Speaking of which, nearly a million years had passed since the Witch-Demon Calamity ended. Over that million years, he and Ao Yue had served as Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Sovereign respectively, working together in perfect harmony. In the blink of an eye, both were planning to abdicate and had even made arrangements for it. Thinking about it... he really did feel a little wistful. Ah.
"All right, everyone, please feel free to look around," Gungun said, raising a hand to the immortals.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" All the gods in the hall bowed to Gungun.
In the rear garden of the Crouching Bear Hall.
Gungun and Ao Yue walked through the garden.
"Having Yinglong's eldest son marry Lu Ya's eldest daughter is indeed a way to win over the Demon Race. When Yinglong's grandson inherits the position of Heavenly Sovereign, he will be half Golden Crow by blood and will show the Demon Race greater consideration. That gives the Demon Race something to hope for, so to protect that hope, they will support Yinglong with all their strength and help him secure his throne," Gungun said.
Things were different now. Rather than walking shoulder to shoulder with Gungun, Ao Yue stayed half a step behind him. "Yes, that was my thinking as well. Although the Demon Race has steadily declined since the Witch-Demon Calamity, it remains one of the foremost races in the Primordial World. It has the Eastern Emperor and the Ten Great Demon Sages, and even Lu Ya himself has entered the quasi-saint realm. Without their support, never mind whether Yinglong can hold firmly to his throne-the Primordial World is certain to descend into turmoil." Ah.
"Mm. It was also because Lu Ya agreed to your conditions that I could confidently appoint Nine Li as crown