In the Golden Throne Hall, there were no civil or military ministers present today.
The higher-ups of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands each occupied their own side. Those who had come arrived in twos and threes, all figures whose single stomp could make the Four Seas and Nine Provinces tremble. Such people, rarely seen, had all gathered beneath one roof.
Even the Taiyin Cult Leader, who had always kept herself apart from worldly affairs, was seated in a corner of the hall.
She wore an ink-black palace gown, her face veiled in black gauze and her hair pinned with ebony ornaments. A silver crescent mark rested upon her smooth brow, while her eyes were cold and distant, as though separated by a haze of mist.
Taiyin Cult Leader Yin Guyue could be considered one of the most mysterious great figures among the immortal sects of the Nine Heavens. If today's matter had not concerned the survival of mankind, she likely would not have shown herself.
"We said long ago that the Heaven-Devouring Insect was of grave importance, yet you insisted on believing Myriad Laws' nonsense. Now that the Demon God has returned to life, how do you intend to clean up this mess?" Her voice was utterly indifferent.
Perhaps because both were located in the Northern Region, the Taiyin Cult and the Sacred Mountain had always been on good terms, often advancing and retreating together. Yet in this matter, the Taiyin Cult had been the staunchest opposition.
They believed that the current state of the human world was stable, and there was no need to risk everything merely to kill the Demon God's origin.
And now, sure enough, trouble had erupted.
"If the common folk had not suddenly turned against us and betrayed humanity, the Demon God would already