Chapter 752

Chapter 752: Public Interest or Personal Interest

Huaxia, Haigang City

Lin Jiang returned half of the Space Battleship to space because the Demon Emperor was still up in the sky. Although Cao Ying and the Demon Queen had gone to negotiate, there was still no news from above, and the battle was ongoing.

At the same time, Lin Jiang had the artificial intelligence analyze the Demon Queen’s power. The eighth-level Demon Queen was terrifying; her attack strength and reaction speed were many times faster than before. Lin Jiang had to prepare for everything and continue fighting, aiming for a quick victory.

Meanwhile, Cao Ying and the Demon Queen reached an altitude of ten thousand meters. Cao Ying originally wanted to go into outer space but feared the Demon Queen might think it was a trick, so they talked there instead.

"Is there something you want to say? If you suspect I am tricking you, you have already succeeded."

"The Demon Queen is an elite of the demon race, so she should not be foolish. She is also at the eighth stage of cultivation, which is equivalent to the Transmigration Stage. The Demon Queen must have had a very smooth breakthrough this time."

"So what?"

The Demon Queen felt a stir in her heart. This time, the breakthrough was indeed very easy, surprisingly easy. When Feng Jiu broke through years ago, she had swallowed a large amount of human Tao Achieving. One human Tao Achieving is like a big medicine, but she didn’t have as much big medicine, and yet she still broke through.

"The same is true for my human tribe. A few cultivators broke through to Tao Achieving, unexpectedly easily and effortlessly."

"What do you mean, Cao Ying?"

"All of this is the work of the Heavenly Way."

Cao Ying pointed to the sky and said, and the Demon Queen’s face changed greatly. She also looked up at the sky, but thankfully, nothing unusual appeared.

"Don’t worry, even at the eighth stage, in the eyes of the Heavenly Way, you are like an ant. In the demon race, if two ants were discussing your crimes, would you feel worried?"

"What do you really want to say?"

"In the battle back then, after Feng Jiu appeared, we prepared for many years. Many talented humans discussed this, and we reached a few conclusions. Would you like to hear them?"

"Go ahead."

"The first conclusion is that becoming an immortal has been a trick since ancient times. It may be that immortality doesn’t exist at all. The Transmigration Stage is just an ordinary level among many cultivation realms. Second, immortals are part of the heavenly way…"

Cao Ying shared more than ten conclusions, all summarized by her and Lin Jiang based on what those wise minds proposed. Each one made sense; each one felt like the truth.

"Every truth is too frightening."

"It is indeed frightening. This is also the reason we haven’t killed you these past years, Demon Queen. It is not out of mercy nor hesitation, but because, in our eyes, the conflicts and hatred between our races are not as important as this matter."

"Becoming immortal and living forever is the driving force for both humans and the demon race. It is the foundation of our civilizations. If we tell the world that becoming immortal is a lie, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Cao Ying said that the consequences are quite terrible. For example, the current Void Achieving Tao Achieving beings, holding high positions, do not care much for power and material pleasures because they have aspirations. They seek eternal life, they wish to ascend and become immortals. Once that aspiration is lost, they might go mad and could become the greatest threat.

"So, do you want to work with me?"

"Of course, the higher one’s level, the easier it is to seek the truth. If you don’t work with me, will you work with those ordinary people? Demon Queen, having reached this level, you wouldn’t want to become an immortal, would you? Fighting will only lead to mutual destruction. Not to mention, the kind of nuclear weapons released from Penglai Continent, Huaxia has at least ten more. If they are used, the entire Fangzhang Continent could be sunk, and nuclear pollution would deal a devastating blow to all living beings in the world. You wouldn’t want us all to perish together, right?"

Cao Ying said, "With the Demon Queen breaking through to the eighth level, whether humanity wins is uncertain, but there are many ways to cause mutual destruction."

The Demon Queen recalled the nuclear weapons from Penglai Continent, which were indeed terrifying. If there were ten more of these weapons, Fangzhang Continent could possibly be directly sunk.

"At my level, I naturally think about becoming an immortal. Feng Jiu’s actions were also to give us an opportunity for immortality, but I cannot ignore the demon race either."

"This is simple, just maintain the current situation. Fangzhang Continent is yours, and most of the seas are yours too. We humans only need a few shipping routes. To be honest, if we really wanted to destroy you, it wouldn’t be impossible now. Our space technology has improved greatly, but our focus is on exploration and solving the current problems; you must understand this."

