still in the square before the hall; the wind brushes past the giant cauldron and through the Palace, and occasionally the sound of water dripping from a copper clepsydra comes from a corner, striking the white jade floor tiles, the sound of the droplets echoing in the deep, secluded hall.

Within a hidden space inside the complex, which is filled with the majesty of power, there emanates an aura completely different from the rest of the Palace; morning dew condenses on leaf tips, appearing as if it might fall at any moment, and clusters of rare flowers and grasses—which could be considered precious even in the Outer Realm Evil Clan or the Great Thousand World—bloom and grow vigorously in this small garden, combined with rockeries, flowing water, and covered bridges, successfully creating a tranquil place here.

If Xiao Han were here, he would surely be stunned to discover that, completely unlike the usual Evil Clan territories, the space where this garden is located does not have the slightest trace of Evil Qi; in its place is Spirit Power, which is irreconcilable with Evil Qi.

Deep within the small garden, a pavilion is quietly hidden; two figures sit opposite each other, and before them is a game of chess nearing its end; however, from their expressions and conversation, one can perceive that neither of them has their mind on the game before them.

"The time is almost here, isn't it?" one of the figures, wearing a crimson python robe, suddenly spoke, his tone hiding an unknown meaning.

"The Evil Spirit Secret Realm is reopening, and the new generation of geniuses is about to step into the Ancestor Land. Does Imperial Brother truly intend to spend his time in this small garden of mine?"

If any outsider were here, they would likely be shocked to the point of being at a loss by the words of the figure in the crimson python robe; this person is none other than the true master of Wuyun City—the Wuyun King.

And the only one who could make the Wuyun King refer to himself as a younger brother is one person—the Evil Spirit Sovereign, the Evil Spirit Patriarch Jiang Ya.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ya could not help but smile helplessly.

"Heh! The Evil Spirit Secret Realm? Although it is to select geniuses for my Evil Spirit Clan, what does it have to do with me, this so-called Sovereign?"

He opened his palm, and two distinct forces of black and white, clearly demarcated, emerged; they were precisely Evil Qi and Spirit Power. The moment they appeared, it was as if a prohibition had been placed upon the garden; the flowers, birds, insects, and fish all fell silent, and even the plants quietly held their breath.

As the Evil Spirit Patriarch, Jiang Ya's strength goes without saying.

However, regarding his own formidable strength, which is enough to rank among the top across the entire Outer Realm Evil Clan, Jiang Ya felt not the slightest joy or pride, only endless sorrow.

"Look at this power of ours; does even half of it truly belong to us?"

"Whether it is a Patriarch or a Sovereign, in the eyes of those people, we are nothing more than larger slaves and livestock; we are only alive because we still have some use."

Listening to Jiang Ya's somewhat self-abandoning words, the Wuyun King did not offer guidance but remained silent; this was a fact that could be seen at a glance, especially for those of them who had long since lost their future, as reality had already made them numb.

The Evil Spirit Clan, as a race with dozens of Demon Emperor-level powerhouses and the strongest even reaching the Heavenly Demon Emperor level, is not at all inferior to the Sanshier Dazhu that are slightly weaker than them when looking at the thousands of races in the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

Coupled with the Evil Spirit Clan's constitution of cultivating both Spirit Power and Evil Qi, they should have been highly valued in the Outer Realm Evil Clan where strength is respected; in reality, their status is not even as good as those small clans that do not even have a Demon Emperor.

Everything is solely because of the Evil Spirit Clan's identity as a mixed-blood of the Da Qian and the Evil Clan.

"Imperial Brother, is it really impossible for us to make even the slightest change?" the Wuyun King said with some unwillingness.

The more he felt his own strength, the more unwilling he felt for the fate of the Evil Spirit Clan; in his grief and indignation, the thoughts in the Wuyun King's heart spilled out.

Regarding this, Jiang Ya's expression suddenly turned stern, and his tone became slightly severe:

"Do not say such things again in the future."

"Otherwise..."

Jiang Ya pointed to the center of his brow and said no more.

While the Wuyun King and Jiang Ya were conversing, Wuyun City also welcomed two rather unusual guests.

"Teacher, when will Brother come out from here?"

"There are probably only five or six days left until the gate of the Evil Spirit Secret Realm opens; rest assured, as soon as your brother comes out, Teacher will definitely know immediately."

