Di Yi Yun was the first to react to the newcomer who had barged in. Though he phrased it as a question, his voice held absolute certainty.
"Was this the moment you made that bargain with the Heavenly Dao for, Prince?"
Cheng Yu smiled.
"Indeed. That is why I have come."
Shen Yuan's feelings were complicated, but he still nodded to Cheng Yu.
"Second Brother."
Cheng Yu also gave his nominal third brother a slight nod.
Once Yuan Chen recovered, he asked directly,
"You certainly qualify, Fellow Daoist. But you are, after all, of the Demon Race. If you are to coordinate the Myriad Races, I fear some among Humankind will still object."
Cheng Yu chuckled.
"I will ask the Heavenly Dao to bear witness. If you are still uneasy, then please leave. The Demon Race will shoulder everything that follows alone."
The Four Sages of the Human Race were no fools. After the Monster Emperor had acknowledged Heaven as his father, the Heavenly Dao had stopped suppressing the Demon Race. If Humankind hid behind the Demon Race in this hour of crisis, their position as the world's leading race might well end once the calamity passed. This was a chance to earn the merit of saving the world. They could hardly stand by and let the Demon Race claim the greatest credit.
Di Yi Yun spoke on their behalf.
"If you can ask the Heavenly Dao to bear witness, Prince, then Humankind has no further objections."
Since they were being so accommodating, Cheng Yu naturally would not fail to reciprocate.
Before the Six Heavenly Dao Sages, Cheng Yu swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao.
As the sages sensed the power of the Heavenly Dao manifest, the last trace of distrust vanished.
Then Cheng Yu took his seat. At