Chapter 4589: The Ice River Clan Who Received the Human Lord's Favor, Is Zhong Yuan the Human Lord's Successor?

Although Di Cha is now the Crown Prince of the Demon Court, sealed away in the myriad worlds.

In truth, however, he has always harbored a faint, lingering worry in his heart.

After all, he is not a direct descendant of the Myriad Demons' Lord.

He is merely a Crown Prince selected through layers upon layers of competition.

Moreover, although he claims to have obtained the Myriad Demons' Lord's inheritance.

It is only a part of it.

Therefore, Di Cha actually always has reservations.

Fearing that someone will replace him in the future and become the core of the Demon Court.

So right now, what is most important for Di Cha?

Naturally, it is to consolidate and elevate his own prestige in the hearts of the Demon Court's people.

And what is the best way?

Naturally, it is military exploits.

The Jun family once brought immense humiliation to the Demon Court.

As long as he, within the Immortal Land, can deal with the Jun family's people.

Even if it is not dealing with Jun Xiaoyao, dealing with other Jun family people is the same.

Then his reputation will naturally rise.

In the eyes of a group of Demon Court elders, his status will also become more consolidated.

"This opening of the Immortal Land is the time for this Crown Prince to make a name for himself in the vast starry sky."

"When the time comes, I shall use the blood of the Jun family's people as a sacrifice to this Crown Prince's banner."

Di Cha made up his mind, and vast demonic qi swept out.

The Nine Nether Imperial Mo Dharma Aspect behind him also roared toward the heavens, its aura swallowing the myriad ages!

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In the depths of a Tianhe within the Nine Heavens Tianhe.

Here there is an Ancient World of extremely vast scope.

And on the Central Continent within the Ancient World.

There is a stretch of extremely prosperous and ancient territory.

Various towering palaces stand tall here, grand and sacred, like continuous immortal palaces and treasure towers.

Spiritual qi surges and permeates, the stars of the weekly cycle revolve around this center, appearing exceptionally extraordinary.

And in this heaven and earth void.

There are many cultivators coming and going.

These cultivators are all wearing uniform attire.

And in the depths of this continuous stretch of palaces and towers.

Is an incomparably magnificent grand hall.

A huge plaque hangs before the hall doors, inscribed with the three characters 'Human Dao Teaching'.

This territory is shockingly one of the Human Dao Teaching's core garrisons.

And at this moment, inside the grand hall.

The Human Dao Teaching Master Zhong Yuan sits in the host seat.

The Four Great Protectors — Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning — are arrayed on both sides.

Opposite them, there is also a group of people.

This group is quite special, with both men and women.

But regardless of male or female, their hair strands all present a kind of ice-blue color, faintly with ice crystals condensing.

A pair of pupils, are like lake water, a deep blue.

Their complexion presents a kind of near-transparent cold white.

Their whole bodies are wreathed in faint cold mist, carrying a chill as if it could freeze one's soul.

Looking at this group of people, the eyes of the several Protectors all revealed a strange color.

"So these are the people of the Ice River Clan?" Protector Rain and the others murmured in their hearts.

This line of people is precisely from the Ice River Clan, one of the top ten among the Vast Top Hundred Races.

Speaking of the Ice River Clan, there is also some origin/connection.

This clan's origins are extremely special.

They come from a mysterious Eternal Glacier World.

Innately, their bodies contain the Extreme Cold Origin Source.

This clan's prestige, at its most flourishing, also directly chased the hegemonic clan forces.

The clan even produced a powerful Ice River Lord, who once awed a region of the Vastness.

However, in that past Vastness Calamity.

The Ice River Clan suffered an extremely heavy blow.

The Dark Realm had Demon King-level existences who wanted to obtain the Ice Dao Source to cultivate.

Several Great Demon Kings joined forces directly, invading the Eternal Glacier World where the Ice River Clan resided.

That calamity, for the Ice River Clan, was a catastrophe of extermination.

The Ice River Lord fell with resentment under the joint attack of the several Great Demon Kings.

The entire Ice River Clan suffered extremely great losses.

And it was right at that critical juncture.

A towering figure, one that all clansmen of the Ice River Clan would never forget for all eternity, descended from the far end of the firmament.

A single white robe fluttered and billowed, greeting the wind.

The towering figure was submerged within boundless radiant light, like a savior deity.

The moment he appeared, he caused the several Dark Realm Demon Kings who had joined forces to besiege the Ice River Clan to reveal expressions of shock.

