At that moment, Ye Xingchen suddenly heard an aged voice ring out:
"Your Excellency, you are a gifted scholar of the Human Race, and you were born blessed with great fortune. Might this old man have the cheek to ask you to expound the Dao for the Demon Race disciples who have just taken human form?"
The moment the aged voice fell silent, the entire Demon Race fell quiet, shock written across everyone's faces.
Expounding the Dao for all the Demon Race disciples who had taken human form was not something just anyone could do. This was no longer a question of strength or cultivation; it concerned the future of the entire Demon Race.
This was equivalent to becoming a preceptor among the Human Race. If Ye Xingchen expounded the Dao for all the Demon Race disciples who had taken human form, he would become their preceptor, and from then on, all these disciples would bear his imprint.
People said the Human Race honored teachers and revered the Dao, but the Demon Race went even further!
This was an immense honor, but also an incomparably heavy responsibility.
It would also give Ye Xingchen enormous power. Even the entire Demon Race could fall into his hands.
This was not something just anyone could do. No wonder the entire Demon Race had instantly fallen silent.
Looking toward the voice, Ye Xingchen discovered a white-haired old man whose face was flushed crimson. He had presumably drunk quite a bit, yet his eyes shone with wisdom!
As the old man slowly approached, every member of the Demon Race bowed in greeting. Even Luo Qingshan beside him bowed slightly when the old man reached them, showing just how high his standing was among the Demon Race.
Ye Xingchen vaguely remembered that this white-haired old man should be the Demon Race's sole surviving sage. Looking at the old man, whose eyes glittered with the divine light of wisdom, Ye Xingchen likewise bowed.
"Elder, I truly would not dare display my meager abilities by expounding the Dao for the Demon Race disciples who have just taken human form. With you here, why would the Demon Race need a junior like me to expound the Dao?"
Hearing Ye Xingchen's words, the white-haired old man's eyes gleamed with wisdom. He smiled slightly, and his aged voice rang out again:
"Your Excellency, there is no need for modesty. I have served as the Demon Race's sage for many years. I know my talents cannot compare to the great sages of the Human Race, but I have the utmost confidence in my ability to judge people."
The Demon Race sage looked at Ye Xingchen, rays of divine light radiating from his eyes, his face filled with absolute confidence.
"I was born with Double Pupils, which can see through falsehood and reach the essence of things. It is precisely because of these eyes that my cultivation has not advanced an inch all these years, for I have used all my Immortal Spirit Qi to cultivate my Double Pupils!"
Only upon hearing the white-haired old man's words did Ye Xingchen examine his eyes closely. Only then did he discover that another pair of golden eyeballs lay hidden deep within the old man's eyes.
The divine light of wisdom emanated from precisely this pair of eyeballs.
At that moment, Luo Qingshan spoke:
"Husband, those with Double Pupils are born with comprehension and aptitude far surpassing even monstrous prodigies. Double Pupils themselves are also a symbol of strength. Throughout all these years, everyone with Double Pupils has swept across the world and held dominion over a region."
"Yet for the Demon Race's future, the sage used all his Immortal Spirit Qi to cultivate his Double Pupils, without raising his own cultivation in the slightest. As a result, his strength has remained at the Golden Core Realm. If not for his demon body and its longer lifespan, the sage might... long since have..."
Hearing Luo Qingshan's words, Ye Xingchen looked at the old man with deep admiration.
He should have been a peerless powerhouse who swept across the world and held dominion over a region, yet for the entire Demon Race, he had abandoned everything that lay within his grasp.
This was not something an ordinary person could do. It required tremendous perseverance and courage, as well as a selfless heart.
Hearing Luo Qingshan's words, the white-haired old man merely shook his head slightly and said with a chuckle:
"If not for the Demon Race and Her Majesty all these years, I might have passed away long ago. So many divine life-extending medicines have already been wasted on me. These old bones of mine no longer wish to burden the Demon Race."
"If you had not spent countless spirit stones searching for life-extending pills for me all these years, how could the Demon Race have reached the point where it can barely distribute cultivation spirit stones to its own people?!"
Hearing the white-haired old man's words, Luo Qingshan immediately said:
"Sage, you have sacrificed far too much for the Demon Race. During several crises, it was you who saw through the fog and brought the Demon Race new life. Without you, the Demon Race might have vanished into the long river of history countless years ago!"
