It turns out, they were the main characters.

Mu Zhian was already used to her way of speaking, and hesitated before asking, "You mean... the Demon Queen? She's come out of seclusion?"

"If it were just a matter of leaving seclusion, there wouldn't be such a commotion," the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox said calmly.

Mu Zhian muttered to himself, "So, she ascended to immortality?"

In the Nine Provinces, the more talented a cultivator is, the more difficult it is for them to cultivate. In the Demon Realm, almost every demon cultivator is stronger than a human cultivator in terms of physical strength alone.

However, this is not without its costs.

For example, the tribulation of lightning for demon cultivators is several times more difficult than that for human cultivators.

That's why the population of the demon realm has never been able to grow.

Mu Zhian naturally believed that it was only a matter of time before that demon queen was strong enough to ascend to immortality, but he still didn't expect that she would have successfully passed the tribulation so quickly.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingxuan also realized something. Her gaze passed through the forbidden area and thoughtfully looked towards a certain direction in the demon realm.

After a long silence, he softly uttered three words: "...Ascension Realm".

It seems that the demon queen has truly emerged from seclusion.

……

On this day, even across the ocean in the Eastern Continent, one could almost hear the cheers of demons from the Northern Continent's demon realm, as if a chaotic dance of demons had taken place.

The ascension of the Azure Emperor was undoubtedly a huge blow to the demon realm, which had always regarded the Eastern Continent as its mortal enemy.

Although they believed in the empress's power, a shadow still inevitably fell over their hearts.

But now, that empress has also ascended to heaven, and she even devoured the power of the first demon emperor, making her strength unfathomable!

Such cheers permeated almost every corner of the demon realm, and even the demon realm's royal palace was filled with joy at this moment.

At this very moment, the Demon Queen was leaning against her throne, which was made of purple-gold immortal iron. She wore loose robes and looked down at the crowd below with her long, narrow phoenix eyes.

The thirteen seated officials of the demon realm stood respectfully below the stage, and not far from them stood an ordinary-looking old man with a hunched back.

The second most powerful being in the demon realm, the Ancient Emperor Longxu.

"Congratulations on Your Majesty's successful ascension. Now our demon realm has a human emperor at the Ascension Realm, and we no longer need to fear the power of the Eastern Continent. Perhaps we can settle all past grievances together." A demon cultivator below the stage raised his hand in a respectful bow.

The Demon Queen glanced at him with her beautiful eyes and said calmly, "The hatred between the Demon Realm and the Eastern Continent was caused by the first Demon Emperor. Among the Nine Provinces, Yu Province and Yun Province are allied and mutually beneficial. The Southern Wilderness has always been on good terms with the Western Regions. Only the Demon Realm and the Eastern Continent have been fighting each other all along, resulting in countless losses."

Do you really think that I alone am enough to overthrow the entire Eastern Continent?

"Leaving aside that woman Shang Yanfei, the Azure Emperor and the Sword Emperor are already troublesome enough. Do you want the entire demon realm to perish with you because of this foolish advice?"

The woman was alluring, and her voice was casual, yet with each word she spoke, the demon cultivator's fear grew, until finally, he knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

The Demon Queen said calmly, "I do not wish to hear similar remarks again."

The demon cultivator's back was already drenched in cold sweat, and he quickly lowered his head, saying, "Yes."

"However, you are right about one thing: the hatred from the past has already sown the seeds of hatred in the hearts of both the Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm, so relying solely on time to resolve it is far from enough."

The Demon Queen looked around at everyone and said, "Does anyone have any methods to achieve mutual understanding with the Eastern Continent?"

Upon hearing this, the group of demon cultivators realized that this was an opportunity to show off in front of the Demon Queen, and they all offered their opinions one after another.

"I think we should let nature take its course; time will heal all wounds."

"Can this be considered an opinion?" The fourth seat next to him shook his head and said, "Some scars may indeed heal over time, but the Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm are sworn enemies, and this is not something that can be healed just like that."

The higher-ups of the Demon Realm and the Eastern Continent now tacitly agree to avoid major conflicts, but the cultivators of the Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm still harbor animosity towards each other, a wound that cannot be healed by time.

