The Confucian scholar did not immediately explain to the King of Luan, but instead asked a question instead of answering.
"Is there even a question? It's naturally the Demon God," King Luan said without hesitation.
In the demon realm, the demons naturally revere the demon god the most. Not to mention in the demon realm, even in the realms of immortals and demons, there are many who feel reverence and awe when the name of the demon god is mentioned.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the Prince of Luan immediately realized something and stared at the Confucian Master in surprise: "You mean..."
“That’s right.” The Confucian Master nodded with a smile. “At first glance, the person in charge of the demon realm is the Demon Lord, but in the hearts of most people in the demon realm, the Demon God is their god.”
"The demon god can rally his troops with a single call... no, that's not right..." The Confucian master shook his head, denying his previous choice of words. "He doesn't need to rally his troops with a single call. He only needs to say a few words, and the people of the demon realm will immediately follow his lead. Even if we send them to the battlefield, it wouldn't be a problem."
As Luan Wang listened to the Confucian Master's words, his expression shifted between light and dark, and it was unclear what he was thinking. He merely glanced in the direction of the Demon Emperor without saying a word.
The Confucian master was not in a hurry. After he finished speaking, he waited quietly, giving the people of the Demon Realm time to digest the information.
"You mean the Demon God wants to cultivate the Demon Realm into his army to conquer both the Immortal and Demon Realms?" King Jing, who hadn't said much until now, finally spoke up and asked the Confucian Venerable.
“That should be the case.” The Confucian Master nodded with a smile. “Even if the Demon God’s ambition is great, one person’s power alone is not enough to destroy both the immortal and demon realms.”
"However, a thousand years have passed, and he can completely cultivate the demon realm into his army, which would be the best weapon to attack the immortal and demon realms."
What the Confucian master said makes a lot of sense. No matter how strong a person is, they cannot be strong enough to destroy an entire realm.
With so many men, even if we wanted to kill them, it would take quite some time.
Therefore, some ordinary troops are very necessary for conquering the realms of immortals and demons.
"Isn't it a bit too late to think about this now?" King Qi said calmly. "A thousand years have passed. If there were any plans, the Demon God would probably have already taken action."
What the King of Qi said was not without reason.
The celestial realm discovered the scheme secretly orchestrated by the demon god, why didn't they say so earlier? What's the point of saying it now?
They've been secretly cultivating their strength for a thousand years. If they wanted to, they would have done so long ago. Isn't it a bit late to remind them now?
“We hadn’t paid much attention to the matter of the Demon God before,” the Confucian Master said with a wry smile. “The catastrophe that struck the Three Realms severely damaged the Immortal Realm. For the past thousand years, our Immortal Realm has spent most of its time recovering.”
The Confucian master has already made his point very clear.
When the Three Realms were in turmoil, their Immortal Realm suffered considerable damage, and they too needed to heal.
"Only recently have I vaguely grasped the significance of the Demon God's actions." The Confucian Master meant that they had only just recovered and only now had time to ponder the Demon God's affairs.
They weren't just idly pondering the demon god.
King Luan wanted to say something, but after glancing at the Demon Emperor on the throne, he kept his mouth shut.
The Demon Emperor made no comment, sitting quietly with no expression on his face, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"If you two aren't busy, you can stay at the Demon Palace for now." The Demon Emperor finally spoke, and that was all he said.
The Celestial Venerable frowned. He didn't want to waste too much time here. Just as he was about to speak, the Confucian Venerable stopped him and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave."
Upon hearing the Demon Emperor's words, King Luan hurriedly arranged for palace servants to move the Heavenly Venerable and the Confucian Venerable to a side hall.
After the Confucian Venerable and the Heavenly Venerable left, everyone in the main hall was from the Demon Realm; there was not a single outsider.
The Demon Emperor sat atop the throne, one hand supporting his forehead, his icy gaze sweeping over the crowd below without uttering a word.
Everyone here has their own agenda.
