Chapter 460 - 459 Ling Ling and The Remnants, Mysterious Demon

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Li Jing.

As soon as Ling Ling spoke, he was slightly taken aback.

He was still wondering why Ancestor Lao and Quan Chang were so thrilled to see Ling Ling. While those aware of Ling Ling’s identity would certainly be surprised, their reactions seemed excessively jubilant.

Could it be that the "Spirit Seed" the Ancient God’s Descendants possessed was actually gifted to their ancestral God’s Body many years ago by Ling Ling?

While still in disbelief, Quan Chang respectfully spoke.

"The wisdom of the Holy Spirit is unquestionable. The Descendants of the Ancient God, including us, the Ghost Clan, are all progeny of the Divine Father and Mother. Our thriving proliferation is thanks to the Holy Spirit’s divine intervention in the past. Had it not been for the Holy Spirit’s intervention in resolving the fertility issues of the direct offspring of the Father God and Mother God, the Descendants of the Ancient God would probably only consist of the God-Human Tribe."

"..."

Li Jing.

Hearing what Quan Chang said, left him astounded.

So, not only was the Spirit Seed in the hands of the Ancient God’s Descendants given by Ling Ling, but the descendants of the ancestors weren’t even capable of reproduction?

Their ability to ignore reproductive boundaries and give birth to various wondrous races was due to Ling Ling’s intervention in resolving their fertility problems?

Meanwhile,

Overwhelmed by Quan Chang’s praises, Ling Ling blinked awkwardly, then shyly responded.

"I remember about the Life Tree seeds, but I don’t recall helping with the fertility issues..."

"According to our records, Holy Spirit, you intervened after having been intoxicated by an excessive amount of the Jade nectar, in response to a plea from the Father God and Mother God while you were in a state between sleep and wakefulness."

Quan Chang gave a straight-by-straight response.

"Ah... that..."

Ling Ling was taken aback.

She genuinely didn’t remember anything about this. Her memory was indeed fuzzy due to the heavy drinking, otherwise, she wouldn’t have given away the Life Tree seeds.

Watching Quan Chang kneeling with a respectful expression, Ling Ling mildly coughed and said.

"You can rise and speak, no need to kneel. It’s been so many years ago, I’ve almost forgotten it, you don’t need to dwell on it."

Before her voice fell, Quan Chang looked up solemnly and spoke.

"How could we forget the grace of resurrection that the Holy Spirit bestowed upon our clan?"

"..."

Speechless, Ling Ling had no choice but to turn to Li Jing, with a plea for help in her eyes.

At this point, Li Jing was left speechless. Seeing Ling Ling asking for help, he was both amused and helpless.

Just as he was about to speak for her, Quan Changinterrupted.

"Holy Spirit, according to our ancestral teachings, we, the Ancient God’s Descendants, have put great effort into collecting and preserving the Jade nectar, hoping to offer it to you once we meet again."

Upon hearing this, Ling Ling let out a surprised "hmm?" and her big eyes lit up.

Before she could say anything, Quan Chang lamented saying.

"It’s a pity that the innate jade disc, which allowed the Mother God to be born, was destroyed in the Cataclysm of Extermination in later generations. We have no chance to collect more Jade nectar and only left with what was collected in the past."

Hearing Quan Chang’s regretful words, Ling Ling showed a regretful expression, swallowed, and asked.

"The jade disc is gone, you mean the Jade nectar in your hands is the last legacy, can you really give it to me?"

"Of course."

Quan Chang responded, saying.

"The jade nectar was kept by the God-Humans who were directly blessed by the Holy Spirit. After we go out, I’ll immediately find the current High Priest of the God-Human Tribe to retrieve it."

Before she finished, Ling Ling interrupted.

"No need to wait, you and Li Jing can go out now."

Having said that, she turned her head and looked at Li Jing pleadingly.

Seeing this, Li Jing couldn’t help but smile.

Ling Ling’s eager eyes, honestly, he couldn’t resist.

Without much thought, he nodded and left with Quan Chang.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he didn’t bring Ling Ling along.

As encountering the Ancient God’s Descendants who have such a deep connection with her, Ling Ling would naturally not want to go out.

Although he didn’t know what Jade nectar, which Quan Chang mentioned, was, it must be something extraordinary, considering Ling Ling’s craving for it.

According to what Quan Chang said,

The Jade nectar is produced by a unique jade disc.

Moreover, one of the two founders of the Ancient God’s Descendants was born from the jade disc. It was a deity that literally popped out of a stone.

However, the jade disc has now been destroyed, and the existing nectar has become a "unique product".

In any case, he’d first help Ling Ling get the object.

If there are any issues later, there would be plenty of opportunities to ask her.

...

