Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

The Demon Realm, Main City.

Qin Le, leading two hundred human students, is visiting this giant city full of wild and rugged beauty, accompanied by three hundred demon students.

Being led by an old acquaintance is naturally the most suitable option.

However, in addition to these three hundred tour guides, they were also surrounded by a densely packed, seemingly endless, horde of demon race people.

The Daoist aura naturally emanating from Qin Le has an almost instinctive and fatal attraction for the demon race.

Fortunately, Demon Lord Ye Li had already given orders to restrain them, and although there were many demons watching, they were orderly and did not cause any trouble.

Walking on the wide streets, wide enough for several mining trucks to pass side by side, Chen Yun looked up at the strange buildings that were often tens of meters high and couldn't help but gasp in amazement:

"Tsk tsk, the demon race... everything is huge."

The architectural style of the demon race is very different from that of the human race.

Perhaps because most demons are more accustomed to maintaining their original form, their houses, palaces, and even streets are far larger than those of human towns.

The architectural lines are bold and unrestrained, mostly built and carved directly from huge stones and trees. Although they are not as exquisite as human architecture, they have their own majestic, primitive and powerful aura.

"With their size, even a small building would make it difficult for them to turn around," Qin Le said with a smile.

At this moment, the three hundred demon students had all returned to their normal physiques in the demon realm.

For example, the Lightning Golden Eagle, when it was in the Human Realm Academy, was only about the same height as a human. But now it stands tall and proud, its height exceeding one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), and its wingspan is more than three zhang (approximately 13 meters) when fully spread, making it a magnificent and extraordinary bird.

Most of the other demon races were also enormous in size, which made them appear harmonious as they walked through this giant city.

I quickly toured a small part of the main city, and it was almost noon.

The lead golden eagle turned its head, its sharp eagle eyes looking at Qin Le, its tone carrying a hint of warning:

"Would you like to get something to eat first? But... just so you know, the food from our demon realm might not be to your liking."

Having tasted all sorts of exquisite delicacies from the human race, the Lightning Golden Eagle was well aware of the huge differences between the two races in terms of food culture, and couldn't help but worry that Qin Le and the others wouldn't be able to accept it.

"It's okay, just take us to try it." Qin Le waved his hand dismissively, his face filled with curiosity and anticipation.

The other human students nodded in agreement, their eyes shining.

Delicious food of the demon race?

They've never actually tried it.

As for whether you can get used to the food?

They weren't worried at all.

Throughout thousands of years of human history in the mortal era, the human race has experienced countless famines and hardships, and has long since developed a strong tolerance and adaptability to food.

The more the Golden Lightning Eagle said this, the more it piqued their curiosity.

Seeing this, the Lightning Golden Eagle said no more and led them to a rather grand-looking, bustling demon clan restaurant.

Two hundred people flooded in, making the already bustling restaurant even more crowded.

Fortunately, the demon clan restaurant was extremely spacious, with exceptionally large tables and chairs, which could barely accommodate everyone.

Following the example of the demon race, everyone sat down at the huge stone or wooden tables and began to study the menus marked with demon script and simple pictures, ordering various foods that sounded or looked very novel.

Many of the demon clan members who had followed along also went into the restaurant and ordered their own food, making the restaurant bustling with noise.

When the food was served, the human students' eyes widened in surprise.

The containers for the food were more like basins than plates. The chunks of meat, roots, and fruits inside were all surprisingly large.

Qin Le used specially made long chopsticks to pick up a piece of unknown animal meat, about the size of a human head, roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sizzling with oil, and put it into the ceramic bowl in front of him, which was as big as a washbasin.

Then, with a slight movement of his fingertips, an invisible spatial force swept across, evenly cutting the giant piece of meat into dozens of small, edible pieces.

Otherwise, simply holding such a large piece of meat and gnawing on it would be quite unseemly.

Others followed suit, using either their small knives or magic to cut the food into bite-sized pieces.

"Cough cough... Oh my god! This is so spicy?!"

