The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Zhou Qing's eyes were blazing with desire.

The Golden Crow, a National Fortune Divine Beast of a Sixth-level Cultivation Country, its secret technique engraved in the bloodline must be extraordinary.

"I must obtain it!" Zhou Qing licked his lips, his expression revealing unrestrained greed.

Seeing the barrier growing weaker, Zhou Qing shifted his gaze to the two late Nascent Soul Realm Flame Fire Crocodiles.

Looking at their somewhat foolish appearances, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

To his knowledge, the Demon Race, much like humans, differentiated by cultivation levels. Those in Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages were considered minor demons, while those in the Golden Core Realm were termed greater demons.

Those in the Nascent Soul Realm were addressed as Demon Marshals.

Those in the Divinity Transformation Realm were known as Demon Kings.

Those in the Spirit Severing Realm were revered as Demon Emperors.

Typically, a Demon Marshal of the Nascent Soul Realm would already possess the ability to speak human tongues.

At the Demon King stage in the Divinity Transformation Realm, they would evolve towards human structure, or rather, their appearance would become similar to that of humans, with only a few demon traits remaining.

For example, the shape of their pupils, the look of their noses, wings or other parts would still show their demonic origins.

But a Demon Emperor of the Spirit Severing Realm would hardly differ from humans. If they didn't reveal their true identities, no one could distinguish their real race.

Zhou Qing had specifically researched why all beings pursued evolution towards human forms.

Summarizing, there were mainly three reasons.

Firstly, humans have relatively delicate features and proportional body structures. From an aesthetic perspective, humans' appearances are generally considered a standard of beauty among various races.

Moreover, humans possess various beautiful clothes and unique architectural styles, which are quite appealing to other beings.

Secondly, humans' physical structures have natural advantages in cultivating certain techniques and spells.

For instance, humans' agile hands facilitate Sealing, spell casting, and alchemy operations. Many ancient cave mansions are also designed based on human proportions and habits.

If the demons turn into human forms, it becomes more convenient and efficient when exploring these places for cultivation resources.

Thirdly, humans are numerous and highly intelligent, dominating many towns, sects, and trading places.

For better survival and development, the Demon Race must interact with humans. Transforming into human shapes can effectively reduce human hostility and vigilance against them.

Just like when humans host an auction, if a giant raven skeleton like the one outside appeared, it would not only cause panic and attacks but its massive body would also fill the venue completely, disrupting the event.

Of course, the information Zhou Qing consulted was written by humans, so he couldn't ascertain its authenticity. Nevertheless, he found these explanations quite reasonable.

But looking at these two Nascent Soul Realm Demon Marshals before him, they didn't resemble anything that could speak human languages.

They seemed dumb and even communicated with each other through low growls.

Could it be due to inbreeding? Or long-term isolation causing them to lose the proper evolutionary direction?

That shouldn't be the case; the Spirit Severing Realm Demon Emperor outside could clearly speak human tongue.

Unable to figure it out, Zhou Qing decided to stop pondering. He could always ask Second Grandpa later.

"Since it's confirmed there's a treasure here, taking a risk is worth it!" Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Qing's feet shone silver. Just as the Five-Colored Barrier completely disappeared, he shot in like an arrow.

He immediately grabbed that drop of Golden Crow Blood. The scorching heat made his whole body tremble, almost burning through his palm.

"I can't hold it!" Zhou Qing gritted his teeth in pain and instinctively wanted to throw it away.

But the next moment, the four-colored petal in his Nascent Soul suddenly radiated brilliant light, capturing it and absorbing it inside.

Seeing this sudden turn of events, Zhou Qing was initially stunned, then overwhelmed with joy.

"So it can be used like this?"

Roar!

Seeing someone intruding into the array, the two Nascent Soul Realm Flame Fire Crocodiles roared furiously.

But they just paced back and forth anxiously, constantly pawing the ground, their eyes full of fear, never daring to step into the barrier.

"They're not afraid of me, but the Crocodile King!" Observing their behavior, Zhou Qing immediately grasped the key point.

The Spirit Severing Realm Crocodile King absolutely forbade any subordinates from stepping into the barrier, allowing them only to guard outside.

"These Flame Fire Crocodiles are incredibly rigid, only knowing to follow orders without understanding flexibility. No wonder they haven't mastered human speech." Zhou Qing couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Feeling reassured, he then turned his gaze to the scale, vaguely seeing the veins of a Golden Crow appear on it.

"This scale has always been incomparably hard. Now, with such a divine transformation, it's like adding wings to a tiger." Zhou Qing couldn't help but exclaim.

As he reached out to take the scale, a pair of scarlet blood eyes suddenly appeared in his consciousness.