Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 1027 Raising a Hand to See the Sun, Clouds and Mist in Full Bloom

"The Blood Maple Forest has appeared. According to the tacit understanding among the Great Luo cultivators, those at the Great Luo level must not act rashly, lest the situation get out of control."

"But I wonder if any of you are interested in making a trip to the Central Regions?"

The Bull Demon King turned his gaze to his brothers in front of him.

"The Blood Maple Forest is the place where Chi You was sealed."

"Chi You is the ancestor of mankind, and he has always been hostile to our demon race."

"The Emperor Xuanyuan, who used the Blood Maple Forest as a sealing place, was also a domineering person."

"If we go to that Blood Maple Forest, I'm afraid we won't get away with it."

"Let's not go." The Great Sages looked at each other, and then the Great Sage of Chaos, Peng Demon King, shook his head.

"Otherwise, if Blood Maple Forest suffers a loss, that's a minor matter."

"But if we are trapped in the Blood Maple Forest and miss your banquet, and when your banquet is held, none of us brothers will be there, it will damage your reputation."

"The Great Sage of Chaos, Peng Demon King," he said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry." The Bull Demon King's voice rang out. He was still in the Southern Continent, but his gaze had already fallen on the Blood Maple Forest.

“That scoundrel Yun Zhongjun is guarding the Blood Maple Forest.”

The Bull Demon King waved his hand, his words carrying an unfathomable meaning.

"The manifestation of this Blood Maple Forest is quite related to him."

"Don't worry, if you really get stuck in the Blood Maple Forest, that guy will get you out."

When the Cloud Lord was mentioned, the expressions on the faces of the great sages in the Cloud Cave were all rather inscrutable.

Among all the powerful beings in the world, no one can say for sure how strong Yun Zhongjun is, and his records of taking action are extremely rare. But when it comes to mystery, Yun Zhongjun's existence is one of the most mysterious parts of the world.

Even some ancient and powerful beings cannot compare to Yun Zhongjun in terms of mystery.

After all, Yun Zhongjun's manifestation was far too legendary!

Compared to the birth of other immortals and gods, Yun Zhongjun was a being directly born from mythology. The moment he manifested, he possessed unparalleled power and wielded the authority to summon wind and rain.

Although many people in the world say that Yun Zhongjun is an incarnation created by Ao Bing, Yun Zhongjun himself has never objected to this statement.

But in reality, there are still many people in the world who are skeptical of this claim.

To directly 'compile' an incarnation from mythology is something even a Great Luo Immortal might not be able to do—even if a Great Luo Immortal wanted to compile such an incarnation, he would first need to let a thought take root, divide that thought, and then use it as a foundation to weave a myth, and then let it ferment slowly over time... Only then would he have the opportunity to compile such a mythical incarnation.

But where does the myth of Yun Zhongjun originate?
That's the myth of the Eastern Emperor!
That is the myth of Taiyi!
That is a myth jointly woven by humans and demons.

That was a gamble between the human race and the demon race.

When that myth was being woven, Ao Bing was, in a sense, a complete outsider.

—If we insist that Yun Zhongjun is the incarnation of someone, then the demon race's Daluo, who joined forces with the human race to create that myth, would have had a greater chance of turning Yun Zhongjun into their incarnation—how could Ao Bing possibly be the one to claim that?

At first, the Bull Demon King firmly believed that the Lord of the Clouds was an incarnation of Ao Bing—after all, the two of them both possessed great supernatural powers such as summoning wind and rain, yet they never had any conflicts over these powers.

Furthermore, neither of them has ever shown any hostile attitude.

However, as time went by, after the Bull Demon King obtained the Dao Fruit of the Great Luo, he began to have some doubts about the claim that Yun Zhongjun was an incarnation of Ao Bing.

Because that's incredible!
In the myth of Taiyi, there are nine main gods.

During this time, Taiyi was high above, the supreme ruler.

The Eastern Lord is in opposition to him.

These two are two people, yet also one person; they are two sides of the same coin.

The crux of the wager between the human and demon races lies here.

If the supreme deity awakened from the sun is Taiyi, then the demon race will be the victor.

Conversely, if the awakened power is focused on Dongjun, then the human race will win.

These two positions are places that even a Great Luo Immortal dares not touch—even if a Great Luo Immortal were to touch them, there is a high probability that their Dao Fruit would collapse due to the bet between that person and the demon.

