Chapter 604: Heaven, Earth, Man

"More anxious than us?" Di Jun was even more baffled.

"Of course." Gu Yuan sipped his tea and said leisurely, "The Asura clan slaughtered the human race, karma entangling them. At first it was unknown, but now the entire Great Wasteland knows the human race is the future protagonist, an existence not inferior to the Wu and Yao clans. Naturally they would not allow the Asura clan to continue slaughtering. Yet the Asura clan outwardly complied but secretly defied, continuously slaughtering the human race in the dark. In this way, the human race's karmic blood debt would inevitably continue to be charged to the Wu clan."

"Di Jiang right now must regret it until his intestines turn green. He wants to stop, but that old thing Minghe has tasted the sweet benefits and fundamentally won't listen to him. He wants to personally step in and exterminate the Asura, but fears acting without just cause, confirming the reputation of a guilty conscience, equivalent to announcing to the entire Great Wasteland that the Asura were created by their Wu clan."

"So, they are now in a dilemma, able only to watch helplessly as this black pot they carry becomes more and more secure, heavier and heavier."

In the great hall, all the Yao gods understood.

Quite a few Yao gods revealed expressions of schadenfreude.

"But, Great Emperor Taiyi, if that's the case, isn't it better if we ignore the Wu clan?"

Gu Yuan was utterly speechless in his heart.

The Wu and Yao clans, innate gods... simply put, they have power when power is needed, and brains when brains are needed.

"Do you think letting the Asura clan continue slaughtering is a greater loss for the Wu clan, or the Yao clan?"

The Yao god who asked instantly reacted — human race fortune connects to the Heavenly Court; human casualties damage Heavenly Court fortune, perhaps even greater loss — and withdrew in shame.

Gu Yuan looked at Di Jun again: "Elder brother, we aren't pulling them in as partners; we're giving them a chance to prove their innocence. This decree is a proof delivered before Di Jiang."

"If he refuses, it announces to the myriad clans of the Great Wasteland that their Wu clan and those blood sea evil demons are rats in the same nest; the face of 'Primordial Orthodoxy' will be utterly lost."

"If he agrees..." Gu Yuan's lips curled into a meaningful arc. "A clan that can unhesitatingly abandon and turn around to slaughter the very race they created with their own hands — Elder brother, tell me, in the future Great Wasteland, who would still dare work for their Wu clan? Who would still dare trust them?"

As these words fell, the entire Lingxiao Baodian instantly fell into dead silence. All Yao gods looked at Gu Yuan, feeling a chill rush from their soles straight to their crowns.

"Your Highness... allying with the Wu clan is ultimately somewhat repulsive." A steady, veteran Yao god hesitated, voicing what many colleagues felt.

Hearing this, Gu Yuan merely smiled faintly, as if watching a group of ignorant children.

"In this world, there is nothing that cannot be cooperated with."

He hugged the purple-gold hand warmer in his hands tighter, his voice light as a dream murmur.

"Only look at the benefit — whether it is large enough."

Then he looked at Di Jun, mimicking Di Jun's tone, and said lazily: "Proclaim Our imperial edict."

Di Jun froze, then laughed and cried at once, but still immediately straightened his waist, assumed the Heavenly Emperor's majesty, and listened seriously.

"Heavenly Mandate Mandate of Heaven Emperor, decrees: The Blood Sea is filthy, evil demons breed; the Asura clan defies heaven, slaughters living beings, causing Great Wasteland resentment to surge, karma to grow — truly a cancer of heaven and earth, public enemy of myriad clans. I am the Heavenly Emperor, duty-bound to maintain heaven and earth's clarity. Today at Mount Buzhou's foot, I establish the 'Demon-Suppressing Alliance', gathering the power of myriad clans of the Great Wasteland to jointly punish the Blood Sea evil demons, and return heaven and earth a bright, clear universe!"

