Chapter 338: Chapter 338

"This really feels full of secrets," Xiaoyao replied. This could be considered a viewpoint.

Hei Xue frowned slightly and said, "I'm asking what's your opinion on this matter?"

"Very unexpected," Xiaoyao answered.

"Unexpected about what?"

"I didn't expect your Demon Cult was a foreign invasion."

Hei Xue fell silent, while Fan Gao also had the same feeling as Hei Xue had before—wanting to beat someone up.

"Now you can't escape your connection to the Demon Cult either. If we're foreigners, then you're a foreigner among foreigners," Fan Gao said directly.

"A foreigner among foreigners—doesn't that circle back..."

"Alright, let's not discuss this issue. Xiaoyao, don't answer irrelevantly either. Tell us your thoughts on this matter and whether there's any way to go to the place mentioned above," Hei Xue pulled the topic back. If this continued, it would probably go off-topic again.

Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "We don't even know what place this is, and there are no clues above about how to get to this place. You should have people collect information first."

Of course he wouldn't tell others that this place might be the Martial Arts Holy Land, nor would he tell them he knew where the Martial Arts Holy Land was. His words weren't wrong either—he didn't know what this place was, only that it was possible, not certain.

At the same time, there really were no clues above about how to get to that place, so this wasn't lying either.

"Don't you have any clues you can provide us? If we find this place, it would benefit you too. At least you wouldn't have to be imprisoned," Fan Gao looked at Xiaoyao and said. This was just him trying hopefully—he didn't think Xiaoyao would necessarily know anything.

What he said about Xiaoyao being free if they found this place wasn't meant to deceive Xiaoyao, because by that time, Xiaoyao would definitely have to go to that place, since the Demon Cult bloodline in his body was the purest.

"It's not that there are no clues. Do you know the reason why the Demon Palace was originally built?" Xiaoyao asked instead of answering.

"We naturally know this. It was to allow the Demon Cult's foundation to continue under unexpected circumstances," Fan Gao thought for a moment. This seemed to be common knowledge—why was Xiaoyao asking this question?

"That's one reason. Another reason is that a group of Demon Cult ancestors were leaving here to go to the place mentioned above. They stored everything they had learned in their lives in one place—the Demon Palace. Since they were prepared, they might have left some clues about going there. This would require you to search for them," Xiaoyao revealed another secret about why the Demon Palace was built.

This was also something Xiaoyao had connected after seeing these records. Previously, there had been some clues about this, but at that time he didn't know what place these clues pointed to. The source of this content ɪs novel•fire.net

Since he had obtained such clues from other places before, it indicated that other places might also have similar clues.

At the same time, these clues should all be in the hands of these Demon Cult followers, because these were their ancestors—they needed to excavate them.

"You mean that besides what's in the Demon Palace, other places also have clues... Oh right, I remember now. There's a notebook in Immortal Sound Valley that mentions ancestors going to another world. Originally I thought it meant the ancestors had passed away, but now it seems it might refer to something else," Hei Xue remembered something. This was a clue—without this incident, it would be impossible to know what this really meant.

There must be quite a few such clues. After all, at that time it was a large group of people leaving. Although they all kept it secret, their relatives and friends would always know something and would leave some clues for their descendants.

Some of these clues were buried in history, while others were preserved. Whether they were actually useful was unknown, but for Xiaoyao, this was something that could divert these people's attention and make them focus on finding clues.

Although Xiaoyao felt these clues existed, he didn't think they could find that place, because if they could, then three thousand years would have been enough time for the Demon Cult to find that place. Even if they couldn't go there, they should at least know about it, rather than being completely ignorant as they were now.

Of course, it wasn't necessarily impossible to find—perhaps maybe possibly it could still be found, and the time might not need to be decades or centuries...

"You go ahead and investigate this quickly," Xiaoyao said at this moment, looking like he wanted people to leave quickly and preferably forget about him.

"We'll definitely investigate this clearly, but there's no need to rush. As mentioned above, even if we find the way, only people above Emperor Level can go. While our Demon Cult has many experts, there are only dozens above Emperor Level, and they all have important positions. The question of personnel selection also needs research for some time," Fan Gao recovered his calm and authoritative leadership demeanor at this moment, analyzing the situation very thoroughly.

