The Demon Race Heavenly Court.
East Emperor Taiyi and Dijun were discussing the battle involving the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
Suddenly, a figure hurried in from outside the Great Hall.
"East Emperor Taiyi, your actions this time were far too reckless!"
In the entire Demon Race Heavenly Court, Old Ancestor Kunpeng was the only one who dared speak to East Emperor Taiyi like that.
As soon as he learned what East Emperor Taiyi had done at Kunlun Mountain, he rushed over.
East Emperor Taiyi glanced at Old Ancestor Kunpeng, unconcerned.
"The Chan Sect Disciple killed members of my Demon Race. I took Xuan Jun to demand justice. How was that reckless?"
Old Ancestor Kunpeng said gravely,
"You had Xuan Jun defeat Huanglong Zhenren in front of the Saint Shangqing. That utterly humiliated the Chan Sect!"
"Huanglong Zhenren was no match for Xuan Jun because he lacked the skill. What does that have to do with This Emperor?"
East Emperor Taiyi sneered.
"Besides, This Emperor already gave them a chance."
"If the Chan Sect Disciple really has what it takes, they can come to the Demon Race Heavenly Court and reclaim their pride themselves."
Old Ancestor Kunpeng's expression darkened.
"You shouldn't have challenged the Xuanmen Disciple!"
Originally, the matter could have ended with Xuan Jun defeating Huanglong Zhenren.
But East Emperor Taiyi had gone and challenged the Xuanmen Disciple as well.
"Do you think the two Saints can't guess what you're planning?"
"You're scheming against the Jie and Chan Sects like this. Aren't you afraid they'll side with the Witch Race?"
Old Ancestor Kunpeng grew angrier with every word.
At present, the Witch Race and the Demon Race were at odds. Though the Demon Race Heavenly Court held a slight advantage in strength,
if they truly fought, even victory would come at a terrible cost.
East Emperor Taiyi could have chosen not to befriend Xuanmen, but instead, he was scheming against its two sects.
"What do you mean, scheming?"
East Emperor Taiyi shook his head.
Whether the Interception Sect or the Chan Sect, both were Saintly lineages and should have basic principles and limits.
How could they so easily join forces with the Witch Race against the Demon Race Heavenly Court?
His challenge was indeed an open scheme, but that didn't mean the Jie and Chan Sects would side with the Witch Race just because they knew his intentions.
Besides, the Demon Race Heavenly Court had a Saint of its own.
With Nuwa's connection, no matter how displeased Yuanshi and Tongtian were, all they could do was have their sect disciples win this battle against the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
"Since This Emperor proposed the challenge, I've considered the possibilities."
"If we can defeat the Xuanmen Disciple, we can make a demand of Xuanmen and have them help our Demon Race."
East Emperor Taiyi declared.
The moment Huanglong Zhenren lost to Xuan Jun, the Demon Race Heavenly Court had already gained the upper hand in this whole affair.
The only one to blame was Huanglong Zhenren for being too weak.
"Then let me ask you this: how can you be sure the Demon Race Heavenly Court can defeat the Xuanmen Disciple?"
"Do you really think all the Jade Void Twelve Immortals are like Huanglong Zhenren?"
"Besides, the Interception Sect has Duobao and others, none of them weak."
"Have you thought about what terms Xuanmen might demand if the Demon Race Heavenly Court loses?"
Old Ancestor Kunpeng rebuked him angrily.
In his view, East Emperor Taiyi had greatly underestimated the Xuanmen Disciple.
"Huanglong Zhenren may indeed be the weakest of the Jade Void Twelve Immortals, but Xuan Jun isn't even a Demon Commander."
East Emperor Taiyi explained.
Xuan Jun had only been given the title of Demon Commander temporarily, so he could demand justice.
"As for how the Demon Race Heavenly Court will win this battle, This Emperor has naturally made preparations."
As he spoke, several figures entered from outside.
Each radiated powerful demonic energy.
They were the Ten Great Demon Commanders of the Demon Race Heavenly Court, along with the Ten Great Golden Crows—or, to be precise, the Nine Great Golden Crows.
"Where is Little Nine?"
Dijun asked, puzzled.
Why had all the other Golden Crows come, leaving only the Ninth Golden Crow behind?
"Father, Ninth Brother has reached the Golden Immortal Peak. He is in seclusion at Tanggu, attempting to break through to Taiyi Golden Immortal. We couldn't disturb him."
The Great Golden Crow replied.
Dijun nodded and continued,
"Five hundred years from now, the Xuanmen Disciple will come to the Demon Race Heavenly Court to compete in magic."
"So from this moment on, East Emperor and I will each guide you in your cultivation."
To ensure victory, East Emperor Taiyi and Dijun had made their plans long ago.
"Bai Ze, Jiu Ying, Ji Meng... you will train under East Emperor."
"Great Golden Crow, Second Golden Crow... you will train under me."
The Demon Commanders and Golden Crows were all delighted.
To receive personal guidance from the Two Great Demon Emperors was a rare opportunity indeed.
