Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 96 Red Cloud, I am a fragile item

[In the 374th cycle of the Demon Calendar, during the 6th period of the 2nd cycle, the Great Witch Hou Yi shot down the Heavenly Court's number one insect, the Sun Star Lord, from the sky with a single arrow, simultaneously completing the two advanced achievements of "Eliminating Insects" and "Shooting the Sun"!]

With the successful elimination of the insects and the shooting of the sun, the Zhou Tian Star Array, which blocked the Zhongtian Gate, was also declared broken. All 365 star lords who set up the array perished, and no one was captured, including nearly 50 Great Luo Golden Immortals, more than 200 Taiyi Immortals, and more than 100 Golden Immortals.

This also marks the complete annihilation of the Supreme Heavenly Court. The ancient, primordial world and all living beings urgently need a great entity to shower down its blessings...

But you know, this is not the time to declare oneself emperor and reward merit. The downfall of the Sun Star Lord Group does not mean that everything is settled.

[Di Jun, Tai Yi, Kun Peng... these quasi-saints of the Heavenly Court still haven't shown up, and the eldest ancestral witch, Di Jiang, is still on the run. You must deal with matters concerning them as soon as possible, otherwise, unforeseen circumstances may still arise.]

[Therefore, after you led your army into Zhongtianmen, you did not go to the Lingxiao Palace, which symbolized the pinnacle of power in the Heavenly Court. Instead, you immediately led more than 500 Great Luo Golden Immortals into the Yaochi Sacred Realm. According to the captured Heavenly Officials, Emperor Jun's entire family is here...]

Yaochi (Jade Pool).

When Jin Bing and his group rushed in with great excitement, they were all stunned:

Because this celestial realm, which should have been magnificent and resplendent, was now a scene of broken walls and ruins.

It looked as if... it had just been through some kind of fierce battle...

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

What? We haven't even entered the market yet, and some competitor has already beaten us to it?

How can you be the first to do something like this?!

Jin Bing was also stunned, completely confused, but he quickly began searching for Di Jun, shouting:

"Where is His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, we have already eliminated the treacherous and wicked men at your side. Please do not be alarmed..."

Xuan Du: ...

Everyone: ...

As expected of the Great Chieftain, he just killed the last of their loyal henchmen, and now he's acting like a true loyal subject...

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly, a cough was heard, and a person slowly crawled out of the ruins. Everyone looked over and, sure enough, it was Di Jun!

"Your Majesty, please do not be alarmed!"

Jin Bing, fully engaged in the performance, exclaimed in surprise and immediately stepped forward to help him up.

Di Jun: ...

"well!"

He gave a fully committed performance, and to save face, Di Jun naturally wouldn't undermine him, immediately offering words of encouragement and praise:

"To have such loyal and capable officials is truly a blessing for Heaven and for all the people..."

"Your Majesty is too kind; it is all what I should do!"

As he spoke, Jin Bing, with genuine emotion, winked at the crowd, and everyone quickly and cooperatively withdrew from Yaochi, leaving the scene to these two drama queens...

After everyone left, Di Jun stopped acting and sneered:

"You're incredibly loyal, kid!"

"Your Majesty flatters me."

Jin Bing smiled, then said in a cryptic tone:

"Why hasn't His Majesty become a saint?"

"Um?!"

Di Jun let out a soft exclamation, his gaze slightly narrowing:

"Did Taiqing tell you that?"

"That's my guess."

Jin Bing said in a deep voice:

"It is truly unimaginable that Your Majesty would so easily grant me the throne... This is not in line with your usual practice."

"That's right!"

Since he had already been guessed, Di Jun simply said:

"I do indeed intend to gamble with the throne. With the throne in my hands, even the Six Sages cannot force me to abdicate!"

"So, half a century ago, while that fellow Sun was locked in a fierce battle with you, I took Taiyi, Kunpeng, and the others on a trip..."

Did you go out for a while?

Jin Bing felt a chill in his heart:

They probably also took down Hatano along the way...

So he went straight to the point:

"Is Ancestor Hongyun still alive?"

Di Jun looked at him curiously again. Why did this kid seem to know a little too much?

If he didn't receive any guidance from a sage, and instead deduced it solely from his own inference, then...

"Dead, but not completely dead."

Di Jun readily admitted it, then took out a ball of red cloud from his robes. The cloud trembled continuously, as if in fear.

"I told him to hand it over directly, but he refused, so I had no choice but to resort to force... However, out of consideration for our friendship as classmates in Zixiao, I left him some of his true spiritual essence... Here, take it."

Jin Bing blankly accepted the small wisp of red mist, feeling a strange sadness welling up inside him.

A dignified quasi-saint, possessing primordial purple energy, died just like that.

The war between the two Heavenly Courts, whose highest level was only the Great Luo Golden Immortal, indirectly led to the fall of a Loose Immortal Quasi-Saint.

