tinent. Being but a medium-sized state themselves, they can only hope for the matter to concern one of those superpowers. Only then would they have a better chance of becoming one of the most renowned...Chapter 235 The Great Tang Dynasty Secret History Part 2
Although everyone knew that the Demon Sect had been preparing for more than a day, it felt like everything happened overnight. Suddenly, the once invincible Tianmen Sect became history.
If even the Tianmen Sect could be wiped out so easily, could other sects claim to be as resilient No one dared to say they were stronger; everyone feared that an attack from the Demon Sect would spell doom for them.
However, things were different with empires. Although the Demon Sect had the power to destroy them too, they rarely targeted nations and instead focused on competing against sects. Perhaps managing a nation was too complex for the Demon Sect—having to deal with its citizens' daily lives sounded like an overwhelming task.
Of course, these empires weren't entirely safe. If they offended the Demon Sect, it would strike back. The Demon Sect's actions were not wars but slaughters; however, generally speaking, they wouldn't massacre civilians and only target leaders.
In fact, as commoners, they didn’t fear the Demon Sect because as long as they stayed out of trouble, the Demon Sect wouldn’t harm them. To them, the Demon Sect was no different from righteous sects—both were realms of powerful individuals.
Moreover, they would even dislike the righteous sects more, since these sects often exhibited strong and oppressive behavior towards weaker individuals.
Demon Sect members rarely appeared in public, so such incidents didn’t occur. Ironically, it was those righteous sects that were more likely to abuse their power over civilians than the Demon Sect.
This truly exemplifies how unexpected and peculiar life can be!
In light of the Demon Sect’s powerful emergence, some people began secretly plotting alliances out of fear. This development was intriguing and had further implications.
Very few wondered why the Demon Sect destroyed Tianmen or what it wanted from them. Everyone thought this was normal, as it had always been a cycle: the Demon Sect destroying righteous sects, followed by righteous sects retaliating against the Demon Sect—a recurring pattern throughout history.
If something had happened repeatedly through history, who would research its reasons After all, everyone found it completely normal!
Moreover, as the number one sect for two thousand years, Tianmen had killed many members of the Demon Sect—more than several times their current population. Therefore, no one cared about the reasons or who was right or wrong.
Their sole concern was when this might happen to them!
No one knew about the underground Demon Palace within Tianmen until later...
"Tianmen's destruction—Black Snow truly is ruthless!"
In the Tang Dynasty palace, Ning Ziyuan held a report and felt contemplative. As he continued reading, his eyes widened in surprise as he said: "Strange, why was Xiangyao at Tianmen And helped open the Demon Palace. Could he have some demonic bloodline Is he really Zhu Yue's child"
Ning Ziyuan found it surprising to see Xiangyao at Tianmen and quickly came up with a theory: Perhaps when Xiangyao obtained Wu Shuang Sword, he had already seen inside the treasure map, explaining his presence there. He had known about the map.
This young man was truly unexpected; we took so long to decipher it, but in his hands...
He couldn’t believe if this happened by coincidence. The entire world had countless places, and Xiangyao just happened to go to Tianxin Mountain where he specifically chose Tianmen—impossible.
The reason that could satisfy him was impossible to find because the intelligence report confirmed it: Xiangyao admitted having known about the Demon Palace for over a year but didn't know its location, thinking it was just another treasure map.
No one doubted this because looking at the map alone revealed nothing. Only after discovering its secrets did he realize its connection to the Demon Sect.
Regarding Xiangyao's situation, Ning Ziyuan found it surprising but didn’t think much of it except for his potential demonic bloodline, wondering if Xiangyao was indeed Zhu Yue’s child—an unlikely thought.
The reason for this doubt was the same demonic bloodline in him that didn't come from the founding emperor. Ning Cai Chen wasn’t a part of the Demon Sect, but Nie Xiaoqian was, and she led one of its branches.
Back then when Yan Chihua helped them, it was because he served Nie Xiaoqian; there were other people with ties to the Demon Sect too, but this wouldn't be known by outsiders or civilians—otherwise, how would they govern!
These are secret stories about the royal family of Tang Dynasty. Only an emperor like Ning Zhiyuan can see them; others do not have the qualifications to look at them!
