Fire Ant said solemnly, "Elder Nether Spring and I discovered the relic of Chaos eighty-seven years ago when we were hunted. After that narrow escape, we made a name for ourselves in the Nether Spring Kingdom and started to establish our own forces.
"In the ten years that followed, Elder Nether Spring stabilized himself as a 'demon king' and boasted enormous subordinates.
"A demon king usually has more than ten tough demon generals under his command. As for the demon soldiers with potential, there are too many to count.
"Based on Jin Xinyue's experience, it is not hard to infer that a demon will not lose much capability after they swallow too much Divine Blood of Chaos and transform into a human being. They will only change the form of their strength and require new training arts and time to adapt to it. Once they have a suitable art, their capability will be recovered very quickly.
"It means that a demon soldier can be transformed into a Refinement Stage Cultivator, and a demon general can be transformed into a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator!"
Everybody, including Li Yao, was silent.
Li Yao was in touch with the super experts of the demon emperor and Yuanying level, and he was often hunted by dozens of demon emperors as if demon emperors were worthless.
But that was only because his capability had reached such a level. Naturally, he was not an easy target.
As a matter of fact, in both the Tian Yuan Realm and the Blood Demon Sector, a Building Foundation Stage Cultivator or a demon general was already a one-in-a-million elite in society.
In the Xing Yao Federation, the elders of many sects were merely in the Building Foundation Stage. Most of the 'professors' in the Nine Elite Universities were in the Building Foundation Stage, too.
If they were in the Core Formation Stage, they would be able to establish their own sect or occupy a position in the management of the top five hundred sects in the Federation.
Even Han Tuhu, the tough general who led one of the sixteen Crystal Suit Legions in the Union Army. He was just a Jin Dan expert.
If a demon general under Elder Nether Spring's command was transformed into the Building Foundation Stage and a demon soldier into the Refinement Stage and infiltrated the Heaven's Origin Sector … With enough time, it was indeed possible for them to distinguish themselves.
"Don't forget."
The Fire Ant said worriedly. "Elder Nether Spring discovered a large batch of relics of Chaos almost eighty years ago. Chances are that the secret arts of training from forty thousand years ago are stored inside.
"The Children of the Nether World that he sent to the Tian Yuan Realm are very likely to have mastered these secret techniques, too. Then, it will be much easier for them to practice them."
"In the eyes of others, these 'Cultivators' are nothing special. Aren't they all 'cultivation geniuses', 'rare existences' that are worth nurturing? "
Jin Xinyue had been deep in thought. After hearing that, she finally frowned and changed the topic. "For hundreds of years, the Coalition Army of Demons has been committed to the continental doctrine. All the beast tides that have invaded the Tian Yuan Realm have been made of the Kingdom of Lion Butchers and the Insect Clan and the Claw Clan of the Nether Spring Kingdom. The Nether Spring Kingdom has even played the role of 'vanguard'. He single-handedly dealt with most of the 'beast tide invasions'. As a result, the 'sea of insects' has become synonymous with the demon race. "
"The attacks were all planned by Elder Nether Spring. Am I right? "
Everybody nodded.
The twelve demon emperors of the Pantheon of Demons were in charge of different fields. In the past, Jin Tuyi was in charge of 'space exploration'. That was why he had the right to build the Eye of Blood Demon.
Elder Nether Spring, on the other hand, was in charge of the probing attacks on the Tian Yuan Realm. It was also decided by the continental doctrine that the Blood Demon Sector had been pursuing in the past.
Of the ten beast tides, at least seven of them were led by the Insect Clan of the Nether Spring Kingdom. An ocean of insects was the Federation's first impression of the demon race.
Jin Xinyue was deep in thought. She mumbled, "I've been wondering why Elder Nether Spring did what he did. Why did he attack the Tian Yuan Realm time and time again without caring about the cost? It is impossible to take down the Star Glory Federation in one go with such a provocative strategy! "
"That was our speculation in the beginning. He was trying to capture a lot of test subjects in such a way so that he could conduct experiments on the Demon God Virus.
"Now that I think about it, it might have been too simple.
"Master, as I recall, in the Xing Yao Federation, military credits are valued most in both the circle of Cultivators and the Union Army, right?"
Li Yao nodded. "Of course. The Federation has been fighting against the demon race for five hundred years. You might say that the country was founded on martial arts. The people there are tough. Military credits are valued most in every industry, and soldiers are respected most! Every child has to learn martial arts from a young age. Even in schools, such as the 'Chixiao No. 2 High School' that I studied in, a lot of training courses were included. It was not a big deal for the students to break their arms and legs when they were playing with each other.
"I remember that when I was 18 or 19 years old, I participated in the Extreme Survival Challenge Competition and fought against real Demon Beasts. In that battle, many students lost their lives. However, the Extreme Survival Challenge Competition never stopped because it was meant to select the elites. The criteria for judging was' battle achievements'!"
"There's no need to mention the Union Army. Of course, military credits are the top priority. The major Cultivation sects, even those whose main business is not hunting demon beasts, consider 'military credits' as their top priority.
"That's because only with military credits will you have the opportunity to collect taxes, participate in business competitions, and communicate with other sects. Only then will they think highly of you.
"If a Cultivation sect is obsessed with making money inland and hasn't hunted demon beasts on the Grand Desolate Plateau for a long time, not only will they not receive tax benefits, they won't be able to get loans from the bank, and their business with other sects will be in trouble. Consumers might even reject the products of the sect.
