The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Chapter 158 Scaleless Demon Lord

The emperor's decree, revealing his murderous intent, prompted Ling Wan to spill the beans, explaining the entire story clearly.

Their Lingyao clan is indeed a descendant of the Scaleless Demon Lord.

However, Ling Wan wanted to find Shi Tian because of this demon lord.

This demon lord, known as the Scaleless Demon Lord, arrived here about a hundred years ago and became the king of the sea. Naturally, beautiful and weak demon cultivators like Ling Yao became his subordinates.

If the annual tribute did not affect the survival of their Lingyao clan, it would be fine. However, the scaleless demon lord was extremely cruel and liked to eat the flesh of Lingyao, especially the flesh of newly grown demons.

The Lingwan clan lives by the sea. Adult Lingwan demons can live on land without any problems, but the cubs cannot live without the sea.

If they were to migrate, the vast ocean would harbor countless ferocious sea beasts, and they would also have to confront other species that live in the deep sea.

Seizing territory doesn't guarantee victory; in fact, you might be discovered by other races of the Scaleless Demon Lord during your migration, leading to even fiercer retaliation...

In order to ensure the survival of her race, Ling Wan had no choice but to select the weaker offspring from her tribe who could not survive the tribulation of transformation into human form as tribute.

Unexpectedly, this move displeased Wu Lin, who then ordered his subordinates to select "good ingredients" from the Ling tribe.

As Ling Wan spoke, tears suddenly streamed down her face. She said, "My son was about to take human form when he was chosen. My partner went to find Wu Lin in a fit of rage and fought to the death, but he was killed before he even saw him."

"Because of this, we angered Wulin, and from then on, the tribute required us to offer two cubs... For a time, everyone in the tribe was in danger, and our tribe has not had a single cub born for fifty years."

“I know my son is not dead. For so many years, Wulin has been raising him, cutting off his flesh to eat, in order to threaten me and force me to force my tribe to give birth to cubs as tribute.”

"If this continues, our ethnic group will become extinct."

"I tried many methods, including studying this teleportation array, but I couldn't find a way to do it until ten years ago when I heard some noise coming from this place."

"I was overjoyed, thinking we were saved, but when we arrived, all we could see were traces left after the ordeal."

"Until today... I thought Shitian had arrived..."

"I had no choice. I did have a brief affair with Shi Tian many years ago. When we were deeply in love, he gave me a token and said he would grant me a request."

"I don't want anything else, I just want him to kill the Scaleless Demon Lord."

The Scaleless Demon Lord is an insurmountable mountain for their Lingyao clan, leaving them at their mercy. But for the Jiuying clan, it's a different story.

Yun Yici and his fellow disciples were all stunned, never expecting that Ling Wan's clan had such a tragic past.

However, even without knowing his strength, they could feel the weight of the title "Demon Lord" upon hearing it.

Mu Yunjian, who had just been shouting for Ling Wan to kill her, suddenly said, "From now on, your clan will respect me as their master. I will kill Wu Lin for you."

Ling Wan, still in tears, stood frozen in place. Then, as if grasping at the last straw, she said, "If you can kill Wu Lin, I will grant you whatever you want."

Di Zhao scoffed, looking at Mu Yunjian, who was still lying on the ground and eager to seize power, and said, "You? You just transformed and boasted that you wanted to kill the Demon Lord? Could it be that you've taken on the task and made your master work for you?"

The Emperor's decree had figured it out: Ling Wan's confidence wasn't in Mu Yunjian, but in the Nine-Headed Serpent bloodline within Mu Yunjian.

However, Mu Yunjian was not the real Jiuying at all; he was just a lucky E's Beast.

Mu Yunjian chuckled and said, "Do you know about the flesh of the E's Beast? If a human or a demon eats it, they can only tell the truth."

"Therefore, some powerful demons would raise some evil beasts, take their flesh, and make prisoners eat it for interrogation or amusement."

"In my lifetime, I will kill everyone in the world..."

Yun Yici stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and pulled him back, saying, "Stop talking."

Wen Fuyue then untied the demon-binding ropes from Ling Wan's body and said, "Tell me the details of the Scaleless Demon Lord."

"Also, tell us honestly, can you even repair this teleportation array?"

"If we help you kill the Scaleless Demon Lord, can you repair this teleportation array?"

The demon-binding ropes binding Ling Wan were removed, and Ling Wan, now free, got up from the ground. She looked back at the vast sea, but ultimately did not jump in.

She was unwilling to cooperate with others, but these were the only people willing to lend her a helping hand.

Ling Wan hesitated before asking Mu Yunjian, "You really don't know Shi Tian?"

In Ling Wan's view, if Shi Tian were to intervene, Wu Lin would be no threat at all.

Ling Wan couldn't help but look at Di Zhao. She didn't know Di Zhao's origins, but his fire terrified her. Perhaps that fire could also subdue Wu Lin.

The emperor was angered by her previous arrogant words, and now that he saw that she had escaped, she had already hidden far away.

Worried about angering Wen Fuyue, Ling Wan whispered, "This teleportation array was left behind by a powerful demon two hundred years ago."

"At that time, this was just an ordinary cliff. One day, it shone brightly, which attracted the attention of the elders of our clan."

"When we came up to investigate, we discovered this teleportation array. We were worried that the great demon would return, so we designated this place as our sacred ground and automatically took on the responsibility of protecting it."

"So when I heard noises here ten years ago, I thought we were saved."

"I destroyed the teleportation array because I was worried that you would take him away through it. I destroyed the teleportation array in a moment of panic."

Rong Xuan frowned and said, "I remember you said before that you had been researching for a long time but couldn't find a way to fix it, and this formation wasn't drawn by your clansmen. Doesn't that mean you have no way to repair the teleportation array?"

Then there really is only one path that Mu Yunjian mentioned: to go to the demon realm and find other demon cultivators who can draw teleportation arrays to come and repair the teleportation array.

Furthermore, they would need to find a demon cultivator they could trust.

Otherwise, once they leave, the teleportation array to the human realm will remain. If any demon cultivators secretly sneak from here to the human realm, they will become criminals.

Ling Wan said, "It can be repaired. My clan has a secret treasure that can repair everything. As long as you are willing to help us kill Wu Lin, I will help you repair the teleportation array."

Fearing that people wouldn't believe her, Ling Wan actually swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao to prove that what she said was absolutely true.

The group breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, at least there was still hope of returning the way they came.

Ling Wan formed an alliance with the group and warmly invited them to visit her clan.

That is... the seabed!

Yun Yici had previously learned a water-avoidance technique at the Nanhua Sect and was just about to try it out when Ling Wan distributed a multicolored glass scale to each of them.

Ling Wan said, "Put these scales on your body, and you'll be able to walk on flat ground when you go into the water."

She turned and jumped off the cliff, then called out to Lingchai. Only after landing on the fish did she come to pick up Yun Yici and her group.