Below these two is Lord Yunzhong.

That was the position second only to the emperor in the myths that connected the human and demon races.

If the demon race wins, Yun Zhongjun can step forward and become Dongjun, thereby balancing the power of Donghuang Taiyi.

If the human race wins, Yun Zhongjun will be able to connect with Donghuang—although he will not be able to make Donghuang, he will at least prevent Taiyi's power from becoming too skewed.

In other words, the existence of Yun Zhongjun is a safety valve jointly established by the human race and the demon race in their bet regarding Taiyi.

The existence of Yun Zhongjun ensured that the outcome of the gamble would not be too fatal for either the human or the demon race—which meant that after Taiyi was revived from the human race's beliefs, no matter which side he leaned towards, it wouldn't be 'unacceptable' to the other side.

This position already has an owner, so it is difficult for others to reach it.

Then come the Great and Small Masters of Fate.

The god of death and the god of life are linked to the cycle of reincarnation in the netherworld, symbolizing the cycle and balance between life and death.

Next is the River God—a mythological figure who split off from the Yellow River mythology.

Between heaven and earth, the one closest to the River God is the Yellow River River God Yi.

This symbolizes the origin of human civilization—human civilization began to expand outwards from the banks of the Yellow River.

In the Taiyi mythology, this part is also beyond the reach of the Bull Demon King; if he were to touch it, it would trigger the thunder of the Yellow River God.

Aside from these, in the mythology of Taiyi, the five people the Bull Demon King had the opportunity to interact with were the Great and Small Masters of Fate, Xiangjun, Xiangfuren, and the Mountain Spirit.

Xiangjun and Xiangfuren—one of the origins of the Chu Kingdom, serving as an anchor point between the demon and human races—had too many limitations, which the Bull Demon King had no intention of using. Then there are the Great and Small Masters of Fate and the Mountain Spirit.

The Great and Small Masters of Fate are in charge of the cycle and balance of life and death.

The Mountain Spirit may not sound impressive, but in reality, it wields power that is the opposite of the Cloud Lord.

—If the Lord of the Clouds governs the emotionless and asexual phenomena of heaven and earth, then the Mountain Spirit governs all living beings with spirits and souls. He is the master of countless beings between heaven and earth, and is also an 'Emperor'.

This is the part of the Taiyi mythology system that is closest to the demon race.

Before leaving Pantian, the Bull Demon King had thought of touching the Mountain Spirit's authority and becoming the Mountain Spirit himself.

But he failed.

After returning to Pantian in the form of Da Luo, he once again encountered the Mountain Spirit.

But it failed again.

Once the myth has taken shape, one can imagine how difficult it is to compile one's own incarnation from the myth.

This was something that Ao Bing could never have accomplished with his current level of skill!
Therefore, in the eyes of the Bull Demon King now, the existence of the Cloud Lord is more likely to be a deity born directly from mythology.

However, since he also wielded the power to command the wind and rain, and Ao Bing never had any disputes with him in the process, he was naturally somewhat close to Ao Bing.

The reason they allowed the rumors of him being the incarnation of Ao Bing to spread throughout the world was to avoid trouble!
He knew all too well how important his existence was to both the human and demon races.

An 'independent' Lord of the Clouds would be targeted by both humans and demons... that would be far too troublesome.

Conversely, if this "Lord of the Clouds" is merely an incarnation of Ao Bing, then the situation becomes much simpler!

Before confirming Ao Bing's attitude, no one would scheme against Yun Zhongjun, let alone cause him any trouble!
So, after the rumor that "Yun Zhongjun is the incarnation of Ao Bing" spread, Yun Zhongjun went with the flow and directly admitted to the claim.

And so, for countless millennia to come, no one ever bothered Yun Zhongjun—all he had to do was occasionally team up with Ao Bing to make the idea that 'Yun Zhongjun is an incarnation of Ao Bing' even more deeply ingrained in people's minds…

In short, this is how the Bull Demon King views the connection between Yun Zhongjun and Ao Bing!
That is why the Bull Demon King now believes that, as a Great Luo Immortal of the Demon Clan, it is very necessary for him to explore the attitude of the Lord of the Clouds towards humans and demons.

In the blink of an eye, the Bull Demon King also looked up at the great sun in the sky.

When he was still Taiyi, he didn't feel anything about it.

But at this moment, after obtaining the Dao Fruit and achieving the Great Luo realm, when the Bull Demon King raised his hand again, he truly felt the power emanating from the sun.

