After Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin left, Styx waited a while longer.
Only after confirming that the two were not secretly watching did Styx step into the strange space.
The moment he entered, Styx sensed dense Demon Qi.
He then saw Wu Mo seated in the center of the place, continuously drawing in and expelling spiritual energy.
Wu Mo's cultivation had also reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak.
Styx could only marvel that, as expected of someone born from the essence blood of Devil Ancestor Rahula, Wu Mo's cultivation speed was truly extraordinary.
But Styx quickly realized something was wrong.
"The spiritual energy here is far too dense!"
Styx's sudden words woke Wu Mo, who had been cultivating.
Wu Mo opened his eyes and, seeing Styx, did not even bother to move. He said lazily,
"You're here, original body. Come cultivate with me."
As he spoke, he patted the spot beside him, signaling for Styx to sit down.
Styx did not stand on ceremony.
"I thought something had happened to you. Who would have thought you were here in seclusion, cultivating?"
It had to be said that the spiritual energy here was truly abundant.
Buzhou Mountain was already an area extremely rich in spiritual energy.
Yet the spiritual energy here was actually dozens of times denser than that of Buzhou Mountain!
Forget Wu Mo—even Styx could not resist this temptation.
Wu Mo had been about to reply to Styx when he saw that Styx had already begun cultivating.
He hurriedly returned to cultivation as well.
No more chatting, no more chatting!
Cultivation came first!
"Ah, that felt good!"
By the time Styx opened his eyes again, the spiritual energy in the place had almost been completely absorbed by him and Wu Mo.
Of course, Styx had absorbed most of it.
After all, his cultivation was higher. Each breath he took while cultivating drew in far more spiritual energy.
Over five hundred years, Styx's cultivation had not broken through, but it had advanced further. Given enough time, he would definitely break through to the Mid Quasi-Sage stage.
With such cultivation, even after Hongjun's second lecture, he would absolutely rank among the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness.
Wu Mo's cultivation, meanwhile, had not risen as dramatically as Styx's and remained at the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak.
However, he had drawn even closer to the Quasi-Sage realm.
Styx was not worried about Wu Mo's cultivation. After all, Wu Mo had been born from Rahula's heartblood.
He also possessed the inheritance of the Demonic Path. If he planned properly, his future achievements might not fall far short of Styx's own.
Still, it was somewhat unfortunate that this space was not very large, so its spiritual energy had only been enough to sustain the two of them for five hundred years before being exhausted.
But Wu Mo then took out something that made Styx's jaw drop.
"This is a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation?"
No wonder the spiritual energy here had been so abundant. So that was why.
The Jade Disc of Creation was one of the five great Chaos Treasures. Though it did not possess particularly powerful offensive or defensive might, it contained three thousand laws and could greatly assist its holder in breaking through their cultivation.
It had once been one of Pangu's treasures.
However, it had been shattered during the Heaven-Opening Calamity, turning into countless fragments scattered throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
After attaining sainthood, Hongjun collected a great many Jade Disc of Creation fragments. They provided powerful assistance for his later breakthrough into the Grand Dao Golden Immortal realm.
Yet a small number of fragments remained lost somewhere in the Primordial Wilderness.
It seemed Wu Mo's luck was quite good. He had obtained one after merely heading out once.
Wu Mo nodded. "I originally planned to leave after taking the treasure, as you instructed. But Hong Yun arrived too quickly. In my panic, I somehow fell into this space. Afterward, I discovered that I could not get out, so I searched around and found this Jade Disc of Creation fragment."
"It was a blessing in disguise."
Wu Mo handed the fragment to Styx.
This thing would serve a greater purpose in Styx's hands.
Moreover, it was not a consumable. Once Styx no longer needed the fragment, it would still end up in Wu Mo's hands.
Thus, Wu Mo did not mind at all.
The two left the strange space and returned to the Blood Sea.
However, along the way, they heard Di Jun's voice echoing through the starry sky.
