The Demon Lord was also a clever person. Listening to their conversation, he guessed the gist of it.
From the time the man was "killed" to the appearance of the demon god...
Upon calculating the time, the Demon Lord felt as if the blood in his body was about to freeze. This time was not... Could it really be what he thought?
"How long have you been here?" The Demon Emperor asked, though he was still astonished.
He really wanted to know how long an ordinary human had stayed in the Realm of Despair after suddenly transforming into a demon god.
Five years? Ten years?
Or twenty years?
The Demon Emperor dared not guess further up, because there was only one kind of person who had stayed in the Realm of Despair for more than twenty years—the dead.
The Realm of Despair is a good place for cultivation, but it is also a true purgatory.
That kind of tempering and torment, from body to soul, will destroy everything over time.
"It's not a very long time." Mo Yun smiled gently, as if he were talking about someone else's affairs. "It's only a hundred years."
As soon as the sentence was spoken, time seemed to freeze.
All eyes were fixed on Mo Yun, staring at him in disbelief.
Did they hear correctly?
how long?
century?
The Venerable One, the Demon Emperor, and Yu Lijin were all dumbfounded, completely petrified by the Demon God's words.
What is the Realm of Despair?
It instilled despair in those who cultivated within, a complete and utter torment from the outside in.
Otherwise, why do most people know the name of the Despair Realm, but so few people go there to cultivate?
No one can endure that kind of pain and despair...
Even with their strength and resilience, it's impossible for them to stay in the Realm of Despair for ten years.
Unless someone is a cultivation fanatic who doesn't care about their life, they wouldn't stay for that long.
A century has passed, and the human body is still alive—how is that possible?
The Demon Lord secretly breathed a sigh of relief; just as he had expected.
He just calculated the time, and it's exactly one hundred years.
During that time, the Demon God went to the underworld to cultivate, which explains why no one recognized him; it was as if he had appeared out of thin air.
His cultivation in the Despair Realm of the Underworld must have changed his appearance.
The tempering effect of the Despair Realm is to make power purer and purer, and to repair all flaws.
Therefore, to understand how perfect the Demon God is now, one can imagine the extremely cruel tempering he underwent in the Realm of Despair.
What painful and desperate price must be paid for perfection?
The Demon Emperor let out a long breath, releasing the pent-up frustration in his chest: "Lord, I must say, your plan is truly long-term."
Mo Yun smiled but remained silent, leaving everyone else confused.
"What exactly happened?" His Highness asked impatiently.
"Don't you understand?" the Demon Emperor sighed. "Your Majesty intends to destroy the Three Realms in one fell swoop."
"What?" the Venerable One exclaimed, staring in astonishment at the Demon God. She simply couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Haven't we already fallen into the Lord's trap?" The Demon Emperor sighed, his heart aching as he thought of the army that had been slaughtered and killed below.
The Three Realms were thrown into chaos once again, which was actually a trap set by the Demon God, and they foolishly prepared for it for a thousand years before solemnly jumping in.
If we're talking about stupidity, is there anyone in the world more stupid than them?
The Demon Lord and the Venerable One stared at the Demon God with a gentle smile, their faces pale, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.
"Is it necessary to admire him so much? It was just a coincidence." The Venerable One clearly looked down on the Demon God, especially after learning that the Demon God was the man who had seduced her junior sister. The Venerable One disliked the Demon God even more.
"A coincidence?" The Demon Lord looked at His Excellency with hesitation. What did he mean by that?
"Of course it was a coincidence." The Venerable One snorted coldly, feeling that the Demon Lord's question was too ignorant.
"This is only because some problems arose between the three realms later, which led to today's war between the three realms. If there is even the slightest mishap, his wishful thinking will fall through."
His Majesty would never believe that a demon god could manipulate the Three Realms at will.
After saying this, the Venerable One suddenly noticed that the Demon Emperor was staring at her with a strange expression, staring at her intently.
"What? Is there a problem?" The Demon Emperor's gaze displeased the Venerable One, as if she had just said something stupid.
"Even without those problems, the Three Realms would still be in chaos." The Demon Emperor said helplessly, addressing the Venerable One, but his gaze was fixed on the Demon God.
"Your Majesty truly possesses a brilliant strategy and remarkable patience." When the Demon Emperor said this, it was unclear whether he was genuinely praising or simply marveling; his emotions were complex, making it difficult to discern his true intentions.
Mo Yun nodded and smiled, accepting the Demon Emperor's praise with great composure.
His Highness's doubts reached his lips, but he ultimately kept them to himself and did not actually ask them.
She didn't want to be seen as a fool.
"The most heartbroken person here must be the Demon Lord," the Demon Emperor said, looking at the Demon Lord. Sure enough, the Demon Lord's face was extremely pale, more terrifying than if he had seen a ghost. It seemed that this blow had been very painful for the Demon Lord.
"You've spent a thousand years cultivating the demon realm into a lure that neither the immortal nor the demon realm can resist. Your Majesty, you're forcing us to take action against the demon realm." The Demon Emperor smiled bitterly. For someone who usually had no expression, to make such a change in facial emotion showed how great the psychological impact he was.
Mo Yun smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "If the immortal and demon realms didn't have that greed, the war between the three realms wouldn't have started."
