From this point, the gap between the two can be indirectly seen.
Gu Jinlai let out a long breath.
His eyes gleamed with sharpness, and his gaze fell directly on the Demon Lord Cangming: "I want to see where the ’Spirit Realm’ nurtured by your Demon Realm is."
The Demon Lord Cangming shook his head without hesitation: "That ’Spirit Realm’ is the foundation of our Spirit Clan’s existence, and it’s also the source of the Spirit Clan’s birth. If anything goes wrong, the Spirit Clan would become like rootless duckweed, with no hope at all..."
Looking at Gu Jinlai, it said in an unquestionable tone: "Not to mention that we were enemies wishing for each other’s destruction not long ago. Even if our relations were harmonious, such a core to our species’ inheritance could never be shown to others!"
"If I could observe your ’Spirit Realm’, perhaps I could quickly find a way to defeat the Evil God and avenge you."
Gu Jinlai said solemnly.
"No one is allowed to get close to our ’Spirit Realm’, not by a step!"
The Demon Lord Cangming said: "Aren’t you confident that you will grow strong enough in a decade or so? We can afford to wait for a decade."
Gu Jinlai frowned slightly.
"When it comes to the inheritance and continuation of our species, I will not back down even an inch. If you keep pressing, then..."
The Demon Lord Cangming’s expression carried a cold sharpness and decisiveness: "I will awaken that Evil God in the Longevity World ahead of time."
Gu Jinlai looked at the Demon Lord Cangming.
And this Demon Lord did not show any weakness, confronting Gu Jinlai head-on.
In its eyes, Gu Jinlai indeed saw a determination to dare for the Jade and Stone to burn together.
It didn’t dare to gamble.
It didn’t dare to gamble whether Gu Jinlai observing the "Spirit Realm" was genuinely to find a way to counter the Evil God or to realize the "Spirit Realm’s" importance to their species and destroy it to solve the threat to their world once and for all.
In the end, it boiled down to these two words.
There was no foundation of trust between the two sides.
Especially not long ago, when both sides were hostile, yearning to destroy each other.
Understanding this, Gu Jinlai let out a long breath: "I understand."
Perhaps, someday, when he has the power to easily destroy the Demon Realm, without giving them time to awaken the Evil God slumbering in the True Spirit Realm, then he will have the "qualification" to view the specific structure of the "Spirit Realm" deep within the Demon Realm.
"We need more information about that Evil God."
"I will hand over the information I have, but more critical data..."
The Demon Lord Cangming paused slightly: "At the very least, you must concretely show me that you have the hope of eliminating that Evil God."
Gu Jinlai nodded, without forcing.
There was not a bit of a trust foundation between the two sides, and the concessions the Demon Lord Cangming made were already at the limit.
Gu Jinlai understood that even with the power of the Longevity World and the Profound Immortal Realm combined, it might still not be enough to destroy the Demon Realm.
The Demon Realm had a total of Five Directions Demon Lords, and Cangming was just one of them!
Whereas on their side, in terms of Spiritual Realm reaching the Ninth Layer...
There was only Gu Jinlai alone.
The reason Zhao Xi was able to use the power of the Grotto Heaven to keep the creators at bay was that, one, there were a large number of True Immortals and Cultivators in that Grotto Heaven, and everyone’s will merged into the Grotto Heaven, or rather, was utilized by Zhao Xi, who was one with the Grotto Heaven.
The creators were not united.
Otherwise, if a few creators joined forces, they could still have broken through the Immortal Country back then.
Compared to the creators, the union among the Demon Lords and the Dominator Level Demon Spirits was much higher.
Plus, the Profound Immortal who refined the Grotto Heaven into their body could not gain the support of the Will of All Living Beings, completely relying on the integration of their Divine Sense into the Power of Heavenly Dao; real confrontation with the Demon Realm, who wins is hard to say.
"Then, let’s leave it at that. From now on, the Demon Spirits of the Demon Realm shall not stir up storms in the Longevity World."
The Demon Lord Cangming nodded: "I will control those intelligent Demon Spirits, but some less intelligent Demon Spirits slipping through space rifts into the Longevity World, I cannot stop that."
Gu Jinlai didn’t know if this Demon Lord Cangming still harbored any luck, or for some other reason, so he said immediately: "As long as the Dominator Level, Spirit Venerable Level, and Catastrophic-level Demon Spirits do not enter the Longevity World, we will take care of those unintelligent lower-level Demon Spirits ourselves."
The Demon Lord Cangming said, and then added: "Within a month, our people will all withdraw. As for the out-of-control Devils, I assume you can handle them. Likewise, within a month, we’ll give you the information we know about the Evil God."
"Then, it’s settled. Hopefully, I won’t have to enter the Demon Realm again."
The Demon Lord Cangming said, sighing: "If it weren’t for the fact that the several worlds we discovered were unsuitable for our Spirit Clan’s survival and migration, we wouldn’t risk awakening that Evil God by acting in the Longevity World."
As it said this, Gu Jinlai seemed to realize something.
The space rift in the Chen Domain had indeed been opened once...
Then he promptly asked: "Which worlds have you discovered? It would be best if we informed each other beforehand to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Saying this, he paused his tone slightly: "Demon Lord Cangming, you wouldn’t want the Demon Spirits you painstakingly sent to that world to be directly wiped out by us, would you?"
The Demon Lord Cangming pondered for a while and did not refuse.