NOVPUBThe Wanshou Mountain range merged into the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court mountain range, bringing with it the mighty force of the dragon veins which expanded the entire area of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court several times over, marking a thorough expansion.
Apart from the central core area where the Nine Dragons Gathering Stars Formation and the Water Curtain Cave Heaven were located, which remained a single entity, all the other areas turned into floating immortal islands.
From the First Layer of Heaven to the Eighth Layer of Heaven, they were all comprised of floating immortal islands; some of these islands were from the Dragon Nest and the Golden Winged Great Roc Clan’s territories, some were split off from the Wanshou Mountain range, and others were formed when the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court was established by absorbing and condensing the immortal spiritual qi.
In short, the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court of today had already assumed a certain scale and was rapidly developing.
Another month passed, and the seventy-seven days which Demon Ancestor Luo Hu declared as the day of the Myriad Races’ return finally arrived.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Abruptly, thunderous roars appeared in the sky without any warning, followed by the continuous emergence of large and small massive black holes, as if the entire blue sky had sprung leaks.
Gigantic spheres emerged from the black holes; upon closer inspection, one could see that these spheres contained scaled-down versions of lands and mountain ranges, along with faint silhouettes of people.
Demon Ancestor Luo Hu was right; the Myriad Races had returned, re-entering the Three Realms in this stunning manner after seventy-seven days.
The era of great contention had officially begun!
One after another, Races emerged from the black holes. Powerful races brought their own territories, encased in spheres, which expanded immediately upon exiting the black holes and descended toward the Lower Realm, flying toward various Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands. The weaker ones simply flew out in groups of their kind and, after sensing for a while, also headed for the various Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands.
"Strange, why would those Races with their own lands still fight over Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands?"
Yuan Hong watched the scenes unfolding in the water mirror with a surprised expression, noting that the returning Races, regardless of whether they had their own territories or not, were all rushing toward the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands they fancied and engaged in conflicts with the original owners.
"Greed is boundless, Yuan Hong, haven’t you understood that yet?"
The Puti Patriarch sighed, "Even if they have their own space territories, they still want to conquer the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands to link them with their own territories, allowing them to better absorb the earth’s energies from the Three Realms."
"So that’s how it is!"
Yuan Hong nodded in realization, and the others also showed enlightened expressions.
"Alright, there’s no need to gather here. Those who need to cultivate should go cultivate, and those who need to train soldiers should go train. The return of the Myriad Races won’t affect our Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court for now, and even if it does, instructions will be given when the time comes."
Leng Xuan waved his hand, directing his gaze towards Jiang Liu’er and Yuan Hong, "You few go into the Heaven-Piercing Tower to cultivate now, and fully refine the Merit and Destiny you’ve acquired to enhance your strength!"
"Yes, Grand Steward!"
Jiang Liu’er and his disciples exchanged glances and nodded. Journey to the West to Seek Scriptures was successful, and the Heavenly Dao bequeathed endless Merit and Destiny. Sun Wukong, honoring his promise, left one-tenth of the Merit and Destiny to each of them, which they all stored within themselves.
This Merit and Destiny was greatly beneficial to the cultivation of Jiang Liu’er and Yuan Hong, but they needed guidance to transform it into their own cultivation, and without cultivating, their cultivation would not improve by itself.
"Leng Xuan, where has brother Monkey gone? I haven’t seen him for several days. With the return of the Myriad Races, as the Demon Emperor, he should show himself and stabilize people’s hearts, shouldn’t he?"
Luo Bai asked Leng Xuan.
"He should be in the Guanghan Palace in the Eighth Layer of Heaven; Hou Yi had a tough fight with that old thief Primordial Heavenly before, and his foundation was somewhat shaky. Our leader said he’s going to help stabilize him."
Leng Xuan replied, "There’s no need to worry about stabilizing the hearts of the people. Even if the boss isn’t around, we have it covered. Hasn’t it been this way all these years? Just wait and see how things develop!"
"That’s true, the boss is like a hands-off shopkeeper, and all that matters is his presence when it’s crucial! Well then, I should get going too. Jingjing’s cultivation has reached a critical point and is about to break through; I need to keep an eye on her."
Luo Bai shrugged his shoulders, waved to Leng Xuan and the others, turned, and left the great hall of Water Curtain Cave Heaven, flying towards his own Immortal Palace.
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In the Demon Clan’s Heaven Realm, within the Eighth Layer of Heaven, inside Guanghan Palace. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Sun Wukong retracted his hand from Hou Yi’s back and took a deep breath, "All is well now—the situation has stabilized. Just continue to cultivate and recuperate for a while, and there won’t be any major issues!"
"Great Saint, thank you!"
Hou Yi opened his eyes, stood up, and turned to give Sun Wukong a deep expression of gratitude.
"We’re all family here, what’s with all the formalities?"
Sun Wukong waved his hand and laughed, "Had you not held back the Primordial Heavenly, the establishment of the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court would not have been so smooth. In fact, I, Old Sun, haven’t had the chance to thank you yet!"
"It was only right!"
Hou Yi stubbornly shook his head, "Without the Great Saint’s assistance, I wouldn’t have had the chance to restore my soul and reconstruct my physical body. It’s only proper for me to do what I can for our Heavenly Court!"
"Alright, you two, let’s not keep thanking each other back and forth, it’s too impersonal!"
Fairy Chang’er laughed from the side, "Wukong is right; we’re all family here, and of course, we’ll pull together through good times and bad. I’ve prepared some wine and food. Let’s have a drink together!"
"That sounds wonderful!"
Sun Wukong smiled, "Old Sun here is getting a bit peckish and is looking forward to sampling the Fairy’s culinary skills!"
The four took their seats at the table; aside from Sun Wukong, Hou Yi, and Fairy Chang’er, there was also Wu Gang. After Fairy Chang’er left the Lunar Palace of the Human Heavenly Court, Wu Gang also departed from the Lunar Palace and came to Flower-Fruit Mountain, taking care of Fairy Chang’er all this time.
As Wu Gang watched the profound love in the eyes of Fairy Chang’er and Hou Yi when they looked at each other, his heart was filled with joy and an undeniable hint of envy, which was caught by Sun Wukong. He made a mental note; there were indeed too many golden bachelors in Flower-Fruit Mountain. Now that the Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court had been established, it was time to address this matter.
The Demon Clan’s Heavenly Court was different from the Human Heavenly Court; it had far fewer strictures and no prohibitions against immortals loving mortals or immortals falling in love freely. Living alone without a partner for too long could lead to problems even when there were none.
As the Lord of the Heavenly Court, there were many things Sun Wukong didn’t want to meddle in, but this matter was one he could certainly worry about.
Right, the King of the Women’s Kingdom was still waiting for Jiang Liu’er. Once Jiang Liu’er had refined his own merit and destiny, he should make time to visit the Women’s Kingdom and settle their affair.
"Wukong, the Demon Clan had been in decline for many years, but under your leadership, it has risen once again. I toast to you!"
Fairy Chang’er raised her glass towards Sun Wukong, who accepted the toast without refusal. He was about to say something after draining the cup when his expression suddenly changed, and his gaze pierced through the walls of Guanghan Palace, focusing beyond the Heaven Realm.
"The return of the Myriad Races has finally begun!"
