Chapter 14: Visiting Emperor Jun in Heaven, Emperor Jun Reunites with the Demons

  But the first great war between witches and demons did not bring satisfactory results for both sides. The witch tribe won, but it was a hollow victory, as they lost more than they gained. The wealth and resources they had accumulated over the years were depleted in this war; the demon tribe, on the other hand, suffered even greater losses, with their forces severely crippled by the witches. Emperor Jun Tiandi himself was seriously injured and retreated to the Sun Palace to recover. The number of ordinary demons killed or wounded was more than twice that of the witches, which was still a result of the demons' all-out efforts to destroy the newly created witch tribe; otherwise, the losses could have been ten times worse.

  The Witch Clan issued a killing order in the vast wilderness after the Great War, beheading all the demons in the vast wilderness. After all, the Witch Clan also knew that the only ones who could compete with themselves for the position of master of heaven and earth were the demons, and now the demons are the darlings of heaven and earth, with countless demons transforming every year. Although the Witch Clan was exerting itself to kill as many as possible, it was still a small number, and if they didn't take control, disaster would likely occur. In ten thousand years, the power of the demons would increase a hundredfold, but the Witch Clan could not.

  At this time, the Wu tribe, although it was no longer the small Wu tribe of the past, had been increasing in number every year since the ancestor Wu Wu obtained the method of multiplying with essence and blood. The increase is as many as tens of millions. Over the past few thousand years, the entire Wu tribe has grown to hundreds of millions. However, compared to the demon tribe, it still falls short by a large margin.

  The Witch clan's absolute extermination order was issued, and instantly the entire Honghuang had no way out for the demon race. Every day, countless transformed and untransformed demons were slaughtered, and in an instant, the entire Honghuang land was filled with endless vengeful spirits and evil energy, turning a good Honghuang into a mess.

  The Wu tribe's actions were intended to make Emperor Jun Tai have no more troops, with the intention of killing them all. If this continued for a thousand years, the number of Wu people would greatly increase, while the number of demons would not increase, and in this way, the demons would be on the verge of extinction.

  The Sun Star Palace, where Emperor Jun Taiyi was recovering from his injuries, received an unexpected guest today, which made Emperor Jun overjoyed. The visitor was Tongtian, who came to settle the karma of the Hunyuan Bell. He wanted to help the demon clan deal with the witch clan, but Houtu was extremely reluctant in her heart. However, she couldn't resist Tongtian's persuasion, and she also knew that this was the trend of heaven, which could not be changed. Under Tongtian's persuasion, Houtu finally agreed reluctantly.

  Tongtian informed Laozi and the original two about this trip beforehand, and they naturally had no opinion on it. The witch tribe was too barbaric to be educated, and they still resented the witch tribe's previous words. Besides, they had promised Houtu earlier that he would take charge of the witch tribe's affairs, and they fully supported him. Now that Houtu hadn't said anything, what opinions could they have?

  Tongtian naturally knew all this, but just to show respect for the two of them, after all, Laozi was originally a person who attaches great importance to face. He had to learn how to be a human being! Indeed, Laozi was very satisfied with Tongtian's behavior this time.

  The Sun Palace, Emperor Jun Taiyi and Tongtian sat as host and guest, then the three of them didn't discuss anything, but instead engaged in a discussion on Tao. The three of them sat calmly in the Sun Palace, beginning their discussion on Tao. Taiyi wanted to say something several times, but was stopped by Emperor Jun's gaze each time. Emperor Jun also wanted to discuss the main topic, but he understood that haste wouldn't work. If you appear too eager, people will look down on you, and perhaps the main topic won't even need to be discussed.

  Three people chatted like this, and after a while, Emperor Jun pretended to ask casually: "Tongtian's Taoist friend is highly respected for his profound Taoism. I admire him very much! After discussing Tao with you, I have also gained a lot! What else do you want to do on this trip?" As for Emperor Jun's performance, Tongtian was extremely appreciative. The demon clan had a secondary emperor, no wonder they could break through the blockade and dominate the Hongyuan for millions of years under the full force of the witch clan.