Back in the central hall of the Ghost Clan Territory.

As soon as Quan Chang stood still, she looked somewhat displeased.

"Why didn’t you tell me earlier that the Consonance Sacred Spirit was with you?"

Li Jing blinked at the sound, innocently spreading his hands.

"How would I know that you, the Ancient God’s Descendants have such deep..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Quan Chang frowned.

"Didn’t you go into the God-Human tribe’s Temple and see the mural that records the past glory of our Ancient God’s Descendants?"

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Li Jing slowly typed a question mark, expressing his confusion.

"On your family tree, is there Ling Ling?"

"As I’ve already told you, that’s not a family tree, it’s a record of my tribe’s past glory."

Quan Chang rolled her eyes and said.

"Since it records glory, how can it not include the Holy Spirit who brought us prosperity?"

"Hiss."

Li Jing took a breath and took out his phone to check it.

As he had a copy of the family tree on his phone, he pulled out the picture and looked carefully, but he couldn’t find Ling Ling in the photo.

Just as he was about to raise his eyes, Quan Chang leaned in.

"On the neck of the Mother God, zoom in and take a look."

Li Jing nodded subconsciously hearing this and did as instructed.

With a closer look...

TM, it’s really there...

On the distinct collarbone of the gigantic female figure, a miniature figure of a fairy creature was sleeping soundly.

Because it was so small, it was easy to miss.

And in fact...

Due to the limited size of the mobile phone screen and the resolution of the photo, if you do not specifically enlarge it, the figure of the little fairy is more of a small bump than an independent entity.

Upon this discovery, Li Jing was a bit at a loss as to what to say.

As someone obviously overlooked that the Holy Spirit was present in the mural, Quan Chang did not hold it against him.

Being able to see the Holy Spirit who holds special significance to the Ancient God’s Descendants was a delight for her.

With slightly pursed lips, Quan Chang looked straight at him.

"May I ask how you gained the Holy Spirit’s favor, and even managed to keep her by your side?"

"Well, this is quite a long story."

Li Jing responded, saying.

"It was kind of an accident. I took Ling Ling into the Little Universe, then she voluntarily stayed."

Such a vague response, of course, could not satisfy Quan Chang.

But Li Jing wouldn’t provide more details, and she didn’t feel it was right to probe further.

After a brief silence, she let out a sigh.

"Treat her well, don’t let her down."

Having said that, Quan Chang turned around.

"Let’s go; we’ll go find Quan Huai. I just saw Shenmin and I have many questions. Now that Mother...Ancestor Lao is in the process of overcoming her tribulation and can’t answer my questions, and my successor is not in the tribe, I have to find Quan Huai to get things sorted out, and ask him where Shenmin has gone."

Li Jing agreed with a nod of his head.

Why Shenmin would appear in the Ghost Clan Territory, and to say he wasn’t curious would certainly be a lie.

But it’s likely related to the invasion from the Alien Civilization. In the face of great danger, the God-Human Tribe that once had a conflict with the Ghost Clan and was sealed chose to fight the enemy together with the Ghost Clan and even respect them.

Of course...

To know exactly what happened, they need to seek verification from Shenmin or Bai Yu and others who know the situation.

...

Out of the central temple.

Quan Chang halted and roared at the sky.

In a short while, Quan Huai, who had gone earlier to arrange for the Heavenly Kings Group and the expert team, arrived by sky control.

Upon landing, he slightly bowed to Quan Chang.

Quan Chang shook her head and said.

"I’m no longer the Ghost Clan High Priest, there’s no need for such a ceremonious reception."

Having said that, she began to communicate with Quan Huai loudly in the language of the Ancient God’s Descendants.

Not knowing what the two were talking about, Quan Chang’s expression alternated between serious and gloomy, and finally, a hint of sorrow crossed her face.

After a brief exchange...

Quan Huai nodded in acknowledgment to Li Jing, who didn’t understand the language of the Ancient God’s Descendants then flew away.

Seeing this, Li Jing subconsciously raised his head and watched for a while, then turned to look at Quan Chang who was silent.

"What did Quan Huai tell you?"

"The general situation."

Quan Chang spoke in a low voice, saying.

"The ones who invaded the Heavenly Sacred Land are a group of humanoid demons, they have the ability to transform into nothingness and seize our Ancient God’s descendants’ bodies for occupation. Over the past year or so, countless Ancient God’s descendants have lost their lives due to this, and most of them either die at the hands of their own tribe after being possessed, or choose to end their own lives, unable to bear being forcibly possessed."

As she spoke, she went on to say.

"More than half of our Ghost Clan members have already sacrificed themselves. The situation is not much better for the remaining tribes, including the God-Human Tribe. If it weren’t for all the ancestors of each tribe, including our Ghost Clan’s Ancestor Lao, we probably wouldn’t have been able to repel the devil. However, most of the forefathers of each tribe have also sacrificed themselves."

