Chapter Fifty-One: The So-Called Plan

  Di Jun burst out laughing: "Taiyi, you're being too cautious. That Nüwa is just a female rogue, I had to use the greater good of the demon clan to win her over and get her help, but she's devoted to the Tao and wouldn't do things like fight for power or profit. Once this is all over, she'll definitely retreat from the world. I'm not only inviting Nüwa, I also plan on inviting Kunpeng and other demons, I must gather all of my demon clan together in order to complete this great task. As for Xiong Daoren, don't worry about him either, with Nüwa helping the demon clan, even if he won't help us, he shouldn't cause any trouble. And besides, once you and I have gathered most of the demons and ascended to the throne of heaven, our cultivation will definitely increase greatly, at that time, who would dare to come after us?"

  Zhuang Xiong finally felt at ease and thought to himself: "Fortunately, Emperor Jun's eyes are bright and he is on the right path."

  Taiyi also seemed to react at this time, saying: "Is the Taoist priest of Taiyang Palace okay? I don't know if what he said is true or false, isn't he afraid that he will spread the news? What about the Qilin tribe?"

  Di Jun smiled and said, "You're worried about the Qilin tribe because you don't know that some positions not only limit one's achievements but also restrict their location. For example, the Four Sacred Beasts are guarding the four extremes and can only leave for a year after a thousand years. The Qilin tribe is also restricted, and at this time, they can only be in this Heavenly Court. My brother and I have already taken control of this place, so why worry about them? As for that Daoist, you don't know who he is or what I promised him. If you knew, you wouldn't worry about him leaking secrets."

  Zhuang Xiong finally heard Emperor Jun mention that lucky True Spirit of the Chaotic Demon again, and he hurriedly listened carefully.

  Di Jun said: "That person is the essence of Lihuo in the midst of chaos, named Luocha."

  Zhuang Xiong was stunned, he had also suspected that it was Lu Ya because of Lu Ya's sentence "first there is Hong Jun and then there is heaven", Lu Ya said that the master was still in front, but isn't it said that Lu Ya is not the tenth son of Jin Wu? It should be Emperor Jun's son.

  At this time, Emperor Jun said again: "That Lu Ya was originally the essence of Li Huo, who survived the catastrophe of opening up the sky and participated in the war of three tribes. He is a cunning person with some skills to escape, likes to take advantage of chaos to gain benefits, and would rather we go to seize this position, so he can muddy the waters. What he said is naturally not false. Moreover, his words are also very likely after careful consideration, it's worth trying."

  Zhuang Xiong coldly snorted in his heart: "You think it's okay to take a gamble, but do you know how many lives will be ruined by this move?"

  Taiyi heard Emperor Jun's words and couldn't help but worry, saying: "That Lu Ya is a treacherous person, at this time he should be carefully considered before making a decision. It's not possible to fully trust him, do you want me to monitor him? Or simply lock him up in the Eastern Emperor Bell?"

  "Ha! Don't worry, I've already thought this through. At this point, he's just barely awake and can't do anything yet. Once he recovers a bit more, I'll keep my promise to him and grant him the essence of blood to help him reforge his physical body. By then, I reckon I'll have some descendants too, or maybe even let him take refuge among them. At that point, he'll be part of the Golden Crow clan, and even a descendant of mine, Emperor Jun. But he won't have a choice - he'll be dragged into our camp. I've already made my move in the True Sun Fire, slowly taking control of his true spirit. When he's reborn, I'll obscure his true spirit, and by the time he wakes up, it will be too late."

  Zhuang Xiong was truly stunned this time, who would have thought that Emperor Jun had such a plan? Was he willing to sacrifice his own descendants to control Lu Ya? Regardless of what Lu Ya thought, pulling him into his own camp wasn't something to be feared, whether it was leaking information or spreading false rumors. But was it worth it?

  Taiyi was also visibly shocked, staring at Emperor Jun with a dumbfounded expression, unable to speak for a long time.

  Di Jun looked at Tai Yi and sighed, "Tai Yi, don't think about these things, you don't understand. Those who achieve great things do not get bogged down in details. Just leave everything to me."

  Zhuang Xiong also looked at Emperor Jun with a different gaze, this Emperor Jun was a man who could accomplish great things, with a thick face and a black heart, ruthless enough. It is said that since ancient times, emperors who opened up the country had to be like this, no wonder he only relied on his two brothers to fight against the twelve ancestor witches, it was clearly a struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han.

  Taiyi fell silent after hearing Emperor Jun's words. Emperor Jun simply looked at him, shook his head and sighed, without saying anything else. The scene fell silent for a moment.

  Zhuang Xiong felt that he had already known most of the information he needed to know, and waiting any longer wouldn't bring much more gain. He couldn't help but smile lightly, and slowly backed away, casually strolling around in the Heavenly Palace, while his mind was pondering some questions he had never thought about before.

