Mo Fan’s voice was not loud, but the meaning it conveyed caused the Zilan Demon Ancestor’s pupils to shrink sharply!
Yun Rou’s beautiful eyes shimmered with an unusual light as she looked deeply at Mo Fan.
“Establish a brand-new order for the demon race?”
“Your ambitions are not small!”
The Zilan Demon Ancestor took a deep breath. It took her quite a while to regain her composure.
“Senior, it is not that I have ambitions. It is that the current demon race has no choice but to change. Otherwise, when the hundred years are up, both you and I may turn to ashes in the calamity!”
“The times demand it. Only by changing the current state of the demon race can we have even a slim chance of survival in the calamity a hundred years from now!”
“I believe Senior would not wish to see the efforts of the White Tiger Saint King senior go to waste, right?”
Mo Fan spoke sincerely as he looked at the Zilan Demon Ancestor. Seeing signs that she was wavering, he quickly continued. “Senior, do you know why I was able to draw down heavenly merit?”
“Was it not because you created the demon race script?”
The Zilan Demon Ancestor frowned slightly. She did not quite understand what Mo Fan meant.
“Indeed I created the demon race script. But heavenly merit descending was not limited to that alone. Strictly speaking, that is only a one-sided view!
What truly drew down heavenly merit was not merely the creation of the demon race script itself. It was the fact that this act of creating the demon race script would have an enormous impact on the fate of the entire demon race, and even on the destiny of the Nine Provinces Continent!
So in truth, because I did something that influences the destiny of the entire world, heavenly merit descended!”
Mo Fan nodded. Then he looked at the Zilan Demon Ancestor and smiled faintly. “The same principle applies. If Senior is willing to help me promote the demon race script, and is willing to join me in reforming the entire order of the demon race, this will inevitably have a massive impact on the destiny of heaven and earth. At that time, there is a very high chance that it will once again draw down the power of heavenly merit!
And those of us who influence the destiny of heaven and earth will naturally become the beneficiaries of that heavenly merit!”
Mo Fan knew very well that a demon ancestor like Zilan might feel a stronger sense of belonging to the demon race than ordinary king-realm great demons. Yet in the end she would still weigh the pros and cons. The questions she considered would naturally become much more complicated.
So compared to her own interests, the overall interests of the demon race carried far less weight in the eyes of such a great demon.
That was why he had said this.
In fact, even he himself was not certain whether pushing for reform in the demon race would truly draw down heavenly merit. But that did not stop him from using it as bait to paint a grand picture for her.
Who else in the entire demon race had drawn down heavenly merit except him?
In the face of absolute benefits, he did not believe she would remain unmoved!
And just as Mo Fan had expected, Zilan was finally moved. She nodded immediately and said, “I must admit your words are very attractive to this ancestor!”
“I can help you promote the demon race script. But all of this will probably have to wait until we return from Moon-gazing Valley.”
Seeing that the Zilan Demon Ancestor had finally agreed, Mo Fan was instantly delighted. He quickly said, “Senior, time waits for no demon. If you trust me, you can create a mental jade slip. Then I will have several trusted great demons under me carry the jade slip to White Saint Mountain. They can personally teach the demon race script!”
“That is actually a good idea!”
The Zilan Demon Ancestor nodded. She immediately created a mental jade slip right in front of Mo Fan.
When Yun Rou saw this, she also created a mental jade slip and handed it to Mo Fan.
Holding the two mental jade slips, Mo Fan’s face lit up with joy. Although they were just simple jade slips, they represented the approval of White Saint Mountain’s currently strongest demon ancestor and saintess.
With these two jade slips, the promotion of demon race script would proceed smoothly and unimpeded in White Saint Mountain!
As for which demons would go to White Saint Mountain, Mo Fan already had candidates in mind.
Next, Mo Fan took the two women on a tour of the Demon Academy. When they saw the group of human youths writing and drawing on the ground, they were once again stunned.
“Are these human children the blood food you raise on Black Wind Mountain?” The Zilan Demon Ancestor could not help but ask.
Yun Rou also looked towards Mo Fan when she heard this.
“Of course not.”
