Chapter 0709: The Xuanhuang Clan

“Let’s go!” Huang Long said firmly as he saw Livia obtain the Holy Light Stone.
Hearing this, Livia hesitated no longer. Together with Huoyang, they transformed into two streams of light and flew toward the end of the Ancient Corpse Abyss. They weren’t worried about Huang Long’s safe departure.
Inside the grand array, Leo and the five others launched fierce attacks.
Huang Long exerted all his strength to sustain the array for a while before suddenly entering the Immortals Pavilion, then using it to propel himself full speed toward the end of the Ancient Corpse Abyss.
Not long after Huang Long disappeared, a loud explosion occurred as six figures shot out from beneath the Demon Island, with violent spatial currents surging.
Without Huang Long controlling the array, its power was greatly diminished, and Leo and the five others finally broke free from it!
Kailer stood high in the air, surrounded by golden light, with fierce winds swirling around him. As the milky-white light and the Holy Light Stone disappeared and silence reigned, Kailer roared in fury and punched downward at the Demon Island: “Huang Long, I’ll personally tear you to pieces!” The Demon Island trembled violently, shattered into pieces, and sank into the viscous toxic waters of the Ancient Corpse Abyss!
Yet, Kailer had said these words countless times—yet Huang Long was still unharmed!
Thinking of how Huang Long had escaped his grasp several times, Kailer’s heart burned with rage.
Back on Tianlong Mountain, when he was the Supreme God, Huang Long was just a minor ruler. Now that he had risen to become a God King, he still couldn’t kill Huang Long!
“Let’s go!” Hebrei said solemnly. “Even if Huang Long, Livia, and the others have seized the Beast Emperor and the Holy Light Stone now, so what? We still have a chance to take them back!”
“Exactly!” Leo said grimly. “And Huang Long must die!” But by then, he no longer had confidence in saying those words.
Kill Huang Long?! If he were that easy to kill, he wouldn’t have escaped their grasp so many times!
A moment later, Kailer and the five others vanished as six streams of light from above the Demon Island, heading toward the end of the Ancient Corpse Abyss.
By the time Kailer and the five others arrived at the end of the Ancient Corpse Abyss, Huang Long had already gotten there.
Livia and Huoyang, who had already arrived, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Huang Long. Though they knew he would surely escape, they were still relieved to see him safe.
Huang Long met Livia’s concerned gaze and smiled. “I’m fine. Let’s go now—to the sixth layer!”
Livia nodded.
First layer: Silver Sand Abyss; Second layer: Ancient Beast Abyss; Third layer: Misty Cloud Abyss; Fourth layer: myriad Array Abyss; Fifth layer: Ancient Corpse Abyss!

Then, the next sixth layer is the Xuanhuang Abyss! The sixth layer of the Xuanhuang Abyss and the seventh layer of the Cambrian Abyss are the two most important layers of the River of Xuanhuang. The sixth layer contains the Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, while the seventh layer holds the Hongmeng Supreme Treasures. However, Huang Long, Livia, and the others went to the sixth layer not to search for the Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures but to find the Xuanhuang Bloodline! The fifth layer is inhabited by the ancient demons, while the sixth layer is home to the Xuanhuang clan. It is said that the Xuanhuang clan are descendants left behind by powerful Holy Kings. Of course, this is just a legend. Yet among the Xuanhuang clan, there is one person with a special bloodline—the Xuanhuang Bloodline—which exerts a great temptation even on powerful Divine Kings. This Xuanhuang Bloodline, when used in alchemy, can heal even the most severe injuries suffered by Divine Kings. After passing through the Abyss of Ancient Corpses, Huang Long and his companions arrived at the entrance to the sixth layer. “Xuanhuang Bloodline!” Livia murmured, looking down at the entrance of the sixth layer. As long as they could find the Xuanhuang Bloodline—or more precisely, someone with it—then the three items she was searching for would all be gathered! After a brief pause, Huang Long and his companions flashed into the sixth layer. After crossing a vast sea area, they arrived on a piece of land. This vast land was the Xuanhuang Continent, where the Xuanhuang clan lived. Upon arriving on the Xuanhuang Continent, Huang Long and his companions used their divine senses to determine their direction before flying forward. However, the continent was extremely large, and it took them several days of flying before they spotted any people. Huang Long noticed that these people were much taller than ordinary humans, with thick arms, and most strangely, they had a several-meter-long tail growing from their backs, with hard scales covering certain parts of their skin. Huang Long and his companions landed on a mountain peak. “These must be members of the Xuanhuang clan. But strange—these people seem in a hurry. Where are they rushing to?” Livia said, looking down. Huoyang added, “And they’re all heading in the same direction.” “Let’s go down and take a look!” Huang Long pondered for a moment before, along with Livia and Huoyang, flashing in front of one of the Xuanhuang clan members. This individual was the strongest as detected by Huang Long’s divine senses, possessing the strength of a Supreme God. “You?!” The Xuanhuang clan member, who was on his way, was suddenly confronted by three strangely looking people. He was shocked and about to speak when Huang Long controlled his mind, silencing him. Huang Long then used a soul-searching technique on him, stopping after a while.

