Abandoning the Defense
Gu Yuanqing snapped out of his reverie, and with a thought, the North Spring Peak appeared in the Demon Realm.
He gazed at the figure standing in the Void before him.
This person had white hair and a youthful face, and wore Purple Robe.
"Yan Zongsheng, the Hall Master the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall?"
"Indeed, it is I."
"You've come here with Split Soul; aren't you afraid the Demon Race will take this opportunity to kill this Split Soul?"
"It's worth taking this risk just to see you, fellow Daoist Friend."
Gu Yuanqing said indifferently, "I have nothing to say to the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall."
"It was the people of the Sacred Hall who offended you in the past. I apologize on your Daoist Friend." Yan Zongsheng bowed deeply.
"No need. As long as you don't disturb me, I can cultivate in peace."
"Daoist Friend, there's no need for such excessive vigilance. Even if Daoist Friend are not from this world, we are all ultimately Human Race."
"Enough with all this nonsense." Gu Yuanqing's murderous intent intent surfaced. He was already tired of such words. The Heavenly Human Sacred Hall had schemed against him repeatedly, and it was already quite kind of them not to make a direct move.
Yan Zongsheng's expression changed slightly, and he said, "I have come here not hoping that you, Daoist Friend, will set aside past grievances and help me, but because I have glimpsed the secrets of Heavenly Secrets through a rare treasure. The Underground Cave has changed, Great Calamity is about to begin in this Boundary Domain. It is not a place to stay for long. I have come to remind you Daoist Friend you should make plans as soon as possible."
"You've finished speaking, you can leave now." Gu Yuanqing's tone was calm and unmoved.
Yan Zongsheng sighed softly, cupped his hands in a salute again, and said, "If the Human Race fails, the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall Daoist Friend surely perish. If you have the capacity, please protect them out of consideration for the Human Race Human Race, so as to preserve a trace of their bloodline."
As the words fell, the figure slowly disappeared.
On the Sacred Mountain.
Yan Zongsheng was sitting upright beneath the Cave Profound Heavenly Pearl, opened his eyes.
"Hall Master, how is that Daoist Friend?" Ji Xian asked.
"In the end, the gap is too deep," Yan Zongsheng said, shaking his head.
Ji Xian's expression changed slightly, then he snorted coldly, "Even if the Hall Master goes in person, he still behaves like this. He really doesn't know what's good for him. Why should the Hall Master bother to remind him?"
Yan Zongsheng chuckled, "You are just too stubborn. But you should know that too much stubbornness leads to breaking. No matter what, this Daoist Friend is still Human Race. We have repeatedly offended him and even plotted against him. The fact that we haven't killed him is already a sign of consideration. It's always good for the Human Race to have more experts."
Ji Xian said, "I'm just worried that if word gets out, things might change."
Yan Zongsheng said, "There is no need to worry. Once our Human Race abandons the Underground Cave and activates the Grand Formation, the Demon Race will naturally know."
Ji Xian remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Hall Master, once the Grand Formation is activated, it will break through the Boundary Domain this realm, damaging its foundation. Moreover, it may completely expose the Dragon Demon Realm to the Demon Realm, and the Dragon Demon Ancestor will inevitably awaken. Can we stop it?"
"We can't hold out for long. Even if I forcefully break through the Yin Yang Realm and borrow the power of the Human Race's Array Formation, I'm still no match for the Dragon Demon, who has been immersed in this realm for so long. So we only have one chance. Once we miss it, the Demon Race will not tolerate the existence of our Human Race."
Ji Xian smiled wryly and said, "Has the Hall Master estimated how many clansmen we can send away?"
Yan Zongsheng sighed softly, "This is nothing more than a narrow escape from death. How many can be sent away depends entirely on fate; it is ultimately just a sliver of hope."
"Is there really no other way? Our Human Race has survived in this Boundary Domain for tens of thousands of years. Even though it has been difficult, we have ultimately..."
