Eat, eat, eat in the primordial world

The clashes between the Celestial Fox and the Heart Moon Fox are not uncommon. Yet, each time, the Celestial Fox emerges victorious.

Of course, winning doesn't mean you can kill. But don't forget, there's still Jiang Yuan; he just lent the Myriad Star Pot to Tianhu.

While Zhou Tian Yaoshen was indeed a pillar of the Heavenly Court and an outstanding figure among the Great Luo Golden Immortals, even so, Di Jun could not possibly be so wealthy as to provide each person with a top-tier innate spiritual treasure. It would be good enough if each person had a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

In this situation, the Heavenly Fox is already stronger than the Heart Moon Fox, and with the help of a top-tier innate spiritual treasure, it would definitely be able to kill her.

As payment for lending the Heavenly Fox Myriad Star Pot, it's not unreasonable for Jiang Yuan to ask for the corpse of the Heart Moon Fox, right? The corpse of a Zhou Tian Demon God is enough for him to fill one-three-hundred-and-sixtieth of his progress bar to become a Quasi-Saint ahead of schedule.

That sounds impressive, but that's a quasi-saint!

"You're overthinking it. Even if you know that Xin Yuehu is plotting against me behind my back, without evidence, there's nothing I can do about it."

"What do you take the Zhou Tian Demon God for? He is the core of the Zhou Tian Star Array, the last line of defense for the Heavenly Court against the Witch Clan."

"Each one is extremely important. Even the Emperor Xi, unless they have committed a major mistake, can only teach them a lesson, not kill them outright."

"Moreover, unlike me, Xin Yuehu is listed on the Demon Summoning Banner. Even if she perishes, the Heavenly Emperor can easily revive her with a single thought."

Tianhu said speechlessly, "If only I could kill Xinyuehu, I wouldn't have tolerated this long."

The Demon-Summoning Banner is a supreme treasure of the demon race. It was formed by Emperor Jun using a primordial gourd to contain the demon race's fortune. This treasure is extremely special; by simply entrusting a wisp of one's true spirit to it, one can gain the power of immortality.

Of course, this immortality comes with a condition: only if the Demon-Summoning Banner remains intact and the true spirit resides within it can one achieve immortality and be resurrected quickly even if one perishes.

If the Demon-Summoning Banner is destroyed, then death is truly certain, and there is no way to revive the dead.

Sounds good, right? But there's a price to pay. Those whose true spirits are entrusted to the Demon-Summoning Banner have their lives and deaths in the hands of the banner's master, and must be at his beck and call for their entire lives.

Simply put, while entering the Demon-Summoning Banner grants immortality, the price is being forced to serve Emperor Jun as his dog for life.

Many races are unwilling to join the demon race because they cannot accept it and are unwilling to be Di Jun's lackeys. Otherwise, with so many benefits to joining the demon race, only a madman would refuse.

Under Emperor Jun's oppressive rule, most demons were forced to entrust their true spirits to the Demon-Summoning Banner. Only a very few demons, the confidants of Emperor Xi, Emperor Nuwa, and Emperor Kunpeng, were protected by him and thus avoided the fate of being placed on the banner.

However, it was precisely because of this that they lost the opportunity to compete for the title of Zhou Tian Demon God, could not squeeze into the core circle of the demon race, and could only wander around in the Nine Heavens.

"If we don't have evidence, then we'll find it. Once we find it, we can take action against her, right?"

"As for the Demon-Summoning Banner being able to revive her, that's something to worry about after we kill her. Let's kill her first. At worst, we'll just kill her every time she revives."

"We'll fight until the Heavenly Emperor has a headache and has no choice but to choose another Heart Moon Fox. The demon race has countless heroes, and there are definitely many demon gods to replace them. We're just waiting for them to make mistakes so we can take their place."

Jiang Yuan said indifferently, as long as it can be proven that the other party started it, then even if he killed Zhou Tian Demon God, Di Jun would not hold it against him. The status of a disciple of a sage still has its place.

As for the Demon-Summoning Banner, after glancing at the Myriad Stars Pot in his hand, Jiang Yuan vaguely understood why the Goddess Nuwa of later generations had reforged it into the Demon-Refining Pot.

This magical artifact was created specifically to counter the Demon-Summoning Banner. Unless the Demon-Refining Pot is destroyed, any demon refined by this pot, even if its true spirit resides in the Demon-Summoning Banner, cannot be resurrected.

Hehe, if the demons refined by the Demon Refining Pot could be resurrected, then why would it be called a demon refiner?

"Even if I have evidence, it's useless. Xin Yuehu has many lovers. It's fine if I teach her a lesson, but if I dare to kill her, a group of Zhou Tian demon gods will definitely jump out to stop me."

"Back then, I cultivated alongside the goddess. It was because she was not discreet enough and had entanglements with many male immortals that the goddess disliked her and drove her away."

Tianhu explained wearily, unable to understand why Jiang Yuan seemed more concerned about killing Xinyuehu than she was, as she had never heard of any enmity between them.

"Wouldn't that be even better? Anyone who dares to jump out to help her is clearly a cutthroat bunch. Just kill them all."

Jiang Yuan said excitedly, "The more Zhou Tian demon gods I kill, the closer I get to the Quasi-Saint realm."

"Your Highness, your killing intent is too strong; it may be detrimental to your cultivation."

Tianhu sighed. She was now certain that Jiang Yuan was not a normal person. He was likely cultivating the path of killing, which allowed him to increase his cultivation by killing people, hence his strong desire to kill.

"Judging from Xin Yuehu's attitude, she definitely won't let this go until she's dealt with you. If you don't make the first move, you should be prepared to be killed by her."

Seeing that Tianhu didn't seem to care, Jiang Yuan reminded her. Then, without waiting for Tianhu's reply, he changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Think about it yourself."

"Go back to Yantian first and select a group of reliable people for me. I have something to ask them to do."

"Also, didn't you say that the Flame Heaven Demon Clan is all eagerly awaiting my return? I don't believe that; I need to verify it."

"I have an order here. Please pass it on to the Flame Sky Demon Clan. Tell them that under my rule, theft is forbidden, and people must not be harmed or killed without cause."

"If they can do that, then I will believe they truly support me as the Lord of the Flame Heaven. If they cannot, then they should find someone else and not come to me again."

Xin Yuehu is, after all, a Zhou Tian demon god. There's no need to rush to kill her. Let's take care of the matters at hand first.

The reason Tianhu was sent to Yantian to gather manpower was to draw maps and compile an encyclopedia. Sending her to convey orders was to test the loyalty of the Yantian demon clan.

If they are loyal enough, then the rest will be simple. Jiang Yuan can use Yan Tian as a pilot to first formulate laws and then slowly push forward his own plan.

If they are not loyal enough, that's simple, just find a way to kill them.

If they are not loyal, yet they still invite Jiang Yuan to Yantian to serve as the Heavenly Lord, it is easy to imagine what kind of thoughts they have. They must be harboring evil intentions and want to scheme against Jiang Yuan.

Nuwa treated them so well when she was in Heaven, but what happened? Instead of being grateful, they plotted against Nuwa's only disciple.

These ungrateful beasts deserve no mercy. What use are they if not killed? Let them all become resources for Jiang Yuan to grow stronger.

"yes!"

Tianhu didn't ask why; after receiving Jiang Yuan's instructions, he went straight to do it.

Seeing her leave, Jiang Yuan didn't sit idle. He called over all the clansmen who had come to Cangtian before him.

He wanted to see how many of them, who had cultivated among the demon race for many years, still harbored feelings for the human race.