Buzhou Mountain, the twelve Ancestral Witches were extremely displeased upon learning that Nuwa and Fuxi had become disciples of Hongjun.
Dijiang said solemnly,
"Everyone, now that Nuwa and Fuxi have been accepted as disciples by a Saint, how should we respond?"
Zhu Jiuyin heard this and said,
"Big Brother! As far as I know, only Fuxi has explicitly joined the Demon Court. Nuwa has not stated that she has joined the Demon Court!"
Dijiang heard this and said,
"Fuxi and Nuwa, this brother and sister pair, have always been one. Although Nuwa has not explicitly said she joined the Demon Court, she will likely not stand idly by!"
Houtu heard this and said,
"Big Brother, Nuwa joining the Demon Court is only because of her brother Fuxi. If we do not cause trouble for Fuxi, Nuwa will likely not clash with us!"
Dijiang heard this and asked, confused,
"But Fuxi already holds a position in the Demon Court. We are destined to be enemies, not friends, with Fuxi!"
Houtu smiled faintly and said,
"Big Brother, before this, Fuxi and Nuwa were cultivating in Ziyang Mountain. I suspect Fuxi does not wish to be our enemy. Let us try our best not to have direct conflict with Fuxi! As long as Fuxi and Nuwa do not perish by our hands, the Saints will likely not blame us!"
Dijiang sighed and nodded,
"That is all we can do. Currently, there is a decree from the Saints, forbidding us and the Demon Court from clashing. Everyone should take this time to perfect the Twelve Capital Celestial Demon Array. When the ten-thousand-year period arrives, the Demon Court will surely be reduced to ashes!"
Upon hearing this, the Ancestral Witches knew that if the Twelve Capital Celestial Demon Array could not defeat the Demon Court's Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array, there would be no true victor between the Witch and Demon tribes. The Twelve Capital Celestial Demon Array was the key, and all the Ancestral Witches were diligently studying it.
Within the Demon Court, Kunpeng had been in seclusion since his return. During the Zixiao Palace trip, the Saint had imparted two methods to achieve sainthood.
Heavenly Dao Saints without the Primordial Violet Qi were merely fantasizing. The last strand of Primordial Violet Qi, although tossed into the Primordial World by Taishang, could not be found instantly. Kunpeng planned to make two preparations: one, to begin severing his three corpses, and two, to search for the Primordial Violet Qi.
Kunpeng had also obtained two innate spirit treasures from the Treasure Distribution Rock, which were perfect for severing his three corpses!
Furthermore, how could he let Hongyun, Jieyin, and Zhunti, who had ruined his opportunities, go unpunished? Although all three had become disciples of Saints, Kunpeng could not swallow this insult!
Kunpeng immediately said to the minor demon outside his door,
"I am about to enter seclusion to sever my corpses. You shall guard the entrance and ensure no one disturbs me!"
The minor demon outside his door immediately replied,
"Demon Master, rest assured!"
On the other side, Dijun felt that relying solely on the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array would make it difficult to defeat the Witch tribe. Thus, he derived another grand array from the Hetu Luoshu, named the Hunyuan Heluo Array.
The entire array was modeled after the ancient mountains, rivers, and other landscapes of the Primordial World. Within it, all phenomena were present. If the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array represented the sun, moon, and stars, then the Hetu Luoshu represented mountains and rivers, encompassing the great rivers and streams of the Primordial World, oceans, skies, birds, beasts, fish, and insects, evolving the changes of the ancient Primordial World.
What was even more marvelous about this array was that while within it, one lost track of time. One could see mountains turn into oceans, and seas become mulberry fields. The illusions within the Hetu Luoshu, which birthed millions and extinguished them in an instant, felt like eons passing.
When this array was being set up, Dijun's supreme innate spirit treasure, the Hetu Luoshu, served as its core. Although its power was not as formidable as the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array, it was not far off!
Moreover, the Hunyuan Heluo Array was not as troublesome as the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array; Dijun alone could set it up.
