Upon hearing Xuan Tian's words, Di Jun understood that Xuan Tian didn't want to help the Wu Clan and wouldn't get involved in this mess. However, still wanting to win Xuan Tian over, Di Jun said, "Fellow Daoist is a person of profound virtue, and naturally thinks this way. But in this vast prehistoric world, how many people understand my good intentions? Moreover, the Wu Clan is powerful, and the Demon Clan faces immense difficulties in traversing the prehistoric world. I hope you can offer me some guidance, which would be a way to seek peace for all living beings in the prehistoric world and accumulate merit." Xuan Tian, of course, understood Di Jun's meaning. Trying to drag him into this mess? Dream on. However, since the Heavenly Court hadn't been established yet, and the antagonism between the Wu and Demon Clans wasn't truly established, if I guided them to establish a Heavenly Court, firstly, I could forge a good relationship; secondly, it would align with the will of Heaven, and I could even gain some merit from establishing the Heavenly Court. It was a sure-fire deal.
After thinking it over, Xuan Tian said to Di Jun, "I really don't deserve such praise from you, Fellow Daoist Di Jun. Although I am willing to do my part for the people of the prehistoric world, I am powerless to do so. I can only focus on cultivation. However, if you want to give me some ideas, I do have some suggestions. I wonder if you would like to hear them?"
"I am all ears, and I would be grateful for your guidance, fellow Daoist," Di Jun said with delight.
"Fellow Daoist, you have gathered demons in the Sun Palace to fight against the Witch Clan. However, the demons are naturally disorganized, which is a challenge. As the saying goes, in military affairs, victory depends on the commander's skill and coordination. The Witch Clan's twelve Ancestral Witches are like brothers, and although they are warlike, they are united and work together. On the other hand, the demons are a dog-eat-dog world, killing each other and acting independently. Therefore, if you want to fight the Witch Clan, you must first establish a unified leadership to integrate all the scattered forces of the demons." Upon hearing this, Di Jun was also convinced. He listened to Xuan Tian's words, which were exactly what he had thought. However, he had no other way to do it.
"What method do you have to teach me, Fellow Daoist Xuantian?" Di Jun asked anxiously, and even Taiyi, who had been quiet all along, came forward.
"Fellow Daoist, no rush. Let me explain the Heavenly Court in detail." He then recounted the important departments established by the Heavenly Court one by one. He also told Di Jun that a Demon-Summoning Banner could be created to capture a wisp of the primordial spirit of demons, thus making them obey his commands. Upon hearing this, Di Jun was overjoyed and repeatedly invited Xuan Tian to serve as the teacher of the demon race. Above all demons, even Di Jun and Donghuang would have to treat him with the respect due to a half-master. However, Xuan Tian refused. He thought it a joke; after all, the war between the demons and witches would be filled with countless killings and the decline of the dynasty's fortune. Why would he want to get involved in that? He then bid farewell to Di Jun and Donghuang, saying that he had no interest in worldly matters and only wanted to attain enlightenment. Seeing Xuan Tian's attitude, Di Jun did not bring it up again. How could Di Jun truly allow Xuan Tian to do so? Xuan Tian's cultivation was profound, and he was also very resourceful. If he were to truly make him the teacher of all demons, Di Jun himself might not be able to remain the ruler of the Heavenly Court for long. His previous invitations were merely a test of Xuan Tian's abilities.
Afterwards, Di Jun and Tai Yi bid farewell to Xuan Tian and invited him to visit the Sun Palace often. They also invited Xuan Tian to witness the establishment of the Heavenly Court. Xuan Tian naturally agreed. After seeing Di Jun and the others leave, Xuan Tian was about to turn around and leave, but after thinking for a moment, he went straight into the depths of chaos. It turned out that Xuan Tian's Azure Lotus had made a movement while listening to the Dao, as if it was about to grow. Xuan Tian originally intended to take it to Penglai Island and place it in the spiritual vein, but then he thought that the Azure Lotus was transformed from the Chaos Azure Lotus Platform. The Chaos Azure Lotus was conceived in the time of chaos and could absorb the spiritual energy of chaos. If the Azure Lotus was to grow, where else could the spiritual energy compare to that of chaos? So he took the Azure Lotus into the chaos and left it at that.
Meanwhile, after receiving guidance from Xuan Tian, Di Jun and Tai Yi returned to the Sun Palace to gather everyone for discussions. After finalizing the details, they went to Nuwa's Palace to find Nuwa and borrow the Soul-Gathering Banner, the predecessor of the Demon-Summoning Banner, which had been with Nuwa since birth. Nuwa, also a demon, agreed to Di Jun's request, relinquishing the treasure that had been with her since birth. She also promised to lend a hand to the demons should they ever be in trouble.
Having obtained the Soul Gathering Banner, Di Jun returned to the Sun Palace. He first attached a wisp of his own primordial spirit to the banner, then ordered all the demons in the Sun Palace to do the same. With Di Jun taking the lead, the other demons dared not object and naturally followed suit. Afterward, Di Jun and Taiyi took the Ten Great Demon Saints to Kunpeng in the North Sea, where they surrounded him and forced him to attach his primordial spirit to the Soul Gathering Banner. They made Kunpeng the Master of All Demons, second only to Di Jun and Taiyi in status. Seeing that the plan had been successfully completed, Kunpeng agreed to Di Jun's request.
In the decades that followed, Di Jun and Tai Yi led a large group of people to work hard, recruiting demons everywhere. Anyone who refused was wiped out, which frightened the creatures of the prehistoric world to hide everywhere. Now the prehistoric witch clan is doing the same thing. Seeing Di Jun expanding his power, they have the idea of competing with him. The two are competing with each other, causing a lot of turmoil and panic in the prehistoric world.
Over two hundred years later, with the two major powers largely established, Di Jun decided to establish the Heavenly Court on a chosen day. He sent out invitations to all the great gods of the primordial world to witness the ceremony and then went to the Zixiao Palace to request the Sage Hongjun to issue a decree. On the day the Heavenly Court was established, billions of demons gathered, their armor gleaming, their killing intent soaring to the heavens. The sight terrified the great gods of the primordial world, each secretly cautious. Tongtian, in particular, began to envy the grandeur of the celestial beings' homage from this moment on, a sentiment that would later influence his own future pursuit of such a spectacle.
This was exactly the effect Di Jun wanted. By taking advantage of the establishment of the Heavenly Court, the demons gathered together to intimidate the powerful figures in the prehistoric world. These people usually ignored him because of their high cultivation levels, and they were not afraid even after the establishment of the Heavenly Court. Now that these hundreds of millions of demon soldiers had intimidated them, it would be much easier for them to act in the future.
Afterwards, Di Jun and Tai Yi began to offer sacrifices to Heaven, proclaiming to Heaven and Earth the establishment of the Heavenly Court. Di Jun was proclaimed Emperor, and Tai Yi was proclaimed Sovereign. Merit was bestowed upon the two by Heaven, a portion of which flew into the chaos and was placed on Xuan Tian's body. The two received merit, and their cultivation level increased significantly in an instant, making the other great gods extremely envious. Only then did they realize that there was merit to be gained from establishing the Heavenly Court. However, the True Immortals were unwilling to establish the Heavenly Court, as the work of the Heavenly Court was too heavy, and they had no free time to cultivate.
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