NOVPUB"I’ll show you those people outside, and you’ll understand," Xu Zimei said with a shake of his head and a smile.
The trio stepped onto the Teleportation Array of the cemetery, and in the blink of an eye, they had returned to the entrance of the cemetery.
The Disciples of Nine Dragons Manor were still guarding the surroundings of the cemetery, not allowing anyone to enter.
Some of the spectators who had come to watch the excitement had already dispersed, after all, waiting any longer was pointless.
Others continued to wait to enjoy the show, wanting to see who would become the real winner.
When Xu Zimei and his two companions emerged from the cemetery, the crowd around them burst into discussion.
"Look, someone’s coming out."
"Who is it? Seems like a new face."
"Why are there only three people? Where are the others?"
"You’re not planning to kill them too, are you?" Jiuyou asked, looking at Xu Zimei.
"White Bone Demon, take off your black cloak and hat," Xu Zimei commanded.
The White Bone Demon lifted his head and removed the hat that covered it, revealing his red head pulsating with Demonic Qi.
When they saw this, the crowd around them exploded like a pot set to boil.
"Demon, demon," someone stammered out in a shout.
"A member of the Demon Race has been resurrected."
"This is the Demon Race Ancestral Cemetery, so it’s normal to find demons here, but with so many of us, we shouldn’t be afraid of one."
"Exactly, these demons are utterly evil; we can’t let the Demon Race rise again. Everyone, kill him."
"Let’s go together, I’ve heard that the corpses of the Demon Race are worth a lot of money now, and if we hand them over to those Sect Gates, we might get a huge reward."
Watching how in just a few minutes, everyone had already come to a consensus.
Xu Zimei said to Jiuyou with a smile, "You see, we haven’t done anything, yet in the eyes of these people, we are the evil ones.
As long as one is a demon, regardless of good or bad, they are branded as evil.
Do you think they are good people?"
Hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Jiuyou fell into silence.
The people around them, swords and knives in hand, rushed forward en masse, charging towards Xu Zimei and his companions.
The White Bone Demon stared intently for a moment, then took hold of the index finger on his left hand with his right.
He snapped the finger off.
"Bone-corroding Tree," the White Bone Demon tossed the broken finger onto the ground, where it took root like a seed being planted.
In just a few breaths’ time, a White Bone Tree tall as the Firmament sprouted from the ground.
All those who had rushed up were separated by the White Bone Tree, and then white, bony branches stretched out.
The branches ensnared the people around them, writhing like claws, while the trunk opened a gaping maw and consumed them one by one, turning them into nourishment.
In just a few breaths’ time, these people didn’t even have a chance to escape.
There were at least a hundred branches, and even more terrifying were the roots that spread dozens of kilometers underground.
The people became nourishment, and after the White Bone Tree had its fill, it belched contentedly, transforming back into an index finger and returned to the hand of the White Bone Demon.
"How pleasant the silence is," Xu Zimei commented with a light chuckle.
"Let’s go to Divine Valley."
The three of them headed eastward, as dusk once again approached.
Their silhouettes stretched long in the sunset, and a lone bird flew overhead.
"I think I understand," Jiuyou suddenly spoke up.
"Understand what?" Xu Zimei asked.
"Whether a person is good or bad depends on himself, it’s irrelevant whether he is a demon, a monster, or a human," Jiuyou said.
"That’s fair enough. Humans have Seven Emotions and Six Desires; a true Great Saint does not exist.
Every creature has both good and evil. Some may appear refined and cultured while possibly being scumbags in private."
Those who can control their own dark side are good, and those who cannot are evil.
Or rather, everyone has a ruler in their heart, and their standards of good and evil are not the same." 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Xu Zimei raised his head, looking at the setting sun in the sky.
He laughed and said, "What this mortal world is best at is erasing the unconstrained disposition of mavericks, smoothing the pride of the haughty, and extinguishing the solitary delusions of rebels."
...…
Divine Valley was located within a ravine to the north of the Divine Race.
It used to be the most important place for the Divine Race, but after the disappearance of the Divine and Demon Clans, it was said to have been banished to the void by the powerful beings of the Divine Race.
However, only the true remnants of the Divine Race knew that, like the Divine Temple, these places were simply sealed away.
Unless one had the bloodline of the Divine Race, there was no way to break through.
To say it was the bloodline of the Divine Race, it was now more accurate to refer to it as the Reincarnation Divine Vein.
"If you find their place of refuge, are you going to exterminate all the remnants of our Divine Race?" Jiuyou inquired.
"What do you mean by that?" Zimo asked with a smile.
"I understand your way of doing things. It can’t be denied that some of the Divine Race really deserve to die, but most are innocent," Jiuyou replied.
"They can’t decide their own birth, they are remnants from the start, but I believe some are also good."
"I’m not some homicidal maniac, I only kill those who stand in my way," Zimo stated.
"If they don’t stand in my way, killing or not killing makes no difference to me.
But if they try to stop me, even if it’s you, I will not be courteous."
Jiuyou nodded and looked ahead, taking a deep breath and said softly, "We’re here."
Zimo looked up and saw nothing in front of him but an endless plain, dotted only with a few large trees.
Jiuyou approached one of the large trees and let his blood trickle down his index finger into the tree.
As the blood seeped in, the tree began to tremble slightly.
Immediately after, an ethereal gate formed in front of them.
"I’ve heard from my people before that the location of Divine Valley is not in the same dimension as the Eternal Ancient Continent," Jiuyou explained.
"That’s also why it’s impossible for ordinary people to find it."
Zimo, accompanied by the White Bone Demon, stepped into the void gate.
Without any teleportation, he felt as if he simply walked through a door and entered another world.
The darkness quickly gave way to light.
The group appeared before a huge ravine.
Looking around, the ravine was like a prehistoric behemoth, standing tall on this land.
Two massive statues stood on either side of the entrance to the ravine.
These statues seemed to portray a character from the Divine Race.
In front of them was a towering white gate.
The words "Heavenly God Valley" were carved on the plaque above the gate.
The gate itself was adorned with many figures, likely ancestors of the Divine Race.
Beyond the gate, the canyon was lined with houses on both sides, making it look like a small town.
Some children chased each other on the streets.
A bird’s cry came from above, and a giant bird flew overhead, its vast wings casting shadows as it soared through the firmament with piercing cries.
"Things have really changed," Jiuyou murmured to himself.
"It seems you’ve been living quite well," Zimo said with a laugh.
The trio walked through the gate into a relatively tranquil area.
Apart from some playful children, a few people stood scattered in front of the houses on both sides.
