Best Young Master

As the words fell, Zi Huan’s beautiful eyes were filled with anticipation. She wanted to seize this opportunity to draw Ye Fan, this rare genius, into her family clan.

From the fact that Ye Fan was able to escape from the hands of Demon Venerable of the Mo Duo Family, she had already realized that Ye Fan’s strength was astonishing, and he was so young. If he could be properly nurtured, he might bring immeasurable benefits to the entire family in the future.

Little did she know, her actions fit perfectly into Ye Fan’s plan. Originally, Ye Fan intended to use this opportunity to integrate into this world seamlessly, and her invitation gave Ye Fan an almost perfect opportunity.

As they chatted along the way, Ye Fan pretended to be completely ignorant of this world, continuously asking questions and gathering a lot of important information about the Demon World.

From the casual conversation, Ye Fan learned that the entire Demon World had no other races; it was entirely dominated by the Demon Clan, but it was remarkably similar to the Human Race of Xuan Realm. The entire social structure was no different from humans.

Most importantly, the Demon Clan and humans almost had no differences in appearance. The only difference was they were born without life energy and their bodies contained impure Death Aura.

The Death Aura of the Demon Clan and the blood energy, Divine Power of the Human Race functioned almost identically, except it was filled with corrosive power of death.

The family clan that Zi Huan belonged to was considered one of the most prominent families within tens of thousands of miles, capable of standing on equal footing with the Mo Duo Family.

It’s just that the Demon Venerable of their family passed away a few days ago, and their overall strength instantly became weaker than the Mo Duo Family. This was also an important reason why the Mo Duo Family dared to openly intercept her.

Upon learning this, Ye Fan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He was truly afraid that the Zi Huan Family had a powerful Demon Venerable sitting in town. If so, he would need to be cautious everywhere, hiding his own life energy.

If the Demon Clan of this world were to discover that he was not one of the Demon Clan, but a Human being with life energy, he would find it very difficult to escape this world.

"Spirit Master!"

After some time, a shout came from afar, and a group of people quickly rushed over, arriving in the blink of an eye.

Hmm?

Ye Fan’s heart skipped a beat. He discovered that among them, there was a strong person equivalent to Early-Stage Venerable Realm, along with five others at Late-stage Lord Realm. The last one was a handsome, wicked young man, between Mid-Stage and Late-stage Lord Realm, whose realm was slightly higher than his.

"Seventh Grandpa, why are you here?"

Seeing the strong person equivalent to Early-Stage Venerable Realm arrive, Zi Huan was completely relieved and said pleasantly.

"You’re the Spirit Master of our family. Could I not come? Thankfully, the Spirit Master is unharmed. I heard that group of beasts from the Mo Duo Family took action. Is this true?"

Zi Huan’s Seventh Grandpa asked.

"Yes, even their family’s Demon Venerable took action. Luckily, Brother Ye Fan risked his life to save me; otherwise, I might really not have come back." Zi Huan introduced Ye Fan to everyone, and Ye Fan just nodded stiffly.

Although he wanted to use this opportunity to infiltrate the Demon Clan, it didn’t mean he had any fondness for the Demon Clan, let alone bowing to any of them. He absolutely couldn’t do it.

"As long as Zi Huan Spirit Master is okay, it’s good!"

The wicked young man was full of smiles, eagerly speaking first, his eye beams filled with lewd light.

"Zi Huan, is there really a Death Black Lotus in Death Valley?"

Zi Huan’s Seventh Grandpa asked, sensing a faint trace of pure Death Aura, showing a look of excitement on his face.

"Yes, the legendary Death Black Lotus has indeed appeared. Fortunately, I arrived early and was the first to obtain it." Zi Huan Spirit Master nodded.

Death Valley is located at the intersection of Zi Huan Family and the Mo Duo Family, a co-managed area. Recently, someone saw a void reflection, and a giant black lotus appeared above Death Valley, speculating that the legendary Death Black Lotus might have appeared. The two families sent masters to seize it.

Zi Huan Spirit Master happened to be traveling nearby at the time and was the first to arrive at Death Valley. Relying on her keen sense of Death Aura, she was the first to find the Death Black Lotus. After a fierce battle, she killed the Deathly Demon Beast guarding the black lotus and obtained the Death Black Lotus.

For humans, the Death Black Lotus is not entirely useless either. If it falls into the hands of an Alchemist, it can be used to refine a kind of Spirit Pill that extends life.

Even when used as a Spiritual Treasure, it is very powerful. The pure Death Aura it emits can instantaneously kill opponents one Xiao realm higher than itself.

However, for the Demon Clan, the Death Black Lotus is very useful; it can help them purify the Death Aura in their bodies, transform it into demonic qi, extend lifespan, refine the body, and is definitely a priceless Immortal Treasure second only to Undead Holy Gold.

"That’s wonderful, welcome Spirit Master home!"

Zi Huan’s Seventh Grandpa was very excited. As a Quasi-Demon Venerable, he could deduce from the smell that it was undoubtedly the Death Black Lotus and thus didn’t ask to take a look.

"Zi Huan sister indeed has great luck!"