That vast sun, though merely a 'corpse,' still possessed a power surging forth from it that would terrify even a Great Luo Immortal like the Bull Demon King.

To other living beings, that sunlight was just sunlight.

But for those Great Luo Immortals who had attained the Dao Fruit, every ray of light pouring down from the Sun Star seemed to be an attack from Taiyi.

This offensive, while not necessarily fatal and unlikely to cause any harm to the Great Luo players, will certainly make them extremely uncomfortable.

"This is truly... the more powerful one is, the more one can appreciate the terror of His Majesty Taiyi!"

The Bull Demon King sighed with emotion.

He could never understand why the Great Luo Immortals of the demon race were so tirelessly devoted to the matter of resurrecting Taiyi—was the existence of a top-level supernatural being really that important to the demon race?
Especially after achieving the Great Luo in the Southern Heaven and directly confronting Emperor Feng, the Bull Demon King became even more puzzled by this!
In the Southern Heaven, the Bull Demon King has even developed the ambition to become 'Taiyi'!

However, after returning to Pan Tian, ​​as a Great Luo, gazing at the sun in the sky and at the remains left behind after Taiyi's fall...

All of the Bull Demon King's confusion and ambition vanished under the sunlight.

Those were just corpses, yet they possessed such terrifying power.

So how strong must the still-living Demon Emperor Taiyi be?

Looking at the vast sun overhead, even the Bull Demon King, a Great Luo Immortal, couldn't help but let his thoughts race.

He couldn't help but recall some of the legends about Taiyi.

Those were the true peerless powerhouses in the world, the supreme warriors, possessing incomparably terrifying strength.

At the Taiyi level, one is the master of the Taiyi realm and can rival the Daluo with the Taiyi cultivation.

After the Great Luo, he is the strongest among the Great Luo, the undisputed number one in the world, the undisputed supreme power!

Back then, although it was the Jade Emperor who united the four directions and joined forces to kill Taiyi, according to some unofficial accounts, those Great Luo Immortals who were invited by the Jade Emperor to join forces also faced countless near-death experiences when they killed the Demon Emperor Taiyi.

By a hair's breadth, almost all the Great Luo Immortals who were besieging Taiyi would have died at his hands.

It is said that in the end, the Three Pure Ones, who had not yet become saints, borrowed the power of saints from the future to completely suppress and kill Taiyi!

When facing Emperor Feng in the Southern Heaven, the Bull Demon King repeatedly exclaimed, "How could a Great Luo Immortal below the level of a Saint possibly possess such terrifying power?"

But after returning to Pantian, and with the Dao Fruit anchoring him, he dispelled the illusions on the Sun Star and faced its true nature. The Bull Demon King immediately realized that Emperor Feng's power was nothing special!
Just by looking at the sunlight surging from the sun's afterglow and feeling the slight heat as it fell on his body, the Bull Demon King could truly appreciate the terrifying power that Taiyi possessed when he was still alive!
He could then be absolutely certain that after Taiyi's return, none of the problems the demon race faced would be problems anymore!
"I knew it! Why should the demon race be able to monopolize this Southern Continent?"

After confirming Taiyi's power, another doubt in the Bull Demon King's mind was also resolved.

What gives the demon race the right to occupy the Southern Continent?

Even when the Bull Demon King achieved the Great Luo status in the Southern Heaven, he still had considerable doubts about this.

After all, Dongsheng Shenzhou represents the Xuanmen (mystical sect) – and is supported by three sages of the Xuanmen.

Xiniu Hezhou represents Buddhism and is supported by two Buddhist saints.

Beiju Luzhou represents the human race—the protagonists of heaven and earth, it is only natural for them to occupy a continent.

But what right do the demon race have to occupy the Southern Continent?

With those Great Luo Immortals of the demon race?
Or are there other people who are doing this out of respect for the Supreme Goddess Nuwa?
In short, before returning to Pantian, the Bull Demon King had always been somewhat uneasy about the fact that the demon race had occupied the Southern Continent.

In his view, even if the demon race still has the foundation of Great Luo Immortals and Great Divine Powers, it is still not enough to support the demon race in fighting against the Southern Continent alone.

It was precisely because of this that after establishing a firm foothold in the Southern Heaven, the Bull Demon King almost gave up the idea of ​​returning to the Revolving Heaven.

(End of this chapter)