First, the Witch Clan possessed astonishing strength of its own.
Second, everyone in the Primordial World knew that Houtu, the Ancestral Witch of Earth, was a disciple of Vine Dao Venerable Lin Tian.
That connection alone forced Di Jun and Taiyi to weigh their actions carefully.
At present, disciples of Saints were few and far between in the Primordial World.
And most did not take part in the struggles among its living beings.
The Three Pure Ones, Zhunti and Jieyin of the Western Lands, Minghe of the Sea of Blood, Fuxi, and Nuwa, for instance, had all stayed out of the conflict between the Witch Clan and the Demon Race.
Houtu, however, was different.
She belonged to the Witch Clan, yet had become Lin Tian's disciple.
Who would dare look down on someone with that status?
Thus.
Although friction persisted between the Witch Clan and the Demon Race,
It never caused much upheaval.
This state of affairs lasted for several thousand years.
Then, in a region called Purple Mansion Province in the eastern Primordial World, a mighty wielder of divine abilities named Eastern King Duke established the Ancient Celestial Court and recruited powerful cultivators from across the Primordial World.
Both the Ancient Celestial Court and the Demon Celestial Court bore the words "Celestial Court" in their names. The intention to stand as equals and compete could hardly have been clearer.
"This is an outrage against the Demon Race!"
Inside the grand hall of the Demon Celestial Court, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, hailed as the Demon Race's god of war, viciously hurled the jade cup in his hand to the floor.
"That Eastern King Duke dares challenge us just because Saint Hongjun named him head of the male immortals! Pah!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's contempt for Eastern King Duke was plain in both