Chapter 2495: Change of Plans
Kelan rubbed his eyes in frustration for a moment before speaking, "Iâm glad you spoke with Senior Bai, but that doesnât change the situation. Do you even realize how much trouble youâre in right now?"
"I donât." Yuan calmly shook his head.
"Then listen carefully! Almost everyone within the faction blames you for what happened to our karma, so nearly everyone who isnât on Celestial Overlord Xuâs side is hunting you down right now!"
"Is that so?"
Despite being hunted by one of the most powerful factions in the Nine Heavens, Yuan showed neither surprise nor fear, appearing unnaturally nonchalant about the entire situation.
"I donât know if youâre just pretending not to care or if youâre genuinely that fearless, but your actions donât only affect youâthey also affect Celestial Overlord Xu and everyone who supports herâ"
"I am aware, and I will fix it as soon as possible."
"And how are you going to do that?"
"..."
Yuan remained silent, causing Kelan to frown.
A moment later, realizing that Yuan had no intention of explaining himself, Kelan released a helpless sigh.
"I am eternally grateful to you for giving me the Great Mammoth Body Refinement Technique, so I sincerely hope youâll be able to resolve this situation somehow. For now, Iâll just continue to trust you and see how things turn out."
Yuan nodded, "Thanks."
"Anyways, your friends are waiting for you at your old residence."
"..."
"What?" Kelan asked when Yuan stared at him in silence.
"Youâre not going to ask any questions about them?"
A grin suddenly appeared on Kelanâs face as he replied, "What kind of questions? Even if theyâre your new lovers, it is none of my business. That being said, do Meixiu and the others know about them?"
Yuan shook his head and sighed, "Theyâre not my lovers. I mean, arenât you going to question why I have demons following me around?"
"What did you just say?"
The grin on Kelanâs face immediately disappeared when he heard the word âdemonâ.
Yuan raised an eyebrow and questioned in a somewhat awkward voice, "You... didnât know? Did you not see their appearance?"
"I did! But they didnât look like demons to me! Arenât demons supposed to have red skin?!"
Kelan continued in disbelief, "That groupâs skin was as pale as a sheet of paper! Sure, I suspected they werenât human, but I never wouldâve thought they were demons!"
"Not all demons have red skin," Yuan explained. "Anyways, they are demons, but donât worryâtheyâre friendly."
"Demons? Friendly?" Kelan stared at him with a strange look on his face. "Thatâs quite the absurd thing to say, even coming from you."
"It may sound absurd now, but soon, youâll understand."
"This isnât a matter of understanding..." Kelan said with a worried expression. "Didnât you hear? The Divine Paragonâthe founder of the Demon Sealing Clan and a lunatic who devoted his life to hunting demonsâhas returned after being missing for millions of years. If he discovers that youâre working with demons, this definitely wonât end well for you..."
"Worst-case scenario, youâll be branded as a traitor to humanity."
Yuan burst out laughing, dumbfounding Kelan.
"The Divine Paragon wonât come after me," he said in a confident voice. "Once again, youâll understand it soon enough."
"We can continue chatting later. I need to speak with my friends now."
Without another word, Yuan flew away, leaving Kelan behind with a dazed look on his face.
"That crazy bastard..." Kelan sighed in a low voice.
Meanwhile, inside the residence Yuan had stayed at during his previous visit, Lev and the others had been waiting ever since leaving the Demonic Realm, guided by the Demon Annihilation Sword, which was capable of receiving Yuanâs instructions even from afar.
"Master."
The Demon Annihilation Sword greeted Yuan at the door.
Once inside, Lev and the others greeted him.
"About time. If you had been any slower, I wouldâve explored the world on my own," Angela remarked.
Yuan looked at her and replied, "Arenât you an immortal who has lived for hundreds of billions of years? Yet you canât sit still for a mere few days?"
"I canât help it! Iâve just gotten my freedom back after so long, after all!"
"I understand her feelings," Selena said, joining in on the conversation.
Yuan sighed and said, "Since you want to leave so badly, I will keep this short and get straight to the point."
"I want the three of you to fulfill your duty and eradicate every single Forsaken in this world. Until that task is complete, you are not allowed to wander around and fully enjoy this world."
Yuan smiled faintly and added, "So the faster you finish, the sooner youâll be free to explore this world at your own pace."
"Itâs only a matter of cleaning up some trash. Weâll be done in no time," Helena said confidently.
"How long do you think itâll take?" Yuan asked.
Selena answered, "Over the past few days, Iâve searched for the Forsakenâs presence throughout this world and detected a total of around two hundred thousand, with seventy thousand, five hundred and twenty-one within this realm alone, most of them concentrated in the same region."
She paused briefly before continuing, "If we take this seriously, I estimate it will take roughly two weeksâthree at mostâto eradicate them completely."
"That fast?" Yuan stared at her with a stunned expression.
Angela shrugged and said, "Since this world is divided into nine separate realms and traveling between them takes time, most of that time will be spent on that alone. Otherwise, wiping them out would only take us a single day."
"Quite frankly, I expected it would take at least a few years. However, if itâll only take a month at most, Iâll have to push my schedule up a bit, perhaps even change it entirely."
After pondering for a moment, Yuan asked, "Are you capable of controlling the Forsaken?"
"We are."
They nodded.
A profound smile tugged at Yuanâs lips upon hearing this, and he quickly said, "Change of plans. Rather than killing all of them, I want you to round them up for me."