That's right—even if they could go immediately, this matter would need discussion. They would need to convene a meeting of the entire Demon Cult to decide whether to go, when to go, who should go, and other such questions.

From that notebook, it seemed Emperor Level could only ensure self-preservation in that place. This could indicate the dangers of that place, so whether they should risk exploring the Demon Cult's origins seemed very debatable.

"Since that's the case, then go discuss it. Don't waste time here," Xiaoyao said again. "I won't disturb you. I still need to find my parents."

"Wanting to leave isn't so easy. Now you need to be under my control. I can't let you, this unstable factor, leave," Fan Gao extinguished Xiaoyao's idea.

"I suddenly remembered something. I'm wondering—if my parents came looking for me, do you think you could bear their anger?" Xiaoyao said with a smile.

Xiaoyao's parents might be those kinds of peerless experts—this was a speculation, a possibility. Even Xiaoyao only had such thoughts, and Fan Gao and others had the same thoughts.

However, even just this possibility was enough to make Fan Gao's expression change dramatically, because he thought of this terrifying possibility. If it were really like that, Xiaoyao would be a hot potato.

Releasing Xiaoyao now might make his efforts go to waste, but if he really had such parents, then not only would his efforts be wasted, he might also lose his wife and break his army.

Xiaoyao's bloodline meant his parents were definitely not ordinary people on this continent. They were either peerless experts from hidden Demon Cult branches or had powerful backgrounds. Regardless of which, it would give Fan Gao a headache. Even having the Demon Cult's power would be useless because it wouldn't work.

Xiaoyao was destined to have connections with the Demon Cult. Other Demon Cult members wouldn't do anything to him and would treat him with courtesy, even revering him as the new cult master. How could such a situation stand up for Fan Gao, and besides, this matter was Fan Gao's fault.

"Actually, you don't need to be troubled. As long as you treat this as if it never happened, I'll also treat it as if it never happened. To be frank, I don't dislike the Demon Cult, but I'm not fond of it either," Xiaoyao said, giving Fan Gao a choice.

"..." Fan Gao was silent, considering the possibility of this matter. If Xiaoyao really didn't mention this, as long as he controlled Hei Xue, there wouldn't be any problems.

However, Fan Gao didn't understand Xiaoyao very well. He didn't think Xiaoyao could give up such a good position—this was what everyone wanted, including himself. Wasn't everything he had done for this position?

"Are you afraid I'll go back on my word? I can't guarantee I can make you believe this, but I can say that even if you gave me the position of Demon Cult Master, I wouldn't accept it," Xiaoyao seemed to see through Fan Gao's doubts and restated his position.

Was this really the case? Fan Gao expressed doubt about this—this was something anyone would doubt, unless they were people who truly understood Xiaoyao and knew he wouldn't be interested in this position.

"You don't believe me? Then do whatever you want," Xiaoyao said indifferently. He was just trying to persuade the other party, which could save a lot of trouble. If it didn't work, that was fine too—he could think of other methods.

Fan Gao was now wavering. Throughout his life, he had always been decisive in his actions. He had never thought he would be one day, nor had he thought he would be stumped by such a problem.

This was a situation he had never imagined would occur. But precisely because he had never thought about it, it was so difficult to choose.

"Fan Gao, I think you can believe his words. If he had aspirations for power and status, he wouldn't have continued being a small servant," Hei Xue gave a very objective evaluation. She had investigated Xiaoyao's affairs, and some details showed that Xiaoyao could have stopped being a servant long ago, but he had continued.

Moreover, his master's family was just a very ordinary, very ordinary small family. Besides weapon forging, there was almost nothing that could make her take a second look, and weapon forging was only to the degree of making her glance once.

If Xiaoyao had purposely become a servant, he should have chosen a larger family. His abilities were completely sufficient for any family.

Just in terms of the profession of servant, Xiaoyao was top-tier, with almost no one who could surpass him.

"Perhaps he's just hiding it well," Fan Gao still had some doubts.

"In that case, I can't convince you. It depends on your own decision," Hei Xue gave up very straightforwardly. Having said this much, what more was there to say?

Everything depended on Fan Gao's own decision, and what he decided would only be his own fate, not Xiaoyao's.

Regardless of how Fan Gao decided, Xiaoyao had already thought of response methods. He just didn't want to choose methods that would trouble him. Sometimes waiting was the best solution.