Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Zhang Xuancang paused for a moment, his eyes revealing even more intense hatred: "But the demon race has always regarded the human race as slaves and food, and it wasn't long before they reverted to their old ways."

"In order to intimidate humans into no longer resisting, the oppression of humans became increasingly cruel."

"But the more the demon race oppressed, the more tenacious the human race's resistance became, and it could never be extinguished."

"The demon race has long relied on human cultivators to refine pills and weapons, draw talismans and set up arrays for them. They are used to driving human cultivators to fight and kill for them, so it is impossible for them to plant soul restrictions on them."

"The various royal families have tried all sorts of methods to control the life and death of the human race, but all of them have flaws, and the human race's resistance has intensified."

"Until a demon general of the Blood-Piercing Serpent accidentally discovered that there was a kind of Gu worm in its territory. When a cultivator or demon beast ingested it, it would merge into the soul of the cultivator or demon beast. After a period of time, it would awaken and devour the soul."

"Every ten years, one needs to take a Blood Coagulation Pill to save one's life."

"This Gu is the Blood Silk Gu. Only Nascent Soul cultivators, whose souls have transformed into Primordial Spirits and merged with Nascent Souls, can completely get rid of it."

"But since ancient times, no human race has ever produced a Nascent Soul cultivator, so no one has been able to get rid of the Blood Silk Gu."

"After that, the Blood Serpent Clan used the Blood Silk Gu to control the life and death of human cultivators, and other royal families followed suit."

Zhang Xuancang suddenly sneered: "But the Blood Silk Gu is difficult to cultivate. The main ingredient of its antidote, Blood Coagulation Pill, is a kind of spiritual herb that grows alongside the Blood Silk Gu, and it is also very troublesome to cultivate."

"This method can only be used to control the life and death of Nascent Soul cultivators, but there are many cultivators below the Nascent Soul level, and the Blood Silk Gu is powerless against them."

"These Nascent Soul cultivators who ingested the Blood Silk Gu were originally traitors recruited by the demon race, treated well, and most of them had no intention of resisting."

"Our human race continues to resist the oppression of the demon race. Only a few Nascent Soul cultivators dare not secretly provide support for them anymore, so there has not been much loss."

"In fact, because the demon race oppressed the human race too much, the major royal families were unable to work together to suppress the human race, and the situation actually got better and better."

Upon hearing this, a hint of curiosity flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "Since the number of Nascent Soul cultivators resisting the demon race has decreased, why has the situation of the human race improved?"

Zhang Xuancang explained, "The major royal families are wary of human resistance, but they are also constantly fighting among themselves."

"Given the precedent of the Kunyu clan wiping out the three royal clans, they have no choice but to cultivate human cultivators and improve their strength in order to avoid being wiped out by other royal clans."

"Under these circumstances, human cultivators rely on the cultivation resources of the demon race to improve their cultivation."

"On the one hand, they rose up in resistance against the oppression of the human race by the demon race, just like a tree with roots, growing and thriving."

"But the treacherous humans are far more cunning than the demons. They are far more ruthless than the demons when dealing with human cultivators. They even devised a vicious plan to establish a demon cult and enslave the human race!"

Zhang Xuancang gritted his teeth and said, "More than three thousand years ago, there was a Nascent Soul cultivator who was attached to the Flood Dragon Clan, named Wang Shouyi."

"This person offered a plan to the Jiaolong clan to establish a demon cult, transform demons into gods, worship them, bewitch people's hearts, and weaken the human race's will to resist."

"Mortals have no ability to distinguish right from wrong. When they see treacherous people using supernatural powers and magic, and the dragon clan is a branch of the true dragon, with a strange appearance and the ability to fly and change the celestial phenomena, they naturally feel awe and regard them as gods."

"Wang Shouyi then established doctrines and rules, which were tedious and harsh, and ordered all mortals to abide by them."

“Those who disobey will be punished immediately. Those who commit serious offenses will be offered as blood sacrifices to the demon race, euphemistically called ‘sacrifices to the gods.’ After death, they will also be sent to the Avici Hell.”

