Demon Emperor's Plan, Golden Immortal's Dilemma

Demon Race Heavenly Court.

East Emperor Taiyi and Dijun were discussing matters concerning a battle for the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Suddenly, a figure rushed in from outside the great hall.

"East Emperor Taiyi, your actions this time are too reckless!"

In the entire Demon Race Heavenly Court, only Kunpeng Old Ancestor dared to speak to East Emperor Taiyi like this.

As soon as he learned of East Emperor Taiyi's actions on Kunlun Mountain, he rushed over immediately.

East Emperor Taiyi glanced at Kunpeng Old Ancestor, dismissive.

"A Chan Sect disciple killed my demon race, and This Emperor brought Xuan Jun to seek justice. How is that reckless?"

Kunpeng Old Ancestor said gravely.

"You made Xuan Jun defeat Huanglong Zhenren in front of Shangqing Saint. This move has caused Chan Sect to lose immense face!"

"That Huanglong Zhenren couldn't defeat Xuan Jun. It was his own lack of skill, what does that have to do with This Emperor?"

East Emperor Taiyi let out a cold laugh.

"Furthermore, This Emperor has already given an opportunity."

"If the Chan Sect disciples are truly capable, they can come to the Demon Race Heavenly Court and reclaim their honor themselves."

Kunpeng Old Ancestor's face was grim.

"You shouldn't have challenged the Xuanmen disciples!"

Originally, after Xuan Jun defeated Huanglong Zhenren, the matter would have ended there.

But East Emperor Taiyi had to go and challenge the Xuanmen disciples.

"Do you think the two Saints can't guess your intentions?"

"You are scheming against both the Jie and Chan Sects. Aren't you afraid they will side with the Witch Race?"

Kunpeng Old Ancestor grew more and more agitated.

Currently, the Witch and Demon races were in a standoff. Although the Demon Race Heavenly Court had a slight advantage in strength, if a real fight broke out, even a victory would be a pyrrhic one.

It was one thing for East Emperor Taiyi not to be on good terms with the Xuanmen, but he was trying to scheme against the two Xuanmen sects.

"What do you mean by scheming?"

East Emperor Taiyi shook his head.

Both the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect were Saintly traditions. They should have basic principles and guidelines.

How could they easily join forces with the Witch Race to deal with the Demon Race Heavenly Court?

His challenge was indeed an open scheme, but it couldn't be said that because they knew his intentions, the Jie and Chan Sects would side with the Witch Race.

Besides, the Demon Race Heavenly Court had a Saint.

With Nuwa's connection, no matter how displeased Yuanshi and Tongtian were, they could only let their disciples win this battle against the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

"Since This Emperor proposed the challenge, naturally I have considered various possibilities."

"As long as we can defeat the Xuanmen disciples, we can make demands of the Xuanmen and help our demon race."

East Emperor Taiyi said.

The entire matter, from the moment Huanglong Zhenren was defeated by Xuan Jun, the Demon Race Heavenly Court had already gained the upper hand.

The only one to blame was Huanglong Zhenren for being too weak.

"Then let me ask you again, how can you guarantee that the Demon Race Heavenly Court can defeat the Xuanmen disciples?"

"Do you really think all the Jade Void Twelve Immortals are like Huanglong Zhenren?"

"Moreover, the Jie Sect also has Duobao and others, whose cultivation is not weak."

"Have you considered what conditions the Xuanmen will propose if the Demon Race Heavenly Court loses?"

Kunpeng Old Ancestor rebuked.

In his opinion, East Emperor Taiyi was underestimating the Xuanmen disciples too much.

"Huanglong Zhenren is indeed the weakest among the Jade Void Twelve Immortals, but Xuan Jun is not a Demon Commander at all."

East Emperor Taiyi explained.

Xuan Jun's identity as a Demon Commander was only temporarily given to him to seek justice.

"As for how the Demon Race Heavenly Court will win this battle, This Emperor has naturally made preparations."

As he spoke, several more figures walked in from outside.

Each figure exuded a powerful demonic aura.

It was the ten great Demon Commanders of the Demon Race Heavenly Court, and the ten Great Golden Crows, no, to be precise, it should be nine Great Golden Crows.

"Where is Little Nine?"

Dijun was confused.

Why had all nine Golden Crows come, yet the Ninth Golden Crow was missing?

"Father Emperor, Ninth Brother's cultivation has reached Golden Immortal Peak. He is in seclusion in Tanggu, attempting to break through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. It is not convenient to disturb him," the Great Golden Crow replied.

Dijun nodded and continued, "In five hundred years, disciples from the Xuanmen will come to my Demon Race Heavenly Court for a battle. Therefore, starting now, Donghuang and I will personally guide your cultivation."

To ensure victory in this battle, Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun had already made plans.

"Bai Ze, Jiu Ying, Ji Meng... you will cultivate under Donghuang."

