Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 974 - 837: Regent Throne

"You, you know the Demon King?" Jiu Qing felt as if she had been stunned, her head buzzing, each piece of news more extraordinary than the last.

Jiu Mu nodded, somewhat nostalgically, "Back then, he wasn’t yet the Demon King, and I was just a Little Demon Cultivator. But because of my peculiar cultivation technique, he found me and asked if I could help him with something."

Recalling the gentle smile of the other, akin to a neighborhood brother, holding a large handful of Immortal Jade with sincerity, a hint of a smile rose on her face, "That was a long, long time ago. He wasn’t Lord Demon King, he was Brother Yun Li."

Yun Li? Is that the Demon King’s real name?

A gust of cold wind blew, Jiu Qing couldn’t help but shiver.

"He said he was pursuing the source of the world, wanting to find the path truly belonging to him, and asked if I could lend a hand." Jiu Mu continued reminiscing, "The place Yun Li wanted to go was very dangerous, but if the tear in space could be managed well, he might withdraw unscathed.

I felt uncertain and wanted to refuse, but he offered too much.

For a Little Demon Cultivator who struggled even to earn a Yin Demon Pearl and was unwilling to steal through the tear in space, such an amount of Immortal Jade was truly hard to refuse.

To this day, I still don’t know where exactly he wanted to go, following his instructions to keep tearing space until I saw an extremely ancient Array.

Yun Li said: If you observe from outside the Three Realms, you’ll find that the Three Realms we are in is actually a very peculiar ring shape.

The Celestial Realm is at the top, possessing the purest, strongest energy;

The Netherworld is at the bottom, but it’s twisted in a way we cannot comprehend, connected with the Celestial Realm;

In between are countless small worlds composed of demons, humans, and magic, and the Demon Realm is at the bottom of all small worlds, appearing faintly black, with a major part connected to the Netherworld.

It’s said that when the Demon Realm was first created, its role was to handle the demonic energy produced by the other small worlds.

Beings of humans, demons, myriad creatures have both good and evil, the more malice there is, the more it gathers into demons. To ensure normal operation of the small worlds, most of the fused impure thoughts are excluded to the lowest level, the Demon Realm.

The Demon Race absorbs, refines demonic energy, and purifies it, thus they are the most prone to corruption yet also the easiest to ascend to a god. It’s said that for a long time, the number of Demon Cultivators ascending was more than humans and demons combined, precisely because of their meritorious purification efforts in the Lower Realm.

Similarly, born within demonic energy, it’s easy to be contaminated and assimilated; corrupted Demon Cultivators are everywhere, hence the Demon Race’s reputation isn’t great."

Neatly bandaging the wound, she looked up at the vast ocean and sighed lightly, "The Demon Realm is constantly growing, all because of the declining society and the erosion of hearts.

The more corrupt the inner atmosphere of other small worlds, the more demonic energy gathers, constantly flowing energy concentrates in the Demon Realm, forcing us to expand continuously.

Otherwise, if the demonic energy becomes pure to a certain extent without timely dilution, those old Arrays will cease to function, and the Demon Realm will collapse completely. Yun Li had mentioned, when that happens, as the most crucial intermediary link, the Demon Realm’s collapse will drag thousands of small worlds above and the Netherworld below into disaster."

"So... actually, the current Three Realms are barely functioning, relying on the Demon Realm’s expansion to relieve stress?" Jiu Qing’s mind suddenly cleared from confusion.

He had always found it odd before, supposedly demonic energy is limited, the Demon Realm’s expansion should lead to thinning energy, yet after so many years, there’s not the slightest change.

It turns out the ’trash’ produced by humans is gradually consuming them!

"Or simply put, the entire Lower Realm is sinking." Jiu Mu’s eyes in the palm of her hand closed wearily for rest, she also lay down on the beach again, her voice fading, "It’s said the Celestial Realm collapsed, and Immortals are fighting in Outer Heaven;

The Lower Realm, where cultivators should ascend to join battle, has yet to produce a few ascended Immortals. Instead, cultivators are burdened by fame and fortune, competing to degenerate, continuously generating more demonic thoughts, causing the Demon Realm to expand unceasingly.

So, do you understand why I disagreed with your proposal?

Don’t simply view us as vile invaders, from a long-term perspective, we merely choose to engulf worlds that willingly degenerate to safeguard the bigger picture.

Sacrificing one small world to save the entire Lower Realm is a very worthwhile trade for the Three Realms. Besides, the invasion by the Demon Realm is no easy task, those small worlds with intact barriers, we won’t even have the chance to invade.

The Wilderness World’s barrier has become fragile, plus a Great Demon Cultivator voluntarily sold it to the Demon King, we’re merely going with the flow..."

She was too exhausted, having absorbed the energy inside the Yin Demon Pearl, she fell asleep before finishing her sentence.

Jiu Qing didn’t dare be negligent, coupled with the shocking insider information heard, he stared blankly at the vast ocean for a while before seizing the moment to absorb the energy inside the Yin Demon Pearl, meditating to restore his strength.

As dawn approached, Jiu Mu finally awoke from her slumber.

"Let’s go, we have to return." She stretched lazily, casually brushing off the sand on her body, took out a crystal-clear little gourd from the Storage Bag and handed it over, "Here, keep this safe, I’m just going back to take a look, not to court death.

If it’s the Yun Li I know, he wouldn’t be foolishly swayed by mere sweet talk. So, either his orders have deeper implications that I haven’t grasped, or he’s got into trouble himself.

After returning, assess the situation and if you feel it’s dangerous, promptly activate this treasure gourd to escape, at least one of us has to get away."