Chapter 2277

"The physical bodies are all in the human realm, all under the control of the Heavenly Palace in the hands of the Lingxu Holy Venerable. Other heavenly gods, if they wish to descend to the lower realm, must obtain the consent of the Lingxu gods."

"Limited in number?" He Lingchuan pondered, "How limited?"

"According to my inquiries, at most, at most less than thirteen thousand."

He Lingchuan then laughed: "The Lingxu gods number less than nine thousand, and the physical bodies just happen to be a little more than that number? The Lingxu Holy Venerable is testing you."

Pinyin sighed.

How could it and the other heavenly gods not know?

The Lingxu Holy Venerable announcing this number is telling the entire demon realm:

"Besides the Lingxu, there are four thousand slots for the lower realm—who wants them?"

Who wouldn't want them?

The origin of the demon realm has already withered, while the human realm teems with life. Seeking benefit and avoiding harm is the instinct of living beings, and heavenly demons are no exception.

"To obtain a slot to descend, one must align with the Lingxu Holy Venerable. And since the slots are few, those who want them must hurry to the Lingxu Holy Venerable to curry favor." He Lingchuan murmured, "What a fine hand."

The Lingxu Holy Venerable playing this hand can indeed temporarily suppress the deep grudges and great hatreds among the heavenly demons.

Only when a matter involves the vital interests of each heavenly demon will they sincerely prioritize the greater good.

The divisive and provocative ability of the Xinglong Pillar has temporarily lost its effect.

"What conditions must heavenly demons outside the Lingxu agree to in order to obtain a physical body for the lower realm?"

"I don't know that either." Pinyin's voice was somewhat dry, "But I've heard that several heavenly gods have already obtained them, each being the leader of their own faction, with status and prestige."

"Then what about a minor god like you?" He Lingchuan asked seriously, not mocking, "Assuming the Lingxu Holy Venerable speaks the truth, in the end, only a little over two-tenths of the heavenly demons can escape the demon realm, while the vast majority will be abandoned by them in place."

Pinyin fell silent.

Returning to the human realm—such a good thing—will surely not fall to it.

They also do not wish to sit and await death; they are also thinking of ways.

"If the Lingxu Holy Venerable's trial succeeds completely, I'll give you a suggestion." He Lingchuan laughed, "Even if the Lingxu are powerful, their physical bodies are preserved in the human realm. You find some reliable capable people to help you steal one, and you won't need to curry favor with them in heaven."

Pinyin replied unhappily: "You're really clever."

It's hard to find such experts in the human realm's small temples with few people; the Lingxu's corresponding force in the human realm is the Heavenly Palace, which is also a unique existence, hosting the elite and great demons of the entire Bekka.

"There are capable people not just in Bekka." He Lingchuan said briefly, then took out seven Xinglong Pillars, and together with the original seven, they circled three times in the smoke around the statue.

"Thank you, pleasant cooperation."

He had just placed the Xinglong Pillars on the table when they vanished.

The smoke drifted away, and Pinyin left.

He Lingchuan opened the doors and windows, gazing blankly at the garden outside for a while.

After an hour, Du Shan was summoned to the palace, and he paid respectful homage:

"Your Majesty!"

He Lingchuan then related today's events to him.

Even with Du Shan's composure, he was moved several times in the middle.

He Lingchuan finished speaking and asked him: "What do you think?"

Du Shan, while listening and thinking, immediately replied: "The Lingxu Holy Venerable's move is quite brilliant; in the short term, it can turn the tide, temporarily suppress the turmoil in the demon realm, and also draw the demon realm's experts over. It seems they intend to abandon most heavenly demons."

He Lingchuan rested his hand on his temple: "It never intended to bring all heavenly demons along to play."

It cannot be brought, fundamentally cannot be brought.

These years, the demon realm has also become a chaotic mess; the Lingxu Holy Venerable should also be clear that the former good order can never return.

From its perspective, the heavenly demons eat its food yet still smash its pot—why should it bother to bring along this pack of ungrateful, burdensome white-eyed wolves?

It's weary at heart.

Therefore, this declaration of descent to the lower realm, the Lingxu Holy Venerable also stated clearly:

I will only bring my own people down to the lower realm.

Whoever wishes to return to the human realm must first become "one of us" with him.

Even separated by the world barrier, He Lingchuan could feel the Lingxu Holy Venerable's helplessness.

Originally, it should have genuinely wanted to let all the demons descend together—more numbers, no, more demons mean greater strength.

But the situation has changed.

"But only temporarily." Du Shan said, "Once most heavenly demons confirm they cannot descend, they will not give up easily."

"A rabble, after all—they cannot stir up any storms in heaven." After so many years of fighting in heaven, the Lingxu gods, though severely weakened, are still the hegemons of the demon realm, "I see, the Lingxu Holy Venerable is striving to divide the Shariti Heaven and other opposing forces. The Naraka Heaven and its like are likely the targets they are courting."

Shariti Heaven, like the Lingxu, hosts gods of various ranks. The Lingxu Holy Venerable only wants the top elites and intermediate capable ones, but will not give tickets to lower-rank minor gods and wild gods. Dragons with dragons, phoenixes with phoenixes—let the mice and their friends stay where they are.

"Your Majesty's words are indeed correct; this way, the power opposing the Lingxu will be greatly reduced. Although these rejected heavenly demons cannot stir up storms in heaven, they can oppose the Lingxu in the human realm."

This sentence is exactly what He Lingchuan said earlier to Pinyin.

Du Shan continued: "Several years ago, you already heard of the demon realm's movements; most heavenly demons not only doubted whether the god-descent experiment could succeed, but also questioned the number of god-descent bodies."

He Lingchuan nodded.

Just half a year ago, heavenly demons were still mocking the Heavenly Palace's demon puppet experiment, ridiculing it for wasting effort on useless work.

Now the Lingxu Holy Venerable has already proven the feasibility of demon puppets as god-descent bodies, so the next issue will be raised to the forefront:

How many god-descent bodies can the Heavenly Palace actually produce?

"Thirteen thousand—this number will certainly invite suspicion." Du Shan blinked, "The Lingxu Holy Venerable releasing this rumor is actually easy to seize upon. If someone spreads rumors and leads most heavenly demons to believe the Heavenly Palace can actually produce at most two thousand god-descent bodies, then not only will the Lingxu Holy Venerable's recently gained advantage be broken, but the Lingxu will also fall into great internal chaos."

Harmony within the Lingxu is due to the Lingxu Holy Venerable's promise that each of them can obtain a god-descent body.

If this number is compressed to two thousand bodies, it would mean only two-tenths of the Lingxu can obtain lower realm passage.

Oh no, these two thousand bodies still need to allocate a portion to the experts and elites recruited from outside.

By then, the state of mind of the Lingxu will likely be just as furious as those abandoned minor gods and wild gods outside.

"Spreading rumors with one mouth, proving innocence with broken legs." He Lingchuan smiled, "Faced with such rumors, even the Holy Lord of Lingxu cannot prove himself innocent at once."

Thirteen thousand corpses? Hey, this number itself is full of water, and besides, the experiment was not completely successful, what does the Holy Lord of Lingxu have to prove himself innocent with?