Cao Ying said, "The Demon Queen launched a surprise attack and gained the upper hand temporarily, but with the appearance of the fifth-generation Space Mother Ship moving at thousands of Mach, the Demon Queen couldn’t catch up and could only endure the attacks passively."

"How shall we cooperate?"

"To seek the true secret of immortality. With your breakthrough, you must have gained some insights. We can speak freely. Also, the demon race has bloodline inheritance, and I want to know if there are any secrets passed down from ancient demon clans."

Cao Ying said, "Bloodline inheritance is an advantage of the demon race. As long as the bloodline continues, many things can be passed down through generations. Although humanity has written records and illustrations, accidents can easily happen. They have searched through ancient texts, but there is no record of such things."

"I, from the Peng Bird Clan, am just an ordinary divine beast, and I do not have such a legacy."

The Demon Queen was completely moved; if what Cao Ying said was true, she would gain so much from it.

Saving the demon race of Fangzhang Continent is for the public good, while discovering the truth of becoming immortal is for personal gain. With both benefits, it is natural to feel tempted.

"The Peng Bird Clan is certainly not inferior to other divine beasts; even true dragons and true phoenixes are not stronger than Rufu. So, Demon Queen, there is no need for you to underestimate yourself."

"I do not currently have such a legacy in my mind; I have no need to deceive you. Also, I want to tell you that when I broke through to the eighth level, it was indeed very easy. After the breakthrough, I continued to train, wanting to comprehend the great path, and I found the great path extremely clear; it seemed very easy to understand, and I felt an urge to go into seclusion and directly face the tribulation."

"I also feel that way. Although I haven’t trained in these years, I used to have that feeling, so I became scared and stopped training."

"You feel that too?"

"Yes, I do. Otherwise, I would have broken through to the Transmigration Stage ahead of you."

Cao Ying said, doesn’t this prove some of her earlier guesses?

"Demon Queen, let’s pause the battle. It’s not easy for the demon race to have a few Demon Emperors; we shouldn’t lose any."

Cao Ying then spoke again, she sensed the battle in space. The Demon Emperors seemed to be in a difficult situation. Even though seven Demon Emperors went into space, the Space Fleet is now stronger than before.

"Okay."

The Demon Queen nodded, and she created a clone that flew into space.

At that moment, the Fire Scale Demon Emperor and others were being beaten. That’s right, they were getting hit. The Space Fleet attacked them from hundreds of thousands of miles away, and they couldn’t catch up or touch them. Their attacks had to cross hundreds of thousands of miles, and before they reached, the Space Battleship had already dodged.

The Space Fleet stopped attacking, and the various Demon Emperors slowly entered the atmosphere. The Demon Queen recalled her clone, looked at Cao Ying, and said, "How should we cooperate? Should we face the tribulation or do something else?"

"We definitely have to face the tribulation, but we won’t be the first. I advise you not to practice anymore."

"I broke through to the Transmigration Stage for the demon race. If I had known you had such thoughts, I wouldn’t have bothered to break through."

The Demon Queen said this. Last time, Cao Ying had talked to her, but not so straightforwardly; she must have doubts in her heart.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have pushed herself. Now that she has, she wonders if it will have an effect.

"From now on, we will meet every ten years to discuss things. It will be either me or Lin Jiang representing us, and there won’t be anyone else. You can only trust the two of us."

"Okay, you people from Fangzhang Continent can also leave."

"The people of the human race from Fangzhang Continent cannot leave; it is necessary to maintain a low-intensity war."

"Are you trying to get rid of some disobedient people?"

"Maybe so, isn’t the demon race the same?"

"Good."

The Demon Queen nodded; the demon race also had many Demon Kings with different thoughts, so using the human race to eliminate them was good, as it saved her the trouble and was more open and honest.

The two reached an agreement, and the Demon Queen quickly flew away, while Cao Ying returned to Lin Jiang’s side.

"Is it settled?"

"It’s settled; we will meet once every ten years for deep cooperation."

"That’s fine; after all, fighting with the demon race is really pointless."

Lin Jiang nodded. Destroying the demon race was no longer one of his goals. His life’s ambition was still to help the people around him achieve immortality. Therefore, uncovering the truth that the ancient promise of immortality was a deception had become Lin Jiang’s most important task.