19: The Black Fiend Alliance was destroyed.

At noon, above the Soul Burial Mountains.

Di Shenglong stood with his hands behind his back in the clouds, with Di Qianjie behind him. The dragon patterns on the Thousand Tribulations Sword in his hand flickered with an excited light. Below their feet was a valley shrouded in blood-colored mist—the Blood Fiend Valley.

Di Shenglong had determined the Black Fiend Alliance's lair based on those who had fled.

Di Qianjie closed his eyes to sense. "Three auras of the Heaven-Reaching Realm; they should be the Elders staying behind."

The three were located in three different positions in the valley, guarding the central altar made of white bones in a horn-like formation.

Inside the Blood Fiend Valley.

The three Elders suddenly opened their eyes: "Not good! An enemy attack!"

Before the words had even faded, the entire Blood Fiend Valley suddenly shook violently. The blood mist at the entrance of the valley was forcibly torn open by an invisible force, revealing the azure sky.

"What's going on?" Countless members panicked and looked at the sky in horror.

A golden palm that blotted out the sun descended from the sky, the lines on the palm clearly visible, each line seemingly containing power that could destroy the world. Before the palm even landed, the terrifying pressure had already caused the ground of the Blood Fiend Valley to begin collapsing.

The three Elders screamed, "Quickly activate the Valley Protection Array!"

The three of them bit their tongues simultaneously and sprayed essence blood onto the altar. The altar immediately glowed with intense blood light, and a blood-colored light screen rose quickly, enveloping the entire valley.

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot," Di Shenglong's cold voice came from the clouds.

The golden palm struck the blood-colored light screen without any fancy moves.

"Crack—"

The light screen couldn't even last for a breath before it instantly shattered. The palm's momentum didn't decrease as it struck the Blood Fiend Valley directly.

"Boom—!!!"

The earth shook and the mountains swayed!

The entire valley collapsed under this single palm strike, and countless buildings were turned to dust. The lair that the Black Fiend Alliance had painstakingly built for hundreds of years was wiped out in an instant.

Countless members didn't even know what had happened before they died tragically under Di Shenglong's palm.

After the dust settled, the original valley had turned into a huge palm-shaped pit.

Di Shenglong stood in the center of the deep pit, his Divine Sense sweeping over the entire ruins. Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow and reached out with his right hand.

"Boom!"

A certain part of the ruins exploded, and a blood-colored token flew into his hand. On the front of the token was carved a hideous ghost head, and on the back was a line of small characters: "Nether Order, hold this to enter the Nether Hall."

"Nether Hall?" Gold and red light flashed in Di Shenglong's eyes. "It seems it should be some Secret Realm."

He put away the token, turned to the arriving Di Qianjie, and said, "Search the entire ruins. Destroy everything related to the Black Fiend Alliance."

"Take all the Cultivation resources!"

"Yes! Clan Chief!"

Di Qianjie held the Thousand Tribulations Sword, and with Sword Qi crisscrossing, he slashed a hidden underground blood pool into pieces, found the Black Fiend Alliance's Scripture Pavilion, and burned all the evil Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals with a single fire.

An hour later, the once-dreaded Blood Fiend Valley had turned into scorched earth. Even the earth veins had been shattered by Di Shenglong with great magical power, ensuring that this place could no longer be used as a place to Cultivate.

"Clan Chief, I've discovered a secret passage!" Di Qianjie suddenly shouted.

Di Shenglong came to a hidden cave at the bottom of the valley, where a blood-colored light flickered faintly deep inside.

Entering the cave, the two soon arrived at a spacious underground space. This was clearly a secret altar, with a statue of a three-headed and six-armed deity enshrined in the center, identical to the one he had seen in Xue Wuhui's memories.

"Presumably, this is the object through which Xue Wuhui communicated with the person behind the scenes."

He applied pressure with his palm, intending to destroy the statue. At that moment, the statue suddenly lit up with blood-colored light, and a blurry figure emerged.

"Di Shenglong..." the shadowy figure's voice was raspy and unpleasant, "You are good... we will meet again soon..."

"Playing tricks." Di Shenglong threw a punch, the statue shattered instantly, and the shadowy figure dissipated.

When Di Shenglong led his clansmen back to Xuantian City, the entire city was in an uproar.

"Have you heard? Clan Leader Di destroyed the Blood Fiend Valley with a single palm!"

