Just as Jiang Yuan was engrossed in copying books, his proposals in the Law Hall and the Punishment Hall officially entered the deliberation stage.
Because Di Jun and Tai Yi are in seclusion, there is no need to consult their opinions on this matter; Emperor Xi and Kunpeng only need to nod in agreement.
Fortunately, Emperor Xi did indeed give the orders, allowing the Demon God in the Law Hall to discuss and listen to their opinions.
But Kunpeng is different. What's the point of discussing it? Those Zhou Tian Demon God in the Punishment Hall are all surrounded by Di Jun. What good are their opinions? They're just sucking up to Di Jun.
Therefore, Kunpeng approved the matter without even discussing it. Moreover, he didn't leave a single position in the newly established government office for the Zhou Tian Demon God, but reserved them all for his own confidants.
The Demon God of the Punishment Hall dared not speak out against this and could only endure it. He planned to wait until Di Jun and Tai Yi emerged from seclusion before dealing with Kunpeng.
At the same time, when they learned that it was Jiang Yuan who had suggested this, they undoubtedly hated him even more.
Jiang Yuan had tried to secure benefits for them in front of Kunpeng, though he hadn't succeeded, but that was a favor in itself.
Because of this, although the Demon God hated Jiang Yuan even more, they couldn't speak ill of him, much less use it as an excuse to cause him trouble.
This led to the situation where, when Emperor Xi proposed turning the Myriad Star Pot into Heavenly Prison, although they received the news, none of them objected. Instead, they all remained silent, which could be considered as tacit approval.
None of these outsiders objected, and the Demon God of the Law Hall, who had benefited from the deal, also unanimously agreed.
Thus, without the knowledge of Di Jun and Tai Yi, the Myriad Star Pot became the Heavenly Prison of the Heavenly Court, responsible for imprisoning serious and important criminals.
Everything has its gains and losses; no one can escape this, including Di Jun and Tai Yi.
This time, the Heavenly Court's Fortune surged, and they reaped the greatest benefits, enabling them to break through their cultivation levels.
This is acceptable.
However, this also forced them to temporarily relinquish their power and devote themselves entirely to seclusion.
This is a loss!
Without the two of them keeping things in check, the Heavenly Court is still entirely under the control of Emperor Xi and Kunpeng. Even if the two of them emerge from seclusion afterward, the matter is already settled and cannot be changed at their discretion.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, 100,000 years have passed. It's normal that Di Jun and Tai Yi still haven't emerged from seclusion.
Even someone with Jiang Yuan's meager cultivation level would need tens of thousands of years to go into seclusion, let alone top experts like Di Jun and Tai Yi. Their seclusion often starts at a million years, with no upper limit.
The Zhou Tian Demon God of the Punishment Hall wanted to wait for the two to emerge from seclusion so he could stand up for them, but that was going to be a long wait.
During these 100,000 years, the Primordial World did not change much, and the war between the Wu-Yao and demon races even ceased.
Because of the surge in the Destiny of both races, all members of the races benefited and urgently needed to go into seclusion to consume what they had gained in order to improve their cultivation.
As a result, both races officially entered an era of great seclusion. The vast majority of their people were in seclusion, so there were naturally fewer battles, to the point that even the Wu-Yao Battlefield became unusually quiet.
Of course, others can go into seclusion, but the powerful figures of the Punishment Hall of the two races cannot. If they did, wouldn't the hard-won stability of the Primordial World be thrown into chaos again?
Therefore, while the clansmen were in seclusion and cultivating themselves, the personnel of the Punishment Hall remained at their posts, doing their utmost to maintain order in the Primordial World.
What you put in, you reap. They worked hard, but Heavenly Dao wouldn't let them work for nothing. While their clansmen were in seclusion, they couldn't cultivate, but their Merit increased.
Merit is far more useful than cultivation level. Merit can be converted into cultivation level, but cultivation level cannot be converted into Merit.
"The calm before the storm----"
Grand Historian Hall, Jiang Yuan put down the Human Emperor's Brush, sensing that the Second Wu-Yao War was about to break out, shortly after the two races ended their seclusion.
With the end of the Great Seclusion Era, the strength of both races will be greatly enhanced. The Demon Clan is better off, knowing that the Twelve Ancestral Witches are invincible, and will not provoke the Wu Clan.
But the Wu Clan is different. Their increased strength brings a surge in confidence, and they will definitely launch a second Witch-Demon War, wanting to wipe out the Demon Clan in one fell swoop and establish the Wu Clan's supreme position.
That's right. Throughout the Wu-Yao War, the Wu Clan was always on the offensive, Demon Clan was on the defensive. There was never any record of the Demon Clan initiating attacks on the Wu Clan; they were always forced to defend. This shows that the Wu Clan was stronger than the Demon Clan.
"If I remember correctly, there have been three large-scale battles between the Wu-Yao and Demon races. The first one was when the Heavenly Court was established. If it weren't for the intervention of the Dao Ancestor, the Demon Clan would have been wiped out by the Wu Clan."
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"The second battle should be in the near future, and this battle, too, was forcibly interrupted due to the intervention of the Dao Ancestor. This firmly established the cosmic order where demons rule the heavens and witches govern the earth, with neither interfering with the other."
"The third was the Wu-Yao Final Battle. Upon closer examination, this battle was initiated by the Demon Clan race, who were the first to break the principle established by the Dao Ancestor that the Demons would rule the heavens and the Lich would govern the earth, with no interference between them."
"Therefore, the Dao Ancestor did not show up to stop this battle, allowing both races to perish together."
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Combining his memories from the future with the current situation, Jiang Yuan analyzed.
It is not difficult to see from the attitude of the Dao Ancestor that, between the Wu-Yao and Yao races, the Heavenly Dao still favors the Demon Clan, and thus repeatedly helps them.
However, the subsequent occurrence of Ten Suns in the Sky and the Demon Clan's massacre of people can be seen as the Demon Clan's provocation against the Wu Clan, disregarding the Dao Ancestor's orders and arbitrarily interfering in the affairs of the earth.
This led to the outbreak of the war between the Lich and the Demon race. Since the Demon Clan Wu-Yao Final Battle had started the war, even if Heavenly Dao wanted to side with the Demon Clan, it had no reason to do so. Therefore, it could only choose to remain silent and stop intervening.
"I have to go to the Wu Clan. Although I don't need to participate in the Wu-Yao War, the heavens are in chaos during the war, and even Sage will lose their ability to deduce. If I want to know anything, I have to go and see for myself."
"Not to mention, with the attack of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, even Di Jun and Tai Yi were barely able to protect themselves, let alone others."
"In this situation, it's the perfect opportunity to fish in troubled waters and do shady things. So if someone makes a move against me, this is undoubtedly the best chance."
Sensing danger from the impending Second Wu-Yao War, Jiang Yuan decided to travel to the Wu Clan to exchange some Demon God essence blood with the Great Lich in order to enhance his strength.
In the midst of great change, the greater the strength, the greater the guarantee of security.
Don't even mention that he's a disciple of Sage, so no one dares to harm him. When the heavens are clear, of course no one dares.
But when the secrets of heaven are shrouded in chaos, and even Sage cannot fathom them, then it doesn't matter; there are plenty of people who would dare to attack him. Anyone with the will can make a move.
In chaotic times, only strength is real; status and such are meaningless, not only useless but also a source of trouble.
Therefore, Jiang Yuan needs to become stronger to avoid any unexpected events during the Second Wu-Yao War, lest he lose his life inexplicably.