The Thirty-first Demon Emperor Seeks Guidance at the Queen of Heaven's Palace

  The Eastern Emperor Taiyi brought the surviving Golden Crow back to Heaven, and at this time, Emperor Jun also succeeded in leaving the pass and learned of the news. The Golden Crow knew that it had caused trouble, and with its brother's tragic death, it no longer had its usual momentum.

  The Emperor of Demons, Jun, asked, "Is your injury severe?"

  "Nothing serious."

  Di Jun originally wanted to scold him a few words, but seeing that pitiful appearance, he really couldn't bear to scold him again, so he asked: "With your little skills, how did you get out of Fusang Island?"

  Di Jun still has confidence in the big formation on Mount Fuji, and seeing Jinwu's current strength, it is fundamentally impossible for him to break through the formation by himself. Something must have happened in between.

  Jinwu told Emperor Jun the whole story of how he had weakened the protective array around the island on his own. After listening, Emperor Jun furrowed his brow and said, "You may go now. I hope you can learn from this experience and cultivate well in the future. Your father and uncle cannot protect you forever."

  After King Xuanwu left, Emperor Jun said to Donghuang Taiyi: "Younger brother, what do you think about this matter?"

  The Eastern Emperor Taiyi knew that although his elder brother seemed calm at the moment, he was actually thinking about the future of the entire demon clan and had forcibly suppressed his desire to go find the Witch Clan for revenge. If he weren't the master of the Heavenly Court, Emperor Jun would have already killed his way into the Witch Clan. Taiyi also sensed something amiss from Jinwu's words and said: "I couldn't calculate the reason why the Island Protection Array weakened on its own, it seems there is only one possibility - someone has used great magical power to deceive the heavenly mechanism."

  Di Jun said, "In the vast expanse of the universe, only a few saints can deceive both my brother and me. From the cause and effect of this matter, it is clear that his purpose is to provoke the war between the demons and witches as soon as possible. It seems that nine out of ten times, it was those saints who were behind this."

  Dong Huang Taiyi said, "Now the Wu tribe will definitely go to the underworld to discuss countermeasures with Hou Tu. Although Hou Tu is not a saint, relying on her merits of reincarnation and transformation, her cultivation at this time is almost the same as that of the saint. We are not afraid of Hou Tu, but if the Wu tribe obtains the heavenly mechanism, it will be very unfavorable to us. Therefore, we must also go to Nuwa Niangniang's place to ask what those saints want to do."

  The Emperor Jun and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi brought gifts, came to the palace of Nüwa in pairs, and shouted loudly outside the palace: "Yaozu Emperor Jun and Taiyi see Nüwa Niangniang."

  Although they were brothers and both held the position of Heavenly Emperor, this identity was worthless in front of a saint. On the other hand, using their identity as members of the demon tribe could evoke more empathy from Nüwa.

  In a moment, someone came out to greet them. It was the Huo Feng Xian Zi transformed from Cai Xia's mount, as well as Tong Zi Jin Ling and Cai Feng. In the name of Nü Wa, she sent all her disciples to welcome them, which also gave Di Jun and Tai Yi Tian a big face. Several people stepped forward to pay their respects, then Cai Xia said: "The queen has already given orders, please come in, two emperors."

  The two secretly rejoiced, it seems that the princess had long been prepared. At the same time, they also admired the sage even more, this innate divine calculation was indeed extraordinary and not something they could compare to.

  Arriving at the grand hall, they met the Goddess Nüwa. The two stepped forward to pay their respects. The Great Sage Fuxi of the demon clan was also present, which made them feel slightly more at ease. Fuxi had always been kind and helpful to the demon clan, and with him around, they might be able to gain some benefits.

  Nüwa said, "You are also the great emperors of the demon tribe, so there's no need to follow this mundane etiquette." Before the two could speak, Nüwa continued, "The matter of the Golden Crow causing chaos in the vast wilderness, I have long been aware of it. It was just inconvenient for me to intervene, and that is also their own doing. However, you killing Hou Yi was not justified."

  Dong Huang Tai Yi is the kind of person who dares to be arrogant even in front of Hong Jun. He heard Nu Wa's words and felt discontented, saying: "The feud between the two tribes of Yao and Wu has been going on for a long time, but over the past hundred years, we have followed the teachings of our ancestors and never thought of fighting with the Wu tribe, it was just that Hou Yi was too ruthless this time, killing my nephew, so I took action."

  Nüwa shook her head and said, "Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"

  The Emperor Jun said: "After the Golden Crow returned, I asked about the reason and found that someone seemed to have deceived the heavenly machine."

  Nüwa said: "That's right, but this person's magical powers are still above mine. His purpose is probably to provoke a war between the two tribes, so you must be cautious in your actions."

  At this time, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi was not very enthusiastic about the war between the witches and the demons, so he asked: "If a great war breaks out again between the witches and the demons, will Your Majesty lend a hand to help the demon tribe?"

  Nüwa said, "It won't work. You also know that the Daoist founder has an order for us saints not to intervene in the struggle between the witch and demon tribes. In the past, I was the only one who could still be biased towards the demon tribe, but now there are several saints. If I were to lend a hand to help the demon tribe, it would inevitably lead to all the saints taking action, which would be a disaster for the demon tribe."

  "Your Majesty," asked Emperor Jun, "although it is said that the ancestors have ordered all saints not to interfere in the struggle between witches and demons, but this time the Golden Crow incident clearly shows that a saint has intervened, what should we do?"

