The cultivator looked Xiao Hua up and down, then said coldly, "Fellow Daoist, what a peculiar question. If demonic artifacts do not come from Demon Subduing Valley, where else could they come from? Do you think demonic cultivators could forge demonic artifacts of such quality?"
"Demonic cultivators?" It was Xiao Hua's first time hearing this term, and he was slightly surprised. Still, he did not lose his composure. Smiling, he said, "Demonic cultivators have existed for ages. If a demonic cultivator with profound cultivation were to refine such a demonic artifact, that... would not be anything extraordinary, would it?"
Though Xiao Hua was smiling, that laughter was clearly concealing his ignorance.
"Pfft." The cultivator indeed laughed, clapping his hands as he said, "Fellow Daoist, your view is certainly interesting. This humble Daoist had never considered it before! But... if demonic cultivators truly wished to forge such a demonic artifact, they would first need the materials to refine it. Those materials exist only in the Demon Realm. Where in our Cultivation World could we find them?"
Xiao Hua's face reddened, and he forced himself to argue, "The Xiaoyu Continent is vast and boundless. How can Fellow Daoist conclude that there are no suitable materials?"
"There are certainly substitute materials. Otherwise, where would demonic cultivators get handy magic artifacts? But how could the true materials exist on our Xiaoyu Continent? Between heaven and earth on this Xiaoyu Continent, there is only spiritual energy, not the slightest trace of demonic energy. How could such materials possibly form?" Mockery had already crept into the cultivator's voice.
"This..." Xiao Hua finally understood the crux of forging demonic artifacts and the formation of their materials. He was left speechless for a moment, but then his eyes turned, and he smiled. "What Fellow Daoist does not know