Chapter 96: You Can Only Like Me (22)
“Who are you?” The Demon Lord stood up, looking at Jiang Zhiyan. “The new Demon Lord?”
“I am the Demon God.” Jiang Zhiyan, seeing his expression, knew he hadn’t taken her other pronouncements seriously, so she emphasized it again. It was their first interaction, and she didn’t want to resort to violence yet. “Ask the Western Demon King about the other matters, I have things to do.”
“Demon God?” The Demon Lord’s eyes lit up with interest.
Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t surprised; the Demon Lord’s greatest interest was killing those stronger than him, he would definitely be interested in god slaying.
The Demon Lord attacked, a killing blow, but before he got close, Jiang Zhiyan sent him flying into the wall with a single palm strike. He coughed up blood, but wasn’t angry at all, his gaze filled with even more excitement.
“Our common enemy this time is the Heavenly Dao,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at the seemingly unstable Demon Lord. “After this is over, I’m willing to accept your challenge.”
“Heavenly Dao?” The Demon Lord’s expression faltered, as if he was deep in thought.
Jiang Zhiyan, seeing that she had successfully diverted his attention, turned and left, not wanting to get entangled with him further, with the world consciousness keeping an eye on him, he couldn’t do anything for now.
After Jiang Zhiyan left, the Demon Lord picked up the speech from the ground, looked at the content, and frowned. The content had nothing to do with his style. He suddenly recalled Jiang Zhiyan mentioning “vulnerability” and frowned again.
It would be better to just fight the Heavenly Dao directly, even if he died, it wouldn’t matter.
“Heavenly Dao…” the Demon Lord muttered to himself. He originally wanted to casually grab someone and ask about the current situation, but after thinking for a few seconds, he picked up the communication jade beside him and contacted that “Demon King.”
Zhao Xiting, seeing the glowing communication jade, rubbed his temples.
He didn’t want to communicate with the Demon Lord, but he had lost the draw.
“Tell me about the current situation between the two realms, and that… Demon God?” The Demon Lord paused. “Found you.”
Zhao Xiting, who had just picked up the communication jade, hadn’t even spoken yet when he heard the Demon Lord’s last sentence, his heart skipped a beat, then he felt a gust of wind brush past his cheek, as if trying to peel off his skin. Before he could react, the Demon Lord was already standing in front of him.
After a two-second pause, Zhao Xiting forced a polite smile.
“I am the current Demon King of the Western Territory, Zhao Xiting.”
Zhao Xiting hadn’t met the Demon Lord before; he was born a thousand years after the Demon Lord was sealed.
The portraits of the Demon Lord in the Demon Realm were all terrifying, for example, with a ring of eyes around his head or twenty arms, but in person, he was very thin, besides his red eyes, which were a bit scary, he looked like a malnourished teenager, not at all like the fearsome Demon Lord.
And there were suspicious bloodstains on the Demon Lord’s clothes. Based on his demonic instincts, these bloodstains were fresh, he suspected they were Jiang Zhiyan’s doing, and inwardly exclaimed, “As expected of My Lord, even the Demon Lord is nothing special.”
The Demon Lord nodded, uninterested in a creature he could easily crush like Zhao Xiting.
Zhao Xiting took out the documents he had prepared and started explaining the situation to the Demon Lord.
He accidentally glanced at the paper the Demon Lord had tossed on the table, saw the content, and froze for a few seconds.
“Hm?” The Demon Lord looked over.
“This is?” Zhao Xiting pointed at the paper cautiously.
“Oh, that god said it was a speech, told me to memorize it,” the Demon Lord said, twitching the corner of his mouth, clearly unwilling.
Zhao Xiting nodded: “Since it’s My Lord’s order…”
He noticed the Demon Lord’s gaze and shut up, continuing his explanation, and planning to report to Jiang Zhiyan later, he suspected the Demon Lord wasn’t planning to cooperate.
…
Jiang Zhiyan returned to the volcano and checked on Song Jin’yue.
“Host, the world consciousness can’t protect everyone, if the Heavenly Dao becomes enraged and kills all your supporters…”
“Why should we protect them? The world consciousness just needs to suppress the Heavenly Dao,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
The System was stunned for a second: “Oh, you’re right, I’m being stupid, but why are you still making the female lead cultivate? Aren’t we leaving soon?”
“Who knows if she’ll still cultivate diligently after we leave? If she doesn’t, and there’s a scar on her face, we’ll lose points,” Jiang Zhiyan said, her red eyes staring at the lava, confirming Song Jin’yue’s current location, then sitting down beside her, she planned to stay here and watch over Song Jin’yue.
“Just for that reason?” The System was shocked. “You actually care about such details?”
“Didn’t I say I wanted to accumulate points in the last world?”
“But in the end, Xie Liaoyi was the one who suffered.”
Jiang Zhiyan coughed.
“Oh, I forgot, you haven’t been coaxed yet, so you can only vent your anger this way,” the System paused. “Seeing how she was this morning, I thought you weren’t angry anymore.”
Jiang Zhiyan closed her eyes: “Nonsense, how could I vent my anger on her? Don’t slander me.”
“Tsk,” the System snorted.
…
After Zhao Xiting finished explaining the current situation to the Demon Lord, the latter narrowed his eyes: “A false Heavenly Dao… that’s interesting.”
“So are you planning to follow My Lord’s instructions?” Zhao Xiting asked.
“Why doesn’t she become the Heavenly Dao herself, why find another one?” the Demon Lord asked.
Zhao Xiting paused, thought for two seconds, and said: “My Lord doesn’t seem interested in that.”
