However, the Demon Clan rises with their bloodline and falls with their bloodline as well; for a demon without their bloodline to rise again, the difficulty is truly despairing.
And although the Human Race was the weakest of all races at the beginning of their existence, their potential is unmatched by any, deserving to be called the first among all races.
"Ahaha... Right, where did Grand Saint of Nine Spirits take Yue Bai for special training?"
Liang Yi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, but still couldn't help asking with curiosity.
"It should be the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, I guess?"
Chen Hua looked towards Qinglian uncertainly.
"Indeed, it is the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land. It's not just that little fox; a few other talented individuals from the Demon Clan have also entered, after all, this epoch it's only opened this one time."
Qinglian nodded at Chen Hua, confirming his speculation.
"The Demon Spirit Ancestral Land? That place is actually real?"
Gu Sheng also showed a face of surprise and interest upon hearing this term, as for outsiders, that place was merely a legend, and he had never witnessed it himself.
"The Demon Spirit Ancestral Land?"
Su Youyi racked her brain for any knowledge she had on the term, but the result was that she had never heard of it before.
Liang Yi casually searched on the player forum and found that there were zero posts about this term, indicating that players had never come into contact with it either.
"It could be considered the core inheritance land of the entire Demon Clan. As long as nothing unexpected happens there, the lineage of the Demon Clan will never be cut off."
Chen Hua said casually, but after thinking it over, he looked towards Qinglian. It's better to consult an expert on such matters.
"I've also only heard about that place myself, why don't you explain."
"I'm not of the Demon Clan; what I know is just a rough idea, don't blame me if I get it wrong."
Qinglian shrugged indifferently.
Rubbing his chin, Qinglian organized his wording in his mind for a moment before he began to speak, facing the curious gazes of Liang Yi and Su Youyi:
"You should have some awareness of the perpetuity of laws, right?"
"Um... We've sensed it, but don't quite understand yet."
Liang Yi and Su Youyi hadn't expected Qinglian to open with this, although it was a surprise, they just happened to have reached the threshold of touching upon this issue.
The Great Dao is fifty; Heavenly Dao evolves forty-nine, sparing one.
"The forty-nine of Heavenly Dao's evolution" doesn't literally mean there were only forty-nine Great Daos when heaven and earth were first created.
To be precise, other than the Heavenly Dao, when the world was first opened, there was not a single Great Dao, as all the Great Daos of the world evolved little by little thereafter.
Whether it's a Cultivator, Demon Clan, or other spirited beings, once they reach the Seventh Realm, they inevitably have to choose a path of law to follow.
This law could be one established by predecessors, and you can simply follow it, or it can be a new law created by oneself.
Following the path set by others is simple, but its endpoint is also defined; to make any breakthrough at that endpoint is so difficult that it leaves many in despair.
However, going down the path of a law that you have established, even though the road ahead may be unclear and filled with obstacles, the advantage is that there is no end to the road ahead, and as long as you persist, your path can extend indefinitely!
The Demon Clan is considered one of the first races in the Mystical Mechanism world to carve out paths of law, as well as one of the first to rule the Mystical Mechanism Continent. The Human Race inevitably stepped onto the Demon Clan's once-trodden paths when they first embarked on the path of cultivation.
However, the difference in paths between humans and demons is too great; if humans were to forcibly walk the paths of another race, they would never be able to surpass the Demon Clan, resulting in a long period where the Human Race was ruled by the Demon Clan.
When the Human Race finally realized that the paths of laws between the two races were not suitable, the idea to carve out their own paths suddenly emerged.
And this idea was the starting point for the rise of the Human Race!
No two leaves in the world are the same, so naturally there's no single path that suits everyone. Therefore, even now when Cultivators advance to the Seventh Realm, the mainstream is to tread their own law's path, and following the path of others is a choice of last resort, fraught with endless trouble.
"Do you realize when you were unfolding your Sword Intent Emperor's Crown within your Law Domain?"
Qinglian turned his head to look at Su Youyi. It wasn't surprising for Liang Yi, who was in the Eighth Realm, to notice this, but Su Youyi was only in the Seventh Realm, and her ability to perceive this must be related to her unique Law Domain.