The two people speaking were none other than Xiao Han and Jiang Lingyu, who had been wandering in the territory of the Outer Realm Evil Clan for three full years.

Three years later, the little girl who only reached Xiao Han's waist back then has grown quite a bit; compared to the sickly appearance she had when they first met, after three years of recuperation and cultivation, she is now no different from an ordinary child.

And during these three years, Xiao Han not only completely purged the hidden injuries left over from the heavy wounds of that year but also gained a profound understanding of the world of the Outer Realm Evil Clan and his own situation.

The Evil Spirit Clan is completely surrounded by the six major clans of the Outer Realm Evil Clan: the Blade Demon, Blood Demon, Barbarian Demon, Illusion Demon, and Shadow Demon races; all six major clans rank among the top in the Outer Realm Evil Clan, and the border areas with the Evil Spirit Clan are stationed year-round with multiple Mysterious Demon Emperors and a large number of Evil Clan elites.

If it were the former him, he would have had absolutely no chance of escaping from the heavy encirclement.

But now it is different; as long as the news of his presence in the Evil Clan does not leak, having cultivated the Great Hidden Divine Art to the realm of Concealment, he is fully capable of passing through the Evil Clan territory silently and returning safely to the Great Thousand World.

However, such thoughts were temporarily set aside when Xiao Han witnessed the state of the Evil Spirit Clan.

During his travels, he witnessed too many Outer Realm Evil Clansmen acting high and mighty within the Evil Spirit Clan, holding the power of life and death over the Evil Spirit Clan; even an Evil Clan member at the Demon General level could order around an Evil Spirit Clan member at the Demon King level, and the latter, despite the humiliation, could only comply.

If powerhouses at the level of Demon King are treated this way, the bottom-level Evil Spirit clansmen are no different from Jiang Lingxian back then; perhaps on some trip out, they could be slaughtered by an Outer Realm Evil Clan member at will, for the sole reason that the "lowly breed" offended the eyes of the Evil Clan lord.

After Xiao Han sent word back to the Great Thousand Palace about the treatment of the Evil Spirit Clan, which was not much better than livestock, the well-informed elders were all somewhat bewildered; they could not imagine that a race with strength comparable to the Five Great Ancient Clans of the Great Thousand World could end up in such a miserable state!

Just then, a certain Elder had a flash of inspiration.

Hey! I have a good idea!

Why not turn them against the enemy?

And then...

Xiao Han appeared here.

"Sigh, the road is long and the burden is heavy!" Xiao sighed helplessly.

Regarding turning the Evil Spirit Clan against the enemy, Xiao Han and the elders of the Great Thousand World had absolutely no objections; for this disaster-ridden race born from a conspiracy, the first feeling of the high-level officials of the Great Thousand Palace was guilt.

If they hadn't been incompetent back then, how could this whole Evil Spirit Clan business have happened!

As for the so-called Evil Clan bloodline?

Isn't there still the Da Qian bloodline?

Furthermore, according to what Xiao Han said, the Evil Spirit Clan itself, apart from being able to cultivate Evil Qi, is basically no different from the living beings of the Great Thousand World; as for that extra eye...

There are plenty of strange-looking races in the Great Thousand World; as long as they come to the Great Thousand and cultivate only Spirit Power, they are Da Qian people.

Most importantly, although the Evil Spirit Clan was created by the Outer Realm Evil Clan with the intention of causing destruction, to this day they have not been stained by even a drop of the blood of the living beings of the Great Thousand World, so the Great Thousand World does not have much psychological burden in accepting them.

There is no problem on the Da Qian side; the key lies with the Evil Spirit Clan.

With the Evil Spirit Clan's difficult status and treatment, it is unlikely that they have no second thoughts; after all, they have not been brainwashed, and whether it is the way of thinking of the Great Thousand World or the Outer Realm Evil Clan, their situation is just too miserable.

But clearly, the Outer Realm Evil Clan does not treat the Evil Spirit Clan as air; the six major clans surround the Evil Spirit Clan like prison guards, so even if the latter has some ideas, they can only remain thoughts.

If they want to successfully turn them, they must first resolve the Evil Spirit Clan's worries; as for how to resolve them...

To be determined.

The complex thoughts in his mind gave Xiao Han a headache.

"I can only take it one step at a time."

"Let's go, let's go find that brat."

Xiao Han held the little girl's hand and walked forward at a leisurely pace.

"Mm."