CHAPTER 702: 158, HEAVENLY VENERATE 2

The Second Prince whispered, "The Other Shore Key has already locked onto your father Xiahong Feng. Unless he dies, even if someone else obtains the Other Shore Key later on, they would not be able to enter it. Therefore, the Demon Clan will only focus on the Yanfu Key."

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised. "There are still people from the Demon Clan who can enter Yanfu?"

It would have to be a Saint who has mastered parts of the Ultimate Path to enter those three worlds.

"Yes, the Heavenly Demon Saint."

The Second Prince said, "He is the strongest under the Demon Gods of the Demon Clan. Originally, the Demon Clan planned to let the Heavenly Demon Saint enter the Other Shore, but your parents found the Demon Clan’s secret place where they sealed the Yanfu Key and the Other Shore Key. Your father took the initiative and entered the Other Shore first."

"Why has the Demon Clan not sent the Heavenly Demon Saint in all these years since Xiahou Shou entered over a thousand years ago?" Lin Yue asked in confusion.

The Second Prince pondered for a moment and said, "I’m not quite sure, but I guess it’s probably because there wasn’t enough reserve of the Taichu Divine Power. The Crown Prince experimented with various forms of Divine Power to synthesize a faux-Taichu Divine Power, and the Heavenly Demon Ancestor could only try to mix, but the effect was far less than that of the Crown Prince’s blended faux-Taichu Divine Power. It was barely of Taichu quality and required an extremely large amount of various Divine Powers to succeed. The Demon Clan does not have a Divine Emperor to provide them with Divine Power, so they can only slowly gather it."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

The Crown Prince also used a vast amount of Divine Power to experiment with the Taichu Refining Divine Cauldron to synthesize faux-Taichu Divine Power.

The Demon Clan does not have such luxurious conditions.

And the most crucial point was... the adaptability of the Xiahong’s Bloodline to Divine Power was extremely strong, and this was not something the Demon Clan could compare to.

The Yanfu Key also said that to activate her with the Taichu Divine Power she requires, if it were replaced with the weakened version of Taichu Divine Power given by the Empress, it would take at least tens of thousands of drops.

Even this weakened Taichu Divine Power, which was not inferior to other Divine Powers, actually required tens of thousands of drops.

It was quite normal for the Demon Clan to take a long time to accumulate.

"As for letting Xiahou Shou enter first, I guess it was because the Heavenly Demon Ancestor didn’t want the Heavenly Demon Saint to die and gave him a chance."

The Second Prince said reflectively, "Let Xiahou Shou, a dying man with a shattered Divine Soul, try it first. Even if Xiahou Shou died, it wouldn’t matter, and the Yanfu Key would return to an ownerless state. But he probably didn’t expect Xiahou Shou to be so successful."

Lin Yue nodded slightly, guessing the rest of the story.

The Demon Clan had not yet accumulated the Divine Power needed for the next opening, and before the Heavenly Demon Saint could enter the Other Shore, his father Xiahong Feng took the Other Shore Key and the Yanfu Key.

Then Xiahong Feng and Lin Jianlu entered the Other Shore and conceived him.

Although there were still many unknown matters, Lin Yue had already learned a lot about the details of the past.

"Has the Yanfu Key in your hand ever mentioned when it will leave you?" the Second Prince asked.

"It never said."

Lin Yue was somewhat puzzled, "Will the Yanfu Key leave?"

"Of course." The Second Prince said, "The old Yanfu and Other Shore Keys all had Artifact Spirits and could traverse the Void at any time. One couldn’t be on guard at all times. Otherwise, why would the Crown Prince specifically seal her in the Heavenly Weapon Pool? The Demon Clan also completely sealed them in a secret place because of this. They just didn’t expect that your mother would find it."

He sized up Lin Yue and said, "It seems the Ultimate Path is indeed special. No wonder the Yanfu Key is willing to follow you."

Lin Yue sighed and said helplessly, "I still don’t have confidence in achieving Harmonization."

"Take your time, don’t rush."

The Second Prince said, "First create the Spirit and Body Unity Cultivation Method, and then you will be able to sense whether your Inner Heaven and Earth Cultivation Method can withstand the Ultimate Path."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

...

Days passed by.

The public execution in the true Dream Realm continued.

However, because of the privileges given by Lin Yue, those being publicly executed in Great Yong were given the chance to defend themselves, and the death rate dropped significantly.