After making the arrangements, East Emperor Taiyi turned to Old Ancestor Kunpeng.
"Kunpeng, This Emperor knows you have the Demon Race Heavenly Court's best interests at heart."
"But you should remember your place and mind your tone when speaking to This Emperor."
The "Emperor" in East Emperor Taiyi's title meant Demon Emperor.
No one in the Demon Race Heavenly Court had the right to question him.
Old Ancestor Kunpeng furrowed his brow.
"Let's hope you're right."
With that, Old Ancestor Kunpeng left.
East Emperor Taiyi and Dijun remained and began instructing the Demon Commanders and Golden Crows in their cultivation.
Several years later.
At Lu Changsheng's Dojo.
Thunder roared above him, and the Heavenly Tribulation descended.
Lu Changsheng activated the Indestructible Thunder God Body. This level of lightning posed no threat to him.
A moment later, the dark clouds scattered, and the Heavenly Tribulation ended.
The aura around Lu Changsheng had far surpassed the Mysterious Immortal Peak.
Golden Immortal!
This was only natural.
The Cultivation Resources Dingguang Xian had obtained were all at the Golden Immortal level.
If Lu Changsheng, at the Mysterious Immortal Peak, couldn't break through to Golden Immortal with the help of Golden Immortal-level Cultivation Resources, that would have been strange.
[Congratulations, Host, on breaking through to Golden Immortal. You have received the Thousand Spirits Illusory Form, unlocked a system feature, and gained access to the System Space.]
The system's Golden Immortal Realm reward arrived as expected.
The Thousand Spirits Illusory Form was a rather unusual Magic Treasure.
By rank, it counted as a Xiantian Lingbao, but it was suited neither to offense nor defense.
Its purpose lay in illusion and concealment.
Concealment meant hiding one's cultivation and aura.
As for illusion, it had many uses. It could alter one's cultivation, appearance, and more.
Put simply, if Lu Changsheng wished, he could turn himself into an ordinary mortal with no cultivation at all, or disguise himself as a Saint.
Of course, even this illusion and concealment couldn't fool a Saint's eyes.
But it could easily fool a Daluo Golden Immortal or a Quasi-Saint.
If the Thousand Spirits Illusory Form was a fairly ordinary reward without any pleasant surprises, the System Space left Lu Changsheng astonished.
Time flowed differently inside the System Space.
At Lu Changsheng's current level of cultivation, one year in the outside world equaled a hundred years inside the System Space.
While others cultivated for a hundred years, he could cultivate for ten thousand years in the System Space.
This would go a long way toward solving his current cultivation dilemma. He wouldn't need to rely excessively on external forces to raise his cultivation.
After composing himself, Lu Changsheng took out the Saint Flame Golden Crystal.
Although he had successfully reached Golden Immortal, he could clearly feel that his magical power was extremely unstable.
This was the consequence of relying too heavily on external forces, leaving his foundation insecure.
Fortunately, he had the Saint Flame Golden Crystal.
After making his preparations, Lu Changsheng crushed the Saint Flame Golden Crystal in one hand.
In an instant, golden flames engulfed him.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out.
Lu Changsheng's expression twisted with pain.
Wait, Tongtian never said it would hurt this much.
Before these Saint Flames, even the defenses of the Indestructible Thunder God Body were greatly weakened.
The pain wasn't just physical; his Primordial Spirit shuddered to its depths.
He even felt as though the Saint Flames were about to burn him to ashes.
More than half an hour later, the Saint Flames faded.
But Lu Changsheng's expression turned somewhat odd.
The reason was simple: he could tell that the Saint Flame Body Tempering was incomplete.
Hadn't he only been a little greedy?
And yet the Saint Flame Golden Crystal Tongtian gave him really could solve the problem of an unstable Mysterious Immortal foundation—but fell just short for a Golden Immortal?
Actually, Tongtian couldn't be blamed for this.
Those Saint Flames were no ordinary thing.
Tongtian would have liked to give him more, but he was afraid Lu Changsheng's Mysterious Immortal body wouldn't be able to withstand it.
So the Saint Flame Golden Crystal he gave him contained exactly enough Saint Flames to perfectly resolve the problem of an unstable Mysterious Immortal foundation.
He hadn't expected Lu Changsheng to wait until he had reached Golden Immortal before using the Saint Flame Golden Crystal.
Now Lu Changsheng was in a bind.
What should he do?
He definitely couldn't leave it alone.
Although the Saint Flame Body Tempering was now ninety-nine percent complete, if he didn't deal with the remaining 0.1 percent properly, it would become a hidden danger in the future.
But how could he deal with it?
He didn't have the ability to perform Saint Flame Body Tempering himself.
Should he go to Tongtian again?
That didn't seem appropriate. It wasn't as if one could meet a Saint whenever one wanted.
But he had to resolve the problem with his foundation.
"System, do you have any way to solve this?"
He could only ask the system for help.
[Searching for a solution based on the Host's request]
[The Host's current predicament can be resolved by tempering the body with Golden Crow Flame]
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