Mo Fan shook his head and said, “They are all students of Scholar Fang. At the same time, they are people of Black Wind Mountain. In my eyes, their status is equal to that of the other little demons. They are all my friends and family!”
“Treating blood food as friends and family. If not for the fact that White Saint chose you and understood your aspiration to revitalise the demon race, this ancestor would truly suspect you were a spy sent by the human race!”
The Zilan Demon Ancestor smiled. But her words left Mo Fan somewhat embarrassed. This kind of behaviour was indeed extremely rare in the demon race. In the eyes of many great demons, it made him a complete oddity.
“Old Ancestor, not all humans deserve to die. Just as there are both evil demons and good demons among our demon race.”
Yun Rou spoke up at the right moment. Her own identity was extremely sensitive. As a half-demon, most of the cultivators under her were humans. Naturally she felt some resistance when she heard Zilan’s words.
“Saintess, I know your idea is to establish a great harmony world where humans and demons coexist. But your thinking is somewhat naive!
Although I will not interfere with your ideas or actions, I must warn you of one thing.
The great harmony world you speak of exists only in ideals. In times of prosperity, you can talk freely about your ideals and aspirations, believing that good and evil exist!
But once a war between races breaks out, you will understand that in this world there is no absolute good or evil. There are only different standpoints and interests!
At that time, in the face of overwhelming momentum, even those you consider good people in your heart will not hesitate to raise the sword in their hand and strike at your head!”
The Zilan Demon Ancestor spoke calmly.
This time Yun Rou did not refute. She fell silent instead.
When Mo Fan saw this, he spoke up. “Senior, actually, as long as there is sufficient power to intervene and prevent all this from happening, then naturally the situations you mentioned will not occur.”
“Sufficient power?”
The Zilan Demon Ancestor showed a mocking expression when she heard this. She sneered coldly. “How strong was the White Saint?”
“Yet even he could not achieve all this. In the current demon race, who could possibly do it?”
“The White Tiger Saint King senior was a pioneer of our demon race. He was only trying to carve out a path. Although he did not succeed, the remaining road still needs us to continue walking, does it not?”
Mo Fan asked in return. Then he glanced at Yun Rou and said, “In the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, most demons choose to go with the flow. Yet those who swim against the current all become anomalies.
Every path needs someone to step onto it before anyone knows whether it can be walked. If all demons fear to tread a new path, then once the road ahead collapses, there will be nowhere left to go!
A road, whether it can be walked or not, can only be known after someone has walked it!
What does Senior think?”
This time it was the Zilan Demon Ancestor’s turn to fall silent. But soon she gave a faint smile. “Perhaps so!”
Even Yun Rou beside her could not help but look at Mo Fan for a few moments longer.
“What? Did I say something wrong?”
Mo Fan smiled as he looked at Yun Rou.
“No. You are much more outstanding than I imagined!” Yun Rou shook her head slightly.
“Is that you praising me?”
“If you say so, then yes.”
The three demons did not stay long in the Demon Academy. After returning to Black Wind Mountain, Mo Fan immediately summoned the commander of the personal guard camp, Erha, and the commander of the hunting camp, Leopard Head.
These two demons were the best candidates Mo Fan had selected to go to White Saint Mountain to promote the demon race script.
Although they felt surprised by Mo Fan’s order, the two demons did not refuse. They gladly accepted the mission and set off for White Saint Mountain at once, carrying the two mental jade slips.
Several days later, Old Ancestor Bai Lu and the other demons descended upon Black Wind Mountain.
Mo Fan did not linger any longer either. He handed over all affairs of Black Wind Mountain to Bai Yaoyao to manage. At the same time, for safety reasons, he left the White Bone Ghost Ancestor behind on Black Wind Mountain before finally departing with peace of mind.
The other demons were surprised by the arrival of White Saint Mountain’s two great demons, but they did not say much.
Since there was still time, the group was not in a hurry to travel. It took them nearly a full month before they finally entered the territory of Moon-gazing Valley’s demon domain.
But as soon as they stepped into this territory, Mo Fan saw vast clouds of demons suddenly rushing towards their group!
Feeling the terrifying aura that covered the sky and earth, Mo Fan immediately narrowed his eyes.
The newcomers clearly came with ill intentions!
