This Can Only Be Considered a Return

Compared to Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones' shock, the one truly worried was Dijun. He immediately spoke to Lu Xuan.

"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy. My Demon Race knows where the Chaos Bell is, and we guarantee that we will find it and deliver it to the Three Pure Ones, Sages. Please spare my second brother."

How could Dijun not be anxious? He had already seen Ancestral Dragon slowly raise the Dragon Spear in his hand. If he did not agree soon, his second brother would likely face a grim fate.

Lu Xuan had not truly intended to put Taiyi to death. He had merely been establishing his authority, making the Demon Race understand that he was not someone they could afford to provoke.

After all, the Witch Race would deal with Taiyi in the future. There was no need for him to become entangled in that karma. Killing Taiyi might even draw Hongjun's attention.

After all, Taiyi was one of the protagonists of the Witch-Demon Calamity. Since the calamity had not yet officially begun, Lu Xuan naturally could not kill him.

On the other hand, if this were during the War of Witches and Monsters, Lu Xuan might truly have shown Taiyi no mercy. He would have chosen to eliminate this formidable enemy for his brothers.

Even so, Lu Xuan had no intention of letting Taiyi off so easily. He immediately snorted coldly at Dijun.

"This poor Daoist is a straightforward man, so let us not speak in riddles before an honest man. Do you think Taiyi is qualified to possess the Chaos Bell?"

"Your accompanying spiritual treasure is the River Chart and Luo Writing, a top-grade supreme innate spiritual treasure with forty-five innate restrictions. Have you ever needed to refine even one of its innate restrictions?"

"Both are accompanying spiritual treasures, so why did Taiyi have to refine the Heavenly Dao restrictions within the Chaos Bell after obtaining it? Even now, among its forty-nine innate restrictions, how many has he yet to refine?"

"Do not doubt it. This is the truth. The Chaos Bell never belonged to Taiyi in the first place. Even if he renamed it the Eastern Emperor Bell, it is not truly the Eastern Emperor Bell."

"The Twenty-Fourth-Rank Creation Green Lotus split into three, evolving respectively into the Coiling Dragon Knuckle-Duster in Grand Pure One Laozi's hand, the Three Treasures Ruyi in Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun's hand, and the Azure Duckweed Sword in Shangqing Tongtian's hand."

"The Pangu Axe likewise split into three, evolving respectively into the Taiji Diagram in Grand Pure One Laozi's hand, the Pangu Banner in Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun's hand, and the Chaos Bell that ought to belong to Shangqing Tongtian."

"This was originally the inheritance Pangu left for his descendants. No one may contend with them for it, or they will surely suffer karma's backlash."

"You need not be unconvinced. This is the difference between Pangu's second generation and ordinary beings of the Primordial World. Who told them to have a good father while you did not?"

"Thus, handing over the Chaos Bell can only be called returning it. It cannot settle today's karma. So if you want this poor Daoist to release Taiyi, you will have to pay more."

At this moment, Primordial Heavenly Venerable could not help feeling ashamed. Compared with this elder brother, his ability to haggle was not merely a little inferior.

Dijun, too, was rendered speechless by Lu Xuan. In the end, he could only bow to Lu Xuan and say, "Then how does Fellow Daoist believe my Demon Race can demonstrate its sincerity?"

At this moment, Taiyi and Torch Dragon had already begun fighting. Although his life was not yet in danger, it would not be long before Taiyi was defeated.

Looking at Dijun's anxious expression, Lu Xuan slowly said, "This poor Daoist is not one to rob a burning house, much less a person of insatiable greed."

"Besides the three drops of Golden Crow essence blood this poor Daoist mentioned before, I also want the Book of the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows in your possession."

Upon hearing Lu Xuan mention the Book of the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows, Dijun was stunned. After pondering for a moment, he recalled that he had indeed obtained a book of curses at Treasure-Distribution Cliff, called the Book of the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows.

Because the Book of the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows could only harm one's Primordial Spirit and could not damage the physical body in the slightest, while the Witch Race cultivated only their bodies and not their Primordial Spirits.

Thus, the Book of the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows was completely useless. Dijun had cast it aside long ago, and if Lu Xuan had not mentioned it today, he might almost have forgotten about it.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, he said, "Please stop, Fellow Daoist. This emperor will fetch the Book of the Seven Nail-Headed Arrows for you at once."

Having said that, he transformed into a streak of rainbow light and flew toward the Demon Race Heavenly Court. At the same time, Lu Xuan naturally recalled the Heaven-Earth Sea-Calming Ruler and released the bedraggled Taiyi.

As the Heaven-Earth Sea-Calming Ruler was recalled by Lu Xuan, Ancestral Dragon's true body also dispersed, as though it had never appeared at all.

This made Nuwa let out a long breath of relief. She understood that Lu Xuan must have summoned Ancestral Dragon with some secret treasure or formation, and that it was not the true Ancestral Dragon.

Having regained his freedom, Taiyi looked at the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand and sighed.

"Deceiving oneself can never make something true. It seems the affinity between you and me has come to an end. From this day onward, you will no longer be the Eastern Emperor Bell."

After saying this, Taiyi directly pushed the Chaos Bell toward Lu Xuan. This time, however, it was not an attack. It landed steadily before Lu Xuan.

At the same time, Taiyi spat out a mouthful of blood. He had forcibly severed the connection between himself and the Chaos Bell.

Lu Xuan reached out and took the Chaos Bell, then said to Taiyi, "The Eastern Emperor is not Chaos; dust-veiled, it hides sunfire. To seek the Eastern Emperor's trace, bathe feathered souls in boiling broth."

After saying that, Lu Xuan directly delivered the Eastern Emperor Bell before Tongtian and said, "Now you should not go ruining the Purifying World White Lotus in my pond again, right?"

Tongtian accepted the Chaos Bell with a smile, then shook his head at Lu Xuan. "Brother, you are wrong. Those are two separate matters and cannot be lumped together."

Lu Xuan had not expected Tongtian to be so shameless. Even after obtaining the Chaos Bell, he still had not forgotten about Lu Xuan's Purifying World White Lotus.

At this moment, Nuwa had already stepped forward and cupped her hands in greeting toward Lu Xuan. "I am Nuwa, the Wa Emperor of the Demon Race. May I ask how this Fellow Daoist is addressed?"

Lu Xuan turned to look at Nuwa, and the expression on his face instantly darkened somewhat.

Seeing Lu Xuan's face darken, Nuwa could not help finding it strange. I do not seem to have offended him in any way. Why is he pulling such a face at me?

Before Nuwa could figure out the crux of it, Lu Xuan had already spoken. "Do you remember only that you are the Wa Emperor of the Demon Race? Have you forgotten that you are also the Mother of the Human Race?"

"If that is so, then who this poor Daoist is does not matter. After all, this poor Daoist is not qualified to curry favor with the lofty Wa Emperor Sage of the Demon Race."

The moment Lu Xuan said this, Nuwa instantly understood why he had been giving her such a cold face. Yet no matter how she looked at Lu Xuan, he did not seem to be Human Race.

However, this was not the time for Nuwa to think too deeply about it. She immediately gathered her thoughts and shook her head at Lu Xuan.

"The Human Race was created by my own hands, so I will forever be the mother of the Human Race. But everyone in the Primordial World knows this. Why must it be mentioned again?"

What Nuwa said was truly making three parts of an argument even when she had no reason. How many people did not know she was the Wa Emperor of the Demon Race? Yet did she not keep it on her lips all the same?