Lie Shanyi said, "Though this is only my personal guess, I even suspect his strength is beyond the demigod level. When he first appeared in the Dragon Demon Realm, his strength was reportedly only at the heavenly human level. Less than a thousand years have passed, yet even after exhausting their accumulated reserves, the Demon Court and Asura Sea can do nothing to him. How could anyone's cultivation and strength advance so quickly? His strength may well be above that of a demigod.
"That is why, even with the Demon Realm plunged into such chaos, he can still sit comfortably on his lofty perch. He has the strength to back it up!"
Lie Shanyu narrowed his eyes slightly. "That is indeed quite possible. But if that is the case, things may become rather troublesome."
Lie Shanyi said, "Imperial Brother, do you mean Gu Yuanqing's longstanding grudge against our Demon God Mountain?"
"That is one reason. However, back then, we suspected he had ties to the True Demon. As Divine Emperor, I am responsible for suppressing the True Demon and safeguarding this realm. I had every justification for attacking him. But when the Demon Court and Asura Sea besieged him, Ji Chong Shan fired an arrow straight at the Underground Cave Seal. Gu Yuanqing witnessed that," Lie Shanyu said.
Lie Shanyi said, "That was the Ji Clan's doing. What does it have to do with our Lie Shan Clan?"
"Others may not see it that way," Lie Shanyu said.
Lie Shanyi fell silent for a moment. "Then what do you intend to do next, Imperial Brother? If—and I mean if—Gu Yuanqing really was sent down ahead of time by the Fa Yuan Realm, our schemes may be nothing more than a farce in their eyes."
"Once a stone is placed, there