Chapter 1254: No Demon Race in the Divine Realm?

"All I know is that my ancestors guarded the Boundary Stele for generations, blessed by it as well. Until one day, the stele's radiance faded and dimmed. That was when the calamity of our Stone Clan began," said Shi Potian.

Hearing Shi Potian's words, Ye Yuan sighed deeply.

The human race, driven by greed, had nearly wiped out the Stone Clan, and now the demon race threatened humanity with extinction.

Who was right and who was wrong? Ye Yuan was powerless to argue.

He could only say that this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak.

Though Ye Yuan was a leader of humanity, he could not represent all humans.

Perhaps other races had already been utterly annihilated in the long river of history.

But as a member of the human race, Ye Yuan had an unshirkable duty to resist the demons.

As for the Stone Clan, Ye Yuan could only do his best to protect them and ensure their survival.

Of course, if the opportunity arose.

"Chief Shi, I deeply apologize for humanity's actions. If I can quell the demon rebellion, I will surely carve out a territory in the Divine Realm for you all to inhabit," Ye Yuan said with a cupped-fist salute.

Though Ye Yuan was not particularly compassionate by nature, he felt that genocide was against the will of heaven.

Humanity's current calamity might not be unrelated to the Stone Clan's plight.

"Demon race? I recall there was no such race in the Divine Realm," Shi Potian suddenly said.

Ye Yuan was shocked beyond measure!

No such race?

He did not doubt Shi Potian's words. The latter had slept here for who knew how many tens of thousands of years, perhaps even longer than a million years!

That meant that in Shi Potian's era, there was no demon race in the Divine Realm!

Then... where did the current demon race come from?

Ye Yuan was bewildered!

"Are... are you sure? The Divine Realm is vast; could there be races you don't know about?" Ye Yuan felt he needed to confirm.

After all, the Divine Realm was enormous!

Besides the known regions, there were many unknown places.

Perhaps the demon race had emerged from there?

However, Shi Potian still shook his head and said, "The Divine Realm is not as vast as you imagine. Divine Path experts can travel much farther than you think! Yet I have never heard of any demon race."

Ye Yuan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He suddenly thought of something and asked, "Chief Shi, have you ever heard of a place called Xianlin Domain?"

Shi Potian shook his head again. "Never heard of it."

"Then do you know if there is a higher realm beyond the Guixu Divine Realm? Or, after breaking through the Guixu Divine Realm, does one ascend to a higher world?" Ye Yuan pressed on.

"As far as I know, the Guixu Divine Realm is not the end. The ancestors of our Stone Clan had power surpassing the Divine Realm. However... it seems they did not ascend to a higher world," said Shi Potian.

The more he asked, the more confused Ye Yuan became.

The old ancestor had once said that the Four Symbols Ancestors possessed unimaginable power, even surpassing the Guixu Divine Realm.

Ye Yuan still remembered that in the ancestral land of the White Tiger Clan, the White Tiger Saint Ancestor had dismissed the Divine Realm with disdain.

That meant that even breaking through the Guixu Divine Realm did not lead to ascension.

Then where did the demon race come from?

Ye Yuan felt a thousand threads of thought tangled like a mess in his mind, impossible to unravel.

"Enough, enough. Since it's unclear, let it be! Chief Shi, the earlier incident was a misunderstanding. I meant no offense. We have important matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave now," Ye Yuan said with a cupped-fist salute.

"Where is master going?" Shi Potian asked.

"We're going to the Forbidden Divine Territory to find the Kunwu Divine Tree," Ye Yuan replied honestly, without concealment.

Shi Yong was startled and said, "You really want to go to the Forbidden Territory of the Gods?"

Ye Yuan laughed and said, "What, you think I'm lying?"

Shi Yong had thought Ye Yuan was boasting, but he never expected it to be true!

"We'll go with you!" Shi Potian suddenly said.

"This... the Forbidden Territory of the Gods is extremely dangerous. Clan Chief Shi, you have so few of your people left; there's no need to accompany me on this risk." Ye Yuan was taken aback and said.

Shi Potian's attitude was very resolute: "The mission of the Stone Man Clan is to guard the Boundary Stele. Since you are the master of the Boundary Stele, we naturally must follow you. Even if we are ground to dust, we have no regrets."

Ye Yuan hadn't expected Shi Potian to be so determined, and for a moment he found it hard to decide.

On this journey, he himself wasn't very confident. If he dragged the Stone Man Clan into it and caused their extinction, Ye Yuan would find it hard to rest easy.

"How about this: you stay here for now. If I can come out of the Forbidden Territory of the Gods, I'll take you out then. What do you think?" Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said.

If he could break through to the Divine Realm, everything would naturally be resolved.

"Shi Potian's strength is passable; perhaps I can lend the master a hand. Master, whether you agree or not, Shi Potian must follow you!"

Ye Yuan was helpless. Shi Potian's strength was probably even above his own. If he insisted on following, Ye Yuan really had no way to stop him.

"Alright, don't resist. From now on, you'll stay inside my semi-divine artifact. When I need you, I'll naturally call you out." Ye Yuan sighed and said.

From the Stone Man Clan's territory, the Forbidden Territory of the Gods was not far away.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Ye Yuan's group finally stepped into the range of the Forbidden Territory of the Gods.

"Big brother, this Forbidden Territory of the Gods is like a ghostly realm, looking very desolate! I feel like my hair is standing on end." Bai Guang couldn't help but shiver.

Before them lay a stretch of desolation.

Looking around, terrifying auras came from all directions.

It wasn't just Bai Guang who felt this way; even Ye Yuan felt as if he was suffocating.

It seemed that every blade of grass and every tree here had an unusual quality.

This place and the outside world seemed like two different realms!

Suddenly, Ye Yuan sensed a warning sign!

"Watch out!"

Suddenly, two terrifying blood-red flashes streaked by, attacking them from behind.

Ye Yuan's perception was extremely sharp, but even he only caught it at the last moment.

The targets of those two blood-red flashes were precisely Bai Guang and Li'er.

The two blood flashes came too fast; Li'er and Bai Guang had no time to react.

The attacker was extremely powerful!

Sword Domain!

Black Tortoise Divine Body Art!

Ye Yuan stepped forward and shielded Bai Guang and Li'er.

"Boom! Boom!"

The two blood-red flashes struck Ye Yuan squarely.

"Pfft!"

Ye Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.

Even the Star Explosion Technique of the three demon gods hadn't broken through Ye Yuan's defense, yet these two inconspicuous blood flashes had injured him in one blow!

"Big brother!"

"Brother Yuan!"

Bai Guang and Li'er cried out in alarm at the sight.

"Hehe, what strong defense! It seems you've learned that old turtle's 'Black Tortoise Divine Body Art,' but... you're not quite there yet!"

A strange laugh rang out, and Zhuge Qingxuan's figure appeared before the three of them.