A sprightly old man walked into the hall and looked up to see several people sitting in chairs. A look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
Fu Lizhi stood up. "Grand Secretary Chu, it's been a long time."
"Your Highness is truly audacious. The divine realm has already issued a warrant for your arrest, yet you still dare to appear at my residence. Aren't you afraid I'll take matters into my own hands and arrest you?"
"If Grand Secretary Chu wanted to call for help, he would have done so when he saw us earlier."
"No one visits my temple without a reason. What brings you here, Your Highness, risking being caught?" Grand Secretary Chu closed the door behind him and sat down in a chair.
He glanced at Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu beside him, and his pupils shrank. "If I'm not mistaken, these two are the progenitor and the demon lord of the demon realm."
"Grand Secretary Chu has a good eye."
"Your Highness, what do you want to do by bringing the demons to the City of Gods? Is it true, as the God of the Universe said, that you have already sided with the Demon Realm?"
"If Your Highness has returned to plunge the divine realm into chaos, then I will stop you with my life."
"Grand Secretary Chu, you misunderstand. I was born in the God Realm, and I hope for the good of the God Realm more than anyone else, and that the people of the God Realm can live in peace and security."
"But if you ask yourself honestly, did I really instigate the turmoil in the God Realm? Is the God Realm you want today?"
Grand Secretary Chu was speechless and remained silent.
Fu Lizhi continued, "The reason why Grand Secretary Chu did not immediately report my whereabouts to the Divine Lord is because you are also disappointed with the current state of the Divine Realm."
"The current divine realm has long lost its own will and has become a puppet controlled by the Heavenly Dao, a knife used by the Heavenly Dao to consolidate its position."
"The divine realm should not be like this. If this continues, chaos will break out everywhere in the divine realm, which will eventually shake the foundation of the divine realm and cause the divine race to perish forever."
Grand Secretary Chu pondered for a moment, then looked at Fu Lizhi, "So what does Your Highness the Goddess intend to do?"
"As time goes by, nothing can be established without destruction. If the divine realm cannot be thoroughly cleansed from beginning to end, such turmoil will continue to occur every now and then. Only by completely eradicating this malignant tumor can the divine realm truly achieve peace."
"I hope Your Highness will remember these words. I believe Your Highness has the ability and the power to restore peace to the divine realm." Elder Chu seemed to have made up his mind before speaking.
"But I am a member of the divine race and cannot turn around and help the demon realm. I will not help the Universal God, nor will I help the demon realm. I will remain neutral."
"I will announce to the public that from today onwards, I will go into seclusion, the Chu family will close its doors to all visitors, and no one will be allowed to see me."
“In that case, we will not disturb Elder Chu any further,” Fu Lizhi replied.
"Sister's words have come true." Fu Chishang said happily after leaving the Chu residence. "With Grand Elder Chu not interfering, they will have fewer fighting forces when they fight against them."
"Let's move on to the next one." Fu Lizhi walked forward.
They had thoroughly researched most of the prominent families they visited beforehand, and everything went very smoothly.
Some families were persuaded and sided with Fu Lizhi. After all, Her Highness the Goddess was also a member of the divine race, the daughter of the Universal God, and the successor carefully cultivated by the Universal God. Helping one side or the other was the same.
Moreover, Her Highness the Goddess came prepared, and her chances of winning are very high. If she really succeeds in the end, they will be great heroes, and their families will also rise in status.
Some families, however, had too many concerns and, like the Chu family, remained neutral.
Even neutrality would be advantageous for Ruan Xiyan and her group.
At the same time, Huanyu summoned the leaders of various forces on the continent to the Divine Realm Hall to discuss the matter of fighting against the demons and capturing the Demon Lord.
The Great Hall of the Gods.
One sect leader said indignantly, "That ancestor of the Demon Realm is really arrogant and can't distinguish right from wrong. She insists on protecting the Demon Lord. She even made a statement on the continent."
"The Demon Lord of the Demon Realm is someone no one can touch; anyone who tries will be killed. How arrogant! Utterly arrogant!"
"She certainly had the right to be arrogant and domineering. Back then, she roamed the continent alone with a sword and a zither, and even single-handedly stormed the infamous Evil Cultivation Sect, slaughtering them all."
"She became famous overnight, so much so that evil cultivators trembled at the mere mention of her name, and from then on, evil cultivators rarely appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent," another person said.
"How can you boost the morale of others while diminishing your own! Times have changed drastically. She disappeared for 30,000 years, and the Nine Provinces Continent has undergone tremendous changes. Now there are countless powerful figures on the continent. Do you really think no one can suppress her?!"
"That's right. Don't be scared out of your wits before the fight even starts. No matter how strong she is, she only has the Demon Realm behind her. There are so many forces on the continent. I don't believe we can't take down the Demon Realm and kill the Demon Lord."
"I heard that the demon race has sided with the demon realm and is going to help the demon realm."
"Anyone who sides with the Demon Realm now is standing on the edge of a storm, courting their own destruction. The demon race has only just produced one powerful god-level expert and they're already so arrogant—how laughable!"
"Even if he awakened the bloodline of a divine beast, he is still far from being as powerful as the Dragon Emperor of yesteryear, and is not worth fearing."
"Don't say he's not the Dragon Emperor. Even if he were, the Universal God Venerable could easily deal with him," someone flattered.
"You are all right. As long as we work together, we will surely be able to follow His Majesty the Heavenly Dao's command, annihilate the source of the turbid energy, and restore stability to the world," Huan Yu said with boundless pride.
"It seems you all have a pleasant conversation. I would also like to have a chat with you all. Since you're all here, I won't need to make any more of a fuss." A lazy, casual voice suddenly rang out in the hall.
As the sound faded, the tightly closed door of the main hall was kicked open from the outside.
"Who goes there! How dare you cause trouble here!" The people on the field immediately stood up, looked towards the door, and shouted angrily.
Ruan Xiyan and the others walked in step by step.
"The progenitor of the Demon Realm! And the Demon Lord! How could they be here?" Upon seeing who it was, the sect leaders present were momentarily panicked.
Saying it is one thing, but actually seeing them appear in front of you is quite another.
This is the Demon Ancestor of the Demon Realm, no one to be trifled with. No one has ever witnessed her true power, because those who have are all dead.
"Weren't you just saying you wanted to attack me? Now that I'm standing right in front of you, you're all silent." Ruan Xiyan chuckled.
"You audacious Demon Ancestor, this is my God Realm. Today, many powerful figures have gathered here, and you cannot be allowed to act so presumptuously," Huan Yu rebuked.
"Fellow sect leaders, with so many of us, there's no need to fear her. They've come to us willingly; if we don't wipe them out now, when will we?"
“The Divine Lord of the Universe is right. There are only four of them. They’ve practically walked right into a trap,” a sect leader said, mustering his courage.
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