Taiyi Apologizes, Di Jun Bestows Treasure

"You touched it, so what can you do about it?"

Styx, as if deliberately provoking Taiyi, directly suppressed the Eastern Emperor Bell that was struggling to escape his control, then put it away.

Taiyi was furious beyond measure, yet dared not make a move. Instead, he looked to Di Jun for help.

Di Jun sighed inwardly.

His younger brother's mess still had to be cleaned up by him.

The Eastern Emperor Bell was crucial to Taiyi, and equally important to Di Jun and the Demon Race he was about to establish.

Without the Eastern Emperor Bell, Taiyi's combat power would be greatly diminished.

Then, their Demon Race would lose a deterrent against the Witch Clan.

Thus, Di Jun spoke up on his own.

"Daoist Styx, my younger brother was too reckless just now and offended you. Please forgive him and return the Eastern Emperor Bell to us."

As he spoke, he even bowed to Styx, lowering his posture considerably.

Styx, however, acted as if he hadn't seen it.

In his past life as a human, he had little fondness for the Demon Race.

The Demon Race had slaughtered countless humans to forge the Slaughter Witch Sword—this was an insurmountable hatred between humans and demons.

Though this event had yet to occur, Styx still disliked the two before him.

Don't forget, before knowing that Styx had broken through in cultivation, Di Jun had pinned the blame for taking the treasure on him in front of everyone.

If Styx hadn't appeared, and Laozi hadn't exposed his cultivation level, indirectly proving that he had indeed returned to the Blood Sea to go into seclusion for a time, he might have been schemed against by Di Jun without even knowing it.

Now Di Jun was being polite to him, only because he respected Styx's strength.

If their positions were reversed, Di Jun and Taiyi probably wouldn't be so courteous in negotiating with him.

So, Styx sneered coldly.

"What? Does Taiyi have no mouth, or is he still not weaned? Does he need his big brother to speak for him?"

Styx truly looked down on where Taiyi got all that arrogance.

He couldn't solve the trouble he caused himself, and let his brother take the front.

Hmph!

"You!"

As soon as Styx's taunting words left his mouth, how could Taiyi, with his pride, endure it?

He immediately wanted to fight Styx and argue, but Di Jun promptly held him back.

Di Jun shot him a fierce glare, and Taiyi's anger gradually subsided.

Then, at Di Jun's signal, Taiyi also bowed in apology.

"Daoist Styx, I, Taiyi, was too impulsive just now... Please... forgive me!"

Damn Styx! When the day comes that I break through to Quasi-Sage, I'll make him pay!

This short sentence came out haltingly from Taiyi, showing how much mental effort it took for him to say it.

But Styx had no intention of letting this go so easily.

He took out the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Under his suppression, the bell still struggled incessantly.

"Taiyi, doing wrong comes with a price. It's not something you can just brush off with a few words."

Styx's stance was clear.

Getting the Eastern Emperor Bell back? Fine.

But there must be a price.

What? You ask why Styx would so easily give up a Connate Supreme Treasure?

Styx wasn't stupid.

If he could take a Connate Supreme Treasure, would he not want it?

He had just tried to erase Taiyi's imprint from the Eastern Emperor Bell.

But the bell resisted with all its might.

Spiritual treasures have spirits.

Let alone a Connate Supreme Treasure.

A Connate Supreme Treasure exists on the same level as a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin.

With Styx's current Quasi-Sage cultivation, he clearly couldn't fully suppress the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Given time, the bell would naturally break free.

Taiyi was not dead, and the Eastern Emperor Bell had its own pride, unwilling to pledge itself to another master.

Styx could do nothing about it either.

He could only wait until after the Witch-Demon Calamity, when both Di Jun and Taiyi were dead, to scheme for the Eastern Emperor Bell.

As for why not simply kill Di Jun and Taiyi now?

Heh, they were the children of the calamity within the Witch-Demon Calamity.

Unless Styx was ill, he would not kill them at this time.

Di Jun took out a High-Grade Connate Spiritual Treasure and handed it to Styx.

"Daoist Styx, this is the High-Grade Connate Spiritual Treasure, the Sun Essence Wheel. It contains Sun True Fire and possesses great power. I present this treasure to you."

Taiyi exclaimed in shock, trying to stop him: "Big Brother, this is one of your companion spiritual treasures—how can you give it to him..."

Though the Sun Essence Wheel appeared to be merely a High-Grade Connate Spiritual Treasure, not of the highest rank, it was a treasure born from the Sun Star. Obtaining it meant gaining the recognition of the Sun Star, and its value could rival that of a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

If the Sun Essence Wheel and the Moon Essence Wheel could be merged, one could even command the stars.

The Moon Essence Wheel was in the hands of Xi He, the Lord of Taiyin.

His elder brother had already made contact with Xi He. If the two could successfully become Dao companions, then his brother becoming the Lord of the Starry Sky was as good as settled.

"Silence!"

Di Jun barked angrily.

He, of course, knew the importance of the Sun Essence Wheel.

But compared to the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Sun Essence Wheel was far less significant.

Taiyi, scolded by Di Jun, dared not speak.

Yet the other protagonist, Styx, remained completely unmoved, not even lifting an eyelid.

Were these brothers putting on a double act in front of him?

A High-Grade Connate Spiritual Treasure, and they wanted to get the Eastern Emperor Bell back from him?

What kind of dream were they having?

Di Jun waited for a while. Seeing that Styx made no move, he knew in his heart that Styx was not satisfied.

Then, gritting his teeth, he took out another item.

"Daoist, this is a unique treasure from my starry sky, called Star Sand. It is an excellent choice for artifact refining. I give this to you as well."

Styx finally deigned to look at them properly.

And what a look it was—he was instantly dazzled by the radiance of the Star Sand!

Truly, as Di Jun had said, it was a fine treasure!

The smile on Styx's face could hardly be contained. He knew when to stop, pocketing the Star Sand and the Sun Essence Wheel.

"Daoist, you are far too kind!"

Using the Eastern Emperor Bell, which was not his, to swindle two fine treasures from Di Jun!

Satisfying!

Di Jun and Taiyi, seeing Styx accept the items, stared at him eagerly.

The meaning was clear without words.

Styx did not linger. He returned the Eastern Emperor Bell to them.

As soon as they got the Eastern Emperor Bell, Di Jun and Taiyi immediately left Buzhou Mountain, not daring to stay a moment longer.

Styx paid them no mind.

His purpose in coming to Buzhou Mountain was to find Wu Mo. He had already delayed too long and could not waste any more time.

He returned to the spot where the Gourd Vine had originally been.

If his guess was correct, the Gourd Vine had indeed been taken by Wu Mo.

The only question was where Wu Mo had gone now.

Styx was puzzled, but then he sensed a faint trace of demonic energy in the air!

After the Dao-Devil War, all remnants of the Demonic Path in the Primordial Wilderness had been suppressed by Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

Now, the only one who could still emit demonic energy was likely Wu Mo!

Without hesitation, Styx followed the direction from which the demonic energy came.