Chapter Forty-Four: The Size of a Nation

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Demon clan once ruled this world, but that was in ancient times.

In all of history's vast epochs, the prehistoric era stands as the longest, its beginnings shrouded in mystery, beyond even time's measurement. Perhaps only the most ancient lineages of Taoism possess fragmented records, yet they have never revealed these findings to the public.

But the end of the ancient times, many people know. The sign that the ancient times ended, was that humans drove the demon race to the outside world, becoming the masters of the present world.

After that, there was a long period of the ancient times, medieval times, modern times, and now.

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In the present world, demon clans are practically nonexistent.

Jiang Wang's cultivation journey has brought him from an obscure, nameless wandering cultivator to a powerful being with divine abilities and the title of "Great Qi's Pride," but this is the first time he truly saw the demon race!

Compared to the sudden appearance of the demonic clan, even Yin Guan's divine ability to borrow "perspective" seems less astonishing.

Could it be that demon clans still exist in this world

Could it be that the demon clan has never disappeared

The prison cart pushed the one-horned demon elder towards the array. Looking at the ferocious beasts cowering inside, the fear on the demon elder's face was very apparent: “What do you want, what do you want!”

What he said wasn't any language Jiang Wang knew, but every word was clear to the ear.

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It's a saying!

...like the voices in the illusory realm of emptiness.

The cultivator from the Xu Guofang guarding the cave frowned upon hearing this: "Why does every demon ask this question Isn't it clear what we are here to do"

The guard standing beside him chuckled and replied, "Demons aren't mindless fools, but sometimes giving up thinking might be a little easier. Fear makes him delude himself. He pretends not to know, and maybe some things just won't happen."

The guard spoke with a great deal of insight.

Even the cultivators of the Inner Palace looked at him in surprise.

He smiled sheepishly and said, “The general once said something like that when he came to inspect.”

The old demon in the prisoner cart couldn't understand their words, and the human laughter only filled him with more terror. He was trapped inside the cart, surrounded by ferocious beasts, while these humans gossiped about him.

"If you wish to be cruel, go find our generals, our king, our warriors!"

He struggled and shouted, "What kind of skill is it to bully us old people, women and children!"

An inner court cultivator from the Xu country scoffed: "Where in the demon clan are there old, weak, women and children"

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The "communication" between the two parties was doomed to fail because while they could understand the demon's language, the demon couldn't understand what he was saying.

Fear grew stronger.

One can see that the aged demon elder's muscles, already withered with age, are tightly tensed and stiff.

At this time, the prisoner's carriage had already been pushed to the center of the formation.

The two monks in the cart nearly fled the formation, retreating all the way to the side of the Inner Palace cultivator.

"The timing is perfect." Xu Guo's inner court cultivator quickly formed seals, not wasting a moment.

A great array suddenly burst into light!

Countless crimson threads crawled along the ground, spreading like a web, rapidly connecting all the ferocious beasts. The end point of all the crimson threads was on the one-horned elder of the demon clan.

"Ah!!"

The demon immediately cried out, his voice echoing through the cave.

And his body, at a rate visible to the naked eye, withered.

Just then, Jiang Wang saw a ferocious beast that had been lying down suddenly stand up. The pure savagery and bloodlust in its eyes seemed to have vanished.

But even more touching, this "beast" within, something is secretly being nurtured...

This is a meridian!

Jiang Wang quickly recognized that it was a Dao vein slowly taking shape!

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That is to say, this ferocious beast has, at this very moment, transformed into a demonic beast!

Now everything makes sense.

All the doubts on Yu Heng Peak, at this very moment, have been answered, at least partially.

The process of a beast "evolving" into a ferocious beast involves fighting amongst themselves, catalyzed by relevant formations.

At that time, on Yuheng Peak, Jiang Wang had already witnessed this process.

The beasts that are catalyzed will run rampant across the land, even harming humankind, further breeding their viciousness.

Only after reaching a certain level of ferocity can a beast qualify for the next stage of evolution.

As Moyu once guessed, "Wildness is an essential element for demonic beasts, and carnage is a necessary process."

And the next step is for the ferocious beasts to "evolve" into demonic beasts. This process requires the large formation in front of us, but also living demonic races!

With monsters, there are also meridian-opening pills.

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Tamed beasts, the second generation cannot possess Dao veins. This might be a "self-preservation measure" that exists in the bloodline of the species. Since tamed beasts are meaningless when kept in captivity, naturally, no one would raise them anymore.

But relying solely on wild monsters wouldn't be enough to meet the needs of human cultivation. Even with countless monsters, they would eventually be hunted to extinction!

Therefore, the method that Jiang Wang and Yin Guan saw was studied out.

Through the repeated transformations of beasts into ferocious beasts and then into demonic beasts, directly artificially catalyzing demonic beasts. As long as there are beasts, demonic beasts will continue to exist!

Setting aside issues of good and evil, this method itself is absolutely groundbreaking and even can be said to have laid the foundation for the prosperity of the world of cultivation.

Because it popularized the opening of the veins pill!

Then Jiang Wang thought again, if ordinary Kaipu Dan came from such a place, then those precious local Da Dan, the heaven-defying Tian Yuan Dan... could it be that they were made by extracting the Dao veins of demon races, or even powerful demon races

But in the present world where demons have vanished, where did they capture demons

Sea of Origin, Floating Continent...

Jiang Wang suddenly remembered these two worlds.

Perhaps there exists such a world where the demon clan lives. And human cultivators, from time to time, descend there, capturing demons and bringing them back.

What about those with the power to capture demon races, or those who are dissatisfied with the number of captured demon races

Jiang Wang then thought of the cultivator who had secretly taken away the pearl maiden by the Qingjiang River back then.

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I couldn't help but be startled.

Fish and monster clans... they are too similar!

They all resemble humans and retain some tribal characteristics.

Jiang Wang felt that he was vaguely approaching the truth of history, only a little mist remained, needing the wind of cognition to dissipate.

At this time, the cries of pain from the lone horned old man of the demon clan in the large formation stopped. He lay dying in the prisoner carriage.

And within the entire formation, nearly one-third of the ferocious beasts stood up, transforming into demonic beasts. More ferocious beasts closed their eyes forever, dying silently.

"The harvest was good." Xuguo's inner court cultivator nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over the demonic beasts before falling on the prisoner cart: "Take him down to be treated and recuperated. After he recovers, he should be able to hold out for another round."

"It's a shame," he said to the guard beside him. "They only give us these old, decrepit demon clans. They can't even withstand a few uses."

One of the guards replied, “Those blood-sucking beasts from the Qi nation would never let us get ahead. Even if they assigned us powerful demon tribes, they’d still make us contribute even more open-veins pills.”

Several cultivators from the Xu Guo began to berate each other, their anger clearly stemming from long-held resentment. In the dimly lit cavern, they unleashed a torrent of insults towards the Qi Guo.

Yin Guan purposely glanced at Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang's expression was emotionless.

In his heart, he finally uncovered a long-standing mystery—why was there no ferocious beast in the state of Qi Why could ordinary people in the state of Qi freely venture into the wilderness Why, in the state of Qi, could ordinary people still enjoy "excursions"

Because all the dangers have been shifted onto these small nations.

The Qi state's Kaimai pills originated from the tributes of these small countries!

This content is empty.er, since the Son of Heaven has chosen Jiangwang,He has to take responsibility.The bearer of this mandate is the envoy of the Great Qi Empire, personally appointed by His Majesty. The imperial princes...