Upon hearing Quan Chang’s narrative, Li Jing’s face was wrinkled with concern.

A human-shaped devil?

Able to take over bodies by transforming into nothingness?

This...

This is a bit eerie!

If it was a matter of possession, the Ancient God’s Descendants would surely not be in this much of a predicament.

Regardless...

They are the descendants of the Ancient God.

Undoubtedly powerful.

The possession process itself has fatal weaknesses, and it is unlikely that the Ancient God’s Descendants should be unaware of this. It should not be too difficult to resist.

But their weakness in the face of these demons is unimaginable.

However, referring to the claim made by the Ghost Clan girl and Quan Chang during their previous conversation in the Secret Realm that these demons were an Alien Civilization, one could infer that they are not simply dark spirits, but rather highly intelligent and cunning entities.

As Li Jing sorted his thoughts, he asked.

"How long ago was the devil repelled?"

"Two months ago. We cannot be certain when they’ll return. All tribes are currently on high alert," Quan Chang replied.

"But for the time being, everything should be fine. The invasion of the Alien species was mainly due to the linking of the Spatial Passage to another Space level, which shouldn’t ordinarily occur. Except for the Big World, our Chongyuan Holy Realm has no access to other Space levels. Now that the Spatial Passage is back to its normal link with the Big World, there should no longer be any connection with the other Space level."

Having said that, she moistened her lips slightly.

"Just to be on the safe side, I may need to entrust this matter to Longyu’s expert team and any other experts who will enter later for confirmation. In terms of Spatial Passage research, your modern world has certain unique insights. Many phenomena that we, the Ancient God’s Descendants, can’t explain are interpreted by you through science."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing nodded.

The information he currently had was limited.

The only thing he could refer to was what Quan Chang had told him, thus he couldn’t offer any useful suggestions.

At least from what he could see, Quan Chang’s thinking was correct.

Confirmation of whether or not there are still any issues with the Spatial Passage is guaranteed by trusting the experts in modern spatial studies.

Even he, who can manipulate spatial rules, can’t understand many things straight away.

At least as far as he observed the Spatial Passage before, he didn’t see any links to places other than the Big World from the Spatial Passage leading in and out of Chongyuan Holy Realm.

"So what’s the situation with the God-Human Tribe?" asked Li Jing.

"It’s quite tragic," Quan Chang said in a low voice.

"After we left, the God-Human Tribe emerged from the sealed space and took control of the area around the Spatial Passage, trying to control the only passage into and out of the Chongyuan Holy Realm in the future. As a result, when the Alien species invaded, the God-Human Tribe were the first to suffer. The interdimensional demons preferred to occupy the bodies of females, so apart from Shenmin, most of the female members of the God-Human Tribe died in the first wave of invasions."

With that, she sighed softly.

"Now the continuation and propagation of the God-Human Tribe are major issues. The High Priestess, Shenmin, had no choice but to swear allegiance to our Ghost Clan in hopes of continuing the God-Human Tribe under our protection. This is an issue that can’t be avoided. When it comes to life or death, preserving the lineage of our tribe is of top priority."

Upon hearing Quan Chang describing the situation like this, Li Jing pulled a face.

For the Ancient God’s Descendants,

The pureblood females of a tribe are the foundation of the tribe’s continuation.

Only when the females of a tribe are paired with others, can the pure-blooded clan people of the same group be born normally.

Male clan members can only give birth to hybrid children unless they mate with females of the same tribe.

If most of the pure-blooded females of the God-Human Tribe died, leaving only a few including the High Priestess Shenmin, this is a serious problem of potential extinction.

Consider this-

Even if you disregard the bloodline,

Although it seems that the Ancient God’s Descendants can mate with any species without being picky about what they mate with, in reality, there are significant inherent restrictions.

All of the Ancient God’s Descendants, including the God-Human Tribe, have smaller physical forms as their realms increase, and it’s only at the Seventh Realm that they have a physical stature comparable to that of an average human.

Below that, they are all giants of a few tens to hundreds of meters tall.

Above that range, they would be like the Ghost Tribe’s Ancestor Lao, who is a legal lolita.

Their physical stature is also a limitation for them when selecting a mate.

A giant of a few tens of meters can’t possibly mate with a human of 1.8 meters to produce offspring, can they?

Considering this, one might wonder whether a God-Human, who is essentially considered top-tier within the Ancient God’s Descendants, would choose someone from another group to produce an descendant?

The answer is definitely no.

It is not a bloodline issue, but actually such a union would not create superior descendants, but would instead lead to stagnation, or possibly even a regression.

