Chapter 327: God and Demon Identity

"By then, we will have no choice," said Venerable Li Guan.

"To personally destroy the world, with countless people dying..." Venerable Qin Wu shook his head. "It's simply a nightmare."

"If all the Demon Saints could enter at will, a large group of them could easily raze the human world. Countless demons would completely occupy it, and humans would be devoured as sustenance. That would be truly tragic," Venerable Li Guan said. "It would be better... to die painlessly in an instant during the world's destruction."

Venerable Li Guan smiled faintly. "In the River of Spacetime, the two worlds are like two bubbles. They will draw very close, even creating world rifts. But eventually, they will also gradually drift apart."

"The two worlds drifting apart? How long will that take?" Venerable Qin Wu asked.

"Based on the information gathered by past generations of seniors who explored the River of Spacetime, since a world rift has already appeared, it might take a thousand years for them to drift apart," Venerable Li Guan said.

"A thousand years?" Venerable Qin Wu fell silent.

"We will surely win," Venerable Li Guan said with a smile. "Perhaps one day an Imperial Lord will be born, or perhaps a miracle will occur. As long as we persevere... there is hope."

Venerable Qin Wu nodded.

Becoming an Imperial Lord primarily involves two hurdles: first, the realm of skill, and second, the Primordial Spirit. Age, conversely, is not a requirement. One's skill realm must reach the Imperial Lord level, the 'Heaven and Earth Realm', and the Primordial Spirit must also reach the 'Seventh Level'.

Many historically renowned figures, such as Old Man Yin Yang and Grandmaster Guo Ke, had skill realms reaching the Imperial Lord level, but their Primordial Spirits did not. There were also those with high talent in the Primordial Spirit aspect, reaching the 'Seventh Level Primordial Spirit', but whose skill realm did not reach the 'Heaven and Earth Realm'. Achieving both is incredibly rare in human history, with an average of only one Imperial Lord being born every hundred thousand years.

From this day forward, Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island began constructing large passes: 'Kunyu Pass' and 'Qingji Pass'. Archean Mountain, meanwhile, started building the super-large city: 'Sword Sovereign City'.

A streak of light flew between heaven and earth; it was Meng Chuan, returning home after a busy day.

"What a magnificent city."

Passing through An Prefecture, Meng Chuan arrived at the new grand city. All four walls of Sword Sovereign City were two hundred miles long. Cities of this scale, like the expanded Jiang Prefecture City, would house over twenty million people.

"It's really bustling," Meng Chuan observed. The massive city sprawled between mountains and wilderness, with a third of it embedded within the mountain range. The entire mountain had been extensively excavated, a task that was effortlessly simple for Venerable Qin Wu. Simple structures like city walls were quick to build. However, the countless buildings within the city were much more complex, with innumerable mortals constructing them under the guidance of Godfiends.

"Swoosh." A figure flew over.

Meng Chuan immediately went to greet him, bowing respectfully. "Master."

"Sword Sovereign City has been under construction for half a month, and this is your first time visiting," Venerable Qin Wu said, smiling at his disciple.

"I just happened to be passing by," Meng Chuan replied with a laugh. He was incredibly busy every day, wishing he could split his time in half.

"Since your return from the world rift, your speed has greatly increased," Venerable Qin Wu stated. "You're also much faster at hunting demon monarchs underground. After several months, the demon race must have become aware of your presence. To my knowledge... the demon race has been investigating which King Godfiend from Archean Mountain specializes in underground reconnaissance. You must be careful to keep your identity a secret."

"Master, please rest assured," Meng Chuan nodded. "Currently, there are no Fourth-Heaven Demon Monarchs underground, only ordinary ones. As soon as I detect them, I kill them directly from a distance. Those ordinary demon monarchs lose their lives without even seeing my face. Even if they possess special divine powers like clones, it would be impossible for them to know my identity."

Venerable Qin Wu nodded. "You are ultimately just a Marquis Godfiend. Although you can fight above your rank, you only possess the strength of a top-tier King Godfiend. If your identity is exposed, it would not be difficult for the demon race to truly kill you. For example, if Demon Saint Jiuyuan personally made a move, you would have no chance of escaping."

"This disciple understands," Meng Chuan nodded.

"Before becoming a King Godfiend, you must be even more careful. After all, you've been killing demon monarchs to the point of causing them distress," Venerable Qin Wu said.

