In the end, Xuanqing received the Nine Dragon Incense Chariot, Jing Yao obtained the Earth Leaving Flame Light Banner, and Daoist Lord Yu Chen acquired the Infinite Purple Lightning Hammer.
The Three Pure Ones, having fleeced Hong Jun, thus expressed their support for the work of the Immortal Court as they wished.
"Daoist Donghua, our Heavenly Immortal lineage will definitely support your work."
Jing Yao Venerable said with a smile, "Daoist Donghua, I wonder if your Immortal Court lacks alchemists?"
"Ah?"
Daoist Donghua cautiously asked, "What do you mean, Daoist?"
Jing Yao Venerable said, "If the Immortal Court has a Dan Hall, I can take permanent residence there."
"We do! We have it!"
Emperor Donghua, ecstatic to extremes, hurriedly said, "If Daoist is willing to condescend to come, not just one Dan Hall, we have ten!"
"That settles it then." Jing Yao Venerable was also overjoyed in his heart.
He was not kidding; he truly intended to become the chief alchemist in the Immortal Court.
That way, he wouldn't have to worry about lack of consumers for his alchemy in the future.
With the Three Pure Ones supporting the Immortal Court, Jing Yao Venerable could engage in large-scale alchemy.
It was a win-win situation!
Sitting on the high platform, Hong Jun's eyebrows twitched.
He had an inkling that something was amiss as soon as Jing Yao Venerable started speaking.
Donghua even proactively invited him, almost making Daoist Ancestor jump up and knock on his head.
Xuanqing's Spiritual Treasure could still be used.
Daoist Lord Yu Chen's Array was also quite decent.
But could ordinary immortals withstand Jing Yao's elixirs?
Allowing him to be the Immortal Court's alchemist could, perhaps before the Demon Path even attacked, result in annihilation at the hands of Daode Tianzun!
Hong Jun wanted to speak several times but stopped.
However, seeing the enthusiasm on Emperor Donghua's face, he strongly held back from dousing any cold water on the situation.
[Daoist, don't worry, we are just opening an office in the Immortal Court.] Xuanqing noticed Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun's concerns and thus reassured him:
[As for the elixirs, isn't it quite normal to have some side effects?]
[As they say, 'Good fortune relies on disaster, and disaster lurks within fortune.' With the Daoist of Taiqing residing in the Immortal Court, how can you immediately conclude it's a disaster?]
Then how can you conclude it's a fortune?
Hong Jun glanced at Xuanqing.
He was ultimately a bit worried, so he conveyed a message to Jing Yao Venerable, requesting: [Daoist, the Immortal Court is newly founded, and immortals are precious, I hope you can be compassionate and mindful of all beings.]
[That medicine of fierce tigers and wolves, those mysterious and strange elixirs, please try to refine them less.]
It's rather pitiful.
Grand Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, the supreme god of Primordial, an observer of epochs, fearless of any foe, capable of dominating endless space-time.
Now, merely hearing about Jing Yao Venerable becoming an alchemist in the Immortal Court, his eternal, incorruptible Dao Heart actually felt a disturbance, almost pleading with Jing Yao to remain benevolent.
[Daoist, you misunderstand me too deeply.]
Jing Yao Venerable sighed deeply, [My elixirs truly serve a great purpose, everyone who has taken them praises their effect, how can they be called fierce medicines or deceptive pills?]
Hong Jun was silent.
[Well, well.]
Jing Yao Venerable shook his head, then said: [Since Daoist is worried, then I shall send an incarnation of my Dao Body to reside in the Immortal Court, how about that?]
[Does your Dao Body also excel in alchemy?] Hong Jun, still worried, sought confirmation repeatedly.
[Of course.]
Two words that set Hong Jun's heart pounding.
[But, the immortals can also consume it.] Jing Yao Venerable assured.
[That's good then.] Hong Jun only then breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they are consumable, there's still hope.
As for any side effects, and what those might be, it depends on how moral Jing Yao Venerable's Dao Body is.
Emperor Donghua didn't realize that in just those few moments, he had narrowly skirted the brink of life and death.
He was still discussing Array matters with Daoist Lord Yu Chen.
"Daoist, when the time comes, the Guardian Array of the Immortal Court, as well as various arrays in each Heavenly Palace, will need your diligent attention."
"Sure thing." Daoist Lord Yu Chen, obviously more reliable, didn't receive any special reminder from Hong Jun.
The other immortals, seeing the Three Pure Ones giving their approval, generally guessed a fact: Donghua had Hong Jun backing him.
