My Arts Evolve When Perfected

If a Super True Dominator wanted to crush a True Dominator, it would be as easy as lifting a finger. This is because a Super True Dominator has inevitably mastered methods of manipulating Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm. Their cultivation methods have already formed a system, no longer requiring the arduous exploration that other members of the Demon Race face.

It could be said that once one becomes a Super True Dominator, they become the nexus of a vast region, possessing the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct Cultivation Techniques. They can single-handedly influence the cultivation and evolutionary progress of the Demon Race across a massive area.

Indeed. This also means that the Demon Race in a city has likely been influenced by such a Super True Dominator, which is how they are able to have a Transformed Ancestor watching over them!

In other words, a Super True Dominator is the source of a region’s Demon Race Cultivation System. They are beings who bring enlightenment and open the path of cultivation for others. They might remain aloof from worldly affairs, but all other Ancestors must call them Ancestor.

And within a Demon Race city, there is never just one clan, like the Golden Eagle Race. A city is filled with them, with hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of demons living in one place!

This is an incredibly large number. One must understand that the true forms of the Demon Race are typically massive. Even if they use certain methods to shrink themselves, there are still many complications to consider. Yet, a Super True Dominator possesses such great power that they can attract millions of formidable demons to gather around them.

To be precise, however, it’s likely not that the Super True Dominator intentionally gathers the Demon Race, but rather that the demons choose to follow them in pursuit of the Great Dao.

It is precisely because of this that the Super True Dominators of the Middle Rank are so terrifying, and why the Golden Eagle Ancestor didn’t dare venture from the periphery inward.

With the Golden Eagle Race’s strength, they were considered prominent on the periphery. But upon entering the Middle Rank and going to any random Demon Race city, they wouldn’t be able to establish a foothold without the Super True Dominator’s consent. Their strength would even place them at the very bottom, not much better than the so-called common folk with no background.

This is the difference between being self-taught in the wilds and being from a major city. No matter how high the Golden Eagle Ancestor’s status was on the periphery, he wouldn’t even register in the eyes of the experts in a Demon Race city. Besides, the demons who gathered around a Super True Dominator had naturally learned more Secret Techniques; it was normal for them to consider themselves a cut above the rest.

For this very reason, Jiang Qiu was curious about the Demon Race cities, and even more so about the Super True Dominators. ‘A Demon Race city is usually built in a place where the Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm is abundant. A megacity capable of holding millions of demons must contain a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land. Does that mean a Super True Dominator might control a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land?’

“I am not sure, Master. But a Super True Dominator’s Realm must be incredibly profound; ordinary resources are probably useless to them,” the Nine-tailed Fox said as she gradually transformed into her human form. Her slender and beautiful figure materialized, her skin as white as Snow. “It’s just that the Golden Eagle Ancestor never went to a Demon Race city before, and many of the wandering demons I’ve met don’t dare to enter the Middle Rank again.”

Of course, the Nine-tailed Fox knew more about Demon Race cities than Jiang Qiu, but her knowledge was actually quite shallow, mostly based on hearsay.

In this world, aside from a few wandering demons, no one enjoys moving around constantly. Furthermore, she was previously one of the Eight Great Dominators under the Golden Eagle Ancestor and had a large territory. How could she possibly have run all over the place?

Therefore, what she knew wasn’t actually very much, nor was it very reliable. But at least she was better informed than Ah Xiong.

When Jiang Qiu first met Ah Xiong, he had asked if there were any Demon Race gathering places. She had said no, that she had never seen or heard of any. Such was the extent of a native’s knowledge.

Too many members of the Demon Race live and die without ever fully understanding this world, instead fantasizing about how vast and splendid it is based on scraps of hearsay.

While the Nine-tailed Fox didn’t even dare to boldly dream of the Second Celestial Realm, Ah Xiong was already chattering on about what lay beyond the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms. This was the information gap.

The ignorant are always full of fantasies.

