Establishment of the Heavenly Court, Shouyang Mountain Bronze!

After Ye Xuan made his choice, a treasure map shimmering with the radiance of endless Innate Spiritual Treasures appeared in his hands from the void.

Qiankun Diagram!

Within this spiritual treasure lay a universe of heaven and earth, vast and boundless.

Inside the Yin-Yang Qiankun, it encompassed the myriad phenomena of the cosmos, complete with flowers, birds, insects, fish, mountains, rivers, sun, and moon. It was no different from a true world, and it contained a strand of the power of Space Law.

Once the Qiankun Diagram was integrated into the Three Thousand Heavens, it could elevate the head of the Three Thousand Heavens to be no different from a true Middle Thousand World. By governing the heavens, it could propel him into the realm of the Golden Immortal of the Origin in one fell swoop.

Looking at the Innate Spiritual Treasure in his hand, Ye Xuan's gaze sharpened, and he waved his palm toward the Qiankun Diagram.

"Boom!"

The power of the Great Dao Laws surged within the void. The Qiankun Diagram emitted a heaven-shaking hum, as if sensing a trace of unease. Its Innate Divine Might flared, struggling to break free.

However, although Ye Xuan was only a Quasi-Saint, he possessed three supreme methods for attaining sainthood. Furthermore, the Three Thousand Heavens were no ordinary Dao Fruits; they already contained a trace of the power of the Heavenly Dao. When unleashed with full force, they even held a hint of the mysteries of fate.

Under the mighty power of the Heavenly Dao, any resistance was merely a delusion. With a roar, the Qiankun Diagram lost all power to fight back.

"Crack!"

A thousand years later, the Innate Spiritual Treasure Qiankun Diagram shattered. A mass of Origin Power and endless fragments of the Great Dao fused into the Three Thousand Heavens.

The moment it merged, Ye Xuan felt a mysterious change occur within the Three Thousand Heavens. He saw endless Innate Spiritual Qi from the Western Land swarming into the First Heaven.

After a while, living beings began to gestate within. From this moment on, the world truly possessed a spark of vitality. Creating something from nothing—though they were not yet true living beings, one day, when the Three Thousand Heavens truly manifested into reality, the endless beings within them would also be able to enter the physical world.

High above in the firmament, seeing his First Heaven ascend to a Middle Thousand World in one breath, Ye Xuan was overjoyed and spoke to it.

"Among the Three Thousand Heavens, you are the first, the hub of the heavens, governing all realms. You shall be the Heavenly Realm!"

After Ye Xuan spoke, a Great Dao Rune appeared above the First Heaven, branding itself between heaven and earth.

Heavenly Realm!

As the Heavenly Realm ascended, the power of laws around Ye Xuan's body surged in the outside world. His aura skyrocketed, carrying a sense of ancient profundity, mysterious and unfathomable.

When his aura reached its peak, Ye Xuan opened his eyes.

In a single thought, worlds are born and destroyed!

His powerful aura shot straight into the sky, causing the endless beings of the Western Land to prostrate themselves and tremble under his presence.

Seeing that his strength had grown even more powerful with every gesture, a look of joy appeared on Ye Xuan's face. He waved his hand, and the aura around him dissipated.

Just as Ye Xuan had imagined, after absorbing the Qiankun Diagram, his strength had directly advanced to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal of the Origin. In the Path of Three Corpses, this realm was equivalent to the level of Slashing Two Corpses. Among the Innate God-Demons of the Primordial World, many had not even slashed their first corpse.

Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on Ye Xuan's face. Moreover, his Primordial Spirit had already ascended to the realm of a Quasi-Saint. Among all the Innate God-Demons, he stood at the very top!

"Good!"

Just as Ye Xuan was deep in thought, another electronic sound echoed in his ears.

[Ding Dong!]

[Detected that Emperor Taiyi and others have invited Daoist Nuwa and Daoist Fuxi to take charge of the Heavenly Court and are preparing to establish the Demon Race. All beings beneath the Innate God-Demons shall belong to the Demon Race. Host, please make your choice below.]

[Option One: Storm the Heavenly Court, seize the position of Heavenly Emperor, and complete the mission to obtain one Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Kongtong Seal.]

