As the Three Pure Ones accepted disciples and prepared to determine the victor at the Dao Discussion Conference ten thousand years later, another extremely earth-shaking event occurred in the Primordial World.
It turned out that Minghe had fallen into an absolute disadvantage when fighting Eastern Emperor Taiyi. After failing to seize Ancestor Hong Yun, he returned to the Blood Sea, recovered from his injuries, and pondered deeply, unable to figure out where the Path to Enlightenment lay!
After carefully analyzing the methods by which the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa had attained enlightenment, he realized that they were all inseparably connected to the newly born Human Race. Creating humans had been exceedingly simple for Nuwa, and Minghe naturally possessed great divine power as well, allowing him to create life. This made him see hope for attaining enlightenment once more.
In the end, Minghe created the Asura Clan within the Blood Sea. This race loved killing, with ugly men and beautiful women. With the birth of this new race, Minghe succeeded, and merit descended upon him. He successfully severed his second corpse, but he was still far from becoming a Saint.
Minghe's failure enlightened the many mighty divine cultivators. Without the Primordial Violet Qi, becoming a Saint was impossible. This plunged the entire Primordial World into despair.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun had said that the Primordial Violet Qi was the foundation for becoming a Saint. If they had not understood it before, they all understood it now: without the Primordial Violet Qi, they could forget about it.
This made everyone even more eager for the Primordial Violet Qi. Of the six Saints personally appointed by Hongjun, only Jieyin and Zhunti had yet to become Saints. Although no one had acted against the Western duo for the time being, countless mighty divine cultivators were intentionally or unintentionally turning their gazes toward the West.
For now, they were deterred by Dao Ancestor Hongjun's authority. But if the two of them remained unable to become Saints, it was not impossible for a mighty divine cultivator to strike forcefully and kill Jieyin and Zhunti!
Even though the two possessed profound cultivation and treasures to protect them, if a group of Quasi-Saints joined forces, they might well be able to kill them!
At that moment, in the Thirty-Three Heavens, within the Heavenly Court.
"The Age of Saints has arrived. Our days won't be easy from now on. We must be careful in the future," Di Jun sighed.
Beneath the Saints, everyone was an ant. As the Saints widely accepted disciples, once these third-generation disciples of Xuanmen rose to prominence, they would inevitably travel throughout the Primordial World and clash with the Witch Race and the Demon Race. With top-tier backers behind them, even powerful forces like the Witch and Demon Races would find things difficult.
"Big brother, many old fellows have been watching Jieyin and Zhunti lately. Should we intervene?" Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
The Age of Saints had arrived. Although their Demon Race was powerful and had a Saint guarding it, the Three Pure Ones were too influential, and Nuwa might not be able to firmly support the Demon Race. At least one of the two brothers had to attain enlightenment!
Thus, Eastern Emperor Taiyi had also begun plotting against the Western duo.
Jieyin and Zhunti possessed two Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, but their magic power was mediocre. Eastern Emperor Taiyi was confident that he could defeat them both alone. With his big brother and the strength of the Heavenly Court, they would definitely have a chance to wipe out Jieyin and Zhunti!
"We should certainly keep an eye on them, but we can't act rashly. We handled the matter concerning Hong Yun too sluggishly last time. This time, we must wait for the right moment and strive to kill them with one strike!" As the Heavenly Emperor who ruled the Primordial World, Di Jun was naturally no softhearted man. With becoming a Saint such a major matter before him, he no longer cared whether he would offend Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
"Indeed! Missing that opportunity last time was truly hateful!" Eastern Emperor Taiyi gnashed his teeth, especially dissatisfied with Demon Master Kunpeng. That man had attacked Ancestor Hong Yun for his own selfish reasons and had not even reported it. Clearly, he was not of one mind with the Heavenly Court either.
Sitting below and to the sides of the two men, Emperor Xi and Demon Master Kunpeng listened to these words. Fuxi felt it was a pity, while Kunpeng shrank his head back. He did not dare to interrupt, and he also knew that he had offended the Heavenly Emperor and the Eastern Emperor.
However, with the Witch Race as an external enemy, Di Jun and Tai Yi could not do much to him. After all, the Heavenly Court still needed to unite closely to deal with the complicated situation in the Primordial World.
After pondering for a while, Di Jun said, "What we lack now is a means of contending with the Saints. We can only continue deducing the Grand Formation of the Stars, and raise this formation's power to a level capable of withstanding a Saint's attacks!"
"Yes!" Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Fuxi, and Kunpeng nodded in agreement.
After a while, Fuxi said, "Heavenly Emperor, I gained some insight earlier. With Heaven and Earth perfected, there is still merit to be gained from the Three Marriages of Heaven, Earth, and Man. When yin and yang combine, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth is fulfilled. I feel that this Heavenly Marriage is perfectly suited for you to accomplish."
"Oh? There is merit to be gained? Emperor Xi, explain in detail!" Upon hearing that merit was involved, Di Jun's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.
Fuxi smiled. "The Three Marriages of Heaven, Earth, and Man are unions formed under the witness of Heaven, Earth, and Man according to the principles of Heaven and Earth. Those capable of representing them are all people of powerful destiny. As for the Heavenly Marriage, Daoist Friend Di Jun is the most suitable. You are the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court and the emperor of the myriad demons in the Primordial World. This merit should rightly belong to you. Why not claim it?"
After Fuxi's explanation, everyone finally understood.
Fuxi continued, "Perhaps after the Heavenly Marriage, the Heavenly Emperor can use heavenly merit to cultivate his Quasi-Saint realm to perfection. At that time, with you and the Eastern Emperor joining forces, even the Twelve Ancestral Witches would not be your opponents. When our Heavenly Court battles the Witch Race in the future, we will naturally be able to seize the upper hand."
Di Jun and Tai Yi were both peerless experts in the Primordial World, having severed their second corpses and already advanced to the late Quasi-Saint stage. If the Heavenly Marriage succeeded, Di Jun truly had hope of severing all three corpses.
"Good! Since such a wonderful opportunity exists, I'll trouble Daoist Friend Fuxi to make the arrangements," Di Jun said with a smile. He naturally could not miss such a good thing. He was determined to complete this Heavenly Marriage.
Fuxi continued, "The Heavenly Emperor's Heavenly Marriage can also bring a powerful expert into our Demon Race. Why wouldn't we do it?"
"Big brother, I think it's excellent! We must hurry and take care of this!" Eastern Emperor Taiyi said eagerly.
"Indeed! This is beneficial both publicly and privately. We really should get it done quickly!" Kunpeng, who had always kept a low profile, hurriedly echoed him. At the same time, he was consumed by envy. Every good thing fell into other people's hands.
By now, who in the Primordial World did not know the uses of merit? Why did Demon Master Kunpeng not have such good fortune?
He smiled happily on the surface while cursing furiously behind their backs. Kunpeng was nearly enraged to death. He was also someone who had severed one corpse, yet he had no treasures when he needed treasures, no merit when he needed merit, and even in the Heavenly Court, he possessed no authority. He had not even been granted the title of an emperor.
The entire Heavenly Court belonged to Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Emperor Xi Fuxi. The three emperors ruled over the countless demons of the world and commanded the universe.
Di Jun steadied himself and asked, "Who can be joined with this emperor? The female immortal's status can't be too low either, can it?"
"Hahaha! Naturally! The Heavenly Emperor is the most honored person in the Primordial World. The future Heavenly Empress must naturally be a top-tier female immortal!" Fuxi threw his head back and laughed.
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