The Ice Demon Empress smiled gracefully, but did not state her conditions immediately. Instead, she invited Lin Xuan and Nie Pianer to have a feast.
Lin Xuan and Nie Pianer ate and drank with the Ice Demon Empress as company. They chatted and laughed, and occasionally exchanged glances with the most beautiful princess of the Ice Demon Clan. Time passed by very easily and happily.
Two hours later, Nie Pianer bid farewell to everyone and returned to the residence that was arranged for her. She could not wait to study the dragon tendons.
Lin Xuan did not leave, because he knew that there were still important matters to discuss.
The Ice Demon Empress ordered the banquet to be cleared and replaced with a pot of spiritual tea. She ordered Princess Li Ya to personally pour the tea for Lin Xuan. Then, she deliberated over her words and said, "Lin Xuan, do you know anything about the history of the Ice Demon Clan?"
Lin Xuan took a sip of the spiritual tea and nodded slightly. He said, "I've heard a little, but it's not very detailed. I heard that the Ice Demon Clan was originally a powerful clan that was independent of the Demon Clan during the Middle Ages. They once almost caused the extinction of the human race with the power of their clan alone. Because of this, they angered the Human Emperor, who forced them to move into this Demon Domain and set up a curse, which shackled the Ice Demon Clan for tens of thousands of years."
The Ice Demon Empress looked at Lin Xuan with sparkling eyes. She quietly listened to Lin Xuan talk about what he knew. She nodded slightly from time to time, and frowned occasionally.
After Lin Xuan finished, she lowered her head and fell silent for a while. Then, she spoke again, "Lin Xuan, what you know is roughly correct. However, there's a big misunderstanding. The Ice Demon Clan was never strong enough to threaten the survival of the human race.
During the Middle Ages, even when the Ice Demon Clan was at its strongest, only seven false gods were born. They were insignificant in the war between the various clans.
However, the Ice Demon Clan did something that almost caused the extinction of the human race. It even almost caused the fall of this domain.
At that time, a Demon God of our Ice Demon Clan accidentally communicated with the dark world outside the realm while cultivating in the underground ice river. As a result, our heaven was locked onto by powerful dark creatures.
Ever since then, countless dark races invaded and plunged this part of the world into misery and suffering. Countless races were exterminated by the dark races, and the lives of the human race were hanging by a thread. This period was known as the Middle Dark Ages.
Later on, the Dragons clan joined forces with the Demon Race and the Monster Race and gradually repelled the Dark Race.
However, these three races had also suffered great losses in the war. Countless Immortal level experts had fallen, so they were no longer able to rule over this region.
The three clans fought against each other, but they allowed the human race to rise. Later, the Human Sovereign was born and led the human race to become the master of this Heaven Realm. "
Lin Xuan couldn't help being a bit shocked. He had learned a bit about these ancient secrets from ancient texts. However, there were too many versions, and he was unable to distinguish whether they were true or false. As for the version the Ice Demon Empress was speaking of, this was the first time he had heard of it.
According to the Ice Demon Empress, the human race had done almost nothing in the war against the dark races. In the end, they had only taken advantage of the situation when the three clans were weak.
However, it didn't matter. After all, hundreds of thousands of years had passed, and he didn't care about the truth. What he cared about was how to build a good relationship with the Ice Demon Clan and then ask for the Earth Hawk Rat Emperor.
He pretended to be enlightened and nodded. "I see. Although the calamity during the Middle Ages had a lot to do with your Ice Demon Clan, in the end, your Ice Demon Clan's ancestors had made an unintentional mistake. In the end, your Ice Demon Clan was oppressed and ended up in such a situation. It's really pitiful."
The Ice Demon Empress's beautiful eyes suddenly brightened, and the way she looked at Lin Xuan became even friendlier.
Six hundred years ago, she had said the same thing to a young man from the Ji Family called Ji Yuanxiu. However, his attitude and reaction were completely different. He actually threw away the Calamity Avoidance Stone and left in a huff.
Until today, the Ice Demon Empress still clearly remembered the arrogance on his face and the disdain in his eyes. It made her feel very helpless. This was also the Ji Family's attitude towards the Ice Demon Clan since ancient times.
However, this Lin Xuan in front of her was very different. This Lin Xuan wasn't a member of the Ji Family, and he didn't have any hostility towards the Ice Demon Clan. This made the Ice Demon Empress see more hope, and it seemed like he was more worth betting on.
Li Ya Guan, who had been unable to join in the conversation, couldn't help but nod excitedly at this moment. "Yes, yes! Lin Xuan, you're right! Although our Ice Demon Clan's Demon God ancestor made a mistake, it was an unintentional mistake. Moreover, because the Demon God ancestor's seclusion place was at the weakest point of the spatial barrier between the Dark World and us, the Ice Demon Clan, was the first to be attacked by the Dark World. In just half a day, 90% of our Ice Demon Clan had died, and only a small number of our clan members had escaped.
However, we didn't expect that in the following hundreds of thousands of years, our Ice Demon Clan would suffer even more hardships, and fall from being the descendants of the Ice God to being one of the countless Demon Clans … "
As she spoke, she seemed to realize that she had said something wrong, and hurriedly shut her mouth. However, she nervously looked at the Ice Demon Empress.