This is why the Empire of Tang has connections with the Evil Sect, and he handed over this treasure map to the Evil Sect for handling. One reason is that he knows Tianmen is involved; therefore, it wouldn't be appropriate for him to intervene directly, so he had to leave it in the hands of the Evil Sect.
Of course, there are conditions attached: He will only share this map if there's something in it for him.
The reason why he was assassinated by Black Snow back then is because Nie Xiaocai’s branch of the Evil Sect wasn't very harmonious with Black Snow’s Xianyin Valley. Added to that, Ning Zhiyuan didn’t listen much to what the Evil Sect said, so Black Snow wanted someone else as the emperor of Tang.
In short, this was just an internal battle within the Evil Sect, and it has never been harmonious. Even during the era when they were united, it wasn't very harmonious either, let alone now.
However, to be fair, the Empire of Tang isn’t part of the Evil Sect; therefore, they can ignore them as they are just descendants who don't belong to any branch of the Evil Sect.
The Empire of Tang making transactions with the Evil Sect is normal, for anything could happen if there's a profit involved.
At this time, other forces paid no attention to Xianyao’s activities. After all, his appearance wouldn’t be taken seriously, and they were concerned about the event and had already started taking actions to prevent any worries from coming true.
A month later, there seemed to be subtle changes in the continent's situation, but even bigger changes appeared to be brewing!
In Evil Palace, changes were also happening. Black Snow became the acting leader of the Evil Sect and managed its operations. Undoubtedly, Black Snow’s wisdom exceeded that of ordinary people; she quickly seized power and unified the temporarily discordant Evil Sect.
The Evil Sect team led by Black Snow was a temporary alliance among various branches, which naturally gave rise to disagreements over goals and authority once their objectives were met. However, with the appearance of Evil Palace, they had to face merging again to truly become the Evil Sect once more.
Merging would inevitably bring up numerous problems that are hard to solve within a short time. But Black Snow managed it; not only did she resolve these issues but also did so within just one month.
This was partly due to her tactics and partly because of her special ability: Heavenly Devil’s Sound!
Heavenly Devil's Sound is actually a tool for controlling people. It can temporarily give complete authority or influence someone's thoughts over time.
Black Snow didn’t seek power; she just wanted the Evil Sect to become stronger. As for who should be the leader, she already had her choice in mind.
Surely she wouldn't break rules, as no one would follow her if she did. That’s why she can only be an acting leader now and why the Evil Sect didn’t reunite when it branched out before—it wasn’t because they couldn’t do it but that there was nobody who qualified.
There is a rule in the Evil Sect: To become its leader, one must have Evil Sect bloodline as only those can cultivate Heavenly Devil’s Skill; this skill determines who leads the Evil Sect.
This is also quite normal since Heavenly Devil’s Skill is their supreme cultivation scripture. It's said that other skills and martial arts of the Evil Sect were developed from it, further emphasizing its importance—setting standards for becoming a leader in the Evil Sect is appropriate.
Thus, Black Snow had people with an Evil Sect bloodline start cultivating Heavenly Devil’s Skill; even if their lineage was minimal, they still needed to practice. It's said that practicing this skill purifies and strengthens one’s bloodline, so having a small amount of lineage wouldn’t be a problem either—just cultivate, and you can reach the highest realm.
Of course, this is an optimistic view, assuming there are no time limitations or obstacles to achieving higher realms. Under normal circumstances, even without hindrance, it would take several centuries to achieve such cultivation levels—by then, one’s lifespan would have run out.
This is why those with less bloodline actually suffer at a disadvantage; generally speaking, purer lineage makes breaking through easier and starts from a higher position.
Currently, the person in the Evil Sect with the purest bloodline isn't anyone else but Eastern Wutong—it's quite ironic!
However, Eastern Wutong has now joined the Evil Sect. She agreed with Xianyao’s viewpoint and believes that joining to cultivate Heavenly Devil’s Skill is her fastest way to enhance strength and become a top figure on the continent, having a chance to surpass Tianhe.
Moreover, she checked her family genealogy and discovered the truth in an obscure place. It turns out she truly was a descendant of the Evil Sect; her ancestors had been important members with high bloodline status and participated in building Evil Palace. By sheer coincidence, they found a blurry map and came to have a look. RSded toward the same destination; they would be on the same path for quite some time, so this bearded uncle asked if Xiao Yao wanted to travel together.Xiao Yao wasn't very familiar to him, but he felt...