Chapter 2219

As for Zhu Xiuer, He Lingchuan originally didn't want to assign her a post, lest friends become superiors and subordinates. But Zhu Xiuer didn't care about rank at all; she only wanted to take Yuanli and bully others, the key being there was a fight to be had. In the end, He Lingchuan could only specially create a "visiting" position for her.

"The last time 'Jingzhe' arrived was already many years ago. These immortals and yaos have been in seclusion for hundreds or even thousands of years, so of course they are very unaccustomed to the present world." Mou Di explained, "Many important cave abodes left no trace to be found when they closed, which was very safe. But now, as they reconnect with the human world and prepare to open, their entrances have anomalies. The Heavenly Demons and the Biejia arrived on the wind, intending to launch sneak attacks; Lingshan and our nation are guarding strictly, doing their utmost to preserve them."

He let out a light sigh: "In fact, over this past year and a half, battles surrounding cave abodes have already been fought ten-odd times. Both we and the other side have suffered casualties; it's just that these battles are too hidden, so most mortals don't know."

He Lingchuan understood: "Just like the Battle of the Upside-Down Sea."

Mou Di was right; this kind of battle is too hidden, and even Cang Yan's channels hadn't collected more than a few cases.

"Precisely."

The Battle of the Upside-Down Sea occurred because the Storm Wall naturally vanished, and Miao Zhantian led a host of demons into the Upside-Down Sea, wanting to seize True Person Qianhuan's physical body.

Then the reason the Heavenly Demons and Biejia are currently busy digging into caves is also this:

Now is the perfect opportunity to seize immortals' physical bodies!

Lingshan and the Mou Nation cannot sit by and watch them grow strong while we grow weak; they have the obligation to intervene and intercept.

So these hidden, high-level, and intense battles have pulled back the curtain behind the world.

Mou Di and Lingshan have expended more energy on this matter, so naturally they cannot devote themselves single-mindedly to the real national war.

"The Yuan-Force Bureau has also handled two similar cases." This has made the human world's environment unprecedentedly complex.

Mou Di asked further: "Allow me to say one more digression. Do you know, since True Person Qianhuan's physical body was so important, why the Lingxu Holy Venerable did not personally descend to the Upside-Down Sea?"

This question had also flashed through He Lingchuan's mind before, but he hadn't had the leisure to ponder it deeply. He had too many affairs to think about.

"I would like to ask for your guidance." True Lord Cangxi was a True Immortal's body borrowed by Miao Zhantian from the Lingxu Holy Venerable. Since the Lingxu Holy Venerable had this body, personally descending to deal with True Person Qianhuan would be the most secure method.

Mou Di took a light breath: "True Lord Cangxi's physical body cannot bear the Lingxu Holy Venerable's true body descending."

He Lingchuan was stunned: "What? Even a True Immortal's body can't receive Him?"

"Indeed. In the Demon Realm, the Lingxu Holy Venerable is acclaimed as the number one person beneath the Three Saint Gods. His cultivation far surpasses other Heavenly Demons. Counting from the Tianluo Star, over three thousand years, the reason the Lingxu Gods have been able to call the wind and rain in the Demon Realm, pressing the other Heavenly Gods until they can't breathe, is largely because they hold this trump card, the Lingxu Holy Venerable." Mou Di continued, "Don't look at how Miao Zhantian ranked third among the Lingxu Gods in life; in reality, he is still very far from the Lingxu Holy Venerable's ability."

He Lingchuan immediately asked: "How does He compare to Mitiian?"

"In the past, Mitiian was also elusive in the Demon Realm, with power surpassing Miao Zhantian. But both realms generally believe the Lingxu Holy Venerable is still the undisputed number one in the Demon Realm."

The so-called "two realms" naturally refer to the Demon Realm and Lingshan's interior.

This view certainly has its reasoning.

He Lingchuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If even True Lord Cangxi's physical body can't bear Him, then it seems the Lingxu Holy Venerable can't descend to the lower realm. Do we still need to worry about Him?"

A terrifying giant whale can't swim into a shallow sea reef bed; do the little fish and shrimp still need to worry about it?