[Option Two: Ignore them and let them establish the Heavenly Court to obtain a mountain of Shouyang Mountain Bronze!]

Hearing the electronic sound once again, Ye Xuan could not help but open his eyes and gaze toward Mount Buzhou.

Once Fuxi and the others entered the fold and established the Demon Race, the birth of the Witch Clan would not be far behind. Once the two sides officially went to war, the next Great Tribulation would begin.

Establishing the Heavenly Court might look infinitely glorious, but once involved, there would be no turning back. There were only two choices: sweep across the world to seize the position of Great Heavenly Venerate, or die. Only after becoming a Sage could one step off the chessboard and become a chess player.

However, the Demon Emperor and his peers chose to establish the Heavenly Court precisely because they wanted to vie for hegemony, hoping to enter the Realm of Sages through the power of boundless destiny.

An unsolvable dilemma!

In Ye Xuan's view, the Demon Emperor and the other Innate God-Demons were already dead men walking; they were not worth his attention. Having reached this conclusion, he shifted his gaze away from the Thirty-Three Heavens and spoke directly.

"I choose the second option. Ignore them!"

[Ding Dong!]

[Host has chosen to ignore and remain steady. A mountain of Shouyang Mountain Bronze is being distributed. Please check it yourself.]

Following Ye Xuan's choice, another electronic sound rang in his ears.

The next moment, a massive mountain of innate bronze manifested out of the void.

Shouyang Mountain Bronze!

Mount Shouyang possessed two great treasures. The first was the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Kongtong Seal. It was a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure inextricably linked to the human race and was a supreme treasure of humanity. Holding it allowed one to enthrone the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and even obtain ten percent of the human race's destiny.

Although it was only ten percent of the destiny, after the Witch and Demon clans eventually perished together and exited the stage of the Primordial World, the only protagonists of heaven and earth would be the human race. Even Nuwa's creation of humans only granted her ten percent of the destiny.

As for the second great treasure, it was the Shouyang Mountain Bronze.

In later generations, Daoist Laozi had used the Shouyang Mountain Bronze to forge a Postnatal Supreme Treasure, the Xuanyuan Sword, and gifted it to the Yellow Emperor.

Furthermore, relying on the Shouyang Mountain Bronze, during the time of Da Yu, the last of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, he forged Da Yu's Nine Cauldrons to suppress the nine sons of the Ancestor Dragon. Together with the second Innate Supreme Treasure, the Sea-Calming Divine Needle, they kept the waters of the Four Seas stable.

With the Shouyang Mountain Bronze, Ye Xuan could also seek some power of Heavenly Dao merit in the future.

Though he held the Shouyang Mountain Bronze in his hands, Ye Xuan did not intend to use it himself. Flowing water does not compete for the lead, but for the endless stream. Relying on the power of supreme merit could greatly increase one's strength, but it would leave one's cultivation foundation slightly hollow. Ye Xuan had set a great ambition: to be the first to transcend the Great Dao and to ascend to the Realm of Sages through his own efforts.

However, although Ye Xuan had no use for merit, his Second Younger Brother, Daoist Zhunti, as well as his future disciples, would certainly need it. After some thought, Ye Xuan cast it into the Three Thousand Heavens and entered Secluded Cultivation once more.

After Ye Xuan began his Secluded Cultivation, within the Heavenly Court, the Demon Emperor attained supreme Great Merit by establishing the Demon Race. In one breath, he entrusted his Good Incarnation and ascended to the Realm of Quasi-Saint. For a time, he was unrivaled, and the fortune of the Heavenly Court flourished greatly.

On Mount Sumeru, the ancestor of the endless Spiritual Veins of the West, Daoist Zhunti watched this scene with a look of disdain. To sever only one incarnation and rely on the Power of Merit to do so—his Eldest Brother had already pioneered a path to sainthood half an Epoch ago and ascended to the realm of Golden Immortal of the Origin. A thousand years ago, he had even severed his first incarnation. Compared to his Eldest Brother, this Demon Emperor was simply pathetic.

He shook his head once more. Despite his disdain, Daoist Zhunti had his own matters to attend to and paid it no further mind.

Looking out over Mount Sumeru, a grave expression appeared on Daoist Zhunti's face.