"Don't have any thoughts about the Demon Kingdom. As a fellow Taoist, I must advise you."
Cao An was slightly startled, "Why?"
"The demon country is xenophobic. Even if you are the same demon clan but belong to different countries, you will be xenophobic. What's more, you are still a human race. The demon clan's country is completely different from the beast tides you encountered on land and the large and small demon kings in the wild. It’s the same, it’s not the same order of magnitude anymore, those are just bandits who dominate the mountain and become kings, and what is called the Demon Kingdom is a country.”
Cao An narrowed his eyes slightly, "I can understand this."
Chi Ao shook his head, "No, you don't understand that there are actually humans in the demon kingdom."
"Black Sea?"
"Yes, there are actually humans under the Black Sea, but just like humans keep livestock in their homes, the same goes for the demon country. Human beings are kept in the demon country as food. They are divided into areas and raised in captivity. You are a human race. Real humans, please do not set foot in the territory of the Demon Kingdom. With your current strength, there is absolutely no chance of survival." Chi Ao said solemnly.
"This is my dojo. Although it belongs to Gu'ao Kingdom in name, it is still my territory after all, and you came with me, so nothing will happen. When you want to leave, I will take you with you. If you go out together, as long as you are above the Black Sea, you won't cause too much trouble. Even if you fight with the subjects of the Demon Kingdom, you will basically not disturb the real master of the sea."
"There is another most important reason. If it is just an ordinary domestic animal, the people of the demon country will not go to war. But in the eyes of the demon clan, you are not. In the eyes of their accomplished demon clan, humans will run away. The higher the cultivation level, the higher the value of the great medicine, and the greater the benefit to their own cultivation. This is the reason why the demon clan spends a lot of money to keep the human race in captivity on the seabed. That is not a settlement or a captive place for the human race at all, but It’s a patchwork of medicinal gardens.”
Cao An felt uncomfortable hearing this. Listening to Chi Ao's story, he could probably imagine the tragedy and despair inside.
Taking a deep breath, "So, the demon kingdom will also provide the human beings with methods of cultivation, right?"
"Yes, in order to make their medicinal properties better! These techniques are actually perfected by the masters of the demon clan in the past. They are not very lethal, but they can better target the demon clan's own practice. Some powerful royal families, and even There is an exclusive pasture, and the practices practiced by the humans there are completely formulated for the practices of the demon kingdom’s royal family.”
Chi Ao looked Cao An up and down, "If you break into the demon clan like you, you are a natural treasure of heaven and earth."
Cao An felt a little uncomfortable with his eyes, "Why are you telling me this?"
I am not afraid in my heart, just a little uncomfortable. Although Chi Ao is strong, it is only based on the innate advantages of the physical body and longevity. He may have some bloodline magical powers, but his realm is definitely not higher than the Yang Shen realm. Bao Gourd caught him by surprise. It shouldn't be a problem if you want to leave.
"I am not an orthodox demon clan. I have lived here from the time I was ignorant to becoming a demon. I only accept and understand the knowledge and content of the gods, and the techniques I practice do not require blood food. , after all, I am just an alien among the monster clan." Chi Ao said and laughed at himself.
"Do you know why I can only stay here even after I can go out? The reason is that a royal family that does not need blood food cannot step into the real territory of the demon kingdom. Aliens should stay where aliens should be. Place, over the years, I have met a lot of human races and dealt with a lot of human races. Some are good and some are bad. But the one I feel most comfortable with is you. Having you among the human races should be a good thing. It’s a very meaningful thing, I don’t want someone as interesting as you to die prematurely and miserably in the Demon Kingdom.”
When Chi Ao said this, Cao An could feel his sincerity. This is something that cannot be achieved by acting. The Three Flowers Divine Art includes the spiritual method of cultivating demons in the heart of the Tao and transforming the sky to strike the earth. It can penetrate the human heart the most and cannot be felt. You just can’t feel it, but if you feel it, it must be true.
"Are you from the royal family of Gu'ao Kingdom?"
"It's just the abandoned royal family. It doesn't matter. Chi doesn't need those false names and rights. They are on the wrong path. I can feel it, but no one listens to me. The demon clan will become lonely. This is destined, no. Three thousand years ago, your human race had a saying, a medicine is divided into three parts poison, a big medicine is a big medicine, but it is actually medicine, and even if it is medicine, it is poisonous. Our era has long passed, and they have not seen this yet."
"Hiding under the deep sea, neither listening nor seeing, the human race they understand is still the group of docile creatures that have been raised in captivity by them and have long since lost their blood. However, they never think about why we, the demon race, grow so slowly. In terms of wisdom and learning ability, we are not necessarily inferior to humans."
"But a thousand years for the human race is enough to cultivate a top master. If you put it among the demon clan, it will take a thousand years for the human race to even be able to transform into a demon."