"Great Golden Crow, Second Golden Crow... you will cultivate under me."

The several Demon Commanders and Golden Crows were overjoyed upon hearing this. To receive personal guidance from the two Demon Emperors was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After making the arrangements, Donghuang Taiyi looked at Kunpeng Old Ancestor.

"Kunpeng, This Emperor knows you are thinking of the Demon Race Heavenly Court. But you must also know your place and pay attention to your attitude when speaking to This Emperor."

His "Emperor" title, Donghuang Taiyi's Emperor, was the Emperor of the Demon Race Heavenly Court. In the Demon Race Heavenly Court, no one could question him.

Kunpeng Old Ancestor frowned slightly. "I hope you are right."

With that, Kunpeng Old Ancestor left. The remaining Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun began guiding the several Demon Commanders and Golden Crows in their cultivation.

Several years later.

Lu Changsheng's Dojo.

Above the dome, thunder roared, and a heavenly tribulation descended. Lu Changsheng activated his Indestructible Thunder God Body. This level of lightning posed no threat to him.

A moment later, the dark clouds dispersed, and the heavenly tribulation ended. The aura emanating from Lu Changsheng had far surpassed Mysterious Immortal Peak. Golden Immortal!

In fact, this was quite normal. The cultivation resources obtained by Dingguang Xian were all at the Golden Immortal level. For Lu Changsheng, a Mysterious Immortal Peak, to not be able to break through to Golden Immortal with Golden Immortal-level cultivation resources would have been strange.

[Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Golden Immortal. Reward: Thousand Spirits Illusory Form. System function unlocked: System Space opened.]

The system's reward for reaching the Golden Immortal realm arrived as expected.

Thousand Spirits Illusory Form was a rather special Magic Treasure. In terms of grade, it was considered a Xiantian Lingbao, but it was neither adept at offense nor defense. Its function lay in illusion and concealment. Concealment, naturally, was for hiding one's cultivation and aura. As for illusion, it was more versatile, capable of altering cultivation, appearance, and so on. Simply put, if Lu Changsheng wished, he could transform himself into a Mortal with no cultivation, or he could disguise himself as a Saint. Of course, such illusion and concealment would not escape the eyes of a Saint. However, it was sufficient to deceive a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal or a Quasi-Saint.

If the Thousand Spirits Illusory Form reward was considered standard, with no unexpected pleasant surprises, then the System Space greatly surprised Lu Changsheng. The time flow within the System Space was different. With Lu Changsheng's current cultivation, one year in the outside world equated to one hundred years within the System Space. If others cultivated for a hundred years, he would have cultivated for ten thousand years within the System Space. This greatly resolved his current cultivation challenges, eliminating the need to excessively rely on external forces to improve his cultivation.

After calming his emotions, Lu Changsheng took out the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal. Although he had successfully broken through to Golden Immortal this time, he could clearly feel that his magical power was extremely superficial. This was the result of relying too much on external forces, leading to an unstable foundation.

Fortunately, he had the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal.

After preparing himself, Lu Changsheng crushed the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal with one hand.

Instantly, golden flames enveloped his entire body.

"Ah!"

A scream echoed.

Lu Changsheng's expression was filled with pain.

No, Tongtian never said it would hurt this much.

Before these Sacred Flames, the Indestructible Thunder God Body's defenses were greatly weakened.

It wasn't just physical pain, but a tremor from the depths of his soul.

He even felt like he was being incinerated by the Sacred Flames.

More than half an hour later, the Sacred Flames dissipated.

However, Lu Changsheng's expression became a bit strange.

The reason was simple: he could sense that the Sacred Flame Body Tempering was incomplete.

Was it because I was a little greedy?

So the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal Tongtian gave me could truly solve the problem of an unstable Mysterious Immortal foundation, but it's barely enough for Golden Immortal?

Actually, this couldn't be blamed on Tongtian.

Those Sacred Flames were no ordinary things.

Tongtian had wanted to give more, but he feared Lu Changsheng's Mysterious Immortal body couldn't withstand it.

Therefore, the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal he provided was just enough to perfectly solve the Mysterious Immortal foundation problem.

He hadn't expected Lu Changsheng to choose to break through to Golden Immortal before using the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal.

But now, Lu Changsheng was in a dilemma.

What should he do?

He definitely couldn't just leave it unattended.

Although this Sacred Flame Body Tempering was 99.9% complete, the remaining 0.1% would become a future hidden danger if not handled properly.

But how could he handle it?

He himself didn't possess the ability for Sacred Flame Body Tempering.

Should he find Tongtian again?

It seemed a bit improper; Saints weren't people you could just meet whenever you pleased.

But this foundation problem had to be resolved.

"System, do you have any way to solve this problem?"

He could only turn to the System for help.

[Querying relevant solutions based on host's needs]

[The host's current predicament can be resolved by tempering with the Golden Crow Flame]