Chapter 46

Just as the Three Pure Ones were perfecting the Celestial Star Formation, a Daoist found Di Jun. This Daoist was none other than the Zhunti Daoist from the West.

"I wonder what business the Saint Zhunti has in my Demon Court?" Di Jun bowed to Zhunti and said.

If it were before, Di Jun might have had some respect for Zhunti, but now the Demon Court had two Saints standing behind it—no, it should be said that indirectly, four Saints stood behind it. After all, as two of the Three Pure Ones, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian would certainly take action if Laozi were in trouble.

Therefore, Di Jun did not have much respect for Zhunti in his heart; after all, he now had the capital to be confident.

"I have come to bring the Demon Emperor a stroke of fortune," Zhunti said with a smile.

"Oh? I wonder what this fortune the Saint Zhunti speaks of is?" Di Jun was somewhat curious.

"The Wu Clan," Zhunti said indifferently.

"Please, Saint Zhunti, speak clearly." Di Jun frowned slightly.

"I have come to help the Demon Emperor defeat the Wu Clan. With the help of my Western Sect, plus Fellow Daoist Laozi and Fellow Daoist Nüwa, even if the Wu Clan has the Pangu True Body, we have nothing to fear," the Zhunti Daoist said with a smile.

"Saint Zhunti, state your conditions." Di Jun looked at the Zhunti before him, his face expressionless.

This Zhunti Daoist was known as the most shameless person in the Primordial World. Would he help him out of the kindness of his heart? Di Jun did not believe it for a second.

"The Demon Emperor knows that the West is barren and our disciples are few. Therefore, I wish to make a deal with the Demon Emperor: my Western Sect will help the Demon Emperor exterminate the Wu Clan, and the Demon Emperor shall grant me three thousand disciples. What does the Demon Emperor think?" Zhunti said, looking at Di Jun.

A very confident smile remained on his face. In Zhunti's view, such a deal only had benefits and no drawbacks for Di Jun; it was impossible for him to refuse.

"I wonder how many people the Western Sect can provide?" Di Jun thought for a moment and asked.

"I wonder if my personal intervention could be exchanged for these three thousand disciples?" Zhunti asked.

Upon hearing Zhunti's words, a smile appeared on Di Jun's face. This was exactly the answer Di Jun wanted. The West was indeed barren, so in Di Jun's view, only the two Saints, Zhunti and Jieyin, were worth anything in the West; as for the others, Di Jun really did not think much of them.

"A pleasant cooperation!" After receiving Zhunti's answer, Di Jun smiled and bowed to Zhunti.

"Hahaha, good! Then I shall wait quietly for the Demon Emperor's news."

"Certainly. After the Celestial Marriage is over, I will send a message to Saint Zhunti," Di Jun nodded.

"Farewell!" Zhunti said, then disappeared before Di Jun.

"Wu Clan, what do you have now to fight me with?" After Zhunti disappeared, Di Jun looked at Mount Buzhou and muttered to himself.

The Primordial World returned to calm, with only the Demon Court busy with the Celestial Marriage. The human race had also entered the right track, developing in an orderly manner according to the plan set by Pan Huang.

"Big Sister, this human race is truly amazing! They are worthy of being the race created by Nüwa," among the humans, Bi Xiao said, holding the hands of Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao.

"I think our Master is even more amazing. He was actually able to develop the human race to this point, especially this Golden Core Dao. If it weren't for the inheritance, I would want to cultivate this Golden Core Dao myself," Qiong Xiao said with a smile.

"Indeed! Master's Golden Core Dao is truly remarkable. It can actually utilize the advantages of the Demon Race and the Wu Clan to strengthen itself, and it has no side effects," Yun Xiao nodded.

On the other side of the human race, Zhao Gongming, Yuding, and Yunzhongzi were developing the Jiuli tribe. After Pan Huang went into seclusion, Zhao Gongming, the three Xiao sisters, and the others discussed and split into two groups: one group helped the human race, while the other helped the Jiuli tribe develop.

"Senior Brother, this Jiuli tribe is truly miraculous! They actually possess primordial spirits and can also have the physical bodies of the Wu Clan. This makes me truly envious!" Perfected Yuding said with a smile.

"Indeed! And they can get along harmoniously with the human race. That is truly not easy," Yunzhongzi nodded.

"The main thing is that the policy set by Master is good. The human race is responsible for internal affairs, and the Jiuli tribe is responsible for military matters, complementing each other. What I admire most is the establishment of the human race leader. Besides the three ancestors of the human race, a human race leader is set up—one for the human race and one for the Jiuli tribe. If the two have a disagreement, the three ancestors of the human race will step in to conduct a discussion for the entire human race. This is what I admire most," Zhao Gongming said.

"By the way, Senior Brother, Master told us to learn here among the human race. Have you realized anything?" Yunzhongzi suddenly asked.

