The people of the primordial era ruled the heavens and earth.

Seeing that Qin Qiong neither dodged nor evaded, he received all ten of his brothers' True Sun Fire without missing a single drop.

The Crown Prince of Jinwu was startled, secretly admiring Qin Qiong's extraordinary strength while also realizing his weakness.

So he wanted to shout loudly, ordering his brothers to increase their firepower and spew out the true fire of the sun from all directions, so that Qin Qiong would be exhausted from running around.

But just then, a gigantic, sky-covering hand suddenly appeared above their heads.

The ten Golden Crow Princes had no chance to fight back and were all caught in the palm of this giant hand.

The Crown Prince of Jinwu panicked and shouted, "Who dares to launch a sneak attack?"

"If you know what's good for you, you'd better release our brothers quickly."

"Otherwise, when my father and uncle come knocking on our door, you'll be sorry."

Di Jun's expression immediately turned cold. He hadn't expected that after he captured ten rebellious sons, things would turn out differently.

Their first thought wasn't to escape and beg for mercy, but to threaten themselves.

Enraged, Di Jun shouted, "You bastards, who taught you to do this?"

"From today onwards, you all must stay obediently in Tang Valley and are not allowed to leave the valley for ten thousand years."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, the ten Golden Crow Princes were overjoyed. "Great! It's not an enemy, it's our father!"

But after hearing it, their mentality instantly collapsed.

Heavens above! Do you even want us to live anymore? You've confined us for ten thousand years! We're still just children.

Suddenly, a voice begging for mercy rang out from Di Jun's palm.

"Father, no! We know we were wrong!"

"Father, ten thousand years is too long. Can it be shorter?"

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Di Jun ignored his son's words and turned to Qin Qiong, who was full of vigilance, bowing and saying, "Fellow Daoist Qin Qiong, there are some strange things about this matter."

"But ultimately it is my fault for not disciplining my son properly, which led to your injury."

"I apologize to you, fellow Daoist. Please feel free to make any requests you may have, and I will accept them all."

"I only hope that you will not take offense, fellow Daoist, and will not escalate this matter to the level of a racial war."

Seeing that Di Jun was adopting such a humble attitude, Qin Qiong was momentarily at a loss for words.

When he saw Di Jun appear, he thought the demon race was planning a full-scale war.

Unexpectedly, Di Jun suppressed his ten sons.

He even bowed and apologized to himself, befitting his status as a demon emperor.

Qin Qiong knew that all of this was because of his elder brother, Qin Tian.

If I were to report this matter to Qin Tian, ​​given Qin Tian's personality, he would definitely go to the Heavenly Court in person and cause a huge scene.

It's even possible that they might kill Di Jun's ten sons on the spot.

While this would certainly be pleasurable, it wasn't what Qin Qiong wanted.

Qin Qiong was well aware of the current situation in the world.

Like a landmine that only needs a lit fuse, once Qin Tian hits the Heavenly Court.

Then the Wu Clan will certainly not let this opportunity pass.

Qin Qiong did not want his elder brother to be the one to suffer the consequences, nor did he want the human race to be drawn into this pointless struggle too early.

Therefore, he chose to settle the matter peacefully.

"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, I can let this matter go and I will also plead with my elder brother on your behalf."

"But all of this came at a price."

"I know that the demon race rules the sky and controls the countless stars beyond the realm. I don't ask for much, just 100,000 star essences, and then this matter will be dropped."

Star essence, produced by the stellar energy of the stars, can be used for cultivation and for refining treasures; it is a relatively rare treasure.

The essence of each star requires the stellar power of another star to absorb and release for a year.

In the past, the demon race possessed a great deal of this essence of stars, enough to fill several treasure vaults.

However, as the great battle approached and preparations were in full swing, these essences had already been used by the demon race to enhance their own cultivation.

Therefore, Di Jun did not immediately agree.

Seeing this, Qin Qiong thought that Di Jun wanted to get away with the matter with just words.

His face darkened with anger, and he shouted, "Di Jun, can't you just be straightforward?"

"Don't tell me you can't even part with this little bit of star essence."

"Fellow Daoist, please calm down." Seeing Qin Qiong's anger, Di Jun quickly explained, "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with it, but there's another reason."

"Fellow Daoist, what do you think of this? I will immediately send over all the remaining star essence of my demon race."

"If it's too little, fellow Daoist, you may make other requests."

"If there are any left, I will not take them back."

After hearing Di Jun's words, Qin Qiong's expression softened slightly: "Alright, let's do it your way for now."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would take things by force."

At this point, Qin Qiong changed the subject: "However, you said earlier that there was something fishy about this matter. What was it?"

Di Jun's face darkened: "Fellow Daoist should know that the sun shining brightly on the earth is a meritorious act."

"Therefore, I had my ten sons take turns coming out and built a valley called Tang Valley on the shore of the East Sea for them to rest and play."

"Furthermore, a large array is set up, guarded by dedicated personnel, and only one person is allowed to leave each day."

"But now, the great formation has been broken, and the people of my demon race who were guarding it have also disappeared."

"I absolutely do not believe that no one deliberately stirred up trouble."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qiong's heart sank. He did not doubt Di Jun's words.

Because patrolling the heavens on a bright day is indeed a meritorious act.

If he were Di Jun, he would have done the same.

So here's the question: what is the person behind this trying to do? What benefit would it bring them from instigating a major war?

Thinking of this, Qin Qiong suddenly realized a possibility and couldn't help but exclaim, "I once heard my elder brother mention this!"

"The great war between the three races in the past was instigated by the Demon Ancestor Rahu, who wanted to use the blood and killing intent from the war to temper the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation."

"The motives of the person who did this are remarkably similar to those of Rahu."

"Fellow Daoist, do you think it might be the work of the Demon Clan in secret?"

The Demon Race is a product of the defeat of the Demon Ancestor Rahu after the war between the Dao and the Demons.

The most common one is the inner demon.

As long as the cultivators of the Xuanmen sect exist, the demon race will never perish.

Qin Qiong's words, to some extent, reminded Di Jun.

However, Di Jun did not believe that it was the work of the demons.

"What you say makes sense, fellow Daoist."

"But it's impossible for them to be demons."

"I think the most likely candidates are still those saints."

Qin Qiong nodded thoughtfully: "Di Jun, what you said makes sense."

"I think it's necessary to tell my elder brother about this."

"Star Essence, give me as much as you have, just deliver it to my tribe's gate."

"This is my token. Have your people take it with them when delivering the essence to avoid causing a second conflict."

After saying that, Qin Qiong took out an ancient token engraved with the character "Qiong" and threw it at Di Jun.

Di Jun caught it, a wry smile on his face: "Thank you for your generosity, fellow Daoist, but please explain this matter more clearly."

"I really don't want to see Fellow Daoist Qin Tian in the Heavenly Court."

"Hahaha..." Qin Qiong laughed loudly upon hearing this, "Of course, of course."

"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, rest assured, my elder brother is not entirely unreasonable either."

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