Cao An listened to his words and didn't say anything. At this point, Chi Ao still didn't give the answer, although he had already guessed something from the sentence "medicine is three parts poison".
"I have compared the cultivation speed of some demon races on land that have changed. A long time ago, their cultivation speed was not that fast at all. In a real demon country, the cultivation speed and power of those races are even higher than the main battle demons. They can’t even reach the level of the human race, but now, after enlightenment, their cultivation speed is almost on par with the human race.”
"In the final analysis, we ancient monsters are using big medicines to poison our descendants little by little. Big medicines can stimulate their cultivation in a short time, allowing them to easily withstand years or even decades of hard training of other monsters, but The accumulation of cultivation like this is like a castle in the air, unable to withstand the wind and waves at all. The medicinal properties will precipitate into the blood of all blood eaters, and will be passed down and accumulated from generation to generation. I call that medicinal property, which can also be said to be poisonous, as the way of heaven. The curse of pet.”
"After thousands of years of comparison, there is a big gap between the descendants of blood eaters and non-blood eaters, both in terms of cultivation speed and qualifications. There is also a very important characteristic, dependence on blood food. For some lower-level demons, after several generations, some of their descendants find it difficult to practice without blood food."
Cao An frowned, "Didn't the major demon kingdoms notice this situation?"
"I must have noticed it. You know, it is a country with a complete organization and all kinds of monsters are used for it. How could it not be discovered? It is estimated that the research on blood food dependence and curse has been going on for a long time, but They themselves are all blood eaters, and they have no way to solve this problem. In this rolling tide, nothing can be changed for the time being."
After staying in Chi Ao's dojo for several days, the two talked to each other, tacitly understanding each other, and exchanging information. Chi Ao wanted to know about the situation of the human race on the land, while Cao An wanted to know about the situation in the Black Sea, and the situation in the Demon Kingdom. situation, both seemed to have a lot to say and understand.
"Friends Edao, I have benefited a lot. All the feasts in the world come to an end. It's time for Pindao to go."
"Allow me to give Fellow Taoist Cao a ride. After all, this is the territory of the Gu'ao Kingdom, so be careful and you won't make a big mistake."
Cao An nodded. In such an atmosphere and environment, he knew that his strength was not enough to investigate those things or to do what he wanted to do, but he would come back to this place one day. .
Just like when he came, he landed on Chi Ao, hiding in his scales. One person and one fish got out of the barrier and entered the deep sea. The eternal darkness lasted for more than an hour. The sky and the earth were bright and fresh. When the strong sea breeze blew in, one person and one fish had already arrived at the previous position.
After bowing to each other and saying goodbye, Chi Ao pointed forward, "Fellow Daoist Cao, if you want to go to the Central Empire, just keep going in that direction. This is a long stretch of sea area that belongs to the border between the two countries and will not cause any trouble. Too much trouble."
Cao An thanked him again. This time, he did not use the gourd. He stepped on the waves and walked out step by step, as if strolling in a garden.
The sky is terrifyingly gloomy, as if the sky is about to collapse. Black clouds have locked the entire sea surface. The water element in the air is active and has begun to gather. It is many times richer than the water element in the normal area. This is not a simple heavy rain at all. As for the weather, if the water elements are concentrated and active like this, I'm afraid there will be waterfalls flowing directly from the sky.
Cao An narrowed his eyes slightly and continued walking forward for a while, with his hands behind his back, standing calmly on the sea that was already rolling with big waves.
"You've followed Pindao all the way. Aren't you going to come out and meet me? Or are you just planning to use this method to scare Pindao?"
"I've said it before, this kid is not one of those domestic medicines. This is a real wild medicine. Both its medicinal properties and alertness are much stronger than those domestic ones. This method is useless to him and cannot be used. It has a suppressive effect on the state of mind." A booming voice sounded from the clouds.
When it fell on the screen, it had the body of a human male, wearing a skirt made of scale armor around the waist. The whole body was covered with green dots and lines, and it looked like frog skin growing on the human body.
"It's not important. I'm sure 90% of the members of the royal family have left."
"It's so funny. As a royal family, you have absolute strength, but you don't eat blood. It's really ridiculous. Since he doesn't want it, it will be easier for us three brothers." Two other voices also appeared on the sea. Almost identical, the only difference is that there is a slight layering in height.
The cultivation strength of the three demons can be sensed from their unscrupulous aura. This is a strength that transcends the realm of heaven and humans. They are wanton and arrogant, full of wildness and aggression. They all looked at Cao An. It was a look that made Cao An extremely uncomfortable, a look that regarded him as food.
Cao An's head was filled with unknown anger. He rarely felt truly angry, but now, he was really angry. It was not because of the way they looked at him, but from a wider range, from the race. blood feud...