"Not yet. I only feel that this human race is very miraculous, but as for where exactly this miracle lies, we still need to observe carefully," Zhao Gongming shook his head.

"Sigh!" Yunzhongzi and Perfected Yuding also sighed.

In the Pangu Hall, Pan Huang had by now injected all the merit into his true spirit.

"This is merit comparable to attaining sainthood! I hope it doesn't disappoint me," Pan Huang muttered to himself.

After his words fell, the last strand of Great Dao merit was injected into his true spirit. Just at this moment, the Heaven-Opening merit that Pan Huang possessed from birth suddenly surged out from his body and was also entirely injected into his true spirit.

When the Heaven-Opening merit was also injected into his true spirit, Pan Huang only felt a loud noise suddenly appear in his mind, and then he lost consciousness.

After Pan Huang's consciousness disappeared, golden light appeared on the surface of his body. This golden light was the golden light of merit. After the golden light of merit appeared, it quickly wrapped Pan Huang into a giant golden humanoid cocoon.

In the blink of an eye, another five hundred years passed. During these five hundred years, the influence of the human race expanded further. Now, the figure of the human race could be found basically everywhere on the Primordial land.

This was thanks to what Nüwa said when she attained sainthood; basically, no one in the Primordial World dared to provoke the human race. Even if there were some bold ones, they had already been wiped out by the Wu Clan. After all, if not for Nüwa, there was still the Wu Clan; they were the most solid backing for the human race.

"I am the Demon Emperor of the Demon Court. Today, I am marrying the Taiyin Star. All fellow Daoists of the Primordial World are welcome to be guests at the Demon Court." The calm of the Primordial World was suddenly broken by Di Jun's voice.

Every influential force in the Primordial World, upon hearing Di Jun's voice, sent people to the Demon Court to offer congratulations. Of course, this did not include the Wu Clan; the blockade of the Demon Court against the Wu Clan still remained, and the Wu Clan could not enter the Demon Court at all.

However, the Wu Clan would not have gone anyway. The Wu and Demon races were mortal enemies; if the Wu Clan had come to the Demon Court, there would have been a huge scene.

"Big Brother, the auspicious time is almost here. We must set off quickly." In the Demon Court, Taiyi, wearing a bright red long robe, shouted to Di Jun, who was also wearing a bright red long robe.

"Coming!" Di Jun replied.

The next second, a bright red wedding carriage pulled by nine flood dragons drove out from the Demon Court. When this carriage emerged from the Demon Court, seven-colored magic power exploded in the sky of the Primordial World, which was quite beautiful.

Originally, Di Jun and the others did not know such a process at all, and even Nüwa did not know such a process at the beginning. But just after the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit agreed to unite with the Sun Star, Nüwa obtained this set of wedding procedures from the Red Hydrangea.

On the Taiyin Star, the Taiyin Star had also changed from its usual coldness; red ribbons were hung on the laurel tree, and the fairies arranged here by the Demon Court were busy running back and forth.

Changxi and Xihe were currently in the inner hall of the Moon Palace, watching everything happening outside. A feeling of relaxation inexplicably appeared in their hearts, as if a heavy stone that had been pressing on them had been removed.

"Sister, after this matter is over, I want to go to the Primordial World to take a look," Changxi said, looking at the busy fairies, suddenly speaking to Xihe.

"Go to the Primordial World?"

"Yes, I want to go to the Primordial World to take a look," Changxi nodded.

"Alright, then we will go take a look together," Xihe thought for a moment and said.

"Mm!"

"The Demon Emperor has come to welcome the bride!" While Changxi and Xihe were chatting, a voice from outside interrupted them; it turned out the Demon Emperor had come to marry them.

With the arrival of Di Jun, the Taiyin Star instantly became lively. This was the liveliest the Taiyin Star had been since the creation of the Primordial World.

"Respectfully invite the two Empresses to enter the carriage!" After arriving at the gate of the Moon Palace, Baize shouted to the palace gate.

After Baize's voice fell, the middle gate of the Moon Palace opened wide. Two women wearing bright red wedding dresses and head covers walked out, supported by fairies, and then boarded the Nine-Dragon Carriage.

"Set off!" After the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit boarded the Nine-Dragon Carriage, Baize shouted again.

Then the wedding procession set off from the Taiyin Star again. Along the way, seven-colored magic power fireworks still paved the way, which left the creatures of the Primordial World stunned; after all, this was a scene everyone had never seen before, which was quite rare.

After returning to the Demon Court, Nüwa had already been waiting for Di Jun and the others in the prepared main hall.

"The bride descends from the carriage." When the Nine-Dragon Carriage stopped, Baize shouted. (Just make do with this; I don't know what a Primordial wedding looks like either.)

Upon hearing Baize's words, Di Jun hurriedly lifted the curtain of the Nine-Dragon Carriage, and then the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit were helped down.

