The Demon Emperor ignored the enraged Yu Lijing and turned his gaze to the Demon Lord: "If I were you, I would first let Yu Lijing sort out what's going on in her head before we fight."
The Demon Emperor's words were no longer a veiled reference, but a direct indication. If the Demon Lord still couldn't grasp the meaning, then he would truly be out of his mind.
"You mean, your expedition this time is because of a problem from a thousand years ago?" Although the Demon Lord was only asking the question, he already had a plan in mind and knew that this was definitely one of the reasons.
"This is only part of it." The Demon Emperor said this, and the Venerable One beside him secretly breathed a sigh of relief when no one was paying attention.
"Why do you want to attack the demon realm?" The demon lord still didn't quite understand.
"If it's about something that happened a thousand years ago, a thousand years have passed, and it still can't be resolved?" Although the Demon Lord didn't know what happened in the past, he always believed that time would make many things fade away.
Unfortunately, reality differed greatly from his expectations.
Since a fight was inevitable, the Demon Emperor, being a gentleman, explained the situation to avoid the outcome of a confused battle.
Moreover, he already disliked the Immortal Realm, and even if they were in a cooperative relationship, he had no reason to act as a shield for the Immortal Realm and allow it to maintain its usual "noble" image.
"I don't know about the Immortal Realm, but for the Demon Realm, your Demon Realm is a delicious piece of meat."
When the Demon Emperor mentioned the Demon Realm, he made no attempt to conceal his true intentions.
"After all, such abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth is something we in the Demon Realm have long envied," the Demon Emperor said bluntly.
There was no other way; the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had been slowly depleting, and the cultivators of the demon realm were so fanatical that their demand for spiritual energy was naturally enormous.
Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has begun to ease and is showing a slow growth trend, the pace is too slow.
Therefore, the demon realm, a place filled with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, is the place that the demons have always dreamed of.
After the Demon Emperor finished speaking, he glanced at the Venerable One and said, "The Demon Realm needs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and I'm afraid the Immortal Realm needs it too."
The Demon Lord clearly hadn't expected that the cooperating immortal and demon realms would reveal each other's secrets, so as soon as the Demon Emperor finished speaking, he immediately looked at the Venerable One.
The Venerable One frowned slightly, glanced at the Demon Emperor, and a hint of resentment appeared in her eyes.
The Demon Emperor looked at the Venerable One nonchalantly. This cooperation was only superficial. In order to seize the territory of the Demon Realm, no one should pretend to be noble.
Why should the Demon Realm bear the infamy while the Immortal Realm pretends to act on behalf of Heaven?
Now that the Demon Emperor had revealed it, the Venerable One no longer concealed her purpose.
After his gaze lingered on Yu Lijing's face for a moment, he looked away and turned to the Demon Lord: "That's right, there are two reasons why the Immortal Realm attacked the Demon Realm. The first is that it happened a thousand years ago, and the second is... the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Demon Realm is too abundant."
Her Majesty's frank words surprised the Demon Lord and the Demon Emperor, who never expected her to speak so truthfully.
The moment this thought crossed their minds, both the Demon Lord and the Demon Emperor exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no!"
The Venerable One of the Immortal Realm has always valued the reputation of the Immortal Realm above all else. Since they dared to say such things that would damage the reputation of the Immortal Realm, then the Venerable One has made up his mind to "keep" all of them here.
Killing them to silence them would be the best course of action.
The Demon Lord glanced at the Venerable One and sneered, "So, in the Venerable One's eyes, we are already dead."
The Venerable One did not refute the Demon Lord's words at all. Not only did he not refute them, but he also nodded generously and admitted: "None of you can leave today."
Upon hearing this, the Demon Emperor asked, "It seems that Your Majesty disregards our cooperation."
The Venerable One snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "When has the Demon Emperor ever truly cooperated with the Immortal Realm?"
"Of course we can't truly cooperate. If we could, the great chaos of the Three Realms a thousand years ago wouldn't have happened. Don't you agree, Your Majesty?" The Demon Emperor's question made the Venerable turn pale with anger.
The Demon Emperor and the Venerable One's strange reactions caught the Demon Lord's attention.
What's going on?
What exactly happened a thousand years ago?
It seems very important.
The Demon Lord turned to Yu Lijing and asked in a low voice, "You really have no memory of what happened a thousand years ago?"
The Demon Lord was somewhat flustered. He felt as if he had overlooked something, and it was something very, very important.
Even if he knew, the Demon Lord couldn't recall what he had overlooked.
It seems the crux of the problem lies in the great chaos a thousand years ago.
Yu Lijing tried hard to think, but her mind was a complete mess. It seemed like something was about to emerge, but she couldn't recall it at all.
This feeling of emptiness made her very uncomfortable.
Seeing Yu Lijing frowning and struggling to remember, the Demon Lord didn't say anything more and comforted her, "Forget it, if you can't remember, don't think about it anymore."
"Hmm," Yu Lijing replied casually, but she was still trying hard to recall that thing deep in her memory.
After what the Demon Emperor said, she had a strange idea in her mind and tried hard to come up with it.
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out: "You were the one who wanted to kill me back then, weren't you? Just so that Yu Xinyi could ascend to the position of Demon Lord in the future without worry."
Following the sound, the Demon Lord looked at Yu Jinshuo, who was sitting blankly in the corner, and nodded without any attempt to hide his feelings: "That's right."
"That night I sent someone to kill you. We had just had a fight. If I did it, no one would suspect anything."
