The Fusang Tree Branch Is in Hand

Thus, before the day the Demon Tribe established the Heavenly Court had even arrived, Dao Xuan set out early for the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Looking at the Thirty-Three Heavens, which now belonged to the Demon Tribe, Dao Xuan could not help feeling envious.

The Heaven Realm of the Primordial World had directly formed thirty-three Greater Thousand Worlds, while his own Inner World still had no idea when it would reach such a scale.

Thirty-three Greater Thousand Worlds.

Dao Xuan thought of the three immortal islands—Penglai, Yingzhou, and Abbot. He had built his foundation from those three islands.

Yet the three immortal islands were merely equivalent to three Greater Thousand Worlds, even if they had been formed from fragments of chaos.

The thirty-three layers of the Heaven Realm combined far surpassed the Three Immortal Islands of Penglai, Yingzhou, and Abbot.

One could only imagine how many benefits Dijun and Taiyi had gained from these Thirty-Three Heavens.

With such a foundation, it was no wonder the Demon Tribe could become the protagonist of this Calamity Cycle.

Setting everything else aside, living atop the Thirty-Three Heavens placed them closest to the Primordial Starry Sky, allowing the Demon Tribe to harvest the essence of countless stars.

Given enough time, how could the Demon Tribe possibly remain weak?

Shaking his head, Dao Xuan did not dwell on it. Upon arriving at the Thirty-Three Heavens, he was naturally stopped by members of the Demon Tribe. After questioning him, they asked him to wait while they hurried to report to Dijun and Taiyi.

The highest layer of the Thirty-Three Heavens had been named Demon Emperor Heaven by Dijun and Taiyi. At this moment, the two brothers received the report and learned that Dao Xuan had arrived.

"There is still a long time before the ceremony. Could Dao Xuan have come to pledge allegiance to us?" Taiyi asked doubtfully.

Dijun did not answer immediately. Instead, he took out the River Diagram and Luo Writing and began calculating.

After a moment, Dijun stopped, his expression turning grave.

He drew a deep breath and said, "What a formidable Dao Xuan. Taiyi, we must not underestimate him."

"Hm?"

Taiyi asked, "What ability does this man possess for Brother to be so astonished?"

Dijun shook his head. "I do not know."

"But that is precisely why I am wary."

Dijun said gravely, "Using the River Diagram and Luo Writing to calculate the heavenly secrets, I determined only that he attained the Dao from a top-grade innate spiritual root, the Banana Tree. Everything else was shrouded in fog. I know nothing even of his abode or where he resides."

Taiyi's heart tightened at this. "Then, Brother, how should we treat him?"

As he spoke, Taiyi raised the Chaos Bell in his hand.

Seeing this, how could Dijun fail to understand his brother's thoughts? He shook his head. "Naturally, we shall treat him with courtesy."

After saying that, Dijun added to Taiyi, "Taiyi, things are no longer as they once were. We cannot casually use certain methods anymore."

"Since Dao Xuan has come to visit and observed every courtesy, we must treat him generously as well. Otherwise, how can we be emperors of the Demon Tribe? How can we be Heavenly Emperors of the Primordial World?"

Taiyi had no choice but to put away the Chaos Bell, smiling as he said, "I only wanted to test his strength because Brother spoke of him so seriously."

Dijun glared at him, knowing Taiyi had no intention of merely testing Dao Xuan's strength. He had already brought out the Chaos Bell—who was he trying to fool?

He clearly wanted to suppress Dao Xuan and forcibly subdue him. If Dao Xuan still refused, his younger brother might even reduce him to ashes.

"Let's go. We'll meet him."

Still, Taiyi was his younger brother, and Dijun could not bear to rebuke him. After saying this, he rose and headed outside Demon Emperor Heaven.

To welcome Dao Xuan. Taiyi immediately followed.

After quite some time, Dao Xuan finally met Dijun and Taiyi. "Greetings, fellow Daoists."

"Hahaha!"

Dijun laughed heartily. "Dao Xuan, why stand on ceremony?"

The two sides took their respective seats as host and guest.

Dijun then said, "Dao Xuan, may I ask why you have come?"

Dao Xuan answered directly, "Dijun, to be frank, I came to request a section of branch from the Fusang Tree."

"Oh?"

Dijun's eyelid twitched. He had not expected Dao Xuan to be so direct.

And the moment he opened his mouth, he asked for a section of his Fusang Tree's branch.

Yet Dijun was deeply calculating. Not only did he instantly suppress the faint anger rising within him, he also signaled Taiyi beside him not to speak.

Dijun assumed a troubled expression and said, "Dao Xuan, you and I both listened to the Dao at Zixiao Palace. Logically speaking, I would not begrudge you a mere branch."

"But you do not know that I now have many subordinates. Every branch and leaf of the Fusang Tree is used, and once used, there is less of it. You see..."

Seeing Dijun begin to evade the matter, Dao Xuan did not get angry. With a sweep of his sleeve, he took out a gourd and said, "Dijun, I will not take it for nothing."

"This gourd was obtained by me years ago on Mount Buzhou. With proper refinement, it can be made into a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Surely it is enough to exchange for a section of Fusang Tree branch?"

"This..."

The moment Dijun heard this, his expression changed. Within his Primordial Spirit, the River Diagram and Luo Writing, two Innate Spiritual Treasures, flashed violently as they rapidly carried out calculations.

In an instant, Dijun had already learned the origins of the gourd Dao Xuan had produced.

Dijun's heart trembled, and his assessment of Dao Xuan rose considerably.

This man truly has some means. Alas, from his words, he clearly has no intention of serving me.

Dijun sighed inwardly, unable to make up his mind.

"Brother, are we really not making a move?" Taiyi transmitted through divine sense.

"Forget it."

After thinking for a moment, Dijun said, "We will establish the Heavenly Court before long. Nothing can go wrong."

"Look at him. His aura is obscure; he is clearly a Quasi-Saint like us. We do not know whether this is his true body or an incarnation. If it is his true body, then with our strength, the Chaos Bell, and the Hunyuan River Diagram and Luo Writing Formation, even if we kill him, no one will know."

"But if this is merely an incarnation, taking him down would serve no purpose. And if word gets out that we suppressed a guest who came to visit, our reputation afterward will not be good."

"Fine." Taiyi said no more.

After that, everything proceeded smoothly. Dao Xuan successfully exchanged another gourd for a section of Fusang Tree branch.

Though the price was steep, he had been the one to make the request, so Dao Xuan had nothing to say about it.

As for these gourds, aside from the one he had used himself, he had now given away two more.

This gave Dao Xuan something of a feeling that fate was at work.

Could it be that the Gourd Vine's seven gourds truly had to scatter one by one, falling into the hands of different people?