Chapter 001: Pangu Opens the Sky and Changes Fate

  But at the time when Xuanwei was wholeheartedly worshiping and refining treasures in the far south, Emperor Jun Taiyi and others had already begun to gather the hundred tribes of Hongyuan. According to the original process, because Emperor Jun and others were injured by Kunpeng's creation of postnatal spirits against the law of heaven, the larger ethnic groups among the Hongyuan hundred tribes were tempted, while the smaller ethnic groups did not have the power to resist and did not want to resist, so they were all gathered under Emperor Jun. Finally, before Hongjun's second lecture, they were completely recovered by Emperor Jun. And then, taking advantage of the end of Hongjun's second lecture, he asked for permission from Hongjun, established the Heavenly Court of the Demon Tribe, and later triggered a series of witch-demon conflicts.

  Unfortunately, with the arrival of Xu Wei, some changes have taken place. At this time, Emperor Jun is in a separate mansion in Honghuang, where the ten great demon marshals of the future Heavenly Court are standing before Taishi and Kunpeng. They are Ji Meng, Jiu Ying, Fei Lian, Bai Ze, Qin Yuan, Ying Zhao, Shang Yang, Fei Dan, Xi Tie, and Bi Fang. These ten great demon marshals were either subdued by Emperor Jun or came to surrender in order to seek the return of their tribe's pre-heavenly gods' bodies. At this time, they are reporting back to Emperor Jun on the situation of gathering the hundred tribes of Honghuang.

  One of the top ten demons is the pre-heavenly god Ji Meng. Only seeing Ji Meng's body and appearance is quite majestic, with a loud sea trident in his hand, wearing a dragon scale armor on his body, and a dragon head, human body, and bird claws behind him. His arms are born with feathers, and he swings his arms to spit out misty rain.

  The second is also a congenital spirit - Ying Zhao, with a fierce appearance, holding an iron rod in his hand, wearing a tiger skin robe, showing a fierce and cruel intention. Behind him is a human face with a horse body, with tiger stripes, born with bird wings, and the sound of a litchi benefiting longevity.

  The third is the military strategist among the top ten demon generals - Bai Ze. Bai Ze knows everything from astronomy to geography, and can see through the future. He is a natural talent with a unique aura, showing a refined and elegant demeanor. In his hand is a feather fan, which he waves slowly, seemingly without any intention, but behind him is a rare and mysterious snow-white creature.

  The fourth is Fei Dan, this person is a member of the Yu tribe who has attained the Dao, using the Kunpeng's method of reversing the natural order to achieve the primordial divine spirit. He resembles a mouse, with red feet. His appearance is somewhat humble and unassuming, with two whiskers that add a bit of comicality. At this time, he is playing with a primordial treasure sword in his hand, shaking his head from side to side as he looks around.

  The fifth is Fei Lian, with a deer-like body behind its back, a sparrow-like head, horns, and a snake tail with leopard patterns. After the Daoist's physical form appears, it wears a beast skin garment, showing a majestic appearance. In its hand is a fan over six feet long, adorned with various precious stones of different attributes, looking extremely luxurious, quite similar to the legendary banana fan.

  The sixth is the Nine Infants, with nine heads, a monster of water and fire. Such creatures with dual attributes are rare, standing quietly by, holding two ring-shaped weapons in hand. These are the Day and Night Wheels, forged from the essence of the sun and moon, gathered over tens of thousands of years through the Nine Infants' painstaking efforts to condense heaven and earth, collecting the finest minerals. The wheels emanate a water-fire aura, their power boundless.

  The seventh merchant, Yang, was actually a one-legged bird. It is said that he and the phoenix were of the same clan, with a deep origin. He was extremely beautiful, wearing a pale blue silk robe, standing quietly to the side, playing with a Qingxia jade hairpin in his hand, as if nothing mattered to him.

  The eighth is the Qinyin, and the Fei Dan are also of the Yu Zu who have attained the Tao. Born in the later heavens, they reverse the earlier heavens to become spirits. They resemble bees and mandarin ducks in size. Their bodies are shaped like beautiful women with five-colored clothes, all made from the feathers of the Xian Tian Ling birds. In their hands, they often hold an embroidery needle.

  The ninth is a iron-eater, its true form is ugly and evil, resembling a water buffalo but with huge horns, its skin and fur are pitch black, it eats iron. Its excrement is as hard as steel. Such a spirit beast is rarely seen, yet it can refine steel. It transforms into human shape, its skin is dark, its face is like the bottom of a pot, holding a wolf-toothed club in its hand, bare-chested, looking like a fierce and powerful man.

  The last one is Bi Fang, whose true form is a wooden spirit, like a bird, green in color, with red feet, one foot and two wings. It does not eat the five grains, and when it appears, there will be a fire in the village. After the Dao body appears, it always smiles, making it impossible to see its true face. It is actually the most elusive of the ten great demon generals.

  Di Jun sat in the first position, looking at the ten great demon chiefs below and asked: "Now that I have let you all go to different parts of the Primordial Wilderness, how is the situation with secretly gathering the hundred tribes of the Primordial Wilderness?"

  Below the top ten demon handsome men looked at each other, and then Ji Meng took a step forward, knelt down on one knee, and said: "Reporting to Emperor (no typo, it's indeed Emperor, as the demon clan has not been established yet and cannot be referred to as Demon Emperor), we four went to the Hundred Clans of the Desolate Expanse, although combining our strength with the benefits given by the Emperor, we managed to win over most of the clans in the Desolate Expanse. However, there are still some differences. Among the clans that we need to win over, excluding the Military Strategist, the remaining nine people all have unaffiliated clans. Currently, there are more than 20 large clans in the Hundred Clans of the Desolate Expanse that have not surrendered yet. Please punish us, Emperor."

