He looked outside the hall, where waves of underling demons were arriving from all directions.
Not only demon beasts from the sea but also demons from the East and West Continents traveled long distances to pay homage to the Demon Emperor.
Seeing his gaze, the Great Freedom Demon Emperor smiled again, "I now have thirty-six demon factions in the sea and twelve on land. Over thirty percent of all demons in the world will come to my Demon Emperor Ceremony."
"If we wait a bit longer, more demons will arrive, and after the ceremony, my Demon Emperor Dao Fruit will grow even stronger."
"By then, regardless of Zheng Fa’s actions, my achievements in the Demon Emperor Dao Fruit will rapidly advance."
Wuzhi slowly nodded, realizing, "If Zheng Fa wants to stop you, he must be forced out of the Jiushan Realm?"
The Great Freedom Demon Emperor nodded with a smile.
Wuzhi was silent for a while before sighing:
"Either leave the Jiushan Realm and face instant death."
"Or wait for the Demon Emperor to complete the ceremony, and as the Demon Emperor’s Dao Fruit advances further, then... face death anyway."
"Demon Emperor, you’re really quite..."
The Netherworld Immortal and Chen Ting exchanged worried glances behind him.
After the discussion concluded, the two walked out of the hall, exchanged a glance, and headed to their respective residences, tacitly.
One after the other, they entered the room, and the Netherworld Immortal took out a black talisman from his sleeve, noticing a faint ghostly glow on it before letting out a long sigh.
With his sigh, a trace of bitterness appeared on Chen Ting’s face.
They were now considered the most trusted confidants of the Great Freedom Demon Emperor and might become elders of a significant force in the future.
It sounded tremendously promising!
...if they weren’t agents of the Nine Nether Saint Ancestor.
"Master, do you think... will the Great Freedom Demon Emperor discover our problem someday?"
The Netherworld Immortal, hearing Chen Ting say this, also looked troubled.
This Great Freedom Demon Emperor is full of schemes, even achieving the status of a Demon Emperor was unexpected, yet he still seems so cowardly!
To fight the Jiushan Realm, he even needed to bring in Leiyin Temple as an external aid.
Moreover... he still doesn’t want to attack actively but instead lure Zheng Fa out of the Jiushan Realm...
Can you see the cowardice!
With such cowardice, it’s tough to achieve anything major!
When the Demon Emperor progresses in cultivation, can these quirks about them still go unnoticed?
Thinking about their identities, the Netherworld Immortal grew even more depressed; meeting an ambitious sovereign, yet they are undercover traitors, and this sovereign is cautious about every step, isn’t it like waiting for death?
"I have no choice either, let’s ask the Saint Ancestor."
He closed his eyes, channeled spiritual power into the talisman in his hand, then opened his eyes after a while, frowning slightly, as if he hadn’t figured it out, murmuring, "Send a message to Zheng Fa?"
When Zheng Fa received the Communication Talisman, he was testing the Qingping Sword with Xie Qingxue.
Or rather, Zheng Fa was testing Xie Qingxue.
Yan Wushuang and Zhang watched from the side.
Xie Qingxue had undergone a significant mindset change and was very cooperative.
She would give any posture desired.
She wouldn’t even need words; a mere glance from Zheng Fa would have her arrange her spiritual power obediently, allowing him to do as he pleased.
Yan Wushuang and Zhang exchanged a glance, at that moment, they unexpectedly shared a rare resonance:
This is my junior brother (sister)!
Amid the practice, a Communication Talisman came from outside the realm. Zheng Fa reached out, took the talisman, and raised an eyebrow, "A message from Senior Sister?"
Zhang blinked at Zheng Fa, her gaze somewhat dangerous—do you have another senior sister?
After reading it, Zheng Fa handed the talisman to her. Zhang was momentarily stunned; it indeed bore her divine soul’s aura.
"No... it’s Chen Ting."
Zheng Fa thought for a moment, recalling that years ago, before Chen Ting betrayed the sect, he had used Zhang’s identity to communicate with the sect.
However, Chen Ting didn’t know that Jiushan Realm rarely used Communication Talismans now; at least between Zheng Fa and Zhang, they mostly used Comprehensive Records for communication.
Jiushan Realm has already had three Great Battles on the forum, and he’s still sending messages like carrier pigeons!
"Chen Ting? Wasn’t he with the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor?" Zhang frowned; after reading the talisman’s content, she added, "Demon Emperor Ceremony?"
"Chen Ting, back then, also sought refuge with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor..."
This matter might only be known by Chen Ting and those in the Jiushan Sect.
"So, if he’s impersonating you to send a message, it’s perhaps not to deceive me but to avoid the message being intercepted by someone."
Zhang nodded in agreement, "If that’s the case, then the matter of the Demon Emperor Ceremony must be true."
"The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor intends to use the Demon Emperor Ceremony to establish the Demon Emperor Dao Fruit." Zhang still frowned, "What does this mean?"
Zheng Fa turned his head towards Xie Qingxue; if anyone here understood Dao Fruit, it would be the chief disciple of the Tianhe Sect.
After all, the Jiushan Sect was quite impoverished, lacking even a perfect Divinity Transformation Method.
"Fairy Xie, I’ve been listening for so long, but what exactly is this Dao Fruit?"
To Zheng Fa, the concept of Dao Fruit seemed rather confusing.
The Qingping Sword is a Dao Fruit.
The Fusang Wood is somehow related to the Dao Fruit too.
Even the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor is referred to as Dao Fruit.
This left Zheng Fa never truly understanding what Dao Fruit was.
Xie Qingxue pondered for a moment before responding indirectly, "What do you think?"
Zheng Fa shared his previous understanding of Dao Fruit, "My conclusion is that it might be a unique cultivation technique or a concept received by others."
Xie Qingxue nodded gently and, despite the dust on the ground, sat down cross-legged.
"What you said isn’t without merit."
Xie Qingxue thought for a while before slowly saying, "This matter, I can only give my interpretation."
"Dao Fruit is essentially a set of rules."