Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 288 The Fire Seed Project: Races and Heritage

In a remote region of the primordial universe, within an ancient divine kingdom.

In the central region of this vast divine kingdom lies a boundless mountain range, and atop the highest peak stands a magnificent temple.

At this moment, a figure emanating a powerful aura stood in the temple, his face filled with pain.

This person is none other than Dark Wind Venerable, one of the cosmic overlords of the Black Pepper Clan!
When the Black Pepper Lord fell, the many high-ranking members of the Black Pepper Clan naturally learned the news immediately.

Although some of them wanted to shrink their territory, while others wanted to rely on the Liulan Alliance to forcibly seize their original territories, etc...

Without exception, they were almost all prepared for the worst.

Therefore, after the fall of the Black Pepper Lord, Dark Wind Venerable, the most powerful member of the Black Pepper Clan and the one with the best chance of breaking through to the level of the Universe Lord, led a large amount of clan resources, several Universe Venerables, many immortal gods, and a large number of geniuses at the level of Realm Lord, Domain Lord, Universe Lord, and even Stellar Lord, away from the territory occupied by the Black Pepper Clan, on the advice of other Universe Overlords of the Black Pepper Clan.

If the Black Pepper tribe defends its original territory, then they can naturally return to their tribe's territory later.

However, if the Black Pepper Clan suffers a calamity or even perishes as a result, they will become the hope and spark for the Black Pepper Clan's future resurgence!
"Orange Sky, Black Blade, Lingering Image..."

At this moment, Venerable Dark Wind recited a series of names, all of whom were Universe Venerables from the Black Pepper Clan.

At this moment, apart from the six Universe Venerables who led the younger generation of the clan away from the clan's territory with him, all the other Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords of the Black Pepper Clan perished in a very short period of time.

Before these cosmic venerables perished, they naturally received specific information about the calamity that the Black Pepper Clan had encountered.

"Humans, demons, insectoids, and machines!"

At this moment, Venerable Dark Wind's face was filled with endless hatred: "Just to open up an extraterritorial battlefield, you directly annihilated my Black Pepper Clan?"

Thinking of this, Venerable Dark Wind's voice quickly resounded throughout countless regions of this divine realm: "All cosmic Venerables, come here!"

In just a moment, Liu Dao's figure, also radiating a powerful aura, appeared before Venerable Dark Wind.

"Dark wind!"

"teacher!"

One by one, the cosmic venerables of the Black Pepper Clan looked at Venerable Dark Wind, their faces filled with sorrow and anger.

After all, they all possessed divine power tokens from other universe venerables of the Black Pepper Clan. Although not as comprehensive as those of Venerable Dark Wind, the successive falls of many universe venerables had made them aware of the calamity the Black Pepper Clan was facing.

"Everyone!"

Dark Wind Venerable quickly looked at the six Universe Venerables around him: "Just now, the four peak races of humans, demons, insects, and machines actually joined forces to sweep through our Black Pepper Secret Realm, trying to turn it into a new extraterritorial battlefield!"

"Of our clan's more than one hundred Universe Venerables, apart from a few of us, all the others have perished at the hands of the powerhouses of these four peak races!"

"what?"

"How can this be?"

After hearing what Venerable Dark Wind said, the other Universe Venerables from the Black Pepper Clan all showed expressions of disbelief.

They do indeed possess contact information and divine artifacts of many Cosmic Venerables, but none of them are like the leader, Dark Wind Venerable, who knows the life and death of every Cosmic Venerable.

Therefore, upon hearing these words from Venerable Dark Wind, they naturally found it very difficult to believe.

"Dark wind!"

One of the cosmic venerables even asked directly, "The four top clans suddenly attacked my Black Pepper Clan. Didn't the Liulan Alliance and the Liulan Star Lord offer any assistance?"

"no!"

Dark Wind Venerable quickly shook his head and said, "The actions of the four top clans this time were very sudden. They attacked all the Universe Venerables of my Black Pepper Clan at basically the same time!"

"However, before Black Blade fell, he also sought help from other powerful figures in the Liulan Alliance, but not a single one dared to come to the aid of my Black Pepper Clan!"

