Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 153

Chapter 153: The Shepherd Family

After returning to Time Bell Pavilion, Li Mo settled down for the time being.

When Master Zhou Buping returned, Li Qian asked him about the bat pattern, but Zhou Buping said he had never heard of it.

Over the next few days, Li Qian went to the Divine Sword Sect’s library to search through various materials, but he couldn’t find any records of it.

Finally, Li Qian remembered that Elder Gu was extremely knowledgeable about all sorts of strange and interesting things, and might know about the bat pattern. So he went to Sword’s Edge City to visit Elder Gu.

Elder Gu was very, very old, and the aura of aging around him was very strong.

After all, he was a 130-year-old man.

At that age, even among Grandmasters, he was considered to be very long-lived.

The old man was lying on a grand armchair, basking in the sun.

“Li Qian, it seems like you haven’t been here for a while.”

Elder Gu said with a smile, “If you don’t come again soon, you might not see me anymore.”

As he spoke, he beckoned for a servant nearby to fetch something.

A moment later, the servant respectfully handed a thick book to Li Qian.

Li Qian took it and saw that it was a book on Demonic Script, clearly compiled and written by Elder Gu.

“This book is the greatest work of my life. My descendants are not interested in this, so I can only give it to you.”

Elder Gu said.

“Elder Gu, this is too precious a gift. This junior is unworthy of receiving it.”

Li Qian said.

If it weren’t for Elder Gu’s help, learning Demonic Script would have been much more difficult.

“If it weren’t for your Demonic Script dictionary, this old man wouldn’t have been able to achieve this.”

Elder Gu waved his hand.

“Elder Gu, then this junior will accept it.”

Li Qian nodded, then took out a piece of paper with a dark green bat pattern drawn on it.

He had copied it from the pattern on Li Mo’s arm.

Elder Gu wanted to sit up, but it was a bit difficult, so Li Qian quickly went over to help him.

“Let me see.”

Elder Gu stretched out his skinny hand, which looked like it was just skin and bones, and took the paper. He then carefully scrutinized it.

After a while, Elder Gu asked solemnly, “Li Qian, where did you see this pattern?”

He saw Li Qian hesitate for a moment, then immediately said, “Forget it, you don’t have to tell me. However, this old man actually knows a little about it. This thing… should be from ancient times. It is said to be the Demonic Mark of the Shepherd Family.”

“Shepherd Family?”

Li Qian was stunned and asked in surprise.

“Yes, the Shepherd Family. It is said that they herded humans for demons. They aided the evildoers and willingly served as the demons’ minions. After humans drove the demons out, the Shepherd Family was almost completely wiped out and ceased to exist.”

Elder Gu said, “But now that demons have reappeared, there might still be remnants of the Shepherd Family surviving.”

Li Qian was shocked. He didn’t expect this mark to originate from the Shepherd Family.

Could it be that Li Mo’s background was related to the Shepherd Family?

“Elder Gu, can this mark be passed down through generations?”

Li Qian couldn’t help but ask.

“I heard that’s how it was in ancient times. When they were purging the Shepherd Family, they looked for this mark. Anyone who had it was basically from the Shepherd Family.”

Elder Gu nodded.

“Thank you for your explanation, Elder Gu.”

Li Qian said.

He suddenly understood why there had always been demon-worshipping sects in Great Chang since ancient times. Perhaps it involved this Shepherd Family.

“Of course, what this old man said might not be true. After all, history is full of truth and falsehood, making it difficult to distinguish.”

Elder Gu lay back down, seemingly a little tired.

“Elder Gu, then I won’t disturb you any longer.”

Li Qian cupped his hands and said.

Elder Gu waved his hand.

Only then did Li Qian leave Elder Gu’s residence.

Over the next few days, Li Qian spent time every day studying the pattern on Li Mo’s wrist.

Strangely, ever since Li Mo started cultivating at Time Bell Pavilion, she had not experienced any more auditory hallucinations.

Li Qian wondered if it was because of the Time Bell Domain.

So he had Li Mo cultivate outside the Time Bell Domain once, and the auditory hallucinations reappeared.

He was now basically certain that the Time Bell Domain could block the influence of this dark green bat pattern.

Considering that this dark green bat pattern was likely related to the Shepherd Family and even demons, Li Qian told Li Mo to leave Time Bell Pavilion as little as possible.

Moreover, she was not to show this pattern to anyone.

Li Mo was puzzled, but she obeyed Li Qian’s words.

Xiang Province.

This was once the territory of Hundred Flowers Palace.

Later, it fell into the hands of the He Family.

With the establishment of Taiwu Circuit, it became the direct territory of the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence.

Yong’an County, located in the northwest of Xiang Province, although not directly bordering the Returning Dragon Mountain Range, was less than a hundred miles away in a straight line.

Late at night.

On top of a certain mountain, a black cloud descended from the sky, revealing dozens of ferocious figures.

The leader had the head of a wolf and the body of a man, wearing a loose white robe and a string of white skulls around his neck.

On the left was a creature with the head of a lion and the body of a man, with a head of brown-black hair, wearing black beast-devouring armor and carrying a giant axe on his shoulder.

On the right was a burly black ape, holding a huge iron rod in his hand.

The others were also demons, but their auras were far less powerful than these three.

“Hmph, that good-for-nothing Huang Lang. After all this time, he’s still trapped there. I don’t know why the Ancestor let him take charge of Lion Camel City.”

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It was the lion-headed demon who spoke, his tone full of disdain.

“We can’t be careless. This place is not that simple.”

The wolf-headed demon said.