"By the same token, there are still True Immortals stronger than Cangxi in the human world, right within Lingshan." Mou Di shook his head. "The Lingxu Holy Venerable is also a man of outstanding talent and grand vision. You and I don't know how many preparations He has made over these thousands of years. Perhaps—"

He looked at He Lingchuan: "His target is the Great Fanghu."

If He could draw on Mitiian's experience, perhaps the Lingxu Holy Venerable wouldn't need a ridiculously powerful physical body to descend to the human world?

He Lingchuan smiled: "You put it like that, and my back feels a chill."

Words were spoken so, yet his face didn't show the slightest trace of fear.

"Right, how much does Lord Xin understand about the Heavenly Demons' plan to return to the human world?"

This is a common enemy of both sides; it's best to exchange intelligence.

"You mean their Yao-Puppet experiments?" Mou Di indeed knew. "Over the past three years, we've destroyed three of the Heavenly Palace's Yao-Puppet experimental sites — two small, one large — respectively on land, by the sea, and at sea. Large numbers of deformed monsters with twisted shapes appeared in the experimental sites; a few were already very close to human form, only their minds were deranged and their forms unstable. The people I sent personally saw two Yao-Puppets perfectly fine one moment, then explode into a cloud of blood mist the next. If they want to use them as vessels for divine descent—"

He shook his head: "I'd say the Heavenly Palace's road is still a long one."

"Then we still have time. However, every time the world's spiritual Qi greatly revives, it equally benefits the Heavenly Demons." He Lingchuan spoke seriously. "Lord Xin believes that once a Great Heavenly Demon descends again, how should the human world respond?"

"How can we achieve victory?" He paused. "This time, we no longer have the Black Dragon God Venerable."

This is a very heavy topic; even the corners of Mou Di's mouth turned downward.

"Lingshan and the Mou Nation will both fight to the death. Cang Yan likewise has no way out."

Once a Heavenly Demon descends to the human world again, it will probably be a fight to the death with Lingshan and the various immortals. And He Lingchuan's head is coveted by who knows how many Heavenly Demons; at that time, he certainly won't have a good end!

He Lingchuan laughed: "Lord Xin is too pessimistic. Haven't you considered that we might be able to win?"

"Only when the world's spiritual Qi is abundant can Upper Immortals enter the world, and only then do Heavenly Demons have true opponents." Mou Di sighed. "But conversely, only when the world's spiritual Qi is abundant does the possibility of a Great Heavenly Demon descending further increase. The arrival of a prosperous age is also a double-edged sword."

This is also easy to understand. If spiritual Qi doesn't recover to an extremely abundant level, it cannot bear the activity needs of Upper Immortals and Great Heavenly Demons.

From these few sentences of his, He Lingchuan understood that on the matter of confronting a Great Heavenly Demon, Mou Di still didn't think he could truly enter the game. Because in Mou Di's view, the roster for the ultimate decisive battle only contains immortals and Heavenly Demons; no one else can intervene.

"The human world of today is different from three thousand years ago." He Lingchuan said softly. "Has Lord Xin considered that there might be other means to resist or even defeat Heavenly Demons?"

"Other means? What do you refer to?"

"Yuanli." He Lingchuan looked toward the river surface. "The Tianluo Star reshaped the laws of the two realms, and the Great Fanghu brought the new power to the human world."

Mou Di's face showed an "as expected" expression: "I've also considered it carefully. Yuanli is good, but ultimately it's only the power of mortals; its ceiling is too low! Using it against ordinary immortals or Heavenly Demons might be useful, but once facing an opponent at the level of a Great Heavenly Demon, what effect can Yuanli have?"

He is the ruler of a great nation, dealing with Yuanli all day, so naturally he is also one of the few people in the current world who understand Yuanli the deepest.

When a Great Heavenly Demon and an Upper Immortal make a move, it is heaven collapsing and earth shattering.

Mortals? At that time, mortals will be fleeing in panic, fearing they can't escape fast enough; what power can they gather?

That is an exponential gap!