"In addition, my divine avatar has just gone to pay respects to Lord Liulan Star!"

"Even Lord Liulan has absolutely no way to deal with what has happened to my Black Pepper Clan!"

"However, Lord Liulan Star promised to carve out a small piece of territory for my Black Pepper Clan in the vicinity of the Liulan Clan, so that my Black Pepper Clan can live and multiply!"

"I called everyone here today to discuss what we should do about this matter."

"Should we follow the plan previously devised by our clan and go to a more remote region in the universe to hide and multiply, or should we believe in the promise of the Lord of Liulan Star and go to live in the region near the Liulan Clan?"

Upon hearing Dark Wind Venerable's words, the six Universe Venerables of the Black Pepper Clan around him all fell silent.

After a moment, someone finally spoke up.

“Darkwind, I think it would be better if we followed the original Fire Seed Plan of our clan!”

A cosmic venerable from the Black Pepper Clan, whose cultivation spanned an extremely long period and was even older than the Black Pepper Lord, said, "I have cultivated for countless years and have watched our Black Pepper Clan rise to prominence little by little!"

"Whether a race can rise to power depends on whether it possesses a super strong individual!"

"Lord Liulan's promise is indeed very good to us, but he can turn a blind eye to our Black Pepper Clan's crisis this time. If our Black Pepper Clan is in danger again next time, will he definitely intervene?"

"Moreover, although our leader has fallen this time, my Black Pepper Clan still possesses many treasures!"

"This time, we went into hiding with many outstanding juniors, and we also took more than half of the wealth of my entire Black Pepper Clan!"

"As the saying goes, 'Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!' Although the high and mighty Lord of Liulan Star may not care about these riches, what about the other powerful members of the Liulan Clan? What about the powerful members of the Liulan Alliance and the billions of powerful groups in the universe?"

"Now that our leader has fallen, all the cosmic venerables of my Black Pepper Clan have also perished! If we few are exposed to the eyes of other powerful beings, we will be like ordinary immortal gods who possess precious treasures, which will surely attract the covetous eyes of countless powerful beings!"

After hearing the words of this cosmic venerable, the other cosmic venerables also nodded in agreement.

"That's right! Neither the Liulan Alliance nor the Liulan Star Lord can be trusted. We absolutely cannot send ourselves into the lion's den!"

"I think it's better for us to follow the Fire Seed Project and slowly multiply and thrive in these remote territories, breaking up into smaller groups!"

"Yes! Once our Black Pepper Clan can produce another Universe Master, our Black Pepper Clan will surely rise again!"

One by one, the cosmic venerables expressed their views.

But at this moment...

"I don't think there's any need to refuse Lord Liulan!"

Among the Black Pepper Clan's cosmic venerables, the only one who hadn't spoken yet, 'Venerable Whale,' quickly spoke up: "After all, our Black Pepper Clan is a member of the Liulan Alliance, so the Liulan Star Lord naturally has an obligation to protect us!"

"This time, the four top clans have joined forces, so it's quite normal that Lord Liulan Star doesn't dare to continue protecting us!"

"Since Lord Liulan has promised to provide my Black Pepper Clan with a territory to thrive and multiply, I don't think we need to refuse at all!"

"Accepting the protection of Lord Liulan Star can be done simultaneously with the Fire Seed Project!"

Venerable Haojing quickly said, "The four peak clans have only annihilated many Universe Venerables of my Black Pepper Clan, as well as many areas within the Black Pepper Secret Realm!"

"But outside the Black Pepper Secret Realm, there are still many members of my Black Pepper clan in other territories!"

"Now that our Black Pepper Clan's leader has fallen, and many other cosmic venerables have also perished, I'm sure other clans in the surrounding territories will soon try to seize the land we live in!"

"I am willing to return to my clan's territory and lead this part of my clan to live and thrive in the territory provided for us by Lord Liulan Star! As for you all, you will carry on the Fire Seed Project with the wealth and talented descendants of my Black Pepper Clan!"

"In this way, even if someone covets the wealth of my Black Pepper Clan, they will at most only target me!"