"Yes!"
Su Youyi nodded without denial.
She had once summoned a River of Sword Intent while deploying the Sword Intent Emperor's Crown. Ostensibly, she borrowed Sword Intent from the river that existed within the flow of time, but in fact, what she had borrowed were the paths of Sword Dao from countless Sword Cultivators!
The path of a Sword Cultivator is rather unique. Before reaching the Seventh Realm, one might study the strengths of different schools to enrich oneself, but standing before the gateway of the Seventh Realm, one must transform all their knowledge into a strength unique to themselves, and carve out a new path with their sword!
If other Cultivators could still manage while walking the paths of others, for Sword Cultivators, walking another's path would lead to the collapse of their sword heart!
The sword heart is the embodiment of an individual's Sword Intent. If your Sword Intent is someone else's, how can the sword heart you cultivate be your own?
Therefore, the Sword Intent borrowed by Su Youyi was myriad in number, varying in strength, profundity, and simplicity, but not one was the same!
Moreover, Su Youyi had long discovered that the Sword Intent she could borrow was not limited to the current world, this epoch. She could see traces from the River of Sword Intent originating from even the Second Epoch and the First Epoch!
"Law did not exist before it was born, but once it emerges, it will exist eternally, as the skeleton of a world, continuously fortifying the entire world!"
Qinglian gently swayed his finger. Very few knew this knowledge; even Chen Hua was not fully aware of the details, only old monsters of his level knew.
Chen Hua and Gu Sheng were also entranced by the conversation. While their realms were similar, this kind of experience brought by time was what they lacked.
"The strength of a world, aside from its World Origin, another crucial factor is to see how many Laws it has given birth to. If Origin can be likened to a Cultivator's Realm, then Laws are likened to Magical Treasures of various grades!"
"Laws represent a Cultivator's Dao, which once manifest, will never disappear, forever existing between heaven and earth; this is the foundation of the existence of the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land."
"Could it be···"
Liang Yi seemed to have come to a realization, his eyes slightly widening.
"Correct."
Qinglian nodded in approval, not expecting Liang Yi to catch on so quickly.
"The Demon Clan has the ability to conceal their inheritance within their bloodline; naturally, they can also hide it within the Laws! The existence of the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land contains the Laws of countless ancient and present Demon powerhouses and the inheritances they embody!"
Qinglian's voice was not loud, but it shocked everyone who heard it.
"Ancient and present···"
Su Youyi muttered to herself, her expression one of disbelief.
One must realize that epochs are delineated by the Human Race becoming the protagonist of the world. The Demon Clan had already dominated the world before the First Epoch, so does that mean the existence of the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land predates even the First Epoch!?
"In the beginning, a Great Demon of the Demon Clan with transcendental wisdom foresaw the unstoppable rise of the Human Race. To prevent a time when the Human Race would dominate and possibly seek to eradicate the Demon Clan, they began to prepare a method to forever preserve the Demon inheritance, which is the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land."
Qinglian's eyes reflected a reminiscence, thinking that it has already been so many years ago.
"At first, I also paid attention to this matter and even the Sage of the Demon Clan requested my help. Out of boredom, I gave them several pointers."
"Does that mean the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land holds the Laws of every Great Demon who has stepped into the Seventh Realm from before the beginning of the First Epoch to now?"
Liang Yi inwardly marveled, feeling an immense shock.
How many Demon Clan members have reached the Seventh Realm, and how many have achieved the Ninth Realm or even the Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm? No wonder that across the three epochs, even when the Human Race has seen brief declines, the Demon Clan has remained bizarrely powerful until today.
"I have never entered the place myself, so I naturally don't know the specifics, but I am certain that as long as a member of the Demon Clan enters, they will undoubtedly obtain great benefits."
Qinglian himself left shortly after helping the Demon Clan establish the Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, and never saw it in its completion.
"That's quite nice; the Demon Clan wouldn't hide or hold back at a time like this."
Chen Hua smiled, not surprised. At a time like this, all the sects and clans had already begun to covertly utilize their true foundation; if not used now, they might be too late to use it in the future.