"All within the Great Wasteland whose hearts turn to the righteous path, who cannot bear living beings suffering, may join this alliance. All who join are friends of our Heavenly Court; later rewards by merit, sharing heaven and earth fortune."

Gu Yuan paused, looked at Di Jun, fox-like light flashing in his eyes.

"Elder brother, how do you think that sounds?"

Di Jun is no fool; Gu Yuan explained so clearly, if he still couldn't react, he wouldn't be fit to be Heavenly Court's master.

No matter what choice the Wu clan makes, the Heavenly Court already stands in an invincible position!

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant!" Di Jun couldn't help clapping in praise. His gaze at his own younger brother had completely transformed from doting and concern into admiration.

Scheming against Saints, forcing the Wu clan — in laughing and talking, he played the Great Wasteland's top powers in the palm of his hand.

Such means, such mind — not to mention the Sheep Emperor, even Ancestor of the Dao Hongjun is probably no more than this!

Fuxi on the side quietly put away the River Chart and Luo Book.

He now finally understood why Nüwa sister, at Zixiao Palace, would say those eight words: "Great Emperor Taiyi, unfathomably deep."

The Yao clan Heavenly Court's decree, like a storm sweeping the Three Realms, spread to every corner of the Great Wasteland in just half a day.

For a time, the entire Great Wasteland shook.

West Kunlun.

Xi Wang Mu sat by Yaochi, watching the decree bearing the Heavenly Emperor's seal in the water mirror; a trace of playfulness appeared on her cold face.

"Demon-Suppressing Alliance? This Di Jun is increasingly taking on the airs of a Heavenly Emperor."

A servant girl beside her said softly: "Mistress, they say behind this is that frail, sickly Great Emperor Taiyi offering strategies."

"Oh?" Xi Wang Mu raised a brow. "That one who, since birth, has had deficient origin, said to be unable to even break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal — Donghuang Taiyi?"

Her gaze seemed to pierce endless void, landing on that golden, splendid Donghuang Palace, landing on that figure always half-reclining on the soft couch.

"A person whose own Dao is incomplete, yet can repeatedly set up Yang schemes that even Saints turn their heads to watch... interesting, truly interesting."

Wuzhuang Guan.

Zhenyuanzi gently stroked the ginseng fruit tree beside him, letting out a long sigh.

"Mountain rain approaches, wind fills the tower."

He was originally close with Hong Yun; after Hong Yun died, he stood on the Wu clan's side.

But now, the Yao clan establishes Human Teaching, grasping the future great trend; the Wu clan creates Asura, bearing boundless karma.

This game of chess, he can already completely not understand.

Now the Yao clan even creates a 'Demon-Suppressing Alliance', forcing the Wu clan into a corner.

Zhenyuanzi can feel a true calamity sweeping heaven and earth, a fight to the death, is already not far off.

Kunlun Mountain, Sanqing Hall.

"Hmph! Grandstanding! A monkey in a crown!"

Yuanshi Tianzun looked at that Heavenly Court decree, face full of disdain.

"The Yao clan is the Yao clan; even sitting on the Heavenly Emperor throne, their conduct still cannot shed that vulgar Yao qi. Demon-Suppressing Alliance? Simply a laughingstock!"

Beside him, Tongtian Jiaozhu clapped and laughed loudly, appearing extremely excited.

"Haha! Interesting! Too interesting! Second brother, you look down on this Di Jun, but I think this move of his is extremely clever! Ostensibly suppressing demons, actually roasting the Wu clan on a fire! I want to see how that guy Di Jiang will respond this time!"

On the head seat, Taishang Laozi still wore that non-action appearance, only his half-open half-closed eyes seemed to have opened a bit wider than usual.

He glanced at the Yao clan fortune above the Nine Heavens, then at the Wu clan's turbid evil qi deep in the great earth, finally his gaze fell on that human race land currently being slaughtered.

"Human Dao... Earthly Dao... Heavenly Dao..."

He softly uttered six words, then closed his eyes again, as if everything had nothing to do with him.