"But even if there is no chance to change, at least … it's possible not to drag the clan into the endless abyss," Chu Mo sighed.

Jiang En nodded. "My ancestor didn't intend for it to be this way. When he returned, he really wanted to repay the family and help the Jiang Family rise."

"Is that so?" Chu Mo furrowed his brows slightly, looking at Jiang En.

Jiang En gave a bitter smile, "Does Young Master Chu know about the specific method with which the Demon Clan causes demonic possession?"

Chu Mo shook his head, he genuinely did not know. Because when he was in the Ruins, that supreme of the Demon Clan had only told him about countless methods of the Demon Clan, but did not impart any demonic techniques to him. Chu Mo said, "Isn't it the mark branded on the soul? This mark, as it's said, is fundamentally impossible to remove. Even a supreme, if marked with the Demon Clan's sign, cannot remove it on his own."

First, Jiang En nodded, then shook his head, sighing, "Indeed, it's a mark branded on the soul. Once the demonic lord issues the command, if one dares to disobey, they would become fully possessed immediately. By then, they would truly become demons and lose all reason, turning into thorough killing machines. But the method of possession is something that we, cultivators from the Human Clan, cannot imagine at all. Think about it, for the so-called possession, a large clan with millions, even tens of millions of people, does the Demon Clan have so much time and manpower to do it one by one?"

Chu Mo nodded with a sharp gaze at Jiang En, "Then is there another way?"

Jiang En sighed deeply, "Yes, the method of demonic possession by the Demon Clan is very bizarre. It is spread through one person! And this spread begins unknowingly, undetectable by anyone."

Chu Mo was slightly startled, "You mean, the method of demonic possession by the Demon Clan can spread like a virus? Automatically expanding, infecting?"

Jiang En answered, "Theoretically, that's how it is. For example, my ancestor, he knew he had become part of the Demon Clan. But what he didn't realize was that a seed planted by the Demon Clan's powers, which we call the demonic seed, had been planted inside his body. Once the demonic seed takes root and sprouts, it can never be removed. Then, after he returned to the family, everyone related to him by blood, as long as they were within a thousand miles of him, would be infected. Unknowingly, it takes root in the bloodline, gradually spreading to the soul and marking it. For powerful cultivators with extraordinary talents, even a demonic seed could emerge within their bodies. But this seed would first be controlled by the source—my ancestor, and then by the demonic lord."

Chu Mo couldn't help but sigh, then said, "I had no idea it was such a process. Only today have I finally come to understand that possession originally happened in this way."

Jiang En continued, "This is just one method. There are many ways to truly become possessed. This method is the most basic, but also the most effective. Anyone sown with the demonic seed by the Demon Clan's powers, and related by blood to such a person, would be infected upon approach. There are other methods as well, but typically, they have high requirements and not just anyone qualifies."

"Your ancestor didn't know about this at the time?" Chu Mo asked.

"If he had known, he would have chosen death over returning to his family," Jiang En said with a bitter smile. "Actually, this was revealed to him just before he was about to pass away. Suddenly, he saw some things his realm shouldn't have allowed him to see, and he realized it in an instant. Then he informed me."

"Your ancestor, is he no longer here?" Chu Mo asked.

"No, he is still here," Jiang En's face showed a hint of bitterness, "But he, he is no longer himself."

"Is it the demonic seed?" Chu Mo asked.

"Right, Young Master Chu is very astute," Jiang En replied.

"So, does that mean, up until your ancestor, most people in the Jiang Family didn't realize they were already possessed?" Chu Mo asked.

Jiang En gave a bitter smile, "It's not that most didn't know, but that except for me, no one else knew!"

Chu Mo frowned, "What about the Qin Family before?"

Jiang En replied, "The Qin Family knew because of the Luotian Destruction Array, so almost all the direct descendants of the family were aware of the truth."

Chu Mo looked at Jiang En and asked, "Speaking of which, do you know where the last Luotian Destruction Array is located?"

Jiang En shook his head and replied, "I don't know. In fact, the Demon Clan has never contacted me. They've never communicated with me. But I'm very clear, they will come someday, and the demonic lord will definitely summon us."

"Then... are there other families and sects that are in the same situation as your Jiang Family?" Chu Mo further inquired.

Jiang En thought for a bit and with a bitter smile said, "Those other families and sects you mentioned, I don't know which they are. However, if they have not demonstrated great evil, then the situation is likely the same as with our Jiang Family."

Phew!

Chu Mo could not help but let out a long breath. Things felt somewhat tricky.

This was not like the situation with the Qin Family, where everyone from top to bottom had already accepted their demonic possession and was constantly ready to serve the Demon Clan and turn against their former kin.

Instead, for the Jiang Family, which had been benevolent for tens of thousands of years, the entire family didn't have a single evildoer. Particularly since, aside from the old elder Jiang En, everyone else... was completely unaware!

What could be done about this? All of them killed? That definitely couldn't be done!

Not to mention the infamy that would bring, the key point was that it would be something he couldn't accept himself!

