fynovel Chapter 7 The Heavenly Court is Established, and Di Jun Becomes a Quasi-Saint
Chapter 7 The Heavenly Court is Established, and Di Jun Becomes a Quasi-Saint
Chapter Seven: The Heavenly Court is Established, and Di Jun Becomes a Quasi-Saint
Emperor Jun invited all the great supernatural beings to attend the ceremony for the founding of the Heavenly Court. As Hongjun's direct disciples and future Heavenly Saints, the Three Pure Ones arrived late. Emperor Jun shamelessly went up to greet them, but was ignored by the Three Pure Ones. In this rather awkward situation, Nuwa, who was also Hongjun's direct disciple, took the initiative to break the deadlock.
"Little sister Nuwa greets the three senior brothers," Nuwa said, bowing to the Three Pure Ones.
While they could disregard Di Jun and the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa was a direct disciple of Hongjun and a future Heavenly Saint. The Three Pure Ones had to give her this much face, so they returned the greeting, saying, "Greetings, Junior Sister Nuwa."
"I am deeply honored that my three senior brothers have taken time out of their busy schedules to attend the ceremony for the founding of the Heavenly Court. Please come this way, my three senior brothers." With that, Nuwa led the three Pure Ones to their seats.
After the Three Pure Ones left, Di Jun's smiling face instantly turned gloomy. He was the emperor of the demon race and the master of the Heavenly Court, but the Three Pure Ones dared to ignore him and instead showed such enthusiasm to Nuwa. This made Di Jun feel extremely humiliated. Thinking of this, Di Jun clenched his fists, and the anger in his chest seemed about to erupt.
Seeing this, Taiyi quickly stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Brother, there's no need to be angry. The Three Pure Ones have always been arrogant, and besides, they are the Heavenly Saints appointed by our Master, so naturally they won't treat us with a smile."
Saints, again saints! The thought of this made Di Jun furious. His eyes were fixed on Hong Yun, who was exchanging pleasantries with various powerful figures not far away. What virtue or ability did this person have to obtain a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi, while he, as the emperor of the demon race, had to depend on others? He must become a saint, he absolutely had to.
"Second brother, keep a close eye on Hongyun from now on. Hongyun is not someone Hongyun can possess," Dijun said to Taiyi, staring intently at Hongyun.
As brothers who spend every day together, Taiyi naturally understood what Dijun meant, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother, Taiyi will definitely help you retrieve the Primordial Purple Qi."
"Alright, now is not the time to talk about these things. Today is our big day. Take good care of the great beings who have come. After today, it will be the beginning of our demon race's rise to fame." Seizing the Primordial Purple Qi is a matter for later. The most urgent task now is to establish the Heavenly Court and sever our corpses to become Quasi-Saints.
After returning to the Lingxiao Palace, Di Jun saw that most of the powerful figures had arrived, so he prepared to proclaim the primordial world. At this moment, a series of Buddhist chants came, and many demon disciples with lower cultivation levels were instantly captivated by the chants and could not extricate themselves.
The appearance of the chanting instantly darkened the faces of the Three Pure Ones, and Taishang even snorted, directly breaking the chanting.
Subsequently, the Western Daoist Jieyin and Zhunti arrived at the Lingxiao Palace. Unlike the coldness of the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin and Zhunti were very enthusiastic and took the initiative to ask Emperor Jun, "Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun, my brother and I are from the far west, and the journey is long. We are late, and we hope you will forgive us!"
As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. Although Di Jun was very unhappy with Jieyin and Zhunti's behavior of bewitching the demon disciples with Sanskrit chants, among the six future Heavenly Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti were the most enthusiastic. Even with Nuwa, Di Jun felt that Nuwa always had a superior feeling, which made the face-conscious Di Jun feel very comfortable.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Jieyin and Senior Brother Zhunti. It is an honor for Dijun and the demon race that you two have traveled so far from the West. As for being late, the West is a long way away, so it is understandable. The ceremony has not yet begun, so please take your seats quickly," Dijun said with a smile.
Dijun brought Jieyin and Zhunti to the area where the Three Pure Ones were located. The Three Pure Ones did not give Jieyin and Zhunti a friendly look, but Jieyin and Zhunti were thick-skinned and did not care.