Lin Xuan couldn't help but be startled. "Descendants of the Ice God? Your Ice Demon Clan is the descendant of the Ice God? You came from the Frigid Desire Heavens of the Immemorial 33 Heavens? "
The Ice Demon Empress frowned and glared at Li Ya Guan with displeasure. Facing Lin Xuan's question, she had no choice but to explain. "That's right. Our Ice Demon Clan was originally not called the Ice Demon Clan, but the Ice Spirit Clan. We came from the Frigid Desire Heavens of the Immemorial Era, and we believed in the Ice God.
However, the Frigid Desire Heavens has long since been destroyed, and the Ice God also died with it. Our Ice Demon Clan no longer has anything to do with the Frigid Desire Heavens. "
Lin Xuan nodded, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
He didn't know when it started, but he became especially vigilant towards people or clans that had a background in the Immemorial 33 Heavens.
This was because he vaguely realized that the order of the primordial heavens was different from the order of the present world. The difference in order also represented different benefits.
For example, the reason why the Chaos Heavens developed the nine Chaos palaces was to devour the laws of the various heavens, restoring the primordial Chaos. This clearly went against the wishes of humans to survive.
As for the Illusion Fiend Heaven, Purple Fate Heaven, Magnificent Heaven, etc., they weren't much different.
If the Ice Demon Clan really had a background in the Frigid Desire Heavens of the Immemorial Era, he would probably need to be more careful when cooperating with the Ice Demon Clan.
If he were to be dragged into this, he would probably be cut off from the Human Emperor's Sword.
The Ice Demon Empress didn't continue beating around the bush. She raised her conditions. "Lin Xuan, our conditions aren't too difficult for you. As long as you have the chance to wield the Human Emperor's Sword in the future and grow to become the Human Emperor, we hope that you can help our Ice Demon Clan leave the Demon domain.
After all, in the Demon domain, our Ice Demon Clan is subjected to too many shackles. The laws of the Human Emperor are too cruel to our Ice Demon Clan.
You might not know this, but every clansman of our Ice Demon Clan will be tortured to death before reaching the end of their lifespans. There is no exception.
Our Ice Demon Clan has already suffered enough punishment. I really do not wish to see our descendants continue suffering. "
Lin Xuan did not immediately agree. His eyes shimmered as he fell into deep thought.
However, he had some misgivings in his heart.
The Ice Demon Empress, Li, and Gu An stared intently at Lin Xuan. Although their expressions appeared calm, they couldn't help but reveal a nervous look in their eyes.
At that moment, not only were the Ice Demon Empress and Li Ya Gu An waiting for Lin Xuan's reply, there was also the High Priest and the upper echelons of the Ice Demon Clan outside the garden.
Every time the Human Emperor mystic realm opened, it was an opportunity for the Ice Demon Clan.
And this time, it was different from the past.
This was because according to the High Priest's calculations, this was the last chance for the Ice Demon Clan. If they missed it, the Ice Demon Clan would gradually be wiped out in three centuries.
At the same time, the three gatekeepers of the Human Emperor mystic realm were also watching this scene.
In a palace somewhere in outer space, the Purple Emperor, the White Emperor, and the Black Emperor looked down at Lin Xuan, who was in the imperial garden of the Ice Demon Secret Realm, through the endless void. They seemed to want to see what decision he would make.
The three of them had different expressions. The Purple Emperor and the White Emperor looked calm and unhurried.
The Black Emperor, on the other hand, was smiling coldly. There was a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.
He sneered and said, "Hmph, this brat has long been bewitched by beauty. He has been blinded by the Calamity Stone. He will definitely agree to the Ice Demon Clan's conditions.
I've said it before. Those who are not from the Ji Family will definitely not be able to pass this stage. Only the descendants of the Human Emperor will truly care about the interests of the Human Clan. "
The White Emperor smiled calmly and said, "It's too early to make a conclusion. Who knows, this brat might bring us some surprises."
In fact, no one knew that in the second stage of the Demon Realm, the Slaying of the Ten Demon Clans was only one part of the test. The Ice Demon Clan was another part of the test.
As for what the test was, perhaps only the person in charge of the Human Emperor mystic realm would know.
Under the gaze of many pairs of eyes, Lin Xuan weighed in his heart for a full three minutes. When everyone could not wait any longer, he nodded calmly and said, "I can agree to your conditions."
Whoosh —
The Ice Demon Empress, Li Ya, and Gu An could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. They could not hide the joy in their beautiful eyes.
In outer space, the White Emperor and the Purple Emperor could not help but look disappointed. They shook their heads at the same time.
As for the Black Emperor, he was laughing happily. He no longer needed to do anything to eliminate Lin Xuan. This was because Lin Xuan had already been eliminated.
The Ice Demon Empress said, "Lin Xuan, although we believe in your character, this is still a serious matter. It's best if we make an oath …"
"Wait!"
Lin Xuan raised his hand to stop the Ice Demon Empress.
"Huh? Are you going back on your word? "The Ice Demon Empress's eyes turned cold.
Li Ya and Gu An also said anxiously, "Lin Xuan, how can you do this? You've just agreed, and now you're going back on your word … "
"Hehe, when did I say that I'm going back on my word?"
Lin Xuan smiled playfully and winked at Princess Li Ya.
"Huh? Are you going back on your word? That's great. Oh, you can continue. "Li Ya and Gu An blushed as they said shyly.
Lin Xuan gradually stopped smiling. He looked at the Ice Demon Empress seriously and said, "Your majesty, if there comes a day when I really do possess the power to control the fate of the Ice Demon clan, I can help your clan break free from the realm of demons and break free from the shackles of the Human Emperor's Laws.
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