As mentioned earlier, when the Demon Race forged the Witch-Slaying Sword, they had already pushed humanity into the position of mortal enemies.
A blood debt was ironclad; there was no longer any room for reconciliation.
What was more, their current ambition was to reclaim the authority of the Human Heavenly Court, something they were determined to obtain;
while humanity refused to yield even an inch, regarding them as a thorn in its heart.
The two sides were already locked in a struggle to the death, with no possibility of compromise.
There was only one seat as ruler of the Three Realms.
It was now occupied by humanity, yet the Demon Race was equally determined to claim it.
What was at stake was the survival and destiny of two races—how could there be any compromise?
Even if they were willing to take half a step back, how could the Human Dao faction possibly hand over Saintly Positions to them?
Saintly Positions concerned the foundation of an entire race. Humanity would naturally reserve them for its own heroes—the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were proof enough.
Outsiders like them, who had only pledged allegiance later and possessed neither foundations nor trust, would ultimately be drawing water with a bamboo basket, no matter how desperately they struggled.
Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi understood this point more clearly than anyone.
Thus, the moment they had grasped these crucial points, they had quietly abandoned the paths of the Earthly Dao and Human Dao.
They knew well that no matter how far they traveled those two roads, they would ultimately lead nowhere.
The only path left to attempt was that of the Heavenly Dao.
But the Heavenly Dao's Saintly Positions had long since been filled.
Though Saint Zhunti had fallen and left one position vacant, that