Only now did everyone realize that they were in a square in front of a palace.
Huan Ji looked at the palace and muttered, "Demon Emperor Palace …"
Above Li Mu's head, the paper crane flapped its wings and slowly flew towards the palace, finally landing on the stone steps in front of the palace.
All the Dao Pages in this world came from the Dao Scripture. The Fu-lu that Xuan Jizi gave him contained the aura of the Dao Pages and could sense the location of the other Dao Pages. Obviously, the Dao Page that Demon Emperor Bai Di once had was in this palace.
The compass in the hands of an elder of the Northern Sect trembled a few times and pointed towards the palace.
The people of the Demon Sect, as well as the subordinates of the various Demon Kings, looked at the palace shrouded in mist, a strange light flashing in their eyes.
Everyone knew very well that their target this time was inside the palace.
But no one acted rashly.
In the short time that they had walked to the square, they had already suffered heavy losses. Who knew if there were any other dangers in this Demon Emperor Palace? No one was willing to take the first step.
The first to move was the Spirit Array Sect. Although the elders of the six Daoist sects had expended a lot of energy in the battle with the monster corpses, their overall strength had been preserved. This was also the foundation of the six Daoist sects that was different from the Demon Kings and the Demon Sects.
In fact, any one of the six sects could easily destroy a branch of the Demon Sects. But compared to the entire Demon Sects, it was far inferior.
Although the six sects combined could suppress the Demon Sects, they could not bear the losses of destroying them.
The role of a seventh realm expert was no different from a nuclear bomb. The Demon Sects, the Daoist Sects, the Imperial Court, and the Buddhist Sects were all nuclear powers. No matter how deep the hatred between them was, they would not easily interfere in the war of the Upper Realms.
If they could not control or destroy all the seventh realm experts in one go, they would have to be prepared to be destroyed together.
Following the actions of the Spirit Array Sect, after some consideration, the other forces followed behind them and slowly approached the palace.
Although no one was willing to take the lead, if they stood here, the treasures would not fly out of the Demon Emperor Palace. When the time came, the Spirit Array Sect would eat the meat, and they would not even be able to drink the soup.
The fact that the Spirit Array Sect didn't have any scruples meant that there was no array formation here. They didn't want to be trapped in an array formation after escaping from the monster corpse.
Li Mu led the Imperial Court Guardians and Fu-lu School students, but they did not walk at the front. He felt that something was not quite right.
Whether it was the mist in the Demon Emperor's cave abode, the neat rows of stone steles around the Demon Emperor's palace, or the unnatural deaths of the Ancient Demon Clan experts under the stone steles, everything was strange.
As the group approached the Demonic Emperor Palace, the thin layer of fog in the plaza gradually did not affect their vision.
The full view of the Demon Imperial Palace appeared before everyone's eyes.
This was a magnificent palace. In terms of size, it couldn't compare to the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, but this palace alone was more luxurious than any other palace in the Imperial Palace.
Outside the palace, there were several white jade pillars carved with many reliefs. The reliefs depicted scenes of hundreds of Fey worshipping the Fey Imperial Palace.
Three thousand years ago, the Demon Emperor Bai Di was a true Demon Sovereign.
He had countless Fey Soldiers under his command, and he had ten Great Fey Kings, each of whom was a powerhouse in the Upper Realm.
That was the time when the Demon Clan was the most powerful in the last ten thousand years. They were so powerful that even the Human Clan had to avoid them.
In front of the Demon Emperor Palace, there was a huge statue.
The statue was about three feet tall, and it was a mighty middle-aged man. He stood in front of the Demon Emperor Palace, overlooking the entire plaza. His body was full of an aura of disdain for the world. It was just a statue, but it made people want to submit to him from the bottom of their hearts.
The Elders of the six sects and the people of the Demon Path were better off. The subordinates of the four Great Fey Kings were all pale. They lowered their heads, and a look of submission appeared on their faces. In front of the former Demon Emperor, they couldn't bring up any thoughts of resistance.
Li Mu looked at the statue of the Demon Emperor and only sighed in his heart.
No matter how powerful his master was, he couldn't resist the invasion of time. Three thousand years had passed, and no matter how powerful his existence was, it was inevitable for him to return to dust.
Li Mu always subconsciously felt that three thousand years was very short, but thinking about it carefully, the Chinese civilization was only five thousand years old. Three thousand years ago, the land of China was still the Western Zhou Dynasty. At that time, King Wu had just conquered the Zhou Dynasty …
Suddenly, Li Mu felt that the Demon Emperor Palace in front of him was filled with an ancient aura …
The Demon Emperor Palace's gate was wide open.
Everyone finally stopped in front of the gate and didn't rush to go in.
