Chapter Thirty-Nine: Confrontation at the Heavenly Court

  Di Jun and Tai Yi left the Purple Palace, saw that Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun had already disappeared without a trace, and didn't rush to look for them. Thinking of what the Daozu said about not getting involved in the battle for hegemony, they just wanted to quickly establish the Heavenly Court first, with their status as the rulers of the vast expanse, why worry that Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, those two loose cultivators, wouldn't obediently hand over the Hongmeng Purple Qi?

  "Elder brother, shall we return immediately and establish the Heavenly Court?" Ta Yi said.

  "No hurry, let's wait for two people first," Emperor Jun said. Taiyi didn't know who to wait for, but he knew that Emperor Jun had an idea in mind, so he remained silent.

  At this time, only Fuxi and Nüwa came out. Emperor Jun smiled in his heart, waiting for the people to arrive. Then he took Taiyi with him and went forward together.

  Fuxi saw the two coming up and couldn't help but frown, "What brings you two Taoist friends here?"

  "I have come for the You tribe." Emperor Jun said with a smile.

  Fuxi and Nüwa listened, already having a sense of understanding in their hearts. They themselves were siblings who also belonged to the demon tribe. Emperor Jun had come looking for them, probably to win them over. For a moment, they didn't know how to respond.

  Di Jun saw that the two had already guessed his thoughts, but were somewhat unwilling to join, and continued: "The demon clan's power is great, now occupying four-tenths of the Honghuang's luck, if the two Dao friends join, their cultivation will surely go smoothly and make rapid progress."

  Fuxi and Nüwa exchanged a glance, somewhat moved. They themselves were not as talented or perceptive as others. Now, the Three Pure Ones had already reached the threshold of breaking through to Quasi-Sainthood, while they were still at the peak of Daluo Jinxian, without any leads. They were already somewhat anxious, and when Emperor Jun spoke about the matter of qi destiny, their eyes lit up.

  "We two are used to being carefree and don't want to be restricted too much." Nüwa said.

  "If two fellow Taoists join us, their status will be the same as ours. They only need to lend a hand when the fate of the demon clan is at stake." Emperor Jun continued.

  Fuxi and Nüwa exchanged a glance, and both agreed. Emperor Jun and Taiyi were overjoyed, and without saying anything to Fuxi, they welcomed the addition of this saintly disciple, Nüwa, which would surely bring great prosperity to the demon clan. Without further hesitation, they began preparing for the establishment of the Heavenly Court.

  But Emperor Jiang, after coming out of the Purple Mansion, returned to his tribe and guarded Kong Xuan and Yu Yi Xian as they broke through to the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. He also began to solidify his Quasi-Saint cultivation. At this time, a primordial spirit transmission flew over, Emperor Jiang opened it and couldn't help but frown, it was Emperor Jun who sent it, inviting him to go observe the establishment of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court in a hundred years, governing the living beings of the Desolate Expanse.

  Di Jiang let out a cold laugh, saying that managing the demon tribe was one thing, but wanting to control all living things in the Desolate Expanse, including even his own Wu Tribe, was quite an appetite.

  Di Jiang's eyes grew even colder, knowing that he had to tear off the mask with the demon tribe. He didn't prepare any other gifts and directly notified the other ancestral witches to go together a hundred years later to take a good look at the demon tribe's arrogance.

  A hundred years later, the Heavenly Court was thriving, with palace after palace rising up, and in the center, one palace stood out as the largest, occupying nearly half of the Heavenly Court. On the south side of this palace, a plaque hung, on which three golden characters were written in ancient script - South Heavenly Gate, exuding an aura of grandeur that was truly extraordinary. Under the South Heavenly Gate, many demons and gods guarded, and at this time, some powerful demons resided in the Heavenly Court. Meanwhile, Emperor Jun also established 365 heavenly demon gods based on the stars, cultivating with the power of the stars, their strength increasing rapidly.

  At this time, Emperor Jun set up a banquet and invited all the great gods to come. At that moment, the immortal fruits and fine wines were all brought out, and some of the lower-level cultivators couldn't help but feel envious. These immortal fruits and fine wines were indeed full of spiritual energy, and eating one would allow one's magical powers to condense to a level equivalent to several years of cultivation. However, at this time, the banquet had not yet begun, and no one dared to start eating.

