As Di Jun stepped into Chaos one step at a time, Chaos gradually dissipated. At last, the original appearance of the Thirty-Three Heavens emerged in the Prehistoric World for the first time!
Di Jun opened his eyes. A massive gate stood before him! It was as tall as ten thousand zhang, and a plaque hung above it, bearing two large characters: "South Heaven"!
This was none other than the South Heaven Gate! It was forged from deep green glazed glass and adorned with brilliant precious jade. In particular, the two characters on the plaque seemed to be the manifestation of Dao Charm, with endless Innate Spiritual Qi swirling around it!
He stepped through the gate. This place was the Heavenly Court!
Upon entering the Heavenly Court, countless rays of golden light rolled through crimson clouds, while thousands of auspicious streams of energy spewed violet mist! This was... Purple Qi!
It was said that whenever a Sage descended, Purple Qi Came from the East! Who would have thought that the Heavenly Court, in its earliest days, would actually bear the manifestation of a Sage!
The Heavenly Court had thirty-three heavenly palaces: the Palace of Sending Clouds, Vaishrava Palace, Five Luminaries Palace, Sun Palace, Palace of Transforming Joy, and more. The ridges of every palace were lined with golden beasts. There were also seventy-two treasure halls: the Morning Assembly Hall, Hall of Lingxu, Hall of Precious Light, Hall of Heavenly Kings, Hall of Spiritual Officers, and more. Jade qilin stood in rows along the pillars of every hall.
On the Longevity Star Terrace grew famous flowers that never withered even after thousands upon thousands of years. Beside the Alchemy Furnace stood auspicious herbs that remained evergreen for countless ages. Before the Pilgrimage Tower, there were crimson gauze robes glittering like stars, and lotus crowns shining with gold and jade. Jade hairpins, pearl shoes, purple ribbons, and golden seals adorned the scene. Then came the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, whose golden nails clustered across jade doors while colorful phoenixes danced before vermilion gates.
Di Jun and Taiyi arrived at the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. At once, the two felt something and exchanged a glance, both breaking into smiles.
"Elder Brother, since things have come to this, why don't we announce it to the Prehistoric World and establish the supreme Demon Court, attaining the Quasi-Sage realm?" Taiyi said with a smile.
"Hahahaha, excellent!" Di Jun laughed heartily and agreed.
Immediately afterward, the voices of Di Jun and Taiyi rang throughout the entire Prehistoric World!
"I am Di Jun (Eastern Emperor Taiyi). Having realized that the demon race has no one to govern it, I shall establish the Demon Court today atop Mount Buzhou, within the Thirty-Three Heavens. From this day forth, I shall be the Demon Emperor (Demon Sovereign), ruling over the demons of the Prehistoric World and bringing blessings to the land. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
"Buzz...!!"
In the next moment, the sky within a radius of ten thousand li around Buzhou Mountain was shrouded in a mysterious yellow light!
The living beings of the Prehistoric World were utterly shocked!
Because... this was... merit!!!
Everyone knew that merit was the most powerful thing in the Prehistoric World. It could not only increase one's cultivation and heal injuries, but could even condense into a Golden Wheel of Merit!
The Heavenly Dao valued those with great merit above all else. If you possessed great merit, no one would dare touch you. Otherwise, at best your realm would fall, and at worst you would die and have your Dao erased! Those with great merit were protected by the Heavenly Dao. If you provoked one, you would be courting death.
At this moment, the area within ten thousand li around Buzhou Mountain was illuminated by merit. One could imagine just how much merit there was!
As for why there was so much, it was all thanks to Di Jun and Taiyi saying that they were establishing the Demon Court to bring blessings to the Prehistoric World! In other words, it was not for themselves or for the public, but for the Prehistoric World!
That was why the Heavenly Dao had been so generous, descending several thousand mu of merit!
At the same time, at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, Chen Tian had already arrived. After hearing of the Demon Court's establishment and seeing the thousand mu of merit, he frowned and said, "The Demon Court has been established? It seems the Witch-Demon Tribulation is about to begin. But it doesn't matter. Once the human race is born, I'll pass down the Martial Dao so that they'll have the strength to protect themselves."
Kunlun Mountain, Hall of the Three Pure Ones.
