Deep in the Demon Cave, in a wide and dark secret room.
Demons and ghosts are carved on the surrounding walls, and eight stone lamps are lit in the four corners, emitting a dim yellow light.
There are many gems inlaid on the roof, shining with little bits of light, seeming to form some kind of formation diagram.
In addition to the cold and bloody atmosphere, there is also a somewhat mysterious atmosphere in the secret room.
In the middle of the secret room, there is a blood pool with a radius of more than ten meters.
The pool was filled with dark red blood, which was constantly surging and flowing under the influence of the power of the formation.
There is a statue standing in the blood pool, carving a demon head with black wings, four thick arms, and a green face and fangs.
The power of the entire blood pool continued to converge on the statue, causing the black statue to glow faintly with blood.
At this time, Princess Bloodyue and the high priest were standing on the edge of the blood pool, talking in low voices.
The high priest said in a cold tone: "Princess Bloodyue, I just went to the soul cell to check."
"All the thirty-plus soul-locking chains were cut off, and the thirty-nine souls we imprisoned there were all rescued by the bastards of the Qingtian Sect!"
"Including the boy named Ji Ling, he was also rescued by Qingtian Sect disciples."
Princess Blood Moon's blood-red eyes were filled with deep anger and murderous intent.
She frowned fiercely, gritted her teeth and cursed: "Damn Qingtian Sect disciples! They sneaked into the soul cell while we were out and let so many souls go!"
"Those are the souls we have searched for in the past hundred years. Most of them hold certain clues and secrets. Especially Ji Ling's soul is related to Qingtian Sect's sealing formation!"
"Ji Ling's soul was rescued before we could find out the news about the sealing formation!"
"Damn it! Damn it! If this princess catches them again, they will be turned into blood and their souls will be imprisoned forever!"
Princess Xueyue became angrier as she spoke, her body trembled with anger, and she subconsciously waved her palms towards the blood pool at her feet.
"Bang!"
Amidst the muffled sound, a huge wave more than three meters high rolled up in the blood pool, and countless dark red blood drops splashed out.
The high priest frowned, quickly crossed his hands to cover his chest, and made a strange salute to the statue in the blood pool.
While saluting, he also prayed two sentences, which seemed to be some kind of scripture or mantra.
After praying, he stared at Princess Bloody Moon and said in a solemn tone: "Your Highness, please control your anger and don't disrespect the Demon Emperor's statue!"
Princess Blood Moon was startled for a moment, and her face suddenly showed a look of shame and remorse.
She also crossed her hands and covered her chest, saluted to the statue of the Demon Emperor in the blood pool, prayed incantations, and repeatedly confessed.
After a while, Princess Xueyue finished her prayer and said to the high priest in a deep voice: "High Priest, I will personally lead a team of warriors to sneak into Qingtian Sect again and take back Ji Ling's soul!"
"Only by interrogating the secret of the sealing formation can we rescue His Majesty the Demon Emperor as soon as possible!"
The high priest shook his head and categorically rejected her idea.
"Your Highness, the Qingtian Sect is already on alert and will definitely step up its precautions. If you lead the warriors into the Qingtian Sect, you will only die in vain!"
"What's more, we have more urgent things to do! Investigating the news about Tianxing Pearl is far more important than investigating the sealing formation!"
Princess Blood Moon frowned tightly, with doubts in her eyes.
"Now we are investigating the news about Tianxing Pearl? How to investigate?"
"All the souls in the soul prison have been rescued. It is impossible for us to find clues quickly."
The high priest showed a smile and said in a playful tone: "Last evening, didn't you capture a disciple of the Qingtian Sect?"
Princess Xueyue frowned and said with contempt: "That human boy? He is so weak that he is less than twenty years old. How could he possibly know the news about the Tianxing Pearl?"
The high priest Jie Jie sneered twice and asked: "Princess Blood Moon, you must not have forgotten that we just sneaked into Qingtian Sect a few days ago and saw that kid for the first time, right?"
"Although he is as weak as an ant, a mysterious black hole suddenly appears next to him, sucking away 60% of your power!"
When she mentioned this matter, Princess Xueyue's face became a little unnatural, and her eyes were full of shame and anger.
"Hmph! That damn bastard must have some secret treasure to protect his body."
"Otherwise, based on his strength, he would have been beaten to pulp by my palm!"
The high priest smiled and said: "You are right, he does have a secret treasure on his body."
"When I rescued you, I sensed a mysterious ancient aura in that black hole!"
"According to the information His Majesty the Demon Emperor left back then, that mysterious aura is very similar to the Sky Star Pearl!"
Princess Xueyue frowned in confusion, "Why does that boy have the aura of Tianxing Pearl on his body?"
The high priest said calmly: "We won't know until we investigate that kid!"
"Although he is very weak, he may be related to the Heavenly Star Pearl. If he can be used by us, we will have a chance to find the Heavenly Star Pearl!"
"As long as we find the Sky Star Pearl, we can find the Sword God's Tomb, and our clan will be able to revive and rise again, becoming more prosperous than it was a thousand years ago!"
"When the time comes, our clan will definitely be able to control the entire continent, let alone the Tianchen Region!"
The high priest was fantasizing as he spoke, his emotions became more and more excited, his tone became more and more high-pitched, and his eyes shone with intense light.
Princess Xueyue frowned, becoming more and more puzzled.
"High Priest, we only need to break the Qingtian Sect's sealing formation and rescue His Majesty the Demon Emperor."
"When the time comes, as long as we use the Sky Star Pearl to help His Majesty the Demon Emperor regain his strength, our clan will be able to take revenge and take control of the Tianchen Territory easily."
"Isn't this the goal we have been working hard for? Why should we leave the near and far away to find the tomb of the Sword God?"
"Then what does the Sword God's Tomb have to do with the revival and rise of our clan?"
The high priest looked at her deeply and chuckled: "Haha, Your Highness, you are still too young and know very little."
"It seems that the Demon King has never told you about the ancient legend of our clan."
"What ancient legend?" Princess Bloody Moon stared at the high priest, her heart full of doubts and a little ashamed and angry.
The attitude of the high priest made her feel that her dignity and status had been provoked and despised.
"That legend was spread from thousands of years ago."
The high priest stared at the statue of the Demon Emperor in the blood pool, with memories in his eyes, and spoke slowly in a low voice.
"Princess Bloodyue, you should know very well that our race and the human race have different physiques, and their body structures are also inherently different."
"Humans are born with Dantian, but we demons don't have Dantian. We only have meridians and a powerful body."
"We can't practice the five elements of heaven and earth like the human race. We can only practice the blood demon path, Shura path, corpse demon path... and other evil secret methods."
"Because of this, all the races in the world regard our demon race as the most ferocious and vicious race, and they wish they could drive us out and kill us all."
"However, this is not the original intention of our ancestors. This is destined by God, and our clan is forced to do nothing!"
"We practice various evil secret techniques. Although we can quickly increase our strength, there are disadvantages that cannot be eliminated and cause great harm to ourselves."
"The stronger the people of our clan are, the more severe the pain they will endure during cultivation. Their bodies will also undergo various changes, eventually turning into weird-looking, ferocious monsters!"