Seeing Li Ming sitting upright with a worried expression, Lu Tian chuckled and continued:
"Don't worry, the Dragon Slayer Gang is just a Jianghu force after all. The Six Doors will naturally negotiate with them. The Divine Constable has also spoken. If anyone bullies the weak, he will naturally take action."
Upon hearing this, Li Ming was moved. This senior uncle, whom he had never met before, seemed to be taking great care of him. He could even cover for what Li Ming had done.
Moreover, Li Ming also learned that the position of the Chief Constable of the Six Doors and the State was not only a symbol of strength, but also a symbol of power. If it were just an ordinary Martial Saint, the Qi family and the Dragon Slayer Gang might not care.
However, Lu Tian's subsequent words were even more meaningful.
"The imperial court may not seem powerful enough to outsiders, but the powerful forces entrenched in various regions dare not go too far, because they know that if they really break ties with the imperial court, they will naturally pay a heavy price."
Li Ming seemed to be thinking about it, and it made sense. In fact, the Great Xuan Dynasty was currently in a state of chaos, with minor disturbances occurring constantly but not major ones.
And the imperial court has indeed been hiding a lot of strength... After all, on the surface, the power of aristocratic families and sects is far too strong. How does the imperial court manage to suppress these forces?
Thinking of this, Li Ming couldn't help but ask:
"The imperial court... seems to have become somewhat hesitant and timid in recent years."
Upon hearing Li Ming's question, Lu Tian's expression immediately turned serious. He glanced around, then activated his inner energy to close the doors and windows.
The two sat facing each other, and Lu Tian said in a deep voice:
"Given your current strength and status, you should know these things."
Do you know how big this world we live in is? What is its name?
Li Ming shook his head in agreement and casually said:
“I know the name. I read in ancient books that we are in the Xuanhuang Great World. The Great Xuan is on the edge of the Eastern Region, but I really don’t know how big the Xuanhuang World is.”
Lu Tian coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Ahem, actually I don't know how big it is either, but you should know that although the Great Xuan is not weak, it is just an insignificant place compared to the whole world, even the Eastern Region."
"While the human race is the strongest race in the Xuanhuang Realm, it is not the only race. Among the alien races, the demon race poses the greatest threat to the human race."
"The demon race?"
Li Ming was slightly taken aback. He knew that this world had many different races, and even countless realms, but he had always regarded demons as the demon race, and in his understanding, the demon race was nothing more than intelligent strange beasts...
In the general public, many people simply regard demons as fictional creatures, as ferocious beasts or evil martial artists practicing demonic arts.
Take, for example, the dragon that once plagued the Canglan River. To it, it was just turning over, stretching its limbs, and eating normally, but because it threatened the human race, it was identified as a "demon".
Li Ming's understanding of the rumors about demons was roughly the same, since he had never actually encountered such a thing.
Judging from Lu Tian's tone, it doesn't seem that simple.
Lu Tian said in a deep voice, "When a country is about to perish, there will surely be monsters appearing, which means that demons will appear in the world."
"I don't know where the demon race came from, but their threat has always existed in our Xuanhuang Realm. They seem to be impossible to eradicate. Extremely powerful demons have even overthrown many so-called ten-thousand-year-old dynasties and supreme families..."
Fortunately, the location of Da Xuan is remote, so it generally doesn't breed any major demonic threats. However, over time, such threats will inevitably arise. The demise of the previous dynasty, Da Zhou, was in fact caused by a massive demonic uprising.
"The Great Zhou Dynasty dispatched countless powerful figures to suppress this demonic chaos, which led to the deaths of many experts. The rebellion of the Heavenly Saint Sect was merely a convenient excuse, the last straw that broke the camel's back."
"According to the regulations, when a great demonic calamity occurs within a human kingdom, other kingdoms are not allowed to take advantage of the situation. This is a regulation that is commonly followed by many human imperial dynasties and divine dynasties."
"I see."
Li Ming nodded slightly. He had said that it was too naive to think that a mere sect could easily overthrow a dynasty in a fantasy world with a single call to arms.
Imperial dynasties and divine dynasties are those countries with powerful martial gods in charge, making them even more powerful. Da Xuan and several neighboring countries are nominally vassal states of a certain imperial dynasty, but the imperial dynasty does not interfere in their national wars and changes of power.
It seems that the Heavenly Saint Sect had taken advantage of the national crisis, thinking it was a golden opportunity to overthrow the Great Zhou and seize the world.
However, they ultimately failed and became universally reviled.
"The existence of demons was also conventionally concealed by the monarchs of various dynasties to avoid unrest among the people... After all, demons did not exist on a large scale."
"However, once you've increased your strength, even if you don't know these things, someone will tell you."
"I see."
Li Ming nodded; that was normal.
Those who need to know will know, and those who shouldn't know won't know even if they do... After all, some brutal martial artists might be even more ruthless than demons.
Li Ming couldn't help but speculate that the current chaos in the Great Xuan might be due to the existence of demons, and he couldn't rule out the possibility that some forces were taking advantage of the situation to fuel the flames... After all, where there is profit, there will be struggle, even if it is a racial conflict.
Lu Tian sighed and continued:
"Moreover, because real demons are very powerful, ordinary people and weak warriors are of no use to them."
The imperial court will also allocate considerable manpower to carry out the task of exterminating demons. Of course, some martial artists who act extremely drastically will also be hunted down; otherwise, the Great Xuan Kingdom would have long since descended into chaos.
"Although there haven't been many demons appearing in Cangzhou in recent years, there are often some unscrupulous martial artists who, in order to gain power, join forces with demons to obtain greater strength... Such people are even more hateful."
Li Ming could tell that Lu Tian deeply hated such traitors, his tone filled with disgust.
What is more hateful than betraying one's own power or one's own country is betraying one's own race.
Demons are beings that feed on human warriors; the flesh and blood of powerful warriors are their favorite food.
However, some martial artists are still misled by them and are willing to do things for them.
It should be noted that some powerful demons are also highly intelligent and are not just beasts that only know how to kill.
Li Ming had a sudden inspiration and asked:
"The Blood God Cult, is that so-called Blood God actually a demon?"
The Blood God worshipped by the Blood God Cult is extremely strange, possessing many bloody and wondrous demonic techniques. In Li Ming's view, this is no different from demons.
"The Blood God Cult? What, you've encountered them before?"
Lu Tian was somewhat curious.
Li Ming chuckled awkwardly:
"It's alright, I killed one of their envoys' avatars."
Li Ming then added, "I was forced to fight back; the other side made the first move."
Yes, that's right... The other side peeked at me first. If I didn't make a move, they definitely would have.
Lu Tian frowned and said, "They attacked first? Could it be that they want you to be the Divine Child?"
Li Ming nodded.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? If that's the case, I need to request support immediately. The Blood God Cult is full of lunatics. They usually engage in petty squabbles and blood sacrifices... but if they discover the candidate for the God Child, they will go completely insane, like demons."
"As for whether the Blood God is a powerful demon, according to the intelligence from the Sky Patrol Division, it doesn't seem like a demon; it's more like an existence above the Martial Saint level..."
Lu Tian looked worried, as if he were thinking of some bad things.
In the past, in order to establish a divine son, the leader of the Blood God Sect personally took action and sacrificed half of the state city, which shocked the entire Great Xuan. In the end, four peerless martial saints from the Sky Patrol Division were dispatched and severely injured him, but he still managed to escape.
The Blood God Cult's fame also stemmed from that incident that made it famous throughout the Great Xuan Dynasty.
"So... the Blood God might be a Martial God realm expert?"
Li Ming said softly.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com