"Indeed, you accumulate merit faster on the front lines, but..."
Demon King Guwen nodded, agreeing with Demon King Qiyou. In truth, everyone understood that logic, but...
Why had they chosen to guard the Ninefold Demon Abyss?
Safety!
Guarding the Ninefold Demon Abyss took a long time and earned little merit, but they did not have to fight for their lives as they would on the front lines.
At first, they had indeed felt safe, but as time passed...
They inevitably found it far too dull.
Their cultivation realms had not advanced in the slightest, either.
At their current pace, who knew in what year of the monkey and month of the horse they would finally become ruling demon kings?
"Wouldn't going to the front lines be too risky?" Demon King Guwen asked hesitantly.
"Then we'll go into the Ninefold Demon Abyss!" Demon King Qiyou declared with ironclad resolve.
Demon King Guwen coughed. "The Ninefold Demon Abyss is even more dangerous than the front lines..."
Demon King Qiyou gave Demon King Guwen an expressionless look. "Demon King Guwen, Demon King Bingyan, I've thought it through. If we want to become ruling demon kings, we have to risk our lives."
"Without risking our lives, we have no hope at all. Our earlier plan of lying low and cultivating simply won't work..."
Demon King Qiyou's voice was heavy. Back then, he had been the one to suggest coming to guard the Ninefold Demon Abyss.
Yet now, he was also the first to suggest leaving...
Demon King Guwen fell silent.
Although Demon King Qiyou's change of heart was rather drastic... Demon King Guwen did not object.
Even Demon King Guwen himself felt the same way.
There was no point in continuing to waste their time like this.
"You two, rather than going to the