Moreover, Di Hong City began to continuously dispatch imperial newspapers to all places, and Envoys like Patrol Envoys arrived everywhere.

Various policies were introduced one after another, whether new laws that were harsh and fair or innovative measures to benefit all sides...

They governed with a combination of kindness and severity.

In secret, various pieces of information seemed to be unintentionally leaked, propagating the hardships and sacrifices of the struggle between the strong of the Human Clan of Great Yong and the Demon Clan, and also trying to let all beings understand the brutality and terror of the Demon Clan.

Among them, there were many rumors hinting at the connection between the Divine Dream Envoy and the Demon Clan.

A rumor, repeated often enough, turns into truth.

This was the battle for the hearts of the people.

And the Divine Dream Envoy, still methodically allowed one sinner after another to be publicly executed, seemingly indifferent to the rumors.

Lin Yue couldn’t witness all the public executions, and it was clear that it wasn’t the Divine Dream Envoy who decided who got to watch—it had to be someone with a connection.

Every public execution that he attended allowed the sinners the right to defend themselves.

Apart from those who truly deserved death, more than half managed to survive.

Lin Yue couldn’t provide much help in the struggle for the people’s hearts, his focus mainly lay on the Ultimate Path, knowing that if he could achieve Harmonization successfully, he could end this battle of fate.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

...

Eternal Night Mountain’s Illusion Realm was forever shrouded in the desolate darkness of night, with massive peaks standing tall.

At the highest point of the Eternal Night Sky, the Heavenly Venerate’s palace was hidden.

Concealed high in the sky was an ambiguous Chaos; this was the residence of the Eternal Night Venerable.

Suddenly—

A blurry figure, like one from a nightmare, appeared out of nowhere amidst the Chaos.

"Heavenly Venerate."

The nightmarish blurry figure spoke with a low chuckle.

"Demon God?"

A vast and grand voice sounded, as if the lord of heaven was speaking.

"Last time I sent a gift to the Heavenly Venerate, did it please you?" the nightmarish blurry figure chuckled.

"So that heart was left by you?" the vast grand voice said, "Are you so sure I want to be this Divine Dream Envoy?"

"I got this information from the State Preceptor of Great Yu."

That nightmarish blurry figure chuckled low: "The State Preceptor said that as long as we do this, the Venerable of Eternal Night Mountain will surely be willing to help us."

The sky fell into a silent stillness.

After some time, the vast and grand voice spoke again, "Don’t misunderstand, I am only striving for a better outcome for the Human Clan, not helping your Demon Clan."

The nightmarish figure smiled and said, "Of course, the Star Lord, and that person... they all think the same, and this doesn’t conflict with the ultimate goal of my Demon Clan, we can cooperate."

"What else do you plan to do?"

The voice, as vast as the thundering sky, asked.

"The Venerable only needs to be prepared and continue the public executions," said the nightmarish figure, "Soon, Great Yong will see the rise of many sinners who should be rightfully condemned."

"Oh?" the vast grand voice inquired, "What do you plan to do? Could it be more treasures from the olden days?"

"That’s right."

Said the nightmarish blurry figure: "Merely reducing the number of Great Yong’s powerhouses will not decrease the nation’s fortune by much; how could it possibly succeed?"

He chuckled low: "Although I’m unsure which Great Power of the Human Clan you are, I have some guesses. Venerable, you may fear the Crown Prince the most, but you should also be the Crown Prince’s greatest restraint, right? If this is to succeed, we will need your assistance."

The obscure Chaos in the sky quieted for a long while.

Finally, the vast grand voice spoke again: "I can lend a hand, but I must know your true identity; with you concealing your traces, I cannot be at ease."

The nightmarish figure smiled and said, "Of course."

He waved his sleeve and chuckled: "I no longer conceal my traces from the Venerable; surely you must now recognize who I am?"

The vast grand voice responded, "So it’s you? The Nightmare Demon God? When the Demon Clan besieged Great Yong, and you were suppressed and sealed, did you end up staying in Great Yong?"

The nightmarish figure smiled and said, "Indeed."

The sky was silent for a moment before speaking again, "So this means he has betrayed the Human Clan?"

"No..." the Nightmare Demon God said quietly: "He has not betrayed the Human Clan, just allied with our Demon Clan, his thoughts are very similar to the Venerable’s."