"Good, let them feel distressed." Meng Chuan looked at the massive city under construction below. "This disciple only wishes for them to feel distressed. The more distressed they are... the happier this disciple will be."

Venerable Qin Wu smiled and also looked down.

At that moment, a continuous stream of people, bringing their families, entered Sword Sovereign City through its various gates.

"With me overseeing it, this place will be very safe," Venerable Qin Wu said. "We will try to accommodate nearly thirty million people. We are currently bringing in people from the wilderness."

"It's good for the mortals," Meng Chuan nodded. He could see that the eyes of the people below were filled with hope.

"Dad, what a huge city!" A group of over a hundred mortals, men, women, old, and young, pulled carts laden with quilts, clothes, pots, and pans. Children ran joyfully beside the adults, snot bubbles at their noses, excitedly gazing at the grand city.

"Yes, indeed. I heard this grand city is going to house over twenty million people; it's the first-class city of our Great Zhou Dynasty. Son, once we settle inside the city, you'll be able to practice your punches under the sun during the day, no need to keep hiding anymore," the father said happily, pulling the cart.

"I never imagined our family could also enter such a grand city," an old woman on the cart said, chuckling cheerfully.

All hundred-plus people in the group were beaming with joy.

To mortals, a grand city held incredible magic. Many mortals dreamed their entire lives of being able to live in a grand city. As a newly built city, Sword Sovereign City provided the most basic accommodations for free, yet these were still ten or even a hundred times better than living in the wilderness.

Deep beneath the North Sea, within a hidden small grotto-heaven.

Demon Saint Jiuyuan, the black-robed figure, and the yellow-robed man were gathered together.

"Beijue, congratulations on breaking through to the Fifth Heaven," the yellow-robed man said with a smile.

"We are originally Demon Saints; recovering to the Fifth Heaven is naturally not difficult," the black-robed figure stated. "I believe you, Elder Brother Huangyao, will soon recover to the Fifth Heaven as well."

The yellow-robed man nodded. For them, regaining their Demon Saint strength was the most difficult part. Even so, they still chose to seize bodies and come to the human world. Because in the Demon World, they saw no hope at all. Only in the human world did they possess the qualifications to negotiate with the Demon Imperial Lords! Only then could they see hope.

"Recently, a super-large world entrance and two large world entrances have appeared," Demon Saint Jiuyuan said with a smile. "The situation is developing more and more favorably for our demon race."

The black-robed figure also smiled. "I heard that super-large world entrance is personally guarded by Venerable Qin Wu, which is why it's named 'Sword Sovereign City'."

Demon Saint Jiuyuan nodded. "Qin Wu, with his exceptional talent, was incredibly dazzling a thousand years ago. During his time as a King Godfiend, his 'Thirteen Sword Blights' struck fear into Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven. At that time, he was known as the 'Sword Sovereign', signifying his strength was above all other King Godfiends. After he broke through to become a Creation Venerable, he became increasingly low-key. However, according to what our demon race knows, his strength is sufficient to rank among the top three humans."

"Bai Yaoyue, Qin Wu, and Li Guan should be the three strongest Creation Venerables among humans," the black-robed figure added. "We must avoid those three in our actions."

"With so many demon monarchs in the world now, we don't need to act ourselves," Demon Saint Jiuyuan said. "More than two years have passed since the last ceasefire. I suspect some ancient King Godfiends are beginning to 'feign death' again. We need to start our operations to force these King Godfiends to remain awake, consuming their lifespans."

"It's time to mobilize the demon monarchs into action. There are at least 800,000 demon monarchs in the human world now. King Baiyu and a mysterious Godfiend from Archean Mountain have been slaughtering them fiercely underground for the past six months," the black-robed figure said. "In fact, that mysterious Godfiend has slaughtered even more demon monarchs."

Based on the number of dead demon monarchs and their locations, it can be determined that two human Godfiends are hunting underground.

"Who exactly is that Archean Mountain Godfiend skilled in underground hunting, Beijue? Have you found out?" Demon Saint Jiuyuan frowned.

"No," the black-robed figure said. "None of the fourteen contemporary King Godfiends seem to be the one. I suspect it's one of the more than twenty awakened ancient King Godfiends, but these ancient Godfiends are very difficult to get close to."

Demon Saint Jiuyuan nodded slightly. "Continue the investigation. I will also arrange for the demon monarchs to act. Let's set it for the day after tomorrow."