Chapter 0909 The Devil's Dream
The ancient demons precisely controlled the number of their tribes, never exceeding 100,000, but there were always some accidents: a demon was born, but for various reasons, it could not practice the methods of its own tribe, or it could not integrate into the whole despite the results of its practice.
These descendants of the demons were entrusted with miscellaneous tasks, managing the demons of the world, and collecting various practice resources, which were similar to those disciples in the Taoist tradition who had the roots of Taoism but could not condense the inner elixir.
For the real demons, they were inferior to their own tribe. The most polite name was "demon descendants", the less polite name was "secondary demons", and the more direct name was "degenerates".
For the demons, they were no different from the demons, and they were the demons that all demons could contact.
When the three ancestors offered the Taoist methods to the demons in order to exempt them from the crime of fleeing, the demon king would not agree to let the real elites of the tribe learn such useless things, but allowed these three strange demons to choose disciples from the demon descendants.
Hundreds of demons became the first batch of Taoist priests, and the results of their practice were surprisingly good. Not only that, they also brought a large number of demon spells and ideas to improve the Taoist method. Suddenly, a brand new path appeared in front of them, proving that they were not second-rate demons, or degenerate waste, but just not suitable for practicing the demon method.
The development of the Taoist tradition was rapid, and the demon Taoist priests - the three ancestors, the demons and many demons, or called them "disciples of the demon clan" - began to consciously avoid the demon method, and were contrary to it everywhere, focusing more on inner alchemy and individual practice. At first, this behavior was not hostile, but rather carried a sense of inferiority: admitting that they were not suitable for the more powerful methods of their own clan, so they had to find another way.
The demons practiced Taoism much faster than later humans. Over the past hundred years, the first batch of Taoist priests who served Riman appeared. Their dissatisfaction gradually increased. The Taoist heart did not eliminate this dissatisfaction, but made them have a firm will to resist.
The demons have occupied the world for hundreds of thousands of years, and their methods cannot be called tolerant. They kill any strange beasts they see, and strive to exterminate them. They rule the demons and monsters with an iron fist, and do not tolerate any mistakes. This has laid the foundation for the rebellion of the Taoism.
Even so, the demon Taoists waited for a long time before they rose up, because they had to convince the three ancestors. No matter what, the three ancestors were the founders of the Taoism and enjoyed a high reputation and status. However, they were born in the monster tribe and were extremely uneasy about rebellion. Even if they reached the level of Fu Ri Mang, they did not dare to act rashly.
In the end, the three ancestors were convinced. At this time, there were already many Taoists. The Taoism invented a magic that could select suitable disciples from the monster tribe. The ratio was extremely low, and one in a thousand or one in ten thousand was selected. Fortunately, the number of monsters was huge, and there were still many disciples selected in the end.
This is the history provided by Mr. Qin, the demon soul. As for the Taoist with a big beard, he was a demon Taoist. The demon soul remembered him because it was this demon who represented the Taoism to send a declaration of war to the demon tribe.
Without the support of powerful magic, Mr. Qin's memory of the ancient times was not particularly clear, but he did not forget this period. The demon was still about three meters tall at that time, without a beard, and looked no different from a normal demon. He wore a Taoist robe and walked into the palace of the Demon King - there was no demon building left, it was an extremely magnificent building, and the demons walked in like ants - he called himself "Kun Dun", listed all the brutal acts of the demons, and then announced that the Taoist tradition would no longer accept the rule of the demons and declared war on the demons.
The demons laughed at him. For hundreds of thousands of years, the only powerful enemies of the demons were the strange beasts and the sacred trees. The former was about to become extinct, and the latter would not live long. A small "secondary demon" who learned some strange magic from the demons dared to declare betrayal in public, which was really ridiculous.
Kun Dun was not disturbed and remained calm from beginning to end until he finished reading the declaration of war.
The demon king angrily sent out a powerful illusion, finally defeating Kun Dun and emptying his memory. The sub-demon was so ashamed that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy, claiming that he was forced and was willing to kill the enemy for the demon king to atone for his sins.
Kun Dun's embarrassing performance saved his life, and the demon king's anger was reduced. The demon clan had been peaceful for a long time, and a small battle was just right for training, so he let Kun Dun go and accepted the challenge of the Taoist sect.
The subsequent struggle was similar to the records of all parties. The individual strength of the Taoist priests was stronger, but they were at a disadvantage in the face of the demon clan fighting as a whole. The Taoist sect was defeated repeatedly, and finally defeated the demon clan with the intentional or unintentional help of the sacred tree.
The demon king never heard of Kun Dun again, and in a series of battles, he did not pay special attention to this sub-demon. As for how he refined the three ancestors into a magic weapon and usurped the practice of Taoist priests of all generations, the demon king knew nothing.
The demon clan is a whole, even the soul is the same. The demon soul is the common soul of 100,000 demons, so Mr. Qin can provide some memories of the demon king.
Mu Xingqiu stretched out his hand to pierce a series of water droplets in the air, and looked at his companions around him.
