At these words, everyone was stunned.
Especially Eastern Emperor Tai Yi, who looked at Di Jun and said, "Big Brother, we discovered this item first. How can you give it away?"
"Fellow Daoist Tai Yi, the situation is extremely dangerous. Dividing the treasures may be the best option," Zhen Yuanzi advised him through a telepathic message.
"Exactly. This is an excellent plan. It will also earn us the goodwill of several powerful figures," Hong Yun sent.
The other innate divine beings also looked eager and spoke up. "That's a good idea!"
"I agree!" The speaker was none other than the leader of the Three Pure Ones, the Heavenly Venerable of Numinous Treasure, Taiqing Laozi.
"We brothers agree as well!" Jieyin and Zhunti said at the same time.
"I disagree! You've certainly got a good scheme. We're on our own—would he really give us anything?" As Minghe spoke, he looked ready to make a move.
"Peace is paramount!"
Zhunti gave a quiet shout. Brilliant golden light blazed behind him, and a golden ring appeared behind his head.
Under its radiance, Minghe felt the anger in his chest rapidly fade away.
Everyone was surprised by the sight.
Zhunti certainly had a trick up his sleeve. He'd actually managed to stop Minghe from attacking.
Kunpeng, who had been about to speak, also fell silent at once, losing his nerve.
Wouldn't the side with more people always get the greater share?
Everyone was privately wondering what they could get.
After all, there were seven gourds on the Innate Gourd Vine.
Including the vine and the Breathing Soil, there were only nine treasures in all.
There weren't enough to go around—not at the moment, at least.
Having finished speaking, Di Jun took a purple-and-yellow gourd from the treasures in his hand and tossed it to one of the Three Pure Ones, Tongtian Daoist.
"This treasure belongs to Fellow Daoist Tongtian!"
Tongtian was a little surprised. He hadn't expected to be the first innate divine being to receive a treasure.
Di Jun had yielded his seat last time, and now he was giving away a treasure of his own accord.
Tongtian couldn't help wondering why.
"Thank you." Tongtian's tone was cool and indifferent.
At least he knows what he's doing and gave one to the Three Pure Ones. Go on, then, Yuqing Yuanshi thought with a sneer.
Di Jun was nothing but a coward.
The Three Pure Ones were the most powerful group, with two Innate Supreme Treasures and formidable strength. They couldn't be underestimated.
"This Purple-Gold Gourd goes to Taiqing Laozi!"
The Purple-Gold Gourd streaked through the air and landed in Laozi's hand.
"Excellent! I owe you one, Fellow Daoist."
Laozi smiled broadly, looking quite pleased.
Many innate divine beings had gathered, and Laozi was naturally happy to receive so many fine treasures.
Jieyin and Zhunti's eyes burned with anticipation. As long as Di Jun knew what was good for him, he would give their brothers a share of the treasures.
Yuqing Yuanshi was thrilled. What would he get?
In a commanding tone, he said, "Give me the purple-black gourd."
But then something awkward happened: Di Jun didn't pay him the slightest attention.
Instead, he tossed the purple-green gourd and the Innate Gourd Vine to Nuwa and Fu Xi. "These two treasures go to you."
Fu Xi and Nuwa were overjoyed.
"Hahaha! Thank you, Fellow Daoist Di Jun! Thank you, Fellow Daoist Di Jun!"
Fu Xi had assumed that he and his sister would get at most one treasure.
But the situation had turned out to be completely beyond their expectations.
Clearly, Di Jun had done this because they were both of the Demon Race.
This earned him considerable goodwill from them.
"Damn you, Di Jun! You mangy bird! How dare you play me? Where's mine?" Yuqing Yuanshi roared with fury. The Three Pure Ones had all been given treasures, and he alone had been left out. How could he not be angry?
"Hahaha! You insulted him the moment you opened your mouth. How could Fellow Daoist Di Jun give you anything? If you want a treasure, you should at least say something nice!" Daoist Jieyin chuckled. Then he went on, "Fellow Daoist Di Jun, I think this gourd and I are destined for each other."
But Di Jun paid him no heed.
Di Jun hadn't forgotten what had happened in Purple Heaven Palace.
"The purple-white gourd goes to my second brother, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi; the purple-red gourd goes to Fellow Daoist Hong Yun; the purple-black gourd goes to me; and the purple-green gourd goes to Brother Zhen Yuanzi. That makes all eight treasures accounted for."
Except for the purple-black gourd and the Breathing Soil, everything had been distributed according to Li Mo's earlier inner thoughts.
