They arrived at the underground chamber beneath the Demon Palace. Lola had laid twenty-seven Defensive Formations here in advance. Even an expert at the peak of the chief god realm could not hope to overhear anything here.
Heaven Slayer looked around and nodded. "This place certainly is secure."
"All right," Lola said. "We can speak freely here. No one will learn anything we discuss. Tell us, what have you discovered? And why did you come this time? I don't believe you came here for no reason."
Heaven Slayer smiled. "You really do think of everything, Sister. It certainly is safe to talk here, so I'll tell you what I know. There isn't much, really. The will of this plane simply won't allow Seventh Sister to be released, because this is her destiny and the will of the Heavenly Dao. Forcing her release would undoubtedly defy the Heavenly Dao. If the consequences were minor, it might not matter, but if they were serious, heavenly punishment would descend. So, Sister, releasing Seventh Sister now is impossible. In the worst case, you could suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao or even bring down heavenly punishment. You would be interfering with its workings, so no matter how powerful you are, you cannot release her."
Christina exclaimed in surprise, "Heavenly punishment? Seriously? What on earth did that girl Kaguya do to offend heaven and everyone else? Why would the Heavenly Dao intervene personally?"
Heaven Slayer smiled. "It isn't that Seventh Sister did anything. She's become entangled with this plane's Child of Destiny-essentially, the child of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao wants to use her to create someone blessed by it, so she's become an essential part of the Child of Destiny's growth. In other words, the Heavenly Dao has arranged for her to