  Nüwa said, "Although the saint took action, the other side did not directly attack the two tribes of witches and demons, but only made a sideways move, interfering with the heavenly mechanism, weakening the defense of Fusang Island, which cannot be considered as going against the orders of the Dao ancestors."

  Dong Huang Ta Yi said, "So to say, the saint only needs not to take direct action, and it will not be considered a violation of the Daozu's edict. In this way, it is extremely unfavorable for both the Wu and Yao tribes. How can you deal with this, Your Majesty?"

  Nüwa said: "Among the saints, I was the first to attain the Tao, but my magical powers are the lowest among the saints. Wanting to help is also helpless, however, you don't have to worry too much. The saints can't take direct action, they will just think of ways to provoke a fight between the Wu and Yao tribes. You only need to try to restrain the Yao tribe for now and not fight with the Wu tribe. Maybe things will turn around."

  The Emperor Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, such a big thing has happened, it's all we can do to restrain the demon clan, but the witch clan won't let us off either, after all they just lost two great witches."

  Nüwa sighed and said, "I told you that you shouldn't have killed Hou Yi, the main reason being that I was afraid it would trigger a war between the two tribes of witches. With the ten golden crows appearing one after another in the vast wilderness, countless living beings suffered as a result, causing immense karma for the demon tribe. Although Hou Yi had personal motives for shooting down the golden crow, he also saved countless lives in the wilderness, which is a great merit. You killed someone with such great merit and protection, how foolish! Although the heavens did not impose heavenly punishment, your actions have damaged the demon tribe's fortune."

  The Emperor Jun asked: "What is this 'qi yun' of yours, and what use does it have?"

  Nüwa said, "The aura is intangible. When the aura is strong, heaven's way will favor it; when the aura is weak, it will be abandoned by heaven's way. Although saints are indestructible, they also consider their own aura. What use does this aura have?"

  The Emperor Jun asked: "I wonder if Your Majesty has a way to recover the lost aura?"

  Nüwa sighed: "Once the aura is lost, it cannot be recovered. The only way to increase one's own aura is to acquire great merit, and there is no other way."

  At this time, Fuxi, who had been silent all along, said: "The Wu tribe has the great merit of Houtu's reincarnation and protection, which can offset the karma of Gonggong's collision with Mount Buzhou. Moreover, they have the merit of Pangu's creation of heaven. At this time, the Wu tribe's fortune is absolutely above that of our demon tribe. Although we demons have the protection of Niangniang's fortune, the great karma caused by the ten golden crows this time has completely offset it. If not for the 'Hunyuan Bell' of Donghuang, which can suppress the fortune, then the ten golden crows would have fallen. If our demon tribe wants to regain its fortune, there is only one person who has this ability."

  The Demon Emperor Jyun said faintly: "What Fuxi Daxian said is indeed the demon master Kunpeng?"

  Fuxi nodded and said, "It's indeed Kunpeng. This person's merits are high enough to be compared to those of a sage. I'm sure Your Majesty is well aware of this. If we can get his help, we will surely defeat the Witch Clan."

  Nüwa sighed, "Earlier I indeed underestimated Kunpeng. In the battle at Mount Buzhou, I severely injured Kunpeng. Although I didn't receive heavenly punishment, I was warned by the Heavenly Way, which shows how great his merits are and that he is already protected by the Heavenly Way."

  Fuxi said: "This point is not very important for the demon clan, I don't know if you have noticed that when Kunpeng was fighting against Dong Huang, what was different about that tripod and ruler?"

  When Dong Huang Taiyi heard Fuxi's words, he suddenly remembered and said: "Fuxi Dasheng didn't say it, I really didn't notice that the Kunpeng tripod and ruler are both post-heavenly spiritual treasures, but their power is even better than pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. It's indeed extraordinary."

  Fuxi sighed, "Last time I mentioned that Kunpeng's cultivation method was based on the principle of 'cutting off three corpses to achieve the Tao'. The great merit he obtained was only used in part for his own cultivation, and most of it was stored away. Those two treasures, the Ding and the Chi, must be the ultimate treasures refined from his great merit, which can be used to suppress the flow of Qi."

  Dong Huang Tai Yi said: "In that case, we can take action and snatch it back."

  Fuxi shook his head and said, "With the protection of the Post-Heavenly Treasure of Great Virtue, all methods are ineffective, even a saint would find it difficult to do anything to Kunpeng. Moreover, these two Post-Heavenly Treasures of Great Virtue were refined by Kunpeng himself, under the response of the Heavenly Way, no one can snatch them away."

  Dong Huang Taiyi said: "If we can't snatch it away, should we ask him for it instead?"

  Nüwa sighed, "To ask Kunpeng for help is probably unrealistic. Both of you have fought against him before, and last time I severely injured him on Mount Buzhou. With such deep hatred, how can he possibly assist us?"

  Fuxi sighed and said: "Several of you are not convenient to show up, so I can only go there to try, hoping to gain something."

  The Demon Emperor Jun and the Eastern Emperor Taiyi also stopped talking, as the future of the demon clan was more important than anything else. They couldn't let their own conflicts affect the future of the demon clan. They also understood that this great war would likely end with both the Wu and Yao tribes suffering heavy losses, so they left the Ten Golden Crows in the Palace of the Queen of Heaven.

  Fuxi's good intentions were in vain, and the result was that he was greatly disappointed. When he arrived at Mount Taiyi, he only learned that Kunpeng had already left, and now that the heavenly machine was covered up, he could not infer Kunpeng's movements either, and could only return to the Heavenly Court with great disappointment.