Eat, eat, eat in the primordial world

"I wondered what it was all about, but it's just this. There's nothing to talk about. Di Yuan is Fellow Daoist Nuwa's disciple, which means he's my junior. How could I let him suffer a loss?"

"Do as you say, put him in charge of this matter, with Bai Ze assisting him."

Di Jun laughed, saying that given his status, he wouldn't stoop to taking advantage of Jiang Yuan. Otherwise, if word got out, he wouldn't gain much and would only be ridiculed.

"Can!"

Xi Huang nodded, then took Jiang Yuan away and returned to Cangtian.

"Nuwa has taken in a fine disciple. Although he was born later in life, he is a rare wise man in the prehistoric world. His future is limitless and he may be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with us."

After the two left, Di Jun said enviously. At their level of strength, who wouldn't want to find a satisfactory disciple to pass on their lineage and carry it forward?

Both Di Jun and Tai Yi had been secretly searching for disciples for a long time, but unfortunately, although there were many heroes among the demon race, none of them could satisfy them.

"Alas, the three essential elements for attaining enlightenment are great fortune, great wisdom, and great perseverance. If one wishes to attain enlightenment, one must possess at least one of these three."

"We are born of divine nature, blessed by the creation of heaven and earth, and are naturally favored by heaven. Later, we were fortunate enough to have the Dao Ancestor preach the Dao in Zixiao Palace and distribute various treasures, so we can be called people of great fortune."

"However, the fortunes of heaven and earth are finite, and we have already taken them all. It will be difficult for future generations to produce those with great fortune. Therefore, when we accept disciples, we can only look at their wisdom and perseverance."

"While wise and persevering individuals are easy to find, those with great wisdom and great perseverance are rarer than top-tier innate spiritual treasures."

"It's difficult to find."

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa is truly fortunate. She didn't even need to look for one; she created a great sage herself and gained a prized disciple for free. We are truly envious."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi couldn't help but chime in.

It's all because their generation was too outstanding. They didn't just take all the blessings of the primordial world, but they certainly took seven or eight tenths of them, which is why it became difficult for the primordial world to give birth to new innate deities after them.

This has led to a situation where these newly emerging powerhouses can't even find a satisfactory disciple and have to lower their standards.

This was a dilemma they had to face, but even under these circumstances, Nuwa took the lead and accepted an extremely outstanding disciple. How could they not be envious?

Furthermore, it's one thing to be inferior in cultivation level, but to be inferior even in the disciples one has taken in is simply too discouraging.

"There are still too many powerful beings in the primordial world. Killing a batch of them will suffice. Once their origins return to the world, new innate deities will naturally descend upon the earth."

As if he had thought of something, Di Jun's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he looked towards the East China Sea.

"The Innate Purple Palace, the Eastern King Duke?"

Following Di Jun's gaze, Taiyi saw a continent floating above the East Sea. It was the Daoist temple of the Eastern King Duke, named Ziji Continent.

Above it is a power called Zifu, which was built by the Eastern King Duke. It is a holy land recognized by the immortals and gathers many powerful immortals, including many mortals who once listened to the Dao Ancestor preach in Zixiao Palace.

"That's right, it's the Eastern King Duke. He's the head of all male immortals in the primordial world. What am I, the Heavenly Emperor, to obey his orders?"

"This monastery is ignorant of the will of Heaven. Knowing that there is a Heavenly Emperor on the throne, it still dares to claim itself as the head of male immortals. It has established a Purple Palace in Purple Extreme Continent, recruited immortals, and attempted to establish a separate celestial court. It truly deserves to be executed."

Di Jun nodded and said in a deep voice.

The Eastern King Duke was appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the head of the male immortals in the primordial world. Although his rank was below that of the Heavenly Emperor, the problem was that the immortal path was now flourishing, and most of the powerful figures in the primordial world came from the immortal path, including the Heavenly Emperor, Di Jun.

This made the existence of the Eastern King Duke a great threat to Emperor Jun's position.

Imagine, in order to consolidate his power, Di Jun even suppressed Xi Huang Kun Peng, who had established the Heavenly Court with him. How much more so would he suppress Dong Wang Gong, who posed an even greater threat?

Not to mention, Dongwanggong doesn't know how to restrain himself. He directly established a separate celestial court in Zijizhou, and is just short of openly declaring that he wants to compete with Dijun for the throne.

It's no exaggeration to say that Di Jun had been tolerating Dong Wang Gong for a very long time, and had long since reached his limit. Now, spurred on by Jiang Yuan, he finally made up his mind to eradicate him completely, destroying Dong Wang Gong and the Purple Mansion Immortal Court he had established.

Why is it said that he was provoked by Jiang Yuan?

It's very simple, Di Jun also wants to take on disciples.

"Although the Eastern King Duke was born in Tang Valley in the East Sea, not in the Sun Star, he is just like my brother and me, both of whom are innate deities born from the Sun Star."

"Therefore, if we can kill him and restore his original nature to the world, the Sun Star will soon give birth to a new innate deity."

"When the time comes, my elder brother will take him as his son, and I will take him as my disciple, so that he can strengthen the lineage of our two brothers. Wouldn't that be wonderful!"

Taiyi quickly understood Dijun's meaning: by eliminating the Eastern King Duke, not only could a major threat be removed, but the Sun Star could also re-nurture the innate divine beings and pass on their lineage. It was truly a win-win situation.

Tang Valley is the reflection of the sun star projected onto the East Sea. Therefore, although Tang Valley is not on the sun star, it can still be considered a part of the sun star.

The Eastern King Duke was a primordial deity born from the origin of Tang Valley, and could naturally be considered a son of the sun, and a brother of Emperor Jun and Taiyi. However, they disliked each other and neither would acknowledge this fact.

However, regardless of the circumstances, since Dongwanggong is the origin of the Great Japan, eliminating him and allowing his origin to return to the Sun Star would indeed allow him to give birth to another innate deity.

This innate deity was like a divinely ordained offspring and disciple to the brothers Di Jun and Tai Yi, perfectly capable of inheriting their lineage.

That makes sense!

Dijun readily agreed with Taiyi's suggestion.

"The task of killing the Eastern King Duke will be entrusted to my brother. He is too much like me, and I cannot tolerate him."

After deciding to take action against Dong Wanggong, Taiyi said with murderous intent that compared to Dijun, he was the one who wanted to kill Dong Wanggong the most.

The reason is simple: both are children of the sun, both are born with a Dao bell, and even their titles are similar. However, one was born in the heavens, and the other was born on earth; they are simply born to clash.

"With my brother's intervention, the Eastern King's fate is sealed!"

Di Jun did not refuse and readily agreed. In his view, killing the Eastern King Duke was a major event that could not tolerate any accidents. Therefore, it was safest to have the Eastern Emperor, the most powerful figure in the Heavenly Court, take the lead.

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While the brothers Di Jun and Tai Yi were discussing how to deal with Dong Wang Gong, Jiang Yuan, led by Xi Huang, had already arrived in Cang Tian.

What is the Azure Heaven? Using the Big Dipper as a coordinate system, with the handle pointing east, the first green trees sprout and all things begin to stir; this is called the Azure Heaven.

Of all the heavens, the sky is the most vibrant with life, so most of the creatures that dwell there are plants and trees.

As far as the eye can see, there are endless grasslands and vast forests, full of life.

"You're dying, you know that?"