The words of the demon god left the people of both the immortal and demon realms extremely embarrassed.
No matter how bad a person does, they still want a fig leaf to cover it up.
They coveted the abundant spiritual energy of the demon realm, but it was really uncomfortable to have it said so bluntly.
"Of course, I also played a part in pushing things along." How many people in the world would be so open about admitting to scheming against others?
It is definitely a demon god.
He not only spoke frankly, but also told them in great detail what he had done.
"The Demon Lord has been tolerating Yu Jinshuo, but when Yu Jinshuo's actions became unbearable for the Demon Lord, he naturally had to eliminate him. After all, the future of the Demon Realm is not entirely in Yu Jinshuo's hands, and Yu Xinyi's strength is sufficient."
Mo Yun's voice was gentle, like a spring breeze in March slowly brushing across a lake, making people feel relaxed and happy.
However, the meaning he was trying to convey was in stark contrast to his tone.
Just like the actual sky.
As the sun set and dark clouds gathered, only the howling of the cold wind could be heard, and a desolate atmosphere pervaded the world.
"So, you were the one who saved Yu Jinshuo back then!" The Demon Lord finally found the real culprit. He wanted to get rid of Yu Jinshuo to pave the way for Yu Xinyi, but in the end, he was defeated by the Demon God.
The Demon Lord frowned, still pondering some matters: "Lord, this is a matter of succession for the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm, what does it have to do with the Three Realms?"
Mo Yun chuckled softly, explaining to the Demon Lord with good patience, "Of course it's related. If Yu Jinshuo dies, who can go to the forbidden area to release Yu Lijing?"
"Huh?" The Demon Lord suddenly realized that the Demon God's thinking was too jumpy, and he couldn't understand the cause-and-effect relationship that the Demon God was talking about for a moment.
Mo Yun looked at Yu Jinshuo, who was slumped in a corner, in a daze, with a smile on his face, and said in a very good mood: "If Yu Jinshuo hadn't sent Liu Xinrong and Liu Xinya to the forbidden area, I really wouldn't have known that Yu Lijing was imprisoned there."
"Since Yu Lijing's mind is not clear, we should make good use of it and not waste it."
Mo Yun spoke slowly and deliberately, completely ignoring the various expressions on everyone's faces: "Since Yu Jinshuo is willing to alarm the forces within the forbidden area just to establish his authority, and wants to rely on Yu Lijing to get out of this predicament, then..."
“Then if he encounters mortal danger, he will definitely go to the forbidden area to find Yu Lijing.” The Demon Lord picked up on the Demon God’s words, and he finally understood the Demon God’s purpose.
"So, later on, he provoked Yu Lijing in various ways, making her take the initiative to provoke the Immortal Realm, giving the Immortal Realm a good reason to attack the Demon Realm, right?" The Demon Lord seemed to be asking the Demon God, but everyone could hear the certainty in his words.
"As expected of the Demon Lord, you even thought of this." Mo Yun smiled approvingly, but his praise was so glaring to the Demon Lord at this moment.
This is blatant irony.
Such praise from the demon god is probably the last thing the demon lord wants to hear.
"Good, good, good..." The demon lord was so angry that his face turned blue, and he gritted his teeth and uttered several "good"s in a row.
He truly never imagined that the demon god, whom the demon realm had always regarded as its savior and guardian, was actually plotting against the demon realm.
He had never heard of such a method of calculation before.
What kind of patience, what kind of perseverance, and... how much hatred must one have for the Three Realms to take such an action?
The Demon Lord looked at the elegant and smiling Demon God, and his head throbbed with pain.
What a huge conspiracy, what a brilliant scheme.
This scheme, laid out for a thousand years, went unnoticed by anyone.
It's not that they're stupid, but rather, who would have thought that the person who orchestrated this scheme would even outmaneuver themselves?
To spend a thousand years scheming against the Three Realms, how much more than a thousand years has been wasted?
Over the past thousand years, the energy that the demon gods have expended seems to be completely disproportionate to what they have ultimately gained.
But he did it anyway.
This shows just how deep his hatred for the Three Realms truly was.
Now that she knows who the demon god is, how could Yu Lijin possibly remain calm?
The love, hatred, and grudges that had been dormant for a thousand years erupted all at once. Their eyes were bloodshot as they stared at the demon god, their gazes filled with a desire to devour him whole.
"What? Is something the matter?" Even if Mo Yun was calm, he couldn't pretend not to see being stared at like that, so he asked in a good-natured manner.
"You love her so much? Then what about Liu Lanyan?" Yu Lijing glared angrily at Liu Lanyan beside the Demon God.
She tried so hard for so long, but in the end she still couldn't get the Demon God to accept her. Why should Liu Lanyan be pampered by the Demon God like this?
"Lan Yan?" Mo Yun was slightly taken aback, not expecting Yu Lijing to ask this question. He looked at her amusedly and said, "Lan Yan, isn't that her? Isn't she Lan Yan?"
Seeing Yu Lijing's stunned expression, Mo Yun smiled good-naturedly: "Can't you even see that?"
"Hmph, how come you can tell so clearly? If you mistake someone for someone else, all your enthusiasm will have been wasted." Yu Lijing simply couldn't rationally accept this reality.
Why should someone else get the person she couldn't have?
She is not feeling well.