Just as Xu Yue and the others were reaping abundant gains within Jade Void Palace,
the sealed Demon Buddha racked his brains and finally used Meng Qi's connection to him to split off a strand of his divine consciousness, which likewise entered Jade Void Palace.
He wanted to investigate Primordial Heavenly Venerate's secrets.
"As expected of the product I chose! He delivered the fish here so easily. Once the fish obtains the complete inheritance of Primordial Heavenly Venerate, when he returns, I will have a chance to become one of the Most Ancient Ones in a single step, laying the foundation for the future struggle over the Dao Fruit."
Even the Demon Buddha could not help but feel a surge of delight.
Would the fish be able to return safely?
He had never doubted that.
It seemed as though the fish wanted to resist fate and gradually uncover the truth, while several other temporary partners appeared outwardly estranged but inwardly united as they tripped him up.
But in truth, those fellows who could only scheme alongside him by relying on divine weapons or the special nature of the Nine Nethers had yet to understand the true meaning of the will of heaven.
Even his being sealed was not something they could fathom.
All of this had been arranged by him. All of it remained under his control.
His current schemes were merely meant to let him gain more.
You know nothing at all about the will of heaven...
Investiture of the Gods World, Demon Emperor Hall.
After the Demon Saint, acting in place of the Demon Sovereign, sensed a fleeting trace of Ananda's aura, he nearly lost control and erupted into violence.
Yet in the end, he forcibly restrained himself. It was only a strand of divine consciousness, and