Leaving the Sun God Palace, Di Jun stood beneath the Fusang Tree and gazed upon the Primordial World Continent.
Di Jun's eyes were fixed straight on the distant Witch Clan.
A flicker of flame glinted in his gaze.
As he flew toward the Heavenly Court, he summoned a Demon Race member with Grand Unity Immortal cultivation.
"Pass down my decree. Send someone to the Dragon Race and order them to join my Demon Race!"
The Grand Unity Demon Race member knelt and nodded.
"I obey the Heavenly Emperor's command!"
With that, he withdrew.
Di Jun alone was filled with a sense of satisfaction.
Yet before long, he thought again of that fellow, Eastern King Duke.
The Head of Male Immortals.
Personally appointed by the Sage.
With all those titles combined, Di Jun immediately felt rather displeased.
He then rose and said,
"Since he was appointed by the Sage, if I kill him, will the Sage punish me?"
After pondering for a long while, he still shook his head.
This man was not suitable to be touched for the time being. After all, the Sage had only just appointed him.
If he acted now, it would be equivalent to slapping the Sage in the face.
"I'll let you cling to life for a while longer. If you fail to appreciate my mercy, I'll directly destroy you, Head of Male Immortals."
He then returned to his great hall.
He looked at the busy Bai Ze.
"How is the progress of recruiting the immortals of the Primordial World?"
Bai Ze bowed, then said,
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Great Powers who have newly joined our Demon Race are: Nine Infants, Ghost Chariot, Fei Lian, Shang Yang, Ying Zhao, Qin Yuan, Fei Dan, and Ji Meng."
"Together with Ci Tie, who joined the Demon Race earlier, our Demon Race now has a full ten experts Above Great Luo."
Di Jun was overjoyed upon hearing this. Though these individuals had previously been obscure, they were also among the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao.
Given enough time, they would all be able to become Quasi-Sage experts of the Primordial World.
"Has anyone broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm?"
Bai Ze nodded and immediately replied,
"With Ci Tie and myself, along with the eight newly joined Great Luo experts, all ten of us should be able to break through to Quasi-Sage cultivation soon. Though we are still at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, we are not far from a breakthrough."
"The eight who just joined have also all reached the threshold of Quasi-Sage cultivation due to the fortune of the Demon Race and the Heavenly Court."
Di Jun was overjoyed.
The Witch Clan had twelve Ancestor Witches, while his Demon Race also had these ten Great Powers.
With himself and Eastern Emperor Taiyi included, they could also make up a total of twelve.
"Good! Once you become Quasi-Sages, you ten will be the Ten Great Demon Sages of my Demon Race!"
Bai Ze turned and bowed in thanks.
"Your Majesty, these fellow Daoists are cultivating within the Heavenly Court. Should I summon them to meet with you?"
Di Jun waved his hand.
"Cultivation is what matters. Once all of you break through, and our Demon Race possesses the Ten Great Demon Sages, it will be time to crush the Witch Clan."
As he spoke, he even looked at Bai Ze before him and said,
"Bai Ze, you are my strategist. There is no need for you to remain so busy this time. Go cultivate as soon as possible and strive to sever one of the Three Corpses soon, attaining the Quasi-Sage position."
After cupping his hands, Bai Ze nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I shall go cultivate now. Recently, I have also felt that I am not far from severing a corpse."
Di Jun was overjoyed.
The Witch Clan did not cultivate their Primordial Spirits, so they should still be in the Great Luo realm.
They should not yet have reached the Quasi-Sage realm.
Once twelve Quasi-Sages emerged, the Demon Race would stand invincible.
He had no idea that the Witch Clan possessed the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil-Slaying Formation.
If they went to war like this, defeat would be inevitable.
A group from the Demon Race headed grandly toward the East Sea.
Upon entering the sea, they made straight for the Dragon Palace.
When the leader arrived at the Dragon Palace, he directly produced a golden page resembling an imperial edict.
"By the Heavenly Emperor's decree, the Dragon Race shall join the Demon Race. This will increase the fortune of both races and help the Heavenly Court unify the Primordial World!"
The entire Dragon Palace instantly trembled, and a dragon's roar rang out.
After seeing the situation before him, someone could not help but say,
"My Dragon Race does not take part in the struggles of the Primordial World. We have our own duties. We cannot involve ourselves in the affairs of the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race. Please return and relay this to Di Jun."
Upon hearing this, the Grand Unity Demon Race member who had come froze on the spot, then angrily shouted,
"Do you dare defy the Heavenly Emperor's decree?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, a dragon shadow flew out from the Dragon Palace.
This dragon shadow was somewhat different from the other dragons, for it bore a pair of wings.
The pressure of dragon might and cultivation descended upon the Grand Unity Immortal of the Demon Race at the same time.
"My Dragon Race bears the duty of suppressing the Sea Eyes in all four directions. We do not participate in the conflicts of the Primordial World. Do you have any objection?"
The Grand Unity Immortal's face instantly turned pale. This was absolutely not pressure that could be produced by Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.
This was Quasi-Sage cultivation, surpassing Great Luo!
He had thought the Dragon Race possessed only the Four Seas Dragon Kings at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, but he had not expected there to be such a Quasi-Sage expert.
Then he saw those distinctive two wings.
He immediately understood. This was one of the Dragon Race's Ancestors from long ago.
Ancient Yinglong!
He had somewhat forgotten that during the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, although the leaders of the three races had died,
the Ancestral Dragon had suppressed the Sea Eye, his life and death unknown, while Yinglong beneath him had not perished and still lived in the world.
Only now did he realize that during the Great War of the Three Races, it had not been only the clan leaders who were Quasi-Sages.
There had been other Quasi-Sages as well.
Such pressure seemed no weaker than that of the Heavenly Emperor of his Demon Race.
Still shaken, the Grand Unity Immortal immediately fell to his knees.
"Please spare my life, Senior Yinglong. I will return and report this at once."
Yinglong said nothing. He merely turned and vanished.
As the dragon shadow above disappeared, so too did the pressure and dragon might weighing upon him.
In an instant, the Grand Unity Immortal vanished from the spot in a panic.
Within the Dragon Palace, the Dragon King of the East Sea looked at his own ancestor.
"Ancestor, why did you not kill that man?"
Yinglong shook his head, then said,
"The Dragon Race is weak now. Only a few among us, including you and me, have reached Above Great Luo."
"Other than us, no one in the clan has even reached the Grand Unity realm."
"As long as I remain here, I can indeed intimidate the Demon Race somewhat. But if I kill him, though it would vent our anger, it would also be a direct slap to that Heavenly Emperor's face. A battle would be unavoidable then."
"If that happens, the Dragon Race will likely be in danger once the war begins."
The Dragon King also sighed.
They had all survived from the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation until now.
Because of the great calamity, the Dragon Race's karmic burden had accumulated, making cultivation difficult to advance.
That was what had created their current lack of successors.
Fortunately, the Dragon Race had long lifespans. They could afford to wait.
But they had never expected to encounter such a matter today.
The Demon Race had actually begun setting its sights on them.
"Then, Ancestor, the Demon Race certainly will not let this rest. What should we do?"
Yinglong could only sigh in the end. Sitting upon his throne, he quietly let out another sigh.
"I do not know either. We can only take things one step at a time. Why not summon the Four Seas Dragon Kings and discuss this together?"
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