Seeing that Houtu was the only one among the crowd who remained relatively calm, Dijun asked her, "Fellow Daoist Houtu, what is the purpose of your visit?"
Houtu did not answer, but pointed to the solar true fire and asked, "Fellow Daoist Dijun, is this something you use?"
Di Jun then looked at the True Sun Fire again, sensed it for a moment, and shook his head, saying, "Although it is True Sun Fire, it is not from my hand. I wonder where you all found it?"
Houtu stared at Dijun carefully and realized that his expression did not seem to be fake.
Next, Houtu explained her purpose.
"Ah! So that's how it is!" Di Jun was also surprised. He finally understood why these people looked so hostile.
He shook his head and continued, "Fellow Daoists, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me. I have been cultivating in the palace these days and have not taken a single step out, let alone gone to the prehistoric world to slaughter your subordinates."
"Heh... do you think I believe it or not?" Gonggong sneered.
As he spoke, he gestured to Emperor Jun with the True Fire of the Sun in the box and asked, "Then what is your explanation for this? I personally collected it at the place where my avatar fell not long ago."
Di Jun frowned and shook his head again: "Although this is the true fire of the sun, it is not from my hand. You have probably come to the wrong person."
"Hmph! I didn't expect things to have come to this point, and you still want to make excuses. Tell me, besides you, Emperor Jun, who else in the world can wield such pure and agile solar fire?"
Even if you don't acknowledge this, how do you explain the lingering aura of the real fire? You can't fake that, can you?"
Ju Mang stepped forward and pressed him for an answer.
"This..." Di Jun was at a loss for words; he really couldn't explain it.
After all, when it comes to controlling the True Fire of the Sun, no one in the prehistoric world can probably surpass him. This True Fire of the Sun is indeed as Jumang said, pure and agile. Only their Golden Crow lineage can wield such a spiritual fire.
Furthermore, the lingering aura within the true fire indeed belonged to him.
He didn't understand why this was happening.
But he knew very well that this true fire was definitely not something he had summoned...
"Everyone, this True Sun Fire is definitely not from my hand. I'm afraid someone is framing me. I hope you fellow Daoists can see the truth!" Di Jun said sincerely.
"Someone framed you? Who are you talking about?" Gonggong sneered.
"this……"
Even Di Jun couldn't be sure; he couldn't just point to anyone randomly, could he?
"Heh... See? You're speechless now," Zhu Rong sneered.
Di Jun also has a temper. These people came to his door for no reason, with an aggressive attitude. They took a piece of Sun True Fire and wanted him to admit to something he didn't do. How could that be possible!
"Whether you believe it or not, I haven't done it..." His expression turned cold as he continued, "Fellow Daoists, if there's nothing else, then I'm sorry I can't keep you company any longer."
Houtu Niangniang remained calm and stepped forward, saying, "Fellow Daoist, it's not that we don't believe in you, but the evidence is right here. Even if you don't admit it, you should at least provide a reason that can convince us."
Di Jun said irritably, "Then tell me, how am I supposed to convince you? You can't expect me to find that person for you, can you?"
"There's no need for such trouble. All you need to do is for you, fellow Daoist, to make a vow in front of us, pointing to the Heavenly Dao!" Houtu stated her purpose directly.
Ju Mang and the others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Di Jun may not be able to prove himself, but the oath made to Heaven cannot deceive others, nor can it deceive himself...
This proves that you can't deceive others but you can't deceive Heaven!
Upon hearing this, Di Jun's heart stirred. However, he was, after all, a demon emperor. If his subordinates found out that he had been forced to make a heavenly oath, they might think he was afraid of these people.
His prestige within the clan had declined considerably due to a series of defeats.
If we were to make a heavenly oath under the coercion of these people today, wouldn't that further damage our prestige?
So he shook his head and replied, "It is not impossible for me to make an oath, but if I make an oath and it is not fulfilled by the Heavenly Dao, then you will probably have to give me an explanation."
To quell the unrest, he vowed that he could make the vow, but these people would have to pay a price.
Otherwise, they might really think they're afraid of them.
"Hey! We've already shown you extraordinary mercy by giving you this opportunity to prove yourself, and you still want us to give you an explanation? This is simply outrageous!" Gonggong said coldly.
Zhu Rong, adding fuel to the fire, said, "This true fire of the sun is so mysterious; even if it's not you, it's probably related to your lineage of the sun stars..."
Upon hearing Zhu Rong's words, a sudden inspiration struck Di Jun.
The lineage of the Sun Palace was sparsely populated; after the creation of the world, only two primordial deities, himself and Xihe, were born.
Later, although he and Chang Xi united in yin and yang and gave birth to nine little golden crows, they were also the darlings of the sun, but they were no longer of the innate kind.
Moreover, of his nine sons, only one remains.
The remaining son's cultivation of the True Fire of the Sun never reached the level of that True Fire.
Therefore, all things considered, besides him, only Xihe is capable of unleashing this level of true fire.
Moreover, given the grudge between Xihe and him, the other party definitely had a reason to do so.
After all, it was impossible for Xihe to take revenge on him by herself.
Left with no other option, they probably have to resort to this insidious method of framing him to get revenge on him...
The more he thought about it, the more suspicious Xihe seemed, so he said, "I think I have a guess as to who did it?"
Who is it?
Almost in unison, everyone asked the question.
"Is that Xihe?"
"And who is that?"
...
Before Xihe was fully born, Dijun seized most of her origin and suppressed her deep within the Sun Star.
Later, she was able to escape because the sun star exploded, and after appearing in the world, she only made a fleeting appearance before disappearing into the depths of the starry sky.
Although she later traveled in the primordial world, she always kept her identity hidden, and few people knew of her existence.
To clear his name, Di Jun immediately revealed all of Xi He's secrets.
Of course, to maintain his image, he didn't mention that he had once seized Xihe's essence, only that he had suppressed her deep within the Sun Star...
Is that really the case?
The crowd exchanged glances, all half-believing and half-doubting. Xuanming stepped forward and said, "Since you say it was Xihe who did it, then let's have her come over and confront us!"
Di Jun gave a wry smile, "Alas! To be honest, fellow Daoists, since she escaped from the Sun Star, I have no idea where she is now."
How can we possibly allow her to come out and confront you fellow Daoists?
"Hey! So that's how it is. Do you think you can just decide whether it's true or not based on your words alone?"
"I think you should first make a vow to Heaven to clear your name of suspicion before we talk about anything else!" Gonggong directly steered the conversation back on track.
"Of course I can make a vow to Heaven, it's very simple. But if it doesn't come true in the end, won't you all have to apologize to me?" After agreeing, Di Jun also put forward his own conditions...
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