Chapter 1003: Heaven's Dao Is Too Lazy to Bother

Originally they had planned to deal with the Demon Race, but after the Demon Cave appeared in Tianhong Guan, the elders instantly changed their minds.

Since the Demon Race is once again expending wealth and energy to build a new Demon Cave, it naturally couldn't be just for show.

You should know that a spatial passage like the Demon Cave, capable of crossing two worlds, consumes resources that are extraordinarily terrifying.

Even Haotu Shijie has yet to master such technology; otherwise, everyone would have already marched into the Demon Realm, so why waste effort here?

That day, the elders ordered the army to retreat to Tianhong Guan, leaving only a necessary few at the frontline base.

"You didn't mishear, did you?"

"It's definitely true; the elders themselves said a Demon Cave has appeared inside Tianhong Guan."

"Good grief, when did the Demon Race become so well‑behaved?"

"Never mind that—just sitting at home brings the ingredients to your door; aren't you happy?"

Everyone was overjoyed, except the ten Demonic Cultivators, whose faces were extremely complex.

Because they had defected from darkness to light, they now enjoyed a bit of freedom at the frontline base, and since they were tasked with teaching everyone, they also kept in touch with Human cultivators.

Upon hearing that the Demon Race had actually built a new Demon Cave, and chosen the site inside Tianhong Guan, the ten of them all wore speechless expressions.

Has the Demon Race lost its mind or taken on water? After all this, they still dare to come deliver themselves?

What's more, this time is even more outrageous—they've come straight to people's homes.

Even thinking with your butt couldn't come up with such an outrageous decision.

For some reason, the ten Demonic Cultivators suddenly felt a sense of disappointment.

They once longed for the Demon Race with utmost devotion, yet now they feel disappointment toward it; their already‑crumbling belief is now worsened.

"What exactly are we cultivating as Demonic Cultivators?"

Moreover, one of the Demonic Cultivators, full of bewilderment, spoke up, while the other nine gave no answer.

In our imagination the Demon Race was immensely powerful, but in reality it seems utterly different.

These Demon Race folks simply aren't opponents—they're just crushed outright.

The order was given, and the many Human powerhouses, Ye Zhangqing and his group, plus the ten Demonic Cultivators, returned in grand fashion to Tianhong Guan.

The distance wasn't far, and nothing happened along the way, so everyone smoothly returned to Tianhong Guan.

After settling in, the elders personally came to the front of the Demon Cave.

Confirming it was indeed a Demon Cave, the elders were all thrilled.

But at that moment, Ye Zhangqing, who had come forward, asked curiously.

"This Demon Cave hasn't formed yet, will the Heavenly Dao not suppress it?"

Huh???

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone froze—yeah, the Heavenly Dao does suppress Demon Caves; how did we forget that before?

The previous five Demon Caves were all suppressed by the Heavenly Dao; they only took shape after failing, otherwise the Heavenly Dao would have crushed them outright in the bud.

If the Heavenly Dao really moved to suppress it, we couldn't stop it.

Even Yun Xiantai, Shi Qingfeng and the other great‑emperor elders couldn't do anything, so we wouldn't know when the Demon Cave would finally form.

"This… seems impossible even in the short term."

Ye Zhangqing's words woke everyone from their reverie, but Yu Mo at this point expressed doubt.

"I don't feel the Heavenly Dao suppressing it at all."

Hearing that, everyone looked closely and found it really seemed absent—the Heavenly Dao simply had no intention of suppressing this Demon Cave.

What does this mean? It shouldn't be; the Heavenly Dao couldn't possibly be indifferent to the appearance of a Demon Cave.

"Could it be that we've exhausted ourselves too much before?"

"Nonsense—Haotu Shijie is a complete world; suppressing a few Demon Caves shouldn't be impossible."

"Why then?"

"Who knows?"

The Heavenly Dao—everyone's heard of it, but no one's ever seen it.

Not even the great‑emperor elders have seen it; they only know it truly exists.

The existence of the Heavenly Dao is to ensure Haotu Shijie runs normally and to guard Haotu Shijie.

But now the Heavenly Dao has mysteriously vanished, not even bothering about something like a Demon Cave.

This has made everyone curious.

Actually, it's not just the Human Race—the Demon Race on the other side of the Demon Cave is also at a loss.

Mainly, this time the Demon Cave's formation seems too smooth.

Originally, all the Demon Gods had prepared to oppose Haotu Shijie's Heavenly Dao, even if it meant expending vast resources again.

But now, why is it so smooth? From start to finish, Haotu Shijie's Heavenly Dao has offered no obstruction at all.

"Roar……… (Could it be that Haotu Shijie's Heavenly Dao is failing?"

"Roar……… (Never mind the reason—this is good for us."

Haotu Shijie's Heavenly Dao has no intention to obstruct, which is certainly good for the Demon Race—the Demon Cave can form more smoothly and quickly, and the resources required will be far less.

Hearing that, the Demon Gods nodded, too lazy to think further—as long as it benefits the Demon Race.

But no one expected that the reason Haotu Shijie's Heavenly Dao doesn't act is simply because it deems it unnecessary.

From the battles between Demon and Human cultivators, the Heavenly Dao itself seems to have overestimated the Demon Race.

Previously we gave our all to stop the Demon Cave from forming, yet in the end we still failed.

We thought Haotu Shijie was heading for a great calamity, but once the Demon Race actually descended, good grief—this isn't any great disaster at all; the Humans are just eating them up.

For a moment, the Heavenly Dao's assessment of danger from the Demon Race plummeted; since there's no threat, why bother to resist with effort?

Anyway, even if they came, they wouldn't affect Haotu Shijie in any way.

Even the Human Race is no match, let alone so many races of Haotu Shijie.

Therefore, the demon clan's descent, which could originally be considered a world-ending calamity, is now, in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao's will, completely a minor issue that does not harm the greater good.

And since it's a minor issue, there's no need to worry about it.

After all, Haotu Shijie's resources are also limited; if all resources were used to deal with the demon clan, other aspects would certainly run into problems.

For example, the thinning of heavenly and earthly spiritual qi, the disorder of heavenly and earthly laws, and so on.

So the Heavenly Dao's will simply ignored it, directly leaving it to the Human Race to handle.

"Arrange for someone to keep watch; report any changes immediately."

After carefully inspecting this newly constructed demon cave, I found that aside from the Heavenly Dao's will not suppressing it, everything else is normal.

The elders of Yun Xiantai and others then felt relieved to leave, but they also arranged for people to take turns guarding here.

Once the demon cave opens, the ingredients will come to the door; I'll come to report immediately. It's been so long since I've eaten demon god ingredients, I really miss them.