PS: This chapter is an extra update for the reward from leaderboard supporter Poyi Te. 3/10
Su Xin wasn't easy to fool, so Yan Ziqing stopped beating around the bush and laid everything out.
Yan Ziqing asked Su Xin, "Lord Su, have you ever heard of the Great Heavenly Demon Venerable?"
Su Xin shook his head. He really had never heard that name.
Yan Ziqing said, "You may not know of the Great Heavenly Demon Venerable, Lord Su, but you should know the origins of our demonic lineage.
"People say that the demonic path has existed since ancient times. It's true that during that era, martial arts made no distinction between orthodox and demonic. But after the world was pacified, practitioners of demonic arts became arrogant and unruly, often doing things that crossed the line. That was why the orthodox sects of the Martial Arts World came to shun them, and the distinction between good and evil arose.
"Is that the version you've heard, Lord Su?"
Su Xin nodded. This was more or less the accepted version of the demonic path's origins among martial artists.
Yan Ziqing gave a cold laugh. "That version isn't exactly wrong, but those orthodox practitioners have hidden a great deal and pinned all the blame on us demonic martial artists.
"Some practitioners of demonic arts are indeed influenced by their techniques, becoming dark-hearted, ruthless, arrogant, and unruly.
"But there are plenty of ambitious people among the orthodox sects, too. The destruction they cause is no less than that of us demonic martial artists, yet they never mention it.
"The real origin of the division between orthodox and demonic paths in the Martial Arts World wasn't after the First Dynasty. It happened during the reign of the Human Emperor.
"In those days, our demonic path produced