Heavenly Court, Demon Emperor Hall. Di Jun sat with his eyes closed upon the throne at the head of the hall.
Donghuang Taiyi, seated to one side, seemed to sense something and looked outside, only to see Kunpeng striding in from beyond the hall.
"How did it go?" Di Jun abruptly opened his eyes and looked at Kunpeng as he asked in a deep voice.
Kunpeng shook his head somewhat helplessly. "It failed! That Shi Mo—"
"Useless!" Before Kunpeng could finish, Di Jun had already shouted sharply, making Kunpeng's expression turn rather unpleasant.
"Demon Master, what exactly happened? There are thirty-six Eight Treasures Cloud Light Pavilions. Shi Mo cannot possibly personally oversee every one of them. You arranged for a Daluo Golden Immortal to act, so how could you have failed to destroy or seize one?" Donghuang Taiyi asked in rapid succession, his brow furrowed.
"Because of the Earth Vein Formation. Those Eight Treasures Cloud Light Pavilions can all directly burrow into underground spirit veins. Under the protection of the Earth Vein Formation, even a Daluo Golden Immortal is powerless," Kunpeng said, shaking his head.
"The Earth Vein Formation again." Di Jun clenched his fists, gritting his teeth in frustration.
Donghuang Taiyi quickly said, "Brother, with the Earth Vein Formation protecting him across the Primordial World, we cannot do anything to Shi Mo at all. Moreover, he is now a Quasi-Sage as well. Unless we are completely certain, it would be best not to provoke him lightly."
"That's right. What the Eastern Emperor says makes sense. The Monster Clan's most urgent priority now is to strengthen ourselves," Kunpeng hurriedly added.
Only after closing his eyes and drawing a deep breath did Di Jun say, "I have now severed my corpse and become a Quasi-Sage. Even without the River Diagram and