59: Sacrifice and escape

Even with the Demon King's arrival, Qin Yue had no intention of leaving.

He had been searching for a Sha Hole for so long that he was completely fed up and didn't want to search anymore.

He was only one Blood Qi transformation away from completing his Condensing Evil, so he chose to trust Shadow Step and yinqi pill, Cultivating right under the Demon King's nose.

With the Demon King's arrival, Qin Yue's Cultivation speed noticeably slowed down; he no longer dared to devour Evil Qi for Cultivation as recklessly as before.

He could only act like a thief, trying his best not to arouse the demons' suspicion, stealing Evil Qi bit by bit for Cultivation.

On the second day after the Demon King's arrival, people began to clear the crevice.

Ever since the Demon King arrived, Qin Yue had kept his Super-Sense active, and if he was not mistaken, the Demon King's subordinates were indeed "Human."

Previously, when Qin Yue had sensed the Demon King's aura from afar in other places, he would retreat, never seeing what the Demon King's stronghold looked like.

This time, he saw it and was shocked.

Qin Yue had always thought that the Human Race struggled for survival in the Demon Realm, constantly exploited by demons, and thus must live miserably!

He didn't expect that the Human Race who came to clear the crevice were all full of vigor, happily helping the demons work without being urged.

Under Qin Yue's perception, all these Human Race members possessed martial arts skills; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to move such large stones.

Some people even held higher positions than the demons serving the Demon King!

Qin Yue personally heard a Human Race member scolding a lazy minor demon.

This was truly an inversion of the natural order!!!

This scene completely surpassed Qin Yue's understanding, shattering his long-held perception of the Demon Realm.

As the crevice clearing work progressed, these Human Race members and minor demons had reached the rock wall Qin Yue had shattered.

Fortunately, perhaps because the passage Qin Yue chose was too narrow, these Human Race members and minor demons not only failed to clear this passage but instead completely blocked the entrance with rubble from other areas.

Qin Yue continued to Cultivate and investigate in this manner; since his Cultivation was also on autopilot, the actions of these demons and humans seemed like a TV series to Qin Yue, helping him pass the time.

After observing for a long time, Qin Yue finally understood why these humans were so willing to serve the demons.

It was because they worshipped the Demon King as a god.

Every day, they would pray to the Demon King, all organized spontaneously by themselves.

Qin Yue even clearly saw that each of them carried a statue of the Demon King, and whenever they were not busy, they would pray to the demon for a while.

Qin Yue remained an observer until the day the demon palace was completed.

The entire temporary camp held a large-scale sacrificial event.

This was also the only time the Demon King appeared before these Human Race members since his arrival.

The atmosphere of the entire event was extremely fervent; even from such a distance, Qin Yue could feel the passionate mood of their activities.

It continued until the climax of the event, which was the sacrifice to the Demon King, a process that left Qin Yue dumbfounded.

A large group of people wanted to offer themselves as sacrifices to the Demon King; they fought among themselves, and finally, more than thirty people were chosen, standing below the sacrificial altar, loudly praying to the demon, begging to sacrifice themselves.

The Demon King nodded, and the humans nearby stepped down, selecting about a third of those who wished to be sacrificed and leading them onto the sacrificial altar.

Those chosen were ecstatic, while those not chosen cried and kowtowed.

The sacrificed Human Race members stripped themselves naked, one by one, entered clear water to wash themselves clean, then stood in rows on the sacrificial altar, heads held high, like roasted ducks hanging in an oven.

Once all these offerings were prepared, the Demon King directly transformed into his true form, leaped onto the altar, opened his large mouth towards the Human Race members on the sacrificial altar, and began to gnaw and devour them one by one.

This scene was so bloody that Qin Yue experienced physical discomfort.

However, the people below the altar seemed to see a different scene than Qin Yue; they all knelt, shouting loudly, thanking the Spirit God for the bestowal.

Some even kowtowed so hard that their heads bled profusely.

Seeing such a scene, Qin Yue truly appreciated the greatness of the Three Sages.

His Master had previously said that before the appearance of the Three Sages, the Human Race was kept by demons, constantly harvested for their flesh, faith, and Soul.

At that time, Qin Yue didn't have much of a concrete feeling, only thinking that the Human Race lived in dire straits.

But this time in the Demon Realm, at first, Qin Yue even felt that the Human Race here lived very happily.

No one felt oppressed; everyone worked autonomously.

It wasn't until this sacrifice that the happiness of these Human Race members sent a chill down Qin Yue's spine.

This was the first time he felt that happiness was not as good as the feeling of oppression.

At least where there is oppression, there is resistance.

But these people clearly felt very happy and content; how could they resist?

No wonder the first rule in the Condensing Evil precautions was not to trust the Human Race in the Demon Realm.

If Qin Yue had entered a village or city in the Demon Realm at that time, he couldn't imagine what his fate would have been.

Qin Yue had previously thought about whether he could take some of the Demon King's Human Race subordinates with him when he left, or perhaps gain some intelligence about the demons from them.

Now he knew how fanciful he had been; these people, let alone being interrogated, would remain unswerving in their faith in the Demon King even if they were killed.

From today onwards, Qin Yue no longer harbored other thoughts; he simply Cultivated silently, hoping to complete his Condensing Evil soon.

His Blood Replenishing Pill were long gone, and yinqi pill were only used when the Demon King entered the underground; if it weren't for the satiety Medicinal Pill he had prepared in advance, he would have already reached the end of his rope.

But Qin Yue persisted; he knew that once he left, he would never have such a good opportunity to Condensing Evil again.

After an unknown period, a new day began, and Qin Yue's Blood Qi had finally completed its Condensing Evil transformation.

Qin Yue was not excited; the long period of silence had made his mind very calm.

He could leave, but he needed an opportunity!

Eleven days later, the opportunity finally arrived.

The aura of another Demon King descended upon this valley, and after the Demon King in the valley left, both Demon Kings departed from this Sha Hole.

Qin Yue began to stretch his body, preparing to stealthily leave.

Taking the yinqi pill, Super-Sense fully active, using Blood Qi to grind away the large stone blocking the passage, Shadow Step, Blood Qi Circulation Method; Qin Yue used all the Cultivation Technique he could, moving both quickly and silently, like a black streak, rushing towards the crevice.

But just as he rushed out of the crevice, a sharp bird's cry awakened all the Human Race and monsters in the valley.

Qin Yue knew he had been exposed!

Even with his extreme caution, he was still sensed by some strange ability of the demons, even if he didn't know what that ability was.

But nothing mattered now!

Escaping was the most important thing!

With a "whoosh," Qin Yue's speed increased further, rushing towards the exit of the valley.