"The Black Fiend Alliance is completely finished! From now on, Xuantian City belongs to the Di Clan!"

In the streets, people were talking animatedly, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at the Di Clan Members. Those forces that had previously stood by and watched the Di Clan with cold eyes were now trembling, fearing they would be held accountable later.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Tianyou's face was as pale as ash.

"Destroying a valley with one palm... this... what kind of terrifying method is this..." He slumped in his chair, the secret letter in his hand sliding to the ground. "Prince Qi... this time, I'm afraid he miscalculated..."

"---Quick, prepare a gift---" Zhang Tianyou said tremblingly.

In the Di Clan's meeting hall, the Family Elders and core disciples gathered together.

Di Shenglong sat in the head seat and looked around at everyone: "Although the Black Fiend Alliance is destroyed, there are plenty of forces stronger than them. You must not become complacent just because we destroyed the Black Fiend Alliance. You should know that the path of martial arts is endless, and all clansmen must Cultivate diligently."

"Yes, Clan Chief!"

"Today I am convening a Family meeting to discuss three matters."

His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears, as if he were whispering right next to them.

"First, the issue of the Family's population." Di Shenglong raised his hand and tapped lightly, and a set of numbers composed of golden light appeared in the air. "The main branch of the Di Clan currently has 1,270 members. This is acceptable in Xuantian City, but looking at the Great Qi Dynasty... looking at the Eastern Region..."

The audience below was suddenly in an uproar.

"Clan Chief, it's not that we don't want to raise more children," a woman from the main branch said with a blush. "It's just that the Family's situation has been difficult these years, and even supporting the existing clansmen was..."

"Precisely for this reason, from today onwards," Di Shenglong interrupted her, waving his right hand as dozens of Storage Rings appeared in the air. "All newlywed couples will be granted ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a courtyard; for every child born, another five thousand Spirit Stones will be awarded; if a child with excellent talent is born, an additional 100,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and one Cultivation Technique will be awarded."

The Storage Rings flew precisely into the hands of Grand Elder Great Elder Di Chengyuan. He curiously probed with his Divine Sense and immediately cried out in surprise, "In here... there are at least 100,000 Spirit Stones!"

"Grand Elder, I leave this matter to you."

"Yes, Clan Chief!"

Di Shenglong's lips curled slightly. "This is just the beginning. I have already ordered the construction of a hundred new courtyards on the east side of the ancestral land, specifically for newlywed couples to live in. Furthermore..."

He clapped his hands, and twelve maidservants carried jade trays onto the high platform. Each jade tray held dozens of crystal-clear Medicinal Pills.

"This is the 'Heaven Fertility Pill,' which can increase the chance of conception by thirty percent and further nourish the fetus's Spiritual Root." Di Shenglong's words made the eyes of all the married clansmen present light up.

The audience below immediately became lively, and many young couples began to calculate in low voices. Seeing this, Great Elder Di Chengyuan couldn't help but stroke his beard and smile—this move by the Clan Chief was more effective than any mobilization order.

"Second Elder, you are responsible for this. Anyone who needs to conceive can receive one Heaven Fertility Pill."

The Heaven Fertility Pill was naturally obtained from the Di Realm. As a world with a Great Emperor, how rich its resources were.

"The second matter is about the branches." Di Shenglong's voice made the noisy meeting hall quiet down again.

"The Blazing Fire Branch, the Northern Stream Branch, the Green Forest Branch... from our ancestors until now, it has been over three hundred years. Today, in the name of the Clan Chief, I summon all branches to return to the main branch."

These words were like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake.

"Clan Chief!" A red-haired old man stood up excitedly. "Clan Chief, those branches were all expelled from the main branch because they made mistakes and went to other small cities. If we summon them all back, wouldn't it tarnish the prestige of the main branch?"

"That is where you are wrong. They are all members of our Di Clan. Moreover, the Family is currently starting anew and the population is sparse. Bringing them back can greatly supplement the Family's shortcomings."

"Please remember one thing: we are one Family. A strong Family does not rely on the strength of an individual. For a Family to endure, it relies on the clansmen's unity and common progress. Our Di Clan has been settled in Xuantian City for eight hundred years. I hope that in the future, every one of our Di Clan can be like a Dragon, and the Family will endure forever!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was deeply moved.

From today onwards, the Family would no longer have the distinction of direct or collateral lines.