If the gate of the Demon Emperor Palace was closed, they might break in without hesitation. But as everyone knew, before the Demon Emperor's lifespan ended, he opened up his own cave and treated it as a tomb. Who would open their own tomb and welcome others in?
Until they noticed that there was a stone tablet in front of the Demon Emperor Palace.
After three thousand years, Spirit Jades will lose their Spiritual Qi, Pills will lose their medicinal efficacy, and Magic Weapons will also lose their spirituality. But a stone is still a stone.
There were words engraved on the stone tablet, but they were still written in the Demon Clan's language, which Li Mu didn't understand.
Huan Ji glanced at those words, and joy appeared in her eyes, but she didn't say anything.
A bear demon couldn't help but murmur, "I cultivated for more than three hundred years and traveled to the ten continents and three islands. I obtained the Heavenly Tomes and Spirit Veins, and became a Heavenly Demon. I unified the Demon Clan and competed with the Six Sects. There were few who could match me, but in the end, I couldn't defeat the Heavenly Dao and couldn't cultivate immortality …"
The Elders of the Six Sects stood in front of the magnificent Demon Emperor Palace and listened to the last words of a powerful cultivator. Their faces were filled with confusion.
Even the most powerful cultivators in the Ninth Realm only had a lifespan of about three hundred years.
They were now only at the Fifth Realm. If they couldn't advance to the Seventh Realm in a few decades, they would be like ordinary mortals and only be left with a pile of dirt in the end.
Even the most powerful cultivators in the Ninth Realm were like this. What were they cultivating for?
They were far away from the secular world and cultivated in seclusion. What was the point?
It wasn't just the elders of the six sects. Even the demonic cultivators and Yao cultivators present were at a loss after hearing these words.
To Li Mu, immortality was good, but if he couldn't live forever, it would still be a perfect life to be with the person he loved and grow old together. To an adult who couldn't cultivate, this was a realization that everyone had to have.
Feeling the Elders of the Six Sects suddenly become depressed, Li Mu said in a low voice, "Cultivate your Dao. Why do you care about others?"
With the help of his Dharmic powers, this low voice directly exploded in everyone's ears.
The Elders of the Six Sects trembled, and their eyes quickly became clear.
After regaining their senses, they felt a lingering fear in their hearts.
Just now, they were almost confused by the White Emperor's lamentation before his death.
The most difficult part of cultivation was the cultivation of the heart. Once their Dao heart was lost, it was easy for the Inner Demon to take advantage of it. At that time, stagnation or regression of cultivation would be the least of it. Once controlled by the Inner Demon, it was very likely that they would lose their minds and become the Inner Demon's puppet.
At that time, their only outcome would be to be dealt with by their peers to prevent them from bringing disaster to the world.
Including the disciples of the Fu-lu School, the Elders of the Six Sects bowed to him and said gratefully, "Thank you, Martial Uncle!"
If it was before, they were still dissatisfied with this young Martial Uncle of the Fu-lu School, then the loud shout just now made them completely treat this young Martial Uncle as a senior of the sect.
When they encountered problems in cultivation, he pointed out the direction for them. This was something that a senior of the sect would do.
His words just now were like pouring water on their heads, waking them up from their confusion.
A few of the Imperial Consecrators also broke out in cold sweat. They bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Li."
The subordinates of the Four Great Demon Kings all clasped their fists to Li Mu. Those who only had one arm and couldn't clasped their fists also bowed to him.
The kindness of guiding one's cultivation was a great kindness. Even if they were Demons, they understood this principle.
Huan Ji, who came back to her senses, looked at Li Mu in a daze. Her gaze became a little complicated.
Standing in front of the cave abode of the Demon Clan cultivator from three thousand years ago and listening to the lamentation of the Ninth Realm cultivator before his death, even she was disturbed. If no one enlightened her, her future cultivation path would be greatly affected.
What made her feel conflicted was that she and Li Mu were enemies, but Li Mu had just helped her greatly. It was not the tradition of the Celestial Fox Clan to only take revenge and not repay the kindness. But how should she take revenge and repay the kindness?
Huan Ji finally gritted her teeth. The Celestial Fox Clan clearly distinguished between kindness and hatred. Everything had to be done according to first come, first served. Even if she wanted to repay the kindness, it would be after she had taken her revenge.
After everyone regained their senses, Li Mu continued to look at the Bear Demon and said, "What else did the Demon King say?"
Before the Bear Demon could speak, Huan Ji interrupted and said, "The Demon King said that after he died, the treasures of the Demon Palace and the page of the Heavenly Book would be left to the fated person who entered the cave abode. He hoped that the fated person who received his inheritance would be able to revitalize the Demon Clan again …"
Li Mu looked at her and asked, "Really?"
