After learning the broad outlines of the Demon Race's internal situation, Cheng Yu began to form a plan for this mission.
Shen Yu had only one wish: to preserve the Demon Race.
Since that was the case, the Demon Race absolutely could not be allowed to fall too far.
Shen Yu had not vanished. He had remained in the deepest reaches of this body all along. What Cheng Yu had to do now was cast aside everything of his own—even forget his original name—because he was now Shen Yu, the Demon Race Great Sage and the Jade King of the Demon Dynasty.
The Heavenly Dao had conferred sagehood thirty thousand years ago, which was also when Shen Yu had appeared before the world with invincible might. Ever since then, Shen Yu had lived in seclusion in the Jade Bamboo Grove.
Now, aside from those ancient monsters, almost no one knew that the Demon Race still had a Great Sage with unfathomable combat prowess.
So, after deciding to enter the Demon Dynasty, the first thing Cheng Yu did was announce to the entire Eternal True World, in the most conspicuous way possible, that the Demon Race's Great Sage had emerged!
This was a plan Cheng Yu had carefully considered, and it offered plenty of benefits. First, it would intimidate Humankind. After all, he was the ruthless demon who had beaten three human sages senseless. Although the Heavenly Dao watched him like a thief, Cheng Yu was betting that they would not dare make a move.
Second, it would stabilize the Demon Dynasty. Shen Yu was no Heavenly Dao Sage, nor did he care about karmic consequences. After all, he was a ruthless demon who had "attained the Dao through sheer power."
Third, he could use the Great Sage's prestige to