Chapter 51: The Origin of the Demon Clan
Three days later, the carriage arrived at a new place.
Jade Peony led Mingyan, Huang Feiyan, and Feng Shiyi out of the carriage. She was a native of the Southern Continent… a Southern Continent demon. Although she was very low-key, she was naturally much more familiar with the places in the Southern Continent than Mingyan and the others.
“Has Gu Hanshuang returned from the Eastern Continent?” Mingyan asked. Gu Hanshuang had left after staying at the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land for a while and had not stayed long. Perhaps it was because Mingyan was always unwilling to chat or interact with her, so she got tired of it.
She was naturally arrogant and was unlikely to take the initiative to “cultivate feelings” with Mingyan. It was normal for her to leave.
“According to the news I received, that is indeed the case,” Jade Peony nodded. “I’m actually very curious about the details of what happened after Gu Hanshuang went to the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land. I wonder if Brother Ming is willing to share?”
“There are no details. I didn’t want to interact with her. You know her personality. Although she verbally said ‘we might become Dao companions’, as I avoided her, it naturally came to nothing,” Mingyan shook his head.
Jade Peony’s lips curved upwards slightly. “In my opinion, Brother Ming and Gu Hanshuang are indeed not the same kind of people. You could never be together. Your approach was very normal and very correct.”
It was clear that Jade Peony was in a very good mood after hearing how Mingyan had handled the situation. Perhaps in her eyes, this was a setback for Gu Hanshuang.
As if you and I are the same kind of people…
Huang Feiyan, who was next to them, pouted. Before, she didn’t really care about Mingyan chatting with other women, but recently, a series of events had made her start to care.
Because she began to discover that she was far from the only one who was watching him, or who might even have other feelings for him…
If she couldn’t keep a good watch on him, in the end, she would only be able to watch him hold someone else in his arms while she cried in a corner.
“Since arriving in the Southern Continent, Brother Ming should have seen many members of the Demon Clan. There are far more of them here than in the Eastern Continent. Of course, the top-tier existences in the Southern and Eastern Continents are about the same,” Jade Peony said, walking side-by-side with Mingyan, her hands behind her back, her steps light. Her stunning face was not easily revealed under the light veil.
“Celestial Yu is much stronger than Bei Ming Ni,” Mingyan said. (Yu means Jade)
“Hehe, Bei Ming Ni has gone to cultivate diligently. He probably knows you’re growing very fast. To ensure he can defeat you and get his revenge, he has also put in a lot of effort,” Jade Peony chuckled. “But in my opinion, he still won’t be your opponent.”
“You two have probably fought before, right?” Mingyan asked.
“It was a narrow victory,” Jade Peony said with a serene and peaceful smile. She was extremely humble, a completely different kind of person from Gu Hanshuang.
A narrow victory?
Mingyan remembered the scene where Bei Ming Ni, who had clearly shown a fighting spirit and wanted to fight him again, suddenly stiffened and retreated…
Bei Ming Ni was definitely a little afraid of Jade Peony. The outcome of their fight was definitely not a narrow victory. It might have been a completely one-sided crush. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so afraid of her.
“By the way, Brother Ming, do you know about our Demon Clan’s sacred mountain, Li Jing Mountain?” Jade Peony asked with a smile.
Mingyan nodded. “I know. That’s also our destination.”
“That’s right. That’s where my master is,” Jade Peony nodded. “This mountain is extremely high. You can touch the sky with your hand. The Demon Clan once had a supreme existence who plucked a star from the top of the mountain and refined it into a star stone with supreme power. The star stone protects the entire sacred mountain and the Demon Clan on it. Even during the Dark Eras, the sacred mountain has never fallen.”
Hearing this, Mingyan wanted to ask about the crystal on top of Li Jing Mountain, but on second thought, this might let Jade Peony know that his contact with her was for a certain purpose, and he might lose his initiative. So, he gave up.
“I heard there is a very unique crystal on the sacred mountain, its light extremely brilliant, surpassing the stars and moon in the sky. Is that true?” Huang Feiyan suddenly asked. Mingyan was a little surprised and glanced at her, his lips curving upwards slightly. If it was Feiyan who asked, then there wouldn’t be so many problems. Feiyan had helped him out of a difficult situation.
“There is indeed such a crystal, but it’s very fragile. Besides being beautiful, it’s useless,” Jade Peony nodded lightly and smiled. “Legend has it that it’s the leftover material from when the supreme existence refined the star stone. But the crystal remains on the mountaintop, and not many people can go there. I don’t even have the qualification. Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind going up to get some and give them to you two as a gift.”
Hearing that even Jade Peony was not qualified to ascend to the top of the sacred mountain, Mingyan frowned. This was troublesome. He was counting on using his relationship with her to get to the top…
His master had said he had to personally retrieve it. Even if Jade Peony could get it from the mountain, he wouldn’t give it to his master, because it wasn’t obtained by his own hands.
If Jade Peony couldn’t get to the top of the mountain, it meant he probably couldn’t either by relying on her…
But that wasn’t certain. The Demon King guarding the mountain was her master, Bai Ze. He didn’t quite believe her words. He had always been skeptical of her. This woman would obviously not reveal her secrets in front of them.
“Is it so difficult to ascend the sacred mountain?” Huang Feiyan was a little curious. “Celestial Yu’s master is the Demon King Bai Ze, and you don’t even have the qualification?”
“The sacred mountain is our Demon Clan’s symbol of faith. There are too many things on it that need to be protected. Besides those who are highly respected and powerful in the Demon Clan, only a few who are highly recognized within the clan and those who have done great favors for the clan are allowed to ascend. Besides them, no one can easily ascend,” Jade Peony shook her head. “Strictly speaking, I haven’t officially made my debut yet, and I haven’t done anything major that benefits the entire Demon Clan, so I haven’t been recognized.”
“I see,” Huang Feiyan nodded. “I’ve heard my little aunt talk about the sacred mountain of the Demon Clan. I heard that the first demons walked down from the sacred mountain, representing the origin of the Demon Clan. It is indeed a very important place.”
The Demon Clan was different from beasts. They paid great attention to bloodlines. If the bloodline was diluted, they would gradually lose the ability to transform into humans at birth. If the bloodline was completely lost, they would become ordinary plants and animals. As for beasts, like ferocious beasts and spirit beasts, although they could also transform into humans after cultivating to a high level, they were not demons. Only animals, plants, or other spiritual beings that had high intelligence from the beginning could be called demons. And when ferocious beasts gained intelligence, they were spirit beasts, not demons.
“That’s right. The sacred mountain is too important to the Demon Clan,” Jade Peony nodded. “But there’s no need to be disappointed. The Dark Era is coming. Perhaps you two will have a chance to ascend the sacred mountain in the future.”
