Ten Thousand Mountains.
Nameless barren mountain to the southeast.
The moment Xiao Hong successfully transcended the tribulation, the mountain split down the middle, revealing a palace shaped like a giant turtle.
The mountain crumbled apart, startling countless Ferocious Beasts.
The Black Bear Demon occupying this place rode a demon cloud dozens of yards wide and watched the palace from afar.
"Could an ancient ruin have appeared?"
The Black Bear Demon took out his phone, snapped several photos of the palace, and sent them to a nearby chat group called "Lords of the Mountains."
Most of the Demon Race in this chat group had territories in the southeastern region of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Any farther away, and there would be no signal.
"An ancient ruin has been discovered. Which fellow cultivator wishes to explore it together?"
Not long after the message was sent, replies immediately began chiming in.
"Brother Bear, invite me! Share your location, please!"
"How could such a perilous place be explored by a mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator?"
"The palace does not resemble a human style. It should have been left behind by a senior of the Demon Race, and the danger at a place of inheritance should not be too great!"
"..."
"We purified our bloodlines with elixirs. What an ancient ruin contains may not necessarily suit us, so there is no reason to risk our lives for nothing."
The instant those words appeared, the chat group fell silent.
The demons considered it carefully. It was indeed true: bloodlines catalyzed and traced back to their origins by elixirs had both advantages and disadvantages compared to ancient demons painstakingly cultivating their way back to their ancestors.
Bloodlines obtained through elixirs were unstable and could backlash at any moment, turning one into a Ferocious Beast. Yet they were