The Demon Emperor was not unaware of the underhanded tactics employed by the King of Jing, but the King of Jing possessed considerable strength. With both the demon and immortal realms eyeing him covetously, the Demon Emperor would not risk weakening himself by attacking the King of Jing.
Everything should be done with the big picture in mind; minor issues should be dealt with internally gradually.
“Your Majesty, the words of the Immortal Realm are not to be trusted.” King Luan did not believe the words of the Confucian Venerable, at least not half of them.
The Demon Emperor snorted coldly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
From the very beginning, he had no intention of cooperating with the immortal realm.
The people of the Immortal Realm are nothing but hypocrites. Would they really work for the benefit of the Demon Realm?
Is the Celestial Realm only acting in its own interests, and is its cooperation with the Demon Realm just a collaboration?
They're probably just trying to take advantage of the demon realm.
"What trouble has the Immortal Realm run into lately?" The Demon Emperor asked casually, his long fingers lightly tapping the armrest of his chair.
Upon hearing this, the King of Luan immediately summoned his men and ordered them to investigate.
Of course, the information cannot be found immediately; it will take some time.
King Luan then understood why the Demon Emperor wanted the people from the Immortal Realm to stay; this was the reason.
Buy some time to investigate the Celestial Realm.
"What do you mean?" the Demon Emperor asked casually, without any specific direction, and without mentioning whether he wanted to cooperate with the Immortal Realm or not.
King Luan glanced at the expressionless King Qi and the enigmatic King Jing beside him, and spoke cautiously: "Your Majesty, the Immortal Realm's arrival this time must have its purpose. They won't simply cooperate with us; they probably want to use us."
The Demon Emperor nodded slightly, signaling Luan Wang to continue.
"In my opinion, it's best not to cooperate with the Immortal Realm." King Luan felt it was best to be cautious and not let the Immortal Realm give them any reason to cooperate with them. Who knew what the Immortal Realm was really up to?
After listening, the Demon Emperor looked at King Jing.
When the King of Jing saw the Demon Emperor looking at him, he felt it would be unreasonable to remain silent, so he offered a very vague suggestion: "Let's wait until the investigation is complete before making any decisions."
"If it would indeed harm the interests of our Demon Realm, then we should naturally unite; but if we are used by the Immortal Realm, then we will refuse."
At first glance, King Jing's words seem reasonable, but upon closer examination, they are utter nonsense.
Once the investigation results are in, will we still need the advice of the King of Jing?
Anyone would know how to choose.
"King Jing has a brilliant idea, but will the people of the Immortal Realm wait that long?" King Luan said sarcastically from the side with a forced smile.
"Let alone whether the Immortal Realm can wait that long, even if they can, whether we can find out is still unknown."
King Luan was not exaggerating at all. Since the Immortal Realm dared to come directly to them to discuss cooperation, then the Immortal Realm must have carefully concealed all their weaknesses.
The Immortal Realm is not incompetent; it is a realm of immortals whose strength is comparable to theirs. How could they so easily find a loophole in them?
He just sent people to investigate, not with much hope, but just to see if there were any clues.
"In any case, we should not cooperate with the Immortal Realm," King Qi said at the opportune moment, expressing his opinion.
King Qi was a neutral party; he had his own power, but there was no indication that he had any particular inclination.
Listening to the Demon Emperor's commands, yet not completely surrendering his power to the Demon Emperor for his free use, at first glance it seemed as if he harbored ulterior motives.
However, the King of Qi did not succumb to the King of Jing's attempts to win him over.
King Qi acted as a neutral party, refusing to side with either side.
Therefore, King Luan was often puzzled by King Qi's actions, and he could not see through King Qi.
If King Qi had no ulterior motives towards the Demon Realm, then why would he need to maintain such a powerful force?
Wouldn't it be better to hand over this power to the Demon Emperor?
If you say he's power-hungry and ambitious, then he should align himself with the King of Jing and do something underhanded together. With the King of Qi's strength joining him, the King of Jing would be even more powerful.
