Chapter 535: 371: The Truth Draws Near_2

Chapter 535: Chapter 371: The Truth Draws Near_2

Instead, he was… overly upright and honest.

It left them all feeling somewhat embarrassed.

He constantly felt like he had misunderstood the Night Demon Palace all along.

What could a research organization possibly have in terms of ill intentions?

Moreover, the official members of the Night Demon Palace here were mostly from the Night Demon Clan, making up about sixty percent, while other members of the Demon Clan made up the remaining forty percent. Yang Genshuo even spotted his old acquaintances from the Evil Eye clan.

Yang Genshuo saw a same Heavenly Talent named ‘Refined Research’ on every Night Demon.

[Refined Research (Heavenly Level): The Night Demons are adept at researching everything in the world, maintaining curiosity towards anything and possessing unexpected creativity. They face significantly reduced bottlenecks in promotion, and have a +40 in Comprehension.]

An auxiliary talent, but Yang Genshuo could roughly understand what the Night Demon Palace was doing.

They were conducting the research they were good at, encompassing everything.

And they attracted other like-minded members of the Demon Clan to establish this organization here.

“But why get involved with the Demon Clan and the Feng Family?”

“Qiangwei, just ask him if he knows about the barrier breach in the Demon Realm.”

There was no more time to beat around the bush; he needed to be direct.

Otherwise, following Tiago’s pace, the Night Demon Palace would really seem like an entirely benign major research institute.

Based on Tiago’s talents and his current performance, Yang Genshuo had a very good impression of him.

He was a bit like…

“Brock?”

“They both have the temperament of a scientist, which is really strange.”

“What if we got some Night Demon blood over here and injected Brock with it, could it increase his talents too?”

Tiago had said that they possessed some abilities to alter and purify the bloodline of the Demon Clan.

That was his main field of research, so he took great interest in Yang Feng and Yang Qiangwei and was very friendly to them.

“If Yang Feng was at the ninth layer of the Golden Core, and Tiago was at the first layer of the Golden Core… then I guess he would be the one riding on his head and drawing his blood.”

Yang Feng’s philosophy was: I am right if my fist is bigger. If my fist is small, I’ll cultivate until it’s big enough… then I am right.

A consistently valid point of view.

Upon hearing her ancestor’s request, Yang Qiangwei immediately asked, “Senior Tiago, may I ask… do you know about the Demon Realm?”

“Of course, it’s the place where the Demon Clan lives. What about it? Do you want to eat some?”

“Hmm… The Demon Clan is numerous and has the greatest reproductive capability among all clans. Eating some won’t matter. In the Ancient Era, both the Human Clan and the Demon Clan used to feed on the Demon Clan.”

“The Cloud Demon is especially fond of eating, which is understandable.”

Yang Feng: “…”

What? How did it turn to eating?

But he couldn’t deny it because what Tiago said was right… He even wanted to devour the two heads hanging at the door.

Such Dao Essence!

This was something essential for Golden Core cultivators.

Advancing from the Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core required cultivating a strand of one’s own Dao Essence into Golden Core Qi, inviting a heavenly tribulation. After successfully passing it, one could condense a Golden Core and achieve a Vajra Skin.

Golden Core cultivators need to cultivate more Dao Essence within the Golden Core, comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth. High-rank Golden Core cultivators can even seize the spiritual energy around low-rank Golden Core cultivators for their own use, preventing the latter from exerting their full strength.

After advancing to the Golden Core, Yang Feng’s innate Dark Cloud Demon talent allowed him to sense objects containing Dao Essence, and he could devour them to strengthen himself, which is also a top-tier cultivation talent.

“Err… it’s not about eating, it’s about the barrier of the Demon Realm. Does the Night Demon Palace research that?”

Yang Qiangwei steered the conversation back on track.

“Oh… the barrier. That’s not our main research focus, it’s not very useful. But I remember… my dad and the others seemed to have researched it for a while.”

“Your dad? Is he here too?”

“He’s already left…”

“My condolences.” Yang Feng patted Tiago on the shoulder.

“He went to enjoy the scenery.”

Yang Feng: “…”

He withdrew one hand.

Yang Qiangwei hastily followed up: “What was their research direction? Is there any chance… it could accelerate the breaking of the Demon Realm’s barrier and then invade the world of the Human Clan?”

“Huh? Why would we do such a thing? The Human Clan may not be much, but we don’t have any hatred towards them. Why would we go against them?”

