Guarding against the Descendants of Gods?
A glint flashed through Tantai Zhi's eyes as she said, "For all these years, the Descendants of Gods have caused scarcely a ripple in the Cultivation World. I fear... they may not be much to worry about?"
The phantom continued, "Forget the Descendants of Gods. Even the entire Cultivation World is nothing to fear. But the Descendants of Gods possess a means of contacting the Divine Race in the Divine Realm. If the Divine Realm intervenes, it will be anything but good for us!"
As she pondered, Tantai Zhi said, "Intervention from the Divine Realm? If I recall correctly, Lord Demon God is also a member of the Divine Realm, and your true body is currently within the Divine Realm as well?"
The phantom said indifferently, "In our Demon Realm, there is no shortage of powerful fiends. But do all fiends truly obey my commands? By the same token, do you think the Divine Race of the Divine Realm is truly a single iron plate?"
Understanding dawned on Tantai Zhi's face. "So Demon Venerable used the information on the Ancient God Ruins as a bargaining chip to probe whether Tiandao Palace knows of the Ancient Gods, and whether they are interested in them?"
The phantom nodded. "Correct! Judging by the reaction of Tiandao Palace's Holy Son, it is more likely that Tiandao Palace contains the power of an Ancient God."
"However, nothing is absolute. To be completely certain, we must find a way to investigate further."
"The existence of the Descendants of Gods in the Cultivation World is an indisputable fact. Before the Demon God breaks free from his seal, the Descendants of Gods must be utterly eradicated."
"Yet over these past several hundred years, I have nearly searched every corner of the Cultivation