Baize's voice rang clearly throughout the Heavenly Court.
"The Demon Court commands all the demons under Heaven. The Eastern Sea, the former territory of the Celestial Court, and the lands influenced by Penglai will be governed separately according to prior agreements."
"Those demons in the Eastern Sea who wish to join the Demon Court may go to the Thirty-Three Heavens to register themselves in the demon registry."
"Those who wish to remain in the Eastern Sea may do so. The Demon Court must not forcibly recruit them, forcibly relocate them, or seize their cultivation grounds and spiritual veins in the name of the Demon Court."
As soon as his voice fell,
the entire viewing area fell silent for a moment.
The next instant,
countless gazes turned toward Luxuan almost simultaneously.
A Great Luo demon cultivator from the Northern Darkness even froze on the spot.
"The Eastern Sea... won't be forcibly recruited?"
A Demon King beside him was equally astonished.
"The Demon Court just said it would command all the demons of the Great Wilderness. This clause is basically leaving an independent region for the Eastern Sea by choice."
"Why?"
Someone nearby overheard him and gave him a strange look.
"Why else?"
"Penglai."
Two simple words.
The Demon King immediately understood.
Yet the astonishment on his face did not lessen.
Because once he understood the reason,
he was even more shocked.
The Demon Court had only just been established today.
All the demons had come to pay homage.
Di Jun and Grand Unity's providence had surged.
Their momentum had already reached an unprecedented height.
At a time like this,
Di Jun had still publicly announced that the demons within Penglai's sphere of influence in the Eastern Sea would not be forcibly recruited.
What did this mean?
It meant that the agreement