Cultivation: Being Immortal-Chapter 426:

Untamed lands

Small Shadiao was indulging in self-enjoyment, playing around with his wives and concubines. Despite his two thousand years of personality, he had not matured, remaining true to his lazy and deceitful nature.

In the beginning, without Lin Jiang pushing him, he couldn’t even break through the fifth level. Now that Lin Jiang isn’t pushing him anymore, Small Shadiao has lost his motivation to improve and just thinks about having fun all day.

Meanwhile, Lin Jiang is teaching Lin Wanli and Lin Fanghua in a room, giving them lessons on spiritual magic.

Theoretically, the demon clan can also practice Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation, just by exchanging spiritual power for demonic power. However, most demon clan members above the fourth level don’t choose to learn these.

Firstly, Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation cover a wide range of knowledge and require high intelligence and understanding. Similar to the human clan, there are many who don’t study these, and those who master them are considered elites within the human clan.

Secondly, studying these subjects can be very dull, regardless of the area of knowledge. Most demon clan members find it difficult to concentrate on learning, so their level in Pill, Talisman, Item, and Formation is very low.

They mostly rely on their cultivation and physical abilities. People like Yang Luo, who excel in various skills, are rare. Focusing on strengths and weaknesses is the right path.

Like Lin Jiang, he puts a lot of effort into spiritual magic but only has a basic understanding of other aspects.

"Uncle, I have finished my drawing."

Lin Wanli stood up first and handed a second-level spiritual talisman to Lin Jiang to see.

Lin Jiang gently infused a bit of spiritual power, turning the talisman into a fierce fire dragon, which he then extinguished by pinching it.

"Well done, you are improving quickly."

"Thank you, uncle."

"You’re welcome. You have finished today’s lessons, you can go and play now."

"Uncle, I can’t play yet, I still have to go to class."

"Oh, what class are you going to?"

"Grandfather arranged for me a teacher to talk to me about humans, he wants me to understand what humans are thinking in their minds."

"Go ahead then."

Without saying much, Lin Jiang gave a nod to Lin Wanli, who quickly left.

Lin Jiang looked at Lin Wanli’s back and thought to himself that if they weren’t in the Wilderness, no one would think Lin Wanli was a powerful being, but rather just a hardworking human teenager.

"Fanghua, how about you?"

"Uncle, I failed again."

Lin Fanghua held up the broken spiritual talisman in her hand and said. I used ten spiritual talismans today, but none of them succeeded.

"It’s okay, your talent lies elsewhere. You can go play."

"Thank you, uncle."

Lin Fanghua smiled instantly and happily walked away.

Lin Jiang wasn’t strict with their teachings, he felt more like he tailored his teachings to each individual. Compared to the talented disciples of the Wangxian Sect, there was a huge difference. Lin Jiang thought that the talented disciples of the Wangxian Sect were the ones who were really strict.

"Brother, have you finished your classes today?"

Small Shadiao saw the two people leaving and sneaked in to talk to Lin Jiang.

"Hmm, classes are over."

"How are they doing? Have they made any progress recently?"

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"They’re doing okay. Don’t be too strict on them. Sometimes we need to relax."

"It’s not up to me. Their grandfather has the final say. He is determined to raise them to be Demon Emperors. What can I do?"

Small Shadiao explained that he was like a son-in-law here, with the ultimate authority in his harem, while the education of the children was under his father-in-law’s control.

"Peng Bird Demon Emperor is pushing too hard."

Lin Jiang remarked that the experiences of the two little Peng Birds reminded him of the children in some cities on Blue Star, where schools and training centers were bustling, pushing children to excel.

"We can’t blame my father-in-law. Bro, you don’t understand. The other Demon Emperors are doing the same."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes, bro, I need to tell you something, keep it a secret."

"Go ahead."

"I heard that the Demon Emperor is getting old and may not have much time left. They haven’t been able to progress further, so they are pinning their hopes on the next generation. There’s a rumor going around that the golden age of the demon clan is approaching, and a new Demon Emperor will rise."

"Is it true? It’s been so many years since the last Demon Emperor. Can we trust this news?"

"It seems trustworthy, bro. How do you rate Wanli and Fanghua? They might not be as outstanding as Yang Luo, but being personal disciples in a major sect is quite impressive."

"That’s true."

Lin Jiang nodded. Lin Wanli and Lin Fanghua are both over four hundred years old and have reached the fourth stage, equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage for humans. In the human realm, this level of talent is considered excellent, almost like being a direct disciple in a major sect."