"This……"

After hearing what Venerable Whale said, Venerable Dark Wind and the other cosmic Venerables of the Black Pepper Clan were slightly taken aback.

Venerable Haojing's suggestion is certainly very good.

However, there are certain risks involved, especially the safety of Venerable Whale himself!

If Venerable Whale were exposed to those powerful figures who covet the Black Pepper Clan's wealth, it would certainly be extremely dangerous for him.

Furthermore, if the two sides establish contact in the future, it is possible that someone could follow the clues from Venerable Haojing and directly find Venerable Anfeng and the others.

"Whale!"

After a moment of silence, Venerable Dark Wind quickly said, "This matter needs careful consideration!"

"You must understand, according to the rules of the four top clans opening up extraterritorial battlefields, once our information is leaked, the four top clans will definitely try to wipe us out!" "Even if Lord Liulan Star promises to protect my Black Pepper Clan, it's not certain that he can keep his word!"

"If you reappear in the sight of other powerful figures, you might soon be targeted by the experts from the four top clans!"

"Yes!"

Another Cosmic Venerable from the Black Pepper Clan quickly said, "Our clan now only has seven Cosmic Venerables left, and we really cannot afford to lose any more so easily!"

"However, Hao Jing's idea is also quite good. Why don't we send a few King-level Immortals back to lead our people to the territory that Lord Liu Lan promised to give to our Black Pepper Clan to thrive and multiply?"

"They are not qualified!"

Venerable Haojing quickly said, "Our Black Pepper Clan has far too many members. If we only send a few King-level Immortals back, even if Lord Liulan Star is willing to continue protecting our Black Pepper Clan, the other powerful figures in the Liulan Alliance will not be willing!"

"Doing this might not cause any problems initially, but if it goes on for too long, our people will definitely be oppressed or even bullied by other groups!"

"I know this trip will be dangerous, but for my Black Pepper tribe, I'm willing to try!"

"it is good!"

After a moment of silence, Venerable Dark Wind quickly said, "Hao Jing, since you have this intention, we will have to entrust the fate of those clansmen who were unable to participate in the Fire Seed Project to you!"

After saying this, Venerable Dark Wind waved his hand, and two streams of light instantly appeared in front of Venerable Vast Whale.

"This is a treasured weapon and a treasured armor that I have selected from the riches of my tribe that I brought with me this time!"

Venerable Darkwind continued, "With the help of these two treasures, I believe that you, Haojing, will be able to protect your people more easily in the future!"

Looking at these two precious treasures that he had been unable to acquire despite his endless efforts over countless years, Venerable Haojing was filled with endless emotions.

It's important to understand that even at its peak, the Black Pepper Clan was just an ordinary powerful clan, and the entire clan only had one Universe Lord.

Among the many cosmic venerables of the Black Pepper Clan, the strength of Venerable Whale was not particularly impressive, and his most precious treasure was merely a top-tier heavy armor.

But now, two precious treasures were placed right in front of him.

only……

Faced with these two treasures that even cosmic overlords would fight tooth and nail for, Venerable Vast Whale refused without hesitation.

call!
With a wave of his hand, Venerable Haojing returned the two treasures to Venerable Anfeng.

"Dark wind!"

Venerable Haojing quickly said, "My main purpose in returning to the clan this time is to lead the remaining clansmen to live and multiply under the protection of Lord Liulan Star!"

"With the protection of Lord Liulan, these two treasures are useless to me! Those who dare not offend Lord Liulan naturally dare not deliberately target our Black Pepper Clan; but if those who do not care about Lord Liulan attack me, even if I have these two treasures to protect me, it will be of no use!"

"Besides, the fewer treasures I carry when I return to my clan, the safer I will be!"

"Therefore, let's leave these two treasures in the clan's treasury! We can take them out and use them when needed in the future!"

"Haojing, you..."

"Whale!"

Upon hearing Venerable Haojing's words, Venerable Anfeng and the other Universe Venerables of the Black Pepper Clan around him even showed a hint of shame on their faces.

"Everyone, say no more!"

