Free Web NovelChapter 598: Chapter 88: Evolution Theory (Part 2)
"You must have remembered incorrectly, because this sect was annihilated two thousand years ago—personally led by the Shang Family’s patriarch to exterminate them completely. Here, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, we might as well call him Shang Lanfei. This person was insidiously cruel and inhumane, but on the other hand, the Shang Family was the largest power around Heaven-Reaching City at that time. Oh no." Zhao Chenlu said, sticking out her tongue, "Seems like I let something slip."
The Sect Leader sighed: "Just keep talking, who would seriously scrutinize the history from two thousand years ago."
When Zhao Chenlu mentioned the largest power around Heaven-Reaching City, the Sect Leader realized she was genuinely talking about the Shang Family. According to historical records, only the Shang Family could be considered the largest power at that time.
But that’s not important anymore.
"Simply put, the Shang Family massacred an entire sect to seize the ore veins. By today’s standards, this is an unambiguous act of a great demon, yet during the Dark Era of Xiangzhou, it was quite commonplace. However, in the eyes of the two demons, this was utterly incomprehensible. Because internecine massacres are something only the Demon Race would engage in. According to the unity humans demonstrated by the end of the Immortal Demon War, internecine massacres were extremely astonishing and would surely face severe punishment. Yet the Shang Family not only wasn’t punished, but smoothly occupied the Spirit Stone Vein. They declared publicly that Yongding Sect had colluded with the Demon Race to contaminate the underground Spirit Vein, and by the time the Shang Family discovered it, the situation was very urgent, leaving no time to coordinate externally, and had no choice but to strike first, wiping out Yongding Sect overnight to prevent the demons from escaping. Simultaneously, they delve into the earth veins and set up their exclusive array to suppress demonic Qi contamination. This process was highly sensitive and couldn’t be disturbed, forcing the Shang Family to seal Yongding Manor. These justifications seem like jokes, but as Yongding Sect was utterly annihilated, naturally, no one was capable of countering their claims. On the other side, although the Shang Family acted brutally in this affair, they had indulged in plenty of pseudo-saintly pretenses in ordinary times, maintaining a decent reputation. So, once their announcement was released, opposing voices soon vanished, and most people even believed the Shang Family’s statement, publicly condemning the innocently slaughtered Yongding Sect..."
At this point, Zhao Chenlu lifted her head, wearing a mocking smile asked: "So, can you guess how the story unfolds next?"
The Sect Leader had a solemn look, unable to speak.
The subsequent events were indeed predictable, witnessing firsthand this absurd drama of human society, the two demons must have been greatly enlightened.
As long as one can rise above others, as long as one can maintain pseudo-saintly acts, then murder, arson, and moral annihilation are of no consequence.
"According to the Holy Record, initially, they thought the Immortal Demon War was won by the Demon Race, it was just their compatriots had to adapt to the environment and donned human skins... Luckily, they weren’t foolish enough to step right up and declare themselves as the orthodox Demon Race, otherwise, hehe, there probably wouldn’t be a Saint Sect now."
The Sect Leader said: "So later, they disguised as humans, and began establishing their merits, then quickly rose to prominence? However, this leads to another problem."
As he was asking, the Sect Leader’s voice was significantly weakened, clearly he had lost confidence in his own doubts.
Indeed, Zhao Chenlu quickly responded: "You want to ask, even if they are disguising, they didn’t have to achieve the Saint’s Realm, right? After all, they are demons, naturally bearing hatred towards humans, working for human interests should be as painful as killing them... But actually, it’s not like that at all, drawing demons are different from other demons, compared to killing, their nature leans more towards self-preservation, anything can be sacrificed for survival, their demonic nature is trivial, not to mention their inherent nature is quintessentially non-demonic. As long as they can survive, aiding the enemy is nothing."
Pausing for a moment, Zhao Chenlu added: "Moreover, in that environment at the time, how could these two newcomers without any background rise to fame under the pressure of family sects? By being ruthless? At least after witnessing the Yongding Sect tragedy, those two drawing demons were utterly convinced by human cruelty."
At this point, Zhao Chenlu couldn’t help but smile bitterly, the Jiu Immortal Venerables fought desperately to defeat the newly established world by the Demon Race, which had once been reduced to a level that even demons were appalled... And all of this was eventually salvaged by two demons forced to disguise as humans to save their lives. In terms of worldly irony, there’s really nothing to surpass this.
"Unable to compete in brutality, they could only do the opposite, following the Saint’s path. And to become a Saint, there are only two paths, one is through media packaging, like the Shang Family’s patriarch overturning truth and confusing right and wrong, but this path is a dead end for those without foundational power. So, they can only walk the second path: truly becoming a Saint. Of course, this path is not easy either, human history has never lacked idealists, but they’ve always been drowned in the tides of reality. Yet exactly these two drawing demons had strong enough abilities, and absorbed the Demon Race’s insidious cunning during their nest gestation, allowing them to always stand undefeated amid the tides of reality. On the other hand, the Xiangzhou Continent had long been submerged in ineptitude during the Dark Era, family sects’ self-degradation had long incited dissatisfaction among all people, only no one ever stepped forward to lead this public sentiment, but coincidentally at that moment, these two drawing demons stood up."
