Chapter 76: The Demon Clan's Retreat, Feng Yun Rises Again

  Di Jun was shocked to find that his commands had gone unnoticed by Tai Yi and the others. Undeterred, Di Jun used his magical powers to shout loudly, but still, there was no reaction from Tai Yi and the others. Just as Di Jun was about to shout again, he suddenly felt the space around him constricting in on itself, making it impossible for him to open his mouth. He heard Wuji say calmly beside him, "Don't you think this is a good way to let them grow?"

  Di Jun understood his current predicament as soon as he heard these words, and was also shocked by the speed of Wuji's power growth. It had only been a few tens of thousands of years since their last great war, yet Wuji had grown to the point where Di Jun was completely powerless in front of him.

  Di Jun didn't know that the reason why Wuji could easily restrain him, apart from Wuji's current cultivation being stronger than Di Jun's and his own injuries, was mainly because Wuji had just used his own divine ability - Domain. Within a thousand-meter range, everything was under Wuji's control.

  Di Jun saw Wuji's powerful strength, and since Wuji didn't show any killing intent, Di Jun could only acknowledge Wuji's decision. He watched the great battle of Taiyi and others from a bystander's perspective. Wuji, on the other hand, observed the entire scene to prevent anything from going wrong.

  Taiyi and Xuandu engaged in a fierce battle, although Xuandu had the protection of the Tian Di Xuan Huang Tower, but compared to Taiyi, it was still far from enough. After a long battle between Taiyi and Xuandu, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Emperor Jun was injured, but killing Dong Wang Gong, who only had his soul left, should have been easy, so why hadn't he reacted yet? Taiyi hurriedly fought with Xuandu while keeping an eye on Emperor Jun's situation.

  Seeing Di Jun's expression, Tai Yi indeed understood that things had taken an unexpected turn. Seeing Di Jun open his mouth, but no sound came out, he already knew that Di Jun was probably being held back by someone. After Tai Yi repelled Xuan Dou, he flew towards Di Jun.

  When they were still about a thousand miles away from Di Jun, Taiyi clearly felt something was off, but nothing out of the ordinary happened afterwards, so he didn't investigate further. After all, rescuing Di Jun was the top priority in Taiyi's mind.

  Taiyi only now realized that someone was standing beside Emperor Jun, and Taiyi clearly knew it was the Wujie, the Death God of Honghuang. Taiyi quickly appeared beside Emperor Jun, who began to speak: "Second brother, I'm fine, don't worry." Taiyi hastily stood by, holding the Hunyuan Bell above his head.

  Taiyi carefully examined Taiyi's situation and saw that Emperor Jun, apart from being a bit pale due to his injuries, was otherwise normal. He put his mind at ease and asked Wuji Dao: "I don't know what brings you here, friend Wuji Dao?"

  Wuji did not stop Taiyi from coming, and let Taiyi protect Emperor Jun. This was not an answer to Taiyi's question, but rather a courtesy to Xuandu who followed Taiyi, saying: "This time my intention is to protect their life safety, now I hope the Taoist friends can agree to their conditions, and I also want to keep Queen Xiwangmu, hoping that both Taoist friends can let go."

  At this time, Taichi saw the figures of Dong Wang Gong and Xi Wang Mu at the scene, and understood that Wuji was beheaded first and then reported. He could only put his gaze on Emperor Jun and let him handle it.

  Di Jun now has a greatly increased cautious attitude towards Wuji's birth, seeing that the matter of Dong Wang Gong and Xi Wang Mu has already become a settled case. Even if they were to launch a surprise attack, it is not certain that they could defeat Wuji. Di Jun had just deeply experienced Wuji's strength.

  Emperor Jun said: "Since the friend of Wuji has intervened in this matter, it can only be said that these two people's lives are not destined to end. Today, I will give face to the friend, but I hope that the friend will restrain them more in the future. Otherwise, next time, whether they have the good fortune to survive is uncertain." After finishing speaking, he walked towards the demon army under Taiyi's protection, and then ordered the demon masters Kunpeng and Wuyao back. Afterwards, Emperor Jun led the demon army back to the Heavenly Court with a grand procession.

  Guang Chengzi, Duobao Daoren, Fengqiu, Liumei, Xiaoxiao, Lingzhen and others saw that their opponents had left, and Wujie also appeared in person. The crowd immediately came to pay their respects to Wujie. After a brief confrontation between the two sides, Wujie released Dong Wanggong and Xi Wangmu. Although Wujie's cultivation was the highest, he was not the main character of this trip. As the third-generation great disciple of Xuanmen, it was best for him to speak as the eldest brother of the crowd.

  Xuantu Daoist said, "Dong Wang Gong Daoyou, according to the instructions of our predecessor, Shifeng Laoshi, you have a master-disciple relationship with him in your next life. That's why we came to rescue you." After Xuantu finished speaking, he took back Dong Wang Gong's soul, and Guangchengzi on the side also took back his dragon-headed staff. Duobao Daoist also took back the Wanshen Array. The two spiritual treasures were easily taken back because Dong Wang Gong's physical body had died, and his primordial spirit's imprint had completely disappeared.

  The Queen Mother of the West was listening to Hou Xuan's words, and after he finished speaking, she saw the current situation of dividing the spoils. Although the Queen Mother was not pleased, her own fate was now tied to Wuji's hands, and besides, the Honghuang world had always been a place where the strong preyed on the weak. She could only hide her displeasure for the time being. At this moment, she had no choice but to wait for Wuji and others to make their decision.

  The others saw that no one else was paying attention to the Queen Mother of the West, and only he said: "Queen Mother of the West, my friend, I saved you this time because of a promise I made to a fellow practitioner. You owe me a cause and effect, how will you repay it?"

