In the eyes of this demon saint, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Western religion were all insignificant, not worth his attention.
Instead, the Sect Leader Tongtian and the Jie Sect were his ideal targets for collusion.
Thus.
Before the new Six-Eared Macaque could revert to his previous state of resigned fate before joining the demon race.
The demon saint finally released a sliver of his aura.
Just a tiny bit.
It made the new Six-Eared Macaque's expression change drastically on the spot!
"Lord Demon Saint, you were still ordinary before… cough cough, I didn't expect that in such a short time, you would have achieved Great Perfection of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal?"
"Such powerful aura."
"Such terrifying pressure, with this cultivation, it's no less than that of Tathagata or Zhenyuanzi."
The new Six-Eared Macaque's flattery did not please the demon saint; on the contrary, it earned his disdain!
"What nonsense Tathagata, Zhenyuanzi? You kid, you think too little of me?"
"Look carefully, I haven't just achieved Great Perfection of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, I have clearly achieved Early Stage Quasi-Saint, having already severed one of my good corpses."
"If you don't believe me, attack me with all your might, and I will surely broaden your horizons!"
Saying that, the demon saint actually snorted coldly and summoned forth a good corpse at the High-Stage of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, immediately shocking the new Six-Eared Macaque.
Seeing this situation.
The new Six-Eared Macaque no longer dared to be presumptuous towards this incredibly powerful Lord Demon Saint. He resorted to all sorts of fawning, obsequious behavior, and kowtowing to beg for forgiveness, until he had appeased the demon saint.
"Don't be nervous. If you continue to cultivate demon race techniques in the future, you will certainly be able to break through to Quasi-Saint and sever your corpses as well."
"Since we're at this point, I'll also give you a brief explanation of common knowledge regarding Quasi-Saints."
The demon saint enjoyed the new Six-Eared Macaque's flattery and, in his good mood, proceeded to explain.
It turned out that while the demon saint was driving the new Six-Eared Macaque to do his bidding, he had not neglected his own cultivation. He had progressed at an astonishing rate, truly achieving Early Stage Quasi-Saint.
From then on, within the Three Realms of the Great Desolation, there were no longer eight Quasi-Saints, but nine!
Although the demon saint was currently only at Early Stage Quasi-Saint, it was already enough to make the new Six-Eared Macaque utterly subservient.
Early Stage Quasi-Saint was also known as a One-Corpse Quasi-Saint.
It was a classification based on the number of corpses severed by different Quasi-Saint experts, and the quantity of these special avatars.
Within the current Three Realms of the Great Desolation, besides him, the other eight Quasi-Saints were also distinguished by this standard.
For example, the Lord of the Lesser Vehicle Buddhist sect, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Buddhas on Spirit Mountain, Tathagata Buddha, was currently at High-Stage Quasi-Saint.
This was because he had severed two corpses.
The good corpse was Duobao Tathagata, who had always been reclusive.
As for the evil corpse, it was formed after the Investiture of the Gods calamity when he had stolen the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation diagram from the Sect Leader Tongtian, and combined it with his own wrathful thoughts to become the Five Great Ming Kings!
Among Quasi-Saints, his strength was considered top-tier, not to mention that his true form possessed over a thousand innate spiritual treasures, making him the foremost figure below a Saint.
Indeed, there was no falsehood in this!
Others who followed a similar path among the eight Quasi-Saints included Zhenyuanzi, the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, and Patriarch Kunpeng of the Northern Sea.
The former, with the Ginseng Fruit Tree and the Book of Earth as his obsessions, had only successfully severed the good corpse of the Book of Earth, but he was still quite formidable.
He was a great expert at Mid-Stage Quasi-Saint.
As for the latter, he was even more powerful than Zhenyuanzi. During the Witch-Demon calamity, he had stolen the treasures River Chart and Luo Shu from the Demon Emperor Jun, which led to the great defeat of the demon race.
After several calamities of cultivation, he had now severed both the River Chart and Luo Shu as good and evil corpses, surpassing others and firmly establishing himself as a Mid-Stage Quasi-Saint expert!
