Demonic Unrest

Before the Dongyang Realm advanced to a Lesser Thousandfold World, Liu Yuanchen had needed to maintain good relations with the Heavenly Cloud Realm.

But things had changed. The Dongyang Realm was now a Lesser Thousandfold World and could nurture Innate Spirit Roots.

Within a thousand years, the Five-Needle Pine should develop five strands of Innate Dao Resonance and produce Innate Five-Element Qi.

Apart from the Sea-Calming Pearls, the Heavenly Cloud Realm had nothing he wanted.

No amount of friendly negotiation would persuade them to hand over their Sea-Calming Pearls.

So there was no point discussing cooperation with the Heavenly Cloud Realm now.

Negotiations would only matter once the demons had beaten the Heavenly Cloud Realm so badly that its people came begging him for help.

Still, seeing the troubled look on Xuan Ze's face, he could do him a favor and receive the Heavenly Cloud Realm's envoys.

He might even learn more about the demons from them.

He had previously deduced that the demon kings were probably at the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.

Even the Twelve-Petaled World-Ending Black Lotus seemed to have lost much of its power.

But those conclusions were based on incomplete information.

The Heavenly Cloud Realm's strongest experts had fought the Demon King Poxun head-on. They should have a better grasp of his strength.

"Have the Heavenly Cloud Realm's envoys come here to see me."

Xuan Ze still looked troubled.

The visitors from the Heavenly Cloud Realm looked down their noses at everyone.

Asking them to come over meant asking them to pay a visit. How could they agree to that?

Liu Yuanchen sneered. "My true body has reached the Golden Immortal Peak, and my clone went to the Primordial World and became a nominal disciple of Grand Immortal Zhenyuan.

"In terms of seniority, I stand alongside