767 Return (1/2)

Fang Yuan only intended to probe this Demon God.

But Ancient Netherworld was more straightforward than expected, directly admitting his fear.

”So even though a Demon God's Dao path is a new Great Dao, it's still imperfect?” Fang Yuan murmured to himself after hearing this shocking news.

”It's normal for the Heavenly Dao to possess deficiencies. While the universe is boundless, can you ever find anything perfect in it?” Ancient Netherworld sneered. ”Perfection is relative. The new Dao path carved out by a Demon God may be the truly perfect Great Dao as a Demon Master, but upon breaking through to a new realm, they'll realize that their Dao path had many flaws to make up for in the next realm… And who would prefer hard cultivating to easy plundering?”

Fang Yuan closed his eyes.

He felt as if he was back in Da Qian and witnessing the scene of that Demon God plundering Dao paths.

”So they needed to make up for the flaws in their Great Dao? That's close to my speculation… So that's the reason why beings in the Mental Demon Realm invade the lower realms so frequently—they were looking for new rules in different Dao Marks to reinforce their own foundation?”

”What's the realm after Demon God then?” he asked as soon as he thought of the question.

”Hehe… Lad, how can you peek into our next realm when you're still below our realm?” Ancient Netherworld sneered. He surely would not be so nice and give an explanation straightaway.

”Hey… Demon God Ancient Netherworld, according to your own words, you'll definitely be swallowed by other Demon Gods once they find you. I can prevent that, but what do you have to offer in exchange for my help?” Fang Yuan asked, laughing aloud.

”You dare bargain with me?” The blood bubble face literally distorted in anger. ”You obtained my information on the realm-traversing technique last time and promised to let me out!”

”Wait a moment. I only took the deposit and didn't make a promise regarding when to let you out!” Fang Yuan said righteously. ”Moreover… you didn't give me all the information, especially the technique for entering the lower realms!”

”Haha… Junior, you remind me of my youth!” Ancient Netherworld was so mad his bloody face laughed. ”However… it's impossible for me to tell you the technique of traversing to the lower realms unless you release me immediately…”

”Then it's really regrettable!” Fang Yuan shrugged.

Actually, he only wanted to trick this Demon God and was happily prepared for any outcome.

”You'll definitely stop the Demon Masters' plan, won't you?” said Ancient Netherworld calmly. ”You have a Demon God's aura on you, and it looks like you have quite a few enemies in the Mental Demon Realm. Aren't you afraid?”

”Of course I am!” Fang Yuan said. ”But then I thought about it carefully. Even if a channel is opened and the Mental Demon Realm invades, could you be sure that my enemies would happen to be there?”

”In comparison, no matter which Demon God comes here, don't you think that they'll be interested in you?”

”…”

Fang Yuan went straight to the point. The planes of the Mental Demon Realm had to be much larger than the Spiritual Realm's.

In such a small realm, it was indeed unlikely that the Demon God offended by Fang Yuan would happen to be on the other side of the channel.

On the other hand, no matter which Demon God encountered the weakened Ancient Netherworld, they would surely swallow up what they saw.

That was analogous to how Fang Yuan would immediately refine a sealed Demon Master for origin power as soon as he encountered one.

This was the cruelty in the competition between Demon Spirits. The weak were bound to be the prey of the strong.

Therefore, Fang Yuan was sure that Ancient Netherworld would not end up well irrespective of which Demon God came.

”Damn it! Damn it!” The bloody red face trembled in rage. ”If this was all planned by that existence in the Myriad Thunder Plain, then I know roughly which Demon Gods will come. Their personalities… Hehe, one of them, named the Infinite Devourer, even has the Dao path of devouring everything. You Demon Masters are also delicious desserts in their minds!”

He had not chosen to lie, as he knew that the astute lad before him would not be tricked.

”So… shall we collaborate?” Fang Yuan rubbed his fingers. ”I won't demand the technique of entering the lower realms anymore, and I'll try my best to collect intelligence on the arrangement of the sacrifice ceremony for you, so you'll teach me the relevant knowledge!”

The simplest method to spoil the ceremony was to leave and bring along Black Dragon. However, that would not address the root of the problem. The Demon Masters had captured three Ancient Gods before, so they could capture another three in the future.

They would still ultimately open a channel unless Fang Yuan exposed all of this to the Celestial Thearch, informing him that this place used for training his army had already become a huge problem.

But Fang Yuan would have to expose his own identity in this case, and he was not someone who would sacrifice himself for others.

Therefore, his best choice was to hide and wait for changes to take place.

And he wanted to create even more chaos so that he could reap a whole lot before leaving.

It was his daring personality that made him take risks before; otherwise, he would not have progressed to the realm he was at today.

”Oh? Looks like you have wild ambitions… Haha… Great! I like that… I'll help you!” Ancient Netherworld's bloody face burst into laughter.

”You're helping yourself by helping me!” Fang Yuan smiled as well.

As he reached an agreement with this Demon God, he was ready to execute his plan.

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The Heaven Palace.

This spectacular palace of gold and jade had now become ruins.