I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Yao Yao was overjoyed that things went so smoothly. As long as she obtained the Origin Divine Path, she didn't care whether she killed Shen Ming or not.

The key now is to convince Shen Ming that the Demon Court will not go back on its word.

Yao Yao didn't make any promises on the spot, saying that she needed to go out and discuss it with the other demon gods.

Afterwards, Yao Yao left the Daluo Palace and returned to the Devouring Heaven Tower.

The other demon gods immediately surrounded them, asking about the result.

"Just let him leave? No other demands?"

"There's a trap! Humans are all greedy by nature; they can't possibly be completely unwilling to give up anything."

“That’s right, unless he’s afraid of angering us and therefore makes concessions, but according to Cang Qing, he’s not someone who’s afraid of death.”

The fact that someone so fearless readily agreed to this question puzzled the demon race.

"They want to tamper with the original divine path and destroy all the divine realms of the demon race!" a demon god shouted excitedly.

It has to be said that the possibility is quite high.

Humans always seem to unleash extraordinary conviction when faced with dire circumstances.

“Let’s play along. No matter what he’s thinking, this is a good start. If he doesn’t want any benefits, we’ll give him some and let him know the joy of being alive,” said the Burning Heaven Demon God.

"Excellent! Break his will and conviction!"

"The four great heavenly realms are keeping their treasures hidden away, bringing out all their best stuff."

This is only the first step. The next step is to ensure that the divine teachings imparted by Shen Ming are without any problems.

"I'll go ask the Demon Emperor for instructions. You can decide what to send," said the Burning Heaven Demon God.

……

Shen Ming remained seated in the Great Luo Palace, his body radiating Daoist energy as he experienced the insights gained from breaking through two major realms and comprehended the Three Thousand Divine Runes.

Three thousand divine runes and three thousand great paths intertwine to create an unparalleled divine weapon.

However, his breakthrough was so rapid that he couldn't even name the three thousand Great Daos.

Since I'm idle anyway, I might as well make some progress.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, and someone came in from outside.

There were quite a few people, and beams of brilliant light descended, revealing figures within the radiance.

Three thousand beauties descended from the sky, their robes fluttering, their jade feet lightly touching the air, like goddesses descending to earth, their beauty breathtaking against the backdrop of the rosy clouds.

Clad in fiery red, white as snow, with flowing black hair and skin like jade, they each possessed a unique charm and elegance, some shy, some alluring, and some pure and innocent.

Like three thousand different styles, they came into Shen Ming's view.

Light gauze fluttered, a delicate fragrance filled the air, and pairs of beautiful eyes, full of affection, gazed at him, seemingly waiting for him to lower his gaze and look at them.

Three thousand beauties stood gracefully, like stars surrounding the bright moon.

"What's going on here?"

Shen Ming was puzzled. These were all human women. He wondered where the Demon Court had found them.

If it weren't for the Divine Eye of Origin, one would think they were under an illusion.

Yao Yao flew down and, upon her appearance, outshone all the other women.

"There are also human dynasties in the Demon Court, inhabited by hundreds of millions of humans. They have all entered the realm of gods and mastered a kind of divine path. Once you break through to the Heavenly God realm, you can cultivate with each of them to perfect your foundation," Yao Yao said.

"Wait a minute!"

Shen Ming looked completely bewildered. What was all this about?!

Three thousand beauties, cultivating the Great Dao together—is this his Great Luo Palace to be turned into a wine pool and meat forest, staging a paradise of bliss?

"Not only that, the Demon Court also collected all the Daoist relics of Baiyujing, including many immortal scriptures and divine classics. This is the Book of Time, which can cultivate the Great Dao of Time, and the Void Scripture, which can cultivate the Great Dao of Space. These are all great Daos above the Divine Dao."

After speaking, Yao Yao took out an ancient scroll and a painting.

These are the Book of Time and the Book of Emptiness, respectively.

The pages of the Book of Time are yellowed and the writing is mottled, as if it has endured millions of years of wind and frost.

However, when Shen Ming activated his Origin Heaven Divine Eye, he felt his scalp tingle, as if he were seeing a condensed river of time.

The Void Scripture is like an endlessly unfolding scroll, using chaos as paper and the Milky Way as ink, slowly unfurling in a dark void.

The light and shadow shift and change, sometimes appearing as an endless starry sky dotted with billions of stars, and sometimes as ancient realms, intertwined and scattered, like projections of countless worlds.

Faced with three thousand beauties, Shen Ming felt they were just average.

Seeing these two immortal scriptures was like seeing an unparalleled beauty; his eyes burned with fervor.

"Are the demon race so generous? I didn't hear any of these demands. Or are they trying to win me over with their sincerity?"

I have to say, this is very sincere and very tempting!

"The supreme code of law recorded by the human race can only be cultivated by your human race. It is useless to us. The Dao Lords of Tongtian Tower dream of taking a peek at it!"

"You can choose one to cultivate. Once you have completely taught us the Taiyin Divine Path, we will give you the other one," Yao Yao said.

Shen Ming understood; the demon race was afraid that he would tamper with the divine path.

He was annoyed; such things were despicable and he would never stoop to doing them.

“I can give you the original runes of the Divine Path without missing a single word, but you will need to comprehend them on your own,” Shen Ming said.

Upon hearing the details about Shinto, Yao Yao knew her plan had worked.

She held up the Book of Time and the Book of Void in one hand and asked Shen Mingxian which one to choose.

“The Book of Time,” Shen Ming said.

Things are valued for their rarity, and Shen Ming knew of more than one immortal scripture on the Great Dao of Space.

However, so far, I have only encountered one book on the cultivation method of the Great Dao of Time.

"Give."

Without any hesitation, Yao Yao handed over the ancient sheepskin scroll.

Shen Ming felt a surge of excitement, but he didn't completely trust the demon race, so he caught it from a distance.

"As for them, you can take them out," Shen Ming said.

For some reason, upon hearing these words, the expressions of all three thousand human women changed, and their eyes revealed helplessness and fear.

“If you don’t take them in, their fate won’t be good,” Yao Yao said.

"Huh? What do you say?"

Shen Ming was somewhat puzzled.

"Are you sure you want to hear this? If you don't know, you won't feel guilty about kicking them out. But if you do know, won't you be in a difficult position?" Yao Yao said.

"You have a deep understanding of the human race's psychology," Shen Ming remarked.

“That’s why I’m here to negotiate with you,” Yao Yao said.

After thinking for a while, Shen Ming decided to let the three thousand beauties stay behind and hear them explain the reasons in person.

Once we leave the Demon Court, we can set them free.

However, it's still uncertain whether they'll be able to leave in the end.

"How can you guarantee that I will be allowed to leave after this is over?"

Shen Ming asked about this point.

If you can't leave in the end, all of this will be for nothing.

"The Burning Heaven Demon God has already consulted the Demon Emperor, and the result will be forthcoming soon, and it will satisfy you."

Immediately afterwards, Yao Yao left, leaving Shen Ming and the three thousand beauties in the sky.

Shen Ming was overwhelmed by the sight of those big, watery eyes staring at him.

“Who among you will explain the situation to me?” he asked.

The three thousand beauties looked at each other, and then one of them stepped forward.