Lazing Through the Heavens to Become an Emperor
Chapter 572

Deceiving Others, Deceiving Oneself, and Deceiving Heaven

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"Only achievements of sufficient weight can make the myriad races bow and bring in vast amounts of faith."

Lin Xian smiled knowingly and began fabricating the Heavenly Court's official history. "The Demon Emperor was unrivaled beneath heaven. Even his mount was a being as powerful as a Great Perfection essence saint spirit, and his weapon, the Demon Emperor Ruler, punched through the Immortal Path by its own strength. How could his empress possibly have been an ordinary mortal?"

"As far as I know, the Demon Emperor's empress was of noble birth, a Supreme Being of the Lunar Jade Rabbit Race. She once followed the Demon Emperor into battle across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, quelled the Dark Turmoil, and slew a Supreme Being."

A strange look appeared in the Demon Emperor's eyes. Other historical records were easy enough to deal with. With him personally bearing false witness to the history of Xue Yueqing's era, who would dare refute it?

But slaying a Supreme Being was different. Such a monumental achievement commanded the worship of all living beings and was recorded in the histories of every race. How could it be altered lightly? One careless move would turn devotees into haters and invite condemnation for all eternity.

"The masses cannot be deceived," Xue Yueqing said. Toying with faith power was like playing with fire; the slightest carelessness could burn one alive.

People worshipped idols and loved creating gods, but they loved destroying gods just as much. Examples of becoming a buddha with one thought and a demon with the next were beyond counting.

The Demon Emperor of old had no fear of faith turning against him, but his empress did. She was only a wisp of a departed soul, living in Xue Yueqing's heart.

"The masses cannot be deceived, but

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