Now that the Three Pure Ones were willing to join, it must be part of a deal with Hong Jun.
Thus, everyone wasn't in a hurry to express their attitudes, firmly grasping the initiative in the conversation, just waiting for the Daoist Ancestor to contact them.
[Hey, old Dao, everyone's quite shrewd aren't they!] Yang Mei watched the scene with amusement.
Hong Jun shook his head: [Is there any divine being in Primordial who conserves energy?]
Forget conserving divine beings, given the culture and character of Primordial now, even a wild roadside grass hides countless schemes.
This wasn't an exaggeration at all.
After all, in the True Realm, just any random weed corresponds to a timeline leading to a world or even a universe.
When you step outside, one must be careful not to fall into a trap.
"Battling gods is indeed an endless joy," Hong Jun continued negotiating with the others.
Each had their own style, each had their own considerations.
Hong Jun was always able to precisely gauge direction, penetrating the minds of his counterparts, like an experienced helmsman, steering the great ship "Immortal" towards distant lands.
"Once they're settled, much of Primordial will be sorted!"
Those Hong Jun destined to be involved were not chosen at random.
Ultimately, after several negotiations, the basic framework of the Immortal Realm was finalized.
"So it is, all is ready, just awaiting the emergence of the Immortal Realm."
The immortals looked towards Hong Jun.
Xuanqing asked, "Should the Immortal Realm be founded on White Jade City, transcending all worlds and space-time?"
That was the path the Demon Realm took.
Demon Ancestor, with Demon Heaven as his foundation, ignited the Heaven Creation Demon Tribulation and the Primordial Demon Turmoil, amassing resources for the transcendence of the Demon Realm.
"No!"
Hong Jun shook his head, "White Jade City is our meeting place, it is not included in the Immortal Realm. "
"Daoist plans to create a new heaven and earth?" Nuwa instantly grasped Hong Jun's intention.
"Exactly!"
Hong Jun cast an approving look.
Jieyin worried, "Creation of heaven will inevitably bring calamities, now with an additional Demon Tribulation, if we go forth with creation, the scene won't be small!"
Upon these words, the immortals all nodded.
The scene of Nuwa and Fu Xi creating heaven was still vivid in their eyes.
Truly a gathering of heroes.
In Primordial True Realm, All World's Heavens, endless space-time, any divine being who could attend did so, making for a bustling scene.
Being schemed against by the siblings was one thing, but then they experienced a crushing blow from the fists of the Demon Path, a memory still fresh in their minds.
Wouldn't a repeat of that sink the Immortal Realm?
"Daoist's concerns are not unreasonable."
Beside them, Yang Mei gently nodded, smiling as He said, "However, this problem has now been resolved."
Resolved?
The Three Pure Ones were the first to react.
"It seems the Demon Ancestor's gift has already been chosen." Daoist Lord Yu Chen smiled, he was initially puzzled why Hong Jun would invite Demon Ancestor Luo Hou and still insist on him bringing a gift.
Looking at it now, it seems Hong Jun did all this for this very reason.
"Daoist is truly far-sighted." Jing Yao Venerable looked at Hong Jun, beginning to doubt the motives behind Hong Jun initiating the battle between immortals and demons.
On the surface, it seemed like a dislike for the Demon Path making big moves.
On a deeper level, it was intended to suppress the prowess of the Demon Path, to stop them from growing too powerful and obstructing the development of the Immortal Dao.
Even deeper was the intent to promote the majesty of Immortal Dao, positioning it to officially step onto the stage of the Primordial era, leading the development of the era.
But now, it appears there was another layer.
That was to mitigate the calamities of Heaven Creation!
Any act of creation inevitably brings its calamities.
If Hong Jun were to open up the highest realm of Immortal Dao in Chaos, then at the very least it would be the Da Luo Universe, and there would be struggles related to God Demons.
With the disturbances from the Demon Path added to it, the battle of Heaven Creation would certainly be more eventful and tougher than the battle at Sumeru Mountain.
If successful, all was well.
But if it failed, wouldn't that make the Immortal Dao a laughingstock?
Regardless of the one in a billion chance, Hong Jun would not let it occur.
Now, seizing the opportunity of the establishment of the Demon Sect face-on to claim initiative, and in addition, mitigating a greater calamitous fate.
This was a hugely profitable deal.
Facing everyone's gaze, Hong Jun smiled and said, "Everyone, follow me to Chaos for a journey, to witness the grand occasion of Heaven Creation, shall we?"
"Let's go!"
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Within Chaos, the Pangu Banner soared with the wind.