At that moment, upon hearing Luo Qingshan's words, countless members of the Demon Race around them spoke up:
"Her Majesty is right. For the sage, we're not afraid of any hardship."
"That's right. Thanks to His Excellency, our Demon Race won't lack spirit stones in the future either. To find life-extending pills for the sage, I'm willing to stop taking spirit stones from the clan from now on!"
"That's right, I'm willing too..."
"Me too, I'm willing too..."
Just as everyone was shouting their willingness, an even louder, deeper voice rang out:
"My boss, His Excellency, is an alchemist! Have you all gone stupid? Just ask my boss if he can refine life-extending pills! What are you all shouting for?!"
The moment Xiong Wufa finished speaking, countless members of the Demon Race turned to look in his direction.
Cuihua, whose hand Xiong Wufa was shamelessly holding, suddenly heard this buffoon's words and saw countless clansmen looking toward the two of them. Her face immediately flushed crimson with bashfulness!
Yet everyone seemed not to notice. They gave Xiong Wufa a thumbs-up, then all turned to Ye Xingchen with expectant expressions.
Looking at everyone's expectant gazes, and at the nervous Luo Qingshan tightly gripping his hand, Ye Xingchen smiled slightly without speaking.
Seeing His Excellency smile without speaking, many members of the Demon Race had a flicker of disappointment in their eyes.
Unlike the other members of the Demon Race, Luo Qingshan saw the answer she wanted in her husband's expression. Just as she was about to speak, Xiong Wufa's simple, hearty voice rang out again:
"Who do you think my boss is? What's with those looks? I believe my boss can definitely refine life-extending pills."
"I believe it too!"
Xiong Wutian's voice rang out as well!
Hearing Xiong Wufa and Xiong Wutian's words, Ye Xingchen sighed inwardly:
These two really do believe in me blindly!
Yet before Ye Xingchen could speak, the Demon Race sage's aged voice rang out.
"Your Excellency, do you know why I hope you will expound the Dao for these Demon Race disciples who have just taken human form?"
"Because I saw the Demon Race's future in you. Though layers of fog obscure it, preventing me from seeing clearly, I believe these eyes of mine could never be mistaken."
"Moreover, I actually cannot see through your strength. Though you appear to be at the Innate Realm, someone at the Innate Realm could never possess the supreme, domineering presence that coils around you. That supreme presence surges straight into the nine heavens. Even Immortal Emperor powerhouses have never possessed it, yet I saw it in you."
Hearing the Demon Race sage's words, Ye Xingchen's heart stirred, and he thought:
As expected of innate Double Pupils, possessing the wondrous ability to see through falsehood and reach the essence of things. If I did not have the Great Dao Chaos Physique and the Black Tortoise Concealment Technique, these eyes really might have seen through me! I truly cannot underestimate anyone on the Divine Desolation Continent!
Looking at the divine light of wisdom radiating from the Demon Race sage's eyes, Ye Xingchen merely shook his head slightly and said with a smile:
"Elder, you may have seen incorrectly. My cultivation truly is at the Innate Realm. A domineering presence coiling around me and surging straight into the nine heavens? You exaggerate far too much!"
"As for expounding the Dao for the Demon Race disciples, since you have asked, Elder, I shall naturally agree. Tomorrow at noon, in Ten Thousand Demons Square, I shall expound the Dao for the Demon Race disciples who have taken human form. Anyone interested may attend."
When the newly transformed Demon Race disciples around them heard His Excellency agree, excitement filled their faces, and their gazes toward Ye Xingchen brimmed with boundless adoration!
At that moment, hearing Ye Xingchen's words, the Demon Race sage's eyes flashed with wisdom, and a deeply meaningful smile touched his lips.
"Hehe, I'm old. Perhaps I truly did see incorrectly. But since Your Excellency has agreed to expound the Dao for the Demon Race disciples, I can rest easy."
After speaking, the Demon Race sage gave Ye Xingchen a deep look, then turned to leave.
As he watched the Demon Race sage turn to leave, Ye Xingchen's voice rang out.
The entire Ten Thousand Demons Square instantly fell utterly silent.