Just now, even in the main hall, some demon cultivators still spoke up, expressing their covetousness towards the Eastern Continent.

However, the Demon Queen did not really want to ask for opinions. The Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm were indeed sworn enemies, but once trade between the two sides officially started and they had exchanges with each other, they would naturally be able to gradually put aside their past grievances.

The ruler of the demon realm glanced inadvertently at Shi Miaoyan, the first seat who had remained silent all along.

Shi Miaoyan understood perfectly, and with perfect understanding, she raised her hand in a respectful bow, saying, "Your Majesty, before the Eastern Continent Dynasty was unified, there were often marriage alliances between the two countries, where princesses of the dynasty would marry into foreign lands, or princesses of foreign lands would marry princes of the dynasty, creating many beautiful stories. I think perhaps we could consider this aspect..."

Upon hearing this, several demon cultivators present had their eyes light up: "Marriage is indeed a good method, but should it be a demon from the demon realm marrying into the demon realm or a cultivator from the Eastern Continent marrying into the demon realm?"

"In addition, the choice of marriage partners also needs to be considered."

Listening to the discussions of the crowd, the Demon Queen looked thoughtful, then casually asked, "Miao Yan, who do you think is more suitable for this marriage alliance in the Eastern Continent?"

Shi Miaoyan respectfully said, "Mu Zhian."

The discussions in the court suddenly fell completely silent.

……

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Chapter 523 She Wants to Marry You (6.5K)

A thick demonic fog shrouded most of the demon realm, and on this day, cheers and celebrations were held throughout the demon realm.

At this very moment, deep within the celestial palace suspended in mid-air, Yao Meng had just descended through a spatial rift.

Bai Ruoxi, dressed in a white palace dress, sat before the throne in the main hall, her temperament gentle and delicate, her clear and beautiful eyes gazing tenderly at Yao Meng.

Both of them remained calm, seemingly unsurprised by the Demon Queen's ascension to immortality.

"The Palace Master summoned me to the Sword Palace so late at night, surely it wasn't just for a simple reason like seeing me?" Yao Meng looked up and asked with a smile.

Not long ago, she was guiding Ye Qian's cultivation in the forbidden area. However, after that, Yao Meng noticed Bai Ruoxi's call and then came to the Sword Palace.

Bai Ruoxi nodded gently, her voice soft and melodious: "Not long ago, the elder in charge of interrogation at the Sword Palace sent a message saying that Gu Boxing did not know who had given him the idea to devour the nation's destiny, but he had a suspect."

"Who?" Yao Meng asked.

“He couldn’t say it.” Bai Ruoxi got up and walked down the steps one by one, and said softly, “Gu Boxing is bound by some kind of taboo rule. When he opened his mouth, the taboo rule erased him.”

"Forbidden Land?"

Yao Meng frowned slightly. This matter actually involved a forbidden area, which was quite unexpected for her.

Forbidden Lands are too mysterious places; even the Azure Emperor, who is the ruler of Yaochi, doesn't know much about them.

However, it was quite unexpected that Gu Boxing was backed by a forbidden place in the Nine Provinces.

Bai Ruoxi took out a letter from her sleeve and continued, "Besides that, Gu Boxing also mentioned something else, and I have already had the information compiled into a document and put it in this letter."

Yao Meng stepped gracefully out of the hazy fairy mist, revealing her fair and aloofly beautiful face. She took the letter handed to her by the maid beside her, glanced at it, and then narrowed her beautiful eyes.

"The shepherd's parents?"

She suddenly realized that she had overlooked something.

It's something very important, but one that I subconsciously overlooked.

The Mu family of Tianxuan City was founded by Mu's father, but from the day Mu Zhi'an was born, it seems that no one in the entire Tianxuan City has ever seen his parents. However, everyone firmly believes in the existence of the Mu family head and Mu family mother.

The Holy Land of Yaochi, the Great Qian Dynasty, and even some forces in the Eastern Continent have all gone to Tianxuan City to investigate the Mu family and the origins of Mu Zhian's parents, but in the end they all returned empty-handed.