If Yuanshi hadn't treated Di Jun so poorly, Di Jun would probably have given him a treasure, too.
As soon as Di Jun said this—
Jieyin and Zhunti's faces darkened, and their eyelids drooped.
Their brothers had been completely ignored.
The Three Pure Ones, as well as the siblings Fu Xi and Nuwa, weren't alone. It made sense for them to receive treasures.
But the Westerners hadn't received anything at all. How could they not be angry? Was it because they weren't strong enough?
"Hahaha! You two shameless fellows got played too, huh? You think you're worthy of the good stuff?" Yuqing Yuanshi couldn't help sneering at them.
"In that case, I have no choice but to take them by force!"
As soon as the words fell—
Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance and attacked at once.
"Hand over the treasures!"
Zhunti suddenly shouted. One after another, his true words transformed into runes and shot straight toward Di Jun's soul.
Sumeru True Word!
This was Zhunti's Divine Ability—the very technique he had just used against Minghe.
The weaker one's soul, the easier it was to affect.
They were all innate divine beings and had reached the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, so their souls were roughly equal in strength.
Di Jun suddenly felt his vision blur and his head spin.
Then Jieyin raised his hand, which expanded into a giant palm reaching for the gourd in Di Jun's grasp.
"You bastards! You think you can steal from the two emperors of our Demon Race?"
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi flew into a rage. Solar True Fire surged forth, heating the air around them.
The temperature shot upward, bringing with it an overwhelming force capable of burning mountains and boiling seas.
The giant hand was incinerated at once. Daoist Jieyin grimaced in pain and hurriedly pulled back his hand.
By then, Di Jun had also recovered from his daze.
"Let's go!" Zhen Yuanzi said.
"Our fifth brother is still here!" Di Jun and Tai Yi said.
"We'll deal with that later. He should be fine for now," Hong Yun said.
The four of them joined forces and fled into the distance.
But those who hadn't received treasures made their moves as well.
Everyone wanted a share.
"Where do you think you're going? You're not getting away!"
This time, Minghe attacked.
From beneath his wide blood-red robe, the Yuantu Sword shot forth. Blood qi surged for a thousand li as the sword slashed down.
"Earth Book!"
Zhen Yuanzi made his move, using the Earth Book to protect everyone.
Yellow-brown light enveloped them.
The Yuantu Sword had no effect. Still, those beneath the Earth Book trembled from the impact.
"Why aren't you joining forces? What are you standing around for?"
Minghe shouted furiously.
At once, Kunpeng, Jieyin, and Zhunti attacked as well.
"I'll take a little something for myself, too!"
In an instant, Yuqing Yuanshi joined the fight.
The balance was broken.
Taiqing Laozi and Tongtian Daoist didn't make a move. They simply watched.
"Big Brother, Third Brother, aren't you going to help me?"
Yuanshi shouted angrily.
But neither of them budged.
They'd received gifts from Di Jun. It wouldn't be right for them to attack him now.
Yuqing Yuanshi's face darkened, but he said nothing more.
Five innate divine beings attacked with all their might.
On the other side, Tai Yi brought out the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell.
"Big Brother, what should we do?" Nuwa asked Fu Xi.
"Never mind. We received gifts from Fellow Daoist Di Jun, so we can't just stand by. Let's hold Yuanshi off!"
As he spoke, Fu Xi raised his hand, and a sword shot toward Yuanshi.
Yuanshi hurriedly turned to defend himself. His eyes blazed with fury as he glared at Fu Xi. "You're no match for me. Move aside!"
As he spoke, a heaven-opening blade of energy emerged from the Pangu Banner.
It descended from the sky!
The Pangu Banner was an Innate Supreme Treasure, and its destructive power was extremely fearsome.
In an instant, the heaven-opening blade fell from the highest reaches of the sky.
It cleaved through several stars. They were annihilated, a terrifying sight.
"The Pangu Banner is indeed powerful. But Fellow Daoist Yuanshi, you're not just facing my brother!"
Nuwa also joined the fight.
For a time, the situation settled into a strange balance.
Bi Fang watched, unsure what to do. His eyes darted about, and he swallowed nervously.
"Bi Fang, go find Li Mo!"
Suddenly, Bi Fang heard Di Jun's telepathic message.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
At Di Jun's words, Bi Fang vanished in a flash.
With powerful figures fighting here, a little chicken like him could only get away as quickly as possible. Otherwise, he'd inevitably get caught in the crossfire.
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