It was precisely because their strength had improved so rapidly that they realized fighting the demon race was an exceptional form of tempering, and the demons were undoubtedly the best whetstone for them — constantly stimulating their bloodline power and pushing them toward martial dao breakthroughs.
Jiang Chen did not deny it: "The Hundred Sacred Ground is the place most abundant in Spiritual Medicine across all of Myriad Abyss Island. Although they have always had some friction with me, with the bigger picture at stake, I won't hold such personal grudges against them. Besides, if the Divine Dwelling Grass truly exists somewhere in Myriad Abyss Island, the most likely location would be the Hundred Sacred Ground."
The Hundred Sacred Ground had always been far ahead of the rest of Myriad Abyss Island in the field of pills and Spiritual Medicine. Before Jiang Chen's appearance, the Hundred Sacred Ground possessed an overwhelming advantage in pill refinement and medicinal herbs.
Jiang Chen's arrival had surpassed the Hundred Sacred Ground in finished pill products. However, when it came to raw Spiritual Medicine materials, the Hundred Sacred Ground's deep heritage and accumulated legacy spoke for itself.
Such a sacred ground, in terms of strategic significance, actually surpassed the others. If the Eternal Sacred Ground were not the alliance leader, its strategic position would in fact be far inferior to that of the Hundred Sacred Ground.
Allowing the demon race to seize the Hundred Sacred Ground meant they would obtain vast quantities of resources. The demon race had been sealed away for two hundred thousand years, and what they lacked most was precisely resources.
Therefore, Jiang Chen felt that the Hundred Sacred Ground could not be left unrescued.
The Vermilion Bird Divine Beast, however, chuckled: "Chen Shao, I'm afraid even the demons themselves never anticipated that you would bypass the Eternal Sacred Ground and instead strike at the Immortal Sacred Ground and the Hundred Sacred Ground. I'd wager that every demon across all of Myriad Abyss Island is now on edge. The annihilation of the Metal Demon lineage will certainly serve as a deterrent to the other demon tribes — and a formidable one at that!"
Jiang Chen sighed: "I'd actually prefer not to rely on such so-called deterrence. The demon race is fierce by nature; intimidation can only cause them panic for a time, but it cannot destroy their conviction at its root. On the contrary, with the Metal Demon lineage as a cautionary tale, they'll likely be even more vigilant. If we try to employ the same trick again, the difficulty will be immense."
The battle against the Metal Demon lineage had given Jiang Chen tremendous confidence and a basic understanding of the demon race's overall strength.
If the ten demon lineages were united as one, advancing and retreating together, the human domain would stand no chance against them.
Unfortunately, the demon race could never be truly united, nor free of internal divisions.
Take the Metal Demon lineage — had the old ancestor Jin Xiao not been driven by selfish interests, they might never have been completely wiped out.
And now, the various demon lineages were clearly still operating independently, with only occasional coordination or small-scale cooperation. There was no large-scale collaboration to speak of.
This was precisely the opportunity Jiang Chen could exploit at this stage.
The Hundred Sacred Ground was one of the foremost among the ten great sacred grounds and a place of immense resource wealth. Originally, it was the Monster Demon lineage that had launched the assault, but the Giant Demon lineage, eager to claim a share of the spoils, had also thrown themselves into the fray, placing the Hundred Sacred Ground under even greater pressure.
Of course, the demons were still plagued by their old failing — when a single lineage dispatched its forces, unity from top to bottom was never a problem. But when two lineages moved out simultaneously, internal strife became far more likely.
At the Hundred Sacred Ground, the Giant Demon lineage and the Monster Demon lineage had clashed severely, the cause being none other than a dispute over spoils.
The Giant Demon and Metal Demon lineages both belonged to the more ferocious breed of demons, possessing overwhelming combat power.
The Monster Demon lineage, on the other hand, excelled at transformation. Their bloodline power was extraordinarily perverse — once they activated their blood energy and demonized, their combat strength would skyrocket.
The Monster Demon lineage also excelled at concealing their bloodline, somewhat similar to the Shadow Demon lineage. The difference was that the Shadow Demon lineage concealed their physical form, while the Monster Demon lineage hid their bloodline.
But regardless, the Monster Demon lineage's strength was in no way inferior to the Giant Demon lineage's.
As such, they were deeply displeased by the Giant Demon lineage's intrusion.