Beside him, Zi Huan’s Seventh Grandpa’s eldest grandson, Zi Tianmo, laughed and then casually glanced at Ye Fan, saying, "Is he sister’s follower?"

"Didn’t I already say? Thanks to Brother Ye Fan’s intervention, otherwise I absolutely couldn’t escape the pursuers of the Mo Duo Family..."

Zi Huan briefly explained the situation again and gave Zi Tianmo a discontented glance, blaming him for his lack of tact in speech.

"The young man is quite impressive!"

Zi Huan’s Seventh Grandpa nodded and glanced at Ye Fan, not saying anything further.

"To escape from the hands of a Demon Venerable, you must be a peerless young master of the current era. Why have I never heard of your name?" Zi Tianmo asked.

"I grew up in deep mountain forests far from human habitation, so I have no fame to speak of. It’s only natural you haven’t heard of me," Ye Fan said nonchalantly.

"I see. Then we should definitely become much closer in the future!"

Zi Tianmo emphasized the words "much closer," seemingly implying something else.

"Of course, I’ve just come out of the mountains, and I’m not familiar with many formalities, so I’ll have to learn much from you!" Ye Fan said, also implying something.

The two had just met but already began a battle of wits, every sentence laden with deeper meaning, though seemingly unnoticed by others present.

"The matter of the Death Black Lotus is significant and an invaluable Demon Treasure. I doubt many in the Moduu Family are aware of it. Should you act, Grandpa, to ensure all knowledgeable parties are silenced to prevent any leaks?"

Zi Tianmo’s lips curled into a sinister smile.

Hmm?

Ye Fan’s heart tensed, suspecting that this person intended to silence him as well—it was truly like being more of a wolf than a Bai Yan wolf!

"There’s no way the Moduu Family would spread this matter. Besides, with their old ghost around, even if I went, it would be useless. It’s absolutely impossible to kill their family’s descendants under his nose. The Death Black Lotus already belongs to our family, and not even Mo Hua Cang, who is a Demon Venerable-level powerhouse, would dare to seize it."

Zi Huan’s Seventh Grandpa shook his head, rejecting his grandson’s suggestion.

Zi Huan, of course, caught the undertone in Zi Tianmo’s words. She gave him a cold look and said, "If we were to kill all those who know, wouldn’t that include you too? Because you’re one of them."

"Uh..."

Zi Tianmo’s expression froze, and he awkwardly chuckled, "Zi Huan, you’re joking. As a core disciple of the family, I would never leak it, but it’s hard to say for anyone else."

He then glanced in the direction of Ye Fan, clearly reminding his grandfather that Ye Fan should be silenced.

"Zi Tianmo, I warn you, Brother Ye Fan is my savior. No one is allowed to harm him, or else don’t blame me for being ruthless!" Zi Huan’s body exuded a fierce murderous intent, as if ready to strike at any moment.

"Alright, stop arguing, let’s hurry back. The Clan Leader is still waiting!"

Zi Tianmo’s grandfather furrowed his brows and then flew towards the distance.

The clan that Zi Huan belonged to was called the Purple Demon Family, a vast and expansive family. From Ye Fan’s judgment, their land area was almost equivalent to that owned by an Emperor Clan in the Xuan Realm.

However, this is also related to the Demon World’s vast lands but sparse population. The land is spacious, but the Demon Clan’s numbers are not particularly high, with many places being desolate wilderness.

Under the influence of Death Energy, all creatures in this world have mutated, fully adapting to the environment, and their beast cores have turned into Death Crystals.

The group flew for ten whole days before they could see the place where Zi Huan’s family gathered from afar!

This was a city, and Ye Fan was quite surprised that the Demon Clan also had the habit of building cities and houses. Judging from the size of this city, many members of the Demon Clan must reside there, perhaps even numbering in the millions.

The Demon Clan does not consist entirely of cultivators; many ordinary demon clan members hold very low status, a reality seemingly unavoidable in any world.

Ye Fan felt no sympathy for these demon clan members with no combat power, as they were not human but a kind of creature with Death Energy, very similar to human-shaped creatures.

These powerful ones among the demon clan were not born that way; they surely emerged from ordinary demon clan members, with such a massive base leading to the birth of many strong people in the Demon World.

Ye Fan had every reason to believe that during the dark turmoil that occurred in the Xuan Realm, the Demon Clan was definitely involved, as human-shaped creatures would never miss having such similar minions.

Approaching the Ancient City, Ye Fan unexpectedly discovered that the mottled marks on the city walls seemed to bear traces left by humans.

Entering the Ancient City, Ye Fan was settled in a quiet courtyard, while Zi Huan hurriedly followed her Seventh Grandpa to see her parents, who were the clan leaders.

"That Zi Tianmo wants to kill me, and I must find a chance to get rid of that fellow named Zi Tianmo, so he doesn’t hinder my plan!"

Ye Fan walked under the shade of the trees in the small courtyard, silently forming a plan in his heart.

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PS: Both Chapters updated. On the WeChat public account, the character images of Su Yuxin, Situ Ruoshui, and Yaling have been published. Those who have seen them all expressed praise. Besides, there are many "benefit images" (you know what I mean), so those who haven’t seen them, brothers and sisters, hurry up—click to follow, reply to the character’s name, or check past messages.

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