Demonic Beast, Innate Treasure Technique?

[The result was still a fruitless return.]

[Your father said that even Foundation Establishment Realm experts could not achieve a Blood Palm that blotted out the sky and covered the earth. Perhaps it was a demonic beast's Innate Treasure Technique.]

[You learned that this world was not inhabited by humans alone. The Myriad Races stood side by side across the continent, the strongest among them being the human race and the Demon Race.]

[The Demon Race's cultivation realms were not much different from those of humans, ranging from Qi Cultivation to Spirit Transformation.]

[However, the Demon Race also differed from humans. For example, they did not need to acquire techniques through later training, because they were born with Innate Treasure Techniques. The Demon Race placed greater emphasis on the awakening and purification of their bloodlines...]

[The Demon Race also had longer lifespans, though their cultivation speed was slower...]

[You learned news regarding the Demon Race, as though a new door had been opened before you.]

[One month later, you cultivated diligently while setting aside time to hone your techniques.]

[In May, you successfully cultivated both Water Flowing Steps and Fire Snake Technique to Entry Level, but your cultivation remained utterly unmoved.]

[Yet you still did not lose heart. You did not believe that such a small obstacle before you could block your advance.]

[In September, your mother came to find you and specially brought you a bottle of Yellow Grade High Rank Qi Gathering Pills!]

[Your mother said that Yellow Grade High Rank Qi Gathering Pills required Yellow Grade High Rank Qi Gathering Grass as their primary ingredient. The clan did not produce much Yellow Grade High Rank Qi Gathering Grass each year, and she and your father had exchanged their contributions for it before she personally refined the pills.]

[Your mother continued: she did not want resources to become an obstacle to your cultivation speed, so she and your father would do everything in their power to help you!]

[You were deeply moved and accepted the pills your mother gave you.]

[You also comforted your mother. "I also do not want your child to become an obstacle to Father and Mother's cultivation, so Mother, please take care of your health as well..."]

[Your mother stroked your head with a smile on her face, but said nothing.]

[You did not know whether your mother had taken your words to heart, but the smile on her face conveyed relief.]

[You did not understand why your parents were willing to give so much for you. Perhaps... this was what parents were like...]

[One month later, you completely refined the pills.]

[You successfully broke through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer!]

[In December, the new year arrived. You specially went to the Pill Hall to have New Year's Eve dinner with your mother and Mu Xinger.]

[In February of the following year, the Clan Competition was about to begin, and you chose to register.]

[On the eve of the Clan Competition, you cultivated both Water Flowing Steps and Fire Snake Technique to Minor Accomplishment.]

[The Clan Competition began.]

[The one presiding over the Clan Competition was the Fourth Elder, Mu Shenghuan.]

[After the Fourth Elder delivered an inspiring speech, the Clan Competition officially began.]

[In the first round of the Clan Competition, you faced a disciple of the Branch Lineage. You easily defeated him without even using your full strength.]

[In the second round of the Clan Competition, you faced a disciple of the Main Branch.]

[Your Seventh Brother, Mu Xingluo.]

[You had previously met your Seventh Brother outside the Finance Hall, so you could be considered acquainted.]

[The two of you greeted each other and began the match.]

[At this time, your Seventh Brother was still at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, though he was not far from the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.]

[However, to you at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, he was still not worth mentioning.]

[You easily defeated him. Still, you symbolically exchanged blows with him for a while before seizing an opportunity to defeat your Seventh Brother.]

[Your Seventh Brother was stunned by your strength!]

[He was also completely convinced by you.]

[In the following several rounds, you won every match in a single move.]

[You successfully won the cheers of the crowd below the stage.]

[Even the Fourth Elder presiding over the Clan Competition viewed you in a new light.]

[You became the undisputed dark horse of this Clan Competition!]

[Soon, the finals arrived.]

[Your opponent in the finals was Mu Xinghuang! Your Fifth Sister!]

[You stood facing that lovely figure with crimson hair and red eyes.]

[Your Fifth Sister praised you as a genius seen only once in a century. You had only awakened your Spirit Root for a year, yet you had already reached the Clan Competition finals. If she had been your age, she might still have been playing in the mud.]

[You replied with a smile that Fifth Sister was too modest. You knew that she was only eight years older than you, yet she had already broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while your own cultivation carried some questionable weight.]

[You suspected that your cultivation might have come from reincarnation. After all, when you awoke from that nightmare a year ago, you had already possessed the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.]

[This had also become a problem that had long puzzled you.]

[You fought Fifth Sister in a drawn-out battle and were shocked to discover that her practical combat experience was extraordinarily rich.]

[If you had not relied on the advantage of being one minor realm above Fifth Sister, you might not have been her opponent at all.]

[You felt that Fifth Sister's fighting style was very special. Her every move flowed like drifting clouds and running water, leaving you so disoriented that you could not find north.]

[But you still relied on the Minor Accomplishment Water Flowing Steps to keep entangling with Fifth Sister, occasionally using Fire Snake Technique to counterattack.]

[However, as time passed, your advantage in cultivation realm gradually revealed itself.]

[In the end, this closely contested match finally came to a close.]

[You narrowly defeated Fifth Sister and claimed first place.]

[Your Fifth Sister stared at you, then smiled. "I never expected that Ninth Brother, you had already broken through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer... You truly are the clan's real dragon."]

[You sighed. "Fifth Sister is indeed Fifth Sister. This little brother only narrowly won by relying on a higher realm. If we were at the same realm, this little brother would be ashamed to admit inferiority."]

["Qi Refining Eighth Layer!" When the crowd below the stage learned of your true cultivation, they were all greatly shocked.]

[Even the Fourth Elder was so stunned that he could not speak. Then, he immediately had every disciple present swear a Heavenly Dao Oath not to spread today's events.]

[It was only because your talent was simply too astonishing. Breaking through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer in a single year was practically monstrous.]

[As long as you did not die young, you would surely reach the Golden Core Stage!]

[This was the Fourth Elder's evaluation of you in his heart.]

[After dismissing the crowd, the Fourth Elder immediately came to find you.]

[At this moment, the Fourth Elder looked at you as though he were looking at an unparalleled beauty, making your hair stand on end.]

[The Fourth Elder immediately grabbed you and rushed straight toward Muye Hall...]