Primordial Era: I, the auspicious beast Pixiu, am the darling of the Great Dao.

At this moment, Tianlu, who had originally intended to sleep in, was intrigued upon hearing this.

Just in time.

He almost forgot that it was not so easy for the demon race to establish itself and gather the supreme fortune of heaven and earth in this primordial world in order to gain the recognition and protection of heaven and earth.

This primordial fortune is now in Tianlu's hands.

Without his approval, the darling of the Great Dao, even if the demon race shouts themselves hoarse and recites oaths with the most beautiful words, they will never be able to gather even a trace of substantial fortune.

Previously, he had only slightly punished them by dispersing the luck that the witch and demon races had gathered without permission, which led them to suffer the consequences of their own actions and directly complain that the heavens were unjust, causing the heavens to send down divine lightning to strike them.

Now that Di Jun and Tai Yi have come knocking on our door, if we don't get a hefty sum of money from them and leave them with enough benefits to satisfy them, then the idea of ​​establishing a demon race is simply a pipe dream.

As he pondered, Tianlu suddenly thought of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

It was the Heavenly Decree that Yang Mei had given him back then.

This magical treasure represents control over the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Those thirty-three heavens, high above the primordial continent, are rich in spiritual energy and dazzling with starlight. They are the foundation upon which the demon race will establish its supreme heavenly court in the future.

But now, that place is Tianlu's private territory.

If the demon race wants to set up camp there and invade his territory, how can it be justified without paying exorbitant housing fees?

With this thought in mind, Tianlu's thoughts stirred slightly, and his vast divine sense instantly enveloped the entire Chaos Immortal Island.

"In autumn and winter, go and bring those two golden crows from outside the formation in."

As Tianlu's deep voice echoed throughout the immortal island, two boys materialized out of thin air outside the hall.

They were the other two of the four children enlightened by Tianlu, Qiu and Dong.

The two boys respectfully bowed towards the depths of the main hall, then transformed into two streaks of light and sped towards the innate grand formation at the edge of the immortal island.

After doing all this, Tianlu did not get up, but simply stretched out his golden claws lazily.

Immediately afterwards, a vast and boundless golden wheel of merit slowly emerged behind him.

You have to act like this when you meet people, radiating golden light and exuding an air of superiority.

A moment later.

Outside the Chaos Immortal Island, the innate grand formation, powerful enough to withstand anything below the level of a saint, slowly opened its passage.

A path paved with innate spiritual energy stretched out from the depths of the formation, leading directly to the feet of Emperor Jun Taiyi.

Two children, Qiu and Dong, stood on either side of the passageway, gesturing for the children to proceed.

Upon seeing this scene, Di Jun Taiyi stepped into Tianlu's dojo.

Before long, guided by two attendants, Di Jun Taiyi arrived at the magnificent palace.

The two boys, Qiu and Dong, stopped outside the threshold of the main hall and refused to take another step.

As for Di Jun and Tai Yi, they stepped into the palace side by side.

As soon as I stepped into the palace, a familiar, dazzling golden light greeted me.

Di Jun Taiyi paused slightly, his eyes narrowing unconsciously.

They had already experienced this damned golden light of merit once when they were listening to the Dao at Zixiao Palace. At that time, it had blocked the vision of more than two thousand innate saints, arousing public anger but no one dared to speak out.

Now, facing it again, although Di Jun and Tai Yi still felt that the Pixiu's behavior was too nouveau riche, they had already gotten used to this exaggerated display.

Despite the visual discomfort, Di Jun's gaze pierced through the golden light as he looked at the golden auspicious beast lazily lying on the cloud bed. He clasped his hands in a fist salute and broke the silence first.

"Brother Tianlu, I have come here today..."

"The conditions agreed upon outside Zixiao Palace need not be mentioned again."

Tianlu interrupted Dijun directly. In his view, dialogue was not important; what mattered was tangible benefits.

Upon hearing this, Di Jun was not angry at all; instead, he sighed inwardly.

This Brother Tianlu is truly a man of quick wit and outspokenness.

Knowing that Tianlu did not want to delay, Dijun suddenly waved his wide sleeves.

Boom!

A dull thud resounded from the jade floor in the center of the main hall.

Suddenly, a mountain-like pile of treasures appeared out of thin air in front of Tianlu.

In an instant, the pure golden light of merit within the main hall was shattered.

Half of the space was occupied by the scorching and violent true fire of the sun, while the other half was shrouded in the icy and bone-chilling cold air of the moon.

At this intersection of cold and heat, there are countless fruits that resemble miniature galaxies, radiating brilliant starlight.

Di Jun took a small step forward, pointed to the mountain-like treasure, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Brother Tianlu, these are branches and leaves of the top-grade innate spiritual root Fusang tree, branches and leaves of the top-grade innate spiritual root Yuegui tree, and fruits of the top-grade innate spiritual root Zhou Tian Xing Chen tree."

As he spoke, Di Jun's heart was bleeding.

He had paid an extremely heavy price to gather the treasure that was enough to impress this darling of the Great Dao.

The Fusang tree is the symbiotic spiritual root of the Sun Star and the place where the brothers were conceived. In order to make up the number, he almost forcibly plucked all the lush branches and leaves that had accumulated over countless eons on the Fusang tree.

The once towering Sun Tree is now bare, resembling a withered tree. Even Taiyi was heartbroken and gasped when he saw it.

But that wasn't enough. In order to achieve a balance between Yin and Yang, he shamelessly ascended to the Taiyin Star.

The laurel tree is a top-grade innate spiritual root of the Taiyin star. In order to pluck these branches and leaves, he not only suffered a great loss of face.

Furthermore, they owe an immense debt of karma to the two innate deities on the Taiyin Star, Xihe and Changxi.

Di Jun still can't forget the strange looks Xi He and Chang Xi gave him when he left Taiyin Star.

He seriously suspected that the two fairies might mistake him for a creature who liked the moon hanging on the tree, since the fairies didn't look at him properly and preferred the tree's branches and leaves.

Furthermore, the Zhou Tian Star Fruit was actually the item he cared about the least.

The Zhou Tian Star Tree is a top-grade innate spiritual root nurtured by the boundless starry sky. As long as the starry sky does not perish and the power of the stars does not run out, even if all the fruits are picked, they can always be nurtured again after some time. It's just a matter of how long it takes.

Now, after introducing these top-grade innate spiritual roots, Di Jun slightly cupped his hands and said.

"I hope that you will grant my demon race's request to establish a clan and gather its fortune, given our sincerity."

Upon hearing this, Tianlu slowly rose and gazed at the treasures brought by Dijun.

The Zhou Tian Star Fruit is indeed a top-grade innate spiritual root. If it is swallowed into his stomach, he will definitely be able to spit out a lot of merit power.

"That fruit is somewhat useful; it contains the power of the stars' creation."

Tianlu spoke slowly, his words echoing throughout the hall.

Then he changed the subject, pointing with his claws at the pile of burning branches that emitted a chilling aura.

"However, what use are these branches and leaves? Although I have a good appetite, I haven't sunk to the point of having to gnaw on tree branches to satisfy my cravings."