Chapter 1409: Qinglong Daoren's Urgency

"If you understand, that's enough; I, the Emperor, won't waste any more words."

The Mangshan Demon Emperor rose, gave Qinglong Daoren a deep glance, and instructed: "The Corpse Refining Sect is rather special; you are also considered a member of Mangshan. I, the Emperor, do not wish humans to act against you, nor do I wish you to fall."

"Human sects love internal strife; they also hope our Mangshan Demon Palace falls into infighting, so they will devise ways to spark our internal conflicts, continuously draining our strength. Void Forget cannot die for now."

"Within the Mangshan Demon Palace, beings of Demon King rank should not die; do you understand my meaning?"

Void Forget cannot die; the Mangshan Demon Emperor himself states this to tell Qinglong Daoren not to interfere, nor to have any thoughts about Void Forget. In short, the Mangshan Demon Palace must not be disturbed.

At least for now it must not be chaotic; the Cangzhou human forces are in disorder, and how those humans fight among themselves, he does not care. The weaker the human forces, the more advantageous it is for them. The Mangshan Demon Emperor is waiting for an opportunity—a chance to act against the human forces.

Until that opportunity arrives, the strength of the Mangshan Demon Palace must not diminish, not even a bit.

Void Forget is the entity he uses to balance the various Demon Kings; without his approval, Void Forget cannot die for now.

Qinglong Daoren naturally understood his meaning, nodded, and said: "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, I see clearly. I have not meddled in any affairs of the Mangshan Demon Palace, nor will I scheme against them. My sole desire is to stay here and cultivate, nothing else."

The Mangshan Demon Emperor waved his hand: "Daoist, rest assured. I am not saying you should meddle in the internal matters of the Mangshan Demon Palace. I am reminding you of one thing: interfere less in human affairs; if you wish to scheme against them, you may."

"As long as you are not discovered, not caught by them, there will naturally be no problem."

"Daoist, you may do as you wish; ideally you can make the human forces fight each other, unable to be distracted."

Qinglong Daoren nodded: "I understand, Your Majesty the Demon Emperor."

The Mangshan Demon Emperor was very pleased; Qinglong Daoren is a clever person, knowing what can be done and what cannot.

People like that often survive to the end.

At the same time, the Mangshan Demon Emperor also fears this person before him; this visit is mainly to test his thoughts and to see what he thinks about the interior of the Mangshan Demon Palace. If he has thoughts, the Mangshan Demon Emperor will not speak so easily.

After giving a few instructions, he urged Qinglong Daoren to quickly forge the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill; regarding other matters, he said little and turned to leave.

Qinglong Daoren smiled and saw him off; after the Mangshan Demon Emperor had completely departed, he exhaled deeply: "Phew, that was terrifying. The Mangshan Demon Emperor truly lives up to being Mangshan's strongest; his strength is genuinely terrifying, a body of demonic aura. Even I feel my heart race when facing him."

"If he truly acts, I'm afraid I cannot hold out long; the gap between my strength and his is still too great."

Having again felt his own weakness, Qinglong Daoren's inner yearning for cultivation strength grew even more urgent.

He truly craves power, but does not wish… to face this situation again.

"The Mangshan Demon Emperor's visit this time is not for the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill; he is testing me."

"At the same time, he is warning me not to meddle in the Mangshan Demon Palace's affairs; it seems he truly fears me, deliberately coming to chastise me."

Qinglong Daoren's back was soaked; facing the Mangshan Demon Emperor, his pressure was considerable.

He was completely frightened, but fortunately he did not appear weak; otherwise, the Mangshan Demon Emperor might have acted against him.

"Qinglong Daoist, this Mangshan Demon Emperor truly is no ordinary, as frightening as the rumors say." Xinran Zhanglao came to Qinglong Daoren's side, her eyes trembling as they stared at the departing figure of the Mangshan Demon Emperor, her hand gripping the sword blade tightly.

Her unsettled heart made the sword tremble, yet even so, she did not abandon the fight.

If the Mangshan Demon Emperor were to act, she would certainly not cease easily.

Fortunately, the Mangshan Demon Emperor did not act; otherwise, her sword would have been drawn as well, and whether they could survive remains to be said.

Qinglong Daoren glanced at her trembling sword blade and soothed: "It's fine now; he has already left. The Mangshan Demon Emperor's strength is greater than we imagined; we all underestimated him."

This demon truly is a being that can contend with the Heavenly Capital Dragon King, its demonic power terrifying as such.

"The next meeting may not be so easy to talk with."

Xinran Zhanglao nodded deeply: "Then are you sure you will give him the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill?"

This demon already defies the heavens; if he obtains the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill, wouldn't that be even more defiant?

Qinglong Daoren shook his head: "I don't know for now. We must give the Heavenly Capital Dragon King Pill; we need to continue residing in the Mangshan Mountain Range, so we must obtain his permission. If we offend him, we may be targeted."

"What should be given must be given; it can exchange for a few years of peaceful development, which is naturally best."

"We can give it a bit later; postponing by a year is still a year."

However, we cannot delay too long.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor will not grant him time to stall; if he keeps delaying, the Mangshan Demon Emperor will certainly notice, and then, if the Mangshan Demon Emperor comes again and still cannot obtain…

Moreover, the Heavenly Capital Dragon King will not give him much time; originally they agreed on a duration, and dragging it too long would offend both parties.

The loss outweighs the gain.

He has taken the reward and the items; if he cannot provide the pill later, it will be troublesome.

Qinglong Daoren's head ached; those two beings arrived together, eyeing his pills. It seems refusing to give them is certainly impossible.

"For now, this is all we can do." Xinran Zhanglao naturally knew what they lacked; to continue surviving they must acquire more cultivation time. Qinglong Daoren and her cultivation speed are not slow; on the contrary, they are fast, but alas, time is too scarce.

At present, they need time, preferably several decades; that way they could possess a force to contend, rather than being unable to contend as now.

Dao Realm can still contend with those Demon Kings and human strong ones, but before a Mangshan Demon Emperor of this caliber, Seek Dao Realm is no different from ants.

Even True Realm or Dao Realm are likewise like ants.

The Mangshan Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Capital Dragon King absolutely surpass Dao Realm; their strength is terrifying, surpassing other Demon Kings by an entire tier, not even the same level.

"We lack cultivation time and need to secure more." Qinglong Daoren took a deep breath, becoming increasingly urgent.

If we do not quickly improve our strength, we will truly become pawns, discardable at any moment.