The demons looked at one another, feeling that their Great Commander's words made perfect sense.
After all, Qianyuan Realm was a world that did not even possess a ninth-rank spirit vein. It was impossible for it to produce a ninth-rank Flying City.
Xun Ling continued, "If we had defeated him back then and put his life in danger, what do you think would have happened?"
The Soul Devouring Demon answered without hesitation, "The high-level True Immortal behind him was probably an elder of his sect, perhaps even a blood relative.
"No matter what, that person would not have stood by and watched us kill him. He would certainly have intervened.
"But if he intervened, wouldn't that have given us the perfect excuse to leave?"
Xun Ling shook his head. "Times have changed. We have already discovered the Heavenly Dao Taboo, something of immense value.
"I believe the Heavenly Demon Ancestor has already dispatched experts to investigate it.
"At a time like this, we no longer need to provoke any powerful figures."
"For now, we only need to make enough noise and wait for the Holy Clan's experts to take over. Everything else must prioritize stability.
"By the way, how have the results been from sending Demon Gods to conquer various places?"
The Soul Devouring Demon took out more than a hundred communication jade talismans. "Great Commander, these are the battle reports I have received. Every one of them went extremely smoothly.
"The moment our Demon Gods appeared, the cultivators of Qianyuan Realm voluntarily abandoned their strongholds and retreated.
"In many places, before our Demon Gods even arrived, everyone had already fled."
Xun Ling beamed. "In that case, we can finally account for ourselves.
"Although we did not capture many of Qianyuan Realm's experts, we have occupied enough territory to count