"Heavenly Demons... What exactly are they?"
Fuxie repeated An Jing's words, then chuckled softly. "That's a good question. It really gets to the heart of everything."
"Mm. Or rather, what I want to ask is: what exactly is the relationship between the Dao Court and the Heavenly Demons?"
An Jing raised his head and gazed at the Star of Zhu Zhao above him, his eyes steady. "Actually, from the moment I first learned of the Dao Rule Devouring Evil Returning to Truth, I began thinking about it."
"A Great Dao law specifically targeting Heavenly Demons... and it's so complete, so powerful. It answers the needs of everyone who slays demons and vanquishes evil, and lets them grow stronger at a rapid pace."
"And the Heavenly Demons don't even have any means of countering it. When they're destroyed, they become cultivation resources. Whether you're a martial artist, an immortal cultivator, or a practitioner of any other system, as long as you exterminate demons, you grow stronger... How could I not know what that means?"
"It means treating the other side as resources, one-sidedly! As long as you slaughter them, you can obtain anything—Supernatural Abilities, cultivation, realms, even Divine Weapons and Dharma Registers, lifespan, wisdom, comprehension, Root Bone, absolutely everything. Xuanyuan Qi can provide it all; the only difference is how much!"
"But."
An Jing lowered his head and looked toward Fuxie, his voice solemn. "The Heavenly Demons still haven't been wiped out."
"On the contrary, they're still invading and winning, driving the Dao Court back step by step."
"That's how powerful the Heavenly Demons are."
"Yes."
Fuxie's phantom held its true form in its arms. "That's how powerful the Heavenly Demons are. Most of the time, all we can do is resist them. And if we fail... we struggle, retreat step