Chapter 722: Chapter 454: The three rankings bring subtle changes to the situation… “I repeatedly emphasize that dealing with the Demon Clan is the purpose of our trip, the top priority!” “A small number of people… just like to focus on things in the Secret Realm, what gain does it bring?” “Then let me ask you, isn’t it easier to rise on the [Heroic People List]? Moreover, the benefits are obvious. That… Yang Fuqing, you tell us.” It’s been a month since the Douyang Cultivator bravely stormed the 19th layer of the Ten Thousand Realms Trial Tower, winning 58th place on the [Trial List]. This month, many things have happened… Among them, the most important for the Douyang Cultivator is… today, his name can no longer be seen in the top hundred of the [Trial List]. The major dynasties seem to have all discovered the entrance to an Ancient Secret Realm within their borders and have entered to challenge it. As more people challenge, the requirements for achieving a ranking have become increasingly high. The 80th to 100th places are all in the 20th layer. There are even more experts above. Even someone as strong as Wu Yi can no longer be considered an expert… The other 10 Golden Core Elders supporting the Danai Dynasty are even less competent, none have entered the 20th layer, with Elder Chen being the weakest. Because Yang Fuqing broke through earlier, she remains at the 90th place… This also proves that the cultivation resources of the Yang Family are in no way inferior to those cultivators practising on the Spirit Miao Continent. The key is an abundance of Spirit Stones. Of course, these three Spiritual Artifacts are the foundation of the Yang Family, with their combined Artifact Spirits being much more powerful than Yang Fuqing herself… At this time, Yang Fuqing, who was named by the Douyang Cultivator, coughed a couple of times. “What Senior Douyang said is indeed reasonable… the blessing from the [Heroic People List] is real, as I can absorb streams of Heaven and Earth Dao Essence from the earth every day… My cultivation is advancing rapidly every day.” “Hiss~ Heaven and Earth Dao Essence!” Everyone gasped in surprise. This is a great thing! It is said: a wisp of True Path turns into Dan Qi, the Thunder Cloud tempers and the Golden Core emerges. This wisp of Heaven and Earth Dao is the key to advancing from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Golden Core Stage. Only by comprehending the true Heaven and Earth Dao Essence and finding one’s own path can one achieve the Golden Core Stage. This process is extremely difficult; cultivators without enough talent can’t comprehend it in decades and cannot coalesce this wisp of Dao, remaining trapped at the Foundation Establishment Stage… The cultivators supporting the Danai Dynasty are at least at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and this Dao Essence is key to their future breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage! And if being on the [Heroic People List] allows absorbing Dao Essence from the earth, wouldn’t that mean reserving the Golden Core Stage in advance? Golden Core Stage cultivators usually need to master more Heaven and Earth Dao Essence to mobilize the force of heaven and earth, allowing every magic to connect with heaven and earth, displaying the power of heaven and earth. The Flood Dragon Demon at the eighth layer of Golden Core Stage, once he acts, brings torrential rain, changing the weather, because he mastered a great deal of Heaven and Earth Dao Essence, exerting heaven and earth’s power effortlessly. Not to mention Feng Yi, wherever he appears, there is a sky full of Gang Wind. And in this aspect, neither Yang Fu with his profound background nor Yang Fujian with his unconventional path could reach. Yang Fuqing’s strength was generally average, a mere cultivator at the Golden Core Second Layer, but recently she has gained an unprecedented cultivation speed boost! This matter must start from the demon race chaos a month ago. Yang Fuqing used her years of cultivating spies within the Demon Clan to persuade the eight factions of Great Demons at that time, convincing them to join the Human Clan or Da Xiong’s side. Even if they couldn’t become partners, they could live equally, dividing and governing territories. These were the defeated troops of the past armies of Wind Demons, who had long witnessed the united efforts of Danai Dynasty cultivators and Flame Dynasty cultivators, especially Yang Shi’s earth-shattering sword, which directly killed the Flood Dragon Demon at the eighth layer of the Golden Core Stage! All were scared out of their wits! During the decisive battle, these demons only thought of running away, utterly without fighting spirit! If the Demon Clan had held their ground back then, and the Night Demon Leader had activated the magical [Undying Demon Heart], the three armies of Wind Demons might not have lost, but unfortunately… the Demon Clan was indeed as Feng Yi had said… a ragtag army. The Demon Clan’s flight was the key to the failure of the three armies of Wind Demons in that battle! It shows that these Demon Clan had no major stand… Originally, Yang Fujian planned to eliminate these eight tribes of Demon Clan one by one, but unexpectedly, the Nascent Soul Stage Great Mage Kong Ying from the Night Demon Palace reopened the rift to the Demon Realm on that side, and more demons descended… ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net So it turned from eradication to persuasion. Yang Fuqing not only persuaded four of the Great Demons but also successfully convinced part of the newly descended Demon Clan, withdrawing with the teams led by these four Great Demons from the Devil Wind Forest, bidding farewell to the former Demon Alliance, and becoming friends of the Human Clan. On that day, naturally, there was great chaos among the Demon Clan. The newly arrived king of the Demon Clan… a pure-blooded great cat at Golden Core Perfection, a potent figure capable of battling Murong Ziyuan evenly, did not allow such things to happen and began to suppress and intercept these traitorous demons. A melee and chaos ensued. The demons suffered heavy casualties, and in this wave, 30,000 demons escaped… Out of the four Great Demons, one was killed, and six Golden Core Stage Demon Clans didn’t want to participate in this war and escaped along with the others. Yang Fuqing found a suitable environment within the Danai Dynasty for them to settle. She also sent many friendly Demon Clans living in Bright City to help them adapt, teaching them farming and breeding, and distributed a large amount of Spirit Food to help them through the initial difficult period. This wave not only struck a blow at the morale of the Demon Alliance but also caused a large number of Demon Clans to split away. In the midst of the infighting, a large number of Demon Clan were killed…