  In the heavenly court, there are thirty-six heavenly palaces and seventy-two treasure halls, as well as countless rooms of various sizes. The grandeur is impressive, and one can't help but think and wander around, visiting each place. In a corner that didn't catch the eye at first, I saw the declining Qilin tribe. At this time, there were less than a hundred Qilins left. Indeed, they had cow-like tails and horse-like hooves, unlike the purple jade ones. It can be seen that the purple jade is very cunning, having deceived me from the moment we met. When I return, I must deal with him properly.

  Zhuang Xiong walked quickly and continued on to the future Peaches Garden, but didn't see any peaches and didn't pay attention, passing directly by, heading towards Yaochi.

  Jade Pool Fairyland is indeed extraordinary, with a dense spiritual energy that has condensed and scattered everywhere, hazy like smoke, shrouded in clouds and mist. Among them are countless rare flowers and exotic grasses, especially the lotus flowers in the pool, which are most favored by Zhuang Xiong. However, Zhuang Xiong still feels that Jade Pool is beautiful but somewhat feminine, and he can't help but feel a bit awkward.

  The heavenly court has been toured, and Zhuang Xiong's problem has also been thought through. However, having come once, it's necessary to leave a keepsake, isn't it? After thinking for a moment, Zhuang Xiong had another wicked idea - he carved several characters on the beds in several large rooms, leaving his mark even at the edges and bottom of the Jade Pool, only then nodding his head in satisfaction.

  Having thought it through, Zhuang Xiong decided to go find Hong Jun and have a good chat with him. He casually opened up a spatial rift and stepped inside, the opening closing instantly behind him. However, Zhuang Xiong had already arrived in the midst of chaos, precisely where the Spatial Divine Ability was located. At this point, Zhuang Xiong had reached the peak of the quasi-saint late stage, and such minor techniques were child's play to him.

  Hong Jun seemed to have expected Zhuang Xiong's return, and he used the image of that young man, sitting at the entrance of the Purple Palace without any care, but did not see Huang Tian and Yao Chi.

  As soon as he saw Zhuang Xiong, Hong Jun came over with a smirk on his face and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet, you've finally sorted out that messy stuff of yours."

  Zhuang Xiong also sat down beside Hong Jun with a big smile, saying: "Don't mention those things, last time you made up such a good lie, deceiving me into a daze, don't I deserve some compensation?"

  Hong Jun was taken aback, and with a bitter smile, he shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not entirely a scam, just that things weren't made clear. However, you directly asking for compensation is quite strange, isn't it? You don't even ask what the situation is?"

  Zhuang Xiong glanced at Hong Jun and said, "You want to say it, I'll listen. If you don't say it, I won't be able to do anything about it anyway? Besides, knowing or not knowing doesn't make much sense. Anyway, I roughly know what you're going to do. What's the point of asking why you're doing it? It's more practical to just get straight to the benefits."

  Hong Jun's face turned red with rage, and he shouted: "Don't forget that I am now a saint, my cultivation is higher than yours by who knows how many miles. With just one little finger, I can crush you to death. How dare you speak to me like this?"

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Am I a fool?"

  Hong Jun stared at Zhuang Xiong with a definite gaze, as if saying "it's you".

  Zhuang Xiong's anger flared up, and he shouted: "You clearly know it's not like that! In the past, it was because of the entanglement of good and evil thoughts that often affected my normal thinking. I didn't know the root cause, and I could only control it by force. Why don't you just teach me the Corpse Severing Technique now? My heart will be completely at ease then, and it's as if you're compensating me for it. Anyway, you'll have to teach me sooner or later, so it's actually more beneficial for you."

  Even Hong Jun couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "I have my own destiny, how can I make an exception for you?"

  Zhuang Xiong involuntarily covered his forehead in pain and shouted: "Stop using your heavenly numbers to deceive people, it's giving me a headache!"

  "Alright, let's just say I'm a nice old man and won't stoop to your level. I did hide some things from you in the past, but back then you were such an airhead, how could I possibly tell you the truth?"

  Zhuang Xiong sneered: "Come on, stop using the heavenly way to talk about things, actually most of the time it's you who messes things up."

  "Hong Jun said angrily: 'You little brat, listen to me carefully! Do you really think I won't kill anyone? During the Three Clans Great War, I, Hong Jun, was also a notorious killing star. Do you really think that now that I've become a saint, I won't kill anyone anymore?'"

  Zhuang Xiong shouted unwillingly: "Then you deceived me once, and stopped me from killing Emperor Jun Taiyi. It made my heart uncomfortable, my mind couldn't be clear, directly affecting my cultivation, and related to my future achievements. Do you think it's just going to end like this? Don't use the Heavenly Way to deceive me, I know this is all your own doing."