“Those who sincerely abide by the teachings will receive money and wealth, called ‘Blessing of the Demon God,’ and will become even more loyal to the Demon Cult.” “Those who thoroughly understand the doctrines, or even those who can perfect the doctrines and those who have made meritorious contributions in suppressing human rebellions, can also be granted official positions and govern a village, a township, a town, or a city.”

"Mortals worship demon gods, and cultivators who have cultivated from mortals naturally also worship demon gods and are willing to fight for them."

"Those with extraordinary spiritual abilities can learn all the arts of cultivation, refine pills and weapons for the demon race, and have a higher status than ordinary demon sect cultivators. In turn, they will oppress other cultivators."

“If a cultivator is handsome and catches the eye of a demon general, he will take him as a concubine or male favorite, euphemistically called ‘serving the divine messenger’.”

Chen Yuan's face darkened: "This plan is extremely vicious. It uses people to control people and relies on the concept of ghosts and gods to make our human race worship the demon race from the bottom up."

"Then divide the people in the sect into different classes. The more loyal they are to the demon race, the greater the benefits. With layers of control, they will naturally no longer have any desire to rebel."

"Even those who do not truly believe in the demonic cult will rush to suppress the human race in order to seize power and profit, fearing that they will fall behind others."

Zhang Xuancang sighed: "Fellow Daoist Chen has keen insight; he has seen through the insidious nature of this demonic sect in just one sentence."

"Since Wang Shouyi established the Dragon Demon Sect, the number of human cultivators who resisted the Flood Dragon Clan has greatly decreased."

"The Jiaolong clan was already powerful, and with the help of the Dragon Demon Sect to train human cultivators, their strength has greatly increased, second only to the Kunyu clan with its profound foundation."

"Later, with Wang Shouyi's advice, the Jiaolong clan formed alliances and joined forces with other royal clans, successively destroying three royal clans and expanding its territory to a level comparable to the Kunyu clan."

"Seeing this, other royal families followed suit, establishing demonic sects to bewitch people and gain control over more and more human cultivators."

"The Flood Dragon Clan is also feared by other royal families. Since joining forces with the Frost Bear Clan to destroy the Profound Soul Snow Ape Clan 1,200 years ago, they have not made any further expansion attempts..."

When the Xuanpo Snow Ape clan was mentioned, Zhang Xuancang glanced at Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan did not react at all.

Zhang Xuancang was taken aback. Could it be that the white-haired old man's guess was wrong, and this Fellow Daoist Chen was not a descendant of the Xuanpo Snow Ape?

But besides the innate supernatural powers of the demon race, what other supernatural powers will manifest the form of a demon beast when they are used?

Zhang Xuancang's mind raced, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued, "After the establishment of the eight major demon sects, it became extremely difficult for the human race to resist."

"Unable to move freely under the rule of the demon cult, they were forced to flee to the border area of ​​the eight royal clans and establish a city there."

“These places are barren and remote, unmanaged, and those who are not bewitched by the demonic cult are mostly determined people who resist fiercely, making it difficult for the demonic cult to eradicate them, thus allowing them to survive.”

Chen Yuan said, "So, the Iron Mist Mountain Range is located at the border between the territories of the Flood Dragon and the Blood Serpent races?"

Zhang Xuancang shook his head slightly: "The Iron Mist Mountain Range is located at the intersection of the three races of Flood Dragon, Blood Serpent, and Frost Bear, and is the most chaotic place there."

"Besides the Iron Mist Mountain Range, there are several other mountain ranges scattered around, covering an area of ​​more than 20,000 li."

"A total of five human cities were built, making it one of the three largest human settlements in the Myriad Demon Continent."

A hint of doubt flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "There should be more humans under the rule of the eight major demon sects than those who rebel against the demon race, so why aren't they included?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuancang's face turned cold as he slowly said, "Those who believe in the demonic cult, whether they willingly become traitors or have been bewitched, can only be considered slaves, not true humans!" (End of Chapter)