I don't know whether to call him unlucky or like a fragile object, because in his two lifetimes he witnessed this ancestor die twice...

Holding the cloud-like mist in his hands, Jin Bing, filled with emotion, asked the most important question again:

"Your Majesty killed Hongyun and seized the Purple Qi, so why not take advantage of the situation and become a saint?"

"Achieving sainthood? Ha!"

Di Jun smiled, his laughter tinged with a resigned self-mockery:

"What makes me worthy of becoming a saint?"

"You think you can become a saint just by possessing the purple aura? Hongyun would have done it long ago!"

"I was too anxious and confused. I only saw that the Six Saints became Saints, but I didn't see that Hongyun couldn't become a Saint even if he suffocated. Purple Qi is just one of the many conditions for becoming a Saint..."

Di Jun's gaze drifted away:

"I was forced to abdicate by the Six Saints, and becoming a saint was my only chance to turn things around... But I should have realized sooner that the Six Saints knew everything. Since they didn't stop me from seizing the Purple Qi, it means I could never succeed..."

"And that's indeed the case. I excitedly spent half a eon trying to comprehend the Purple Qi, but I'm still completely baffled... Hongyun's aptitude and cultivation are about the same as mine. If he can't do it, then naturally I can't either..."

Di Jun seemed to have suddenly understood, but Jin Bing beside him listened in bewilderment:

The Heavenly Emperor...can never become a saint?

How did he become a saint in his previous life?!

This problem had been troubling Jin Bing for a long time, and now, after hearing Di Jun's words, it had become even more troubling:

"The conditions for becoming a saint..."

What conditions are required to become a saint?

Based on the experiences of the six saints who attained sainthood, it boils down to these few things:

Primordial purple energy, peak Quasi-Saint cultivation, enlightenment of one's own path, the birth of the human race, and... merit?

Di Jun possesses purple aura, his cultivation level is up to standard, and the human race has long been established. Only his "enlightenment of one's own path" and his merits may be problematic.

The fact that he was able to become a saint in his previous life means that Di Jun at that time had everything he needed. In other words, at least in his previous life, Di Jun not only understood his own path but also had enough merit!

So, what is Di Jun's "Dao"?

There can be exactly one answer:

All races are equal!

Moreover, even knowing that humans are "superior to demons," he still insists on equality among all races, and the path he chooses is to exterminate humans.

What about merit?

What great contributions did Di Jun make to the human race in his previous life?

Jin Bing immediately realized what was going on:

It's an abdication!

In his previous life, Emperor Jun had long begun to transfer power to the human race, and even moved the capital to Shouyang Mountain. Before the formal abdication, the Heavenly Court had already become the "Human Court".

Therefore, in the eyes of Heaven, Di Jun was making a contribution to the human race by abdicating the throne and relinquishing the kingdom, which was naturally a great merit...

I understand! I understand everything!

Jin Bing, realizing what was happening, couldn't help but smile.

Fortunately, this time they did not choose to abdicate, but instead launched a war against Heaven and forcibly seized the throne, preventing Di Jun from unintentionally gaining merit.

Otherwise, I fear that the day I ascend the throne will be the day humanity faces its demise once again...

"Power is definitely better earned through fighting!"

Jin Bing uttered a seemingly random and incoherent statement.

"Um?"

Di Jun, still lost in his own world of melancholy, didn't understand what he was saying. After giving him a puzzled look, he continued to squat among the ruins, lost in his own thoughts...

"By the way, what's the deal with this Jade Pool?"

In high spirits, Jin Bing finally had the curiosity to understand the reason for the chaotic scene at Yaochi:

"Could it be the Sun God...?"

"It's Dijiang."

Di Jun reluctantly uttered a name that gave Jin Bing a jolt of energy:

"Dijiang?! Is he here?"

"Not here, just left."

Yu Yu's Emperor Jun suddenly became somewhat gloating:

"I advise you to find him as soon as possible!"

"This guy had originally arranged with that bastard Sun to buy me time to become a saint, one after the other, but as soon as Sun left, he rushed in and asked me how much longer it would take?"

"I told him the truth, it was impossible... He got furious immediately, not only tearing down my Jade Pool, but also stealing my Purple Qi..."

The Primordial Purple Qi is in Dijiang's hands?!

What does he need the purple aura for? The Witch Clan can't cultivate immortality, and Dijiang isn't even at the peak of Quasi-Saint level.

Di Jun's gloating words completely confused Jin Bing...

"What? You think he can't do it?"

Di Jun saw his confusion and couldn't help but sneer:

"Kid, you'd better find him quickly, or he'll definitely give you a surprise!"

"Dijiang... or rather, the Wu Clan, they are different from us. They are the true children of Pangu, naturally superior to other demons..."

"Never treat these nobles as commoners like us. This is the last lesson I, the soon-to-be-abdicated Heavenly Emperor, will teach you!"

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(End of this chapter)