Chapter 1797

"Four fellow cultivators, fortune lies in peril!" Zhun Ti spoke up. "This is a chance to ascend to heaven in a single step. Miss this, and even if the four of you gain the Qi of the human race, you still may not attain sainthood."

Hong Yun sneered: "If it's such a great opportunity, why don't the two of you take it? Why not let Brother Tai Yi yield the position of Emperor of the Demon Clan to you, and show us how to ascend to heaven in one step?"

Jie Yin's eyes lit up: "Truly?"

Di Jun laughed: "So you two were waiting here all along! Even if we gave you the position of Emperor of the Demon Clan, you wouldn't dare vie for the position of Master of the Heavenly Dao—instead, you'd immediately defect to the Human Dao or Earth Dao, wouldn't you? What a clever scheme."

They had originally thought the two wanted them to lead the charge and vie for the position of Master of the Heavenly Dao, but in truth, they were trying to provoke them into making Tai Yi hand over the position of Emperor of the Demon Clan, seizing the fruits of their brothers' years of labor.

They claimed it was a loan, but this was clearly a loan with no intention of repayment!

Zhen Yuan Zi and Hong Yun had previously been confused.

After all, even if they recklessly seized the position of Master of the Heavenly Dao and were eventually besieged and slain by the other Sages, it would bring Jie Yin and Zhun Ti no benefit.

The position of Master of the Heavenly Dao has remained vacant, yet they never dared to seize it!

Yet now—these two actually wanted to snatch the fruits already seized by Di Jun and Tai Yi!

Dong Huang Tai Yi snorted: "You two must think we're fools. Heh, how could such a good thing be handed to you? Zhen Yuan Zi, Hong Yun—let's go!"

Saying this, the four prepared to depart.

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were frantic.

"Fellow cultivators, we two brothers wish to join the Demon Clan!"

Di Jun sneered: "No need! Had you said this outright at the start, there might still have been room for negotiation; but now that your scheme has failed and you're trying to settle for second best, how brazen of you to even say it!"

With those words, the four's light-speed travel vanished before Jie Yin and Zhun Ti's eyes.

Jie Yin turned to Zhun Ti, his expression dazed.

"Didn't we say when we came that we'd join the Demon Clan directly? Why did this happen?"

After all, their scheme was too simple—anyone who wasn't a fool would never fall for it!

Moreover, the plan differed from what they had agreed upon before coming.

Both felt a chill, sweat soaking their backs.

"Someone has manipulated us, clouding our minds!"

"Someone doesn't want us to join the human race? Who holds such hatred for us, striking at this critical moment?"

Now, the Earth Dao has twelve Sages; for any other Primordial Spirit to join, the chances are slim.

After all, the twelve Sages already hold the vast majority of Qi.

Moreover, even with Primordial Spirits, the Wu Clan still deeply despises the primordial lifeforms and the Demon Clan.

Part of the Demon Clan descended from Pan Gu.

Most, however, descended from the other three thousand divine demons!

These clans could never see eye to eye with the Wu Clan, who worship Pan Gu.

Zhun Ti and Jie Yin are primordial lifeforms, belonging to the lineage of the three thousand divine demons—the Ancestral Wu would never accept them.

The Human Dao, however, has few Sages still, and can still accommodate more—this is their only chance.

Yet now—they've been deceived, made a ridiculous scheme, offended Dong Huang Tai Yi and Di Jun, and lost their qualification entirely.

This is practically driving them to their deaths!

As for the position of Master of the Heavenly Dao, as long as they don't wish to die, they would never dare seize it.

Hong Jun was so powerful, yet still failed to overcome the Holy Ones of Honghuang; their strength is too weak—they have not the slightest hope.

Beyond these three paths, only the Primordial Mists remain.

But that is the foundation of sainthood bestowed by Hong Jun.

Hong Jun has been banished; the Heavenly Dao no longer recognizes it, the Sages no longer recognize it—it has lost most of its utility.

"Heaven itself seeks our destruction!"

Jie Yin gazed skyward, sighing deeply, his face filled with bitterness.

Bu Zhou Mountain.

Nu Wa suddenly opened her eyes, glancing at Yuan Shi Tian Zun beside her, sighing softly in her heart, yet saying nothing.

The one who schemed against Jie Yin and Zhun Ti was none other than Yuan Shi Tian Zun.

As a man who values bloodline and origin.

He not only looked down on the fur-and-scale-clad Demon Clan, but despised Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, the two Westerners.

Di Jun and Tai Yi carry the Qi of the Demon Clan; if they join the human race, it benefits humanity, and with Fu Xi and Nu Wa's recommendation, he accepted them sharing a portion of human Qi.

But Jie Yin and Zhun Ti—shameless, with no Qi to offer humanity, yet still wish to join the human race?

Pure fantasy!

Tai Shang, Ling Bao, and Fu Xi also sensed the shift in heavenly fate, sighing inwardly, yet saying nothing.

After all, to them, this was a trivial matter.

Moreover, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were simply too clueless.

When Dong Huang Tai Yi and Di Jun were consolidating the Demon Clan, they lent no aid; now that others have succeeded, they come to join—how brazen!

Zhen Yuan Zi and Hong Yun did the same thing, and were outright ignored by the five Sages.

These two, however flawed, were at least from the East, and generally respectful—virtuous men, so they were merely overlooked.

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Bu Zhou Mountain.

"Brother, something strange happened just now."

As their light-speed travel landed at the foot of Bu Zhou Mountain, Dong Huang Tai Yi suddenly realized.

Di Jun smiled faintly: "What's strange? I've never liked Jie Yin and Zhun Ti anyway; their failure to join the Demon Clan suits me perfectly."

Dong Huang Tai Yi, Zhen Yuan Zi, and Hong Yun stared at the cunning Di Jun—a lightning bolt flashed through their minds; they understood at once that a Sage had intervened, their hearts now clear, and they said nothing more on the matter.

Anyway, the ones to suffer are Zhunti and Yin; what does it have to do with them?

Anyway, it's the Daoist friends who die, not me!

The four entered the Five Saints Grotto-Heaven and handed over the demon race's imperial seal.

Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi set up an incense altar, worshipped toward the heavens, and loudly proclaimed to Heaven and Earth.

"The Great Dao is above, the Heavenly Dao bears witness — from this day forth, the Great Wasteland demon race shall submit to the human race and never betray. May the Great Dao and the Heavenly Dao bear witness!"

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As Donghuang Taiyi inserted the incense candles, a vast will descended; above the skies, clouds of merit gathered and fell down.

At the same time, the human race's fortune rose by another thirty percent.

With a sudden thirty-percent increase in fortune, Yuan Shi, Nüwa, and the others also gained benefits, their strength breaking through another minor realm.

Yuan Shi opened his eyes, revealing a look of satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad. It seems this Donghuang Taiyi and Di Jun are not useless sorts either. If they truly work for the human race, they can also be counted as fellow Daoists."