188: The nine elders have the potential to be demon gods

The Nine Great Elders exchanged glances, their eyes glinting with understanding, having grasped Cao Nie's meaning.

"Patriarch, there are quite a few demons inside the Demon Sealing Abyss; if not ten million, then at least eight million."

Cao An secretly swallowed his saliva.

As a demonic cultivator, he was utterly impressed by Cao Nie's idea.

Millions of demons turning into blood food—it was something he didn't even dare to imagine.

"With such a massive number, they won't just stand there and let us devour them."

A glint of eagerness flashed in Cao Jian's eyes.

Becoming an Immortal! He had never dared to dream of it before.

Now, as long as he devoured these millions of demons, becoming an Immortal was within reach.

Cao Nie took out a jade slip from his system space and placed it on the table.

The Nine Great Elders cast him questioning glances.

Cao Nie explained, "This is a top-tier first-grade Immortal Array I obtained in the Immortal Palace: the Spirit-Devouring Blood Soul Grand Array."

"Once this array is set up, all living beings within it will turn into blood food, helping the array setter and those in the array's core to increase their cultivation."

As his words fell, the eyes of the Nine Great Elders instantly became fervent.

If that were the case, their ascension to Immortality would be just around the corner.

"When I first acquired this array, I intended to sacrifice the beings of a hundred Dao Domains to help me ascend to Immortality."

"Later, I reconsidered, thinking that such slaughter would ultimately harm the natural order, so I put that thought aside."

"After arriving at the Demon Sealing Abyss, this idea resurfaced."

"These demons plague the world, and everyone has the right to eliminate them. As a part of the Three Thousand Dao Domains, our Cao family has an inescapable responsibility."

After speaking, Cao Nie's gaze became more resolute than ever: "Some things, after all, still need someone to step up and do them. If we don't, are we going to let our descendants do it?"

Cao An and Cao Jian secretly exchanged glances, their mouths twitching uncontrollably.

They really wanted to ask about such high-sounding words: Patriarch, is it necessary?

Everyone here is family; to devour the demons of the Demon Sealing Abyss, he had to find a self-righteous excuse—hypocrisy!

Of course, they dared not voice such thoughts.

Seeing everyone's silence, Cao Nie tapped the table: "Silence means consent."

"Since that's the case, find an opportunity to enter the Demon Sealing Abyss and set up the array. At the same time, send a message to Cao Hui, telling him to urge the clansmen to ensure the number of clansmen reaches 100,000 in a very short time."

"Also, tell Cao Feng to speed up and ensure all clansmen consume the Creation Pill to raise their talent to half-step King level."

"What do you all think?"

Cao Nie swept his gaze over everyone, his eyes filled with scrutiny.

Whoever dared to refuse, he would strip him of his Elder position and banish him to the frontier.

"Patriarch, will a few million demons be too few? According to your statement, our clan should have 100,000 people by then. Although not many, the stronger the cultivation, the more blood food is needed. What if it's not enough for me to become an Immortal?"

Cao Jian's concern was precisely Cao Nie's concern.

The energy he needed to break through a minor realm was almost a thousand or ten thousand times that of cultivators at the same level.

A few million demons sounded like a lot, but upon closer calculation, it wasn't much.

Moreover, Cao Jian and the other eight all possessed God-level talent, requiring a hundred to a thousand times the energy of their peers to break through a minor realm.

Adding the thirty-six deacons, after integrating the Holy Body origin, they now all had Saint-level talent, requiring about a hundred times the energy of their peers.

Calculating this way, it might indeed not be enough.

Suddenly, Cao Nie's eyes lit up: "How about this, let's devour the tens of millions of troops guarding the Demon Sealing Abyss as well."

The hall instantly fell silent.

The Nine Great Elders looked at each other.

The next moment, thunderous applause resounded continuously.

"The Patriarch is wise!" Cao Jian was so excited that his beard and hair stood on end, and bloodlust flickered in his eyes: "Whoever dares to obstruct Cao Jian's path to Immortality shall only die."

The demonic energy around Cao An surged out uncontrollably: "Patriarch, why not just sacrifice all living beings in the Three Thousand Dao Domains and let this world belong to our Cao family!"

The Nine Great Elders grew more and more excited as they spoke, and demonic energy surged continuously in the hall, with faint wails of vengeful spirits echoing.

Cao Nie surveyed the crowd with satisfaction, a cruel smile playing on his lips: "All you Elders possess the potential of Demonic Gods, excellent! Excellent! This is the spirit our Cao family's sons should have!"