Primordial Salted Fish: Starting from Refusing to Join the Demon Clan

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Fuxi's joining the Heavenly Court of the Demon Clan was not simply a matter of adding a quasi-saint to the ranks of warriors.

Fuxi knew that in order to establish himself in the coming great calamity...

Even if the demon race were to become the protagonist of the world, the current demon race alone, even with the addition of the Nine Heavens, would still be far from enough.

The Wu Clan has twelve Ancestral Witches, whose physical bodies are unparalleled. Moreover, during the last battle at Buzhou Mountain, the Wu Clan clearly possessed a combined formation that could combine the power of the twelve Ancestral Witches.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were already extraordinary; with their combined power, if the demon race did not have a powerful formation to match them, they would surely be utterly defeated in the ultimate showdown.

Therefore, before being formally conferred the title of "Xi Huang".

After taking their seats in a quiet palace deep within the Heavenly Court, Fuxi dismissed his attendants, leaving only Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi present.

His expression was solemn as his fingertips slowly traced patterns in the air, creating mysterious trajectories that seemed to guide the rhythm of the celestial bodies.

"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, Fellow Daoist Tai Yi!"

Fuxi's voice was calm and deep, carrying the certainty of having deduced the secrets of heaven: "In recent days, I have observed the operation of the Heavenly Court and the trajectory of the stars. Combining this with my understanding of the ultimate principles of heaven and earth over the years, I have confirmed something that concerns the very foundation of the destiny of my demon race."

Di Jun and Tai Yi exchanged a glance, both seeing solemnity and anticipation in each other's eyes. Di Jun leaned forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, please speak freely."

With a flick of his hand, Fuxi revealed the nascent form of a vast array condensed from pure starlight, which slowly unfolded before the three of them.

On that array, 365 enormous main stars shone brightly, with countless dark stars flowing around, forming a mysterious framework that encompassed the entire heavens and the universe.

"This is—the Great Celestial Array!"

Fuxi's voice carried a hint of barely suppressed excitement, which he forcefully suppressed, turning into a rigorous analysis: "This formation is not my own creation, but rather a 'possibility' that I deduced after observing the workings of heaven and earth, the birth and death of stars, and understanding the profound principles of the heavenly way that exist in the darkness."

"It is not the ordinary star formation that Fellow Daoist Di Jun used to command the stars before; that was a technique, a borrowed method."

"And this formation is the Dao!"

"It is a supreme method that draws upon the immense power of the entire primordial starry sky, recreating the rules of the Great Dao in the form of an array!"

Di Jun's gaze was instantly drawn to the array diagram. His Hetu Luoshu was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that could deduce the secrets of heaven and contain the changes of the universe.

At this moment, when the formation diagram shown by Fuxi was corroborated, he suddenly felt that his scattered insights into the stars had been connected by an invisible thread, and everything became clear.

"The celestial constellations... harnessing the power of the universe for one's own use?" Di Jun murmured to himself, his eyes growing brighter and brighter. "If this formation could be set up, let alone the Twelve Ancestral Witches, even a Sage... might not be unable to contend with it!"

Fuxi nodded slightly, but then shook his head, his expression showing a hint of regret and sincerity: "What Fellow Daoist Dijun said is true. If this formation is completed, its power will be enough to destroy the heavens and the earth and reset the earth, water, fire and wind."

"However, the complexity of this formation far exceeds our imagination."

He pointed to the three hundred and sixty-five main stars at the core of the array diagram and said in a solemn tone, "Each of the three hundred and sixty-five main stars needs to be guarded by a Grand Luo Golden Immortal who has cultivated the Great Dao of the Main Star, serving as the array eye to activate the origin of the stars."

"Furthermore, 480 million evil stars are arranged in various places to form the number of the celestial sphere."

"This scale poses an unprecedented test to the Heavenly Court's resources and organizational capabilities."

The demon race has no shortage of 365 Great Luo Golden Immortals, but there are 365 Great Luo Golden Immortals who cultivate the Great Dao corresponding to 365 main stars.

"More importantly," Fuxi turned his gaze to Dijun, "the core of this formation requires a supreme treasure capable of governing the heavens and deducing all changes to control it."

