Cheng Yu stood outside the gates of the Demon Dynasty's prime minister's residence with Niu Da and Jin Yang.
Old Turtle was one of the Demon Race's earliest living beings, an ancient demon from the same era as First Phoenix, the nominal parent of this body's original owner.
Old Turtle had been one of the driving forces behind the founding of the Demon Dynasty, and he possessed Heaven Peering realm strength.
His strength and seniority meant that this old turtle might have had even more extensive connections among the Demon Race than Cheng Yu, their Great Sage.
As mentioned before, the Demon Race was roughly divided into three factions: the Pro-Human Faction, the Conservative Faction, and the Radical Faction.
Honestly, Cheng Yu felt that, strictly speaking, none of their ideologies were wrong. They were simply being applied in the wrong circumstances. Ever since learning about the Demon Dynasty's current state, he had been considering how to handle these three factions.
What they needed was not the complete elimination of any one faction, but for a particular faction to lead the Demon Dynasty during a particular period, while all three obeyed the Monster Emperor's commands unconditionally.
From what Cheng Yu understood, however, the Pro-Human Faction and the Conservative Faction currently held the advantage within the Demon Dynasty, while the Radical Faction held the advantage among the Demon Race as a whole.
The three factions fought endlessly, both openly and in secret. When his nominal elder brother had been around, he had maintained their balance well. Now, Cheng Yu was suppressing their conflicts through ruthless methods and unmatched strength.
Cheng Yu therefore believed that his current task was to find the balance between the three factions and get the vast machine of the Demon Race running again under his will.
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