This figure was naturally the Human Sovereign!

He was known as the Demon King Slayer.

Even when facing multiple Dark Realm Demon Kings simultaneously, he was not the least bit inferior.

On the contrary, it made those Dark Realm Demon Kings tremble with fear.

And that battle, under the Human Sovereign's power to turn the tide.

The Dark Realm army retreated in defeat.

Although the Ice River Clan lost an Ice River Lord and also suffered heavy damage.

But fortunately, precious things like the Ice Dao Source were not plundered.

That is to say, the foundation for the Ice River Clan's recovery remained; they could gradually recover in the future.

It was precisely because the Human Sovereign could be said to have saved the entire Ice River Clan in that battle.

So the Ice River Clan's gratitude and reverence for the Human Sovereign had already practically seeped into their marrow.

Even after such a vast stretch of time had passed.

Generation after generation, the Ice River Clan still passed down the legend of the Human Sovereign saving the world.

Time has come to today.

The once heavily damaged Ice River Clan, not to say they have completely restored their former glory.

But their strength and heritage are sufficient to rank among the top ten of the hundred strongest races in the vast starry sky.

They can also be called a quasi-hegemon race, with extraordinary prestige and heritage.

And not only that.

Because of the Ice River Clan's reverence and gratitude toward the Human Sovereign.

So, they also joined the Human Sovereign Hall this force.

Becoming a member of it.

You must know, a force of nearly quasi-hegemon race level.

Willingly joining an alliance.

The interests sacrificed are absolutely not few.

However, even so, the Ice River Clan likewise had not the slightest regret.

Because without the Human Sovereign, there would be no Ice River Clan of today.

And one wonders if it is because this clan cultivates the Ice Dao.

The Ice River clansmen's dispositions are generally cold as frost, carrying a sense of keeping others a thousand miles away.

However, at this moment.

This group of Ice River clansmen, who wear cold faces toward other living beings and cultivators.

Upon seeing Zhong Yuan.

On those faces like ten-thousand-year-old ice, there actually emerged a rare warmth and smile.

Not only that, one could also see an emotion in their eyes.

That is reverence and admiration!

"Today, being able to see the Human Sovereign my lord's descendant is the fortune of our Ice River Clan!"

The leading Ice River Clan cultivator cupped his fists toward Zhong Yuan.

His words carried a kind of respect and devoutness.

Nine Heavens Tianhe Trial.

They, the Ice River Clan, as a quasi-hegemon race, naturally also dispatched a batch of clansmen to come.

Led by the Ice River Holy Maiden and Ice River Holy Son.

And after entering the Nine Heavens Tianhe.

The Ice River Clan also unsurprisingly learned of matters concerning the Human Dao Orthodoxy.

This naturally made them connect it to the Human Sovereign.

So, some Ice River Clan cultivators began to secretly inquire and investigate.

Unexpectedly discovering that some of the Human Dao Orthodoxy's techniques and divine abilities indeed bore the Human Sovereign's shadow.

And these techniques and divine abilities were all passed down by the Human Dao Orthodoxy Master.

This caused the Ice River Clan to tremble greatly.

Previously, in the Human Sovereign Hall there was news circulating.

Saying the Human Sovereign's descendant might reappear in the world.

The Ice River Clan never expected they would actually run into this.

Seeing the Ice River Clan crowd's gazes carrying faint excitement and reverence.

Zhong Yuan's eyes flashed a trace of different color.

He thought to himself, looks like this Ice River Clan's devotion to the Human Sovereign has truly reached the extreme.

His face, however, remained calm as ever, smiling faintly and saying.

"Various guests of the Ice River Clan, what you say is perhaps only partially correct."

"To be honest, I have indeed obtained some inheritance related to the Human Sovereign."

"But I dare not claim to be the inheritor of the Human Sovereign; this identity is too heavy."

Upon hearing Zhongyuan's words, the leading Ice River tribesman bowed even more respectfully.

"Sect Master Zhongyuan is being overly modest."

"The Daoist Sect you established, we have all seen it with our own eyes; it truly embodies the supreme humanitarian ideal of my lord, the Human Sovereign."

"Since Sect Master Zhongyuan has obtained the inheritance of the Human Sovereign, he must surely share a great karmic bond with my lord, the Human Sovereign."

"In the vast expanse, those who share a karmic inheritance with my lord, the Human Sovereign, are few and far between."

"At least for now, only Sect Master Zhongyuan, you alone."