I Secretly Develop Myself In The Demon World

Chapter 728: Chapter 383 New Mainline_2

Upon hearing that Su Nan had been to the Land of the Lost, the old man’s face changed, but knowing that Su Nan had already left the Land of the Lost, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Nan roughly described his trip to the Land of the Lost.

Of course, he hid many things.

After silently listening to Su Nan’s story, the old man sighed with emotion, “The Land of the Lost is a place where one can enter but not leave. For you to be able to get out, it’s no wonder you stand out among the many outsiders.”

Speaking of which, the old man seemed to think of something, “It’s a pity that you didn’t come back sooner. If you had joined in, the success rate of that plan might have been much higher.”

Plan? What plan?

Su Nan was curious, and his face showed confusion.

Seeing his expression, the old man thought for a moment and asked, “Do you know what realm the strongest of our human race is in?”

Su Nan wondered why the old man was asking this. After contemplating for a bit, he answered, “Peak Emperor?”

The old man nodded, “It seems you should be aware of the drawbacks of our human race’s Bloodline Cultivation Method.”

“Indeed, the strongest of our human race is only at the Peak Emperor level, and there is no existence beyond the Emperor level. It is precisely because of the Bloodline Cultivation Method that it is like this.”

“The drawbacks of integrating the Bloodline Cultivation Method are too great. This method was not practiced in the ancient times, and it was lost for a while until it was rediscovered by our human race thousands of years ago, allowing it to reappear in our world.”

“This method is not too bad in the early stage, but the drawbacks become greater as one progresses. After reaching the Emperor level, it becomes impossible to cultivate further. Anyone who tries to break through to the higher Saint Level will end up losing control in the process.”

“Over these thousands of years, eight strong men in Dongchen State have tried to break through, but all have ended in failure. This is not only due to the Heavenly Dao, but also because of the Bloodline Cultivation Method.”

At this point, the old man took a deep breath, his expression inexplicably heavy.

“Eight!” Su Nan was shocked.

There are already so few strong human beings, and the loss of eight Peak Emperors is undoubtedly a huge blow to the human race.

Upon further thought, he understood that those people were most likely those who had reached the end of their lifetimes and saw no hope of breaking through, unwilling to simply fade away. They wished to make a last-ditch effort to contribute to the human race.

The old man continued, “Fortunately, after years of research, some of our human race’s ancestors have found a most likely method for breaking through.”

“Found a method?” Su Nan was surprised, his eyes lighting up.

If the human race had indeed found a method, he would also benefit from it. Perhaps he could even break through in the future.

The old man nodded, “Although it hasn’t been tested yet, the chances of success are not small. This method was derived from studying the Demon Clan’s breakthrough method.”

“However, there is a fatal flaw in this method – it requires Saint-level demon beast essence blood!”

Demon Saint Essence Blood!

Su Nan suddenly realized.

In the entire Dongchen State, apart from that Demon Monarch, there is no existence of a Demon Saint, let alone Saint-level demon beast essence blood.

To obtain Saint-level essence blood, the human race could only try to find some left behind from ancient times. Such things might not even exist in Dongchen State. Even if they did, their number would be extremely scarce and difficult to obtain.

Su Nan asked, “Does the Demon Saint Essence Blood have anything to do with the task you mentioned before?”

“Exactly!” The old man replied, “Do you know that the Demon Clan in Ten Thousand Demon Ridge is now holding their once every thirty years Heavenly Demon Festival?”

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Su Nan’s mind stirred as he thought of the task to hunt players. He immediately understood what was going on.

He didn’t show any emotions, just quietly listened.

“Of the entire Dongchen State, the most likely place to have Saint-level demon beast essence blood would be the Demon Clan’s Ancestral Land in the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.”

“At the end of each Demon Clan Heavenly Demon Festival, the Demon Clan’s Ancestral Land will be opened, allowing some of the Demon Clan’s talented younger generation to enter and obtain opportunities.”

“That’s the chance. As long as we can infiltrate into it, we have a chance of obtaining Saint-level demon beast essence blood.”

Su Nan nodded, finally understanding what the human race sent the players into the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge for.

Given this, he couldn’t help but admire the courage of those players who participated in the mission.