"That really involved millions of innocent lives, not millions of demons filled with malevolence. Who could bring themselves to do this?"

"By the way, where did that demonic seed go?" Chu Mo suddenly asked.

"It disappeared. The moment our ancestor passed away, the demonic seed broke out of his body, emanating pitch-black evil aura, and then vanished without a trace. Thereafter, our ancestor's body… instantly turned to dust," said Jiang En with a sad face.

Chu Mo fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Can I believe what you've told me?"

Without any hesitation, Jiang En solemnly swore an oath on his primordial spirit and the rise and fall of his family. As a Quasi-Supreme, his oath was taken up by the laws of the Heavenly Dao and engraved in them immediately.

Chu Mo nodded; he admired Jiang En's decisiveness.

"What are you planning to do now?" he asked.

With a distressed look, Jiang En gazed at Chu Mo, "Young Master Chu, do you have a solution?"

Chu Mo couldn't help but fall silent as well. What good solution could he possibly have? Frowning, he thought: These are people who have become part of the Demon Clan yet are unaware of it, and they have committed no evil deeds. Instead, they've desperately accrued merit through good deeds over tens of thousands of years. If we ignore the fact of their corruption by demons, this family is, in fact, the cleanest family in the entire Heavenly Realm!

But he was well aware, and he knew that the elder of the Jiang Family was aware too, that once the Demon Clan descended upon this world, the entire Jiang Family would inevitably become the vanguard of the Demon Clan, becoming their puppets!

"I've thought..." Jiang En said somberly, "If that day truly comes, I would gather all the descendants of the Jiang Family together, and then… then…"

Jiang En sighed deeply, this Quasi-Supreme powerhouse, standing at the pinnacle of the current era, had his eyes redden, unable to continue his words.

"Is there really no solution to this matter?" Chu Mo frowned, always feeling that there was a human factor in matters. The Great Dao allows fifty paths; the Heavenly Dao evolves forty-nine, leaving one for humans to escape. There is always a glimmer of hope in everything. As long as this hope can be found, no matter how difficult, he was willing to seek it.

Not for any other reason but to allow this family, which had accumulated goodness and merit for tens of thousands of years, to continue in this manner!

The Heavenly Realm needed families like this!

"Our ancestor, not knowing he had already infected the entire bloodline of the family, once thought of saving himself. He was unwilling to become a demon. He spent many years trying to find a way. But in the end, he couldn't find one. Before passing, seeing certain things, he informed me about it, urging me to continue looking for a solution," Jiang En said with a bitter face, "But the problem is, I too have reached the peak of my life, surpassed the Emperor-level and stepped into the Quasi-Supreme Realm, yet I still haven't found any solution. The methods of the Demon Clan are too dreadful!"

"No, there must be a way," Chu Mo said firmly. Then his eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Jiang En, "What if I set up an Array Formation that completely isolates the Jiang Family from the outside world's influence? Then, unless the people of the Demon Clan descend to this world, break through this array... otherwise, you won't be able to hear the call of the Demon Clan, wouldn't that work?"

As Chu Mo spoke, he frowned again, "However, by doing so, the entire Jiang Family would need to be completely isolated from the rest of the world, unable to communicate or contact."

Jiang En's eyes instantly lit up, "Young Master Chu... can you set up such an array? That, of course, would be wonderful, even if it means being isolated from the world, I would not hesitate!"

Saying this, Jiang En also frowned, adding, "But if the Demon Clan descends and really comes here, breaking the array... wouldn't that be bad?"

Chu Mo said, "Only the supreme could break such an array. If we reach that point, I estimate the entire Heavenly Realm would probably have already fallen. Frankly, by that time, the inclusion of the Jiang Family wouldn't make much of a difference."

Jiang En was momentarily stunned, then revealed a wry smile and said, "No, at that time, I will personally... destroy this family! The Jiang Family, even if it must end, will not become a puppet of the Demon Clan!"

Chu Mo looked at Jiang En with some admiration, nodded solemnly, and earnestly promised, "Firstly, I will do my utmost to help your Jiang Family, and perhaps other families and sects, find a solution. This is my promise; secondly, on the day the Demon Clan arrives, if we still haven't found the method, then I will be the executioner! You are a respected elder, who has lived a life without evil, and on that day, I will ensure you... end well."

Jiang En, the long-lived patriarch, shed tears and gratefully bowed to Chu Mo!

This was a significant favor!

And a great righteousness!

To personally destroy one's own family, how cruel an act was that? After all, not everyone was as ruthless and inhumane as Qin Cang.

Jiang En looked at Chu Mo, bowed again, and said, "Please, Young Master Chu, set up the array!"

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Feeling a bit discouraged... such an eruption, yet continuously beaten on the ticket charts... I know you brothers and sisters have tried your best, and I don't want to ask too much. Let it be, for those who still have tickets, please lend me a hand again, those without tickets, casting a few recommendation tickets would also be great.

Let me catch my breath, I feel less tired.

Today, third night watch.

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