Shang Beiyu ignored Meng Qi, who was curled up in pain, and pondered to himself:

No wonder those people's cultivation level increased so quickly; it turns out they had a fortuitous encounter in that immortal palace in the Emerald Snow Plain.

It's clear that the Ninth Prince was a lucky person.

He is the chosen one of destiny in the Danling Continent, while the Ninth King is probably the chosen one of destiny in this world.

Such people should be eliminated as soon as possible; they cannot be allowed to live!

However, according to the rules of the mortal world, the Ninth Prince is, after all, the little bandit's husband, and he cannot play the villain.

In front of his beloved daughter, he could only be a good person. If he had to "be bad," it was only out of necessity, and he would "be bad" for her.

Only in this way can his little darling be willing to stay with him.

Judging by the days, they should be coming to Kyoto by now.

Thinking about this...

Shang Beiyu glanced at Meng Qi again, waved his hand to retract the soul whip that was constantly lashing Meng Qi, and said coldly, "You have repeatedly ruined my plans. I should abolish your position as a demon general and let the capable person take it."

Meng Qi trembled upon hearing this, filled with terror.

He held the position of one of the Ten Demon Generals for many years, and had many enemies in the cultivation world, the human world, and the demon world.

If he were to be stripped of his position as Demon General and lose the protection of His Majesty, he would immediately meet a gruesome end!

But he could tell that Shang Beiyu's words had left him a glimmer of hope, so he immediately followed up on that and kowtowed heavily, saying, "This subordinate has truly realized his mistake this time, and begs Your Majesty to give him a chance to atone for his sins!"

"Merit is merit, and sin is sin. I have never considered that merit can offset sin here," Shang Beiyu said in an extremely cold tone. "However, you are still of some use in this world. In front of the Demon Queen, you will have to play the villain."

Queen?

who?

That bandit?

Meng Qi stared in shock, unable to believe it. The Demon Lord had just chosen a mortal girl as his Demon Queen?

Let alone whether this mortal girl will be corrupted by demonic energy and die if she goes to the demon realm;

Those female demon cultivators in the Demon Realm who have coveted Your Excellency for thousands of years would probably find an opportunity to devour that girl alive!

Little Cocoon knew that Meng Qi was still of great use to the Venerable One, and couldn't bear to see Meng Qi's stubborn, wooden-headed nature any longer, so she kindly reminded him, "The person the Venerable One is looking for is Princess Chonghe, so if you don't handle this task well..."

The person His Majesty has been searching for for nearly a thousand years is actually her!

Meng Qi suddenly realized what was happening and immediately kowtowed again, prostrating himself on the ground, saying, "Your subordinate understands. I will follow Your Majesty's orders. Even if it costs me this wisp of my soul, I will do my best to help Your Majesty succeed. Otherwise, I am willing to die!"

"If this matter succeeds, once I successfully ascend to the Upper Realm and break through the barrier between the two realms and the Demon Realm, you will still have a place among the Ten Demon Generals." Shang Beiyu gave Meng Qi a slap on the wrist, but didn't forget to offer a sweet treat.

Demons are restrained by the Heavenly Dao. For thousands of years, not one of them has been able to ascend to the Upper Realm successfully; all of them have died under the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, when demonic cultivators reach a certain level, they will inevitably trigger a heavenly tribulation and undergo the tribulation of ascension.

Therefore, from birth, demonic cultivators, like mortals, are destined for a journey toward death.

Ascending to the upper realm, and living for thousands of years like those cultivators who can ascend, is the dream of every demonic cultivator.

Jiu Yue is the only Demon Lord in millions of years who has the potential to realize this dream, which is the fundamental reason why he can make the entire Demon Realm submit to him.

Upon hearing Shang Beiyu's promise, Meng Qi and Xiao Jianzi's eyes shone with boundless joy and hope!