Demon

The Demons, or the Yao, were not a single species but an alliance formed by the Ten Thousand Spirit Alliance. They are formed from the myriad spiritualized life-forms, born from the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon. Upon Mount Buzhou, an alliance of myriad spirit was formed, calling themselves the Saint Race. They were said to rule to Heavens in their Demon Court, while the Wu (Magi) Race ruled the Earth. The Three Wu-Yao Wars led to the destruction of their racial destiny. Their attempted genocide of humans during that war to create a Wu-slaughtering sword led to an eternal emnity between the races. After the fall of the Demon Court, the remnants are sometimes still called Yao.

They've now mostly retreated to the wilderness, away from mankind. Many remnants of the demon court still carries the karmic hindrances of their past. They still carry the sins of the damage done during the war, including the destruction of Mount Buzhou, the near collapse of Heaven, and the innocent deaths that resulted from it.

While demons historically were ferocious and aggressive, not all demons were evil; some were actually good or at least neutral. For instance, the fox demon, Xiao Lan, actually had some merit from good deeds.

They had been one of the dominant powers of the Primordial World, and had once formed the great Demon Court, and fought three great wars again the Magi. They were led by the East Emperor Tai Yi and ten great demon generals under him. Daoist Lu Ya was the crown prince of the Demon Emperor.

Demons were devastated in the third Great Magi-Demon War, and the Human race took the opportunity to attack the demons.

From that point on, the humans became the dominant force in the Primordial World, and favored by the Heavenly Dao.

From the devastation the demons wrought on the world, and near-extermination of humans, the demons carried a large negative karma which often led to their general misfortune afterwards.