Chapter 1614 - Gaze (2) (1/2)
”Where did you find this?...” Meiying asked softly.
”It was within an ancestor den of demon tigers. The mystical world was an eco-system of its own, so it probably naturally birthed a devil vein to keep itself stable, believing itself to be its own universe.”
”It's own eco system… That's probably why… If only we had this back then.” She said absentmindedly.
Her Bai Clan had always been small. However, much like small Clans that specialized in alchemy or weapon's forging, not many provoked them because of the usefulness of their abilities. After all, the Feng Shui compass will was practically extinct and only the Bai Clan had a sure method of passing it down their generations.
However, there were always exceptions to a rule. The martial world had always been ruled by strength so how could those used to raising their noses high in disdain lower their heads to a small clan?
Meiying didn't know all of the details, but what she did know was that some big shot of the Devil Alliance wanted to grow their influence more. So, they turned to their Bai Clan to force them to look for Devil Veins.
Devil Quadrants were both incredibly rare and incredibly volatile. For reasons explained previously, their lifespan was less than a thousandth of the lifespan of a normal universe. So, while Devil Quadrants still existed today, they definitely wouldn't for much longer.
As a result, the need for Devil Veins was two-fold. Firstly, they were needed to stabilize their universes. If the Devil Clans and Sects suddenly lost their homes, the reverberating effects would be devastating. Secondly, it was to grow more powerful. Devil Veins had the ability to produce Pure Devil Qi which was a step far above Normal Devil Qi.
Pure Devil Qi was a staple of Demonic Royals and was often referred to as Demonic Qi or Royal Qi. Usually, only with sufficient talent and methods could a devil path cultivator refine Devil Qi into Pure Devil Qi. However, Devil Veins bypassed this need for talent to some extent, opening a doorway to new possibilities.
Although Meiying's mother tried to explain that Devil Veins were extinct, those Clans and Sects refused to take no for an answer. This led to years of torment not only for the Bai family, but especially so for Meiying's mother.
Knowing what would happen to the Bai Clan when she inevitably failed, Meiying's mother sacrificed herself for the sake of their survival. It was no wonder Meiying's feelings were complicated.
On the one hand, Meiying hated the Devil Clans and Sects for pushing their family into a corner. On the other, she hated those self-righteous conventional path clans and sects that were the root of the problem to begin with. Both were equally responsible for why she, as a mere toddler, had to take the life of her own mother…