Now everyone was finally present, and the ceremony officially began.
Di Jun, accompanied by Taiyi, Nuwa, Fuxi, Kunpeng, and the ten Demon Saints of the Demon Clan, walked to the center of the Lingxiao Palace. After bowing nine times to the heavens, he proclaimed: "Heavenly Dao above, Hongjun Daozu above, I am Di Jun, the Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan and a disciple of the Xuanmen. Feeling the chaos of the primordial world and the endless fighting among the various races, I hereby establish the Heavenly Court in the Thirty-Third Heaven to govern the rising and setting of the sun and moon, the movement of the stars, the rewarding of good and the punishment of evil, and to maintain order in the primordial world. I use the innate supreme treasure, the Donghuang Bell, and the top-grade innate spiritual treasures, the Hetu and the Luoshu, to suppress the Heavenly Court's fortune. I hope Heavenly Dao and Hongjun Daozu will take note. The Heavenly Court is established! I am the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court. Taiyi is appointed as the Eastern Emperor of the Heavenly Court, Fuxi as the Xi Emperor of the Heavenly Court, Nuwa as the Nuwa Emperor of the Heavenly Court, and Kunpeng as the Demon Master of the Heavenly Court, to assist Di Jun in managing the primordial world. I hereby appoint Bai Ze, Fei Dan, Jimeng, Jiu Ying, Ying Zhao, Fei Lian, Shang Yang, Qin Yuan, Gui Che, and Ci Tie as the Ten Saints of the Heavenly Court!"
As soon as the words were spoken, thunder rumbled from beyond the heavens, and soon after, a massive golden pillar of merit descended into the Lingxiao Palace. The sheer amount of merit instantly stunned the powerful beings who had come to participate in the ceremony. Since attending the Three Lectures at Zixiao Palace, who in the entire prehistoric world didn't know the benefits of merit? Who wouldn't be tempted by such a vast amount of merit? It was just a pity that this merit belonged only to the demon race.
After the golden pillar of merit fell into the Lingxiao Palace, it instantly split into countless parts. Thirty percent of the merit fell on Dijun, Taiyi, Nuwa, Kunpeng, and Fuxi each received one tenth, the ten great demon saints received two tenths, and the remaining tenths were distributed among the various demon races.
As the merit entered his body, Di Jun's aura instantly changed. His cultivation level steadily rose, and after a long while, Di Jun suddenly opened his eyes. The supreme innate spiritual treasure, the River Diagram, flew to Di Jun's front. Then, Di Jun widened his eyes and shouted, "Slash!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a white figure flew out from Di Jun's body, with a face almost identical to Di Jun's.
The white-clad figure cupped his hands and said to Di Jun, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on severing your good corpse and achieving the Quasi-Saint status!"
"Good, fellow Daoist, we are one, we should rejoice together!" Di Jun said with a smile.
"Good!" the benevolent corpse responded, then flew back into Di Jun's body and merged into Di Jun's three flowers.
Emperor Jun's public execution of his corpse was truly the envy of all the powerful figures in the Lingxiao Palace. And from the fact that Emperor Jun absorbed merit to execute his corpse, it can be seen that merit is indeed of great use.
Upon seeing Di Jun sever his three corpses, the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti's expressions changed drastically. Although the method of severing the three corpses had already spread throughout the prehistoric world after Hongjun's three lectures, due to limitations in aptitude, background, and spiritual treasures, not many people were able to successfully sever their corpses. Only a handful of people, such as the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Styx, were able to do so. Even Zhunti and Nuwa, who were also future Heavenly Dao Saints, had not yet severed their corpses, while Di Jun had succeeded in doing so.
Although Taiyi, Nuwa, Fuxi, and Kunpeng did not publicly sever their corpses like Dijun did, their auras were quite different after absorbing the merits. It is believed that as long as they cultivate diligently for a period of time, severing their corpses and becoming quasi-saints should not be a problem.
After Di Jun dismembered the corpse, everyone congratulated him out of politeness, and then left the Thirty-Three Heavens one after another to return to their respective caves.