The entire Ten Thousand Demon Ridge was a forbidden area for the human race, and the Demon Clan Ancestral Land was even more dangerous. With the current strength of the players, entering there was nothing short of courting death.

Even if he could transform into a member of the Demon Clan and had a predictive ability, Su Nan wouldn’t dare to say for sure that he could enter the Demon Clan Ancestral Land, not to mention obtaining Demon Saint Essence Blood.

Even if such a thing existed in the Demon Clan Ancestral Land, it would be difficult to obtain.

The old man’s eyes flickered, saying, “There are still five or six days until the Heavenly Demon Festival ends. If you’re willing, I can send you to the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.”

After talking for a while, the old man revealed his purpose.

Su Nan thought for a moment, then said with a look of righteousness, “Since senior thinks so highly of me, I will do my best to bring back the Demon Saint Essence Blood.”

Anyway, it’s not a must to bring it back. It would be good if he could get it, but if not, there’s nothing he could do.

Hearing this, the old man’s eyes filled with joy, and he laughed, “Haha, I knew I didn’t misjudge you, my friend!”

“As long as you can obtain the Demon Saint Essence Blood, our human race will definitely not treat you unfairly. Even if you want ancient techniques and divine powers, our human race can satisfy your needs.”

Before his words had finished, a game prompt appeared before Su Nan’s eyes:

[Congratulations, you have triggered the mainline quest “Stealing the Demon Saint Essence Blood”. For detailed information, please check the task panel.]

“Huh? A mainline quest?”

Su Nan’s eyes lit up. It had been a while since he had received a mainline quest, with the last one being in the Land of the Lost.

After all the effort during this time, he had only a few mainline quests remaining, and he had thought about acquiring more.

Unfortunately, mainline quests weren’t easy to come by and seemed entirely dependent on luck.

Just in time, a new mainline quest appeared.

[Mainline Task: Steal the Demon Saint Essence Blood]

[The bloodline cultivation method practiced by the human race has great shortcomings, especially at the lower realms…]

[After thousands of years of trying, the human race has finally found a method with a high probability of combining the four Emperor bloodlines and breaking through to the Saint Level…]

[Task 1: Go to Ten Thousand Demon Ridge’s Picking Stars Peak]

[Task Difficulty: Two Stars]

[Task Reward: 45 Demon Power Points]

[Task Countdown: Six Days]

There was nothing interesting in the task introduction, and everything was just as the old man had said.

The first part of the task only required him to reach Picking Stars Peak where the Heavenly Demon Hall was located. It was incredibly easy for him, even saying it was within his grasp wouldn’t be too much.

As for the task difficulty, it was only two stars, undoubtedly because he had already reached the King Level.

If he had been at the Spirit Level, this task would have been a four-star task.

“What a pity. If I had known about this task earlier, I would have tried to copy it from the other players who infiltrated Ten Thousand Demon Ridge.”

He didn’t know who exactly the other participants in the task were, but their realms must not be too high either. Their mainline quests would be four-star ones, and his copy would naturally be the same.

However, this was an inevitable result as his realm improved. Even if he could get more mainline quests in the future, obtaining a four-star one would be difficult.

For now, saving a copy card was good too. Acquiring copy cards in the future would be almost impossible, and the three mainline task copy cards he had would come in handy eventually.

Moreover, the downside of copying tasks was that the reward of Demon Power Points was too low.

“Don’t worry, for this task, our human race has made many preparations. After you reach Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, find the other outsiders who are participating in the task, and they…”

The old man explained further, telling Su Nan the plan and instructing him to find the other outsiders and work together.

“Senior, I also have another matter to attend to. I’d like to exchange some ordinary and spiritual-level demon beast essence blood.”

Su Nan told his real purpose.

Without thinking, the old man readily agreed. However, when Su Nan took out twenty drops of king-level demon beast essence blood, the old man was dumbfounded.

“My friend, did you obtain all of these by slaying demon beasts yourself?” the old man asked in surprise, but considering Su Nan’s previous performance, he was relieved.

“Of course.”

Su Nan nodded and continued, “Senior, I am also a member of the Demon Extermination Division. I wonder if I can still obtain Demon Extermination Points for slaying demon beasts now?”