The two great tumors had finally been excised. True Lord Heavenly Fiend held a victory banquet at Rakshasa Hall, ostensibly to celebrate the achievements of this period.
In truth, the celebration was merely a smokescreen. The real purpose was for the pillars of the two Cultivation Worlds to gather and discuss how they should deal with the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom's large-scale invasion in the future.
The Lu Kingdom Cultivation World and the Great Qi Cultivation World were as close as lips and teeth, and the Golden-Eyed Demon Kingdom's strategic objectives determined the risks both would have to bear.
If, as in the past, the Beast Tide was launched only to weaken the Human Race's forces, then the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord would generally choose only one of the two as his target.
Due to geographical location and the distribution of forces, the Great Qi Cultivation World was often chosen as the primary target for weakening.
This was because he had seen through the Human Race's selfish nature. When their own vital interests were not threatened, they would often choose to sit atop the mountain and watch tigers fight.
After all, if it did not concern them, they would hang it high and stay out of it.
This created a strange phenomenon. Though the enemy was one that the Great Qi Cultivation World and the Lu Kingdom Cultivation World needed to face together, the vast majority of the time, the Great Qi Cultivation World was the one contending against it alone.
This was deliberate on the Golden-Eyed Demon Lord's part. First, it sowed discord and divided the two Cultivation Worlds, driving a wedge between them.
Second, the threat posed by the Lu Kingdom Cultivation World was too slight. So long as the Great Qi Cultivation World's defenses were breached, it could be