311: Bloodline scam

Kunlun Mountain’s rear, Forbidden Ground.

A nine-story black pagoda stood silently, its body inscribed with countless profound runes, exuding a heavy aura that suppressed everything.

It was the demon suppressing pagoda.

Li Heng strolled over, followed closely by the artifact spirit, Boundless, who walked a step behind him.

Boundless's spiritual body was still somewhat ethereal and unstable at this moment. Clearly, the scene of the students 'scrambling for evil Qi' in the auditorium had caused him immense mental shock, and he had not fully recovered yet.

He had lived for countless years, and he had never seen such an outrageous Human Race.

“We’re here.”

Li Heng stopped in front of an open space and spoke indifferently.

He did not step into the demon suppressing pagoda, but merely flicked his finger.

A spiritual light entered the pagoda.

Buzz—

The pagoda body trembled slightly, and two disheveled figures were pulled by an invisible force, appearing out of thin air in front of Li Heng.

They were Xuan Xi, the Golden Core Devil Head whose Cultivation had been crippled and who was suppressed here, and the Great Demon Shuten Dōji.

As soon as the two appeared, they felt Li Heng’s unfathomable aura and immediately stiffened. Especially Xuan Xi, his eyes filled with resentment and fear, yet he didn’t even dare to raise his head.

Shuten Dōji, on the other hand, knelt directly on the ground, trembling.

“Greetings, Sir!”

He knew very well that a life-and-death mark had long been branded on his demon soul by the man in front of him. With a single thought, he could make their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

However, the next second, when their eyes inadvertently caught sight of Boundless behind Li Heng, the Ancient Great Demon’s pupils suddenly contracted to the size of a pinprick!

“This! This aura is…”

Shuten Dōji was struck by lightning, exclaiming in disbelief, his voice filled with incredulity.

The aura emanating from Boundless, though faint, was ancient and pure to the extreme, carrying a unique Dao rhythm belonging to a deity!

This was definitely a creature from the Primeval Era!

And, definitely not an ordinary creature!

“Shut up.”

Li Heng glanced at them coldly.

Shuten Dōji instantly fell silent, burying his head even deeper, his breathing becoming cautious.

Boundless looked at Shuten Dōji’s reaction with some surprise, then at Li Heng, and his reverence for this Dean deepened a few points.

To be able to make an Ancient Great Demon fear him to such an extent, this Dean’s methods were truly heaven-reaching.

“I ask, you answer.”

Li Heng’s tone was without any ripple, as if he was talking about the most ordinary thing.

“How much do you know about the organization ‘The Company’?”

His gaze first fell on Shuten Dōji.

Shuten Dōji trembled all over, not daring to conceal anything, and quickly said, “Reporting to Master, I only heard of the name ‘The Company’ in modern times. But in the Ancient Era, there was indeed a similar mysterious organization active in the dark.”

“Oh?” Li Heng motioned for him to continue.

“At that time, they weren’t called ‘The Company,’ nor did they have a fixed name, and their actions were extremely secretive.” Shuten Dōji tried hard to recall, “Their members were spread across the five continents and four seas, and they seemed… to be looking for something. At the same time, they would also actively approach some Human Race members and teach them Cultivation Techniques.”

“Teaching Cultivation Techniques to the Human Race?”

Before Li Heng could speak, Boundless, who was beside him, let out a surprised sound first.

He took a step forward, his ethereal figure staring at Shuten Dōji, and asked, “To your knowledge, what were the ultimate achievements of those Human Race members who were taught Cultivation Techniques?”

Shuten Dōji was stunned for a moment, not knowing why this mysterious old man would ask this question, but he still answered honestly, “Achievements? Haha, what achievements could there be?”

His tone carried a hint of disdain, which came from the Ancient Yao Race’s natural contempt for the Human Race.

“The Human Race’s Bloodline is weak, their meridians are blocked, and they are inherently not suited for Cultivating. Those who were taught Cultivation Techniques, at best, only reached the eighth or ninth stage of Qi Refining, not even touching the threshold of Foundation Establishment.”

“In our eyes, they were merely ‘blood food’ raised by that mysterious organization. The little spiritual power they Cultivated only made their flesh and blood more delicious.”

