The disputes and conflicts between the three major forces in the Immortal Realm had undoubtedly escalated further under Ding Yun's instigation.
It seemed as though everything was progressing according to her plan.
Ding Yun couldn't help but feel that things were perhaps going too smoothly. Even if the native beings of the Immortal Realm were easily manipulated due to insufficient information, what about her peers?
None of them were easy to deal with.
Why were they all acting as if their intelligence had been lowered?
Were they just following her lead?
Out of concern and unease, Ding Yun's true self, who was in the Demon Realm, put aside all her current affairs. She sent her divine sense into her consciousness chip and, after some thought, decided to contact a few acquaintances and friends.
She even contacted her aunt, whom she had intended to sever ties with.
Ding Yun received several responses that were quite unexpected.
Her friend, Fu Ziyun, congratulated her with a smile. "Hahaha, I must congratulate you first.
You've taken over the entire Demon Realm, haven't you? I never imagined you had such boldness and courage to attempt a sneak attack while the Nine Demon Lords were away on campaign. The most unbelievable part is that you actually succeeded.
But you'll have to treat me to a meal later. Your success wouldn't have been possible without me and the help of some of my other friends. I'm here in the Demon Realm too, and I was one of the earliest pioneers.
It's just a pity we didn't have your convenience, no golden fingers or anything. Although our cultivation speed is quite fast on our own, reaching the Demon Lord realm in a few hundred years is impressive. However, the laws of this world are truly too unfamiliar. It's only in the last few years that I've managed to break through to the Demon Emperor realm.
We originally planned to lie low for a few more centuries, at least cultivate a few Demon Lords, and then try to conquer the world. We didn't expect you to be so fast, not only becoming a Demon Lord in no time but also seizing the opportunity of the Nine Demon Lords' temporary absence.
To carry out the unification of the Demon Realm.
At first, we didn't intend to help you and even thought you would fail. But later, when we discovered you seemed to possess the special ability to mass-produce Demon Lords, we dared not harbor any other desires. Moreover, conquering the Immortal and Demon Realms earlier would mean the mission could be completed and settled sooner.
So, we've helped you quite a bit since then.
You must understand, most of us didn't establish our own separate factions. Instead, we pledged allegiance to different Demon Lords, which allowed us to exchange information.
If we hadn't all worked together to intercept messages, fabricate false ones, and deceive the Nine Demon Lords, even secretly assassinating many loyalists who tried to relay information, they would never have continued to trust you and would not be staying in the Immortal Realm and not returning to this day. Don't you think this is our contribution?
I'm not asking for any reward. Anyway, when the mission is finally settled, the Administration Bureau won't overlook our contributions, and we'll get some benefits.
So, let's continue our cooperation.
We'll help you continue to appease the Nine Demon Lords, and you'll continue to build your strength. You must never let the Demon Realm's ruling power be reclaimed by those Nine Demon Lords. After all, as long as the Immortal and Demon Realms are not completely taken over by the Origin Universe, the imprints we've made won't be considered finalized and could still be erased or reduced.
Please don't let our hopes down.
We are now in this together; we prosper or perish together!"
Aside from Fu Ziyun, other acquaintances in the Demon Realm gave similar answers. This was because they generally felt that Ding Yun's previous advantages were too great, and there was no need to harbor any improper intentions when their own strength was incomparable.
It would only negatively impact the overall progress of the mission.
Furthermore, by participating in the assistance, they would receive some credit when the mission was evaluated, allowing them to gain something and not return empty-handed.
Therefore, they were too lazy to cause unnecessary trouble.
Meanwhile, her aunt, Su Bixiao, from the Immortal Realm, said, "You're truly remarkable, to have unified the entire Demon Realm and created over thirty Demon Lords to guard you. But how did you achieve this?
I've also used your golden finger.
Doesn't it only allow you to elevate people or objects to the law level? That is, to the level of Immortal Emperor or Demon Emperor. Could it be that you secretly added restrictions when you gave it to me, or what's going on?
Xiao Yun, that's not very fair of you!"
"Aunt, you're overthinking it.
When I gave you the golden finger to use, it could indeed only elevate people and objects to the Immortal Emperor or Demon Emperor level, and it's still the same now. The reason I can forcibly elevate my subordinates to the Demon Lord realm using the concept-level River God is mainly due to me, not the golden finger.
Although a significant portion of my Demon Lord realm was achieved by the golden finger in the early stages, the true breakthrough in the later stages depended on myself!
The key is that when I broke through, I mainly comprehended the laws contained within the concept-level River God.
Therefore, after I broke through to the Demon Lord realm, due to my thorough comprehension of the laws within the concept-level River God, I already possessed abilities similar to those of the concept-level River God. And the combination of our abilities.
Naturally, it's greater than the sum of its parts.
This is the main reason I can mass-produce subordinates at the Demon Lord realm. However, the cost is not small.
The process consumed a considerable amount of the Demon Realm's origin and fortune. I estimate that when the contributions are finally calculated, my reward will be halved at least because of this.
Alright, I've explained the situation.
Now, can you tell me why the fellow cultivators in the Immortal Realm are cooperating with me so well? What's going on?"
Ding Yun had no choice but to explain the specific circumstances.
Then, she continued to question her aunt.
"So that's how it is. Your luck is truly enviable. How did you stumble upon such incredible fortune? I forgot that law weapons themselves contain laws, and the Immortal and Demon Realms are places specifically for cultivating laws. The superposition of the two could indeed create miracles.
The fellow cultivators in the Immortal Realm didn't intend to cooperate with you before. It's mainly because the commotion you caused in unifying the Demon Realm a while ago was too great, and it quickly became common knowledge through word of mouth. Of course, I mean within our group of pioneers.
As you know, for the Origin Universe to fully control the Immortal and Demon Realms, they need to inscribe imprints on at least two-thirds of the regions. Your unification of the entire Demon Realm is essentially completing more than half of the mission.
Next, we only need to inscribe some imprints in the Immortal Realm, and we can complete the mission without even inscribing half the territory. So, of course, we want to help you consolidate your current achievements and prevent it from failing at the last hurdle, resulting in immense losses.
After all, if the overall mission fails.
None of us will receive our rewards.
Plus, seeing your avatar causing trouble all over the Immortal Realm, everyone guessed that your Demon Realm might not be ready yet, and you absolutely cannot let the Nine Demon Lords leave the Immortal Realm and return to campaign.
So, naturally, we have to cooperate with you as much as possible.
You are now almost on par with holding the Emperor hostage to command the feudal lords. To prevent your unification of the Demon Realm from failing, causing the current mission completion rate to plummet.
Everyone genuinely feels they have to help even if they don't want to. Fine, fine, seeing you troubled, this is roughly the situation. You can proceed with your plans with peace of mind. If there's anything you absolutely must do but can't, just shout in the consciousness plaza, and those who hear will help."
Su Bixiao explained with some frustration and hung up the communication, leaving Ding Yun chuckling in surprise.
(End of this chapter)
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