  "Hehe, I actually came here this time to discuss something with fellow Taoists." Tongtian said with a smile, then stared at Taiyi, who seemed impatient and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Emperor Jun.

  "Haha, what does the friend from Tongtian want to say? I'll listen carefully." Tongtian nodded secretly, Emperor Jun was indeed a remarkable person. In comparison, Taiyi was simply useless, except for being good at fighting, his brain was completely lacking, and he was arrogant to boot. If Emperor Jun wasn't by his side, he would have died who knows how many times already.

  "Hmph, I'll just say it straight out. The Witch Clan is extremely overbearing, their slaughter knows no bounds, and the vast lands of the Primordial Era have been made to be shrouded in a haze of darkness by them. I also couldn't bear to watch, which is why I came here to discuss this matter with fellow Daoists." Tongtian's face took on an appearance of righteous indignation as he spoke loudly.

  "Alas, the Wu tribe is tyrannical and warlike, killing and slaughtering. The poor demonic tribes are also deeply harmed by them. I wonder if there's a way to resolve this, fellow Tian Dao?" Emperor Jun sighed and said.

  "So, I won't beat around the bush either. This time, I've brought something and some news to help you, my fellow Taoist, lend a hand in resisting the Witch Clan." Tongtian emphasized the four words "resisting the Witch Clan" heavily, and Emperor Jun immediately understood, his heart filled with great joy. As early as during the great war against the Witch Clan, when the Witch Clan said those words, he knew it would cause dissatisfaction among many powerful gods. Sure enough, now Tongtian had come to him.

  "Oh? I wonder what you've brought with you, and what news do you have? You also know that in the last great war, my demonic tribe suffered losses that were not insignificant. It will take us several hundred years to recover, but now the Witch Tribe has issued a ruthless killing order in the vast wilderness, making it even more difficult for me to recover. Resisting the Witch Tribe is indeed a daunting task!"

  "Haha, fellow Taoist, rest assured that my things and news will definitely make up for your losses within a hundred years, and it will be even better than before." Upon hearing Tongtian's words, Emperor Jun couldn't help but move emotionally. Donghuang Taiyi on the side had been anxious to the point of being unable to act, but he also knew that Emperor Jun had his own plans, so he hastily spoke out might ruin Emperor Jun's big plan, so he looked at Emperor Jun with a worried face.

  "Since all of you have said so, I won't be hypocritical. As long as you help my demonic tribe recover, I will definitely confront the witch tribe with you. Besides, after the last great war, the two tribes are already irreconcilable, so please don't worry about that. Moreover, if you help me, in the future, no matter what you need, just give the order and the demon tribe will do its best to assist." Emperor Jun was also somewhat moved by Tongtian's promise and directly made a commitment.

  "My friend, you don't have to be like this. I helped you for a reason, but it's not convenient for me to say. Please forgive me." Tian Tong was only trying to resolve the karma of the Hunyuan Bell this time, and he didn't care about the life or death of the demon tribe otherwise. How could he possibly agree to Emperor Jun's promise? Wouldn't that be creating more karma? As for the demon tribe, they really had nothing to offer him in return.

  "Since that's the case, I'll just have to swallow my pride." Emperor Jun thought for a moment and agreed. No matter how he looked at it, he was getting the better end of the deal. As for the reason Tongtian had given, he couldn't make sense of it either. But now that he himself was suffering heavy losses and urgently needed help, everything else was irrelevant.

  "Alright, I'll tell you, fellow Taoist. In this world, apart from the Desolate Continent, I've discovered a vast expanse of land above Mount Buzhou with abundant spiritual energy and starlight, making it an ideal place for cultivation. You can gather the demonic tribes from the Desolate Continent here to rest and recover. If so, within a hundred years, your losses will be fully restored, and you may even become stronger than before. Then, you can once again resist the Witch tribe." Tongtian's words filled Emperor Jun with immense joy. If this were true, they might indeed recover within a hundred years. Currently, the Desolate Continent was occupied by the Witch tribe, and what the demonic tribes lacked was space to survive. Now that they had this world, recovery seemed imminent.

