You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

"Indeed it's possible."

The Main Hall Master nodded slightly and said, "The identity of the Eternal Night Venerable on Eternal Night Mountain remains uncertain, we still don't know who it is."

"The State Preceptor of the previous dynasty?" Lin Yue asked.

"It's not him." The Main Hall Master shook his head slightly, "In the over a thousand years since Great Yong was founded, the previous dynasty's State Preceptor has never appeared in Great Yong."

"Never appeared?" Lin Yue was startled, "How can you be sure?"

"This is what the Second Prince said, confirmed by the Crown Prince." The Main Hall Master spoke softly, "The Crown Prince used the Eye of Heaven to monitor, no one can escape it except those inscrutable by destiny. Even those proving and transcending the path, the Crown Prince can determine their location."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

The Crown Prince was absolutely invincible in Great Yong, having such abilities was normal.

"After this event, if the Demon Clan rises again, it will take them considerable time to prepare."

The Main Hall Master looked at Lin Yue and said, "You should achieve harmonization and saintly entry during this time."

"I will do my best." Lin Yue nodded gently.

Of course, relying solely on himself, he might not be able to achieve harmonization even in a hundred years.

Therefore...

The opportunity of the Eternal Night Twelve Holy Grade and the imperial mausoleum of the previous dynasty was something he was determined to obtain.

"I'm taking this semi-divine artifact."

The Main Hall Master waved his sleeve, wrapping the golden crown and said, "When I find a suitable treasure for you, I will inform you."

"Thank you, Master." Lin Yue cupped his hands.

The Main Hall Master said no more, turning immediately into a streak of light and disappearing into the horizon.

...

In a world shrouded by endless darkness, dazzling lightning often pierced the night sky.

Duanmu Yan transformed into a streak of light of astonishing speed, shuttling between the darkness and lightning, with the massive and radiant barrier of the Great Yong Divine Formation behind him.

The invisible vast power still permeated, repelling any Demon Clan or mutant beasts that attempted to approach.

No one knew how long it took, but Duanmu Yan finally passed through the boundless invisible power of the Great Yong Divine Formation, landing on a lonely peak of Eternal Night.

"Requesting an audience with the Demon Ancestor."

Duanmu Yan wore a somber expression, took out a white scale with a wave of his hand, and then closed his eyes, sinking into a peculiar dream.

In the vast, snowy dreamscape, Duanmu Yan appeared there.

"Duanmu Yan, you returned alone? With such a gloomy mood, it seems... this mission failed?"

A soft, dream-like female voice arose within the dream.

"Great Dream Demon Ancestor."

Duanmu Yan respectfully said, "I, Duanmu, have failed to accomplish what the Demon Ancestors entrusted, this mission ended in total failure."

"Total failure?" The Dream Demon Ancestor appeared indifferent, her voice still gentle, "Go explain it well with the Heavenly Demon Ancestor."

After a moment—

"Did Princess Yongning have such Daoist powers?"

The voice of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor echoed in the dream, "It seems when the Nirvana Demon God and Divine Beast Fire Phoenix fought with her back then, she didn't exert her full strength... Meng Tuluo, what do you think?"

"Without Eternal Night's suppression, Princess Yongning might be on par with me." The Dream Demon Ancestor spoke softly.

"The Divine Emperor is indeed powerful." The Heavenly Demon Ancestor spoke calmly, "Although the princes and princesses won't come to Eternal Night, using such a method, combined with that National Guardian Array, indeed safeguarded the Human Clan."

Duanmu Yan nodded and said, "Naturally, it's no threat to the Demon Ancestors."

He had heard about this.

On Great Yong's side, once the powerhouses refining the Ancient Divine Power came to Eternal Night, they would face suppression from Eternal Night and have to pay a price.

Therefore, the princes and princesses dared not come to Eternal Night.

However, if the Divine Emperor hadn't found those Ancient Divine Powers, the Human Clan would have had no chance to refine the Ancient Divine Power.

"But... if Princess Yongning is willing to make a move for the Seventeenth Prince, what should we do?"

Duanmu Yan frowned and said, "Even the small world formed by the World Tree Branch cannot stop Princess Yongning; even with thorough preparation again, it might not harm the Seventeenth Prince..."

Remembering Princess Yongning's fearsome and unpredictable means, he felt a pang of dread.

If Princess Yongning still wished to protect the Seventeenth Prince, even sending ten or eight reverse-heaven demon saints would just be sending them to their deaths!

"Princess Yongning is a person who has proven and transcended the path, why would she act repeatedly for matters of the world?"

The detached voice of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor resounded, "Since Princess Yongning might take action, consider her in our plans. Regardless... the Prison Demon God must return. Even if the Seventeenth Prince isn't the reincarnation of the Prison Demon God, he at least is the fusion of the Prison Demon God's reincarnated soul."

"But..." Duanmu Yan frowned.

"Meng Tuluo." The Heavenly Demon Ancestor spoke, "If you go all out, you should have a way to deal with Princess Yongning, right?"

"Going all out, naturally, I can." The Dream Demon Ancestor responded softly, "Giving up that wisp of Taichu Divine Power to block Princess Yongning, what does it matter? The question is... is it worth it?"

The Heavenly Demon Ancestor remained silent for a moment and said, "If it were just for the Prison Demon God, perhaps we would reconsider, but... the threat of the Seventeenth Prince is too great."

He continued slowly, "The Crown Prince, the Second Prince, even Qi... they all value him immensely. From what Duanmu said earlier, I even suspect he already possesses a Saint Heart."

"A Saint Heart?"

Duanmu Yan was taken aback and said, "The Seventeenth Prince resisted my Divine Thought attack, but maybe it's because he has some treasure guarding his Primordial Spirit?"

"Always plan for the worst." The Heavenly Demon Ancestor spoke calmly, "It's possible he might have a Saint Heart."

Duanmu Yan fell silent for a moment and said, "The Seventeenth Prince did say he wished to master several Heavenly Reversal Paths, trying to fuse them to get closer to the legendary Ultimate Path. Having a Saint Heart but not having harmonized... also possible."

"There's already a Crown Prince and a Second Prince; we cannot afford another." The Heavenly Demon Ancestor said gravely, "The Prison Demon God must return, and we cannot allow Great Yong another such person."