"Who do you think you are, vying for authority over heaven and earth?"
Di Jun's words reverberated Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
In an instant, boundless cold descended, chilling countless living beings to the bone.
King Father of the East's actions had thoroughly enraged the Demon Court.
"Hmph, he has no idea he's courting death. What right does King Father of the East have to establish a lineage, let alone boast of ruling all the immortals in the world?"
"Your Majesty, we cannot stand idly by."
"Authority over heaven and earth is limited. With the Witch Clan already our great enemy, we certainly cannot allow this so-called Purple Mansion Continent to grow stronger."
The Ten Demon Saints and the others spoke up one after another.
Exactly!
The establishment of Purple Mansion Continent had already encroached upon the Demon Court's interests.
After all, fortune, merit, authority, and the like were all finite within the Primordial World.
The Witch and Demon Clans were locked in a bitter struggle, refusing to rest until one side perished, precisely because they were competing for status and the authority to have their say in heaven and earth.
Yet before their struggle had reached a conclusion, King Father of the East had barged in, wanting a share of the spoils?
How could the Demon Court sit back and do nothing?
Hearing their words, Di Jun did not hesitate.
He nodded and immediately said in a deep voice:
"Assemble a million demons at once!"
"Today, we shall descend upon the world and swear to level Penglai Island."
At his words, the Ten Demon Saints and the others sprang into action.
In just half a day, a vast host of a million demons had assembled within the Demon Court.
Di Jun and Taiyi stood at their head.
Behind them followed the Ten Demon Saints, Demon Master Kunpeng, and the others.
With tremendous momentum, they led the million demons out from Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, blotting out the sky and sun with an astonishingly oppressive presence.
For a time, all living beings were shaken, overwhelmed by shock.
"What is the Demon Court planning? We've never seen a display like this!"
"Hiss... Di Jun and Tai Yi have both appeared in person. Are they going to wage all-out war against the Witch Clan?"
"Incredible! All the Demon Court's greatest experts have mobilized. They're about to turn heaven and earth upside down!"
Countless cultivators hurried out of the way, afraid of becoming fish caught in the calamity of a burning moat.
The Demon Court's forces, their expressions icy and their killing intent fierce, paid no attention to them.
Before long, they arrived above Penglai Island.
"King Father of the East, come out and meet your death!"
Taiyi's explosive roar shook the universe.
Only then did all living beings understand: the Demon Court had come for the Purple Mansion Continent that King Father of the East had just established.
As for King Father of the East...
Faced with the Demon Court's sudden declaration of war, he turned pale with alarm.
He revealed himself and glared at Di Jun and the others, demanding sharply:
"Di Jun, Taiyi, what do you intend to do?"
"I established Purple Mansion Continent under Dao Ancestor Hongjun's decree, fulfilling my duties as Chief of Male Immortals."
"If you attack my Purple Mansion Continent, you are defying the Dao Ancestor!"
King Father of the East appeared forceful, but beneath his fierce exterior, he was trembling.
Purple Mansion Continent had only just been established, with merely six or seven Quasi-Saints and a few dozen Daluo Golden Immortals.
Such strength was still nowhere near comparable to the Demon Court's.
Thus, King Father of the East had very "wisely" invoked Dao Ancestor Hongjun, hoping to intimidate the Demon Court's forces.
Di Jun, however, merely scoffed.
"Hmph, the Dao Ancestor has long since merged with the Dao and no longer concerns himself with worldly affairs!"
"Today, I shall see whether the Dao Ancestor will manifest in this world for your sake!"
Di Jun had dared to bring a million demons here so openly partly to test Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
If Hongjun truly intended to shelter King Father of the East, he should already have issued an immortal proclamation.
After all, given Hongjun's standing, even a single word from him was a decree that the Demon Court would not dare disobey.
Yet Hongjun had shown no response whatsoever.
This reassured Di Jun all the more, and he vowed to destroy Purple Mansion Continent in one stroke.
"You dare?!"
King Father of the East's expression changed drastically as he shouted in fury.
Di Jun paid him no mind and gave a cold laugh.
"Kill!"
At his command, the Demon Race's experts surged into action, charging forward with overwhelming force.
There was no need for further words. The battle erupted!
Meanwhile, on Golden Ao Island!
Both immortal islands lay beyond the East Sea.
And the disciples of the Interception Sect were watching the battle on Penglai Island.
But that battle would not disturb the peace and tranquility of the Saint's Lineage.
The disciples continued cultivating in peace, treating the war between the Demon Court and Purple Mansion Continent as nothing more than a spectacle.
By then, Gu Changqing had also returned to the Interception Sect with Ji Ren.
This drew the attention of Duobao and the others.
Ji Ren introduced himself as Gu Changqing's disciple.
That brought friendly smiles to Duobao's and the others' faces.
"Hehe, has Junior Brother Changqing taken a disciple too?"
"Wonderful, wonderful! Where did this lucky lad come from, to have actually become Senior Brother Changqing's disciple?"
"Hehe, Ji Ren, since you've taken Senior Brother Changqing as your master, has he taught you any supreme Sword Dao arts?"
"Yes, yes, hurry and tell us, your martial uncles!"
Gaze after gaze settled on Ji Ren.
They all wanted to know what profound and exquisite truths of the Sword Dao Gu Changqing had passed down.
Perhaps the disciples of the Interception Sect could even gain a little improvement from them.
Yet when Ji Ren heard Duobao and the others' questions, his face filled with apprehension.
Only after steadying himself did he answer hesitantly:
"Uh... reporting to my martial uncles!"
"Master hasn't taught me any profound truths of the Sword Dao."
"Throughout our journey, he only had me keep drinking."
"Hehe... at first, one sip knocked me out, but now I can drink three jars of fine wine in one go without my expression changing!"
He seemed to be talking about his capacity for liquor, but what he was truly describing was his own transformation.
The hundred-odd jars of fine wine Zhen Yuanzi had given them rivaled potent medicines.
By now, Ji Ren's improvement was astonishing, and his innate foundation far surpassed that of ordinary humans.
But those words sounded entirely different to Duobao and the others.
It's over, it's over!
This lad is truly ruined!
It was one thing for Junior Brother Changqing to drink excessively himself!
Who would have thought that after taking a disciple, he would teach him nothing of the Great Dao and only train his drinking capacity?
None of them believed that Ji Ren could drink his way to becoming another Twelfth-Grade Supreme Great Luo like Gu Changqing.
This human lad had been led completely astray by their youngest junior brother, Changqing.
Even Tongtian in Biyou Palace had taken notice of this scene.
Of course, it was not Ji Ren, a mere third-generation disciple, who concerned him.
Rather, Tongtian had discerned Ji Ren's origins and could not help growing thoughtful.
"A human..."
"When my disciple Changqing takes a disciple, he chooses a human too?"
"It seems this lad's usual odd behavior and constant drunkenness really are just a disguise."
"He still has very deep feelings for humanity..."
Tongtian spoke with a sigh, his expression strange, revealing neither clear relief nor worry.
Gu Changqing, however, cared nothing for any of this.
By then, he had already carried the Ginseng Fruit Fine Wine he had brewed earlier back to his own cave abode.
This wine was even richer and more fragrant than the Moon Laurel Fine Wine from before.
Gu Changqing immersed himself completely in the pleasure of drinking to his heart's content.
Thus, in only a short while, he had drunk himself into a stupor once again.
As Gu Changqing sank into sleep, an indescribable enlightenment state descended upon him from the unseen!
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