Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 45 The tide has turned; the campaign against the Celestial Court begins.

However, Di Jun took advantage of the merit of establishing the Heavenly Court to seize the merit of managing the immortals and governing the Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth, which originally belonged to Dong Wang Gong. With his cultivation greatly improved and his power increased, he took the opportunity to use his three-legged golden crow body to sever his second evil corpse.

In a single leap, he advanced from the early stage of Quasi-Saint to the middle stage of Quasi-Saint. While Taiyi, Kunpeng, and the others did not experience such an exaggerated increase as Dijun, they also greatly increased their strength by gaining merit.

The entire Demon Clan Heavenly Court quickly gathered a massive amount of fortune. All the powerful figures who came to observe the ceremony knew some techniques of observing fortune and luck, and upon seeing this, their expressions became solemn.

The demon race has now established a strong presence and even set up a Heavenly Court, thus gaining the upper hand. The day of Dongwanggong's demise is drawing ever closer.

But, is it really necessary for Di Jun to achieve this supreme hegemony, overlook the primordial world, and have all living beings bow down to him?

The powerful beings had different thoughts. Some wanted to join the demon race, while others disliked being bound by rules and were unwilling to obey Di Jun's orders, so they wanted to stay away from him.

Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanzi, accompanied by Xuan Feng, also attended the grand ceremony of the demon race establishing the Heavenly Court. Seeing that Di Jun had taken advantage of the merit of establishing the Heavenly Court to sever one of his corpses, he couldn't help but become solemn.

If Di Jun truly achieves this hegemony, even if everyone becomes a saint in the future, they will probably still find it difficult to subdue him.

It must be said that Di Jun's move was truly brilliant.

While others were focused on cultivating themselves to achieve the Primordial Dao, Di Jun went against the grain, forming a powerful force and steadily progressing to where he is today, establishing the Heavenly Court and holding the reins of power.

Yet even Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but secretly praise it repeatedly.

Looking at the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti sitting with him, each of them had a different expression.

Taiqing Laozi remained calm and expressionless, at least Zhen Yuanzi couldn't discern his true feelings.

However, Yuqing Yuanshi seemed to have a hint of disdain in his eyes, as if he were looking down on him.

However, it usually only flashes by, and if Zhen Yuanzi hadn't noticed it by chance, he wouldn't have discovered it.

Shangqing Tongtian sometimes frowned, sometimes shook his head, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

As for Jieyin and Zhunti, they seemed somewhat tempted. Could it be that they wanted to join the Heavenly Court like Nuwa?

That would be bad.

A variety of thoughts flashed through Zhen Yuanzi's mind, but he sighed inwardly. If he had known this would happen, he would have brought Hongyun along no matter what.

With Hongyun gone, he had no one to consult with. Now he could only wait until after the ceremony, when he returned to Wanshou Mountain, to talk to Hongyun.

After the Heavenly Court was established, a grand banquet was held.

But nobody cared about that. Apart from a few powerful figures who stayed behind with ulterior motives, everyone else took their leave.

Zhen Yuanzi did the same. This made Xuan Feng somewhat reluctant, but he had at least learned something this time. After secretly taking a few spiritual fruits, he obediently followed Zhen Yuanzi back.

Upon returning to Wanshou Mountain and setting Xuanfeng down, Zhen Yuanzi went straight to the back mountain to discuss matters with Hongyun.

After Zhen Yuanzi finished explaining the matter...

Hongyun then laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry. Even if the Eastern King Duke is dead, Di Jun will not be able to dominate the world. In the end, the sages are still the most respected beings in this primordial world."

"In short, there's no future in being the Heavenly Emperor. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Di Jun's turn; I would have become the Emperor long ago."

"what?"

Zhen Yuanzi was somewhat bewildered and asked, "Hongyun, are you saying that you knew all along that Dijun would establish the Heavenly Court?"

"yes."

Hongyun nodded, shamelessly saying, "I predicted this from the time Dijun gathered the demons. I knew he was going to establish a Heavenly Court, but it's no use even if he does."

"Why isn't it working?"

Zhen Yuanzi asked.

Hongyun pondered for a moment, then said to Zhen Yuanzi, "How about this, I'll tell you a few words, and you'll understand. After all, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed right now."

"Hmm." Zhen Yuanzi nodded.

Hongyun then communicated with him using divine sense, uttering six words: "Demons rule the heavens, witches govern the earth!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi's eyes widened immediately, and he said hastily, "You mean...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Hongyun stopped him, saying, "Alright, don't say it. Heavenly secrets, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

Zhen Yuanzi, however, remained unsettled for a long time, pacing back and forth in the pavilion, repeatedly muttering, "How is this possible?"

"How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible."

Hongyun interrupted him, saying, "Every great calamity has a protagonist. In the last great calamity, there were three main protagonists: the Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, and the Qilin Clan. This great calamity will also have a protagonist. According to my calculations, the Demon Clan is one of them, and the only one who can rival them is the Witch Clan."

"Alright, brother, stop pacing around here and disturbing my fishing. These things are none of our business, we don't need to concern ourselves with them."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi shook his head and said, "How can it be unrelated? If that's what you're saying, then wouldn't Fellow Daoist Houtu also be involved in the calamity? And also a protagonist?"

Hongyun shook his head and said, "This is fate; how can human power change it? Brother, I must tell you something about this."

"Although we are on good terms with the Ancestral Witches, we can't control them after all. Firstly, it's driven by destiny, and secondly, they themselves don't accept the demon race's dominance of heaven and earth, which is why this calamity has occurred."

"This is also what Master Hongjun meant by the general trend. The general trend cannot be changed, but the minor trends can be changed. Therefore, we must never get involved in the situation. Only by staying outside the situation can we understand the overall picture."

"Besides that, we must also find ways to prove our Dao. Only by becoming a saint and having sufficient strength can we intervene at crucial moments."

As she spoke, Hongyun used telepathy to convey some things to Zhen Yuanzi that were inconvenient to say directly.

After hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi fell silent. After a long while, he took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, saying, "Alright, my good brother, I'll listen to you on this matter. Just tell me what to do, and I'll do it."

"Um."

Hongyun nodded and said, "Go."

After the demon race established the Heavenly Court, many powerful beings joined, further increasing their strength. The ambitious Di Jun and others were even more eager to destroy the Heavenly Court as soon as possible and become the sole legitimate ruler.

Now, even the merits of the Eastern King have been half taken by Emperor Jun, so even if the demon race attacks the Celestial Court, it is justified.

So, not long after, after Fuxi and Nuwa's attempts to persuade them failed, the two of them semi-retired from the Heavenly Court of the Demon Clan.

Although they retained the names of Xi Huang and Nuwa, they no longer concerned themselves with the affairs of the demon race and the Heavenly Court. They neither held power nor took responsibility, leaving Di Jun and Tai Yi to do as they pleased.

Di Jun and Tai Yi were naturally delighted with this, so they ordered the demon master Kunpeng to gather a large army and go to attack the Celestial Court.

(End of this chapter)