"Only in this way can the power of the 365 main stars be perfectly integrated, instead of fighting each other independently."

"This point is crucial to the success or failure of the formation."

Upon hearing this, Di Jun not only did not back down in the slightest, but instead laughed heartily, full of vigor: "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"

"The Heavenly Court has just been established, and it is precisely at this time that it needs talented people."

"Three hundred and sixty-five Great Luo Golden Immortals—though a large number, as long as we work diligently, recruit talents from all directions, and unite the strength of the entire demon race, we will eventually be able to gather them all!"

He reached out and beckoned, and a streak of light flashed, revealing the two innate spiritual treasures, the Hetu and Luoshu, in front of him, radiating a mysterious yellow light and a vast star-like aura.

"As for the key to controlling the great formation..." A hint of confidence flashed in Di Jun's eyes, "Your Majesty Xi, you may not know, but my natal spiritual treasure, the Hetu Luoshu, is a treasure born from the Sun Star, and it naturally contains the principles of the movement of the stars in the heavens."

"If we use them as the foundation of the formation, and further supplement them with my control over the power of the sun and the stars, we might be able to completely perfect and master the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation deduced by Xi Huang!"

Taiyi, who had been listening quietly, couldn't help but chime in, his Chaos Bell vibrating gently and emitting a melodious chime, as if confirming his words: "Brother is absolutely right!"

"With the calculations and transformations of the Hetu and Luoshu, and the Chaos Bell suppressing spacetime and protecting the array's core, this array is bound to succeed!"

Looking at the two demon emperors before him, who were full of fighting spirit and confidence, Fuxi felt much less regret due to the incomplete formation.

However, regarding the confidence of Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, Fuxi said again: "The Sun Star alone is not enough; we also need the four supreme stars of Taiyin Star, Ziwei Star, Gouchen Star, and Nanji Star to guard it."

"We still need the two of you to try your best to bring these star lords into the demon race's war chariot."

Di Jun indicated that he understood, while Donghuang Taiyi patted his chest and assured him, "Leave this matter to me!"

Fuxi nodded, a hint of weariness from the deduction flashing deep in his eyes, but more so with the relief of seeing hope for the Great Dao: "Excellent! In that case, I will hand over the complete deduction process of this formation, as well as the known trajectories of all the star nodes, to you two fellow Daoists."

With a light tap of his fingertip, the vast star array transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into Di Jun's sea of ​​consciousness between his brows: "In the years to come, Fellow Daoist Di Jun will need to work with me day and night to deduce every subtle change in this Zhou Tian Star Array, using the He Tu and Luo Shu, until it is perfect."

"When everything is absolutely perfect, that will be the day when our demon race truly stands at the pinnacle of the primordial world, fearless of any challenge!"

Di Jun closed his eyes, sensing the vast and complex array information within his sea of ​​consciousness. After a long while, he opened his eyes, his gaze seemingly reflecting the rotation of the sun, moon, and stars. He solemnly bowed to Fuxi and said in a deep voice, "Di Jun, on behalf of the demon race, thanks Emperor Xi!"

Fuxi stepped aside to avoid the half-bow and said with a faint smile, "We are both of the demon race and both serve the Heavenly Court, so there is no need for thanks. My path lies in deducing all things and understanding the secrets of Heaven. Being able to help the Heavenly Court establish this foundation for all ages is also part of my own path."

From then on, the seed of the Zhou Tian Star Array was deeply buried in the foundation of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court.

Di Jun began to resonate with the Hetu and Luoshu, forgetting to eat and sleep, and comprehending the endless changes of the stars.

Taiyi then began to survey the starry sky, searching for a suitable Great Immortal to serve as the Lord of the Stars.

Meanwhile, Fuxi was resting and reviving his exhausted mind in the quiet room. At the same time, he used his great wisdom to check for omissions and fill in the gaps in the unparalleled killing formation that was about to be born, and to inscribe more exquisite law patterns.

The Zhou Tian Star Array, the ultimate array that embodies the wisdom of Fuxi, the ambition of Dijun, and the fortune of the entire demon race, has begun to unfold before the three of them.

Its brilliance is destined to illuminate the entire prehistoric sky, becoming the most significant chapter in the Lich War.