"May I ask your Taoist name, Master?" Chang'e asked.

Xuan Tian then realized, "That makes sense. I wanted to take him as my disciple, but he doesn't even know who I am." He said, "I am Pangu Xuan Tian Saint."

When Chang'e heard that the person opposite her was a sage, she was greatly shocked and immediately knelt down, admitting her sins, but she still remembered that she had just cursed Xuan Tian.

Xuan Tian waved his hand to help Chang'e up and said, "It's alright, Chang'e, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Upon hearing this, Chang'e felt saddened again and bowed to Xuan Tian, ​​saying, "It would have been my blessing if the Sage had taken me as his disciple, and I would never have dared to refuse. However, my bond with Hou Yi is as strong as life and death. Now that Hou Yi is dead, I do not wish to live alone. Please forgive me, Sage."

Seeing Chang'e's demeanor, Xuan Tian secretly admired her for her unwavering loyalty and valued her even more. He then smiled and asked Chang'e, "How do you know that Hou Yi is dead?"

Chang'e found it strange that Xuantian asked such a question. The sage should know about the great battle between Houyi and Taiyi, shouldn't he? Seeing the smile on Xuantian's lips, she knew something was amiss and was about to ask when Xuantian waved his hand to stop her, saying:

"You don't need to say anything more. If you die today, you will truly regret it. Just be my disciple and you will know the reason in the future." He then implanted the Penglai Island cultivation technique into Chang'e's mind and disappeared.

The Twenty-Eighth Emperor Taiyi was no ordinary man.

Taiyi returned to the Heavenly Court to recuperate. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious, and he recovered in no time. Thinking about the urgent war between the Lich King and the Demon King, and how the Heavenly Court had suffered a great loss of strength since the death of Emperor Jun, although the Wu Clan had also lost the Ancestral Witch Houtu, there were still eleven Ancestral Witches left. He could not deal with them individually. Suddenly, Taiyi thought of Kunpeng. Since Emperor Jun had imprisoned Kunpeng, he had not seen Kunpeng's figure. Over the past thousand years, he had almost forgotten about Kunpeng.

Taiyi summoned Shangyang and instructed him, "Go and invite the Demon Master Kunpeng." Upon hearing this, Shangyang felt strange. Kunpeng was a thing of the past in the Heavenly Court, and now that Taiyi wanted to find him, it seemed that the Demon Master's former power was about to return. He secretly thought that he should try to curry favor with Kunpeng when he saw him later.

Shang Yang went to meet Kunpeng and, as expected, showered him with hospitality along the way.

Kunpeng arrived at the Lingxiao Palace and saw Taiyi sitting on the throne. He immediately bowed and said, "This old minister greets Your Majesty."

Taiyi looked at Kunpeng. At this moment, Kunpeng no longer had the sinister aura of the past. Instead, it had the feeling of an ordinary old man. Taiyi wondered, was Kunpeng old?

"Please rise, Demon Master," Taiyi said, gesturing for a moment. He then turned to Shangyang and said, "Shangyang, go outside and keep watch. Do not allow anyone to enter." "Yes, Your Majesty," Shangyang replied, turning and leaving.

Seeing that Shang Yang had left, Taiyi got up and walked down to Kunpeng's side. He put his right index finger to his lips to silence Kunpeng, then pointed to the sky. After that, Taiyi released the Chaos Bell, which transformed into a phantom and merged into the void, enveloping Taiyi and Kunpeng.

Seeing Taiyi's actions, Kunpeng knew that Taiyi had come to him with something important, otherwise he wouldn't be so cautious. Seeing that Taiyi was ready, he said, "Your Majesty, what is it that you are doing this? Even Shangyang can't hear you."

Taiyi looked at Kunpeng, sighed, and said, "Demon Master, you must know this, so why pretend to be confused in front of me?"

When Kunpeng heard Taiyi say this, he felt a little strange. According to Taiyi's personality, he would never speak like this. Could it be that Taiyi... is hiding something so deeply?

Taiyi saw Kunpeng looking at him with a puzzled expression, and looked at Kunpeng with a calm expression, making Kunpeng feel that Taiyi was a complete stranger to him at this moment.

"Your Majesty is indeed no ordinary man. You have deceived so many people, even this old minister was completely unaware of the inside story. If it weren't for the ongoing war between the Lich King and the Demon King, this old minister would probably never have known that Your Majesty was hiding such a deep secret until his death." Kunpeng looked at Taiyi with a cold smile. Now he realized that the one who was hiding the deepest secret in the prehistoric world was none other than Donghuang Taiyi.

When Taiyi saw Kunpeng say this, he showed no anger on his face and remained calm as always. He said to Kunpeng, "Isn't the Demon Master the same? Just now, the Demon Master's appearance really made me think that the Demon Master had aged."

Kunpeng was immediately embarrassed. He was truly no match for Taiyi. After learning Taiyi's true colors, Kunpeng realized that his past performance was probably a joke in Taiyi's eyes.

It turns out that Taiyi's carelessness and narrow-mindedness in front of everyone were all an act. Taiyi's true nature was so well hidden that even Dijun was unaware of it. Back then, when unifying the demon race, Taiyi was unwilling to be the first to step forward, so he ceded the throne to Dijun, who had a greater thirst for power. Taiyi, possessing the innate treasure Chaos Bell, held the position of Eastern Emperor. He usually appeared as a rough and petty person in front of everyone, especially after failing to obtain the opportunity to become a saint, he hid himself even more deeply. Even when Dijun died, his furious appearance was only three-tenths genuine, seven-tenths was completely fake. Of that three-tenths genuine, two-tenths was due to Nu Xuantian pushing him into the limelight. Taiyi was born with the Chaos Bell and was well aware of its abilities. After witnessing Dijun's death, he knew he was no match for Xuantian. His only option was to detonate the Chaos Bell to lure out Hongjun, as only Hongjun could stop Xuantian. Later, he was imprisoned in the East Sea for a thousand years. Dijun's death forced him to abandon his original plan to reap the benefits. Furthermore, the ascension of several others to sainthood further disrupted his plans, leaving him no choice but to step forward. After becoming the Heavenly Emperor, he forced Xihe to remarry and banished the Ten Golden Crows from the Heavenly Court—all hidden methods employed by him. To conceal himself from the saints, Taiyi used every means at his disposal.

With the war between the Lich King and the Demon King now inevitable, Taiyi had no choice but to reveal his true colors to Kunpeng. However, no matter how hard Kunpeng thought, he could never have imagined that Taiyi would hide his true nature so deeply.

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