Unfortunately, the King of Qi did not join the King of Jing's camp.
So it's neither leaning to the left nor to the right, but in the middle, perfectly balanced.
He had also spoken to the Demon Emperor about the Prince of Qi, but in the end the Demon Emperor gave him no instructions, only chuckled coldly twice, and remained silent.
Now that King Qi had taken the initiative to speak, and with the same suggestion, King Luan immediately listened attentively.
"The Immortal Realm doesn't have a good reputation," King Qi said, looking at the Demon Emperor, ignoring King Luan who was staring at him. "Others may not know what happened back then, but we all remember what the Immortal Realm did."
"We all know what kind of people the immortals are, so why cooperate with them?" Even when King Qi was advising the Demon Emperor, he did so calmly and without haste.
“King Qi, you are mistaken,” King Jing interjected, offering a completely opposite opinion. “No matter how bad the Immortal Realm is, it is still for their own benefit. As long as our interests align, we can cooperate.”
"Does the King of Jing mean that as long as interests align, anything can be done regardless of others?" Upon hearing the King of Jing's words, the King of Luan immediately spoke up sarcastically.
Who doesn't know the King of Jing's purpose?
Don't assume that just because they aren't investigating Qin Ming's case, it means they don't know that Qin Ming was sent there by the King of Jing.
"If the King of Luan insists on such a narrow interpretation, there's nothing I can do," the King of Jing said, feigning helplessness, making it seem as if the King of Luan was being unreasonable.
The King of Luan frowned, staring hatefully at the King of Jing.
What right does this guy, who's so eager to change the ownership of the Demon Realm, have to spout nonsense here?
"I want an answer by tomorrow. Go back and think about it carefully today." The Demon Emperor stood up, clearly not wanting to listen to their argument, and strode away.
The King of Luan glared fiercely at the King of Jing, who smiled indifferently, not feeling anything was amiss, which only made the King of Luan even angrier.
The King of Qi ignored the argument between the King of Luan and the King of Jing and left quietly.
After giving the King of Jing a smug smile, the King of Jing swaggered away from the main hall.
The Prince of Luan was left standing there, trembling with rage.
That damned King Jing, does he think he's right?
After thinking bitterly for a moment, King Luan turned around. He needed to discuss things with the Demon Emperor; the matter couldn't remain unresolved.
Are the immortals, who still live in the Demon Palace, destined to remain in such a passive position forever?
After gently knocking on the door and receiving permission from the Demon Emperor, Luan Wang pushed open the door and entered the study.
"Your Majesty, matters in the Immortal Realm are not so simple." After much thought, King Luan felt that a solution needed to be found as soon as possible, and that the matter could not be delayed any longer.
The Immortal Realm can afford to drag this out, but they can't. Who knows what the Immortal Realm is up to?
"Do you think the Demon God is the goal the Immortal Realm mentioned?" The Demon Emperor asked calmly, without a trace of anxiety on his face.
The Demon Emperor's words startled King Luan. After thinking about it seriously, he said solemnly, "I believe that what the Immortal Realm said is not without reason."
The Demon Emperor did not speak, but gestured with his eyes for King Luan to continue.
"We all witnessed the power of the Demon God back then. If the Demon God wanted to go to any realm, he definitely had the ability."
As King Luan spoke, he began to recall the power of the Demon God in his mind.
As the memories in his mind became active, a chill ran through his body, and a fear from the bottom of his heart emerged, quickly spreading throughout his body. Cold sweat unknowingly covered his forehead.
He quickly took a deep breath, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and continued, "When the Demon God went to the Demon Realm, no one found it strange. The Demon God used demonic power, so it was only natural that he chose the Demon Realm."
“However, today the Immortal Realm said…” King Luan was also unsure of whose opinion to listen to. After pondering for a moment, he looked at the Demon Emperor and said, “It’s not impossible that the Immortal Realm said so.”