  But then Emperor Jun Tai Yi, two people wearing yellow robes, heads adorned with golden crowns, on the yellow robe three-legged golden crows spinning and soaring, wings spread wide. The golden crown on top has a radiant glow, an extraordinary aura. Two people standing in the center of the grand hall, smiling faces, waiting for other powerful beings to arrive.

  Just as the little demon outside the palace shouted, the three Qing of Kunlun had arrived. Emperor Jun Taiyi was overjoyed and went out to welcome them. These three people were the ones appointed by the founder of Taoism to become saints in the future, and they came to the banquet, which made Emperor Jun feel honored even though he had already guessed it.

  Three Clearness presented the congratulatory gifts, and after a round of pleasantries, they were led into the grand hall by Taiyi. Soon after, Kunpeng, Fuxi, and Nüwa all arrived, as they too were from the demon tribe and knew that this was a major event for their kind, so they joined in to receive the guests. Before long, whether it was famous or unknown cultivators, a large crowd had gathered, and the grand hall became lively. Even Hongyun, who had been hiding away to cultivate the primordial energy of the universe, came together with Zhenyuanzi. Emperor Jun saw these two and felt somewhat surprised, not expecting them to come, it seemed they were giving him face this time, so he wouldn't count their primordial purple energy against them for now, and would deal with it later.

  At this point, all the powerful beings of the Primordial Chaos have arrived, except for those from the Witch Clan. All the cultivators are thinking that they don't know if the Witch Clan will come or not. The Demon Clan wants to establish the Heavenly Court, but it's directly stepping on the Witch Clan's head. Can the Witch Clan just ignore this? The atmosphere in the grand hall has become somewhat eerie, with everyone waiting for the Witch Clan's reaction. Given their temperament, it's likely they'll come, but whether they'll come to congratulate or not is unknown.

  "The twelfth ancestor of the Wu tribe arrived and presented a congratulatory gift: a section of the main trunk of the Fusang tree."

  At this time, the voice of a little demon came from outside the hall. The crowd of cultivators smiled and thought it was going to be fun, but they didn't know why the witch tribe would still send gifts. What is Fuso wood? They didn't know, so naturally they didn't want to make random guesses.

  Di Jun's face changed upon hearing the congratulatory words. This section of Fusang wood was something he had previously given to Di Jiang, and now Di Jiang was returning it to him. The meaning behind this gesture was self-evident.

  Taiyi didn't know about this matter, he just felt that the congratulatory gift was a bit strange. The Fusang tree had always been collected by his older brother, so how did Emperor Jiang get a section of its trunk?

  With Xiao Yao's announcement, the twelve people swaggered in, with Emperor Jiang at the forefront, a smile on his face as he gazed at Emperor Jun with profound meaning.

  "What does this congratulatory gift from Emperor Jiang mean?" Emperor Jun also knew that establishing the Heavenly Court would make the Wu clan dissatisfied, but he didn't think the Twelve Ancestors of Wu would be so radical.

  "My elder brother has sent a congratulatory gift, naturally to congratulate you on the establishment of the Heavenly Court of the Demon Clan, and to wish you a smooth and prosperous unification of the vast wilderness." Xie Bi Shi was the first to speak, with sarcasm in his words.

  "How dare you be disrespectful to my elder brother!" Taiyi was enraged upon hearing this, and immediately wanted to take out the Hunyuan Bell to kill Xiebi Shi.

  Di Jun's face turned iron-green, but he blocked Tai Yi.

  "Is Emperor Jiang also thinking this way?" Emperor Jun looked at Emperor Jiang and said coldly.

  Di Jiang smiled and said, "Brother Di Jun, what do you mean by this? Are you not satisfied with this gift?"

  "Satisfied, very satisfied." Emperor Jun beckoned with his large hand and took the piece of Feng Sang wood that the little demon had brought over. With a burst of strength, he crushed it in his hand, and the Feng Sang wood instantly turned to powder.