“Tsk,” the Demon Lord looked at Zhao Xiting.
“So, Your Majesty…” Zhao Xiting asked tentatively again.
“You’re truly a loyal dog,” the Demon Lord said with emotion.
Zhao Xiting chuckled and said: “Strength is valued above all else in the Demon Realm, and the situation has already developed to this stage, you’re a crucial part of it, My Lord’s arrangements cannot go wrong.”
Jiang Zhiyan had given him a life-saving item, but facing the Demon Lord, his heart still trembled, this was the person who almost single-handedly killed all the Greater Mastery cultivators in the cultivation world.
…
“I took a look, the Demon Lord seems very unwilling, it’s indeed difficult for him.” Thinking about the Demon Lord’s character, he didn’t seem like someone who could publicly act vulnerable.
“It doesn’t matter, I released him just to let others know he’s out, and to make me, the one who’s setting things right, appear more glorious. If he’s unwilling, I’ll just kill him and create a fake one, no one will be able to tell the difference,” Jiang Zhiyan said nonchalantly. But creating a fake one would still require her own effort, so it was better to use the real one if possible.
Things were proceeding according to Jiang Zhiyan’s plan. Zhao Xun took people to the mortal realm, using her methods to treat the illnesses of mortals, telling them after each treatment that it was a blessing bestowed by the only god in the world – Jiang Zhiyan.
While healing people, Zhao Xun also spread the third edition of the myth revised by Jiang Zhiyan – “The false Heavenly Dao brainwashed humanity into slaughtering gods to seize power, the only divine descendant awakens to save the world” – solidifying the concept of a “false Heavenly Dao” and allowing Jiang Zhiyan to gain faith from humans.
Becoming a god required faith, it was almost impossible through cultivation alone, and as long as the number of people who believed in her increased, the Heavenly Dao would weaken, one’s gain was the other’s loss.
The healing method wasn’t anything special, the cultivation world also used similar methods, but Jiang Zhiyan’s version was improved, and combined with the brainwashing story, the effect was even better.
The people in the cultivation world were mostly convinced, after all, in their understanding, Jiang Zhiyan didn’t have any motive to fall into demonic cultivation, and she hadn’t done anything extreme after falling.
And in the story Jiang Zhiyan fabricated, the cultivation world was the most brainwashed by the false Heavenly Dao. Thinking about the existence of Tianyan Pavilion, they found this story eighty percent believable. So it seemed perfectly normal for her to leave, and Zhao Xun bringing demons to help them further enhanced the effect.
The leaders of the major sects and families in the cultivation world had originally planned to wait and see, but after gathering information for a few days, they found themselves in a difficult position, either side with Jiang Zhiyan or be labeled as lackeys of the false god.
They had done this kind of thing before, but this was the first time they encountered someone like Jiang Zhiyan, who directly set up a stage and put on a play in all three realms, causing unrest and gaining support without any losses to the Demon Realm.
“Is there… any other news from above?”
The Sect Master of Tianyan Pavilion shook his head: “It’s strange.”
They were hesitant to act, worried about the Heavenly Dao’s retaliation, but the Heavenly Dao had been too quiet these past few days, no actions, not a single word.
“Let’s invite Jiang Zhiyan,” the Sect Master of the Myriad Swords Sect said.
They soon realized there was no need. The Demon Lord’s large face appeared in major cities across all three realms, using the second-generation communication jades created by Jiang Zhiyan in collaboration with Tianyan Pavilion.
To allow Song Jin’yue to see this performance, Jiang Zhiyan deliberately delayed it for a few days, so she could see it after finishing this stage of her cultivation.
“What performance?” Song Jin’yue looked at the large face in the distance.
“A change of heaven.”
The Demon Lord was indeed unwilling, but thinking about Jiang Zhiyan’s promise to fight him properly, he decided to endure the humiliation, after all, fighting experts was his greatest pursuit, and there was currently no one stronger than Jiang Zhiyan in this world.
His acting wasn’t very good, but his demeanor was very pitiful. He still looked like he had just emerged from his seal, like a refugee, he stuttered through his speech, but it seemed more genuine, and when he reached the “emotional” parts, he covered his face with his hand, pretending to be heartbroken, actually suppressing his urge to run away.
“Look, isn’t the sky beautiful?”
Song Jin’yue looked up, the perpetually gloomy sky of the Demon Realm was now exceptionally vibrant, various colors appearing, as if splashed with paint.
“Why is this happening?” Song Jin’yue stared with wide eyes, trying to memorize this beautiful scene.
“Probably because the Heavenly Dao is about to die of anger,” Jiang Zhiyan said, twitching the corner of her mouth.
The speech written by Jiang Zhiyan blamed all the major disasters of recent years on the Heavenly Dao and claimed that those who failed their heavenly tribulations became nourishment for the false Heavenly Dao. Finally, she revealed the secret that no one in the cultivation world could ascend, directly hitting the sore spot of cultivators in both the Demon Realm and the cultivation world.
“Is it all lies?”
“Maybe some of it is true?” Jiang Zhiyan shrugged. “Who knows.”
She pulled Song Jin’yue into her arms: “I want a passionate kiss.”
“What?” Song Jin’yue hadn’t recovered yet.
Jiang Zhiyan lay down, and the two fell into the lava below. Having been soaking in it for so long, it couldn’t really be called lava anymore, it was much thinner than before, you could even swim in it.
Song Jin’yue was startled by the heat and subconsciously hugged Jiang Zhiyan, whose temperature was lower, and pinched her waist.
This was crazy, who would go on a date in a place like this?
That was what she thought, but she kissed Jiang Zhiyan passionately.
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