The Demon Lord was confident, and he acted very well afterward, so no one doubted him.
However, Yu Jinshuo still did not die.
He didn't die?
The Demon Lord was startled. He finally realized this strange question. His subordinates had clearly told him that Yu Jinshuo was dead.
There were too many things going on and things were too chaotic back then, so he assumed that Yu Jinshuo had escaped using other methods.
However, now that I think about it, there's a problem: why would his subordinates report it that way?
"Are the people around me your spies?" the Demon Lord demanded loudly. The more he followed this line of thought, the more terrifying he felt.
He seemed to have unknowingly stepped into a trap, and was already deeply trapped without realizing it.
"If I had such great abilities, would I have been completely fooled by you?" Yu Jinshuo said with a wry smile. He was a complete loser.
The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. It turned out that his existence was just to demonstrate Yu Xinyi's "greatness".
If he had died then, Yu Xinyi would have naturally taken over, and would have also gotten rid of this troublesome threat.
The Demon Lord has a really good plan.
high!
That's brilliant!
Yu Jinshuo was completely absorbed in his own thoughts, utterly devastated by reality.
However, because of his words, too many thoughts flashed through the Demon Lord's mind. He seemed to have grasped some clue, but it was all gone in an instant, and he could never quite get it.
Finally, the Demon Lord realized the key to a problem and asked Yu Jinshuo, "Didn't you run away on your own that night?"
Upon hearing the Demon Lord's question, Yu Jinshuo smiled, but his smile was even uglier than a grimace.
"Demon Lord, you are so wise and powerful, do you still need to humiliate me? I am nothing but your defeated opponent."
"Tell me, did you escape on your own that night, or was someone rescue you?" the Demon Lord pressed urgently, for this question was crucial.
Yu Jinshuo was already very uncomfortable, and with a "what the hell" attitude, he said whatever came to mind: "Of course someone saved me, otherwise, with such powerful methods, how could I have escaped on my own?"
"Who saved you?" The Demon Lord's gaze swept over the face of the Venerable Demon Emperor. He really hoped it was them; otherwise, he felt even more terrified.
Because that would be a force he didn't know about, a force that would oppose him.
"How should I know?" Yu Jinshuo snapped back irritably.
He's lucky to have survived; how could he possibly know those things?
The Demon Lord was in complete turmoil; things were getting complicated.
It seems that the demon realm's enemies are not only the immortal and demon realms, but also an unknown force.
But why would that force want to save Yu Jinshuo?
What exactly is the purpose?
The Demon Lord felt a chill run down his spine. What was it? What aspect had he overlooked?
Seeing the Demon Lord's shocked and angry expression, the Demon Emperor sighed softly in his heart, then turned his head and looked in the direction of the Demon Realm, where power was still churning, indicating that the battle was becoming increasingly fierce.
The Venerable One smiled and said, "Demon Lord, it seems that it will be difficult for the Demon Realm to change its ruler today."
The Demon Lord sneered, "You're really shameless to be eyeing the spiritual energy of the Demon Realm. Doesn't the Immortal Realm always pride itself on its nobility? How come it also has such bandit-like thoughts?"
"It would be such a waste to leave such abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth to the demon realm; it should be used by the immortal realm." At this point, there was no need for His Excellency to hide anything.
Her goal was simple: to eliminate the remnants of the past and, incidentally, to seize the spiritual energy of the demon realm.
With such spiritual energy from heaven and earth, their cultivation in the immortal realm would be much faster, and even the cultivation of their immortal souls would be much better.
The immortal and demon realms have already made their positions clear, so the Demon Lord naturally has nothing to say. He sneers as he looks at them: "If you want to covet the spiritual energy of our demon realm, you'd better see if you have the ability."
"Before you start spouting nonsense, you should think about how your demon realm will win," the Venerable One said meaningfully, while the power fluctuations within the demon realm never ceased.
The Demon Lord wasn't worried at all; instead, he smiled confidently and said, "Our Demon Realm has a Venerable Lord; why would we be afraid of such a petty thief?"
Just then, a loud bang was heard, and all the commotion within the demon realm vanished.
The Demon Lord's smile widened. What had he just said?
No amount of spies sent by the celestial or demonic realms could match the Lord.
As long as the Lord intervenes, nothing is an obstacle.
Just then, the independent space suddenly rippled, and the Demon God easily appeared in the independent space with Liu Lanyan in his arms.
"Lord." Upon seeing the Demon God appear, the Demon Lord's face lit up with an excited smile.
If the demon god appears, then their demon realm will be safe.
Mo Yun glanced at the situation inside the independent space, then smiled and nodded at the Demon Lord: "The immortal and demon realms are truly cunning."
The Demon Emperor remained silent, while the Venerable One stared at the Demon God, his brows furrowed, and retorted without backing down: "Lowly creatures should not exist in the Demon Realm."
The blunt sarcasm caused everyone to frown; they hadn't expected their lord to go against the demon god like this.
To directly mock someone to their face takes real guts.
Liu Lanyan glanced at the Venerable One with displeasure. She disliked him very much. Ever since she learned that the Venerable One was using his soul to cultivate his immortal soul, she had felt disgusted with him.
Her treatment of the demon god deepened Liu Lanyan's disgust for her.
"How dare we, beings of such high rank, try to steal from us lowly beings?" Liu Lanyan would never allow anyone to insult the Demon God, and immediately retaliated without hesitation.