Primordial Era: The Witch Clan Reigns Supreme, Hongjun Begs Me to Become the Demon Emperor

On the Sun Star, the first thing Emperor Yi did after taking human form was not to rush down to the prehistoric world, but to first visit his "birthplace".

The sun is very large, extremely large.

As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but burning solar fire; even ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortals would have their skin burned off if they entered.

But for Di Yi, this place is as comfortable as home.

He found a tree deep within the flames.

A divine tree rooted in the true fire of the sun, its entire body is red gold, its branches are like dragons, and its leaves are like the sun.

Nine fruits, radiating the essence of the sun, grew on the tree, each fruit resembling a small sun.

"The Fusang Divine Tree".

Di Yi flew closer and reached out to touch the tree trunk. The divine tree swayed gently, as if in response.

"A primordial spiritual root, and the ability to communicate." Di Yi became interested.

"Can you understand me?"

The branch swayed again.

"That's good." Di Yi patted the tree trunk.

"I'm going to go down to the primordial world. You take good care of the house. I'm going down there for a visit."

The Fusang Divine Tree emitted a gentle wave of spiritual energy, which essentially said, "Go in peace, I will watch over you."

Having settled matters concerning the Sun Star, Di Yi no longer delayed.

The chaotic energy hanging from the Chaos Bell above his head obscured all heavenly secrets, and he rode on the escape light manifested by the River Chart, heading straight for the four seas of the primordial world.

During the journey, he was distracted by analyzing the situation.

"The war between the Dao and the Demon should last a long time. Hongjun, Yangmei, Qiankun, Yin Yang, and the Three Ancestors are all besieging Luo Hou together... It can last a long time."

That's enough for him to explore the entire treasure trove of the Dragon Clan across the four seas.

……

East Sea, Dragon Palace.

Despite being called a "palace," it is actually a massive architectural complex that occupies an entire underwater mountain range.

The vast ocean is the territory of the dragon race; this is just one of the palaces of the ancestral dragon.

Emperor Yi stood outside the Dragon Palace, looking at the magnificent palace complex that seemed to pierce the water, and clicked his tongue.

"As expected of the dragon race, which has dominated the primordial world for billions of years, their wealth is truly astounding..."

Instead of barging in directly, he activated the transformation technique from the "Primordial Creation Dao Scripture," transforming his aura into dense demonic energy, covering his body in a black robe, and his face was shrouded in a layer of black mist.

"Demons, brazenly taking it." Di Yi smiled and walked straight towards the Dragon Palace gate.

The several real dragons guarding the entrance immediately stopped them.

"Halt! This is Dragon Clan territory, no unauthorized personnel allowed..."

Before he could finish speaking, Di Yi casually waved his hand.

The aura of the Great Luo Golden Immortal suppressed the several true dragons, rendering them unable to move. The true fire of the sun condensed into chains, binding them tightly.

"Excuse me," Di Yi said as he walked through them.

"Your clan leader is fighting Rahu to the death in the west, don't go looking for trouble."

The guardian dragon was both shocked and furious, but unable to break free.

Emperor Yi swaggered into the Dragon Palace.

Holding the Luoshu in his hand, he deduced that all the restrictions, formations, and mechanisms within the Dragon Palace were rendered useless before him—the Hetu Luoshu was a supreme treasure for deduction, and breaking these restrictions was as easy as playing with them.

The treasure vault is located in the deepest part of the Dragon Palace.

When Di Yi opened the hundred-foot-tall jade gate, even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the sight before him.

There were countless treasures, many rare and precious items whose names were unknown, radiating various colors of light, making the entire treasure vault brighter than the sun.

"Now this is what you call a treasure trove," Di Yi remarked, before getting to work.

He first took out the Hetu and Luoshu. The Hetu unfolded like a boundless scroll, while the Luoshu transformed into the power to contain and store the universe. The two treasures worked together to frantically collect things.

It's not about "picking and choosing".

It's all accepted.

Lingcai Mountain? Accept.

Lingbaolin? Accept.

A wall of elixirs? I'll take it.

A pile of cultivation techniques? Take it.

Di Yi collected them wherever he went, just like cleaning.

Wherever they went, they left no treasure behind. Since the dragon race was about to decline anyway, keeping these things would only benefit others, so they might as well give them to them.

As he continued collecting, Di Yi discovered two unusual items in the deepest part of the treasure vault.

It is a string of beads, twenty-four in total. Each bead seems to contain an ocean world, shimmering with water and exuding a vast aura.