The immortals stepped out of White Jade City and into Chaos.
With one step, Hong Jun wielded the great Divine Skills of Fatian Xiangdi.
This was the Supreme Dharma Form, its deployment by other immortals could arbitrarily transform into Divine Mountains.
The Supreme being of Da Luo deploying a Dharma Form was nothing less than heaven and earth itself.
Hong Jun stood in Chaos, his stature as enormous as Pangu himself, rightfully termed as the Pangu Giant Form!
The color of Chaos and the Pangu Banner fluttered loudly, the mysteries of all heavens blessed it, and Supreme Sword Intent, borrowing the Pangu Banner, coalesced into Chaos Sword Qi. The Chaos Sword Qi sliced through Chaos as easily as cutting through tofu.
A swath of Chaos was cut into utter disarray, with turbidity and clarity manifesting, elemental forces of earth, fire, water, and wind birthing.
"Daoist, lend me the Tai Chi Diagram!"
Yang Mei stepped forth, also transforming into a Pangu Giant Form.
"Alright!"
The Yin Yang Daoist did not hesitate for a moment, even somewhat proud.
What tool of Heaven Creation could compare to the efficiency of the Heavenly Creation Three Treasures?
To settle the elemental forces of earth, fire, water, and wind, the Tai Chi Diagram was the best tool.
"Here!"
Yang Mei took the Tai Chi Diagram, shaking it open.
In an instant, clarity and turbidity separated, the chaotic elemental forces of earth, fire, water, and wind were immediately calmed,
The clear ascended as the heavens, the turbid descended as earth, solidifying mountains and rivers, fire became the fierce sun, waters gathered into rivers, and wind dispersed across the world, endowing this realm with vitality.
The heaven and earth were gradually established, and the vast calamitous Qi was already forming.
The collective of immortals looked on.
Through the space-time of all heavens, shadows of demons converged towards this place.
The gate of Demon Heaven descended.
A towering figure appeared, followed by Demon Kings and endless demonic creatures.
Luo Hou simply watched quietly as Hong Jun and Yang Mei created heaven, not triggering the calamities, even proactively helping to suppress the calamitous Qi.
"Really turned into a Heaven Creation calamity contractor?" Jing Yao Venerable looked puzzled, glancing sideward at the calm Xuanqing, guessing that this idea was most likely his.
Otherwise, it's unlikely that Demon Ancestor Luo Hou would come up with such a tactic.
Within Chaos, Hong Jun and Yang Mei did not cease their Divine Skills.
They were still making moves.
Surrounding the Tai Chi Diagram were myriad halos of light, auspicious patterns; the Tai Chi separated into dual polarities, combining the changes of three entities and four images, transforming into the Golden Bridge connecting the inside and outside of the cosmic membrane, guiding the great tide of Chaos into this newly born world.
Boom!
The great tide of Chaos had yet to wreak havoc when Hong Jun, with Great Magical Power, immediately stabilized it, Five-Colored Radiance illuminating mountains and rivers, Nine-Colored Auspicious Aura intimidating all heavens and universe.
Hong Jun laid down an Array on the outskirts of this world, refining the Chaos Qi into the primordial Qi of Immortal Dao.
"This will be the Central Heaven of the Immortal Realm, Jun Tian!"
With the establishment of this realm, the demonic creatures moved.
Demon Ancestor Luo Hou released the first wave of demonic creatures, complying with the destined calamities, coming to deliver their demise.
Yes, to meet their demise.
Hong Jun directly wielded the Pangu Banner, Chaos Sword Qi bursting forth with the might to destroy heaven and earth, annihilating everything.
Up and down the Space-Time River, layers of demonic shadows were completely shattered;
In the Demon Heaven, those demonic creatures casually created by the Demon Ancestor marched forward one after the other, becoming the calamitous ash of the world, nurturing the Immortal Realm.
Demon Ancestor barely bothered, not even granting them Spiritual Wisdom; these demonic creatures were merely expendable, unable to be called living beings.
Thus, the Heaven Creation calamity uneventfully passed.
Heaven Creation Merit was born, split sixty-forty.
Demon Ancestor took forty percent.
Just like that. This easy going.
It shocked other immortals.
So, Heaven Creation's calamity could be passed like this?
In the future…
For a moment, the way immortals looked at the Demon Ancestor changed.
[Daoist Luo Hou, are you still taking orders?]
[Can this service be booked in advance? I want to reserve one.]
Everyone contacted Luo Hou in turn, each addressing him as "Daoist," quite warmly.
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