The origins, development history, and key figures of the Zhan Mo Shen Dian (War Demon Divine Hall) were something Li Qianfan had already heard snippets of.
It was all about a long, long time ago—
The founder of the Zhan Mo Shen Dian, Zhuang Wujian, was the rightful heir from Piaomiao Xiang, the place where the East Earth Water Dragon had sunk.
In a certain era, due to the contemporary "village chief" being unbearable and suffering from monthly transformations on the full moon, she decided to seek a solution.
The heirs of Piaomiao Xiang—
Much like Kunlun Lieyan Valley where the Lu Dragon had sunk, they were both female and possessed extraordinary lives.
The successive Xuanyuan Kings of Lieyan Valley were female by day and transformed into handsome men with snow-white hair by night; they were also required to be born in a coffin, their mothers would die after childbirth, and they had to produce offspring by the age of 22, after which they themselves would die.
This unacceptable phenomenon was only completely reversed in Yang Xiao's generation, when he met Li Nanfang and fathered a son, Li Xiao.
The village chief of Piaomiao Xiang was also known as the Yudao King.
The Yudao King did not need to be female by day and male by night, nor did she have to die by 22.
However, their appearances would change with the waxing and waning of the moon.
During the waning moon, they were the most charming beauties.
During the full moon, their faces would darken and age, and their heads would transform into terrifying fox heads!
And they would grow fox tails—
But this transformation only began in their twenties!
To escape the influence of the moon, one had to live permanently within Piaomiao Xiang, located at the bottom of the sea.
Their prime years were confined to living underwater, and the successive Yudao Kings were deeply resentful.
Thus, many years ago, the Yudao King of that generation ventured out to seek an opportunity to change their fate.
That Yudao King was Zhuang Lie, Zhuang Wujian's own ancestor.
Before leaving the village, Zhuang Lie entrusted all matters to her younger sister, Zhuang Xian, stating she would return in no more than six months.
This was because if Zhuang Lie remained outside for longer than six months, she would be unable to receive the nourishment of the water dragon's energy and would permanently become a monster with a black fox head and a beautiful body!
And so, Zhuang Lie departed.
Soon, over five months passed.
During this time, Zhuang Lie, who had traversed countless mountains and rivers, unsurprisingly found nothing that could alter her tragic fate. She could only rush back to the coast of Lingnan, preparing to return to Piaomiao Xiang, before she transformed into a beauty with a black fox head.
But—
The passage back to Piaomiao Xiang from the seaside was sealed!
While searching for the passage, Zhuang Lie was attacked by a large number of Piaomiao Xiang experts!
Only then did Zhuang Lie realize that her sister had betrayed her.
Zhuang Xian not only intended to seize her position as Yudao King but also to kill her.
Betrayed and even targeted by her own sister, Zhuang Lie was overcome with grief. After killing several experts, she was forced to flee due to her injuries and exhaustion.
Zhuang Xian immediately dispatched more experts to hunt Zhuang Lie.
Without eliminating her, Zhuang Xian couldn't sleep soundly.
Zhuang Lie was continuously pursued, severely wounded, and finally escaped to Dongyang.
Heaven's path was not yet closed—
In a certain place in Dongyang, Zhuang Lie discovered an underground city that was a passable substitute for Piaomiao Xiang.
There, she finally settled down, recuperating, hoping to return to Piaomiao Xiang one day.
However, Zhuang Lie was severely injured, and after healing, her combat prowess was only one-third of its former strength.
Even at her peak, she couldn't reclaim Piaomiao Xiang, let alone now.
Zhuang Lie finally realized that she could never reclaim Piaomiao Xiang and could only find an East Earth man in Dongyang to bear children and continue the lineage.
Before her death, Zhuang Lie told her daughter: "Never forget that we are the legitimate Yudao Kings! Never forget to reclaim Piaomiao Xiang. Eradicate Zhuang Xian's lineage completely."
Some things are simple to say.
But putting them into action is immensely difficult.
For more than ten generations after Zhuang Lie's death, her descendants yearned to reclaim Piaomiao Xiang, but none succeeded.
Gradually, Zhuang Wujian was born.
From the day she was born, Zhuang Wujian carried the mission of reclaiming Piaomiao Xiang!
The key was that Piaomiao Xiang of that generation was plagued by intense internal strife.
The contemporary Yudao King, Zhuang Chun, who was Shen Yue's wife in Piaomiao Xiang, was Zhuang Wujian's cousin according to the family tree.
Zhuang Chun's mother and grandmother were not easy to deal with, creating a chaotic situation.
This was the closest opportunity for Zhuang Lie's lineage to reclaim Piaomiao Xiang since Zhuang Lie's betrayal!