This was a desert, with very little spiritual energy and unclean air. Mu Xingqiu used all his strength to teleport seven times. Zuo Liuying, who had gotten rid of the Taoist's influence, then teleported eight more times before bringing everyone to this temporary shelter. Mu Xingqiu only stopped once on the way to let Yin Buchen remind the animal trainer not to go to the Imperial Capital again.
It was late at night, the sky was shining with stars, and there was no sound around. The desert was as quiet as the void.
Shen Hao spoke first. He had regained his self-control and was not so angry about the escape. "What does this mean? A memory from more than 100,000 years ago. Anyone could lose their composure in front of a powerful spell. Kun Dun was a Taoist priest. He knew shame and then became brave. He might have made great contributions in the later battle between Taoism and demons, so he was trusted by the three ancestors."
But the three ancestors were refined into the same magic weapon, which was the white sword in Kun Dun's hand. This was an unquestionable thing. Shen Hao thought for a while, "In order to completely defeat the demons, the three ancestors might have voluntarily sacrificed themselves to become magic weapons and concentrated the power of Taoist priests together - if I were one of the three ancestors, I would do the same."
Mu Xingqiu raised his hand and stroked his forehead, summoning another string of water beads.
Mr. Qin's voice sounded again. This time he was not telling history, but speculation.
The power of the Demon Tribulation comes from the practice of Taoist priests of all generations. It is very likely that it was collected by the nine great treasures. The accumulated power is incredible. It has exceeded the entire demon clan tens of thousands of years ago. However, Kun Dun did not stop, but continued to exploit the practice of Taoist priests. This is one of the evidences of his huge ambition.
Nian Xin Ke was exterminated just by chance when he discovered the existence of the Demon Tribulation. Such a brutal method must have come from Kun Dun's instruction, proving that he has no intention of sharing the Demon Tribulation with anyone, including the disciples of the Taoist sect.
Kun Dun made thirty-three movements as soon as he revived, and used magic to influence the entire human beings in the Imperial Capital, which clearly revealed his purpose: he wanted to be the only one.
The first step is to seize the demon species and demon souls, which was one of the factors that stimulated his awakening, but Mu Xingqiu and Long Mo frequently summoned the Demon Tribulation, which awakened him in advance.
Next, he will use magic to create a new demon clan and think with him.
He will learn from the lesson of the demon clan's defeat and no longer keep a large number of slaves, or even any of them. In his eyes, all living beings in the world, whether human or demon clan, are future threats or power sharers.
Thirty-three moves are modified demon clan spells. Originally, they could only be transmitted over a thousand miles, but Kun Dun, who possessed the power of the demon calamity, expanded it to tens of thousands of miles. It can bring back the memories of all living beings, but it can also destroy memories, especially Taoist priests and casual cultivators, who are more affected.
Once Kun Dun finds that the demon soul and the demon species are in front of him, he will immediately perform the thirty-three moves again, first erasing the memories of all Taoist priests and humans, and then monopolizing the practice method. The demon clan will be less affected, but will become more brutal and aggressive, and gradually die in the fight.
So Mr. Qin wants to enter the reincarnation again, and let Mu Xingqiu tell Kun Dun the news immediately. The temporary disappearance of the demon soul will delay Kun Dun's plan of destruction, because humans and the practitioners among them are under his control. Once the demon soul reveals its memory, he will soon be able to find it. If all humans are killed, the demon soul can only reincarnate as a demon or even a lower creature. Its power is limited, but it is also more difficult to be detected.
Humans are still loyal slaves and will search the world for clues about the demon soul.
"This is all your one-sided words!" Shen Hao shouted at the crystal water droplets in the air, "It's all speculation, nonsense! I want to go back, who will follow me?"
No one said anything, Shen Hao cast a spell and rose into the sky, "Well, I'll go and see what's going on by myself. If it's really as the demon soul said... it's just one more loss for me, and I'm a Taoist priest, and the Taoist school can always find my whereabouts."
The latter reason is irrefutable. If Mu Xingqiu had thought of this earlier, he wouldn't even take Shen Hao with him to escape.
"Take care." Mu Xingqiu did not try to stop them. "According to Mr. Qin's speculation, Kun Dun will postpone his extinction plan and may release the Taoist priests, or even reward them to help him find the demon soul and demon seed, so..."
"I will find out the truth." Shen Hao flew away.
A light flashed across the sky. It was Kun Dun's 33 moves again. In the remote area, its power was much weaker.
Mu Xingqiu and Zuo Liuying looked at each other. They still had to continue to use the teleportation technique to find a safer hiding place.
Xin Youtao and Xiao Qingtao also looked at each other, and then Xin Youtao stepped forward and said, "We have to go back to the Imperial Capital too. We believe in you and the demon soul, but my sister... at least after we go back, we can keep a group of people alert and not be deceived by Kun Dun."
Mu Xingqiu nodded and did not try to stop them either, but he doubted how long these three people could last under Kun Dun's powerful spell.
The remaining ones were the weak Dragon Demon, Mu Dong'er holding the Demon Seed Vine, Yin Buchen and Fei Xiao, who were rolling their eyes, and they all expressed their willingness to follow Mu Xingqiu.
They looked at the three figures going away, and they were all thinking about the same question: In such a big world, where is the safe place to stay?