In the Fire Phoenix Cave Heaven.
Two figures stood facing each other atop the great mountain.
“This old one pays respects to the Holy King!”
Que Granny, her silver hair flowing, leaned on her serpent-headed staff and bowed respectfully toward the Fire Phoenix Holy King.
“Little Que’er, that god-grandson of yours is truly remarkable. He has actually stirred the heavenly rules. This is both good and bad. If you do not want your grandson to die at Black Wind Mountain, then go there at once!”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King looked at Que Granny and spoke calmly.
“Very well. This old one will go immediately!”
A trace of joy appeared on Que Granny’s face. She had not expected Fan’er to actually attract the Holy King’s attention.
As for stirring the heavenly rules, she did not fully understand it. She only felt it must be something very impressive. Otherwise, it would not have drawn the Holy King’s notice.
“Wait…”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King called out, stopping Que Granny. With a casual wave of her hand, a fiery red long sword immediately appeared beside her.
“Take this sword with you!”
“This is… Your immortal sword, Holy King?”
Que Granny looked at the sword before her in astonishment. As the demon closest to the Fire Phoenix Holy King, she had seen this sword many times and knew how important it was to the Holy King.
“Holy King, with this old one personally taking action, surely this sword will not be needed?” Que Granny said with a bitter smile.
The Fire Phoenix Holy King did not reply. Instead, she turned away and spoke gravely, “The manifestation of heavenly rules means new variables have appeared in the fortune of our demon race. This will inevitably attract many powerful beings who covet the secrets of that little toad.
This venerable owes him a debt of favour. This time, letting you carry the sword is precisely to repay that debt!”
“Holy King, is it truly necessary?”
Seeing the Fire Phoenix Holy King’s tone become solemn, Que Granny also grew serious.
“Without this sword, both you and he will die!”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King spoke calmly. Que Granny’s expression changed slightly, and she immediately fell silent.
“Last time this venerable fought the Sword Head and was injured by him. This will surely draw many powerful beings to take advantage of the weakness. Black Wind Mountain this time is merely the trigger.
If we cannot protect that little toad, war will inevitably erupt across my demon domain. This is something this venerable does not wish to see.
Therefore, take this sword and go to Black Wind Mountain. You must protect his life at all costs!”
“This old one understands!”
Que Granny nodded. She then reached out and grasped the immortal sword. In a grave voice she said, “Holy King, rest assured. This old one will not fail the mission!”
“Little Que’er…”
“Holy King?”
“After this matter passes, I want to tell you some truths.”
“Oh?”
Que Granny raised her brows slightly. She did not quite understand the Holy King’s meaning, but she still nodded and said, “Very well!”
Que Granny left. The Fire Phoenix Holy King took a deep breath and could not help but close her eyes. It was a long moment before she opened them again. She looked up at the blazing sun in the sky and murmured, “Clearly everything is false, so why do I still soften my heart?
Master once said my tribulation lies in the heart. Now I vaguely understand a little, yet in the end I still cannot do it…”
…
In the Nirvana Pool.
The Fire Phoenix Holy King used all her power to try to save Que Granny. She even activated the entire array power of the Nirvana Pool to infuse into Que Granny’s body, hoping to preserve her life. In the end, however, she still failed.
“Holy King, there is no need to strain yourself further. My foundational great dao has been destroyed. My fate in this body is already set. There is no way to turn it back!
No matter how much you continue, you are only wasting time.”
Above Que Granny’s corpse, a fist-sized little figure spoke with a bitter smile.
Upon closer look, one would find that this little figure looked almost identical to Que Granny!
This was precisely Que Granny’s demon infant!
At this moment, however, the demon infant was in a semi-transparent state, as if it could dissipate at any time.
“I am sorry…”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King took a deep breath. A trace of pain appeared on her face. Looking at Que Granny’s demon infant, hesitation flickered in her eyes.
“There is actually no need to say sorry. I was originally your derived body, was I not?”
Que Granny gave a faint smile. Instead, she looked completely at ease. Then she continued, “You allowed me to experience such a wonderful life in this way. I am already very satisfied!”
“You… you already knew?”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King stared blankly at Que Granny.
“Mm. From the moment my physical body perished, I understood everything. It turns out I am you!”
“So do not hesitate any longer. While my demon infant has not yet completely dissipated, swallow me. Only then can you obtain a complete lifetime of comprehension!”
Que Granny smiled at the Fire Phoenix Holy King. Then, as if something occurred to her, she added, “By the way, that little toad is very interesting. He gave me a spark of vitality in the final moments of my life. I promised to be his guardian. Now I cannot fulfil it. I hope you will not take your anger out on him!”
“Rest assured. You are me, and I am you. I will not let you down!”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King took a deep breath. She opened her mouth and inhaled, directly swallowing Que Granny’s demon infant!
…
At the peak of Crimson Mountain in the Fire Phoenix Cave Heaven.
The Fire Phoenix Holy King came back to her senses. Looking at the remorseful Mo Fan before her, the anger in her heart instantly dissipated.
They truly had not misjudged this demon!
The Fire Phoenix Holy King sighed inwardly. Then she kicked Mo Fan to the ground and snorted coldly, “A grand Demon King, yet crying and snivelling. What sort of behaviour is this?”
“If you have the ability, pull yourself together properly. In the future, personally avenge little Que’er. Only then will you be worthy of her dying to protect you!”
“Yes!”
Mo Fan took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
“Get up and speak!”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King furrowed her willow-like brows. Only after seeing Mo Fan climb up from the ground did she ask, “Tell me exactly how this was for me, and how it was for the entire demon race?”
Mo Fan was slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted. He then spoke the reasons he had already prepared.
“Using script to change the demon race’s outdated order and create an entirely new civilisational order for the demon race?”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King glanced at Mo Fan. His words shocked her greatly.
In simple terms, what Mo Fan wanted was to overthrow all the existing order of the demon race and then unify the entire demon race’s strength!
If any other demon cultivator had spoken of this, the Fire Phoenix Holy King would have scoffed and dismissed it as nonsense.
But Mo Fan was different. He had clear goals and targeted methods!
He knew that the ones least willing to change the existing order were the various Holy Kings of the major sacred lands. That was why he planned to first pave the way with script, using script to open up the demon race’s cognition. Then he would spread principles through script to change the demon race’s outdated thinking.
Step by step, he would carry out ideological reform and unification starting from the Demon Kings and Demon Ancestors. Only when the timing was ripe would he finally target those stubborn, unyielding Demon Holy Kings!
This strategic approach was something Mo Fan had thought through based on the revolutionary theory of a certain great figure from his previous life.
Although the demon race’s situation was somewhat more complicated, the underlying principles were the same!
“What does the Holy King think of my strategy?”
Mo Fan looked at the Fire Phoenix Holy King, feeling a slight tension in his heart.
Whether the spark of demon race reform could become a prairie fire depended first and foremost on this one’s opinion.
“The strategy is very good. But you actually dare to borrow my name to scheme against me. What tremendous audacity!”
The Fire Phoenix Holy King’s expression quickly turned calm again. She looked at Mo Fan with icy coldness.
Mo Fan’s heart jolted. He immediately cupped his hands and said, “This little demon would not dare!”
“Would not dare?”
“You know very well that with your own strength alone, you cannot possibly suppress those powerful Demon Ancestors. You would even attract attacks from the Demon Holy Kings of various demon domains!
At the same time, you worry that your little tricks will displease this venerable. That is why you use the excuse that it benefits this venerable, attempting to push this venerable to the forefront so you can deter those petty schemers!
If this is not scheming against this venerable, then what is it?”