When they returned, it was as if they had forgotten why they had originally gone to Tianxuan City.

For some reason, Yao Meng suddenly had a premonition at this moment.

She suddenly felt that if she could find Mu Zhian's parents, she might know what kind of secret Mu Zhian was hiding.

To investigate this matter, we need to start with those who know Mu Zhian well.

Shang Yanfei can be ignored. That woman's spiritual consciousness is partially incomplete, and her consciousness comes and goes. Moreover, even if you look for her, she probably won't tell you.

We need to start with other people.

For example, people that Mu Zhian knew in his previous life.

……

The entire hall fell into a deathly silence, with only pairs of wide eyes staring in astonishment at their empress... and Shi Miaoyan standing respectfully below the stage.

For a moment, the demons of the demon realm couldn't figure out what kind of act the two were putting on.

Mu Zhian?

Under normal circumstances, who would want to arrange a marriage with Mu Zhian?

Nowadays, everyone in Kyushu knows that Mu Zhian is married. Back then, apart from our demon realm, all the other major powers were secretly watching his wedding.

Moreover, the person Mu Zhian married at that time was the Azure Emperor. Your Majesty, didn't you already know that yourself?

At this moment, most of the demon cultivators present were internally complaining. They were surprised that this usually arrogant demon queen would change her nature and take the initiative to get along with Dongzhou, and even asked them for advice.

After all that going around in circles, it turns out they were planning this all along?!

You call this not intending to provoke trouble with Dongzhou?

Dongzhou might not care who the marriage partner is, but how could the Azure Emperor possibly agree to such a thing?

Sending one's own Daoist partner to the Demon Realm for no reason... If the Azure Emperor had no feelings for Mu Zhi'an, it would be fine, but if the Azure Emperor had even a little bit of deep feelings for Mu Zhi'an, he would never agree to such a request.

At this moment, the Dragon Void Ancient Emperor, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up and asked, "The First Seat thinks that Mu Zhi'an from the Eastern Continent is a suitable candidate. In the Demon Realm, does anyone have a suitable candidate for marriage?"

The Demon Queen pondered for a moment, then said indifferently, "Mu Zhi'an holds a noble status in the Eastern Continent. She once saved the Azure Emperor's life, and later sacrificed her innocence for her plan to ascend to immortality, thus gaining the Azure Emperor's protection."

"Since the target is him, then the demon realm should naturally choose a demon cultivator of a more prominent status..."

She paused slightly as she said this, about to speak.

However, at that moment, a clear, youthful voice suddenly rang out from inside the hall: "Your Majesty, I do have a suitable candidate."

All eyes turned to the speaker, a young girl dressed in a fresh and elegant manner. Her pale yellow shawl was adorned with intricate cloud patterns, and she appeared to be no more than sixteen years old. Her pair of glassy red eyes held the innocent naivety of a young girl.

This girl is named Shi Yan, and she is Shi Miaoyan's niece. In the past, some people in the palace said that this girl's talent was even higher than that of Shi Miaoyan in the past, and she has always been deeply loved by the First Prince.

Unexpectedly, the young girl came out to 'help' at this crucial moment. She truly deserves to be Shi Miaoyan's niece.

Shi Miaoyan smiled and looked at the innocent and carefree girl, saying, "Yan'er, who is the suitable candidate you mentioned earlier?"

Upon hearing this, all the demon cultivators in the demon realm turned their gazes toward the girl.

Shi Yan hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the Demon Queen again. The woman had a kind and gentle smile on her face, and her bewitching face was incredibly alluring. Even a young girl felt her heart race and her face burn when she looked at her enchanting face.

The Demon Queen smiled charmingly: "You can speak freely about your candidates. It's just for reference. No one will blame you even if the candidate is not suitable."

The girl hesitated for a moment, glanced at the Demon Queen, and then looked at her aunt. She said in a clear voice, "Since Mu Zhi'an has a prominent position in the Eastern Continent, the suitable candidate for the Demon Realm must also be someone with a prominent position."

The Demon Queen nodded calmly and said with a smile, "Then who do you think would be more suitable?"