How Could the Great God's Business Be Called Stealing? (cont.)

Bai Ze, who was watching the drama unfold from the sidelines, frowned. He felt that Eastern Emperor Taiyi shouldn't have wasted his breath talking to East Prince Gong, nor should he have brought up Nuwa.

Why didn't Nuwa take action herself, but instead instructed the demon race to kill East Prince Gong? It was precisely to protect her reputation.

Why would Eastern Emperor Taiyi offer up Nuwa?

To protect Nuwa's reputation, Bai Ze changed the subject:

"Fellow East Prince Gong, you have reached the end of your road."

"If you hand over the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Dragon Head Golden Cudgel, my demon race will allow you to pass away peacefully, preserving your final dignity."

Bai Ze could agree to let East Prince Gong choose a way of dying that he preferred, thus preserving his final reputation.

"Bai Ze, you're quite an honest person!"

East Prince Gong gave a bitter smile. Ever since he learned that Nuwa had also intervened in this matter, he knew that he was doomed this time.

"Bai Ze, I am willing to perish and hand over the Dragon Head Golden Cudgel, but I demand that you spare the rest of the Immortal Court and give them a chance to live."

The East Prince Gong presented his final conditions, and as a dying man, his words were kind.

Whether he had other plans to distract the demons remains unknown.

"Can!"

After discussing the matter Bai Ze, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the other four great Demon Saint finally agreed to East Prince Gong's request.

They never intended to wipe out the Three Islands and Ten Continents of the Immortal Court in the first place, as it would have been too wasteful.

Their initial plan was to kill the culprit, the East Prince Gong, and then incorporate the Immortal Court's military forces into their own ranks.

They were taken back to Heavenly Court and trained as cannon fodder for use in the future war against the Witch Clan.

"Take it!"

The East Prince Gong Duke handed over the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Dragon Head Golden Cudgel, gesturing for the Eastern Emperor Taiyi to take it.

Just as Eastern Emperor Taiyi was about to take the Dragon Head Golden Cudgel, the power of the laws and the innate Pure Yang Qi within East Prince Gong's body began to overflow.

"Eastern Emperor, be careful! East Prince Gong is about to self-destruct; he wants to take you down with him!"

Bai Ze was the first to notice the anomaly and immediately alerted Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

As expected, following Bai Ze's reminder, East Prince Gong made his move, actively fleeing towards Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

That's right, he's going to self-destruct!

His previous words were all meant to lull Eastern Emperor Taiyi into a false sense of security; his true intention was to perish together with Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

"The Chaos Bell!"

At Bai Ze's prompting, Eastern Emperor Taiyi immediately summoned the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell, and seized the Dragon Head Golden Cudgel.

Then, using the Chaos Bell to unleash its magical powers, it imprisoned the East Prince Gong, who was about to self-destruct, within this space.

"Nuwa, you let the cat run rampant. Today, for the sake of that Evil Cat, you even instigated the demon race to attack me, stealing my spiritual treasure, the Dragon Head Golden Cudgel, and forcing me, the East Prince Gong, to self-destruct."

Nuwa, you are unworthy of being a future Heavenly Dao Saint!

Seeing that he could not break through the spatial confinement of Eastern Emperor Taiyi, East Prince Gong then used his Daoist magic to spread these words throughout the four seas and eight wastelands.

Knowing that he was doomed to die, East Prince Gong decided to use his own life to nail Nuwa, the future Heavenly Dao Saint, to the pillar of shame.

Didn't the demon race want to use the life of their East Prince Gong as a bargaining chip to invite Nuwa to join them?

Now that he has branded Nuwa with shame, can Nuwa still join the demon race?

Nuwa, whose reputation has been damaged, will surely hate the demon race!

"Hahaha!"

The East Prince Gong roared to the sky, then self-destructed.

Endless Pure Yang Laws and innate Pure Yang Qi poured out.

When the East Prince Gong self-destructed, a portion of his innate Pure Yang Qi was taken away by an invisible hand.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the other demons were completely unaware of anything amiss.

"That bastard East Prince Gong, he not only self-destructed, but also had to say these things out loud."

Bai Ze was so angry that he cursed loudly. If he could, he would have loved to extract the soul of the East Prince Gong and refine it.

Bai Ze knew that if the words spoken by the East Prince Gong before his death were spread, Nuwa's reputation would inevitably be damaged.

At that time, Nuwa will definitely be angry with the demon race, making it difficult to get Nuwa to join the demon race.

Bai Ze felt it was all the fault of that idiot Eastern Emperor Taiyi. If it weren't for the fact that the other party had been wasting time talking nonsense with East Prince Gong and had revealed Nuwa, he would have been in Nuwa.

How could the East Prince Gong have known that Nuwa was involved in this matter? Things would not have developed like this.

"Issue this immediately: the demon race's attack on the Immortal Court was not instigated by Nuwa, but simply because the Immortal Court was trying to frame the Heavenly Court."

Bai Ze can only order his men to do everything they can to salvage the situation and clean up the mess.

