NOVPUB"You should also know about Void Valley, no matter how powerful a being is, they cannot resist the Void Storm within it.
My ancestral master chose a relatively calm day to enter the Void Valley, but unexpectedly on that day, a sudden change occurred. Not long after he entered, he was swept up by the Void Storm.
Just when we all thought he was dead, ten years later, one day, he suddenly returned to White Sacred Temple.
It was only later that we found out the Void Storm hadn’t killed him; instead, it carried him beyond the Dimensional Space wall and into another world."
"Another world?" Xu Zimei slightly frowned.
"What do you mean, other worlds beyond the Yuan Central Continent?"
"Actually, I’m not very clear myself. After returning, the ancestral master often murmured to himself.
He said the cosmos is composed of countless worlds; Yuan Central Continent is a small world, and Heaven Beyond Heavens is a large world.
Everyone wants to transcend the Great Dao and step out of the River of Fate; in reality, it is merely a struggle of the self."
True Man of Qiankun shook his head and said, "The master accidentally entered a Legacy Land in that world.
The Legacy Land of the Ancient Demon Race."
Xu Zimei’s brows tightened slightly as he realized the situation was more complicated than he had imagined.
"In that Legacy Land, we also learned for the first time of the existence of demons and many Cultivation Techniques and Vein Skills related to their practices."
After a brief silence, True Man of Qiankun sighed and said, "The tragedy all began with that ’Demon Induction Technique.’"
"Demon Induction Technique," Xu Zimei pondered for a moment, deciding to ask Bai Meng about it later.
"The Demon Race possesses a unique type of Spiritual Energy called Demonic Qi. The ’Demon Induction Technique’ states that anyone who can cultivate Demonic Qi will be recognized by the Ancient Demon Race.
Furthermore, the power of Demonic Qi belongs to a higher order of Spiritual Energy, almost guaranteeing a leap in one’s own strength," said True Man of Qiankun.
Xu Zimei nodded, although the Light Origin Stone was very restrictive towards Demonic Qi. Among the various types of Spiritual Energy, compared to those like Fire Attribute Spiritual Energy, Demonic Qi indeed could be considered higher order.
"Is this the origin of Black Demon?" Xu Zimei guessed.
True Man of Qiankun nodded and said, "Obsessed with power, the ancestral master began experimenting with Demonic Qi with us."
Speaking of this, True Man of Qiankun fell silent for a long while before he said, word by word, "Fearing the experiment would be leaked, White Sacred Temple, still a minor force back then, did not dare to look for subjects in the outside world. We could only find those among the families in White Sacred City."
"Did the disciples of the Taoist Temple not oppose?" Xu Zimei asked with a frown.
After all, those people in the city were their relatives.
"White Sacred Temple sealed the mountain and never left; all those who opposed were captured and became the subjects of the experiment," said True Man of Qiankun with pain in his voice.
"Back then, almost everyone was maddened. They believed that having Demonic Qi would make White Sacred Temple one of the most powerful forces in the world.
The sacrifices made today would all be worth it."
"Such an extreme view," Xu Zimei shook his head.
"Isn’t it? Later, when we realized our mistake, it was already too late.
Nearly half of the people in White Sacred Temple had been touched by this strange Demonic Qi; they either died or became Black Demons."
True Man of Qiankun sighed once again and continued, "Hundreds of years ago, the number of Black Demons had grown large. They broke through the temple’s seal and started a massacre in the city below, Black Demon City.
The ancestral master led us down the mountain to cleanse the demons, and that turmoil nearly wiped out the majority of the Black Demons.
But those Black Demons were disciples from our Temple!
"We had no choice but to seal off White Sacred Mountain for eternity."
"Our ancestor renamed the White Sacred Temple to Black Demon Temple, and he named the main hall the Hall of Atonement to remind himself of the mistakes he had made."
"Later, he went to Void Valley once again, hoping to find a remedy within that realm."
"He never returned from that journey."
"Hundreds of years have passed, and now I am the master of the Black Demon Temple, which I fear is now filled with only me in my right mind."
"Where did all these Black Demons come from?" Xu Zimei asked. "When I arrived here yesterday, there were only a dozen people inside the temple."
"Those disciples are able to resist the influence of the Demonic Qi during the day; it’s only at night that they turn dark, so I let them out."
"The other Black Demons have lost their sanity, so I locked them up in the underground cages."
"Tell me about Xuan Yu," Xu Zimei asked.
"He too is a child of misfortune, his parents died amid the turmoil caused by the Black Demons, and he himself was bitten and infected with Demonic Qi.
He was still an infant at that time, and I did everything in my power to save him and took him under my wing, hoping to train him well."
"But unexpectedly, he somehow learned what had happened in the past and has since been plotting to destroy this place."
"So, I have become a tool, truly wonderful," Xu Zimei said with a wry smile.
"Alas, it’s a disaster of our own making. I hope you will come down the mountain with me to save the people within the city," True Man of Qiankun said.
"I don’t care about saving people, but I will kill him," Xu Zimei stated calmly.
He stepped into the void, with True Man of Qiankun next to him, both heading towards Black Demon City.
It was a deep night, with the crescent moon hanging in the sky, its meager light trying to shine over the whole world.
......
By now, Black Demon City had fallen into a hellish state, due to the overwhelming number of Black Demons.
The people within had gone from initially resisting fiercely to now beginning to retreat.
The Black Demons butchered throughout the city; bereft of their minds, they fought any living creature they encountered.
At this moment, the troubled Black Demon City was doomed to a sleepless night.
When the two of them arrived, True Man of Qiankun, seeing this scene, closed his eyes in immense pain.
He swung his sword, and although there were many Black Demons in the city, their strength was still far from the Divine Vein Realm.
True Man of Qiankun was cutting them down, one with each swing of his sword—he personally slaughtered all of these Black Demons, all of whom had once been disciples of the Taoist Temple.
The arrival of the two from the Divine Vein Realm doubtlessly brought vitality back to Black Demon City, and after fighting until dawn, the number of Black Demons inside the city had significantly diminished.
What was terrifying, however, was that due to the mutation of the Demonic Qi, once it entered another’s body, they would either die or also turn into a Black Demon.
If not eradicated quickly, there may never be an end to them.
"Xuan Yu, come out, I know you’re nearby," True Man of Qiankun took to the air and shouted as he scanned the surroundings.
"Why do you need to hide if you dare to do it?"
"I have no need to hide at all, the real one hiding is you," a voice came from not far from Black Demon City.
True Man of Qiankun hastily looked in that direction, only to see Xuan Yu wearing a black robe.