When they were helped down, Di Jun stood between the two, and the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit very naturally linked their arms with Di Jun's.

"The auspicious time has arrived! Prepare to bow!" After entering the main hall, Nüwa's voice rang out.

As Nüwa's voice fell, the entire hall instantly became quiet. All the male immortals looked at Di Jun with eyes full of envy, while the female immortals looked at the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit with eyes also full of envy.

This was a Saint, after all. Being able to have a Saint preside over such a matter was a matter of face.

"First bow to the Heavenly Dao!" Nüwa shouted.

The three of them, Di Jun, turned and bowed to the heaven and earth outside the hall.

"Second bow!"

"Third bow!"

Di Jun and the others bowed for the third time.

"Second bow to the Dao Ancestor!" After bowing to the Heavenly Dao, Nüwa shouted again.

Di Jun and the others turned and bowed to a painting in the hall with the words "Dao Ancestor" written on it.

"Second bow!"

"Third bow!"

The people in the hall saw this scene, their eyes full of curiosity. This was the first wedding in the Primordial World. Except for Nüwa and the three of them, Di Jun, who knew the process, no one else knew, which made them even more curious.

"Husband and wife bow to each other!" After bowing to the Dao Ancestor, Nüwa shouted again.

This time, Di Jun stood face-to-face with the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit, and then the three of them bowed to each other.

"Second bow!"

"Third bow!"

"The Celestial Marriage is complete!"

After Di Jun and the others finished the ceremony, Nüwa shouted.

When Nüwa's voice fell, a muffled thunder sounded in the sky, and then a large cloud of merit appeared above the heads of Di Jun and the others.

"What? Merit? It's actually merit!" The group of cultivators who came to observe the ceremony were instantly unsettled upon seeing this scene. This Di Jun actually received Heavenly Dao merit for getting married.

This gave quite a few cultivators ideas: maybe I should go back and get married to try it out? Perhaps I could get some merit too!

Even Di Jun, the Moon Toad, and the Moon Rabbit were stunned. They never expected that they would actually receive merit, which brought a smile to their faces—this was simply an unexpected joy!

Of this cloud of merit, Nüwa received half a percent, the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit each received thirty percent, and Di Jun alone received thirty-five percent.

When the merit descended, the aura on Di Jun's body began to surge, and it soon reached the peak of a one-corpse Quasi-Saint.

"Sever!" After his aura reached its peak, Di Jun took out a spiritual treasure and roared.

Then his evil corpse was severed, transforming into a middle-aged man wearing a black dragon robe. After the evil corpse was severed, Di Jun's aura stabilized completely at the realm of a two-corpse Quasi-Saint, which brought a smile to the corners of his mouth.

The Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit also successfully severed their good corpses by virtue of the merit from the Celestial Marriage, becoming one-corpse Quasi-Saints.

"Hahaha!" Seeing the Quasi-Saint aura on the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit, Di Jun couldn't help but laugh out loud.

A smile also appeared on the faces of Taiyi and Fuxi on the side. This was something none of them had expected; a single Celestial Marriage had added two Quasi-Saints to the Demon Race. These were Quasi-Saints!

After his strength improved, Di Jun left with the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit. Before leaving, he instructed Taiyi and Fuxi to take good care of these people; they were potential allies of the Demon Race.

Di Jun believed that today's merit would definitely move many people, and then they would become helpers for the Demon Court.

After Di Jun left with the Moon Toad and Moon Rabbit, he did not go to consolidate his cultivation but came to the Jade Pool, where he met the Three Pure Ones and Zhunti. Nüwa had returned to the Wa Palace, and Di Jun did not say anything about this; after all, she had just helped him complete the Celestial Marriage.

"Saint, I wonder how the Celestial Star Formation is coming along?" After seeing the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun bowed and asked.

"Demon Emperor, with the perfection of myself and my third brother, the Celestial Star Formation no longer has any flaws, and my second brother has also finished refining the Star Banners," Laozi said with a smile.

Yuanshi Tianzun waved his hand, and a ball of light appeared in his hand, filled with Star Banners refined by Yuanshi.

"Many thanks to all the Saints." After Di Jun took the Star Banners, he bowed to Laozi and the others.

"Demon Emperor, you should hurry and find people to familiarize themselves with the formation. This formation is very vast, and after being perfected, its power is extremely strong. It is best to have Star Lords at the Da Luo Golden Immortal level to control the formation," Laozi gave Di Jun a reminder.

"Many thanks for the Saint's guidance." Di Jun nodded.

"Since that is the case, I shall take my leave first. When the Great War of the Wu and Demon races comes, I will naturally arrive," Yuanshi Tianzun said at this time, and after speaking, he disappeared before everyone's eyes.

"I will also take my leave first. When the Great War of the Wu and Demon races comes, I will certainly come to assist the Demon Emperor," Tongtian also said, then disappeared from where he stood.

(End of chapter)