Huan Ji looked at him coldly and said, "Why would I lie to you?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I don't believe it."
He looked at the Bear Demon and asked again, "What else did the Demon King say?"
The Bear Demon said, "She is right. The Demon King is dead. He left the Demon Palace and the treasures inside to the fated person who came later …"
At this point, there was an explanation for why the Demon Palace was not closed.
Even though the Demon King was dead, he still remembered the Demon Clan and left the Demon Palace to his descendants. Immediately, all the Demon Clan members present felt deep respect for him.
This was the true Demon King.
Li Mu looked at the stone tablet and was puzzled.
If Emperor Bai wanted to pass down his Demon Legacy, why didn't he do it back then? Why did he have to wait three thousand years?
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't make sense.
However, seeing the group of Demon Clan members looking at the Demon Palace with reverence, almost kneeling down to thank it, Li Mu did not question it.
He did not expect these one-track minded Demon Clan members to understand these things.
However, in his heart, he raised his guard by a few degrees.
Huan Ji walked in front of the stone tablet and looked at Li Mu and the others. She said, "You can't go in."
Li Mu glanced at her and asked, "Why?"
Huan Ji puffed out her chest and said confidently, "Didn't you see what is written on the stone tablet? The Demon King wants to pass down the Demon Palace to the Demon Clan. Why are you humans here?"
Li Mu crossed his arms and said, "Anyway, we don't know the Demon Language. Maybe you all colluded to lie to us. Also, humans and Demons are both creatures of the world. Humans are born by their mothers, demons are also born by their mothers. No one is more noble than the other. Why can you all enter but we can't?"
Huan Ji's lips moved. She was speechless at Li Mu's words.
Actually, from the bottom of her heart, she quite liked what Li Mu said.
Humans were the leader of all creatures. They were the noblest race. In comparison, the Demon Clan was a lower race in their eyes. Many Cultivators slaughtered the Demon Clan and took their souls. They were not guilty of anything.
Even the Demon Clan did not deny the status of humans as the leader of all creatures.
They tried so hard to cultivate a human form and become human. Wasn't that an implicit acknowledgment of this?
Humans were born by their mothers, demons were also born by their mothers. No one is more noble than the other … This was the first time she heard a human say this.
If Li Mu was not her enemy and did not fight with her for the Demon King's treasure, just based on what he said, she would become friends with him.
Unfortunately, he was from the Great Zhou court. They were destined to be enemies.
Huan Ji sneered, "The Demon King's inheritance is for us Demons. You humans also want to fight for it. Do you have any shame?"
Li Mu retorted, "The Demon King said that it was a fated person, not a fated Demon. What face do you have to fight for it?"
Huan Ji said, "You are twisting words and forcing logic!"
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything. Why don't we fight? Whoever wins will go in …"
Li Mu and Huan Ji argued. They realized that the Demon Sect and the four Demon Kings' subordinates had already entered the Demon Palace.
These damn demons did not care about martial ethics. Li Mu and Huan Ji looked at each other and immediately came to an agreement.
Hmph!
Hmph!
The two of them snorted coldly at the same time. They turned around and led their own people in.
At the same time, on the first floor of the Demon Palace, the Demons that had just walked in exclaimed at the same time.
"The Consciousness Opening Pill that helps Beasts gain intelligence?"
"The Body Shaping Pill that allows them to form a Demon Body?"
"The Body Shaping Pill that allows Body Shaping Beasts to transform in advance?"
"This kind of pill can increase the chances of transforming into a Demon Core …"
"This, this is the Realm Breaking Pill that allows Level Five Demons to enter Level Six …"
"With the fall of the Demon King, weren't these pills lost long ago?"
…
Li Mu looked into the hall and saw a row of wooden shelves. On the wooden shelves, there were crystal clear jade bottles.
From the outside, he could see that there were many pills in the jade bottles. On the surface of the pills, there was Spirit Qi circulating.
No pill could be preserved for three thousand years. These pills had not lost their Spirit Qi until now. It must be because of these jade bottles. These crystal clear pill bottles sealed the Spirit Qi of the pills.
In front of each pill bottle, there was an introduction in Demon Language.
Although Li Mu did not understand Demon Language, he could roughly understand the importance of these pills to the Demon Clan from the discussions of the Demons.
These rows of pills, from the Consciousness Opening Pill to the Realm Breaking Pill, could provide a one-stop service. In ten to twenty years, a large group of Demon Clan experts could be created. From a wild beast to a Level Six Demon King, it might only take thirty years.
The Elixir Cauldron Sect could also achieve this speed. However, the difficulty of refining pills like the Realm Breaking Pill was no less than getting the Fu-lu School to draw a Sage-level Fu-lu without Li Mu.
