419: The shocked Demon Lord and the Nine Demon Emperors

"Finished killing them so quickly? I haven't even had my fill yet."

"Yeah, I still want to kill some Demon Race members. It would be great if more came."

Seeing that there was no longer a single Demon Race figure near the World Passage, Gu Chen and Chu Feng spoke up, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

From the moment they engaged the Demon Race until the Demon Race was completely annihilated, only a few minutes passed.

It was as if they had just finished warming up, yet the enemy was already completely wiped out. They really hadn't gotten enough action.

"Alright, now that the Demon Race has been completely annihilated, leave a portion of people here to guard, and the rest will return to the Sect with me."

Seeing that the Demon Race members who had entered the Xuantian World were all dead.

Piao Wuren instructed Elder Zhao Da and his brothers to take some Qingtian Guards and guard the Xuantian World Passage to prevent any sudden incidents. Then, he called the remaining people, preparing to return to the Qingtian Sect.

"Ah, going back so soon? We just came out!"

Seeing the group of Elders and hundreds of thousands of Qingtian Guards all preparing to return to the Sect with Piao Wuren, Gu Chen showed reluctance. He glanced at Night Owl and the others and transmitted his voice: "Senior Brother Ye, Junior Brother Chu Feng, two Junior Sisters, why don't we greet the Grand Elder and go see the world outside? Anyway, we have nothing to do back home, so we might as well travel around."

Hearing Gu Chen's suggestion, Night Owl, Mu Xueqing, and the other four pondered for a moment, then all nodded. They approached Piao Wuren with Gu Chen, bowed, and saluted.

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, a few of us Disciples temporarily do not wish to return to the Sect. We want to travel outside the world for a while."

"Yes, yes, Grand Elder, the Disciples are already at the Peak of this Realm. We can't Cultivate further back home. We should take advantage of the immortal path not being fully condensed yet and go see the world outside."

As Peak Great Emperors who had finished converting their Immortal Essence, they naturally also discovered the golden immortal path above the continent.

They also heard news about this immortal path from the Yellow-Robed Elder and the Great Emperors who had joined the Sect, learning that this immortal path had not yet fully formed.

Therefore, taking advantage of this free time, they decided to go see the world outside, treating it as their final journey in the Mortal Realm.

"Hehe, feel free, Direct Disciples. You are already at the Peak of the Mortal Realm. Go wherever you wish," Piao Wuren replied with a smile.

Night Owl and the others were Jiang Chen's Personal Disciples; he had no right to manage them.

Now that they were also at the Peak of the Mortal Realm, he had even less reason to stop them.

"Thank you, Grand Elder, for your permission. Then the five Disciples shall depart."

"Mhm, go."

After seeing Piao Wuren nod, Ye Xiao and the four others did not linger by the World Passage. Instead, they turned and plunged into the World Passage, heading towards the outside of the Xuantian World.

Once the figures of Ye Xiao and the four others disappeared from the Xuantian World, Piao Wuren immediately summoned all the Elders and Qingtian Guards, except for Elder Zhao Da and those guarding the World Passage, to return to the Qingtian Sect.

Not long after the Demon Race members at the Xuantian World Passage were annihilated.

The Demon Lord and the Nine Great Demon Emperors, who were undergoing closed-door Cultivation in the Demon Realm to recover their Origin Qi, all received news that the Demon Race members sent down to the Human Race's Mortal Realm had been annihilated.

"This is impossible! This batch of low-level Demon Race members I sent were the elite of the elite. How could the Human Race's Mortal Realm possess such strong power to annihilate them?"

"Hiss, what exactly is going on? So many elite Demon Race members should have absolutely crushed the Human Race's Mortal Realm. How could they be annihilated?"

"Alas, strange, strange indeed. It seems we must quickly end our closed-door Cultivation and discuss with the Demon Lord what to do."

Void Demon Dragon and the other Nine Great Immortal Emperor-level Devil Emperors were shocked for a moment after hearing the news. They disregarded recovering their Origin Qi, all ended their closed-door Cultivation, and flew toward the Demon Lord's location, preparing to discuss countermeasures with the Demon Lord.

After all, the Demon Race members they sent to the Human Race's Mortal Realm were all annihilated, and since the immortal path had not disappeared, it meant their mission had failed.

If they didn't quickly find a solution, they would definitely be dead.

Inside an incredibly dark, massive palace.

The grayish-white Demon Lord was sitting gloomily on the main seat. On the two sides below it sat Void Demon Dragon and the other nine Immortal Emperor-level Demon Race members, all of whom also looked displeased.

"Demon Lord, this matter is of great importance. If we cannot make amends for our mistake and Lord Demon God finds out, we will certainly face a terrible end."

"That's right. Why don't we take a gamble and send another million Demon Race members down to see if we can destroy the immortal path in the Mortal Realm?"

Two Immortal Emperor-level Devil Emperors stood up and cupped their hands toward the Demon Lord.

They had just discussed the annihilation of the Demon Race in the Mortal Realm, but after discussing for a long time, they still couldn't figure out how those hundreds of thousands of Demon Race members were wiped out.

Because aside from the Void Demon Dragon Clan of their Demon Realm possessing such powerful Realm-breaking ability, the Immortal Realm simply couldn't send too many Immortals to the Lower Realm.

So now they could only assume that the annihilation of those hundreds of thousands of Demon Race members was due to some accident. They were preparing to harm their own Foundation and send another batch of Demon Race members down to complete the mission assigned by the Demon God.

Hearing the suggestion of these two demons, the remaining seven demons and the Demon Lord all fell into silence and deep thought.

Sending another million Demon Race members to the Lower Realm was something they could do, but it would require paying a massive price. They would lose a major Realm, and without several hundred thousand years, they wouldn't be able to recover at all.

And this wasn't the most fatal part. What they feared most was that after expending such a huge price to send a million Demon Race members to the Lower Realm, they would still be annihilated.

After all, they still hadn't figured out the cause of death for these hundreds of thousands of Demon Race members. How could they dare risk losing a Realm to gamble on an unknown outcome?

"Demon Lord, everyone, why don't you speak?"

"That's right, everyone, whatever ideas you have, you can bring them up for discussion!"

Seeing that the Demon Lord and the remaining seven demons were all deep in thought, with no one answering, the two demons who had just spoken asked somewhat anxiously.

"You two, calm down!"

The Demon Lord snapped back to attention, waving a hand at the two demons, saying, "Your suggestion, while a method, involves too many uncertain factors. We can no longer afford another failure, so we must be cautious about this matter."

As the Demon Lord's voice fell, the remaining seven demons also came back to their senses and nodded.

"Mhm, the Demon Lord is right. Although we can send the Demon Race to the Lower Realm again, the price is too great. We cannot use this method unless absolutely necessary."

"Exactly. The situation in the Human Race's Mortal Realm is unclear. If we send low-level Demon Race members down again, we have no absolute certainty of success. We cannot take this risk lightly."

Seeing that the Demon Lord and the remaining seven demons disagreed with their idea.

Displeasure flashed in the two demons' scarlet eyes. They swept their gaze over the other demons and continued.

"Since the Demon Lord and everyone else disagrees with sending the Demon Race to the Lower Realm again, then at least come up with a solution! Otherwise, if Lord Demon God finds out about the situation, none of us will have a good outcome."

"Precisely! If we don't send the Demon Race to the Lower Realm, are we supposed to actively tell Lord Demon God what happened here?"

The Devil Emperor who spoke last sounded somewhat exasperated.