Chapter 308

I want Houtu Dao friend's subordinates to secretly assist me, so I can firmly secure this Grand Minister of Destiny position.

Donghua made a request.

"No problem!" Houtu readily agreed, "It's just helping you boost your political achievements, right? Simple!"

The greater your authority in this area, the wider your influence, the more it helps our cause.

Houtu tapped the abacus, giving and taking, helping each other, "However, I also have some requests regarding your position as Grand Minister of Destiny."

"Please speak." Donghua listened attentively.

"Since you've become the overseer of the Prosecution Judgment System, the one who establishes the code for managing the livelihoods of the lower-class commoners, you should be determining the framework system, right? I need you to make some minor interventions here, inject some ideological concepts, subtly influencing the Demon Race." Houtu said.

Donghua Emperor pondered briefly, then cautiously asked, "Injecting these ideas... is it to lead this group down a wrong path?"

"Like publicly promoting something like 'Not doing it for you, why bother helping?' or something like 'Refusing to class to hold'?"

"Hmm... that's actually not a bad method, but in undermining the Heavenly Court's credibility it's top-notch, able to give the Demon Race a deep and far-reaching impact." The Emperor praised Houtu greatly, admiring his ruthless and vicious heart, "Houtu Dao friend is indeed a leader of a great power, far-sighted, defeating the enemy invisibly."

"Cough cough cough!" Houtu coughed repeatedly, his expression changing dramatically, very agitated and indignant, "Shaoyang, don't randomly add drama and words for me... When did I ever say you should do this?"

Houtu protested, she is indeed a very kind, broad-minded goddess, how could she come up with such a morally deficient, bubbling bad idea?

"'Replaced by that elder brother's belly full of bad water running rampant, that guy, without any scruples, not caring about the bottom line, perhaps could devise such an extremely evil idea.'"

Houtu looked at Donghua Emperor's eyes, gradually becoming somewhat strange, "This guy... is not simple, there's a problem."

She, while wearing colored glasses to size up Donghua Emperor, spoke firmly, "I want you to instill some ideological concepts into the Demon Race, not to say let you lead the Demon Race down a wrong path."

"After all, what you do is hard to sustain; before long it will be seen through—there are plenty of top-tier talents in the Heavenly Court who understand and grasp the people's thoughts and trends, you won't last long before being marked for death."

"Even if they can't find evidence of you being an insider-outsider, transferring your position is still no difficulty, plainly causing problems for our strategy."

"So..." Donghua Emperor's face showed a thoughtful expression.

"So, we want to lead the Demon Race onto the righteous path." Houtu said.

"Isn't that aiding the enemy?" Donghua asked with a smile.

"It's not aiding the enemy, but sacrificing a pawn to contend for power." Houtu clenched his fist loosely, full of confidence, "Besides, sometimes on the correct path, there really aren't any pits, right?"

"Used properly, it can still trap and kill those walking this path, be they persons or things."

"A correct road does not guarantee that the one in charge of it will have the last laugh; perhaps they are merely making wedding clothes for others."

"So, the correct path for the Demon Race's masses may not be beneficial for those great figures in the Heavenly Court who oversee the mountains and rivers."

Houtu's eyes, at this moment bright as a sea of stars, "Do you understand my meaning?"

"Understood." Donghua nodded calmly, "You actually just want me, in the role of Grand Minister of Destiny, to introduce the human race's ideological concepts, right?"

"Yes."

"The Moral Heavenly Venerable just held a very successful lecture promotion, most suitable as the ideological pillar of the human race, thereby extending into a unique civilized ideology, human laws and regulations."

"At this moment, stirring up this heat, transplanting flowers and grafting trees, giving the Demon Race an all-encompassing ideological reform, supplemented by legal revisions, for example saying 'civilized demons cannot eat what meat', using both soft and hard measures, gradually reshaping the spirit, standing with the human race in the same trench."

Donghua spoke, and began to look at Houtu Ancestral Witch with new eyes, "Dao friend, you truly are a talent, so quickly thinking of how I can support your strategy."

"Hahaha!" Houtu laughed somewhat proudly, "This ability of mine is all thanks to the pressure from the Heavenly Court side."

"They over there have persistently infiltrated the human race; even if humans built a relatively independent network, it's hard to resist, long ago making me hold back a breath, day and night thinking how to strike back."

"One person sits alone in the hall, pondering bitterly for thousands of years, never allowing a moment's relaxation, compared to the previous situation of non-stop day-and-night overtime, there's no difference."

