Qin Ye didn't say anything. 

He was gently drumming his fingers against the table as he fell into deep thought.

He wasn't sure whether the second King Yanluo was entirely correct, but there was definitely one thing that he was right about: he really wasn't holding Yin runes and Yin energy in very high regard.

In his mind, Yin energy was represented by Yama-Kings and forbidden arts, while Yin runes were embodied by arts. In his mind, technology was capable of doing everything those things could, so upon uniting the nation, his first reaction was to pursue technological advancement and replicate the model established in the mortal realm.

He couldn't exactly be blamed for this. In less than 20 years, he had united the entire nation and had set the Cathayan Underworld on the path to becoming the dominant global superpower, but prior to that, he had lived in the mortal realm for an extended period of time.

In the face of the unknown, one would naturally habitually gravitate toward what they were familiar with and knew best.

"You're very lucky," the second King Yanluo said as he poured himself a cup of wine. "This world really does need a new energy resource. For example, prior to the emergence of the new energy resource, if you wanted to release a message to the entire nation, then Yin energy would have to be used to conjure up screens across the nation, which is...