The Ancient God’s Descendants have a trait that allows them to mate with other species and acquire their abilities.

However, all the other descendant groups of the Ancient Gods, including the Ghost Clan, are merely branches derived from the God-Human Tribe and they can’t make the God-Human Tribe develop further.

Li Jing shook his head and said,

"Shall we go and find Shenmin now, or...?"

"We’ll go right now," replied Quan Chang.

"She and her people are currently sheltered in the territory of the Ghost Clan. Given the current situation of the God-Human Tribe, unless it’s a particular need, she is not allowed to go out."

Li Jing was dumbfounded.

It’s unreal that she isn’t allowed to go out.

By the sound of it, Shenmin has it tough...

It seems like they wouldn’t let her out without a complete makeover.

...

Not long after,

Li Jing, guided by Quan Chang, arrived at a palace door deep within the Ghost Clan Territory, behind the central hall.

Upon reaching the place, Li Jing couldn’t help but exclaim with admiration.

Quan Chang brought him here, this palace must be where Shenmin is staying now.

A glance revealed two pint-sized lolis, slightly smaller than the Ancestor Lao of the Ghost Clan, seated one on each side of the palace door as guardians.

These two legal lolis,

Their health bars both read 11999.

Both at the peak of the late stage of the Eighth Realm.

The Essence Source was displayed behind both of their health bars.

One had over 1000 Essence Source, the other had just over 1500.

Although the displayed Essence Source isn’t much, it indicates that both have begun to understand the secrets of the laws. It’s pretty rare to achieve this before stepping into the Ninth Realm.

One of them appeared virtually humanoid with no Alien Species traits, while the other had a pair of wings on her back.

The former must be an Ancestor Lao of the God-Human Tribe, and the latter, an Ancestor Lao of the Alien Tribe.

Both of them serving as Shenmin’s doorkeepers indicates how valuable she is.

The descendants of the Ancient Gods are indeed quite concerned about the continuity of their race, so much so that the ancestors of both tribes are guarding the palace door. They are really afraid that something might happen to Shenmin!

The arrival of Li Jing and Quan Chang immediately attracted the attention of the two Ancestor Laos, who opened their eyes in succession.

Upon seeing the two of them, both set their sights on Li Jing.

"A human?"

The Ancestor Lao of the God-Human Tribe frowned, looked at him, and then lost interest. Closing her eyes, she said,

"Human, you’re not welcome here, so hurry up and..."

Before she had finished speaking, the winged Ancestor Lao nudged her with excitement and lowered her voice.

"Elder ei! Are you blind or what? This guy is unfathomably powerful, far beyond us!"

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The Ancestor Lao of the God-Human Tribe opened her eyes again in astonishment.

As she looked, her face changed immediately.

At the sight of this, Li Jing couldn’t help but smile.

Seeing the lustful looks on the faces of the Ancestor Lao of the God-Human Tribe and the Ancestor Lao of the Alien Tribe, he had a bad feeling.

The descendants of the Ancient Gods are weirdly obsessed with mating with the strong.

Li Jing wasn’t interested in procreating with two lawful lolis who had lived for tens of thousands of years, and he certainly didn’t want to engage in a purely physical relationship with Shenmin in order to contribute to the continuation of the God-Human Tribe.

Without hesitation, he immediately launched a Spirit God whisper at the two of them.

Both the Ancestor Lao of the God-Human Tribe and the Ancestor Lao of the Alien Tribe, who were still excited, were caught completely off guard and were hit immediately.

Of course.

Even if they had been prepared, they would not have been able to resist Li Jing, who was already in the Late Ninth Realm.

The two of them stiffly sat there, their eyes losing their spark.

"..."

Quan Chang,

Having come to see two Ancestor Laos, she was wondering how to pay her respects.

Who would have thought that Li Jing would just handle the two of them without saying a word?

Although she knew the reason.

After all, she isn’t blind.

Once the two saw Li Jing, they were like they had taken stimulants, and even she felt the hair on her scalp stand at their ravenous gazes.

Someone got spooked and had to act.

Speaking of which,

How strong is Li Jing now?

Even if he is in the Ninth Realm, he couldn’t have subdued two peak Elder Lao of the late Eighth Realm with just a glance, right?

She turned her head to look at Li Jing, who had a bit of cold sweat on his forehead. Quan Chang couldn’t help but laugh, then she asked just to confirm.

"Both of them, they should be alright?"

"Of course, I didn’t mean to hurt them."

Li Jing replied.

Quan Chang nodded and pushed open the palace door.

Just as she was about to step in, she paused and furrowed her brows.

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Li Jing, following her, sensed someone hiding behind the open palace door. The aura was familiar; it was undoubtedly Shenmin.