After millions of years of great battles, a total of over three hundred Yin-Yang Divine Demons possessing different Law powers were acquired. However, many innate Divine Demons had already united and formed various forces, making it countless times more difficult than before to find isolated Divine Demons to scheme against and seize their Law powers.
Therefore, with much regret, they had to temporarily cease their efforts.
The plan was to begin forming their own forces.
Then, while directing Ding Yun to deduce and create several cultivation methods suitable for ordinary innate Divine Demons and innate beings, they also notified and contacted the innate Divine Demons they had subdued or imprinted with their mark over the years, instructing them to gather outside the Yin-Yang Grotto-Heaven to await.
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Outside the Yin-Yang Grotto-Heaven.
"Shaoyang Divine Demon, you're here too..."
As more and more Divine Demons gathered, a slight awkwardness inevitably arose between familiar but not entirely amicable individuals.
Chunyang Divine Demon, who had once scorned Shaoyang Divine Demon for easily surrendering to Yin-Yang Divine Demon, was one such example. He had scorned Shaoyang Divine Demon before being defeated by Yin-Yang Divine Demon himself.
After being subdued and surrendering, he hadn't dared to publicize it, and now, seeing Shaoyang Divine Demon again, he felt a bit awkward.
"Heh heh, Chunyang, I thought you had escaped this ordeal. It turns out you're just like me. If I'm not mistaken, Yin-Yang Divine Demon probably wants to create his own faction, just like other top Divine Demons."
Shaoyang Divine Demon slightly taunted Chunyang Divine Demon before directly stating his guess. After all, if it weren't for a major event like establishing a faction, Yin-Yang Divine Demon wouldn't have summoned all of them.
Most of the other Divine Demons present agreed. For instance, Xuanyin Divine Demon immediately responded,
"That's highly probable. It's just that from now on, we might no longer be free. I once heard from Xuanshui Divine Demon, who was forced to join the Five Elements Sacred Land, that after joining, he had to clock in regularly, pay his respects to the Five Elements Divine Demon at prescribed times, and participate in battles when conflicts arose between the two factions. Eight Divine Demons have already perished in the conflict between the Five Elements Sacred Land and the Primordial Chaos Sacred Land.
The so-called sacred land disputes and faction conflicts are, in essence, more about Law disputes.
The Primordial Chaos Qi is the ancestor of the world's vital energy, from which Yin and Yang can differentiate, and Yin and Yang in turn give rise to the Four Symbols and Five Elements. There is a struggle for the Great Dao between the Primordial Chaos Divine Demon and the Five Elements Divine Demon, and similarly, there is one between Yin-Yang Divine Demon. Theoretically, if Yin-Yang Divine Demon could devour the origin of the Primordial Chaos Divine Demon, his cultivation would also advance significantly.
In the future, we will undoubtedly be their pawns."
"Alas, how I truly miss the days gone by. Back then, the world was sparsely populated with Divine Demons, carefree and living in harmony. We didn't even need to consider who was the superior Law or who was stronger. How did the world become this way!
How many disputes will arise in the future?
And how many Divine Demons will perish..."
Soon, Jiuyin Divine Demon couldn't help but sigh and lament. Some powerful Divine Demons might have ambitions and ideas, but many weaker Divine Demons had no such aspirations. They mostly wished for a peaceful and stable life, rather than war.
After all, if major conflicts arose between two factions, it would be difficult for the top Divine Demons to die, and it would ultimately be them, the ordinary Divine Demons, who perished. Who would willingly accept that?
However, no matter how much they sighed or how unwilling they were, they were now swept into it, unable to resist or refuse. Thus, the Divine Demons could only exchange glances for a while, sighing and shaking their heads in resignation, and then quietly awaited Yin-Yang Divine Demon's arrival.
What was the use of saying more? They had to accept their fate.
Meanwhile, Yin-Yang Divine Demon had already returned. However, he did not immediately meet the other assembled innate Divine Demons. Instead, he first entered the Yin-Yang Grotto-Heaven to carefully review the top-tier cultivation techniques and secret manuals deduced by Ding Yun, and then briefly discussed with Ding Yun the kind of faction to establish.
At this moment, Ding Yun was, in Yin-Yang Divine Demon's mind, comparable to a loyal and diligent strategist. Therefore, for some important matters or decisions he was unsure of, Yin-Yang Divine Demon would specifically consult Ding Yun.
"Your Excellency, I venture to suggest that the type of faction established is of little consequence. Whether it's a Sacred Land, an Imperial Dynasty, or anything else, it ultimately comes down to what is done after its establishment.
If it merely serves to band together and attack other factions, then your faction seems no different from others, merely following the trend."
In order to indirectly achieve some of her own goals and ideas through Yin-Yang Divine Demon, Ding Yun had to take a slight risk and offer some suggestions.
However, she still did not dare to directly state how to proceed.
She merely began to guide him appropriately.
Yin-Yang Divine Demon, after hearing her words, indeed nodded thoughtfully, "What you say has some truth to it. But aren't the primary purposes of establishing a faction the very things you mentioned? Otherwise, what else is there to do?"
Yin-Yang Divine Demon's understanding was not flawed, as the purpose of establishing factions by many innate Divine Demons currently was precisely to band together and attack other factions to gain benefits and advantages.
Otherwise, what other purpose would there be?
"Your Excellency, the Yin-Yang Laws you wield can only be stable if there is Yin-Yang balance and adherence to the fundamental principle of mutual generation and restraint. Any deviation will inevitably lead to problems, correct? I believe this is balance and order. Yin-Yang balance is the way of balance, and the fundamental principle of mutual generation and restraint is order. Just as Yin-Yang Laws require balance and order to be stable, so does the world.
Therefore, I humbly believe that after establishing your faction, if you can harmonize the Yin and Yang of heaven and earth and regulate the world's Yin-Yang Qi, there might be some additional benefits. Balance and order should be the path to the world's perfection."
The perfection of the world lies in the perfection of its Laws, and Laws are essentially the order of a world. Within the world, it's not enough to simply possess a certain Law; that Law must also be in the corresponding position and perform its corresponding function.
For example, if there are only Yin-Yang Laws, but the Yin-Yang Qi mingles chaotically, without harmony, what use is there? It would only make the world more chaotic. Through the collection of various information over the years, Ding Yun has gained a clear understanding of this world. This world lacks any order whatsoever. There are no sun and moon, no seasons, no timekeeping, no thermal balance, nothing. There isn't even a sun or moon.
While the entire world is not entirely chaotic, it currently only has the concept of heaven, earth, and oceans. Moreover, heaven is not fully formed, with many areas still containing innate clear Qi. There is no heavenly court or celestial realm. The earth is also not fully formed, with countless innate turbid Qi and the like beneath the ground, and no underworld or netherworld.
Celestial bodies like the sun, moon, and stars also do not exist.
Which areas are bright and which are dark depends entirely on whether there are innate Divine Demons or innate spiritual treasures that emit light. Only innate beings with strong innate power can survive normally in such a world. If some acquired life forms were to arrive, even some ordinary low-level immortals, they would die as soon as they came.
Having understood this aspect of the information, Ding Yun logically concluded that it would be most important to first regulate the fundamental Laws of this world and establish various rules.
Conquering other territories was secondary.