The Hall of the Three Pure Ones was divided into the Hall of Taiqing, Hall of Yuqing, and Hall of Shangqing, which were the palaces of Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian respectively. Normally, the Three Pure Ones stayed in their own palaces. They only gathered in the main hall when discussing matters or expounding the Dao.
When Laozi heard the voice, he suddenly sensed something. This was... an opportunity brought about by fate!
And the place where this opportunity lay was Buzhou Mountain!
At the same time, Yuanshi and Tongtian sensed it as well. Moreover, they needed all three of the Three Pure Ones to go together in order to obtain this opportunity!
The Three Pure Ones gathered in the same hall.
"Two elder brothers, I have an opportunity that I must go and seize!" Tongtian said without hesitation. After all, they were brothers, so there was no need to hide anything.
"We are the same." Laozi and Yuanshi spoke at the same time.
"Then shall we head there now?" Tongtian asked.
"Excellent!" Laozi nodded with a smile.
"Indeed, indeed." Yuanshi also nodded with a smile. "Disciple Chen Tian is currently at Buzhou Mountain as well. Once we obtain the opportunity, we can bring him back to Kunlun."
"Second Brother, would that be inappropriate? After all, our disciple needs to undergo his own trials." Tongtian frowned.
"Third Brother, only three thousand years remain before our teacher's lecture. It is time to bring Disciple Chen Tian back. Otherwise, he will not be able to attend the lecture." Laozi spoke up.
Although Chen Tian had reached Buzhou Mountain, it had taken him seven thousand years. One could imagine how vast the Prehistoric World was. Although Chen Tian had traveled leisurely, his speed had not been slow!
Now, only three thousand years remained before Hongjun's second lecture. That was why Yuanshi wanted to bring Chen Tian back instead of calling him back. Given Chen Tian's personality, it was still uncertain whether he could make it in time.
Of course, there was another reason. Ever since Chen Tian had said that his artifact refinement was too poor, Yuanshi had bitterly cultivated the Path of Artifacts. He could not claim perfection, but he had achieved great mastery!
One must not forget that Yuanshi's Path of Artifacts was the strongest in the Prehistoric World. Even in later generations, he was considered one of the pinnacle figures in the Path of Artifacts! But why did Huang Long later become the True Man of Three Nothings, with so few magic treasures among the other disciples? It was probably because, like Duobao Rat, he loved collecting magic treasures.
Thus, Yuanshi wanted to bring Chen Tian back and let him see for himself: You! Your second master! Am incredibly powerful!! No explanation needed!!!
"All right, then." After hearing this, Tongtian nodded and headed for Buzhou Mountain.
At the same time, Chen Tian still did not know that his second master had set his sights on him. But what was there to fear? He still had to refine the Lamborghini, an Innate Supreme Treasure. He might as well learn from Yuanshi while he was at it!
"Daoist Nuwa, Daoist Fuxi, why not join the Demon Court?"
Chen Tian had not gone far when he heard Di Jun's voice. He activated Soaring Golden Light and arrived at a certain Daoist arena. This was precisely the Daoist arena of Nuwa and her elder brother, Fuxi.
Although Fuxi was somewhat tempted, Nuwa remained unmoved.
Join the Demon Court? Wouldn't that mean you want to stand above me? We are both Innate Deities, so why should you rank higher? Just because you have an extra leg? Three-legged crow?
That was what Nuwa was thinking. But indeed, they were both Innate Deities, so why should Di Jun rank higher? Besides, his cultivation... was only at Grand Unity Peak, the same as hers.
"Sorry, but I still need to cultivate in seclusion. It would not be appropriate for me to go to the noisy Demon Court," Nuwa politely refused Di Jun.
Di Jun was somewhat irritated, but he held it back. After all, he was currently the Demon Emperor of the demon race!
"Then how about Daoist Nuwa joining the demon race as the Demon Sovereign? Daoist Fuxi can be the Xi Huang, and Daoist Nuwa can be Wa Huang. Wa Huang need not enter the Demon Court," Di Jun said with a smile.
Not entering the Demon Court but joining the demon race was actually the same, yet also somewhat different. It was somewhat like Erlang Shen in later generations, who obeyed summons but not proclamations. Wa Huang was even more formidable. Unless she wanted to act, not even Demon Emperor Di Jun could force her!
"I... Hm? Tian Chen?"
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