  "Oh? Why is this, didn't the Inverse Heaven's Law given by Kunpeng Dao friend attract them to surrender to us?" Emperor Jun asked with some surprise. He was extremely confident in the Inverse Heaven's Law created by Kunpeng after the birth of the spiritual beings, and originally thought that he could easily win over the hundred tribes of Hongyuan and establish his own foundation. At that time, he could take advantage of the second lecture of Hongyuan Daozu to establish the Heavenly Court. But now, more than 20 large ethnic groups have not surrendered, which is unexpected. He looked at Kunpeng and asked, "Why is this?"

  The words of Emperor Jun had a somewhat accusatory tone, but before Ji Meng could speak up in his defense, he saw Bai Ze shaking the feather fan in his hand and stepping forward to say: "I have seen Your Majesty, perhaps it would be better for me to explain this matter." Emperor Jun looked at Bai Ze, knowing that Bai Ze had a deep understanding of the workings of heaven and earth from birth, and could see through the smallest details; he was also able to predict the future, and his words always maintained a neutral tone. Moreover, this time only Bai Ze had achieved complete success, so Emperor Jun himself also trusted him relatively more, nodding slightly to indicate: "What does General Bai Ze have to say?"

  "I must inform you, Emperor, that this matter is indeed strange and not something that can be blamed on Ji Mengren and the others." Bai Ze let out a bitter laugh and then said: "Does the Emperor know that even if I were to encounter these twenty or so tribes again, I wouldn't have complete confidence in defeating them? These twenty or so tribes are no ordinary ones, does the Emperor know their origins?"

  This was the edge of Kun Peng's eyes, where the North Ming Xuan Guang flashed, and the cold light flowed, as if he had thought of something, staring at Bai Ze and saying: "But is it related to what I discussed with Daoist Xuanwei?" Kun Peng's words were a question, but his tone was affirmative.

  Bai Ze nodded and then smiled wryly, "In the past, when I heard Xuan Wei Dao Jun's lectures, I also went to listen. His words were indeed profound and his cultivation was not ordinary. The way he spoke was very broad, although in the post-heavenly life, the law of reversing the heavenly order was not as perfect as Kun Peng Dao Zhang's creation, but he also proposed many feasible routes. At that time, those post-heavenly life forms who listened to him went back to their tribes and spread his teachings. Now, the laws of reversing the heavenly order in their hands are not as profound as Kun Peng Dao Zhang's, but they are no longer necessary for this sect. So, if we want to accept them, it's not that... Ah~~~~~~"

  Listening to Bai Ze's words, the two of them, Kunpeng and Emperor Jun, furrowed their brows. If these twenty or so tribes really had something to do with Xuánwēi, things would be difficult to handle. At this time, Xuánwēi was quite famous for being the first to preach in the world, and he had a good relationship with many top-notch gods like Sanqing Niúwā. Most importantly, Kunpeng and Emperor Jun thought it unwise to provoke this powerful god who was one era older than themselves unless absolutely necessary, so they found it extremely difficult to handle.

  "It's better not to force it!" Just as everyone fell silent, Taiyi, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and broke the silence with a cold tone.

  Di Jun furrowed his brow in thought, and Bai Ze on the side heard this and was about to stop him, but before he could speak, Kun Peng opened his mouth: "Although Ta Yi's idea is good, it's a bit inappropriate, and it seems too overbearing. Why don't you, Emperor Jun, lend me your pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, the Hetu Luoshu, and let me study it for a while? I can use it to perfect the demon text before Hong Jun lectures on the Dao again. With this as the foundation, when the time comes, we can launch a strong attack strategy. This way, even if Xuan Wei Dao people want to intervene, they won't be able to do so directly." As he spoke, Kun Peng looked at Di Jun.

  The words split into two paths, on one side Emperor Jun and the three others joined forces with the ten great demon commanders to plan the conquest of the Hundred Clans of the Desolate Expanse. Just then, the River of Fate in the void began to stir and change, causing many great gods to furrow their brows and ponder its meaning. At the same time, in the far south, Xuanwei was refining a treasure and felt a sudden sense of foreboding, muttering to himself: "Is it finally about to begin? The Heavenly Book's person should also be born..." As soon as he finished speaking, he took out several objects and threw them into the air, flying towards the center of the Desolate Expanse.

  At the same time, top-notch gods like Sanqing seemed to have a premonition, although they couldn't quite put their finger on it. One by one, they let out a long sigh and said: "The Heavenly Way is changing, it seems that Honghuang is about to enter a season of turmoil again."

  Ps1: Regarding the identity of Kunpeng, I personally feel that Hongyuan has made Kunpeng too bad now. In this book, Kunpeng not only created the demon script but also spread the method of creating postnatal spirits with great willpower to reverse the innate and become a heavenly god. Later, in the Demon Tribe Heaven, he was worshipped by the later generations of demons and was given the title of Demon Master.

  PS2: Regarding the identity of the ghost car, it shouldn't be a member of the Yao tribe. The nine-headed bird, also known as the nine phoenix, ghost car, ghost bird, and Gouhu bird. In the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", in the chapter "The Great Wilderness North Classic", it is written: "In the great wilderness, there is a mountain called Beiji Gui. The sea water flows north into it. There is a god with nine heads, human face and bird body, named Nine Phoenix." The Nine Phoenix was originally a deity worshipped by the people of Chu, with a human face and bird body having nine heads, which was a totemic image of the half-human half-bird ancestor worshipped in the Warring States period. I remember that the Nine Phoenix seems to be classified as a member of the Wu tribe??????