"Wait." Shen Sangruo called out to Xiao Shi, who was skipping away.
"Is there anything else, sister?"
"What do you know about this barrier and the Star Plains? Also, besides the demonic energy in the Star Plains, is there anything else unusual?"
"From what I know, this barrier didn't exist here ten thousand years ago."
The barrier, the demonic energy, and the protected source of spiritual power—all of these seem to conceal some secret.
She is now more inclined to believe that the barrier is man-made rather than naturally formed.
Or perhaps the source of that demonic energy laid the groundwork to facilitate its occupation of the Star Plains.
Or perhaps the persona is protecting the source of spiritual power, with the purpose of preventing the spread of demonic energy?
These are all just her speculations; she's not sure, so she wants to get more information from Xiao Shi, this local snake.
"This barrier existed when Xiaoshi was born, and according to the messages left by other snakes in the clan, it existed when our ancestors were alive."
“I have studied the barrier. The barrier should cover the entire Star Plain, because I tried digging a hole underground, and there was a barrier underground as well.”
"Only some humans and demons can pass through, and this sister should know that, but I don't know what the conditions for passing are."
Shen Sanruo pondered this question; she had thought about it before.
The people who came in this batch didn't have anything in common.
If I had to name them, they would all be young people, and all of them would be considered the best among the young generation, exceptionally talented individuals.
"The other demonic beasts in the Starry Plains don't seem to be interested in the barrier and don't react much to it."
There are two reasons. First, the Star Plain is quite large, and the barrier is located at the edge of the Star Plain, so few demonic beasts go there.
Secondly, the spiritual energy in the Starry Plains is abundant, which is enough for the monsters to cultivate in, and there is basically no pressure of competition.
"I only noticed the spread of demonic energy in the last few hundred years, but the spread of demonic energy may have started much earlier, perhaps a thousand years ago?"
Shen Sanruo listened and felt that something was wrong.
"Only a thousand years ago? Then this barrier might not have been set up by the source of demonic energy."
Otherwise, it would have started spreading from the moment the barrier was set up.
"Are there no human cultivators in the Starry Plains?" she suddenly asked.
"Yes, I have lived in the Star Plains for hundreds of years and have not encountered a single person, only some ruins of houses left by humans."
That means that there were people active in the Starry Plains many years ago.
Shen Sangruo then asked, "Do you know how many powerful demons are in the Starry Plains?"
"A great demon like me?"
"Yes, and there are also those great demons who are stronger than you." That is, great demons above the Nascent Soul stage.
Xiao Shi looked up at the sky in deep thought. "Not many, I suppose. There are probably a hundred or so demons at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and only a few at the late-Nascent Soul stage."
"That's all? No powerful demons above the Nascent Soul stage?" Shen Sanruo asked, somewhat surprised.
It seems like they know something's wrong.
"No." Xiao Shi shook her head firmly. "There might be some Nascent Soul stage demon beasts that I don't know about, but there are definitely no demon beasts above the Divine Transformation stage."
"Oh no, it'll be here soon! Little Poem will be the first demon beast in Starry Plains to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"
Seeing that Shen Sangri still looked doubtful, Xiao Shi continued, "There are only five Nascent Soul stage demons in the Starry Plains."
"Besides me, the other four are a dragon, a golden roc, a fierce horse, and a strange tiger."
"That dragon is also very strong. I estimate that it will be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in a while."
A dragon? The dragon whose tendons she pulled out? Hiss…
Shen Sanruo's eyes flickered slightly, but Xiao Shi thought she still didn't believe it.
"Sister, I really didn't lie to you." Xiao Shi tugged at her sleeve and shook it back and forth.
"I understand, but from now on, Star Plains will only have four late-stage Nascent Soul demons, no more dragons, because it died."
"Oh, oh." Xiao Shi nodded, looking somewhat regretful.
She wanted to wait until she broke through to the Nascent Soul stage to see if she could devour that dragon as well.
After all, the dragon was transformed from a snake, so it's reasonable for her to eat it, right?
"Huh?" Just as she was thinking, Xiao Shi suddenly realized, "Sister, how do you know the dragon is dead?"
"You did it?"
"Ahem." Shen Sanruo coughed lightly and said in a serious tone, "It wanted to eat me, so I had no choice but to kill it."
Xiao Shi looked enlightened. "I understand. Just like that stupid snake I encountered before, we were all forced into this situation."
Shen Sanruo straightened her expression and steered the conversation back on track, "Why are there so few powerful demons in the Starry Plains?"
"As far as I know, this area has existed for tens of thousands of years. How could there only be these great demons, and not even a great demon at the Nascent Soul stage? This is very unreasonable."
"The spiritual energy here is even denser than outside. There are dozens of Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the cultivation world outside."
Xiao Shi wasn't surprised by this, and explained to her, "This area may have existed for tens of thousands of years, but it has only gradually become active and revived in the last few thousand years."
"So it's normal that there are only these powerful demons."
"recovery?"
"Yes, the original Star Plain was almost a ruin, with no spiritual energy in the world. During that time, the demonic beasts and spiritual plants in the Star Plain were just like ordinary plants and animals."
They cannot cultivate or absorb spiritual energy; they can only maintain their survival and reproduce.
"After the spiritual energy gradually recovered, the various demonic beasts and spiritual plants began to grow and develop, which led to the Star Plains we see today."
This is also a story passed down in her clan.
“That makes sense then,” Shen Sanruo nodded.
But a new question arises: why did the Star Plains become a wasteland, with all the spiritual energy disappearing?
There is currently no other useful information; this is all that Xiaoshi knows, and the cause of this problem cannot be speculated upon.
Go out and ask Immortal Lord Changli and Daoist Wuwei; they might know some other information.
She then decided not to linger any longer and prepared to leave Xingchenyuan.
"Is there anything else you'd like to ask, sister?"
"That's all. You should go into seclusion. I'm leaving Star Plains." She took out the teleportation artifact.
Gathering spiritual energy in his hand, he gently swept it over the surface, and a glowing thread extended from it.
He showed her the way to leave Xingchenyuan.
After taking the shrunken spiritual veins and other items out of her storage bag, she looked at her "feats," and her slightly heavy mood eased a bit.
She smiled slightly, "I wonder how the sect leader and master will react when they see this?"
She guessed she would be very surprised.
After all, the things she found were enough to shock the entire cultivation world.
Place the spiritual veins, ores, living tea trees, spiritual springs, and that piece of land together into the teleportation artifact.
Shen Sanruo then remembered that the power of that divine soul had not yet been transmitted.
“Master burned his divine soul before, and this ball of divine soul power can just repair his divine soul.”
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