Just as another great battle was about to begin outside the First Great Wall,
Inside the Jade King's Residence in the Demon Dynasty.
Cheng Yu remained composed, while Shen Yuan wore a grave expression. Shen Qian sat at the far end without a word.
Shen Yuan spoke first.
"Second Brother, this warning from the Heavenly Dao..."
Cheng Yu nodded slightly.
"I know all about it. Perhaps it's just another war against the Heavenly Demons."
Shen Yuan frowned.
"But our Demon Race guards the First Pass. Kuang Cang is strong, but these are Heavenly Demons we're talking about. The Heavenly Dao's warning was very clear: Heavenly Demons at the Sage realm might appear. When that happens..."
Cheng Yu said softly,
"Although our Demon Race guards the First Pass, it has never fallen since the Seven Demon-Sealing Passes were established. That has left the Eternal True World at peace for far too long. And after so much peace, the Myriad Races have forgotten that we demons are the ones fighting and bleeding on the front lines. So..."
At this point, Cheng Yu slowed his speech, his voice growing somber.
"The fall of the First Pass might not be a bad thing for our Demon Race."
Shen Yuan's brow twitched at his second brother's words, then furrowed slightly. His meaning was simple: abandon all the demons at the First Pass. Humankind guarded the Second Pass, so they would become the front line. He wanted to use the Heavenly Demons to stall Humankind's development?!
Shen Yuan was no accomplished conspirator. He lacked his eldest brother's profound wisdom and his second brother's unfathomable cunning. But after tens of thousands of years, even a pig would have gained some intelligence, let alone Shen Yuan, the Demon Dynasty's King of Origin.
Although he knew his second brother