The Legend of Min Hong

Then he waved his sleeves and the spatial pocket appeared as the Second Shadow began to plead and wail, but Min Hong simply tossed it into the pit before pulling out the First Shadow who at this point was feeling so weak and almost unconscious…

With another wave of his sleeves, the spatial pocket closed up and the space around that position rippled back like receding waters;

"Alright, It's your turn…" Min Hong said, as he stretched his hand towards Cheng…

"Remember, your very life depends on how much more information you can give me than your partner, and I must let you in on a little secret; I received a whole lot of valuable information…" Min Hong tried to motivate the First Shadow who had a pained frown on its face;

'Hmph… Trying to trick me into spilling everything I know unh?' The shadow thought to itself as Min Hong continued;

"Alright… I already know that there are lots of demons within this tribe and that the Left Grand Elder is a commander level demon…"

"Furthermore, I know why the Elders of your race sent you here, and I also know about the treasure you guys are trying to obtain from the Yao race, alongside the demonic Qi gathering formation you guys are after…" Min Hong paused and let all his words sink in;

'Tch… To think that weak bastard actually flooded his guts and spit everything out!' The shadow thought in frustration mixed with fury;

"Alright, so tell me about the Yao race, how they are ranked and any of their secrets you know…" Min Hong ordered but just as the shadow was about to begin he interrupted;

"Also, I want to know about this treasure that you people are getting from the commander…"

"Then finally, I am sure I don't need to remind you, but if you lie to me, I wouldn't throw you in the void; no, that would be showing mercy…"

"Instead, I will leave you within that pocket of space to rot forever whilst I make sure I spend every moment of my life comprehending its Dao to ensure that your sufferings increases over time…"

Min Hong threatened before he then sat at the edge of the tub and paid attention to the shadow;

"Firstly, we also do not know where these Yaos come from, but our Elders were sure they are not from our Hell and neither are they from our Desolace, nor Heaven nor worlds…"

"But one thing is certain… They are extremely powerful, numerous and mysterious as well…"

"The way with which they do their things is unconventional and unbelievable until they show you how they do it…"

"In terms of their ranks, there are Yao Demons which are every one of them excluding their overlord who is the progenitor, the ancestor and the ruler of the entire Yao race…."

"We know nothing about him other than he is the oldest being this plane has ever known, and that alone can tell one how strong he is…"

"He is the one whom all these demons worship, pray to and make their sacrifices to…"

"They would destroy entire civilizations if the Yao overlord does as much as sneeze; their level of devotion to him is unprecedented…" The shadow began, tiredly;

"They are ranked in increasing order of strength as follows;"

"The Yao slaves, Yao messengers, Yao warriors, Yao Commander, Yao General Commander, Yao Elder, Yao Grand Elder, Yao Lord, Yao General, Yao King, Yao Emissary and finally Yao Emperors…"

"These are all the ones we have managed to grade so far, but we don't know if there are higher ranks than that…"

"But the sheer fact that they have an overlord and he is most definitely not going to be the next immediate power after the Yao Emperor is proof that there are other ranks we know nothing about…"

"As for their strengths, every Yao Demon is born with a power level equivalent of a Dan Formation cultivation base, and each rank is an entire cultivation stage stronger than the last…"

"So, that means the Yao Slaves are within 1 – 9 Star Dan Formation stage, whilst the Yao Messengers are between 1 – 9 Star Nascent Soul Stage?" Min Hong chipped in with shock;

"Correct, and it is the same way till you get to the Yao Emperor…"

"But when you factor the fact that our cultivation their cultivation base power actually exceeds all the cultivation realms known to us all, this brought our Elders to suspect that they are not from here…"

'That would confirm my initial guess that the Yao Commander possessing the Left grand Elder is in the Nirvana stage, but not yet an Immortal…'

'Immortal Stage Yao Demons are classified as their Yao General Commander…'

Min Hong thought to himself as he used that train of thought to judge and realize that this shadow was telling the truth…

But now he had greater worries as he doesn't know which power level specifically the Yao Commander would be in; after all, based on his reaction to the backlash earlier, it would be anywhere within 5 – 9 Star Nirvana Stage…

Min Hong only has a power level equivalent to a 6 Star Nirvana Stage expert, and that is when he is going all out with all his Daos, as well as bloodlines, spirit ring, and power from all his cultivation paths; and that is even after all these power has been amplified by Little Lin…

After all, he was only at the peak of the first stage of the spirit realm, and the demon in question was at the upper end of the Spirit Realm itself;

'This is going to be the toughest battle I have ever been in…' Min Hong sighed internally;

"As for the treasure you were talking about, it has to do with the nature of the Yaos cultivation system and is actually a manual which was simply regarded as a treasure by our Elders, because if they can get their hands on it and decipher it, then they might be able to understand the stages and the possible limits of their cultivation…"

"That way, if we can apply it into our own cultivation system, stages and limits, we might be able to discover realms even greater than the ones we have at the moment…" The Shadow explained...