Chapter 80 The Secret of the Swamp 4
"Fifth Master, what bad things did our demon race do that made both humans and demons treat us like this?"
Xu Zhenfeng asked innocently.
The fifth elder glared at him.
"My demon race is a group of elves born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. We cultivate ourselves according to the way of heaven and never do anything that harms heaven or earth.
The human race is wary of us because we, the demon race, are competing with them for cultivation resources and the places where their races reproduce.
The demons want to exterminate us because we can control ghosts, but ghosts are an important source of hostility between heaven and earth."
"Oh, evil spirits can generate demonic energy. The demons rely on demonic energy to cultivate and improve themselves, and they can only exist in this world with demonic energy. Therefore, our demon race restrains ghosts, which is simply a thorn in the eyes of the demons."
"Yeah, that's it."
The fifth elder nodded.
"Then the human race should know this, so why do they want to join forces with the demons to suppress us?"
"Because our demon race has a large population, the human race is worried that if we are allowed to develop, the demons in this world will occupy more land and more resources, and the survival of the human race will become increasingly difficult."
"There are many monsters?"
Xu Zhenfeng looked bewildered. "How many monsters are there in our Monster Mountain? How many humans are there in this world? Would humans be afraid of too many monsters in our monster race?"
The fifth elder shook his head slightly. "That was now. Tens of thousands of years ago, our demon race prospered and multiplied, and our numbers grew larger and larger. We competed with the human race for living resources, cultivation resources, and land. It was at that time that the human race began to plan to suppress the development of the demon race, and in the end, they did not hesitate to join forces with the demon race."
"Our demon race grows slowly, and a demon becomes an adult after 200 years. How come there are so many demons? We can't have more even if we want to."
The fifth elder looked at Xu Zhenfeng with an idiotic look on his face.
"At that time, our demon race had one litter, and each litter had more than ten demons. The python race even had dozens or even hundreds of demons. Not to mention more, there was one litter every three years. Do the math yourself. No matter how many humans there were, could they have more children than our demon race?"
Xu Zhenfeng opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak for a long time.
Yes, the demon race has a very strong reproductive capacity. It is extremely dangerous for humans to give birth to twins.
Besides, the young demons are strong and durable, so minor illnesses and pains are no problem at all and they can get through them on their own without any treatment.
Human cubs are much more delicate.
"Oh, that's not right. Why are there so few monsters in our tribe now? How many monsters are there in the entire Monster Mountain?"
"Alas, resources in Monster Mountain have been scarce for thousands of years, except for the eight major monster tribes and a few other powerful tribes. It is difficult for other monster tribes to survive, so how can they dare to give birth to so many cubs? They can't feed them."
"Yes, that's right."
Xu Zhenfeng nodded silently, and added in his mind that the demon race really uses their lives to train their offspring. The reason why the demon race is small is not only because they are suppressed by the human and demon races.
The master and the disciple were asking and answering each other when a big monster from Hu Ji and the leopard tribe came running towards them in the distance.
The five elders went to meet him.
"Is that true of what happened in the swamp?"
Before Hu Ji could say anything, the leopard monster asked bluntly.
The fifth elder chuckled twice, "I, the wolf tribe, saw it with my own eyes, so of course it is true."
"Seen it with your own eyes? Did Elder Wu Tian see it with his own eyes?"
The leopard demon still had that choking tone.
The Fifth Elder frowned, "My disciples saw it with their own eyes."
Hu Ji glanced at Xu Zhenfeng and said, "Zhenfeng, come here and tell me what happened in the swamp again in detail."
Xu Zhenfeng came up to them and told them everything he had seen since entering the swamp.
He just concealed his desire for the black crystal.
After he finished speaking, the leopard monster looked at Xu Zhenfeng.
"You are only at the Yellow Rank, but you were able to sneak into the center of the swamp? I also tried to take that path, but halfway through, I felt suffocated in my chest and abdomen and couldn't go any further. How did you get in?"
Xu Zhenfeng said nothing, took out the cloth again and covered his face with it.
Hu Ji suddenly realized, "So this is possible, why didn't I think of it? You are really smart, little guy."
The Leopard Tribe Great Demon stopped talking. He looked at Hu Ji and said, "How about we go in and take a look first?"
Hu Ji turned his head and looked at the fifth elder.
"I think we should wait until Xiong Wu Jue comes before discussing it. After all, the four tribes are here. If one tribe has a great monster, we can go in and investigate together. If there is really a magic stone in there, Xi Yi can use it to improve his strength. This is a big deal. Also, if it is really a magic stone, how did this magic stone enter Xi Yi realm?"
"Could it be that there are demons coming into Xiyi Realm?"
Hu Ji asked in surprise.
The fifth elder shook his head, "I don't know."