But Bai Ze also understood that it was too late to mend the fence after the sheep were lost, and there was little point in trying to make amends now.

Kunlun Immortal Realm...

The Queen Mother of the West was in her sacred temple when she suddenly heard the words the East Prince Gong had uttered before his self-destruction, proclaiming to the Primordial World.

"Fellow East Prince Gong has fallen!"

The Queen Mother of the West trembled involuntarily; she had never expected that her close friend, the East Prince Gong, would perish in such a way.

I advised the East Prince Gong against establishing Immortal Court, as that would offend the demon race and the Heavenly Court.

But the other party wouldn't listen to my advice and stubbornly refused to see the truth.

But the Queen Mother of the West never expected that Nuwa, the future Heavenly Dao Saint, would also get involved.

"Demon race, Nuwa, you are too ruthless!"

The Queen Mother of the West felt that even if her friend, the East Prince Gong, had made a mistake, it did not warrant death.

The demons and Nuwa, however, took his life; they were truly ruthless.

Nuwa, in particular, went too far. The demon race was causing trouble for East Prince Gong because of his East Prince Gong of the Immortal Court.

Nuwa and East Prince Gong had no personal grudges; at most, Bai Chen and East Prince Gong had some grudges.

Nuwa, in order to protect a thieving cat, instructed the demon race to kill the East Prince Gong. She is utterly unworthy of being a Heavenly Dao Saint under the Great Dao's Destiny!

"I'm going to the Dao Ancestor to file a complaint against you, and I'll ask Dao Ancestor to seek justice for Fellow East Prince Gong!"

The Queen Mother of the West knew that her cultivation level was insufficient to seek revenge against the demon race and Nuwa for the East Prince Gong.

So she decided to go to Purple Sky Guest to sue Nuwa and the demon race, since East Prince Gong was the Head of Male Immortals appointed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Nuwa: Am I still Hongjun's official disciple?

The main hall of the Purple Cloud Palace...

Dao Ancestor Hongjun raised his hand, several strands of innate Pure Yang Qi floated out, and these strands of innate Pure Yang Qi condensed into an innate Dao body.

"Wake up!"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun spoke, the law came into being, and the other party opened his eyes.

"I'm alive?"

"Didn't I just self-destruct?"

East Prince Gong looked at himself, utterly bewildered that he had survived after self-destructing.

Soon, the East Prince Gong realized that the environment in front of him was extremely familiar. The next time he saw it, he saw the Dao Ancestor Hongjun sitting on the high platform.

East Prince Gong immediately understood that this was Purple Cloud Palace, and that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had saved his life.

"The East Prince Gong kowtows to thank the Dao Ancestor for saving his life!"

Upon realizing his mistake, East Prince Gong kowtowed to Dao Ancestor Hongjun in gratitude. He had thought that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had abandoned him when he self-destructed, but unexpectedly, Dao Ancestor Hongjun saved him in the end.

"The East Prince Gong has fallen at the hands of the demon race. From now on, you shall use the name Donghua, the Good Corpse!"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun felt that the name "East Prince Gong" was no longer suitable for the person before him.

The Dao Ancestor Hongjun gave the East Prince Gong a new name, which was also a rebirth for him.

"Donghua greets the Dao Ancestor!"

East Prince Gong accepted his new name, after all, his life had been saved by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"Donghua, now you have offended the demon race and tarnished Nuwa's reputation. There is no place for you in Primordial World prehistoric world."

From now on, you will cultivate yourself in my Purple Cloud Palace and refine your character!

Dao Ancestor Hongjun was well aware of Donghua's current situation. Since Donghua had offended Nuwa and the demon race, if he left Purple Cloud Palace, he would only face certain death.

Upon hearing that he could stay in the Purple Cloud Palace to cultivate, Donghua was overjoyed.

He had already sensed his own cultivation level just now, because his self-destruction had caused him to drop from the mid-stage Quasi-Saint to a half-step Quasi-Saint.

With a cultivation level at the half-step Quasi-Saint stage, he was definitely at the bottom among the Three Thousand Purple Heavens.

It should be noted that even Bai Chen, that Primordial World bandit from the Primordial Era, possessed the cultivation level of an early Quasi-Saint.

Now that he can stay in the Purple Cloud Palace to cultivate, it's as if he has the protection of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and his life is safe.

"Donghua, while you're staying at the Purple Cloud Palace, take this opportunity to teach Haotian, Yaochi, and Yaoji their cultivation!"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun felt that although Donghua's aptitude was a bit lacking and his cultivation had been reduced by about 70-80%, he still felt that Donghua's aptitude was a bit lacking.

But Donghua's guidance to Haotian, Yaochi, and Yaoji in their cultivation was enough, after all, no matter how useless Donghua was, he was once Innate Deity.

"I will obey the Imperial Decree of the Dao Ancestor!"

Donghua gladly accepted the task assigned by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, after all, he had no right to refuse the Dao Ancestor's Imperial Decree.