“How is it?” Livia asked when the Yellow Dragon stopped.
The Yellow Dragon repeated what it had learned from the other party’s mind. It turned out that the members of the Xuanhuang clan were heading in one direction to attend a family ceremony!
This family ceremony was a grand event held once every ten thousand years by the Xuanhuang clan, and unlike previous times, it was also a coronation ceremony for the Holy Maiden.
“A coronation ceremony for the Holy Maiden?!” Huoyang asked in confusion.
The Yellow Dragon nodded. “Generally speaking, the blood concentration of the Xuanhuang clan members is below 50%. Even the clan leader’s blood concentration only reaches 60%. However, there’s a strange phenomenon: every few thousand years, a girl with a blood concentration of 80% appears, and she is crowned as the Holy Maiden of the Xuanhuang clan during their ceremony!”
“A blood concentration of 80%? Could this Holy Maiden be someone with Xuanhuang blood?!” Livia blurted out.
The Yellow Dragon shook its head. “It’s not certain yet. But we’ll know once we see her!” With that, it, along with Livia and Huoyang, transformed into three streams of light and rushed toward the location of the ceremony.
A few days later, the three of them arrived at the ceremony site.
The ceremony was held in a place called Xuanhuang Valley.
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, Xuanhuang Valley was like spring, filled with various flowers, plants, and trees. Above the valley entrance, a faint Xuanhuang glow shone, exuding a sense of holiness from afar.
Up close, the Yellow Dragon discovered that the faint glow came from a hundred-zhang-high altar at the center of the valley. The altar was covered in countless mysterious runes, and its surface featured a circular pattern hundreds of meters in diameter. It was unclear what kind of divine stone it was made of, but it stood firmly on the ground, radiating an aura of supremacy.
The valley was already filled with powerful members of the Xuanhuang clan.
Depending on their strength, the stronger ones stood closer to the altar, while the weaker ones were further away.
After arriving, none of these powerful members spoke; their expressions were solemn and sacred.
“It seems the Xuanhuang clan ceremony won’t start anytime soon!” Huoyang frowned and said. They didn’t have time to wait, as Kayler and the others were closing in.
Livia nodded.
A golden light flashed between the Yellow Dragon’s brows as it opened its heavenly eyes and scanned the surroundings of Xuanhuang Valley. After a while, it closed its eyes again, reached out with its hands, and pulled one of the powerful clan members before it.

From the earlier inspection through Tianyan, Huang Long learned that the powerful member of the Xuanhuang clan was the one presiding over this grand ceremony of their clan. This presiding figure was one of the elders of the Xuanhuang clan, a peak-level ruler. Although quite strong, he had no chance to resist Huang Long. In a daze, the elder was lifted before Huang Long’s eyes. By the time he recognized Huang Long, it was already too late—he lost consciousness. After a while, Huang Long withdrew his consciousness and learned from the elder’s mind that the sacred maiden of the Xuanhuang clan was currently in the clan’s ancestral temple and would not come to the altar in Xuanhuang Valley for the coronation ceremony for five days. “The ancestral temple!” Huang Long murmured, then recounted everything to Livia and Huoyang. The three decided to head to the ancestral temple, as five days was too long for them to wait. The ancestral temple was not far from Xuanhuang Valley. At the speed of Huang Long and his companions, they arrived there in just over two hours. Standing above the ancestral temple, Huang Long looked down at it. The entire complex consisted of numerous buildings spread over tens of thousands of square miles, forming a mysterious pattern from afar. At the center of this pattern stood a prominent dot—the sacred hall of the ancestral temple! The sacred maiden about to be crowned was inside this sacred hall! “The layout of this ancestral temple is truly mysterious, forming a complex array with considerable power!” Huang Long said, his eyes gleaming. Livia and Huoyang nodded. An array that could be described by Huang Long as having considerable power was surely no weaker than ordinary Hongmeng innate arrays. After discussing it, Huang Long decided to enter the array with Livia, while Huoyang would wait outside to provide support from the outside. After the discussion, Huang Long and Livia vanished into the ancestral temple. As soon as they entered, they disappeared from Huoyang’s sight. Upon entering, the landscape changed, and they found themselves in a mountain range that stretched endlessly. Huang Long led Livia around, moving forward and backward dozens of times. Eventually, the landscape changed again, and a palace appeared before them.