Cohabitation with Sword Spirit

Chapter 599: Chapter 88: Theory of Evolution_3

"Alas..." The Sect Leader sighed and shook his head in agony.

Although, from the outcome, human society truly turned from darkness to light, the thought that the two saints who initiated this enlightenment were of Demon Race identity was a bitter irony that gave him a headache.

"According to the Holy Record, they disguised themselves as humans, integrated into human society, led an era, maneuvered among the great noble families, overcame countless difficulties, ultimately founded the Saint Sect, and gained the compelled or genuine support from the Seven Great Noble Families as an authoritative neutral party to mediate conflicts between families and sects. Eventually, they rose above all, becoming the unmatched, supreme leaders of the Xiangzhou Continent. It was then they discovered a ridiculous problem."

The Sect Leader couldn’t help but ask, "What problem?"

Zhao Chenlu said, "They had already gone too far. If it was just for survival, they could have freely walked in the human world as soon as they gained the trust of their first great family. Even if there were some flaws from the disguise perspective, the fact that even one of the Seven Great Families recognized their identity, along with having gathered some supporters, meant that ordinary people couldn’t openly question them as Demon Race. At that point, they could have escaped to the Chaotic Void using a justified reason: guarding the borders for humanity, thus avoiding any scrutiny. However, not only did they not stop there, but they advanced boldly. Looking back, a considerable part was futile effort. So, the question arises, why didn’t they realize this at the time?"

The Sect Leader also asked, "Yes, why? If, as previously stated, they only wanted to survive in a new world, there was no need to reach the level of true saints."

"This question was also a conundrum that puzzled them for a long time in the Holy Record. Why did they continue relentlessly when they could have withdrawn long ago? Although the benefits were apparent: no one ever questioned them again, the continuous effort was too much. And the answer to this question is found here."

As she spoke, Zhao Chenlu flipped to the middle part of the Holy Record, where she had previously been dumbfounded and lost composure.

"Here, it records the day the Saint Sect led the Three Academies and Seven Families to unify the continent, establishing a new order... According to the Seven Families’ suggestion, the Saint Sect hosted a grand ceremony, channeling the power of countless cultivators through the Laws of Heaven and Earth to ignite the Fire of Civilization across the Xiangzhou Continent. Before the ceremony, the two disguised demons wholeheartedly planned the ceremony, yet they were unaware of what the Fire of Civilization truly meant for them."

The Sect Leader asked, "What did it mean?"

"Think about it: this Fire of Civilization, symbolizing a new era of civilization, whose civilization is it? It’s human civilization! To channel the Laws of Heaven and Earth, the ceremony required their acknowledgment, but what was their true identity as hosts? Demons disguised as humans! How could the Laws of the Xiangzhou Continent recognize two demons as torchbearers of human civilization?"

The Sect Leader suddenly realized, "Of course not! Not even sub-humans with some human lineage could withstand the Purifying Flame of the ceremony—a point emphasized in the ceremony documents, noting that even significant spirit monsters had to be placed at the edges to avoid injury. Yet, the two ancestors were positioned right at the center of the flame!"

"Indeed, their power at the time was unmatched, but not to the extent that they could single-handedly resist the Laws of Heaven and Earth. So, how did they survive?"

"...Could there have been a flaw in the ceremony?"

Zhao Chenlu said, "The ceremony was attended by the Three Academies, Seven Families, and all the key figures of the Immortal Cultivation Realm. If there was a flaw, how could they not know?"

"Then... a flawless ceremony that ignited the pure human Fire of Civilization, with two demons at its center, how did they survive? Their power couldn’t have been strong enough to suppress the Fire of Civilization?"

"Certainly not, so when they suddenly realized they had dug their own death trap, they smiled wryly and closed their eyes for death, but the result was that they passed through the flame unscathed."

"Huh?" The Sect Leader was utterly stunned.

Passing through the human Fire of Civilization unscathed meant that...

"Ah, they had become genuine humans."