The issue is that they are both from the demon clan. Demons typically advance much slower than humans, so reaching this level is truly remarkable.

"Right, I also think they are very excellent. After all, in the past few hundred years, there have been some like them in Demon God Temple, and even stronger ones. Some hybrid species of divine beasts have appeared, which were originally mixed-blooded. Surprisingly, several families have shown atavism."

Small Shadiao said. Atavism in the demon clan is a good thing, a great thing. It means that the bloodline is purer, and there is higher potential for future development.

"Is this kind of thing common?"

"Yes, it is. It has happened in history before. They say, when the demon clan is about to rise, this kind of thing will happen. Powerful demon clans will emerge in numbers, and then these elites will compete and eliminate each other. The victors will have the opportunity to become Demon Emperors, who bear more responsibilities for the demon clan."

"What responsibilities?"

"I don’t know that. This is all what my wife told me. However, she probably doesn’t know much either. Those old guys at Demon God Temple, although not very smart, are very secretive about these matters. They don’t let non-Demon God Temple people know about it at all. I am not a member of Demon God Temple now."

"Do you still have a chance to enter Demon God Temple?"

"No, after being captured by Yang Luo for a hundred years, I have lost the trust of the high-ranking demon clan. I can stay in Wilderness because of the relationships I built up before, otherwise I would have been expelled long ago."

"It’s a pity."

"There’s nothing to regret. My family line, Aurora Falcon, isn’t very strong. I am already the strongest in our history. From now on, all future Aurora Falcons will look up to me as their ancestor."

Small Shadiao, it doesn’t matter. The demon race values bloodlines, and he is now the strongest in history for his kind. He has surpassed the bloodline restrictions of Aurora Falcon. He’s a shining figure for his ancestors. If the demon race had a family tree, a special page would be needed for him.

"Small Shadiao, pay attention to the big picture of the demon race. In the grand scheme of things, we are all insignificant. We must not be used as cannon fodder. Do you understand?"

"Brother, could this matter involve us?"

"Of course, your sons and daughters are involved. What do you think?"

"Oh, that’s true. Brother, do you think it’s very dangerous? If it’s too dangerous, let’s protect Lin Wanli and the others, let them live safely as if they are useless."

"Didn’t you say your son has the potential to become the Demon Emperor?"

"What Demon Emperor is more important than your life?"

"Don’t avoid it, face it positively. I’ll take care of everything."

Lin Jiang patted his friend on the shoulder. Lin Jiang was working hard to improve himself, while Small Shadiao gave up on advancing. But Lin Jiang didn’t give up. He felt he was too mischievous and needed to become stronger to protect himself better.

In the following days, Lin Jiang chatted with Lin Wanli and Lin Fanghua, and managed to get a lot of information from them. What Small Shadiao said was true – the demon clan indeed had many geniuses. They not only had extraordinary abilities but also high intelligence. This might be related to the Wisdom Arousing Pills that Small Shadiao traded with the demon clan.

Many Demon Emperors of the Demon God Temple had started an education program for the demon geniuses, not only passing down the demon clan’s legacy but also teaching them human knowledge. The source of this knowledge mainly came from humans captured by the demon clan in the Wilderness.

According to the demon clan, a Demon Emperor needed not only strength but also vast knowledge to be respected as a wise leader among the demon clan, rather than just being a brute.

Although the demon clan could not match the human clan in terms of knowledge, they were actively learning from humans to increase their understanding of them.

"The demon clan is focusing inward, how will the humans react?"

After learning about these events, Lin Jiang also sighed. The demon clan’s strength lay in their robust bodies, but their intelligence couldn’t match up to humans’.

Now that the demon clan was improving their mental abilities, Lin Jiang sensed trouble ahead. If they continued on this path and produced Demon Emperors, it would be a disaster. Could the humans still win against them?

Despite Lin Jiang’s good relationship with Small Shadiao, he was definitely on the human side. He didn’t want to return to ancient times when humans were enslaved by the demon clan.

"Roll, roll, the demon clan is in turmoil, will the human clan be unaffected? Turmoil starts from the Wangxian Sect."

Lin Jiang quickly made up his mind, seeing the demon clan in turmoil, he knew the human clan should not relax either. Though he had no control over other sects, starting from now, Wangxian Sect had to be more active in their ways.