"In the words of the Cultivators, such a sect has no 'brand reputation'!"
"Therefore, the major Cultivation sects try their best to go to the Grand Desolate Plateau, slay demon beasts, protect ordinary people, and build up the image of their sect!
"As an ordinary Cultivator, if you want to be appreciated by a sect, if you want to get more powerful Cultivation arts, and if you want to swallow precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, you have to slay demon beasts and exchange them with military credits!
"In that regard, it doesn't matter even if you are the 'son of the leader' because the top five hundred sects of the federation are all listed sects. The distribution of most of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is supervised by independent auditing organizations. If any of them are withheld in private, If any illegal operation is carried out, you will be investigated by the 'Maintenance Commission'. The use of some 'ultimate treasures' will be punished. It will even be reflected in the quarterly report and the annual report. Only in such a way can the interests of the small shareholders and ordinary investors be protected!
"Furthermore. The development rights of many mother lodes on the Grand Desolate Plateau, the right to build towns, the right to control trade routes, and so on. The important rights that can make a new sect rise quickly and an old sect prosper for a long time are all decided by military credits!
"Under the guidance of such an atmosphere, there are very few playboys in the Xing Yao Federation. Even if there is a playboy in the Xing Yao Federation, it is rare to see such playboys. If there is a playboy in the Xing Yao Federation, the family or the sect can just spend some money and raise him like a piece of garbage. Without military credits, he will never be able to enter the core decision-making level of a sect!
"Of course, 'military credits' do not necessarily mean that one has to fight demon beasts on the battlefield. After all, many Cultivators are not good at fighting. But at the very least, they have to go to the Grand Desolate Plateau and serve the people in the way they are best at. All the Cultivators have to unite and resist the 'beast tide outbreak'."
Jin Xinyue said, "Master. On the other hand, even if a Cultivator has no background, as long as he has a lot of military credits, he will rise quickly. He will gain a lot of fame, training manuals, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and an important position in the sect. "
Li Yao and Han Tuhu nodded at the same time.
The Xing Yao Federation was most proud of its ethos, regardless of background, only strength and military credits.
Jin Xinyue asked again, "Then, in the Xing Yao Federation, resisting the 'beast tide outbreak' is the fastest way to gain military credits?"
Li Yao said, "In the past one to two hundred years, the demon beasts in the Federation's interior have been suppressed. Only the Grand Desolate Plateau is still surging. If you want to gain military credits, of course you have to go to the Grand Desolate Plateau!
"Resisting the beast tide on the Grand Desolate Plateau. Fighting against the Demon Clan is very dangerous. But the benefits are also extremely huge. If you don't die after fighting for several years and gain enough military credits, you will be regarded as a great hero. From then on, you will have a meteoric rise. You will set foot on the peak of cultivation and enter the management level or even the decision-making level of a cultivation sect!
"If you have the opportunity to kill a powerful demon beast or resist a critical beast tide outbreak, you will become famous overnight and soar into the sky!
Li Yao himself was the best example.
When he had just learned how to wear the Crystal Suit, he had dealt with the squad of silver-blood demons led by Wang Ji, young master of the Kingdom of Lion Butchers, for several days and nights in the depths of the Thunderous Sound Mountain before he retreated in one piece.
The incident made him famous overnight. His fame played a big part in the success of the Demon Beast Detector that he refined later.
While he was talking, Li Yao's eyelids suddenly shivered, as if he had realized something.
Han Tuhu also bulged his eyes and exclaimed in a low voice.
Jin Xinyue smiled bitterly. "Master, it seems that we've been underestimating Elder Nether Spring. Over the past decades, he has been driving the insects of the Nether Spring Kingdom to attack the Tian Yuan Realm crazily. It was not just because he wanted to capture 'test subjects' during the chaos.
"First of all, by destroying the towns of human beings on the Grand Desolate Plateau through the beast tide outbreak, he could destroy all the identity files in them. He could even forge some fake files and mix them into the messy real files so that it would be easier for the Children of the Nether World to gain legal identities and infiltrate the Federation.
"Those Children of the Nether World boasted astonishing talents in training and had a 'bloody grudge' against the demon race. Under the guidance of the Federation's preferential policies, it was very easy for them to join the Union Army and the major sects.
"Alright. After they gained a firm foothold in the Union Army and the major sects, they would travel on the Grand Desolate Plateau and resist the beast tide outbreak in order to earn military credits and avenge their nonexistent family members. It was reasonable, wasn't it?
"Those Children of the Nether World were demons in the first place. They knew the weaknesses and combat patterns of the demon race very well. It was also possible that they had communicated with Elder Nether Spring a long time ago and knew the time and place of the beast tide outbreak.
"Hehe. Most of the beast tide outbreaks were instigated by Elder Nether Spring himself. Even the attack launched by the Kingdom of Lion Butchers must've been known by Elder Nether Spring, as an ally.
"As long as the intelligence was released and his Children of the Nether World learned of it, wouldn't it be ten times easier for the Children of the Nether World to make military credits than for other people?
"Or rather, when a Child of the Nether World encountered a bottleneck, Elder Nether Spring could even tailor-make a beast tide outbreak for him so that he could crush the demon race and defend his home after a series of bloody battles. Wouldn't he be producing many 'heroes of the Federation'?
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