But it didn’t matter. Jiang Qiu didn’t mind how backward or skewed Ah Xiong’s previous information had been. At least now, as they journeyed, she was rediscovering the world.

“Let’s go then. I can already feel the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm increasing. If we keep heading in this direction, we should find a Demon Race city,” Jiang Qiu said, patting the dust off his clothes and continuing forward. “It would be nice if there were some clothes to wear in the Demon Race city.”

The path was narrow now, no longer suitable for riding the Nine-tailed Fox. Ah Xiong had also transformed back into the form of a little girl, cautiously trailing behind them with wide, blinking eyes, looking timid.

The group of four were all in human form. The most intimidating in appearance was still the Nine-tailed Fox; after all, her nine tails swayed behind her, giving her a voluminous appearance. Her expression was also rather cold, and she was the tallest.

However, as Jiang Qiu’s Realm continuously rose, he was now almost as tall as her and was growing more majestic. The aura of his Dragon Race bloodline was incredibly rich, but he had deliberately concealed it so none of it leaked out.

As for One-tailed and Ah Xiong, one was slightly taller and looked cool and quiet, seemingly not one for conversation. The other was shorter, perhaps a bit timid, and also didn’t speak much.

They looked like a family of four.

However, their builds were all too small. It felt like a Great Demon could crush them with a single slap. They appeared exceptionally small and delicate, inevitably lacking a sense of security.

TAP, TAP, TAP. Gradually, the sound of footsteps could be heard, along with a bustling clamor. It seemed to be getting lively up ahead. The Nine-tailed Fox’s eyes lit up, and she wondered to herself what a Demon Race city was truly like.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

A dull, heavy pounding sound echoed from the distance. Jiang Qiu frowned. “Something feels off. What is that sound?”

The dull pounding wasn’t the sound of some random impact; it was a rhythmic striking, which made it exceptionally clear in the forest.

Moreover, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm here was truly high. It could be said to have surpassed even the core area of the Nine-tailed Fox’s former territory.

Indeed, even in the wilds of the Middle Rank, they had found an area where the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm surpassed that of a Great Dominator’s territory on the periphery. This was the true value of the Middle Rank.

‘But in a place like this, why would there be the sound of clanging?’

As Jiang Qiu puzzled over this, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from the depths. It was as if something had detected his arrival. WHOOSH—

A fierce gale erupted, and a surging killing intent roared out from within. Immediately after, the figure of a humanoid Wolf Demon materialized. He was clad in a set of crude armor, looking rough and tall, but in reality, he appeared far more dignified than Jiang Qiu and his three country bumpkins!

“What are you doing here?” The Wolf Demon was two meters tall and looked down on them, his aura, which was above the Spirit Control Realm, surging violently. His ferocious gaze seemed capable of instantly killing any demon below the Grand Dominator Level. “Don’t you know this is the mining area of Celestial Wolf City?”

“The mining area of Celestial Wolf City?” Jiang Qiu frowned. He scanned his senses briefly and confirmed there were indeed many laboring demons nearby, digging in a mine. And this Wolf Demon before him was actually at a level above the Spirit Control Realm. In terms of intimidating presence, he was no less powerful than the Half-Step Transformation Tiger King Great Dominator from before. “We want to go to Celestial Wolf City.”

Although it was strange that this Wolf Demon could achieve such a degree of Transformation without being in the Transformation Realm, he wasn’t concerned about it. He was more interested in the fact that the other party was actually wearing armor. ‘Does that mean there are all sorts of armor in Celestial Wolf City?’

‘Then, I can finally get a proper set of clothes and not have to deal with this rough, vine-woven outfit chafing my skin.’

‘Of course, I might be able to obtain even more things.’

‘It seems the cities of the Demon Race are highly developed. Even a guard at a mining area is above the Spirit Control Realm. One can only imagine what kind of monsters are entrenched in the Demon Race cities.’

‘Crucially, this Wolf Demon has mastered a Secret Technique. It seems an Array was also activated just now. This world… it’s not as simple as I imagined…’