  "Are the words of fellow Taoist true? This humble Taoist is not doubting fellow Taoist, but...". Upon hearing this news, Emperor Jun was excited and at the same time eager to confirm its authenticity.

  "Heh heh, I understand, fellow daoist, please rest assured, this matter has been personally confirmed by me and is absolutely true." Emperor Jun had his doubts, but Tongtian didn't mind, after all, this matter had a great impact on the demon tribe.

  "So, I thank you, fellow Taoist." Emperor Jun hastily thanked him.

  "No need for formalities, fellow Taoist. I have something to give you, with which you can resist the Ancestor Witch of the Wu tribe." As soon as Tongtian spoke, Donghuang Taiyi could no longer hold back and asked before Emperor Jun:

  "Dare I ask, fellow Taoist, what treasure is this?" Emperor Jun gave Taiyi a disapproving look before giving Tongtian an apologetic glance.

  "My younger brother is being rude, please forgive him, fellow Taoist."

  "No harm, Taiyi is also a true friend, no big deal. I'll send you a large array, called the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array, which was inspired by my understanding of the operation of the stars and constellations. You have the pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, Hetu Luoshu, which can be used as the eye of the array. With this great array, at least five ancestral witches can be trapped. Moreover, the operation of this array only requires a cultivator of the Mahayana Golden Immortal period to preside over it. At that time, you can let your subordinates, the demon immortals, take charge of the array, and you can deal with other ancestral witches."

  After finishing speaking, Tongtian took out a jade token, which recorded the method of setting up and operating the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array, and handed it to Emperor Jun. Emperor Jun immediately stepped forward to receive it. However, Donghuang Taiyi had some doubts in his heart - was this array really that powerful? But Emperor Jun did not have any doubts at all, because Tongtian had no reason to deceive him.

  "Di Jun thanks you for your help here."

  "No need, no need, everything is settled, I'll take my leave." Having said that, Tongtian stood up and prepared to depart.

  "Why must you leave in such a hurry, fellow Taoist? Stay for a moment and we can discuss the Way again."

  "No need, fellow daoist has received this news and this great array, still have to make early preparations ah, after fellow daoist stands firm on the top of Mount Tai, I will come again to discuss with fellow daoist. Fellow daoist stay, I'm leaving." This cause and effect is not yet fully concluded, he still needs to instruct Emperor Jun to establish the Heavenly Court, only then can the cause and effect of the Hunyuan Bell be truly concluded. After finishing speaking, Tongtian also didn't linger, left the Taiyang Palace, set up a auspicious cloud, flew towards Penglai Island.

  The Sun Palace, Emperor Jun Taiyi sat cross-legged facing each other, only to hear the Eastern Emperor Taiyi ask: "Big brother, what you said about Tongtian is true or not? You know he and Hou Tu are in cahoots, and Hou Tu is also a transformation of Pangu's essence, which can be considered half of the Wu tribe. He didn't help the Wu tribe, but now he comes to help our demon tribe, this doesn't make sense, big brother don't you think it's strange?" Emperor Jun was also frowning, constantly thinking about the relationship between them, and after a while said:

  "Tongtian's words won't be false, and although Houtu is also a transformation of Pangu's essence and blood, she also has Pangu's original spirit. Since her birth, Houtu has always been following Tongtian and hasn't been with the ancestral witches. Their relationship can be described as like strangers on the same road. But the witch tribe was too overbearing, during the great war they actually said that the vast expanse of Honghuang was their territory, this statement offended all the great gods of Honghuang. Tongtian must have been displeased with the witch tribe and came to assist our demon tribe in order to strike down their arrogance."

  It's not that Emperor Jun's analysis isn't reasonable, but he could never have imagined that the real reason for Tongtian's actions was that at the beginning of the creation of heaven, he took away the Chaotic Bell that should have belonged to Donghuang Taiyi, causing an imbalance in the strength of the two tribes of witches and demons, affecting the operation of the Heavenly Way.

