Chapter 1030: The Real Secret

Chapter 1030: Chapter 1016: The Real Secret

As they stepped onto the top of the stairs, a majestic and towering gate suddenly broke through the void, gradually revealing its form.

The giant gate was entirely dark, neither made of gold nor stone, with intricate and mysterious divine and demonic patterns engraved all over the door panels, interwoven with traces of ancient years, exuding a sense of eternal and majestic pressure.

The door was tightly closed, yet an endless, grand aura slowly seeped out from the cracks, causing the entire valley to tremble slightly.

“Boom…”

A deep and heavy rumbling echoed through the valley as the ancient door, silent for ages, slowly opened to both sides.

At the moment the door opened, a boundless and pure terrifying power burst forth.

This power seemed to carry the endless accumulation of years and origin power, transforming into a vast torrent that surged out instantly.

Before Xie Guixue and Su Muyao could react, this formidable power had already enveloped them tightly and swept them up.

Light and shadow suddenly shattered, the view of heaven and earth blurred, and their figures were completely swallowed by the unknown void within the giant gate, disappearing swiftly from the Demon Valley.

After they vanished, the gate, the stairs, and the pool all disappeared into hiding, and demonic shadows and demonic qi once again filled the depths of the Demon Valley.

Those outside wouldn’t know what happened inside, nor did they perceive anything.

Only some of the outer Dark Beastmen felt a powerful pressure just for an instant, making them feel an urge to kneel involuntarily.

But it lasted only for a moment and returned to normal quickly.

…

When Su Muyao and Xie Guixue woke up again, they found themselves inside a palace.

The dazzling light around them had completely faded, replaced by a dark and tranquil ancient space devoid of any fury.

Su Muyao felt a stir in her heart, “Have we entered inside?”

Xie Guixue could feel the dark superpower enveloping the entire space, carrying the power of Great Dao Rules.

He spoke: “This place should be the legendary Demon God Palace.”

“It’s said that only those with fate can enter the Demon God Palace.”

Xie Guixue understood clearly that it was because of his wife that he was chosen to be brought into the Demon God Palace.

The walls here were made of pure, naturally formed dark magic rock, hard and heavy, reflecting a gentle, dark sheen, as if through the accumulated ages.

It also isolated all external noise and the disturbance of demonic qi, so quiet that only their slight breathing could be heard.

“Is this the Demon God Palace?”

Su Muyao showed some excitement.

Observing the surroundings, she found the palace very large, and when she looked up, she saw the towering rock walls on both sides filled with ancient inscriptions.

“There are words on it, and they glow faintly.”

Su Muyao and Xie Guixue walked over to take a look.

“These words are different from commonly seen ones.”

Xie Guixue focused his attention: “These belong to the most ancient language of the Demon Clan from ages past.”

“Different from today’s demon clan language, each character is obscure and ancient, unlike earthly writing.”

Su Muyao asked: “Can you understand it?”

Xie Guixue nodded: “Yes, some inherited memories just flashed in my mind, so I can understand it.”

Each character was engraved with the primitive secrets of the time when the world opened, carrying the pressure of Dao Rhyme that persisted through ages.

The ancient demon characters were arranged irregularly, forming a continuous piece that clearly recorded the origin truth of an astounding demon technique.

Su Muyao couldn’t quite understand, but the more Xie Guixue read, the more his heart trembled.

Su Muyao glanced to the side and noticed that next to the inscriptions on the rock wall, there were grand murals that extended along with the rock wall, complementing the text.

Unlike the wall paintings she had seen before, these had no extravagant colors, only textured lines in shades and shadows, yet were full of lively Dao Rhyme.

In the images, there was only one figure, standing between heaven and earth, sitting, raising a hand to seal and inhale qi, each move ancient and steady, as if demonstrating a cultivation technique.

“Guixue, look, this is similar to the Heartless Path technique you practice.”

Previously, Su Muyao had read the ancient books of the Demon Clan, where the Heartless Path technique was recorded.

Each move and style was similar to those in the mural, but different toward the end.

After reading the inscriptions, Xie Guixue looked at the mural Su Muyao pointed at.

His cold gaze quivered slightly, as if his mind was greatly moved.

He explained softly: “It turns out the Heartless Path of the demon clan is only a part.”

“Hmm?” Su Muyao was puzzled.

“Do you mean the Heartless Path is incomplete?”

Xie Guixue explained: “To be precise, you indeed start by cultivating the Heartless Path, and when it’s cultivated to a certain extent, the reason for backlash is that the current demon clan lacks the subsequent technique.”

“Heartless Path backlash is justified; only by growing new emotional silk, the backlash from Heartless Path allows one to seize the moment to transform Heartless Path into Passionate Dao, making it possible to smoothly cultivate the Ancient Demon Skill.”

“It’s the supreme spell of the demon clan; cultivated to the extreme, it can awaken the magic god blood within the Pure Blood Dark Beasts, enabling them to become a Demon God.”

Su Muyao listened to these words and seemed to understand something, her eyes lit up, “So to become a Demon God, it’s not truly about having you cultivate the Heartless Path.”

This was good.

That way, Xie Guixue wouldn’t be affected by the Heartless Path, nor would he have to become heartless.

Xie Guixue’s expression eased: “Yes, the demon race beastmen are naturally cold and heartless; if adding true heartlessness and unrighteousness, they wouldn’t be able to govern the Demon Realm.”

“So the intent of the Great Dao doesn’t intend for us to become like that.”

“But the initial Heartless Path is a test, overcoming it allows the transformation of the technique’s power.”

Su Muyao sighed: “The trials of the Demon God’s inheritance truly are numerous.”

“But it’s for the better as well, preventing cruel and cold Dark Beastmen from obtaining such techniques.”

“No wonder the stone walls on the outskirts of Demon Valley have Heartless Path techniques inscribed.”

“It turns out to be a test.”

“Thankfully, you’ve passed the test.”

Xie Guixue shook his head helplessly, smiling bitterly; initially, he believed that only by cultivating Heartless Path could he become strong and have the chance to become a Demon God.

Thus, he devoted himself to the cultivation, but his emotions were uncontrollable.

Unexpectedly, against the odds, it led him to pass the test.

“Now that you’re transforming the technique, is cultivating this easier?”

Xie Guixue nodded: “Yes, there’s no problem; the demon characters here record the technique’s content, and even if one doesn’t understand, the person in the mural beside teaches each move clearly.”

Su Muyao pointed at the last mural and said: “I see the mural depicts a Demon Pool; should this be the Nine Nether Demon Pool?”

Xie Guixue understood the mural’s content and explained: “What it means is that after successfully cultivating the Ancient Demon Skill, the origin energy of the Nine Nether Demon Pool will emerge.”

Su Muyao couldn’t help asking the system: “System, does this mean Xie Guixue becoming a Demon God is different from Wen Nanxi becoming a Beast God?”

The system responded weakly in Su Muyao’s mind: “Yes, it’s different; when Xie Guixue becomes a Demon God, his emotions remain unchanged.”

“He has two emotional silks; upon becoming a god, even if the divine power suppresses emotions, it only suppresses one emotional silk, while the other remains unaffected.”

“Tsk tsk, the ancient Demon God before the ages was truly incredible, specially using this method to allow Pure Blood Dark Beasts to become Demon Gods, as if to counteract the heartless nature of becoming a god’s great love.”

“It’s like exploiting a loophole.”

“Impressive!”

The system thought more and more in admiration.

“But not everyone can grow two emotional silks.”