"With pressure comes motivation, allowing me to sublimate and transform, finally I have figured out some solutions."

"Furthermore, with this good news from the Dao friend, enabling some of those methods to be put to use... from now on, in the battle of public opinion, the enemy can come, and I can go as well."

"At this moment, Houtu Ancestral Witch's body emanated kingly hegemonic aura in all directions."

"However, unfortunately, facing such Houtu, Donghua Emperor did not bow down and pay homage."

"On the contrary, he calmly extended one hand, four fingers spreading, closing, spreading, closing... very vivid, also causing Houtu's outward-spreading kingly hegemonic aura to stagnate."

"Houtu Dao friend, give some support." Donghua Emperor said with a smiling eyes, not minding Houtu's stiff expression at all.

"Uh..." Houtu blinked.

"If you don't give support, I'll have a hard time handling things." The Emperor said calmly, "Introducing new legal system concepts, promoting the acceptance of advanced ideas... no matter how good this sounds, it will definitely harm some people's interests."

"This all needs to be resolved."

"Either use force to deal with their people, or use merit to seal their mouths... the former is too unreliable, easily causing the problem to blow up."

"The latter is the most stable, it will cause selective amnesia."

"By the way, we can also pull others onto our war chariot and gallop together…… For you, Daoist Houtu, being able to solve problems with money couldn't be better, right? Before, you didn't have this channel through me; you couldn't even think of using this method."

"What's more, this bit of money is trivial for you, Daoist Houtu!"

"The Donghuang Emperor spoke confidently."

"If you want to use money to open the way and silence opposition, that is definitely not a trivial matter."

"The Houtu Ancestral Witch muttered."

"It was quite rare for her to show a pained expression on her face."

"She was reluctant."

"Because, for her, the Donghuang Emperor's proposal was almost like bleeding her."

"However, just as this emperor said."

"Before, she wanted to throw money at this problem, but there was no chance at all; it was purely like throwing a meat bun at a dog—gone with no return."

"Now there is an undercover agent of the Grand Minister of Fate, who is in charge of all sins and blessings in heaven and earth, and only then has a channel been found that can let humanity become a victorious Marshal to a certain extent in the Heavenly Court's various judgments."

"Therefore."

"Even if still reluctant, this kind of investment is indispensable."

"After hesitating for a moment, Houtu gritted her teeth, summoned her chief confidant, and ordered him to open the private treasury and move her Lady Houtu's merits, as vast as mountains and seas."

"Yes!"

"Fengxi gladly accepted the order and left."

In a moment, he returned carrying vast wealth, and, at Houtu's indication, presented it to Emperor Donghua.

The Emperor took it, glanced over it, satisfied, accepted it, saying, "With these sponsorships, there will be no problem in the short term."

Houtu listened, inexplicably feeling somewhat unpleasant.

"I always feel like I might have been played……"

"Although, everything seems quite reasonable……"

Houtu had a slight doubt about life.

However, no matter how doubtful, the matter still needs to be done.

A big shot of the Wu Clan, a newly appointed Grand Minister of Destiny of the Heavenly Court, the two of them confirmed many important upcoming tasks—how to develop it, who to bribe, who, who……

For those who cannot be bought, how to make them die violently on the battlefield……

In short, to successfully have the Demon Race adopt the advanced ideas and notions of humanity, let the Moral Heavenly Venerable's success philosophy take root and sprout, infiltrating the Demon Race's interior.

The ideal outcome is to completely transform the Demon Race's spiritual world, making the Heavenly Court's yin and yang change color!

Of course, both know that is rather unrealistic.

So……

"When we have sufficient influence, we will launch the plan, coordinating inside and outside, to overthrow the Heavenly Court!"

Houtu solemnly said, "May the Way of humanity flourish forever!"

"May the Way of humanity flourish forever!" Emperor Donghua also replied solemnly, his tone resonant and forceful.

This is a history that cannot see the light of day, needing to be sealed for ages.

Besides the two leader-level titans, only Fengxi happened to witness it.

He watched those scenes, and many inexplicable thoughts flashed through his mind.

But in the end they all settled, turning into a seed, awaiting future sprouting.

……

"Emperor Donghua has been stabilized, his people gathered into our Heavenly Court."

In the Heavenly Court, a highest-level meeting was convened, and the Yao Marshal Báizé reported the results to the assembled mighty ones.

