Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 513 - 255: The Surfacing Poisonous Plot! The Great Battle Between Dao and Demons! (7000 words)_4
「Earth Magic Elephant Clan.」
In his courtyard, Xiang Shan trembled with excitement, speaking into the empty air.
"Of course, child," Wang Xiu said. Transformed into the visage of Nicholas, he slowly appeared, his expression extremely serious.
"What’s the matter, Elder Nicholas? We’ve succeeded. Aren’t you happy?" Xiang Shan asked, puzzled.
"Alas, do you really think we’ve succeeded?" Wang Xiu sighed.
"We haven’t?"
"Of course not. This is nothing but a stalling tactic by Bu Ou and his followers," Wang Xiu said. "They are only doing this to appease you, so that you’ll stop causing trouble and peacefully accept the upcoming grand sacrifice."
He observed the entire situation, his objective locked on the grand sacrifice from the very beginning. He easily guessed the thoughts of the Demon Race’s high command. They were frightened by the recent, sharp reduction in the number of Foreign Demons and were merely seeking a temporary truce.
If too many Foreign Demons died, the grand sacrifice would not be able to proceed normally.
Even if the sacrifice began, the All-Heavens Demon Slaughter Array would struggle to borrow enough power from the Demon God to completely repair Initial Demon City and heal the injuries of the Demon Race’s great figures.
This was absolutely unacceptable to the Demon Race.
That’s why they were willing to forsake temporary benefits and back down. They would give these Foreign Demons one last hurrah, allowing them to meet their deaths in peace.
"Is that so?" Hearing Wang Xiu’s words, Xiang Shan was stunned, his joy completely wiped away.
"In their eyes, all of you are destined to die. The only condition is that you must die during that grand sacrifice, or else they cannot use the energy! They want to step over your corpses to reopen the channel between this world and the Abyss Demon Realm, and they have the gall to call it giving you an opportunity to sacrifice for the Demon Race!
"But... why can’t they be the ones to sacrifice? All demons are equal, so why should the Demon Emperor receive special treatment? Sacrificing a single Demon Emperor would surely be worth more than hundreds of millions of ordinary Foreign Demons!" Wang Xiu’s voice was ghostly, and a magnificent light shone from his eyes.
Hearing this, Xiang Shan’s heart ached. "If I were the Demon Emperor, I would willingly sacrifice myself to pave the way for all the demons of the world!"
Wang Xiu sighed, "Unfortunately, you are not."
Xiang Shan fell silent.
「The next day.」
As the Pope of the Ancestral Demon Sect, Xiang Shan once again protested to the Demon Race’s high command.
The Divine Demon Ritual should not consist overwhelmingly of Foreign Demons. All demons are equal. The Purebloods and True Demons are also part of the Demon Race and should not be allowed to simply reap the benefits!
These words once again caused a massive uproar!
"The Pope is spouting nonsense again! Is he trying to drag the Pure-blooded Creatures and True Demons into this?"
"And why not? So many of our brethren are going to die. You and I could die, so why can’t those Purebloods and True Demons?"
"The Pope is right! Support the Pope!"
"..."
A single call elicited a hundred responses. The followers of the Ancestral Demon Sect now spread throughout Demon Sea Island. In just one night, such sentiments blew across the land like a spring breeze.
The Demon Race high command was at its wit’s end.
"This Ancestral Demon Sect can’t stay quiet for a single day!"
"If we weren’t preparing for the grand sacrifice, I would have already massacred all these lowly Foreign Demons!"
"What do we do now? Agree to their demands?"
"Agree? My ass!"
It was an impossible concession. The number of Pureblood Demons was extremely small, and every one of them could grow to become a pillar of the Demon Race, to say nothing of the True Demons.
It was no exaggeration to say that the ruling class of the Demon Race was composed almost entirely of Pure-blooded Creatures.
Foreign Demons, on the other hand, were numerous. Their deaths wouldn’t cause the slightest bit of heartache.
Once Initial Demon City was repaired and the passage between the two realms was opened, they could have as many low-level Foreign Demons as they wanted.
"Let’s just stall for now!"
"I’m afraid we can’t. We just received news that people from the Ancestral Demon Sect are organizing marches everywhere. The momentum is tremendous, and they are demanding we add more members of the Pureblood Families and those with True Demon Bloodlines to the list for the grand sacrifice!"
"Damn it! Where did this Ancestral Demon Sect come from? How did it manage to take root and blossom within our race right under our noses?"
"We’ve almost finished our investigation. They first appeared a little over a month ago. Rumor is they worship some Demon Ancestor, but the Demon Ancestor is rarely mentioned in their scriptures. Instead, this character, Nicholas, appears frequently as the Demon Ancestor’s envoy and has left behind a great number of Holy Scriptures!"
"Nicholas... That name sounds familiar... Wasn’t that the one who wrote those storybooks?"
"The major clans joined forces to find him before, but they found no trace of him and were merely toyed with. How did he suddenly become some envoy of the Demon Ancestor?"
"..."
The Demon Race’s high command whispered among themselves. The ancient hall felt eerie and sinister, exuding an unnerving aura.
"Who knows? Some charlatan who appeared out of nowhere, putting on a mystical act. Does he really think he can dominate everything just by getting a bunch of Foreign Demons to obey his every command? If the All-Heavens Demon Slaughter Array didn’t require the pure faith of countless living beings, why would we tolerate such audacity?" scoffed a Demon Race dignitary.
As these words were spoken, a sudden thought struck the gathered demons, and they instantly went numb, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Faith! Pure faith!
"This is bad! Their target is our faith!"
In an instant, the demons’ pupils dilated as an unprecedented chill spread through their bodies.
Now, almost all Foreign Demons are followers of the Ancestral Demon Sect. They worship only the Demon Ancestor and are even ready to take down the Purebloods and True Demons who are right beside them. Would anyone like that still worship the far more distant Demon God?
Without worshipers, where would the faith come from?
The offerings for the grand sacrifice have long been nothing more than empty shells!
Someone is plotting... an enormous scheme. It isn’t about killing, but about destroying the Demon Race’s faith. They want to ruin our grand endeavor! To turn the All-Heavens Demon Slaughter Array into a laughingstock! What a venomous scheme!
"Quickly, move out! Seize Xiang Shan of the Earth Magic Elephant Clan and execute him in front of all the followers of the Ancestral Demon Sect! Make everyone see the consequences of betraying the Demon God!" roared a powerful Demon Race expert, his body filled with a deathly chill as terror surged through his heart.
Who is the mastermind behind all this? Nicholas? Who the hell is that bastard?
「Meanwhile.」
「Cangyuan Realm.」
On the shores of the East Sea, a massive and imposing ancient city flickered in and out of existence within the void. It was bathed in divine light and wreathed in myriad swirling runes. Beams of starlight traversed the void from south to north, bathing the entire city in a radiance that made it resemble a holy land.
Months had passed.
Zhenmo City was nearly complete, standing tall in the void. Streams of Chaotic Qi cascaded down from it, a truly marvelous sight.
The city teemed with experts.
More than ninety percent of the top cultivators from the Nanzhou cultivation world had already gathered here. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
「At the top of the Black Tower within the city.」
BOOM!
The gateway burst open, and a figure slowly emerged.
It was the Divine Soul Incarnation that Wang Xiu had left behind in Zhenmo City.
"Senior Brother Saint Heir, you’ve come out of seclusion?" The disciples on guard duty beside him were overjoyed to see Wang Xiu.
"Tell the Sect Leader and the others that the time has come. We can make our move," Wang Xiu said with a smile, a glint in his eyes vanishing in an instant.