Qin Le put a small piece of the cut roasted meat into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and an extremely domineering, fiery, spicy flavor instantly shot straight to the top of his head!

He couldn't help but cough, and his face turned a little red.

Not only him, but a chorus of coughs and gasps filled the restaurant, clearly indicating that many human students had been infected.

"Cough cough...but..." Chen Yun gasped for breath from the spiciness, yet couldn't resist picking up another piece, his eyes shining. "Although it's really spicy, this meat is so delicious! What kind of meat is this?"

A large plate of the same roasted meat sat alone in front of the Lightning Golden Eagle, which was happily eating it. Upon hearing this, it replied, "Red pork, a kind of wild beast that is very common in the demon realm. It can be found all over the mountains and fields."

"Red boars?" Qin Le, having recovered his senses, asked curiously, "Can I catch some and bring them back to the human world to raise?"

"Of course." The lightning golden eagle didn't care at all, pointing with its wing towards the south of the city: "About a hundred miles south of the city, there's a mountain range with lots of red boars. They're not much use except for being delicious."

The demon race's view on the red boar was simple: it was delicious, easy to obtain, and gone.

Unlike spiritual plants that can be used in medicine and alchemy, or certain minerals that can be used to forge weapons and set up formations, they are simply food ingredients in the eyes of the demon race.

"Thanks!" Qin Le said with a smile.

He thought to himself that this trip to the demon realm might bring some new ideas to the human culinary world.

Although the meat quality of animals in the human world has improved due to the revival of spiritual energy, the improvement is still in its early stages.

These beasts in the demon realm have evolved over millions of years in the spiritual environment, and their flesh has reached a certain level of perfection, with a unique flavor.

Taking some back to try raising them might enrich people's dining tables.

Next, the group tried other demon dishes.

It must be admitted that the Golden Eagle's reminder was quite accurate—the flavors of the demon race's cuisine are mostly unique and even extreme, either extremely spicy or extremely sour, probably because the demon race's sense of taste is indeed different from that of the human race.

However, these ingredients are of excellent quality, and although the cooking methods are rough, they bring out the original flavor of the ingredients to the maximum extent.

For adventurous human students, although the taste is strong, it is by no means bad; on the contrary, it has a unique flavor.

After lunch, the Lightning Golden Eagle led everyone to their arranged accommodations—a courtyard complex consisting of huge stone houses.

Each stone house is exceptionally spacious and tall, with simple yet practical furnishings inside.

After everyone had chosen their rooms and settled in, Qin Le found the Lightning Golden Eagle and asked about the important matter: "Where will the exchange competition be held?"

"In the 'Ten Thousand Demons Square' in the center of the main city," the Lightning Golden Eagle replied, "the Demon Lord has already ordered people to build a competition arena there, which is sturdy enough."

Qin Le nodded, then asked, "So... if your demon race wins, what benefits will you receive?"

He knew that for the demon race, so-called communication was basically equivalent to fighting—simple and direct.

"Yes." A burning desire flashed in the eyes of the lightning golden eagle: "If our demon race's prodigy wins, he will have the opportunity to enter the 'Primal Ancestral Land' and meditate before the 'Primal Ancestral Statue' for a day."

"Primitive ancestral image?" Qin Le caught this unfamiliar term and asked curiously, "What's that?"

"Well..."

The golden eagle tilted its massive head, seemingly searching for a suitable explanation, and finally used what it considered a rather apt metaphor:

"You can think of it as... like the initial, rough model or sample made by your human weapon refiners when they practice and test their ideas with ordinary materials before forging an amazing magical artifact."

His analogy was a bit unusual, but he thought Qin Le should be able to understand it.

"I see..." Qin Le suddenly realized.

Although the metaphor may not be entirely accurate, he did understand its meaning.

That primordial ancestral statue likely contains some of the earliest and most fundamental Dao imprints or inherited information of the demon race, making it exceptionally valuable.

At the same time, a guess arose in his mind: if this primordial ancestral statue was really such an ancient existence, it was probably inseparable from the legendary Heavenly Emperor who created all races - Di Jun.