“Besides… the Demon Clan invading the world of the Human Clan? Are you sure they’re not going to be eaten?”

“the Human Clan is the foremost among all clans, with Nascent Souls everywhere, and Golden Cores as common as dogs!”

Slap!

Yang Genshuo clutched his head.

“It’s really strange that this rumor hasn’t been debunked yet!”

“What kind of legacy did the ancestors of the Human Clan really leave behind? Over 5000 years have passed and there are still so many deeply ingrained legends circulating amongst the various clans?”

But these words served as a wake-up call for Yang Genshuo!

He suddenly gained a new perspective!

“The clan of Night Demons from Night Demon Palace is so learned, they actually believe that the Human Clan consists of invincible war gods, with powerful individuals as common as hairs on an ox.”

“Those little demons who arrived earlier in the Qi Refinement Realm and Foundation Establishment Stage are even more convinced of the human cultivators’ strength, which is why they don’t dare to face the Human Clan directly.”

“So now that the barrier is about to break, what about those Demon Clan members who are at the Golden Core Stage… What will they think?”

“Is it possible… when they come over, they’ll be just as panicked? Wanting to hide? Rather than wanting to invade the Human Clan and take over the Danai Dynasty like we thought.”

“If that’s the case… it would be interesting.”

With information asymmetry, one can devise more strategies.

Many times, victories against the odds are built on information asymmetry.

New ideas began to flood into Yang Genshuo’s mind and they became clearer and clearer…

At this time, Yang Qiangwei was still chatting with Tiago.

“Have you ever made some trades with the Demon Clan through the teleportation gates? Like sponsoring some poor little demons who can’t afford food, and then recruiting them into the Night Demon Palace?”

Tiago was stunned.

“Wait… We’re not a church, why do we need to do that? Develop believers? What help would that be to us?”

“But if you ask whether we have engaged in trades with the Demon Clan through the teleportation gates… well, it’s possible, look below, there are demons trading, and I don’t monitor them every day.”

“Moreover… our transmission array’s blueprints are public. Many wealthy and capable members of the Demon Clan may have made them as well, but several key materials are unique to the Spirit Miao Continent and quite scarce in the Demon World.”

At this moment, while Yang Feng and Yang Qiangwei were still confused, Yang Genshuo suddenly realized!

“Right! Religion!”

“I was wondering why it felt so different!”

“What we previously thought of as the Night Demon Palace seemed like a religion, but the atmosphere here is different.”

“That’s why it feels illogical and is full of inconsistencies!”

Yang Genshuo thought of a possibility after hearing what Tiago said.

“Perhaps… the Night Demon Palace that operates from the shadows isn’t the same as this one, but they might be using the technology of this Night Demon Palace.”

That is, the teleportation gate.

As for what Feng Zhong had always been up to…

Yang Genshuo felt that he was beginning to understand.

“He wasn’t just trying to perfect the transmission array, but he was also transporting materials to the Demon World, allowing them to construct more teleportation gates!”

“No wonder after Feng Zhong died, he didn’t have many spirit stones on him, he had spent them all.”

“So the ones who communicated with the Feng Family might be another group of demons hidden in the shadows…”

“Qiangwei, ask Tiago about his father and the origins of the surname Feng.”

Tiago’s father had studied barriers and was once a demon of the Night Demon Palace with the surname Feng, and he’s no longer here…

Yang Genshuo felt he was getting closer to the answer.

Upon hearing the question, Tiago began to feel something was off.

“You two are asking too many questions… who are you exactly?”

Yang Qiangwei said, “We are half-breeds roped into the Demon World by a contract. A lot has happened in our family related to Night Demon Palace, but it’s entirely different from what you’ve described. We suspect other demons from Night Demon Palace might be using its powers and reputation for their own ends.”

“What does that have to do with my father? Maybe I should look into the contracts you’ve signed…”

His eyes revealed a hint of blood-red, and dark pacts appeared behind him.

But above the heads of Yang Feng and Yang Qiangwei, there was nothing, no traces of any contracts.

[Yang Qiangwei, Yang Feng triggered ‘Concealing Heaven’s Secrets’, evading the scrutiny of Night Demon Tiago, ‘Concealing Heaven’s Secrets’ has lost effect.]

Yang Genshuo directly hit the two of them with blessings again.

“Strange… You really have no record of a contract?”

Tiago began to doubt their identities and purposes.

And Yang Feng stepped forward.

“Answer our questions, and we’ll give you blood research.”