“Bai Chao, you don’t really believe your nephew Bai Gao’s nonsense, do you? That someone in this Mortal Realm has cultivated the Blood and Qi Sanctuary?”

The lion-headed demon said.

“Shi Nu, he wouldn’t lie.”

The wolf demon Bai Chao shook his head and said.

“I believe it too.”

The ape demon Yuan Shou said in a deep voice.

The lion demon Shi Nu sneered, “It’s obviously just an excuse to shirk responsibility. I’m going to see for myself if there really is a human in this tiny Mortal Realm who has cultivated the Blood and Qi Sanctuary.”

The wolf demon Bai Chao and the ape demon Yuan Shou didn’t say anything, because they knew that this Shi Nu was a descendant of the Master of Lion Camel Ridge and was extremely arrogant.

“Let’s proceed according to plan. We’ll assist Huang Lang and eliminate this Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence.”

The wolf demon Bai Chao said.

They had taken a huge risk and traveled thousands of miles to come here, all for the purpose of breaking the stalemate.

Lion Camel Demon City was an important stronghold for Lion Camel Ridge in the Mortal Realm, and it was related to whether the demon race could break the Mortal Realm’s Boundary Formation in the future.

“Then let’s begin. My Sky Splitter Axe is thirsty for blood.”

The lion-headed Shi Nu grinned ferociously, “Today, I can have a good taste of the high-level martial artists in this Mortal Realm.”

As he spoke, he flew out with his giant axe, his speed increasing. His body began to change, and finally, a giant lion demon body over ten meters tall appeared in midair.

A terrifying demonic aura spread out, forming billowing yellow sand that extended towards the Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence Camp in the distance.

Seeing this, the wolf demon Bai Chao and the ape demon Yuan Shou immediately stopped hiding and flew out, revealing their massive demon bodies. The other dozens of demons, big and small, also completed their demon transformations.

Taiwu Circuit Lord’s Residence Camp.

Circuit Lord Yu Song was cultivating.

After years of cultivation, he had long since recovered, but… he hadn’t made any progress.

Within this Mortal Realm, due to the influence of the boundary, there was a huge restriction on Celestial Image Level Celestial Beings, making cultivation much more difficult than outside.

The same applied to demons.

However, the powerful demons that descended were often at the Demon Saint level, arriving with demon bodies condensed through demonic rituals. They had a natural advantage. As long as they devoured enough human life force, they could rapidly increase their strength and eventually reach the limit of their demon bodies.

Moreover, these demons possessed demonic consciousness comparable to Myriad Images Level Martial Intent.

If he didn’t have a special heart-protecting talisman that could resist Myriad Images Demonic Consciousness, he, a mere mid-level Celestial Image Level Celestial Being, would have no chance against demons of this level.

Unfortunately, human martial artists didn’t have such magical methods to condense demon bodies and descend with demonic consciousness.

This was a unique racial talent only possessed by Demon Saints.

That was why the Martial Alliance only sent Celestial Image Level Celestial Beings like them into the Mortal Realm, and they couldn’t even send those who were too strong.

After all, under the influence of the boundary, a human Martial Saint entering the Mortal Realm wouldn’t be able to unleash their full strength. They might not even be able to reach the level of a top-tier Celestial Image Level Celestial Being. If they fell in the Mortal Realm, it would be truly humiliating.

Of course, for a Demon Saint to descend into the Mortal Realm with their demonic consciousness, there were also great risks.

If the Demon Saint’s Myriad Images Demonic Consciousness was destroyed, the impact on their main body would be significant.

It was precisely because of this restriction in the Mortal Realm that Demon Saints dared to descend with their demonic consciousness so boldly. If they did this outside, they wouldn’t even know how they died.

“Although cultivation is difficult in the Mortal Realm, it is ultimately much safer.”

Circuit Lord Yu Song thought to himself.

Don’t underestimate the seemingly great risk of having to keep an eye on the demons in the Returning Dragon Mountain Range.

But for Circuit Lord Yu Song, who had experienced the outside world, it was nothing special.

The world outside the Mortal Realm was truly extremely dangerous.

A mid-level Celestial Image Level Celestial Being like him was considered a top-tier existence in the Mortal Realm.

But in the outside world, he was only a mid-level expert.

There was always the possibility of dying in battle.

Of course, the ones with the highest mortality rate were ordinary Celestial Beings.

A major reason why the Yu Family’s population could only be maintained at a few dozen was that most of them had died in battle.

He had once had over twenty children. Apart from those who died from various causes… most of them had reached the Celestial Being realm and then been sent to the battlefield. In the end, only a handful survived.

Not to mention his grandchildren, even more of them had died.

However, since coming to the Mortal Realm, the Yu Family had begun to thrive again. In just ten years, the family’s population had increased by over a hundred.

As a family that had survived in the outside world, they had a strong sense of crisis and knew how to better continue their lineage. That was to reproduce like crazy and increase the number of their descendants.

Suddenly, Circuit Lord Yu Song’s expression changed drastically, because he sensed an extremely violent and terrifying demonic aura coming from the southeast.

It was rapidly approaching.

“This aura…”

“Wait, there are three.”

His face turned extremely ugly.

These three auras were definitely no weaker than the auras of the demons in the Returning Dragon Mountain Range.

One of them might even be stronger.

“Could it be demons from other demon-occupied areas?”

Circuit Lord Yu Song’s heart trembled as he thought of a possibility.

But how did these demons get here?

Didn’t the other Circuit Lord’s Residences notice anything?

And, since these demons had left their occupied areas, weren’t they afraid that the surrounding Circuit Lord’s Residences would take the opportunity to counterattack?

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