Even so, to be able to create a Level Five Demon Clan expert in twenty years was already very fast.
It was no wonder that the Demon Clan was so powerful when Emperor Bai was the Demon King, but then gradually declined. At the very least, he did not pass down this set of refining pills for the Demon Clan.
Other than the Elders of the Elixir Cauldron Sect who looked at these pills with interest, the rest of the people did not pay much attention to them after a glance.
No matter how strong these pills were, they were for the Demon Clan. There were still differences between the bodies of humans and the Demon Clan. Pills that were highly nutritious for the Demon Clan might be fatal for humans.
However, to the Demons present, these pills were fatally tempting.
The Demons present were all Level Five Demons. A few of them were even at the peak of Level Five.
As long as they could obtain that Realm Breaking Pill, they would have a high chance of reaching Level Six and becoming a Demon King. Which Demon could resist such temptation?
Unfortunately, there was only one Realm Breaking Pill, but there were twenty Demon Clan experts present.
A Wolf Demon was the fastest. It stretched out its claws and went straight for the Realm Breaking Pill bottle.
A few rays of cold light flashed in the air. Another tiger claw appeared. Its target was not the Realm Breaking Pill, but the Wolf Demon's back.
The Wolf Demon was caught off guard. Its back was hit by the claw, and its skin immediately split open. Blood spurted out, and the wound was so deep that its bones could be seen. It let out a howl and glared at a Tiger Demon from the Demon Sect.
That Tiger Demon greedily licked the blood on its claw and grinned. "You didn't even ask us. Isn't that too much?"
The injured Wolf Demon stood with its two companions. Three figures also stood out from behind the Tiger Demon.
After passing through the Land of Demon Corpses, the Wolf Demon had lost two while the Demon Sect had lost one. They did not have the upper hand against the Demon Sect. At the same time, the Snake Demon Clan, Leopard Demon Clan, and Bear Demon Clan were also eyeing covetously from the side.
The Realm Breaking Pill was fatally tempting to all the Demons here.
The Tiger Demon scanned the Demons and said coldly, "Whoever dares to touch this pill will be going against the Demon Sect and the Demon Sect!"
He used the Demon Sect to suppress the Demons and strode toward the wooden shelf where the Realm Breaking Pill was placed.
However, when he reached out with his tiger claw, a whip wrapped around his wrist.
A Snake Demon held a long whip and pulled the Tiger Demon's arm. It said coldly, "The Demon Country is not the territory of the Demon Sect. If you want this pill, why don't you show some real skills …"
After saying that, he looked at the five bear demons and said, "Black Blind, let's get this pill together. After we get out, no matter who gets this pill in the end, we have to compensate the other party. What do you think?"
The five Bear Demons did not say anything. They stood together with the four Snake Demons and formed a temporary alliance.
Seeing this, the Wolf Demon and the Leopard Demon, who were left with only three Demons, also stood side by side.
At a certain moment, someone made the first move. The Demon Sect, the Leopard Wolf Alliance, and the Snake Bear Alliance were fighting over a Realm Breaking Pill.
These Demons used their sharp claws and teeth the best. The Snake Demon Clan mainly used Demon Arts and poison attacks, causing the entire first floor of the hall to be filled with a foul atmosphere.
Li Mu and the rest were not interested in the Demon Clan's pills on the first floor. They flew up to the second floor.
On the second floor of the Demon Palace, there were many treasures. They were all sealed in special jade boxes and their spirituality was not reduced.
In addition, at the center of the second floor, there was a small jade bottle.
There was nothing in the jade bottle, as if there was nothing inside.
However, no matter if it was Huan Ji or the elders of the six sects, they all rushed towards the jade bottle as soon as they stepped into the second floor.
Feeling the buzzing sound in his ears, Li Mu raised his head and said calmly, "I want this bottle. Who agrees and who disagrees?"
After he said that, the elders of the six sects paused and slowly retreated.
Huan Ji's hand was already stretched out. When she heard Li Mu's words, she turned around and looked at him. She stomped her feet and retracted her hand. She gritted her teeth and said, "Now, I don't owe you anything …"
Li Mu knew that he had saved Huan Ji once outside the Demon Palace.
From her words and actions, Huan Ji was most likely from the Heavenly Fox Clan.
Therefore, she had to repay him for waking her up outside the hall.
However, she wanted to use this jade bottle to exchange for her thoughts. Li Mu would not let her have her way.
This was originally his. She did not need to give it to him.
Li Mu looked at her and said, "You can object."
Anger appeared in Huan Ji's eyes. She grabbed the jade bottle.
Li Mu crossed his arms and said to the elders of the six sects and the consecrators, "Snatch it …"
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