  Hong Jun's face turned black with rage, and he shouted: "What's wrong with me using my superior cultivation to bully you? The Honghuang is already a place where the strong prey on the weak. I'm giving you a huge amount of face by speaking nicely to you, and you dare to refuse when I order you to do something? Or should I tell you next time that I want you to go kill Nüwa, and if you don't obey, I'll kill you myself?"

  Zhuang Xiong suddenly felt a chill, thinking of Pangu's negotiation, and couldn't help but sigh: "If the beam is not straight, the house will be crooked", violent negotiations have been going on for a long time, all left by Pangu. It seems that wanting a harmonious Hongyuan is still a long way off.

  Hong Jun saw that Zhuang Xiong had become more honest, so he began to talk about some heavenly principles and his plans with him. However, Zhuang Xiong estimated that Hong Jun was still hiding a lot, this old fox would not really reveal the bottom line to anyone.

  As for Hong Jun's words, Zhuang Xiong didn't listen to much of it, but only felt that he needed to pay attention to himself and automatically translated it in his own way. Roughly speaking, Emperor Jun and Tai Yi are secretly organizing an illegal cult, which may develop into a terrorist organization with criminal motives at any time. However, the two are still law-abiding citizens for now. If Zhuang Xiong strikes first, then he will be the one who has committed murder. Moreover, even if Emperor Jun and Tai Yi are killed, the cause of the war between the three clans will still exist. The existence is not feared, but with the addition of the witch and demon tribes' strength being enough to stir up chaos in the vast wilderness, it's terrifying. Killing Emperor Jun and Tai Yi would only be treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Therefore, Hong Jun designed a plan: first, lure the snake out of its hole; second, sit back and watch the tiger fight; third, have a reason to take action; and finally, in the tenth move, ambush all potential threats and wipe them out at once.

  Zhuang Xiong roughly understood that Hong Jun had already sensed something was amiss after the end of the Three Clans War, so he had been secretly planning all along. Emperor Jun and Tai Yi were extremely important pawns in his plan, and Zhuang Xiong was not allowed to disrupt his entire plan, which is why Hong Jun stopped Zhuang Xiong from killing the two.

  Zhuang Xiong was helpless, and after translating it, I understood and couldn't help but sigh that the theory of crime is the same in ancient and modern times. However, Hong Jun's plan didn't involve anything about humans, it seems he didn't know much about the night, it can be seen that the heavenly way doesn't have many fixed numbers for the future, and the demon tribe killing humans was an unexpected event within the plan, I should also pay attention to myself, and when the time comes, take humans a little further away from the battlefield.

  Zhuang Xiong himself analyzed it in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Hong Jun with a strange gaze, saying: "You must have cheated back then! What's with knowing me three thousand years ago, and talking about some 'auspicious number' and 'fixed number', scaring my little heart into thumping wildly? Don't you feel guilty, shouldn't you give me some compensation?"

  "Hong Jun sneered, 'Back then, I wasn't intentionally trying to scare you. You yourself were emitting a bunch of inexplicable information. I was originally just worried that you would corrupt the Three Purities. Who knew that after you said that, I started calculating and guessing, and came up with that lie? Actually, what I said didn't amount to much. The important thing is that you scared yourself, misinterpreted the situation. Why should I feel guilty about it?'"

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but be speechless, he had always thought that the Heavenly Way was all-knowing and that Hong Jun was all-powerful. Who knew it was just himself scaring himself? However, Zhuang Xiong wasn't someone who would easily suffer losses. He called out: "Then isn't deceiving people wrong too? And, for me to cooperate with your plan, shouldn't I get some benefits? Not being able to kill Di Jun Tai Yi, my mind is unclear and the loss is great."

  "Hong Jun sneered, 'Don't waste my time with this nonsense. I've deceived you, what can you do about it? I've blocked your way, my fists are bigger than yours, what can you do to me? I thought that after clearing up the Three Flowers' chaos, you would have changed a bit, but now your character is still not great.'"

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but say, "I'm telling you, facing the richest man in the world, if I don't dig up something, I'll be letting you down, and even more so, my own conscience."

  Zhuang Xiong sneered: "You say you have so many good treasures hidden away and don't use them, isn't this a waste? Are you really a miser?"

  "Hong Jun said angrily: 'Don't even think about it. You little brat, don't always think you've been taken advantage of, there are definitely more things you haven't told me.'"

  Zhuang Xiong stared at Hong Jun with a "you're just a miser" gaze, causing Hong Jun to frown and say: "Didn't I give you many spiritual treasures last time? I'm sure you can't even use them all up, what more do you want?"

  Zhuang Xiong hurriedly smiled and said: "I just need the Five Elements Flag."

  Hong Jun didn't frown and said: "What do you want the Five Elements Flag for? It shouldn't be of great use to you, right?"