Venerable Haojing quickly said, "I just got there first this time. If you had realized what was happening, it wouldn't have been my turn!"

"Also! After I return to my tribe, we should not maintain any further contact with each other!"

"This way, even if I am enslaved by the souls of those powerful alien races, it will not affect the normal progress of my Black Pepper Clan's Fire Seed Project!"

"Everything is for the sake of the people!"

Upon hearing Venerable Haojing's words, Venerable Anfeng and the others also became excited.

"Everything is for the sake of the people!"

"Everything is for the sake of the people!"

……

While the remaining powerful members of the Black Pepper Clan were preparing for the Fire Seed Project, the surviving powerful members of other clans in the Black Pepper Secret Realm were also protecting some of their clansmen as they fled the Black Pepper Secret Realm.

In an ancient divine kingdom, more than ten rock-like beings, each over twenty meters tall, are gathered in a temple to discuss matters.

If other powerful beings were to appear here, they would discover that these powerful beings were all immortal gods of an ordinary race, the 'Rock Layer Race'.

The Rock Layer Clan originally lived in the Black Pepper Secret Realm as well, and the entire clan consisted of only seven Universe Venerables.

Based on the areas allocated among the four top clans, they belonged to the areas that had been swept away by the demon race.

At that time, countless powerful demons descended, and the seven cosmic venerables of the Rock Layer Clan, who had not received any news and were unaware that the Black Pepper Lord had fallen, were naturally the main targets.

Knowing they could not escape, they ordered the many kings and immortals of the Rock Layer Clan to lead their people to flee separately.

Before them stood more than ten immortal beings of the Rock Layer Clan, the leaders of one of the Rock Layer Clan teams that had successfully escaped.

"Big brother!"

One of the Rock Layer Clan's King-level Immortals quickly spoke up: "I have just contacted a friend and found out that the group that attacked my seven Rock Layer Clan leaders this time is the Demon Clan, one of the top clans. The reason they attacked this time is to open up a new battlefield outside the realm!"

"So that's it!"

The leader of the Rock Layer Clan immortals quickly realized, "It seems something terrible has happened to the Black Pepper Clan. Perhaps even the Black Pepper Lord has perished!"

"Otherwise, even if the four top clans were to open up a battlefield outside the domain, they would be unlikely to choose the Black Pepper Secret Realm!"

Thinking of this, the Rock Clan chieftain couldn't help but curse, "Damn Black Pepper Clan!"

The fact that the Rock Layer Clan can continue to thrive in the Black Pepper Secret Realm suggests that their relationship with the Black Pepper Clan is quite good.

If the Rock Layer Clan had been informed of this major incident that befell the Black Pepper Clan, they might have avoided this calamity.

"Teacher, what should we do next?"

Another Rock Clan immortal nearby quickly followed up with, "Should we seek revenge against the Demon Clan?"

"Go find the demon race to take revenge?"

The leader of the Rock Layer Clan immortals quickly retorted, "How do you plan to take revenge?"

"The demon race is one of the most powerful races in the primordial universe. Even when all seven leaders of my Rock Layer Clan had not perished, they were all incredibly weak in the eyes of the demon race!"

"Now that all seven leaders have perished, all of us combined probably wouldn't be enough to kill a single peak-level Immortal King from the demon race!"

"This hatred is so deep! Seven leaders and countless clansmen have perished at the hands of the demon race! Let alone you, I myself wish I could kill my way to the demon race's territory to avenge our leaders and clansmen!"

"But what happens after that?"

"If we go to the core territory of the demon race to seek revenge, we will probably be suppressed immediately! But if we only kill some ordinary demons, what impact will that have on the demon race?"

"We must live, we must live for our people!"

"Let our people continue to multiply and thrive first, and then we'll try to contact other people who escaped to see if we can get some of our inheritance!"

"We escaped far too hastily this time, and we didn't bring much of the clan's heritage with us! It will naturally be much more difficult for the clan members to cultivate in the future!"

"Everything is for the sake of the people!"

"Yes!"

"is teacher!"

"For the tribe!"

The surrounding Rock Clan Immortals nodded in agreement.

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(End of this chapter)