"Heavenly Dao above, I, Di Jun, see that the myriad races of the Primordial Wilderness are now declining. I wish to establish a clan called the Demon Clan! All creatures with fur or armor, born wet or hatched from eggs, shall be demons! Let the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"
"Rumble!"
A tremendous roar came from above the Nine Heavens.
Di Jun stared nervously at the sky. Success or failure would be decided in this moment!
Although establishing the Demon Clan had already received the approval of Saint Hongjun, Di Jun still did not dare lower his guard before everything was settled.
Very soon, the Heavenly Dao revealed its attitude—
A sheet of golden light descended, accompanied by vast swathes of Merit Purple Cloud!
"It's merit!"
Smiles appeared on Di Jun and Taiyi's faces. It had succeeded!
The gathered demons behind them also cheered in delight.
Di Jun struck while the iron was hot.
"I, Di Jun, shall be the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan. Taiyi shall be the Eastern Emperor of the Demon Clan, Fuxi shall be the Emperor Xi of the Demon Clan, and Nüwa shall be the Wa Emperor of the Demon Clan!"
Merit Purple Cloud then descended, bestowing merit according to everyone's status and contributions within the Demon Clan.
Di Jun received the most, gaining thirty percent of all the merit by himself.
Taiyi, Fuxi, and Nüwa each received ten percent.
All the remainder was distributed among the other members of the Demon Clan.
It could be said that the entire Demon Clan had benefited immensely.
Di Jun receiving merit for establishing the Demon Clan had already been shocking enough.
But when they heard Di Jun announce the Four Emperors of the Demon Clan, the many great powers of the Primordial Wilderness were even more astonished.
"Di Jun actually managed to recruit Fuxi and Nüwa as well. This Demon Clan looks quite formidable!"
"This Demon Clan is probably here to contend with the Witch Clan, right? I wonder which of the Witch and Demon Clans is stronger."
"Do you even need to ask? For now, it is definitely the Witch Clan. How many Great Luo Golden Immortals does the Demon Clan have? You can count them on both hands. Many Great Witches of the Witch Clan have already become Great Luo Golden Immortals."
"Being strong now does not mean they will remain strong in the future. The saint will soon give his second lecture. The era of Quasi-Sages is likely about to begin, and Great Luo Golden Immortals will no longer be worth much. But the Witch Clan has no primordial spirits, so the saint's teachings are useless to them. If the Witch Clan cannot become Quasi-Sages, they may be left far behind by the newly established Demon Clan."
For a time, the newly established Demon Clan became a topic of conversation among the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness.
Naturally, the many Ancestral Witches were displeased to hear everyone comparing their Witch Clan to the Demon Clan.
"That clan of demons established by those two feathered beasts thinks it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as our Witch Clan? I'll go slap them all to death!"
The speaker was Gonggong, the Water Ancestral Witch.
Zhu Rong had never gotten along with him and immediately mocked him.
"Hah, you? You should be grateful if you do not get beaten flat and disgrace our Witch Clan!"
Gonggong immediately flared up. "Zhu Rong, what do you mean by that?!"
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Hou Tu lifted her pretty face, her expression stern. "Both of you, be quiet! Have you fully comprehended the cultivation methods Father God bestowed upon us? And you still have the nerve to quarrel here?"
Zhu Rong and Gonggong both fell silent resentfully.
The Witch Clan was not the only one unhappy about the Demon Clan's establishment.
Eastern Duke was as well.
In Eastern Duke's view, Di Jun had established the Demon Clan and brought all furred, armored, wet-born, and egg-hatched creatures under his command. He was stealing Eastern Duke's work!
There were no few creatures with fur or armor, born wet or hatched from eggs, in the Primordial Wilderness. They accounted for at least sixty percent of all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness.
Now that Di Jun had become the Demon Emperor and managed so many living beings, what was left for Eastern Duke, the Leader of Male Immortals?
Would he not simply become a decoration?
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