Kindness Repaid with Enmity

It was indeed quite outrageous for the Demon Race to act that way, but from their perspective, they didn't see anything wrong with it.

After the Demon Race ascended to the heavens, the races left on the ground, if not all enemies of the Demon Race, were pretty much close to it.

In such a situation, if the Demon Race had the means, they would naturally intercept the starlight. Otherwise, would they continue to let it flow to the earth to aid their enemies?

This wasn't a matter of right or wrong, but rather a decision dictated by their stance. If any other race were in the Demon Race's position, they would undoubtedly do the same, so the Demon Race didn't believe they were in the wrong.

While that was true, the myriad races on the ground, as victims, would certainly not empathize with the Demon Race, the beneficiaries. Therefore, they would not understand the Demon Race and would only grow to hate them more.

But the Demon Race was far away in the heavens; no matter how much they were hated, there was nothing they could do, and they couldn't possibly ascend to fight them.

As a result, the Demon Race left on the ground fell into misfortune. Not only did the Wu Clan regard them as a thorn in their side, but even the myriad races wished to grind them to dust, truly making them enemies of the world.

Under these circumstances, it was only rare to still see the presence of the Demon Race on the ground, which was why Jiang Yuan couldn't help but be curious.

"Hmm, Ancestor Sui?"

After watching for a while longer, Jiang Yuan was even more surprised because he discovered that the one receiving these demons was Ancestor Sui. Judging by their expressions, they were clearly acquaintances, not strangers.

This made Jiang Yuan curious: how could Ancestor Sui be familiar with the Demon Race?

At this time, there was still a long way to go before the Demon Race's massacre of humans. Although the Human Race and the Demon Race were not yet irreconcilable enemies, they were almost like strangers, with no reason to interact.

Of course, curiosity aside, since Ancestor Sui hadn't called him, Jiang Yuan wouldn't be foolish enough to ask directly. Instead, he waited. After Ancestor Sui had finished attending to these demons, he would secretly go and inquire about the reason.

"You're asking about those demons from earlier? I met them ten thousand years ago. It was shortly after the Human Race had arrived at the East Sea Coast. They were being pursued by the Wu Clan and accidentally escaped here."

"As you know, although the Holy Mother had left the Demon Race, she was once the Demon Empress. Therefore, when these demons came under the Holy Mother's banner, requesting the Human Race to shelter them, I couldn't refuse."

Seeing Jiang Yuan come to inquire about the origin of those demons, Ancestor Sui told him the truth. These were demons who had received a favor from the Human Race. Ancestor Sui had met them then and become friends.

"They already escaped one disaster, so why did they come back? The ground is still too dangerous for the Demon Race."

Jiang Yuan asked instinctively, still with his preconceived notions, causing him to instinctively target all demons.

"Naturally, it's to repay a debt of gratitude. The Human Race saved their lives, so they naturally had to show their appreciation. Otherwise, if the karmic debt of saving their lives wasn't settled, their cultivation would be affected, and they would find it difficult to advance further."

Ancestor Sui noticed Jiang Yuan's hostility towards the Demon Race. Although he was puzzled as to where this hostility came from, he still explained.

"The Demon Race would be so kind?"

"I think there's something wrong with this. From what I understand of the Demon Race, they prefer to kill their benefactors rather than repay their kindness."

"In this way, with the benefactor gone, the karmic debt of saving their lives naturally wouldn't need to be repaid."

Under the influence of his preconceptions, Jiang Yuan continued his guilty analysis.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You haven't even met the Demon Race, so how much can you understand them? Also, although the Holy Mother has left the Demon Race, Emperor Xi is still here."

"Are these demons crazy? Daring to attack our Human Race, aren't they afraid of Emperor Xi's wrath, which would annihilate them all?"

Ancestor Sui chuckled, thinking that Jiang Yuan's baseless hostility towards the Demon Race had affected his normal judgment.

Was there a possibility of the Demon Race killing their benefactors? Of course, there was. But such a thing would absolutely not happen to the Human Race, because the Human Race had a background within the Demon Race, and a very powerful one at that.

The Demon Race had the Three Sovereigns, and the Human Race's background was Emperor Xi, one of the Three Sovereigns, whose status was second only to the Demon Emperor Di Jun, and was revered alongside the Eastern Sovereign.

To put it bluntly, the Human Race was like royalty to the Demon Race. How would the low-level demons dare to attack the Human Race? They didn't have the guts.

"What is their purpose for coming here?"

At this moment, Jiang Yuan also realized he had lost his composure somewhat, being too deeply influenced by his past life's memories and losing his usual composure. He then changed the subject.

"To select prodigies and send them to the Heaven Realm for cultivation."

Speaking of serious matters, Ancestor Sui's expression turned solemn.

"Mmm..."

Jiang Yuan fell silent. He instinctively wanted to stop them but found he couldn't.

Because going to the Heaven Realm for cultivation was something many of his kin dreamed of at this time for the Human Race. If he dared to stop them, the spittle of his kin could drown him.

The Heaven Realm, bathed in the Myriad Stars Radiance, where all the world's fortunes converged, was truly the foremost cultivation sacred land in the Primordial World.

The Demon Race, a veritable overlord of heaven and earth, possessed the most resources in the Primordial World and also mastered three hundred and sixty Ancestral Transformation Divine Methods, making them the greatest in the Primordial World.

Even though the myriad races cursed the Demon Race, those were the elders cursing. As the Demon Race grew stronger, they gradually solidified their position as the overlords of heaven and earth.

The new, younger generation, though they didn't say it aloud, deeply admired the Demon Race in their hearts.

If given the chance to join the Demon Race, they would do anything, even betray the race that gave birth to them, without hesitation.

This was the case even for the myriad races who had enmity with the Demon Race, let alone the Human Race, who not only had no enmity but were also related to the Demon Race?

If not for Ancestor Sui's decree that his kin were not allowed to leave the East Sea Coast privately, a large number of his kin would have already run off to seek refuge with the Demon Race.

It was under these circumstances that the Demon Race actively recruited the Human Race, selecting human prodigies to enter the Heaven Realm for cultivation. Who would dare to stop this, for fear of their kin rebelling?

"After our kin go to the Demon Race, will they still be willing to return? And if they return, can their loyalty still be guaranteed?"

After a long silence, Jiang Yuan asked the core question.

At this era, the Demon Race's allure was still too great; no one, except the Wu Clan, didn't yearn for it. Therefore, stopping them was meaningless; they couldn't be stopped.

Since they couldn't be stopped, they had to consider the impact of this matter. Would those who went be able to return? Would the hearts of those who returned have changed?

"Those who actively go there basically never return. On the other hand, those I send out have a considerable chance of returning to develop the Human Race after achieving success in their cultivation."

"As for whether their hearts will be with the Human Race or the Demon Race after they return, that can only be discerned slowly."

Ancestor Sui also fell silent. The question Jiang Yuan asked was precisely what he worried about. Compared to the Human Race, the Demon Race was tens of thousands of times more powerful. After living there for a long time, who would be willing to return to a life of hardship?

And if they didn't return, with the Human Race losing these prodigies, would their future still be bright?

"Are they really coming back to repay a debt of gratitude, or to seek revenge, by doing this?"

Jiang Yuan almost laughed in anger. His previous suspicions were indeed correct; even though the Demon Race's slaughter of humans had not yet occurred, they were still not good people.

The inherent wickedness in their bones could not be concealed.