Peering into Secrets (Part One)

Li Yan immediately thought of Zhao Min. If some Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Holy Devil Palace had taken an interest in her, he would be in serious trouble.

If that ancient sect, powerful enough to stand against the Black Devil Race on its own, decided not to let Zhao Min leave, what could he possibly do?

It had taken the strength of the entire Desolate Moon Continent to repel just part of the Black Devil Race's invading force. Even then, the whole cultivation world had nearly been destroyed.

That alone showed how terrifyingly powerful the Holy Devil Palace was.

Beneath the Holy Devil Palace were numerous White Devil Race branches, along with sects and aristocratic clans of every size.

Many of those sects and clans had Nascent Soul Cultivators presiding over them, and all obeyed the Holy Devil Palace's commands.

Li Yan could only hope Zhao Min had ended up in one of those sects or clans. Then he might find an opening to take her away.

Still, Li Yan was not so arrogant as to think he could easily take Zhao Min away just because she was with a small sect or clan.

For now, he needed to confirm where she was, then work out a more detailed rescue plan step by step.

The texts also gave Li Yan a clearer understanding of how the Devil Race was divided.

Both the Black Devil Race and the White Devil Race governed their territories through armies. A few cultivators of other races served in those armies too, all from races with close ties to the Devil Race.

The two races also classified cultivation levels differently. The White Devil Race's army did not distinguish ranks with titles such as Devil Soldier, Devil Head, Devil General, and Devil Marshal.

Instead, it used