"This …"
Li Long was rendered speechless. He wanted to cry, but no tears came out. My fellow countryman is far too narrow-minded. It's not like this is the World of the Nine Provinces. How can there be a demon cavern that leads to the Demon domain? Moreover, I'm just a farmer, so how am I supposed to fight against those vicious demonfolk? I'll just be eaten alive. Isn't that like throwing a meat bun at a dog and never getting it back? It's also like a weasel pulling a chick and never getting it back, and it's even more like …
Just as he was feeling a myriad of emotions, Li Qingshan interrupted him. "Oh my, I couldn't tell normally, but you sure have quite a lot going on in your mind. You're full of proverbs."
Li Long could not care too much anymore. He grabbed Li Qingshan's sleeve. "Hero King, Qingshan, Erlang, I've never harmed you, so you can't treat me like this. I did fight you once, but I didn't win! Do you still remember when you killed your way into the Black Wind stronghold alone? I knelt before my master and begged him for a very long time before he sent reinforcements to help you! You should at least spare a thought for me. "
Back then, he was mainly afraid that Li Qingshan would be trapped in the Black Wind stronghold and the Crouching Ox village would come for revenge, but it was true. However, by the time he arrived in the end, the Black Wind stronghold had already been slaughtered by Li Qingshan. Even now, the sound of him sitting before the mountain of burning corpses was still extremely clear when he thought about it.
Li Qingshan could not help but laugh aloud. That was his proudest work, the battle that made him famous. It was even more satisfying than killing the Demon King afterwards.
"Kid, you sure know how to flatter me!"
Li Long rubbed his hands and smiled as honestly as an old farmer. "How can you call this flattery? I'm just speaking from the bottom of my heart."
Li Qingshan stopped smiling and straightened his face. "Don't worry. I'm not harming you by sending you to the Demon domain. I'm helping you."
"What do you mean?" Li Long asked in surprise. He had always understood Li Qingshan's personality. He was straightforward and would take his revenge if he could, but he would never resort to trickery.
Li Qingshan smiled. "You might not know this, but I've already become the master of the Demon Domain …"
He purposely came to find Li Long not just because he heard a few words of slander or to "reminisce".
At this time, the sun was setting in the west and the sky was red. On the field of harvest, the king was talking to the farmer.
As the saying goes, 'food is the most important thing to the people'. The people who came from various worlds would not have too much resentment as long as they had food to eat. As long as they could eat a full meal, they would be deeply grateful to him.
Demonfolk needed to eat too, not just regular demonfolk. In a higher world like the Demon domain, even Demon Kings and Demon Emperors could not stop eating and drinking. They could not rely on demon qi alone to survive.
The higher the level of the world, the greater the restrictions on cultivators. When Li Qingshan first arrived at the Human Realm, he felt hungry very quickly. It was the same logic.
Demon Kings and Demon Emperors did not have to worry about food at all, but regular demonfolk were not that lucky. Once they ran out of food, they could only kill one another and feast on humans. In such a harsh environment, even a regular world could not give birth to any kind people.
When the Elysium stole all the vitality of the Demon domain, it also severed the root of kindness among demonfolk. The Demon domain had invaded the trichiliocosm mainly for a single bite of food. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the barren demonic soil to sustain so many demonfolk.
As a result, after Li Qingshan, the "King of Demon Gods", unified the Demon domain, the first thing he did was not gather the twelve Demon Gods and plan some grand strategy against the Heavenly palace. Instead, he had to deal with the problem of regular demonfolk's food.
If he did not deal with this problem, all his strategies and tactics would be water without a source. And, without the support of a billion demonfolk, how were they supposed to fend off the gods and buddhas?
Li Qingshan squinted his eyes and gazed into the distant horizon. A smear of red light flickered through his eyes.
If he was right, before long, all the worlds controlled by the Demon domain would face a full-scale counterattack or even be completely destroyed. The Demon domain would lose most of their sources of food.
Afterwards, it would definitely lead to a great famine that would sweep through the entire Demon domain. The number of demonfolk who would die would probably be more than a hundred battles. The Demon domain would enter a prolonged period of chaos until its population shrank to the limit, perhaps a tenth, or perhaps a hundredth. All of the surviving demonfolk would become even more brutal and vicious. It would be even more impossible for them to recover their "humanity".