"The Twenty-Four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls..." Emperor Yi picked up the pearls and examined them.

"Did Zhao Gongming's Sea-Stabilizing Pearl originate from here?"

He remembered that during the Investiture of the Gods, Zhao Gongming used the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to defeat the Twelve Golden Immortals, but they were later stolen by Randeng and transformed into the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings. Now, these twenty-four complete Sea-Stabilizing Pearls possess absolutely terrifying power.

"Good stuff." The Emperor accepted it without hesitation.

The other item was a handful of soil, exuding a rich vitality of creation.

"Nine Heavens Breath Soil..." Di Yi's eyes lit up.

"This is the thing that Nuwa used to create humans."

He carefully put it away. This was a priceless treasure capable of creating living beings; it might come in very handy in the future.

Just as Di Yi finished collecting the treasure and was about to leave, he suddenly heard a slight noise coming from a corner.

"Who?"

As soon as the Emperor turned around, the Chaos Bell was already hanging above his head, ready to suppress him at any moment.

From the corner, a figure timidly emerged.

She was a young girl with a pair of small, white dragon horns on her head, wearing a light blue gauze dress. Her face was incredibly delicate, and she was looking at him with a pair of large, watery eyes.

"Who...who are you?" the girl asked in a soft, sweet voice.

"Why are you taking things from our dragon race?"

Di Yi raised an eyebrow: "A dragon? What's your name?"

"My name is Ao Xin," the girl answered honestly.

"Zu Long is my father."

"The daughter of the First Emperor?" Di Yi sized her up.

"The dragon race is almost wiped out, what are you still doing here?"

"My father told me to guard the treasure vault..." Ao Xin said, then suddenly realized something.

"No! You're a bad person! Put those things down right now!"

She mustered her courage, made a hand seal, and a water dragon condensed behind her, rushing towards Emperor Yi.

With a casual wave of his hand, Emperor Yi unleashed the True Fire of the Sun, instantly evaporating the water dragon.

Ao Xin was dumbfounded.

"Alright, stop fooling around." Di Yi walked up to her.

"Your father's fate in the West is unknown, and the Dragon Clan is on the verge of decline. If I don't take what's in this treasure vault today, someone else will."

"But……"

"No buts." Di Yi looked at her bewildered expression and suddenly had an idea.

"Here's what we'll do: come with me. The Sun Star happens to need a cleaning maid."

"A maid? Ao Xin's eyes widened."

"Yes." The Emperor nodded.

"It includes food and lodging, and it's safe. It's much better than you being alone in this empty Dragon Palace."

Ao Xin bit her lip, clearly conflicted.

Di Yi wasn't in a hurry; he just waited.

He knew that this little girl hadn't experienced much hardship, and now that the Dragon Clan was on the verge of collapse, she couldn't possibly hold it together by herself.

Sure enough, a moment later Ao Xin asked softly, "Is the Sun Star...hot?"

"It's not hot, you can go swimming." Di Yi smiled.

"It's just right for you."

"Well, okay then." Ao Xin lowered her head.

"I'll go with you."

"Smart." Emperor Yi waved his hand, and the Chaos Bell lowered a wisp of chaotic energy, protecting Ao Xin as well.

"Before I leave, I'll leave a message for your dragon clan."

He raised his hand and carved a line of words on the wall of the treasure vault:

"If the dragons are in trouble, I will come to their aid. It's not because of any cause or effect, but because I find you pleasing to the eye."

After finishing writing, Di Yi led Ao Xin out of the Dragon Palace.

Cause and effect? ​​He doesn't care. With the Chaos Bell obscuring the secrets of heaven and the transcendent methods of the "Primordial Creation Scripture," his entanglements with the dragon race are utterly insignificant. He helps the dragon race purely based on his mood.

Once out to sea, Ao Xin looked up at the sky and then asked blankly:

"Shouldn't we fly into the sky to get to the Sun Star?"

Di Yi was flying north on his escape light.

"No rush," he said.

"Follow me to learn the way, let's go to Beihai to look for treasure."

"Beihai?" Ao Xin blinked.

"Beihai is very poor. My father said that Beihai is nothing but ice and water, there's nothing good there."

"Let's go take a look," Di Yi smiled.

Of course he knew that Beihai was poor.

But being poor or not is not important.

The important thing was that he wanted to see if the Kunpeng had been born.

"If Kunpeng has already been born..." Di Yi pondered in his heart.

"That's perfect. This great karma of the demon race should be borne by this foolish bird."

The streak of light pierced the sky and headed straight for the North Sea.