Especially since Zhuang Wujian was highly capable and cunning.
But it was precisely in Zhuang Chun's generation that Shen Yue appeared!
Zhuang Chun encountered Shen Yue as the first man after leaving her village.
And then the two got entangled.
Crucially.
Shen Yue had a formidable senior brother, Li Nanfang (their generations were supposed to be the same, as both were successors of Long Teng Twelve Moons, making them like brothers; however, Shen Yue was much younger than Li Nanfang), and with his assistance, they stabilized Piaomiao Xiang.
Zhuang Wujian, who had a great opportunity to return to Piaomiao Xiang, could only retreat in disgrace, much like her ancestor Zhuang Lie.
Zhuang Wujian's defeat led her to Africa, where she bided her time and established the Zhan Mo Shen Dian.
Within these thirty years, Zhuang Wujian gave birth to Luo Huayin.
Out of love for her husband, Zhuang Wujian specifically had her daughter take her husband's surname, Luo.
With descendants, Zhuang Wujian's resolve for revenge grew stronger!
She viewed Zhuang Chun, Shen Yue, and even Li Nanfang as irreconcilable enemies!
To defeat them, Zhuang Wujian did not hesitate to bring the "Crisis" from Dongyang—those "zombies" that only ate insects—into the Zhan Mo Shen Dian.
She hoped to remedy the Crisis's fatal flaws and turn the Crisis into a true threat!!
Lao Ba and others were products of Zhuang Wujian's modification of the Crisis.
However, considering how easily Lao Si and Lao Qi were killed by Li Qianfan, the demonic cults from Dongyang ultimately amounted to little.
Zhuang Wujian had long noticed this.
She was very disheartened by this.
But just as she reached the depths of despair, a gale tore through the clouds: "So, there is something in the world that can bring a person's speed and strength to their peak in the shortest possible time!"
This something was the 209 that had been brought into this world with Li Wujiang's birth.
What if!
Zhuang Wujian could apply this original 209 to herself, what would happen?
More importantly!!
209 also possessed a miraculous effect that would comfort even the late Zhuang Lie if she knew.
That is, it could allow a person to reach their most beautiful peak.
This point.
Twenty years ago, a woman named Ji Ya had already demonstrated this through her actions.
Thus, Zhuang Wujian began to use her own resources to research the 209 virus.
"We also know that besides us, the Dark Net, the Rhode family, the Moses family, and even your Longxu are researching 209."
After speaking so much in one go, Luo Huayin took a sip of hot water handed to her by a maid.
Despite the pain all over his body.
Li Qianfan listened with great interest.
He glanced at Murong Mingyuan; she had woken up in silent tears, dressed, and was squatting by the bonfire, trembling.
After returning the lunchbox to the maid, Luo Huayin continued her story.
Zhuang Wujian was unaware of the current research progress of Longxu, the Moses family, and the Rhode family on 209.
But she knew that the Dark Net had developed a modified version of 209 many years ago.
Although the modified 209 had greatly benefited the Dark Net, it was of little use to Zhuang Wujian.
"Over the years, we have also made gratifying achievements."
Luo Huayin said, "That is, we were the first to discover that 209 is highly likely to have male and female strains. A few months ago, we paid a heavy price to obtain your gene sample. And we made a more important discovery."
Li Qianfan couldn't help but ask, "What discovery?"
"The male 209 you possess can prevent my mother from transforming her appearance into a terrifying black fox head on the full moon night."
Luo Huayin said softly, "That phenomenon seems to have been destined. You came into this world as Li Wujiang's son precisely to help us reclaim Piaomiao Xiang. Because if your bone marrow cells can highly fuse with my mother's, not only will it enhance her speed and strength, prevent her from becoming a terrifying fox head, but it can also allow her to maintain eternal youth like your mother, Li Wujiang. Even."
Li Qianfan couldn't help but ask again, "Even what?"
"Even—"
Luo Huayin's mask leaned close to Li Qianfan's ear, "You might truly become my stepfather, and let my mother give me another little sister."
Li Qianfan shivered violently!
The meat soup he had just drunk began to churn violently in his stomach.
Even though he had proactively offered to be Luo Huayin's stepfather at the time.
Everyone knew he was cursing: "Damn it. What the hell!"
But when Luo Huayin said these words to him proactively, Li Qianfan couldn't take it.
"Heh heh."
Luo Huayin chuckled coldly, "Li Qianfan, I'm telling the truth. And I'm saying it openly. But do you know that some people who harbor the same thoughts have already secretly targeted you in their pursuit of eternal youth?"
Li Qianfan immediately asked, "Who?"
Luo Huayin looked up at the aurora borealis in the sky and said faintly, "Su Nan Guanyin."