Over the course of a century, the Demon Clan has recuperated and grown stronger. The younger generation, having diligently cultivated, has largely improved their cultivation. Those born after the Thunderfire Calamity are now a hundred years old, and even those with varying aptitudes have all reached at least the second tier. Furthermore, those who nearly reached the third or fourth tier back then have now succeeded. A century later, the Demon Clan's overall strength has increased rapidly, surpassing even its strength before the Thunderfire Calamity.
The thirty-six demon generals have already been assembled, and their cultivation levels are all above the Demon Lord realm. Lang Yuan's cultivation level is equivalent to the early stage of the Demon Lord realm. He has risen to the position of demon general despite being an ordinary wolf demon, so his strength is not to be underestimated.
Over the course of a century, Li Molin did not touch the four elders, but he replaced all twelve protectors for various reasons, replacing them all with his own confidants. Among them, Yu Ke was ranked as the head of the protectors and was his number one confidant.
Under these circumstances, Li Molin left ten protectors to restrain the four elders and let them manage the clan's affairs. He led Yu Ke and another protector, two thousand Xuanjia soldiers, thirty-six demon generals and their demon soldiers, and some elite members of the demon race, for a total of fifty thousand demons ready to go.
The Phoenix Clan currently has only a little over a thousand phoenixes, and they have sent five hundred of their younger members; the Qilin Clan has even fewer, with only a little over four hundred members, and they have sent one hundred of their younger members. These six hundred-plus divine beast youths, still led by Liuli, are all eager to invade the Central Plains.
It was springtime in February of the year 2646 in the Gregorian calendar. The Northern Demon Realm was bitterly cold and the land was barren. However, when Li Molin led 50,000 demons and Liuli led more than 600 divine beasts to the Central Plains, they saw a field full of new greenery and a vibrant scene of life.
During the century that the demon race recuperated, the power of the righteous path in the Central Plains also developed rapidly.
After the Thunderfire Calamity a hundred years ago, the Demon Clan was defeated by the righteous disciples and retreated back to the Demon Realm in a panic. However, in the following twenty years, one Thunderfire Calamity after another appeared and was misused by the righteous disciples with ulterior motives, mostly for seeking revenge.
The Central Plains suffered greatly from the devastation caused by the lightning and fire calamity. Many blessed lands were destroyed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became unstable, the earth's veins were damaged, and the land became barren, unable to grow any plants. Ordinary people were ultimately affected.
The leaders of all the righteous sects have repeatedly forbidden their disciples from using the Thunderfire Tribulation, but those disciples with ulterior motives have carefully concealed their use of the Thunderfire Tribulation, making it impossible for the leaders to find them. How can they truly prohibit this evil thing?
Later, more than a dozen blessed lands were destroyed, and hundreds of righteous disciples died under the lightning and fire tribulation, leaving no trace of their bodies. Someone even threw a lightning and fire tribulation into a small Taoist sect, which completely wiped out that sect.
The highly respected sect leaders finally took action, each dispatching their trusted disciples to various locations to search for those who had misused the Thunderfire Robbery for revenge. They found more than a dozen such individuals.
Afterwards, the sect leaders summoned all the righteous disciples and, in front of everyone, killed the dozen or so people and destroyed their souls. The complete annihilation of their souls finally shocked everyone, and from then on, no more Thunderfire Tribulation appeared in the world. However, whether anyone still secretly kept Thunderfire Tribulation is uncertain.
After twenty years of tribulations and calamities, many righteous sects in the Central Plains opened their gates wide and recruited outstanding disciples. When a young person with extraordinary talent was discovered, it would often attract countless Taoist sects or Buddhist temples to vie for him, making quite a scene.
At that time, without the harassment of the demons, although the Buddhist and Taoist traditions in the Central Plains were still secretly competing, there was no open conflict, and the atmosphere in various parts of the Central Plains gradually became peaceful.
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