Legend of the Great Sage

le step out of the Demon domain right now, probably the Zhenwu Emperor would send him off to the afterlife immediately.

The reason why he could sit here in comfort and think about these things was all thanks to the Demon domain.

Like regular worlds, the Demon domain also had a limit to what it could contain.
It could only let in seventh heavenly tribulation existences of Forging the Soul back into the Void, and it rejected higher existences extremely violently.

The Demon domain itself possessed sufficient mass and a sufficiently strong will.
It could twist and overwhelm the laws of all foreigners, even destroying and corrupting their laws.
It could be viewed as a strengthened version of Demon God Hundun.

That was why while the Demon Gods did not have the courage to leave the Demon domain, they were basically capable of self-preservation.
In particular, the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous was extremely powerful.
Unlike the so-called formations of cultivators, it used the net of laws woven by the expansive Demon domain.
Once activated, it could slay true gods, strengthening the restraint on existences on par with the Zhenwu Emperor.

That was why the internal structure was the greatest priority of the priorities.
Forcing the Demon Gods to submit was actually a risky move.
The existence of the twelve Demon Gods implied the existence of the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous.
Demon God Hundun had gone completely mad, but he still served as an important foundation of the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous.
The other Demon Gods could coerce him into defending.

If a Demon God perished, then the entire defence system would have broken, and it would be very likely for Li Qingshan to be executed as the new Demon Godking.
Fortunately, the pro-peace Demon Gods were clearly even more willing than him to “take the bigger picture into account”.

Eleven Demon Gods had already submitted now, but he still had to resolve the problem of Demon God Hundun sooner or later.
He had to find a way to awaken its consciousness and obtain the part of the central laws in its control.
Only then would the Twelve Citadel Demon Formation of the Ominous be capable of launching attacks outwards.

As a result, he summoned Qian Rongzhi.

“Do you know why I’ve summoned you here?”

“Demon God Hundun has fallen from its position.
You want me to replace it.”

“That’s correct.
Are you willing?”

Normally, no one would be willing.
This was not just an issue of the risk involved.
Instead, it would definitely lead to a loss of a majority of their sense of self, even assimilating completely, becoming a chaotic and twisted monster that could not be considered as a god anymore.

“Of course.” However, Qian Rongzhi accepted gladly without any hesitation.
“But I need to make some preparations.”

“You’ll need a very long time for the preparations.
Go.
I’ll support you in spirit.”

Li Qingshan waved his hand indifferently.
He had already become the representative of the Demon domain’s will.
His support in spirit meant endless resources and luck.
After all these incidents, he no longer possessed much disgust towards Qian Rongzhi at this moment.

However, Qian Rongzhi did not back away.
Instead, she took a step forward and stared at Li Qingshan.
“My king, I have a request.”

Li Qingshan furrowed his brows.
A feeling of disgust rose up in him again.
Just from his senses, he immediately understood what Qian Rongzhi was planning.
Qian Rongzhi wanted the Ming cult to flourish, to spread across the entire Demon domain.
She would obviously be the leader of the Ming cult, while the supreme god that the followers worshipped would obviously be him, the great saviour of the demonfolk.

Afterwards, he would be turned into stone statues after stone statues, enshrined high up on an altar, becoming some kind of twisted representation.
Those who followed him would obviously receive many advantages, while those who did not would face severe punishment.
And in the future, was he supposed to create another Sukhāvatī for his most loyal followers? And a demonic land to send all the blasphemers.

That would basically be tremendously ironic!

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“I refuse.
You’re dismissed now!”

Qian Rongzhi pointed at the black sun in the sky.
“My king, I’ve experienced a few things that probably all demonfolk have experienced.
Kindness will awaken in the hearts of many.
If no one is out there to affirm this kindness, it will remain hidden in the bottom of their hearts, while the minority of people who have awakened will still be hunted down and executed brutally.
Who will protect them?”

“If no one leads the demonfolk, this chaos will continue forever.
The kind demonfolk will only face even greater pain, as if they are stuck in hell, burdened with sins, killing one another.
All these generations of demonfolk will have gone through pointless pain and made pointless sacrifices.
Without a stable order, without a loyal army, light will never arrive.”

Qian Rongzhi said with fervour and assurance.
The pressure that Li Qingshan gave off became heavier and heavier, such that even breathing became difficult for her, but she still refused to stop.

Finally, she prostrated on the ground and slammed her forehead heavily against the rock.
Blood splattered everywhere and the stone shattered.

“I implore the king to reconsider!”