The curtains to war had already been drawn. The flames of war would ignite in countless worlds, shaking up every single star.
Compared to this, the grand history of war between the Human realm and the Demon domain in the past was nothing more than a small skirmish.
The only thing worth rejoicing over was that as the Demon domain rapidly approached the pure land, the Demon domain would constantly recover its vitality. It would no longer be a barren, desolate land. Only then would they be able to find a way to recover production and become self-sufficient, so that they could last through this prolonged and brutal war until the Elysium completely descended.
"That's why the Demon domain just happens to be in need of a talent like you!"
Li Qingshan's gaze was eager. Li Long's cultivation was only at the third heavenly tribulation. It was not even worth mentioning. He was only equivalent to a Demon King. Who knew how many Demon Kings the Demon domain had, and probably every single one of them was better at fighting than him. Just in the world of the five continents alone, who knew how many were more powerful than him.
However, his value could not be compared to any Demon King or cultivator. What mattered was the path he took.
As it turned out, the family of farmers, a small family that could only be regarded as the bottom of the Hundred Schools of Thought, turned out to be the foundation of everything. They sowed a hundred grains and had enough food and clothing. They repaired hunger and saved disasters. Farming and warfare were one. They could not fight without farming.
Food was the foundation of the people, the people were the foundation of the country, and the country was the foundation of the ruler.
The clan he belonged to was also called the "Shennong".
Li Long's heart was filled with shock. The person in front of him was actually a real god. That poor cowherd boy with only an old Oxen had already ruled the boundless Demon domain.
Li Qingshan heard his thoughts and sighed in his heart. He would rather not come to the boundless Demon domain to find that Oxen.
Li Long's expression changed. Whether it was the integration of the two sides of the Demon domain and the Pure Land, or the sudden arrival of the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, these pieces of information were more shocking than the previous one. Only with the ability of a Great Cultivator could he barely digest it.
He lowered his head and pondered for a long time. Suddenly, he raised his head and asked, "Is this an order? Or an oracle? "
Li Qingshan shook his head. Li Long was the most suitable candidate, but he was not the only one. Although the family of farmers was small, it was still quite widespread. Although their cultivation was not high, with the highest being only at the third heavenly tribulation, with him, the king of the Demon Gods, using the resources of the entire Demon domain to support them, how difficult would it be to become a Human Sovereign or even a Human Immortal?
Of course, the price was to be directly involved in the war. However, with the raging of the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, who could stay out of it?
Li Long had experienced the series of upheavals in the Nine States, so he naturally understood this. However, he did not agree immediately. He asked again, "Because we are from the same hometown?"
Li Qingshan smiled. "Because you are a 'genius'."
Li Long smiled bitterly. "Of course. I am the second hero of Crouching Ox Village."
Li Qingshan continued, "So you are young enough. You still haven't seen all living beings as ants. You still dare to grab my sleeve and call me 'Erlang'."
Li Long's heart trembled. The unreachable god in front of him still looked like a teenager, and he was about to break into the Black Wind Stronghold alone.
The setting sun withdrew its last ray of light. The sky darkened and became as blue as water. The crows and sparrows returned to their nests, and the children who ran and played in the fields also returned home. They had a good meal.
Li Long casually plucked an ear of wheat and crushed the husk. He placed the golden, plump grain in his mouth and chewed it carefully. He swallowed it slowly. His voice was deep and hoarse. "We were all mortals in the first place, right?"
Li Qingshan nodded. "Yes."
"When I was young, Crouching Ox Village was like the entire world. But later on, I felt that the world was just the Crouching Ox Villages. "
Li Qingshan's eyes flashed. He did not think someone as unremarkable as him could say something like that. He had not chosen the wrong person. He was the only one and irreplaceable.
"Qingshan, this time, let me help you!" Li Long cupped his hands and bowed.
"Thank you for your help." Li Qingshan also cupped his hands and bowed.
At this moment, the ruler and his subject bowed to each other. Under the ink-blue sky, they left behind two dark silhouettes.
The ruler had chosen him as the minister of finance and ordered him to make preparations for the trip to the Demon Domain. Before he left, he said, "In the vast world, you will achieve great things."
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