A Demon's Journey

Within Vlashire City, The Glerian Kingdom.

Sargan had joined hands with Ruben Kari and promised that he would allow Ruben Kardi to be victorious against his brothers.

The two had left the bar and went to Ruben Kari's private villa. Only his loyal subordinates knew about this villa, so it was safe to have their secret talk here.

"I will speak first. According to the information I possess, your father would name everything to the child with the highest prestige within Vlashire City. Because of your wind element, the cultivation techniques of your family aren't suited for you. Thus, you can only cultivate those inferior cultivation techniques suited for your wind element."

"The difference between a high-rank cultivation technique and a low-rank cultivation technique is evident. Even though you are 16 years old, you have barely become a 2 Star Cultivator. You have a low chance of reaching the 3 Star Cultivator before 18 years of age if you continue to use this technique."

Sargan's words stung Ruben quite a bit. The frustrating part about it was that this was the truth. He couldn't counter it.

What upset him even more was that if Sargan knew about it, that meant nearly all the prestigious people within Vlashire City must be clear about his situation.

He looked at Sargan and tried to keep his emotions calm while speaking, "You are mostly right about it. Now, tell me, how do I turn the tables?"

This was the reason he had made a deal with this man. If he couldn't prove his worth, Ruben wasn't planning to let him off.

Sargan expected this and spoke, "There are many ways for you to surpass your brothers in terms of prestige. Either decrease theirs or boost your own."

"There are many ways to boost your prestige. You can accomplish a task considered impossible or extremely difficult by others. Possess the power or wealth that would shock the world."

"Thus, I recommend that you go and explore the ruins recently found by a few sects. It's known as the Underground Labyrinth of the Demons. The Governor and a few others are considering forming a team and sending some warriors to explore the ruins."

Ruben Kari was quite surprised to know this information. Sargan only found out about this labyrinth from a servant working within the Governor's office. He didn't know about the members who were selected to explore this labyrinth.

"The demons have many such Labyrinths across the continent. These labyrinths were the bases of the demons where they tortured the humans to force out their secrets. This Underground Labyrinth of the Demons is such a place. Within the Labyrinth, you can find different demonic resources and many valuable cultivation techniques belonging to experts of the previous eras."

"You must realize the importance of Purgatory's natural resources to humanity. Those resources are of little use to demons who already have powerful bodies and little brains, but they are extremely valuable to humans. Imagine if someone gets their treasury." Sargan spoke with a slight smile on his face.

He saw a greedy and hopeful appearance on Ruben's face. He knew that the fish had taken the bait.

It was natural for Ruben to take the bait. He had never heard about the details and the treasures found within the Labyrinths. It was the first time he heard about it from someone.

Sargan didn't hear about the details regarding the Labyrinths from his servants or spies. It was something he knew as a former heir to the Bach Clan.

The Labyrinths were very important locations to the demons. They didn't just torture the humans there. These Labyrinths were considered as the supply base on the continent for the demons.

When the demons constantly fought against the Celestials and the Humans, they had to construct many such Labyrinths to keep a constant supply of weapons and treasures all over the continent and stay ready to fight against their enemies with their full strength.

However, the balance shifted when the humans created their first 9th Star Warrior. This occurred nearly millions of years ago. It was just a few thousand years after Azaroth's death.

The first 9th Star Warrior of the Human was called a Greater Saint. He cooperated with the Primordial God and forced the Demon Venerable back to Purgatory.

Once the Demon Venerable was forced to return to Purgatory, the Greater Saint began to target any demon on Frascoia Continent.

The morale of the humans greatly increased as now, they also had their Greater Saint with them. Soon, experts began to rise from the Human race, and it felt as if the tables had completely overturned.

The demons who were strong enough to fight against the Celestials and the Humans were now being slaughtered.

At that moment, the Demon Venerable commanded the demons to return to Purgatory.

The Demons were terrified of the humans and rushed to return to the Purgatory. In their haste, they left behind their treasures within those Labyrinths.

Thus, many Labyrinths containing rich resources remained buried under the continent's ground.

The arrays around it possessed Spatial Abilities, and even a Lesser Saint, an 8th Rank Warrior, and a Greater Saint, a 9th Star Warrior, would find it troublesome to find them. If someone did possess the Spatial Element, it would be different. But unfortunately, the Demons were the ones who innately possessed the Spatial Element after reaching the Demon King Realm. The Humans had to gain insight into the Spatial Element from the very beginning.

And the Spatial Element was one of the great laws, so it truly wasn't easy for humans to gain insight into it. Even if someone did gain insight into the Spatial Element, they could never reach the Lesser Saint or a Greater Saint Level.

Within these millions of years, the Labyrinths found by the humans till now were flukes or the Labyrinths whose Spatial Arrays had slowly worn out due to the passage of time.

This Underworld Labyrinth of the Demons found near Vlashire City was one whose Spatial Arrays had worn out due to time.

At this point, Sargan added slyly, "Just imagine if someone finds those Crystals that don't just possess great elemental powers but also powerful elemental intent within them."

Ruben's heart began to beat rapidly. He was truly very excited at the possibilities. In fact, he felt that if he successfully excavated the treasures from this labyrinth, he wouldn't even need his family's inheritance.

Suddenly, just as he was relishing in his imagination, he stopped. He thought about the previous times when he had felt such imagination.

Every time, he had experienced disappointment after this excitement. What if this wasn't any different?

Sargan was slightly surprised to see Ruben's excited face suddenly calm down.

Ruben spoke, "If these Labyrinths have such good things, then how can I monopolize it? The Governor and other people would take control over the Labyrinth and split the treasures among themselves."

Sargan nodded his head, "That would be true only if they can enter the Labyrinth. Do you think they haven't sent anyone to investigate it? Currently, I believe that they know they can't enter the Labyrinth. They are trying to conceal this information to prevent the sects from knowing about it. They are going to invite an experienced Archeologist to translate the runes for them and open the Labyrinth."

Those words just made Ruben more frustrated. He asked, "If that's the case, then how am I going to get the treasures from that Labyrinth."

His frustration was justified. He felt as if someone had shown him a beautiful dream and then poured a bucket of water before making him experience the cruel reality.

In return, Sargan just smiled mysteriously as he added, "When did I say you couldn't enter the Labyrinth?"

Those words shocked Ruben as he blinked his eyes and tried to figure out the meaning behind Sargan's words.