It could be used to buy time for the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array to be fully deployed, thus eliminating the fear of being harmed by the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Twelve Capital Celestial Demon Array while the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array was still incomplete!
Dijun planned to have Taiyi command the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array in the future, while he himself would command the Hunyuan Heluo Array. With both arrays deployed, he did not believe the Witch tribe would not be destroyed!
After comprehending the Hunyuan Heluo Array, Dijun felt that his cultivation should also be improved. Before, there was no path; now that Hongjun had created the method of severing three corpses, an extra realm had emerged. His brothers were destined to walk the path of merit without the Primordial Violet Qi.
Moreover, Dijun was more inclined towards the method of becoming a Saint by severing three corpses. Compared to the eternal immortality of a Heavenly Dao Saint, Dijun preferred the strength of a Saint who had severed three corpses.
Furthermore, the Hetu Luoshu in Dijun's hand was a supreme innate spirit treasure. Dijun was confident that using the Hetu Luoshu to sever his good corpse would be no weaker than anyone else's. As for the other two corpses, he would consider them after severing the good one!
After making his plans, Dijun immediately went to Taiyi's residence, entrusted the Sun Star to Taiyi, and also inquired if Taiyi had any plans to sever his three corpses!
Taiyi was overjoyed to learn that Dijun had created another grand array, which significantly increased Dijun's strength. He also felt that his own strength in severing his three corpses with the Chaos Bell should not be low, and thus also planned to begin severing his three corpses.
Seeing that Taiyi also intended to sever his corpses, the two brothers entered seclusion. Taiyi instructed the minor demons outside to allow no one to disturb them!
Xihe went to the grand hall to find Dijun. Upon learning that Dijun was at Taiyi's place, she went to Taiyi's residence. Before entering, she was stopped and informed that both His Majesties were in seclusion severing their corpses!
When Xihe learned that Dijun and Taiyi were in seclusion severing their corpses, she felt that the two brothers on the Sun Star had both begun this endeavor.
She felt that she and her sisters should not fall behind and returned to her and Changxi's residence to find Changxi!
Upon seeing Changxi, Xihe said,
"Little sister, Dijun and Taiyi are both in seclusion severing their corpses. Now that we have also obtained many spirit treasures from the Treasure Distribution Rock, I also plan to enter seclusion and sever my corpses! What are your plans?"
Changxi heard that Taiyi was in seclusion severing his corpses and replied,
"I will go with you, sister!"
Xihe nodded upon hearing this,
"Alright, we sisters cannot be outdone by them!"
After speaking, the two also instructed the minor demons outside that they would be entering seclusion and not to allow anyone to disturb them!
Since Hongjun's third sermon on the Dao of Severing Three Corpses, most of the great beings in the Primordial World were in seclusion severing their corpses. Only a few were still thinking about the strand of Primordial Violet Qi that Taishang had cast into the Primordial World, searching everywhere for its trace.
Kunlun Mountain, after eating the barbecue skewers, everyone left with satisfaction, only Tongtian lazily lingered at Taishang's place, unwilling to leave.
Taishang looked at Tongtian, who was lying on the ground, with a helpless expression and said,
"Third brother, it is getting late. Hurry back to your Shangqing Palace."
Tongtian heard this and looked very reluctant, saying,
"Not going, not going, I don't want to move! I'll just make do here at your place tonight, Big Brother!"
Taishang, unusually, did not indulge Tongtian. With a dark expression, he grabbed Tongtian by the foot and dragged him to the cliff of Taiqing Peak, directly throwing him down!
He then immediately ran back to Taiqing Palace and closed the great doors of Taiqing Palace.
With a satisfied expression, he returned to his chambers to rest.
Beneath Taiqing Peak, Tongtian, looking dishevelled, was full of resentment. He never expected that Taishang would seal his meridians at the moment he was thrown down, causing Tongtian to truly fall from Taiqing Peak.
Tongtian patted the dust off his clothes and returned to Shangqing Peak with a displeased expression!