"If I could see a glimmer of hope within the Cave Profound Heavenly Pearl, I wouldn't have made this choice to stay in this realm. The changes in this Boundary Domain are too rapid. The Devil Beast in the Underground Cave are becoming increasingly frenzied. In just one month, three Devil Beast at the Demon King level have emerged from the depths of the Underground Cave. This loss is too great. In seven days, I will inform Heavenly King Chen Kui to completely abandon the Demon Cave defense line."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xian's expression changed immediately. After reaching this point, the Human Race had no way out.
Releasing the Underground Cave defenses means bringing the underground battles to the surface. While this would alleviate the pressure on the Demon Race Underground Cave, the Demon Race would no longer care about the Human Race because the Human Race had abandoned their responsibility to defend the underground.
Yan Zongsheng then said in a deep voice, "Therefore, King Ji, you only have seven days left. You must evacuate Human Race from the Eastern Heavenly Chasm after that."
The Demon Race would naturally not ignore the actions of the Human Race.
The Four Great Royal Races once again gathered outside Demonic Dragon Mountain.
Unlike the spirited Ao Guang of previous years, he seemed somewhat taciturn after the defeat at North Spring Mountain.
Sky Fox Su Yue'e sat on the White Jade Throne and said in a deep voice, "What exactly does the Human Race want? For tens of thousands of years, even when the Demon Ape Clan attacked the Sacred Mountain, they never withdrew on a large scale."
The Demon Ape said, "Isn't it obvious? They're just using this as an opportunity to threaten my Demon Race. There are more than a dozen Demon Race Siege the Human Race right now, and there seem to be changes within the Underground Cave. The pressure on the Human Race is too great. If my Demon Race doesn't withdraw its troops, they will abandon their responsibility of guarding the Underground Cave."
Tiger Lord looked at Demonic Dragon Mountain: "Brother Ao, what are your thoughts?"
Ao Guang slowly said, "Guarding the Underground Cave was a promise made by the Human Race to our Demonic Dragon Clan's ancestor. If we abandon this responsibility, then there's no need for the Human Race to exist in this realm."
On the throne formed of Flame, the girl who was actually Demon Phoenix rested her chin on her hand and suddenly said, "What about the Human Race in the Iron Eater Tribe's territory? This person's cultivation is too high; even Brother Ao is no match for him. If he attacks the Human Race and then helps Human Race, how should we handle that?"
The Demon Ape sneered, as if about to speak, but suddenly shut its mouth and looked at Ao Guang.
Ao Guang's lantern-like eyes suddenly swept towards the Demon Phoenix, but the girl simply widened her eyes and looked at him curiously.
He suppressed his anger and said, "A mere Human Race? Are you Four Great Royal Races just going to sit idly by and let him run rampant like this?"
Su Yue'e laughed and said, "Brother Ao, you are mistaken. The Human Race resides in the Iron Eater Tribe- Iron Eater Tribe is a neutral race, only submitting to the Demon Emperor. They are not vassals of Non-Self race, so we dare not interfere rashly."
Tiger Lord smiled and said, "Fox King is right. This matter should be handled by Brother Ao. It's not appropriate for you to overstep your bounds."
Ao Guang knew that these Demon King wanted to see him make a fool of himself, and he was furious. He had fled in disgrace during the last battle, which had greatly diminished his prestige, and these Demon King would make fun of him intentionally or unintentionally.
But it dared not turn against them, not to mention their own strength, none of the Four Great Royal Races were simple characters.
Although it is now called the Dragon Demon Domain, before the Dragon Demon Ancestor rose to power, there were Five Great Royal Clans standing side by side. Even though the Demonic Dragon Clan was eventually honored as emperor, no one dared to say whether there were any hidden old guys among these Four Great Royal Races.
Otherwise, even if the Dragon Demon Ancestor had been asleep for many years, they would not have dared to be so rampant.
The sky had become overcast with Dark Clouds, which reflected Ao Guang's mood at that moment.
The Demon Phoenix girl opened her eyes wide and said in a clear voice, "Dear brothers and sisters, I misspoke. Please forgive me. I have just returned from my Nirvana, and many of my memories have not yet been restored."
Su Yue'e laughed loudly, "It's alright, it's alright, Brother Ao probably won't hold it against you."
Ao Guang said with a stern face, "Let's talk about the Human Race. What do you Demon King think our Demon Race should do?"