What Shuten Dōji said was the common consensus of the Ancient Yao Race.

The Human Race was a walking Spirit Pill and Magic Treasure, a supplement for the Yao Race to improve their Realm.

However, after he finished speaking, he found that the atmosphere in the field became incredibly strange.

Both Li Heng and the mysterious old man looked at him with extremely peculiar eyes.

“Impossible!”

Boundless’s spiritual body fluctuated violently; he flatly denied, “Absolutely impossible! The Human Race’s potential is far more than this!”

He said emotionally, “In the Primeval Era, deities tried to enlighten the Human Race, wishing to pass down the Dao! Although most Human Race members were unable to enter due to Aptitude limitations, there were many exceptionally talented ones among them!”

“I once personally witnessed a Human Race Senior, relying on incomplete methods passed down by deities, Cultivate to a Realm comparable to yours! If not for the Primeval Catastrophe, he might have gone even further!”

Boundless’s words were like a heavy hammer, striking hard at Shuten Dōji’s heart.

“What?!”

Shuten Dōji suddenly raised his head, his face filled with absurdity and shock.

“How is this possible?! The Human Race… can Cultivate to my Realm? Old fellow, don’t talk nonsense!”

How could a weak race whose limit was Qi Refining ninth stage give birth to beings comparable to Nascent Soul Great Demon?

This completely overturned his thousands of years of understanding!

“I’m talking nonsense?” Boundless was so angry that his spiritual body glowed. “I am the artifact spirit of the Desolate Pagoda, born in the Primeval Era, personally experienced divine wars, and witnessed the change of eras! How could I lie to a mere Ancient Great Demon like you!”

Artifact spirit of the Desolate Pagoda!

The Magic Treasure of a Primeval Deity!

Shuten Dōji’s mind instantly went blank, and endless fear engulfed him.

No wonder! No wonder this person had the aura of a deity!

He actually… spoke so presumptuously in front of the artifact spirit of a Primeval Deity!

“Thump!”

Shuten Dōji knelt again, prostrating himself, even his demon soul trembling.

“Senior, please forgive me! This Junior had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai! Senior, please forgive me!”

However, Li Heng ignored their panic.

His mind was racing, connecting Shuten Dōji’s and Boundless’s words.

A terrifying truth gradually surfaced.

In the Primeval Era, the Human Race had unlimited potential and could Cultivate to extremely high Realms.

In the Ancient Era, the Human Race’s Bloodline was weak, their limit was only Qi Refining ninth stage, and they became the Yao Race’s blood food.

Between these two, there was an entire era.

What exactly happened to the Human Race during this span of an era?

Why did a race with unlimited potential suddenly become so weak?

“It’s ‘The Company’…”

Li Heng spoke slowly, his voice as cold as the ten-thousand-year-old profound ice on the Peak of Kunlun.

Boundless and Shuten Dōji were both stunned, looking at him in confusion.

“It’s that organization that tampered with the Human Race.”

Li Heng’s eyes were terrifyingly deep.

He finally understood.

That so-called mysterious organization was not “teaching” the Human Race Cultivation Techniques at all.

They were screening! They were testing!

They first used some unknown means to cut off the Human Race’s Foundation to the Grand Dao, locking down the potential of the entire race.

Then, they threw out some crude Cultivation Techniques with an upper limit, completely turning the Human Race into livestock they could harvest at will!

This was a shocking deception that spanned tens of thousands of years, or even longer!

Its purpose was to ensure that the Human Race would never rise again!

Understanding all this, an unprecedented surge of anger rose from the bottom of Li Heng’s heart.

What did he establish Kunlun for?

It was to open up a Heavenly Immortal path for the Human Race of this era!

But now, someone was telling him that this path was originally the Human Race’s own, only it had been forcefully cut off tens of thousands of years ago!

“The Company…”

Li Heng softly recited the name, his eyes revealing murderous intent.

He turned his head and looked at Boundless, who was completely stunned, and asked word by word:

“Boundless, did your original master’s Primeval Deities… did they have enemies?”

“Or rather, do deities fight among themselves?”