The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3023 The Demon Race's Predicament
On a desolate mountain peak, Lin Chen gazed at the faint outline of a town at the edge of the world. Behind him stood a dozen people, all of whom were leaders of the Haoran Sect, the Four Religions and the Fortress.

Although Lin Chen is the captain and has the decision-making power over the entire team, he doesn't want to make decisions unilaterally and prefers to discuss everything.

From Lin Chen's personal perspective, he didn't have much affection for the Immortal Realm. Although he was somewhat saddened by the Immortal Realm's defeat, it was only a little.

With his current strength, even if the Demon Realm rules the Immortal Realm, he can still live a good life.

Therefore, for Lin Chen, being in the Demon Realm now means he can choose to fight or not!

It has been ten days since we left that burned battlefield. We have now traveled countless miles and are deep inside the demon realm.

Lin Chen finally stopped and prepared to gather information about the demon race.

"This city is quite large, so there must be many demon cultivators coming and going. Let's wait here and capture one to question him."

Lin Chen did not risk entering the city. No one knew what the situation was like inside, and what if he was exposed?

Before long, everyone saw a black light rise from the direction of the town and fly towards them.

The black light swept over the mountain peak, and Fu Yunzi leaped into the air, transforming into a golden light, and instantly gave chase.

A few breaths later, Fu Yunzi returned carrying a burly demon man.

The demon man looked at the crowd, his eyes filled with terror, and whispered, "You are humans!"

The man's accent was quite different from everyone else's, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear it clearly.

Lin Chen calmly said, "Answer our questions honestly, and you can die without any pain. If you don't, we will use the Soul Searching Technique."

The man trembled, his eyes filled with despair.

Why am I so unlucky to have just flown over the heads of these human killing gods?

He wanted to beg for mercy, but he knew it would be useless.

Humans have ventured deep into the demon realm; why would they risk exposure by releasing themselves?
If they really release me, wouldn't I report the discovery of the human race immediately? That would be a huge achievement!
Dead!
"What do you want to know? I am just an ordinary demon cultivator, I have not joined the army, and I do not know the situation on the front lines..."

Lin Chen asked, "Tell me about the situation in the Demon Realm. You can tell me everything you know."

Lin Chen and the others currently have no concept of the Demon Realm or the Demon Race; there is too much they need to learn.

After questioning him intermittently for a long time, Lin Chen finally stopped, pointed a finger at the man's brow, and killed him.

Although they had no grudge against each other, he had to die for the safety of everyone.

If he doesn't die, it's us who will be in danger.

This demon man was quite powerful and had traveled around cultivating, so he had a good understanding of the overall situation in the demon realm.

The Demon Realm is similar to the Immortal Realm, consisting of many Demon Domains. However, the environment in the Demon Realm is much harsher than that in the Immortal Realm. Most Demon Domains have thin spiritual energy, similar to low-grade Immortal Domains, and are not suitable for cultivators to develop.

There are five top-tier demonic domains, rich in spiritual energy and teeming with powerful individuals, collectively known as the Five Great Demonic Domains. The demonic experts participating in each Immortal-Demon War primarily originate from these five domains. The group is currently located in the Bloodwind Demonic Domain, one of the Five Great Demonic Domains. The Immortal-Demon Passage is situated in the far west of the Bloodwind Demonic Domain. This far west is entirely composed of endless rock, lacking suitable soil for cultivation, and coupled with the scorching heat, it is sparsely inhabited by demons.

Although the Demon Realm has a harsh environment, demons are naturally suited for cultivation, and most of them can become cultivators. However, due to limitations in talent and cultivation resources, the vast majority will stop at the lowest level.

The demon race has a large proportion of cultivators, resulting in a large number of powerful individuals. Coupled with their inherent warlike nature and deeply ingrained belief in the supremacy of the strong, the entire population becomes a soldier in times of war.

Two years ago, the Demon Emperor issued a conscription order to the entire Demon Realm, and countless powerful figures from the Demon Realm gathered to begin the war between immortals and demons.

Half a year ago, the Demon Emperor issued another conscription order, along with a public announcement that the Immortal-Demon Passage would be permanently opened, and this war would determine the victor in the Immortal Realm war.

Conquer the Immortal Realm, and reward those who have made contributions!
The entire demon realm was in an uproar.

The demon realm has a large population, with countless cultivators due to their racial talents. However, there are not many immortal realms suitable for demons with immortal strength or above to cultivate, resulting in extreme overcrowding.

The territory is only so big, and the resources produced are only so much. However, the cultivation resources needed by the massive number of cultivators far exceed the output, which intensifies the competition for cultivation resources. This is the biggest reason why the Demon Realm has formed a dog-eat-dog world where the strong are respected.

In such an environment, resource scarcity became the biggest problem in the Demon Realm. Until one day, planes overlapped, and demons discovered the Immortal Realm, thus beginning the conflict between immortals and demons.

The Immortal Realm is vast and boundless, rich in resources. Even a small sect can occupy a huge territory, with countless people and abundant resources under its rule. This is an unimaginable luxury in the Demon Realm.

Occupying the immortal realm, seizing territory, and plundering resources have become the only means for the demon race to escape their current predicament.

Every time the passage between immortals and demons opens, the demon realm will summon demon warriors to attack the immortal realm. Each time, the number of demon warriors is large and the momentum is overwhelming.

The Demon Emperor's ultimate goal was naturally to conquer the Immortal Realm. However, after several battles, the Demon Emperor knew that with the Immortal Realm's strong defenses, two years was not enough to defeat it. However, the Demon Emperor did not give up. Instead, his offensives became more and more intense, and more and more people died each time.

Although they couldn't conquer the Immortal Realm or occupy new territories, the war would consume a large number of powerful demons, indirectly alleviating the tense situation of resource competition.

After each great war between immortals and demons, the resource shortage in the demon realm will be greatly alleviated.

With the Immortal-Demon passage now permanently secured, the Demon Emperor finally saw hope of conquering new territory and launched an even larger-scale war without hesitation.

Even if we don't conquer the entire Immortal Realm, just conquering the Crimson Immortal Realm will greatly alleviate the shortage of cultivation resources for the entire Demon Race. Moreover, once we step into the Immortal Realm, even without attacking other Immortal Realms, we can explore new worlds through spatial traversal.

This time, the entire demon race was in high spirits, their desire to expand their territory reaching its peak.

Lin Chen inquired about the ruling class structure of the demon race under the Demon Emperor. The five major demon domains each have a Demon King, who obeys the Demon Emperor. Each Demon King has a number of Demon Generals, who in turn govern a number of Demon Generals. A Demon General is the actual controller of a region.

Vertical architecture!

Lin Chen understood immediately. Wasn't this similar to the three-tiered structure of the Myriad Gods Immortal Realm—the Domain Lord, Immortal King, and Immortal Monarch?
The man didn't know much about saints, but he mentioned a second saint besides the Demon Emperor.

Cheng Tuo!

"He was the Demon Emperor's most talented disciple, meticulously trained by the Demon Emperor, and eventually entered the Saint Realm. However, it is said that he encountered a demonic invasion when entering the realm and almost died. Later, with the help of the Demon Emperor, he survived and barely broke through the realm. Unfortunately, this calamity greatly diminished his strength, making him much weaker than the Demon Emperor..."

The Demon Emperor's disciple?
It's highly likely that he was the one who manipulated the formation to annihilate so many vanguard troops from the immortal realm!

(End of this chapter)