Primordial Devil/Story

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== History ==
The original devil race was an enormous existence numbering in the tens of millions.
The place they lived in was called the Skyscraping World. In the cosmos, that was a minor world that one of the original devil race's supreme ancestors had created.
That minor world was the only place the original devil race could call home. When they entered the Martial Heaven Continent, they would immediately be sensed by the Heavenly Daos, which caused a special phenomenon to manifest around them. They would be hunted down by the Martial Heaven Continent's experts with their full power.
However, the Skyscraping World was not a complete world, and it did not possess a complete set of laws. When they wanted to advance through receiving the baptism of heavenly lightning, they had to go to the Martial Heaven Continent.
To conceal their auras from the Heavenly Daos, they had to gather devil cores. But they were too difficult to find.
After Yue Xiaoqian had gathered such a huge amount of devil cores with Long Chen in the Jiuli secret realm, the entire original devil race was excited for a long time. 
Those experts stuck at the peak of their realm could finally stop bitterly waiting for their turn to use the limited devil cores.
That had made the entire original devil race feel profound gratitude to Long Chen. That was why his picture had circulated throughout their race, and if any of their disciples roaming the outer world ran into him when he was in trouble, they were to fight to the death to help him.
Those devil cores were constructed into special Enchanted items that could conceal their aura. As long as they didn't release their full power, they wouldn't be recognized by others.
So they had begun stealthily entering the Martial Heaven Continent, gathering the resources they needed. This was the original devil race's first time in countless years having their disciples roam the Martial Heaven Continent in such numbers. It brought them immense benefits.
Previously, they had been in a secluded state. Everything was to be done by themselves, which harshly impacted their ability to grow.
Now, they were finally able to gather more resources from the Martial Heaven Continent, allowing them to rapidly develop.
As for why the original devil race was the world's enemy, in truth, Yue Xiaoqian also didn't know. All she knew was that her mother had told her that once she learned that secret, she would no longer be allowed to leave the Skyscraping World.
== Wangu Road ==
"Previously, we had to rely on devil cores to deceive the Heavenly Daos. We couldn't fight outside, because once we did, it would exhaust our core energy, and we wouldn't be able to replenish it without returning to our Skyscraping World. The more we used, the more dangerous it would be.
"That's also why I always ran when I encountered enemies. Against those Blazing Wolf race's experts, I really had no way to handle them. It was fortunate that you came, or I might have been exposed. But now I can use Heavenly Dao energy, and I can replenish it whenever I want. It feels delightful!" Yue Xiaoqian's excitement still hadn't lessened in the slightest.
"Then that's good. Is there anyone else from your race that entered the Immemorial Path with you?" asked Long Chen.
"Yes. This time, thirty-seven of us entered. They're all our race's elites," said Yue Xiaoqian.
"Can you find them?"
"We have a secret art to communicate." 
Yue Xiaoqian suddenly formed hand seals, and a mark appeared on her forehead. That was the Devil character. But that Devil character had a faint golden glow to it, and it appeared sacred and hallowed. When it lit up her face, she seemed like an immortal.
Six hours later, someone new arrived. It was a handsome man with shoulder-length hair. He flew in front of Yue Xiaoqian and bowed according to an extremely ancient etiquette. "Greetings sacred daughter, greetings senior Long Chen."
The second person quickly arrived after the first. Then the third and fourth. Long Chen was startled by this efficiency.
In just one day, the majority of them had already gathered. They had to have some kind of secret technique that allowed them to cross the wider abysses, or there was no way they could have gotten here so quickly.
Once everyone was gathered, there were only thirty-two of them. Sadness appeared in Yue Xiaoqian's eyes. Those other five people had clearly fallen.
=== Ancient Murals ===
Murals found in Blood-Colored Ancient Castle in Immemorial Path:
In that mural, the humans had just defeated the winged devils and were celebrating. They had gathered to kowtow in front of a group of people.
There were men and women in that group. They were standing in the air, sacred and holy, graceful and grand. The shocking thing was that there was a mark on their foreheads.
That mark was indistinct, but Long Chen could see that it was extremely similar to the one that appeared on Yue Xiaoqian when she released her core energy. Even the feeling he got from it was similar.
"Xiaoqian, are they your original devil race's members?" asked Long Chen.
"I seem to be able to sense a familiar aura from their bodies, especially from those race marks on their foreheads. Even if they aren't members of the original devil race, they should have a relationship with us. But look, in that era, the human race was so respectful to us, practically worshipping us. If they are really members of the original devil race, how could the original devil race have ended up being the public enemy of the entire world?" A lost expression appeared in Yue Xiaoqian's eyes.
"Even you can't be sure?"
Yue Xiaoqian shook her head. "My mother refuses to let me learn too many secrets. As for the Grand Elders, even they regard the secrets of our ancestors as something that can't be leaked no matter what. They also refuse to say anything. Previously, I told you that any disciple that learns too many secrets will no longer be permitted to leave the Skyscraping World. Although I don't know the reason behind it, I'm sure my mother is doing what's best for us."
Long Chen nodded. Looking at these people in the scene, countless questions revolved in his head. Supposing these people were from the original devil race, then just what had happened during this time?
From the murals, it seemed that the human race had received their help or pointers, which was the only way they had defeated the winged devils. These murals were eulogizing the original devil race's contributions.
If these people really were members of the original devil race, if his guess was truly correct, then this riddle was a bit too frightening, wasn't it?
From being worshipped like gods, they had become targets to be slaughtered and even the Heavenly Daos refused to accept them. What had happened?
Was it something related to the battle back then? Just what kind of history was hidden by that battle?
==References==
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