Chapter 235 - 234: Thousand Desolation
The Thousand Desolation Divine Sect was located in the south of the Thousand Desolation Realm.
Ten thousand years ago, this realm had flourished under the Heavenly Handle Yun Clan's rule, bearing their proud name. But after losing the Mirror of Samsara, the clan faced the Burning Moon Realm's wrath. As punishment, the overlords stripped the Yun Clan of their sovereignty and installed the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect as the new ruling power.
The once-mighty Yun Clan were reduced to prisoners in their own homeland. Like sheep marked for slaughter, they endured systematic extermination at the hands of their usurpers, and waiting for their judgement in the 10 000 years deadline.
Not only did they have to watch their clansmen be slaughtered, but they were also forced to flatter and cater to the very ones who were killing them, all in the hopes that when the deadline came, their oppressors might show them mercy and not wipe them out completely.
As he drew closer to the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect, Yun Wuji's thoughts drifted to the Yun Clan's plight.
'Technically speaking... this Yun Clan branch is the ancestral root of the Illusory Demon Realm's Yun Clan. That makes them blood relatives of my disciple.'
'Which means this isn't unprovoked aggression, it's righteous retaliation for my disciples' kin! Truly, I'm defending the weak like a paragon of virtue!' A self-satisfied grin spread across his face.
'Ah... my compassion knows no bounds.' He sighed, as if burdened by the weight of his own generosity.
Once they were close to the Thousand Desolation Divine Sect, the duo dropped to the ground. Yun Wuji took out the black flower he had nurtured in the cave, carefully plucking a petal and handing it to Yan Yao. "Take this and keep it close to you. It's very fragile, so be careful not to destroy it."
Yan Yao carefully held the tiny petal in her palm, examining it. "What is this?"
"This is a Nethercloak Flower," Yun Wuji explained, looking at the tiny flower in his palm. "It has the ability to conceal one's aura and make the user invisible for a short time."