"East?"
"It's those human Taoist priests."
Thirteen Sister rolled her eyes and said with disdain, "That group of people keep saying that someone in the Western Region is colluding with the Northern Region to cause trouble on their territory. The Northern Region? That's ridiculous. We've always looked down on those pedantic blockheads! So how could there be any collusion?"
Lu Zhaozhao ignored her disdain and continued to press, "Everything needs evidence. Did they provide it?"
"They brought out two nobodies, whose cultivation isn't even as high as mine, and they dared to bring them out like that!" Thirteen Sister's cheeks puffed up with anger. "You know, there's a barrier outside our Western Extremities, and the opening time for this year has long passed, so those Taoists can't get in at all. Who knew they would try to force their way in, hiring people to bomb the barrier every day, making everyone in the territory uneasy. I heard even the Demon Lord went to check on the situation himself."
"Demon Lord?" Lu Zhaozhao was taken aback when she heard this title.
She participated in the selection with the intention of becoming the Demon Lord's personal guard, so that she could investigate the matter of the Mysterious Bird Pattern. However, even after the second round of the competition, she still hadn't been able to meet the legendary Demon Lord.
Furthermore, after the announcement of her advancement today, she saw Wen Sheng leave in a hurry, heading out of the city. She had something she wanted to ask, but Chang Yulan stopped her, and she didn't get a chance. By the time she realized what was happening, Wen Sheng had already left.
It seems he also went to the border to check on the situation.
Thirteen Sister didn't notice Lu Zhaozhao's silence and continued talking excitedly: "If you ask me, we should teach those people a lesson this time, so they won't dare to slander us again. Oh, by the way, I heard that the people selected this time will be sent directly to the border. You'd better live up to expectations and make a great contribution! Give those Taoists a good thrashing!"
Thirteen Sister cast an excited glance at her, and Lu Zhaozhao had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree, making up an excuse to go back and rest.
Thirteen Sister, remembering that she had just finished her competition, waved her hand and let her go, thus sparing her the trouble of trying to compensate for the broken door earlier.
Lu Zhaozhao returned to her temporary residence and began to sort out the whole matter.
Before entering this world, Wei Zhanjie mentioned that he died in a war between humans and demons. In addition, many of the moves in his secret manual, Zhili Yi, are extremely evil. It is highly likely that he was a member of the demon race, and perhaps even a person with considerable cultivation.
The records of Emperor Huizong of the Qing Dynasty contain numerous accounts of battles between humans and demons, two of which were the largest in scale.
Firstly, a thousand years ago, the demon race colluded with the Northern Region, using the guise of missionary work to commit wicked deeds and wreak havoc on the world. Almost all the powerful human races mobilized to wage war against the demon race, resulting in widespread devastation.
This was originally intended to be a protracted war, as the demons were physically stronger than humans, and the longer the war dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for humanity. Thus, from the initial attack on the western border to demand justice, the war progressed to the later invasion of the Central Plains by the demons. Eventually, internal strife broke out among the demons, and the powerful demon lord, beset by internal and external troubles, was severely wounded multiple times and died tragically in the Central Plains.
This great battle was protracted and devastating, with many records destroyed in the flames. Humanity mobilized its strongest forces to annihilate the Demon Lord. Although the Demon Lord was severely wounded, he remained incredibly powerful, fighting for three days and three nights, claiming countless lives before finally succumbing to exhaustion.
Humans, having suffered heavy losses, were forced to retreat to their original positions. The boundaries between humans and demons were redrawn, and humans began to recuperate, while demons were plunged into a chaotic war.
The other event occurred four hundred years ago. After the death of the Demon Lord, the Demon Race fell into a chaotic power struggle. There were many powerful figures, but none of them could command the respect of the people. The constant conflicts between the various races led to chaos in the Demon Realm.
Four hundred years ago, a new Demon Lord appeared among the demon race. No one knew his origins. On the day he became famous, he killed three powerful contenders for power, and then subdued other races one by one. All those who defied him were completely wiped out. For a time, he was unparalleled in his power.
After consolidating the western border, he began planning to escalate the conflict with the human race. For the past few centuries, although there had been frictions on the border between humans and demons, they were mostly minor skirmishes. However, this demon lord was plotting a major war.
Under his manipulation, the second large-scale war between humans and demons finally broke out.
At that time, under his leadership, the demons were unstoppable, forcing the human race into a series of defeats. In the final battle, the human race displayed boundless power.
Circumstances create heroes, and the original owner's master, Yun Xian, distinguished himself in that great battle. At the same time, Qing Song Dao Ren, who is now the head of Wen Yuan Academy, and Xian Ji Xian Ren, the head of Tian Yin Academy, also turned the tide in this battle, becoming famous throughout the world and eventually becoming the head of their respective sects.
In contrast, the demon race seems to have uncontrollable factors flowing in their blood from birth.
No matter how powerful the new Demon Lord is, there will always be a group that refuses to submit, and they will fight one after another, even if they die with honor. With fierce resistance at the front and enemies on both sides, even the most powerful Demon Lord will find it difficult to control the overall situation.
As the opposing forces of the demon race grew stronger, the situation spiraled out of control once again. Just like a thousand years ago, the new demon lord also failed. No one knows what happened to him, and there are no records of it. The demon realm was once again in chaos until a new demon lord emerged in recent years, at which point there was a faint trend toward reunification.
The cycle repeats itself endlessly, and all things reincarnate—this was what her master, Yunxian, taught her. The demon race rose from chaos to unity and then back to chaos, while the human race, with each demon invasion, continuously strengthened itself; this is the law of the world.
The current battle involving the Northern Region should be the first war between humans and demons a thousand years ago.
This great war broke the long-standing isolation between the human and demon races, thus triggering a series of subsequent struggles.
This happened a thousand years ago. Everything has already occurred and is etched in history books, unchangeable. Therefore, Lu Zhaozhao has no intention of changing history.
The changes brought about by the alteration of history may affect everyone a thousand years in the future, just like the butterfly flapping its wings in South America, which may trigger a hurricane in Texas. This is something that all compulsory education students have learned, and Lu Zhaozhao is no exception.
The most urgent task is to find a way back to the real world.
If everything that is happening now is just a pipe dream, that would be fine. But what I fear is that in this moment of connection with her true self, if she were to unfortunately perish here, would she be able to wake up again?
There was no precedent, so she dared not try.
Therefore, the only sure way is to find out the mystery of the Black Bird, and the Black Bird refers to that mysterious Demon Lord.
The battle between humans and demons is now taking shape, and this demon lord will inevitably perish in this battle, so she must speed up the process.
Find the truth before the Demon Lord dies, and survive in this chaotic world!
Therefore, she must pass a competition to become the Demon Lord's personal guard!
After putting everything together, Lu Zhaozhao gently closed her eyes, her forehead throbbing.
Changyu Languan clearly had doubts about her, and coupled with the covetous eyes of the eight major clans of the trial, her situation was far from good.
The road ahead is truly boundless and uncertain.
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