Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

Just then, Xu Tianlong, observing the expression on Chu Yunfan's face, spoke up at the opportune moment:

"Because of the power of the demon race, ordinary cultivators who encounter demons are simply sending themselves to their deaths."

To deal with the demons, we need to rely on the geniuses among the human and demon races.

In fact, every genius of both the human and demon races, after becoming a Martial King or Demon King, must travel to the underground demon cave for training and to slay demons!

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfan looked puzzled.

"Why have I never heard of such a thing before?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianlong smiled faintly and explained:

"That's only because you weren't qualified to understand the demon race back then."

Let me ask you this: how did your Qingyun Sword Sect advance from inner disciples to core disciples?

Besides breaking through to the Martial King realm, is another trial required?

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfan seemed to have thought of something, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"So, the trial to become a core disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect is to go to the underground demon cave and slay demons?"

Upon hearing Chu Yunfan's words, Xu Tianlong smiled without saying a word.

Chu Yunfan, however, understood what the other party meant.

Then, Chu Yunfan asked:

"Deacon Xu, what do you mean by telling me all this now?"

Upon hearing Chu Yunfan's question, Xu Tianlong did not answer immediately. Instead, he took out a golden token and handed it to Chu Yunfan.

"Recently, the human and demon races have been at a slight disadvantage in their battles against the demon race, which has affected people's morale."

The alliance decided that the human and demon races would join forces and send several hunting teams, all composed of top geniuses, into the underground demon cave to hunt down demon geniuses in order to boost morale.

So, are you interested in joining?

Upon hearing this question, Chu Yunfan did not answer directly, nor did he take the token from Xu Tianlong's hand. Instead, he narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then spoke:

"Deacon Xu, this matter is of great importance. Please allow me to go back and think about it for a few days before I give you an answer!"

To be honest, what Xu Tianlong said about the demon race today had a great impact on Chu Yunfan.

If the demon race truly exists, Chu Yunfan feels it is his duty to kill them.

But this was only Xu Tianlong's side of the story. Chu Yunfan planned to go back and verify whether it was true or false.

Xu Tianlong clearly noticed the hint of doubt deep in Chu Yunfan's eyes.

However, Xu Tianlong didn't say it directly. Instead, he handed the golden token to Chu Yunfan and then said:

"Whether you join the hunting team or not, this token is yours."

This is a symbol of your status as a Hundred Battles Emperor. With this token, you can enjoy extra privileges in any human faction.

In addition, this token also has storage space, where the billion low-grade spirit stones you receive as a Hundred Battles Emperor will be stored.

Moreover, with this token, you can contact the true master at any time without having to come to the arena in person.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfan looked at the golden token in his hand, thought for a moment, and then put it into his storage ring.

Afterwards, Chu Yunfan took his leave.

However, before leaving, Chu Yunfan suddenly thought of a question, turned around, and asked Xu Tianlong:

"Deacon Xu, I would like to ask, is there anything special about this arena?"

Chu Yunfan asked this question because he discovered that as soon as he stepped into the arena, he would have a strange feeling, as if something beneath the arena was calling to him.

Moreover, this thing gave Chu Yunfan a sense of familiarity.

Once or twice, Chu Yunfan thought it was just his imagination.

But recently, he entered the arena ten times, and each time he had this feeling, and the feeling was getting stronger and stronger, which made him suspicious.

However, Chu Yunfan and Xu Tianlong were not familiar with each other, so he did not reveal the specifics, but simply asked what was under the arena.

To Chu Yunfan's surprise, there really was something strange beneath the arena.

However, Xu Tianlong did not tell Chu Yunfan what it was about directly. Instead, with a mysterious smile, he led Chu Yunfan to the underground space of the arena.

Before long, under Xu Tianlong's guidance, Chu Yunfan successfully passed through layers of checkpoints and arrived at the underground space of the arena.

Chu Yunfan was stunned when he first saw this underground space.

Because this underground space is enormous, many times larger than the Colosseum on the surface.

Moreover, the underground space is filled with luminous pearls, glowing corals, glowing plant flowers, and even a glowing river that encircles the entire underground space, just like a world from a fairy tale.

Moreover, the underground space was bustling with people, with conversations rising and falling, giving it none of the quiet and deathly stillness of an underground place. Instead, it resembled a vibrant and lively market.

Of course, what surprised Chu Yunfan the most was that this underground space was filled with all kinds of iron cages of different sizes.

Inside the iron cages were either half-orcs or purebred demonic beasts.

Clearly, this was a large slave market.

Then, before Chu Yunfan could ask any questions, Xu Tianlong spoke up to explain:

"The iron cages here are filled with slaves."

These slaves included pure-blooded demons and half-orcs.

But they all have one thing in common: they are valuable.

This value can be a stunning appearance, or it can be various rare and unusual talents.

At this point, Xu Tianlong stretched out his finger and pointed around for Chu Yunfan.

"Look over there, there are all kinds of beautiful women, such as fox women, snake women, and cat women. They are the favorite playthings of those big shots."

Look over here again. These are lion-people or tiger-people, born from the union of lions, tigers, and humans.

They are naturally simple-minded but possess formidable fighting abilities, making them suitable for training as bodyguards.

And over there, those are the cattle and horse people. Their greatest characteristic is their ability to endure hardship; they work tirelessly and without complaint, making them suitable for manual labor such as mining.

Xu Tianlong spoke casually, with a faint smile on his face, as if everything was perfectly natural.

But for Chu Yunfan, who had received education in Chinese civilization, this kind of thing was really a shock to his values.

At this moment, Xu Tianlong turned his head and noticed the shock and confusion in Chu Yunfan's eyes, as well as the obvious pity, so he spoke:

"Now that you see them, you feel sorry for them."

But if I were to tell you that if the demon race were to occupy the entire Qingyun Continent, or even without the demon race, as long as the human race's strength is far weaker than the demon race's...

So, this is the fate that awaits all of humanity, or even something more tragic. What would you think?

Chu Yunfan did not answer the question.

However, he suddenly remembered the Five Barbarian Invasions in Chinese history.

At that time, Han Chinese people were food for the Hu people, including children, while Han Chinese women were playthings for the Hu people.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Yunfan thought of the Eight-Nation Alliance's attack on Tsinghua University, and of the Yuanmingyuan being trampled and burned down.

Thinking of the Japanese invasion of China, thinking of those beasts who committed all sorts of atrocities such as rape, plunder, and murder, thinking of the germ warfare units, thinking of the Nanjing Massacre.

At this moment, Chu Yunfan felt as if a raging fire was rising in his chest.

Then, gritting his teeth, he uttered a sentence.

"Humanity will never be slaves!"