In the Thirty-Three Heavens, within Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the four great Demon Emperors—Dijun, Taiyi, Fuxi, and Tengshe—had gathered. Below the imperial throne, Demon Master Kunpeng, Bai Ze, Ji Meng, Shang Yang, Gui Che, and the other Ten Great Demon Sages stood in ranks on both sides.
Ji Meng stepped forward. After bowing to Dijun, Taiyi, and the other Demon Emperors, he said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Purple Mansion Immortal Court overseas has recently been slaughtering the living beings of our Demon Race. Any members of the Demon Race who enter the East Sea are killed by the rogue immortals under the Purple Mansion Immortal Court! Relying on East King Duke's position as Head of the Immortal Dao, they scorn the Yao Race Heavenly Court. They even brazenly claim that our Yao Race Heavenly Court is a false dynasty, one that the Purple Mansion Immortal Court will overthrow sooner or later. To uphold the majesty of the Yao Race Heavenly Court, I ask Your Majesty to dispatch troops against the Purple Mansion Immortal Court and hold East King Duke accountable!"
"Is this true?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, every word this subject has spoken is true!"
Hearing Bai Ze's reply, Dijun's face darkened upon the imperial throne. Fury surged within him, yet he suppressed it as he said, "East King Duke deserves death, and the Purple Mansion Immortal Court must be destroyed! They dare scorn my Yao Race Heavenly Court so openly. If we do not wield thunderous methods and allow this wretch to roam free between Heaven and Earth, what face would I and my imperial brothers have left to govern the order of the Primordial World?"
"Your Majesty, even if East King Duke has defied authority and stirred rebellion, he is still the Head of the Immortal Dao personally