Of course, some individuals, due to their unique cultivation methods, were unable to sever corpses but had achieved Quasi-Saint cultivation by proving the Dao through sheer strength.
For example, the most typical were the Jade Emperor, the Lord of the Three Realms of the Heavenly Court, and Patriarch Ming He, the founder of the Asura sect.
The Jade Emperor, outwardly weak but strong behind the scenes, used the Haotian Mirror as his Natal Spiritual Treasure, and relied on the boundless Heavenly Court's destiny as the Lord of the Three Realms as his anchor.
Although he had not severed corpses, he was the strongest on the path of proving the Dao through sheer strength.
He was currently at a level comparable to Tathagata Buddha, High-Stage Quasi-Saint!
As for Patriarch Ming He, despite his humble origins, being formed from a stream of urine after Pangu created the heavens and earth before his death, he was extremely adept at using Pangu's damaged blood to enhance himself.
After years of arduous cultivation.
Coupled with the Twelve-Grade Karma Red Lotus that accompanied his birth, and two supreme innate spiritual treasures, Yuan Tu and A Bi, he had discovered a unique path.
He had achieved Mid-Stage Quasi-Saint!
Similar examples to these two included Patriarch Huang Quan, Patriarch You Ming, and Lu Ya Daoist, who nominally joined the Great Vehicle Buddhist sect of the Western religion and changed his name to Chan Master Wuchao!
"So, this is what Quasi-Saints are. I just wonder, Lord Demon Saint, as a direct descendant of my demon race, why didn't you follow the path of my junior brothers Ming He and Huang Quan..."
After hearing the demon saint's explanation, the new Six-Eared Macaque couldn't help but ask with curiosity.
This time, the demon saint did not blame him for his garrulousness but felt a sense of pride as if a disciple were humbly seeking guidance.
He then smiled faintly.
"Foolish disciple, how could you know that proving the Dao through sheer strength is a hundred times more difficult than achieving the Dao through three corpses? Furthermore, I, your Demon Saint, am in a special situation."
"The opportunity for me to prove the Dao through sheer strength is extremely slim."
"On the other hand, although achieving the Dao through three corpses is difficult to break through as quickly as Tathagata and the others due to a lack of spiritual treasures, thanks to my connection with Ancestor Mo Rahu, I have plenty of time to slowly make up for it."
"You are still young and ignorant, so I don't blame you. When the time comes, if you follow my instructions and orchestrate a Journey to the West calamity in the mortal world, subverting the arrangements of Ancestor Hongjun, you will naturally understand."
As he spoke, a hint of unspeakable sadness and melancholy flickered in the demon saint's eyes, leaving the new Six-Eared Macaque bewildered, completely unable to comprehend his thoughts.
Finally.
Under the demon saint's arrangement, the new Six-Eared Macaque abandoned his attempts to sow discord among Yuanshi Tianzun, Empress Nuwa, the Western religion, and Spirit Mountain, and instead turned to seek out the Sect Leader Tongtian of the Jie Sect!
"Foolish Six-Eared, do not underestimate Tongtian, nor do you think he is powerless just because he is alone."
"His resentment towards the Heavenly Dao and Ancestor Hongjun is no less than ours."
"Perhaps he is even more eager for cooperation than you or I!"
With the demon saint's words, although the new Six-Eared Macaque still didn't fully understand, he immediately set out, transforming into a shadow that even the Heavenly Dao could not precisely monitor.
After several days and nights.
He entered the Biyou Palace on Jin'ao Island and met the legendary Sect Leader Tongtian. Indeed, as the demon saint had said, the latter welcomed him and was even willing to do more astonishing things for their cooperation!
...
"Demon race plus Jie Sect, is there potential?"
"Of course, there is."
"New Six-Eared, Six-Eared, it's all you, isn't it? Don't be polite, we have plenty of time."
"In fact, I can tell you, before you, Sun Wukong has already sought an alliance with me!"
...
While the new Six-Eared Macaque was busy instigating things elsewhere.
Sun Kong's side finally received some good news!