Now that the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner is ownerless, Hu Le naturally wants to refine it as soon as possible.
However, he was currently inside the human temple, which was not a good place to refine treasures.
So he bowed to the nine-headed god statue on the altar, silently thanked the deity, got up, put away the precious flag, and then turned and left the temple.
After pondering for a moment on the stone steps of the temple, he summoned a lucky cloud and returned to Penglai.
Originally, he had planned to visit the Gonggong tribe, but then he remembered that the tribe's affairs were complicated and he would not have peace and quiet if he went back. He decided it would be better to go to Penglai Island to refine the treasure flag first.
And so, he sped back to Penglai. He had just sat down and was about to give the two boys, Qingyi and Hongyu, some instructions when someone came to report that Ao Qing, the Dragon King of the East Sea, had come to visit.
He was taken aback; hadn't his old neighbor been arrested by Di Jun?
After so many days of silence, he had assumed the other party had died in the demon race's divine court.
Now that he's reappeared, it's clear that Di Jun didn't kill him, and the fact that he was released safely means he must have submitted to Di Jun...
While thinking about this, Hu Le had Hongyu Boy invite Ao Qing into the hall.
"Greetings, Divine Lord."
The old Dragon King Ao Qing greeted him politely with a bow.
"Thank you so much, Divine Lord, for protecting my son. I am deeply grateful!"
"Oh, it's nothing, old neighbor, please don't stand on ceremony, please sit down."
Hu Le asked Ao Qing to sit down and then ordered someone to bring him some immortal dew.
Hu Le smiled and said, "It is fortunate that you have returned safely, fellow Daoist. I am very gratified."
Ao Qing, however, was not overly pleased. He sighed, "The Divine Lord does not know... Alas! Well, the truth is a long story!"
Clearly, there must be more to his story than meets the eye. In any case, his conversion to the demon race is a certainty, and who knows what price he paid to return safely...
Although Hu Le was curious, he did not ask, since it was someone else's business and had little to do with him.
"Fellow Daoist, is your visit to my Penglai Island to escort your esteemed Crown Prince back to the palace?"
Ao Qing shook his head repeatedly after hearing this.
Hu Le was surprised. He had thought Ao Qing had come to take his son back, but it seemed the Old Dragon King had no such intention...
Without being asked, Ao Qing recounted his experiences in the Demon Clan's Divine Court.
It turned out that after he was captured, he was taken to the Sun Palace by Emperor Jun. For a period of time, he was simply imprisoned without being tortured or abused, and he was not even able to see Emperor Jun.
It wasn't until one day that he was summoned by Emperor Jun.
In the palace, besides Emperor Jun and his wife, we also saw the two great gods, Fuxi and Nuwa.
Then, after Di Jun's introduction, he realized that Fuxi and Nuwa had joined the demon race at Di Jun's invitation, one as Xi Huang and the other as Xi Huang.
Before Ao Qing could fully process the message, Di Jun directly asked him if he was willing to lead the East Sea aquatic tribes into the demon race's family.
Ao Qing had thought it over quite a bit during this period of time.
After this battle, his East Sea aquatic tribes suffered heavy casualties, and the rest were all captured alive by the demon race.
The saying goes, "A wise man knows when to yield." Now that he is at the mercy of others, if he wants to survive, the only way is to submit to them.
Therefore, after Di Jun asked, he immediately lowered the noble head of the dragon race.
Originally, he thought that joining the demon race was just a matter of him agreeing and signing the alliance agreement.
To his utter surprise, after he signed the document, Di Jun suddenly borrowed a gourd from Nuwa.
Remove the gourd lid, point with your hand, and a white light appears inside the gourd, as large as a thread and over four or five zhang tall.
Above the white light, a banner was suspended, its light divided into five colors, reflecting auspiciously in thousands of strands.
It's obvious at a glance that it's a rare treasure.
Di Jun told Ao Qing that this was personally crafted by Nuwa and was called the Demon-Summoning Banner, a treasure of the demon race.
If he truly intends to join the demon race, to demonstrate his sincerity, he must place a part of his primordial spirit into the throwing banner, thus truly being under the control of the three emperors of the demon race.
Upon hearing this, Ao Qing's face immediately turned ashen.
If one were to hand over a wisp of one's primordial spirit, wouldn't that be tantamount to surrendering one's life along with it?
If the other party harbors malicious intent, one can easily kill them remotely by using that primordial spirit to cast a small curse...
Although he was unwilling, he could see the densely packed names of demons on the banner through the auspicious glow of the sunset, and he had no way to refuse.
He could see clearly that not only were the great saints of the demon race listed, but even the name of Kunpeng, the demon master who was only below the demon emperor, was prominently displayed.
How dare he, a newcomer to the demon race, refuse?
Could it be that he doesn't want to live anymore?
Left with no other choice, he had to obediently offer up a wisp of his primordial spirit, which was then trapped inside the demon-summoning banner...
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Upon hearing this, Hu Le fell into a silent contemplation.
Unexpectedly, Di Jun was quite willing to go all out. In order to completely subdue Kunpeng and the others, he actually brought Fuxi and Nuwa into the demon race.
Isn't he afraid of letting the wolf into his house, allowing the brother and sister to join forces and seize his throne as demon emperor?
However, the reason he thought this way was entirely because he did not understand Fuxi and Nuwa as well as Dijun did.
Since Di Jun dared to bring the two into the demon race, he must have a way to protect his position.
Moreover, in his view, not to mention Fuxi, even Nuwa herself only coveted the Earthly Sovereign Dao Fruit, one of the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and sought the Primordial Chaos. How could she have any interest in competing with him for power and profit among the demon race?
Moreover, he had gone to great lengths to get the two of them to join the demon race.
Not only did he promise to share a portion of the demon race's destiny, but he also pledged to stand firmly on Nuwa's side in the struggle between Nuwa and Houtu for the Earthly Sovereign's Dao Fruit, and would personally lend her a helping hand at crucial moments.
This finally moved Fuxi and Nuwa; otherwise, given the siblings' strength and prestige in the prehistoric world, why would they so easily join the demon race?
As an outsider, Hu Le couldn't possibly know the inside story. However, since it didn't concern him, he only pondered it for a moment before putting it aside and not pursuing it further.
He also understood why Ao Qing was unwilling to take his son back.
Why take it back?
Does this mean the father and son have to both raise the demon-summoning banner?
It's better to stay on Penglai Island, where I can continue to enjoy Hu Le's protection and also be more free and unrestrained...
After learning what had happened to Ao Qing, Hu Le offered a few words of comfort and then ordered the boy in blue to take Ao Qing to see his son, Ao Guang.
He then gave a few instructions to the Red Jade Boy, returned to the back hall, and sat down to calmly refine the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner...
I don't know how much time passed.
On this day, he finally left a wisp of his primordial spirit inside the treasure, completely imprinting it with his mark.
Even so, he did not give up, and began to continuously urge his magical power and primordial spirit to refine the first innate divine restriction within the treasure flag...
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