Yue Tong smiled slightly and flicked a drop of true blood from her fingertip.
The true blood merged into Li Shuang's body. Under the light, Li Shuang's appearance slowly began to change.
Suddenly, fox ears grew, and a small, wagging tail appeared behind her.
There were also some strange patterns faintly appearing on her body.
These patterns had the luster of moonlight, which was the origin of the Moonlight Fox's name.
Li Shuang was a little confused by this feeling of demonification, appearing somewhat dazed.
"Hahaha. Look, Xiao Shuang matches our clan so well!" Yue Tong couldn't help but reach out and touch Li Shuang's ears.
Li Shuang looked at her innocently.
This sudden growth of things... felt strange...
Yue Tong said with a smile, "You're just not used to this new power yet. If you try again, you should be able to retract your ears and tail."
Li Shuang nodded. She tried to familiarize herself with this completely new power, and slowly, her ears and tail retracted.
After gaining the power of a demon, her face and figure also slowly changed. Even without her ears and tail, she didn't look like the previous Li Shuang; instead, she subtly resembled Yue Tong.
Yue Tong nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of Xiao Shuang, you've almost mastered the power of the Moonlight Fox clan. Let's go, we can enter the barrier now. I'll teach you some other details on the way when we reach the demon realm."
Li Shuang obediently agreed.
With Yue Tong's true blood, she would maintain this appearance for the next ten days.
After ten days, she would need Yue Tong to give her true blood again to maintain this form.
"Then let's go," Xue Luo waved her hand. Layers of demonic energy emanated from her body, and with a light step, she passed directly through the barrier.
Seeing this, the others followed suit.
Li Shuang also covered her whole body with demonic power and cautiously took a step.
Crossing this step.
The world suddenly became different.
On the other side, they could only see a blank space.
But after passing through the barrier, an incredibly vast area appeared.
This was it!
The Demon Realm.
"Let's go. There are no clans gathered in the borderlands, we'll go directly to the Demon Forest," Xue Luo said.
The Demon Forest area was inhabited by the core demon clans.
Super-class demons, high-class demons, and medium-class demons, clearly separated.
Lower-class demons were not allowed to approach at all.
Most medium-class demons were also unable to approach. Only a small number of medium-class demons were allowed to enter the Demon Forest, and even then, they needed to serve higher-class demons for generations to maintain their right to reside there.
Compared to the human world, the demon world was truly based on bloodlines.
Except for a very small number of mutated demons, the entire hierarchy of the demon race was that super-class suppressed high-class, high-class suppressed medium-class, and low-class were at the bottom.
Those lower-level demons had almost no way to advance.
Li Shuang followed Xue Luo and the others, all of them trying to conceal their aura.
However.
The surrounding demons, upon seeing them, involuntarily began to show expressions of fear.
This fear, stemming from their bloodline, made these medium and low-level demons unable to face super-class demons directly.
It wasn't until Xue Luo and her group left that these medium and low-level demons dared to raise their heads.
Mama Mia!
How did so many terrifying beings, at least high-class demons, suddenly appear!
Fortunately, fortunately... these terrifying beings were busy traveling and didn't seem to notice them.
"Demons generally operate in clans," Xue Luo briefly explained to Li Shuang, "Individual clans form settlements. If a clan becomes particularly strong, they will attract neighboring clans to join them, thus forming cities of varying sizes. Demons don't have high demands for housing, so they haven't developed the diverse architectural styles seen in the human race."
"For demons, sometimes a natural cave can be a gathering place."
"Even cities are built with simple stones and wood; complicated craftsmanship is definitely not seen."
Xue Luo said, feeling a little emotional, "It's been fifty thousand years, the situation of the demon race hasn't changed much."
Rong Ta couldn't help but say, "Compared to humans, demons have longer lifespans and dislike change more. As long as the fundamental rule of connecting by clans remains, let alone fifty thousand years, even a hundred or two hundred thousand years, the demon race probably wouldn't change much."
Humans need to cultivate to the Tribulation Transcending stage to gain five thousand years of life.
They need to overcome three tribulations of the Tribulation Transcending stage to gain ten thousand years of life.
To achieve immortality, one must wait until after ascension.
What about demons?
The lifespan of super-class demons can easily reach ten thousand years.
There are also many demons who have lived for tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand years.
However, humans have short lifespans but cultivate quickly.
Demons have long lifespans but take a long time to cultivate.
One can only say, there are pros and cons to each.
"The demon race seems more prosperous now than it was fifty thousand years ago. At least along this path, we've already seen several large cities. In these large cities, I've also sensed the presence of super-class demons. It seems that over the years, the demons in the Demon Forest have also learned to venture out," Xue Luo remarked with a sigh.
"Demon Forest?" Li Shuang was slightly curious.
She had long heard of this legendary demon holy land.
However.
The probability of humans entering this demon holy land was almost zero.
Xue Luo smiled: "Legend has it that a divine beast once fell here. Its body transformed into the Demon Forest, its blood transformed into rich demonic energy, and its soul forever guarded this place. The place where the divine beast landed was known as the Godfall Land. Surrounding the Godfall Land, the entire Demon Forest was formed."
"The demonic energy in this Demon Forest is indeed much richer than in other places. Demons living within it find it easier to gain power to advance. Therefore, gradually, this place became a holy land for demons."
Li Shuang listened with great interest.
She was young, and since her birth, humans and demons had been at odds. She was hearing these anecdotes about demons for the first time.
"The Demon Forest has a strict hierarchy. However, you don't need to worry. Your current identity is the super-class Moonlight Fox. And, I'm here," Xue Luo said calmly.
"Xiao Shuang," Yue Tong peered out, "I'll teach you some of the Moonlight Fox clan's fighting techniques, so you don't give yourself away."
Li Shuang quickly agreed.
While traveling, Yue Tong began to teach: "The Moonlight Fox clan draws energy from the Taiyin Star. The more recognized by the Taiyin Star, the more mystical the moon patterns on their bodies become, and the stronger the power they obtain."
"So, we don't cultivate spiritual energy; what we cultivate is how much energy we can draw from the Taiyin Star. You now also have the bloodline of the Moonlight Fox clan. When night falls, you can try to worship the Taiyin Star."
"After worshipping the Taiyin Star and obtaining energy, this energy will be stored in the moon patterns. Using certain methods, it can be applied. This energy can be used to strengthen the body, and it can also be used to cultivate various demon spells. Its profundities are indescribable."