"His joining means the immortal Dao system is no longer estranged; this system that severely affected the Demon Race's lower-level cultivation and employment has been properly settled, roughly increasing the happiness of our Demon Race citizens by twenty to thirty percent, stabilizing demon hearts."

"Excellent." The Demon Emperor nodded, "The results are not bad."

"Before we discussed, for those mighty ones who do not hold vital lifelines but have profound influence, we would apply the 'suppress and pacify simultaneously' strategy…… Now we have successfully pacified one of them, which is even more delightful."

"With this example, we can also use it as a success model going forward, with great hope of incorporating the sacred Red Cloud, Kunpeng, etc., into the Heavenly Court system, strengthening the foundation."

"Delightful, congratulations, delightful, congratulations!"

All the gods present offered praise.

However, in this situation, someone also warned, "Donghua can be easily incorporated only because he was already one of us, merely executing a spy plan."

"What we are doing now is more like a play."

"And whether the other mighty ones can willingly hand over the foundations they themselves built…… remains a question."

"We cannot be careless."

"What the Ci Tie Yao Marshal said is correct." Di Jun slightly nodded, "Although we are exchanging using another authority, letting those great divine beings devote their heart and blood is indeed not easy."

"However, we must clench all our strength to crush the Wu Clan, and thus we have no choice but to use this method."

"Hope they can be a bit more reasonable."

"Otherwise, likely tragic events will occur, causing the heavens to shed blood rain, making all beings mourn the fall of a path-opener."

The Demon Emperor's words were full of killing intent.

Since the Dao Ancestor indicated he would rule by non-action, the vital spirit of this Heavenly Court leader, the Emperor, has completely changed; his whole body is filled with vigor.

After all, now he works for himself and has shares.

Moreover, even normal work is no longer the previous fifty-fifty split; he now automatically pays fifty percent upward…… allowing him to receive more profit.

Naturally, his work vigor cannot be compared to the past.

He consulted with many mighty ones about the Demon Race's future, clearing away weeds, so that strength could coalesce as one.

And after discussing those neutral mighty ones, a new target entered his sight.

"In the short term, we cannot output to humanity……" Di Jun said gloomily, "The reason for this is thanks to whom; I think you all should know."

"Naturally." Jimeng Yao Marshal responded, "I have to say, humanity has made a good move."

"Please invite the Moral Heavenly Venerable to the platform to guide the thought trend; that is indeed a clever move."

"Because of this, our plan to forge the Slay-Wu Sword must be temporarily shelved."

"However, I believe victory will eventually stand on our Demon Race's side…… many past events have already proven that."

"No matter how much assistance the Moral Heavenly Venerable gives, once humanity begins to decline, it will all become useless."

"Therefore, the Demon Emperor need not worry further."

"I myself know." Di Jun said indifferently, "But what I care about is not merely the issue of the Moral Heavenly Venerable."

"The Three Pure Ones, the Three Pure Ones…… these are three Heavenly Venerables, all three are saints."

"They hoist Pangu's banner; normally it's not easy to take action against them except them."

"If they then join forces with humanity, carry out propaganda, and add fuel to the fire on the foundation of the Moral Heavenly Venerable…… then the trouble could become great."

"Moral propaganda has established the so-called mainstream and orthodoxy of spirit, thought, and notion."

"Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao…… if I recall correctly, one expounds orthodoxy, the other teaches according to aptitude." Di Jun said to those beside him.

"Yes." The Yao Marshal Báizé affirmed, "The Three Pure Ones are essentially the core of the Daoist sect, having established a complete propaganda system."

"That's correct." Di Jun slightly nodded, "If we wait for the Moral Heavenly Venerable's lecture content in Buzhou to fully ferment and end, causing a great discussion among this era's humanity and all beings, then Yuanshi Tianzun comes forth, gaining sainthood by expounding this content…… that will further explode public opinion, causing countless followers to become fervent."

"When fervor is enough, the Lingbao Tianzun takes advantage to enter the scene, teaching according to aptitude, imparting the Great Dao's three thousand, which contains the marvel of morality, thereby attaining sainthood…… you say, will the beings become completely mad?"

All the gods heard, their faces solemn, the weight immense.

"At that time, the Dao Sect will hold the greatest say."

"They have played the Primordial Purple Qi and the Heavenly Dao Saint card to the extreme..."

……

"I have become a Saint; now it's up to my two younger brothers."

"In Kunlun Mountain, the Morality Heavenly Venerable smiled, 'Our Dao Sect's Threefold Strike—looking across the world, who knows how many we could sweep away?'"

"(End of Chapter)"