  "The elder brother's words also make sense, but as for Tongtian, I think we should still be on our guard." Donghuang Taiyi listened to Emperor Jun's words and felt that they were reasonable, but he was not too convinced of Tongtian either. Out of the blue, giving them such a great benefit, anyone would suspect that this benefit was a trap, or had thorns attached.

  "Uh, I see. We must be prepared for Tongtian, of course. But now, let's go to the top of Buzhou Mountain and take a look at that new continent Tongtian mentioned. This is the foundation for our demon tribe's resurgence!" Emperor Jun still agreed with Taiyi's words somewhat, but since Tongtian was on their side for now, he didn't consider those things anymore. He stood up, preparing to head to Buzhou Mountain.

  After Emperor Jun and Taiyi left the Sun Palace, they went straight to Mount Buzhou. In a flash, they arrived. Then they began to explore and after a while, they found a vast world on top of Mount Buzhou.

  "Haha, Tongtian was indeed not lying, there is really an undiscovered world here, I didn't expect it to be so vast, comparable to the Desolate Continent! It's truly heaven helping my demon clan!" Emperor Jun looked at this vast world, his heart filled with joy, the great prosperity of the demon clan would rise from this land.

  "Yes, big brother, I didn't expect that Tongtian would discover such a paradise and not occupy it, but instead give it to us. Big brother, take a closer look, this land actually blocks most of the Star Power, and so much Star Power fills this world, this is simply the best place for cultivation!" Donghuang Taiyi also said excitedly, and his opinion of Tongtian had decreased by a lot. With this land, he and Emperor Jun's resurgence was imminent, and it would definitely be more glorious than before.

  "Haha, Tongtian is indeed the ancestor of the Hongyuan Dao, a future saint. This world may be good, but it's not that useful to him. And in order to counter the Witch Clan, he gave it to us, which is also reasonable. Maybe he still looks down on us! Alright, let's not talk nonsense, we'll prepare and gather all the demon clans here, rest for a hundred years, and we'll be even more powerful than before. Then, we'll go find the Witch Clan and settle old scores." After that, Emperor Jun didn't say much, and immediately took action. The two of them began to order their subordinates to gather the demon clans, and then moved them all to the world on top of Mount Buzhou.

  But it is said that in the last great war between the witches and the demons, the demon tribe was defeated and suffered heavy losses. Emperor Jun himself was also seriously injured. However, Emperor Jun's prestige did not decline as a result, but instead rose even higher. In the eyes of the demon tribe, Emperor Jun was a hero who would sacrifice everything for his subordinates. Knowing that he was no match for the witch tribe, he still went to seek justice for his people without hesitation. Isn't this the hero of the demon tribe? A gentleman will die for one who knows him, and Emperor Jun treated the demon tribe in such a way, how could they not be moved? Therefore, Emperor Jun's prestige did not decline, but instead became the great hero in the hearts of all demons.

  So, when they learned that Di Jun and Tai Yi were gathering the demon clan at the top of Buzhou Mountain, all the demons who had escaped the massacre by the Xiu tribe in the vast wilderness rushed to join them. They hoped that Di Jun would be able to avenge their grievances as he had done before and lead them to victory against the Xiu tribe once again.

  At this time, the stormy wind and cloud surged, and all the great gods were also extremely concerned about whether the demon clan could rise again, which was related to the future trend of the Primordial Chaos. They were naturally extremely concerned. Emperor Jun Taiyi gathered almost the entire demon clan in Mount Buzhou, but did not immediately take revenge on the Wu tribe. Instead, he began to rest and recover, laying out the Heavenly Star Big Array, drawing the power of the stars to provide for the cultivation of the demon clans, and then deploying demon soldiers to defend against outsiders, occupying strategic locations to prevent external threats.

  The Wu tribe also ignored the actions of the Yao tribe, their last war had been a painful one and they were not inclined to provoke the Yao tribe again. As a result, both sides ignored each other's moves and began a long period of recuperation.

  The two tribes of witches began to rest and recover, and the vast land of Honghuang also temporarily entered a relatively peaceful environment, but it was unknown how long this peace could last.

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