Comprehending the Five Elements, the Demon Race Establishes the Heavenly Court

Suddenly, the sound of the system's prompt rang out in Minghe's mind.

"Ding, detected that Dijun is about to establish the Heavenly Court. Host may make the following choices."

"Choice one: Go to pledge allegiance to Dijun, join the Heavenly Court. Reward: one of the Innate Five Directions Flags, the Li Di Yan Guang Flag."

"Choice two: Continue seclusion, ignore this matter. Reward: Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, Five-Leaf Pine Needle."

After hearing the system's prompt, Minghe did not hesitate. He silently recited to the system in his mind: "System, I choose two."

Pledge allegiance to Dijun, join the Heavenly Court? How could that be possible?

He had been lying low for so long; why would he suddenly lose his mind!

Joining the Heavenly Court meant getting involved in the Tribulation of Calamity between the Wu and Yao Races.

Minghe would absolutely never do such a thing.

It was far more comfortable to quietly be a homebody spectator!

However, this reward was something Minghe had not expected.

The Five-Leaf Pine Needle.

This was arguably the only Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root in the Primordial World that possessed all five elemental attributes.

Minghe had already comprehended three of the Five Elements Laws. Now, obtaining this spiritual root meant that the remaining two would inevitably be comprehended as well.

With a thought, Minghe extracted the spiritual root from the system space.

The Five-Leaf Pine Needle was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, on the same level as the Enlightenment Tea Tree, both ranking just below the Ten Top Innate Spiritual Roots.

Moreover, the Five-Leaf Pine Needle was a spiritual root with all five elemental attributes, making it even rarer.

Minghe surveyed his palace. This palace had already formed a small grotto-heaven.

He had planted the Enlightenment Tea Tree here.

Minghe felt this was very necessary, as the Enlightenment Tea Tree could assist in cultivation.

Being able to plant it directly in the palace, without exposure to wind or sun, and cultivate and comprehend the Dao beneath its shade—this was naturally good.

But now, besides the Enlightenment Tea Tree, he had gained another spiritual root: the Five-Leaf Pine Needle.

"Might as well plant them all together," Minghe muttered to himself.

There was no helping it; sometimes having too many spiritual roots was also a kind of trouble.

Minghe planned to remodel the palace, expanding the grotto-heaven within it, and plant the Five-Leaf Pine Needle there as well.

With a thought from Minghe, streams of Magic Power surged forth.

This Magic Power was extremely sharp, like countless blades and swords, tearing through the void.

It continuously expanded the void, swelling it outward.

Accompanied by a sound like porridge boiling—the rumbling of earth, water, fire, wind, and thunder—

Minghe used his great Magic Power to open up the grotto-heaven. No one knew how long passed before everything gradually calmed down.

Now, the grotto-heaven within the palace had been vastly expanded. Besides the Enlightenment Tea Tree, another spiritual root had been planted inside the palace.

The Five-Leaf Pine Needle.

Minghe examined the Five-Leaf Pine Needle. It radiated a five-colored iridescence.

It seemed to be an unusual phenomenon formed by the condensation of the five elemental forces.

Minghe took a deep breath to calm himself, then began to comprehend it.

The five elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—formed a whole. The five elements combined with each other, generating and overcoming one another.

From Minghe's body, the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag and the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag also emerged.

Minghe continuously comprehended and compared, sensing the Five Elements Laws contained within these things.

He had already comprehended the three Laws of Water, Fire, and Earth, especially the Law of Earth.

Earth held an important position among the five elements, able to harmonize the other four Laws.

With these three Laws, and the Five-Leaf Pine Needle as a reference, Minghe could easily comprehend the remaining two Laws of Wood and Metal.

This was almost a foregone conclusion, though it would still take a considerable amount of time.

And Minghe estimated that if he truly comprehended the Five Elements Laws, he would then be able to break through again, advancing to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

After all, he had cultivated for so long, his foundation was solid, and his accumulated roots were deep.

In truth, he should have advanced long ago, but Minghe had been suppressing himself, feeling that he had not yet reached perfection, so he had not broken through.

While Minghe was in seclusion, cultivating and comprehending the Five Elements Laws, in the Primordial World, Dijun indeed established the Heavenly Court.

Besides his younger brother Taiyi, Dijun also recruited three other great powers to establish the Heavenly Court together.

And just as the five were about to establish the Heavenly Court, a member of the Demon Race happened to discover the Thirty-three Heavens atop Buzhou Mountain.

Thus, Dijun took the Thirty-three Heavens as the foundation of the Demon Race and established the Heavenly Court atop them.

Dijun widely issued invitations, summoning all the great powers to come and observe the ceremony. However, because Minghe had never ventured out, he had no reputation whatsoever in the Primordial World.

Naturally, then, no one sent Minghe an invitation.

On the day the Demon Race established the Heavenly Court, it was truly bustling. Nearly every great power, including the Three Pure Ones, had come.

Upon the Thirty-three Heavens, the Demon Race displayed an exceedingly formidable lineup, led by five great powers: Dijun, Taiyi, Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng.

Beneath them were the Ten Great Demon Marshals—Jimeng, Yingzhao, Baize, and others—all of whom were also at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal cultivation level.

This truly shocked all the various factions.

Unlike East Prince Gong, who stood alone, Dijun's talent for recruiting talent was truly remarkable.

After all, setting everything else aside, the fact that Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng had actually joined the Heavenly Court caught everyone off guard.

Afterward, Dijun led the Demon Race in paying homage to Heaven and Earth, as well as to Hongjun, and then proclaimed the establishment of the Heavenly Court.

"Boom!!!"

A series of thunderous roars rang out, the void trembled, and waves of Merit suddenly surged forth.

The Demon Race established the Heavenly Court, and the Heavenly Dao responded, actually descending Merit upon them.

Dijun and the others were overjoyed, for this was something that had not even happened when East Prince Gong founded the Immortal Court.

As the Merit descended, Dijun, relying on it, actually Severed a Corpse on the spot and became a Quasi-Saint.

This caused everyone's expressions to shift dramatically.

Even the Three Pure Ones wore grim looks.

After all, by all logic, the Three Pure Ones should have been the first to break through and become Quasi-Saints.

But now, Dijun, relying on Merit, had become the first Quasi-Saint.

As for the others—Taiyi, Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng—though they could not use the Merit to Sever a Corpse and become Quasi-Saints, their cultivation had also advanced greatly. It would likely not be long before they too ascended to Quasi-Saint.

In an instant, the Demon Race's strength had surged dramatically.

This brought pressure upon everyone.

After all, at this moment, the Demon Race's power was far too great, and there was no other force in the Primordial World that could contend with them.

Would this not mean a single hegemon? Were they truly going to let Dijun and his kind rule the Primordial World?

Just then, suddenly, from the vast land of the Primordial World—more precisely, directly beneath the Thirty-three Heavens, at the foot of Buzhou Mountain—billowing waves of Sha Qi violently surged upward.