  The other ancestral witches were furious, Emperor Jun actually destroyed the congratulatory gift in front of everyone, which was a disrespect to their witch tribe, and they all wanted to take action against Emperor Jun.

  Di Jiang's face also turned cold, stopping the other Zu Wu from making any further moves. He said calmly, "Since you've accepted the gift, our past karma is now settled. Let's talk about the Li Tian Ting matter instead."

  At this time, the female Nuwa and Fuxi on the side also sensed the Emperor Jiang's hostility and took a step forward.

  Nüwa spoke first, saying: "Emperor Jiang, this is a matter of my demon clan, we don't welcome your witch clan, please leave." In these hundred years, Nüwa had also beheaded one corpse and broken through to the quasi-saint level. With her added sacred position, she was very confident at the moment. She looked at Emperor Jiang with pride and directly issued an order to expel him.

  "Shut up, it's none of your business." Emperor Jiang suddenly shouted loudly, not even looking at the girl, his eyes fixed straight on Emperor Jun. His mind flashed back to past scenes and the inevitable war with the witch demons that could not be avoided in the future, his mood was very bad.

  Di Jiang's sudden shout startled Nuwa at first, but then she became furious. As the Heaven-ordained Holy One, how dare Di Jiang yell at her? She was seething with rage towards him in her heart, but thinking that as a woman, it wouldn't be good to fight with him, and besides, she couldn't beat him anyway. For the time being, she could only glare at Di Jiang with a look that seemed like she wanted to swallow him whole.

  Fuxi saw his sister being bullied and didn't care if his own strength as the Great Luo Golden Immortal was a match for Emperor Jiang, he still stepped forward. Gonggong behind Emperor Jiang also stepped forward and confronted him, with an air of swords drawn and bows stretched.

  Di Jun saw Zu Wu behind Di Jiang and also realized his own disadvantage. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Di Jiang, when our demon tribe establishes the Heavenly Court, we will not overly restrain your witch tribe. As long as you nominally acknowledge allegiance, that's enough, just like when you joined the Phoenix Tribe in the past."

  Di Jiang hadn't spoken yet, but Zhu Rong suddenly interjected: "Haha, why don't you mention that your demon tribe should surrender to our Wu tribe? My elder brother is wise and powerful, with unmatched magical abilities, except for the Dao Ancestor, no one can surpass him. If you want us to surrender to you, you must have the power to do so."

  Di Jiang stretched out his hand to stop Zhu Rong, and said: "The past is the past. If I asked you to join the Wu tribe today, would you agree? Besides, back then I was just one person, but now I represent a whole clan."

  Di Jun's face turned even colder after hearing this. "So you're determined to stop our demon clan from establishing the Heavenly Court."

  "Whether you can establish a heavenly court or not has nothing to do with me, but wanting to surpass my Witch clan is impossible." Emperor Jiang replied calmly.

  "Anyone who blocks me, the demon clan, shall die!"

  Taiyi didn't hesitate again, directly summoning the Hunyuan Bell to appear above his head, ready to go to war with Emperor Jiang. This time, Emperor Jun didn't stop him either, but instead summoned the Hetu Luoshu, also confronting Zu Wu. The atmosphere in the Heavenly Court was tense for a moment, with the powerful demons and the twelve ancestral witches drawing their swords, on the verge of breaking out into a great war at any moment. However, this had frightened the scattered cultivators with low cultivation levels to no end. Moreover, even powerful beings like Sanqing retreated to one side. The demon tribe's Emperor Jun Taiyi and Nüwa both possessed quasi-saintly powers, while the witch tribe's Emperor Jiang was also in the quasi-saint realm. Although the other ancestral witches hadn't yet entered the quasi-saint realm, they were all great golden immortals who had reached the peak of their cultivation, and could break through to the next level at any moment, with impressive strength.

  Kun Peng had already retreated to one side when the Wu tribe arrived. He said he would not participate in the struggle between the demon and witch tribes.

  "You can only shout at Dong Wang Gong." Emperor Jiang smiled disdainfully at Tai Yi, and began to summon the treasures on his body.