  The Western Queen Mother said, "Thank you, Wújí Tiān Zūn, for saving my life. Don't mention one or two causalities, even three would be no problem. As long as it's within the range of my power, I will do my best to repay the kindness of fellow Taoist who saved my life."

  Wuji Dao: "I hope fellow daoist remembers today's words, it's up to you to take them or not. However, I still want to advise you, currently the two factions of witches and demons are at their peak, why don't you hide in the Western Kunlun for now? After all, you're alone and weak now, those people and forces you offended before might not let you off easily."

  The Queen of the West said: "Your words are quite right, I should listen and follow. I will take my leave first."

  Having spoken, he flew away like Xi Kunlun. Wuji accompanied Xuan Du, Guang Chengzi, Duo Bao Dao Ren and others to return to the Jade Void Palace of Kunlun.

  After Wuji returned to the Three Pure Ones, he did not leave, but instead sat under the Three Pure Ones' seat to listen to and discuss the Tao. At this time, Wuji's understanding of what he had achieved was not as profound as that of the Saints, but he excelled in one aspect - breadth. Wuji had gained a certain understanding of the 3,000 great Dao laws, and had already qualified to learn from the Three Pure Ones' gift of the Great Tao.

  One hundred years later, the four people's discussion on Taoism came to an end. The Supreme Holy Man and the Heavenly Holy Man left the Kunlun Jade Void Palace one after another and returned to their own Daoist temples. Wuji also followed the Supreme Holy Man to his Eight Scenic Spots Palace, which was a familiarization trip, as Wuji had not been there since the Supreme Holy Man moved in.

  Wuji lived in the Eight Scenic Palace for a period of time, occasionally asking Taishang Shengren for advice on alchemy, discussing Tao with each other, or going down the mountain to his mother's temple to defeat his mother Ayin. He also arranged for the four girls to be self-cultivated and live among the human tribes, allowing them to experience the complexities of life, increase their own experiences, and not be isolated and ignorant, shutting themselves off from the world.

  Wuji led the four women back to Penglai Fairy Island five hundred years after the Sacred Flame Order in the Eight Scenic Palace, and Wuji ordered the four women to retreat and comprehend the various experiences of living among humans over the years, each cultivating their own practice.

  Wuji was not idle either. Wuji first examined the state of his three corpses in the primordial chaos, and found that after years of gestation in the chaos, with the help of the twelve-product Qinglian supplementing the source, the eleven-product Heilian and eleven-product Honglian had finally grown into twelve-product Heilian and twelve-product Honglian after tens of thousands of years. There were already signs of fusion between the three, which was a great joy for Wuji.

  When the time comes, as long as the three twelve-product lotus platforms merge successfully, Wuji's three corpses of good, evil, and self will merge into one. At that time, Wuji's cultivation will make great progress, and only then can he truly stand at the top of the Honghuang world. His strength will not be far behind that of the Saints, and even if he uses the power of time and space, he will still be suppressed by the Saints.

  At that time, a short-term battle with the Sage could not fall behind, at least not as embarrassing as before. Wuji had never thought of a long-term battle, after all, if he used the power of the universe to his advantage, it would damage his foundation and affect the growth of the Wuji realm, so Wuji would not do such a thing.

  After learning about the three twelve-tiered lotus platforms, Wuji observed the situation of his clone made from Pangu's essence. At this time, Pangu's essence had absorbed the chaotic energy and formed a cocoon-like structure, similar to an eggshell. Inside, Pangu's essence continued to absorb the chaotic spiritual energy.

  After that, Wújí observed the development information recorded by Wújí Tiāndì over the years and also knew what had happened in these years. In the development of Wújí Tiāndì for nearly a million years, the number of quasi-sages has developed to more than 40, but they are all content with their status and comprehend the great Tao.

  The Way of the Infinite is not yet perfect, and at the level of Quasi-Saint, it has already reached its limit. Moreover, there are quantity restrictions, with a maximum of 49 Quasi-Saints that can be produced. Once 49 Quasi-Saints have been produced, no more can be generated in the Infinite Realm. This means that only 49 Dao laws can evolve to the eighth layer or above, while the remaining 2,951 Great Dao laws cannot become Quasi-Saints even if they evolve to the eighth layer. This is undoubtedly detrimental to the development of the Infinite Realm and also goes against the original promise made by the Infinite: "Once each law evolves to the eighth layer, it can become a Quasi-Saint." This will cause the Infinite's face to lose all dignity. Although no one knows this.

  For the growth of Wuji boundary, or for his own face, a message began to spread rapidly in Wuji Tian Di, "As long as the sacred gas is sufficient, you can get the same saint position as Qinglian Daozu, or complete the evolution of your own law, it is also possible to achieve the same saint position as Qinglian Daozu."

  The universe was suddenly in an uproar, especially for those who had already achieved quasi-sainthood. Who wouldn't want to be able to look down on the masses like Qinglian, the ancestor of Taoism, one day? To them, all living beings were nothing but ants. Although many quasi-saints didn't know the ins and outs of this matter, it didn't stop them from verifying it for themselves. Some quasi-saints only needed the support of one faction to increase their cultivation speed. This undoubtedly proved that the rumors were not unfounded.

  After the news spread, the quasi-saints could no longer hold back and successively left to form their own forces or directly took over other forces for their own use. Thus, the chaotic era of Wuji Tiandi arrived, starting with the fall of some lower-ranking personnel: Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals, and Daluo Golden Immortals. Later, even quasi-saints began to fall, and it was discovered that every time a quasi-saint was killed, the killer could obtain part of the victim's luck, thereby greatly increasing their own luck. Wuji Tiandi frequently saw the fall of quasi-saints, and many people with deep luck came to understand the principles and attain the position of quasi-saint. The cultivation speed of those powerful quasi-saints with massive forces surged even more violently.