167: Chapter 161: Widely Circulated, Laozi Attempts 167: Chapter 161: Widely Circulated, Laozi Attempts The Six-Eared Macaque merely rested for a few breaths before immediately raising its head and saying, “Thank you…
His gaze searched, but Di Jun’s figure had already disappeared.
The Six-Eared Macaque instantly collapsed on the ground, then feeling uncomfortable, turned over and lay down.
He carefully sensed his current state.
His cultivation was no longer that of a Daluo Golden Immortal; he was just at the stage of having stepped into the realm of Golden Immortal.
However, other traces of paths within him had vanished without a trace, and his foundation was pure and flawless.
He felt unprecedentedly relaxed and in good spirits.
The pain he had just endured was all worth it.
Thinking back to that excruciating pain of the flesh and Primordial Spirit, a flicker of fear couldn’t help passing through the Six-Eared Macaque’s eyes.
If he had known it would be so painful, he might not have chosen the second method.
But now that it was all over, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud as he envisioned his future life joining the Demon Clan.
His voice grew louder and louder, expressing his own joy.
Di Jun continued to wait for some time, and the other nine stones were triggered gradually as well.
Three of them fell at the first question, whether they truly wished to join the Demon Clan.
The being that posed this question wasn’t necessarily Di Jun; it could also be other high-ranking members of the Demon Clan.
But with the guidance of Di Jun’s spiritual power, it was unlikely that any being could betray their true thoughts.
The remaining six beings entered the second phase, the true trial.
In the end, judged by the Demon Name List, only three passed.
Di Jun reviewed the trials of these six beings, including the Spiritual Illusion Realm, one by one.
Among those who failed, some bullied others on the pretense of the Demon Clan’s power, arrogant and unchecked, while others were simply not loyal enough.
In the Spiritual Illusion Realm set up by Di Jun, the early stages of the Demon Clan were usually very peaceful, nurturing the testers, and only changed drastically later.
Those who accepted the cultivation of the Demon Clan yet could not share its hardships were beings that the Demon Clan could not accommodate.
Whether they passed the trial or not, the light from the three hundred and sixty-five Main Stars disappeared mysteriously after the trials ended.
Apart from the Six-Eared Macaque, however, the other three beings who passed did not receive a reward from Di Jun.
Di Jun revised the procedures again based on the issues raised from this trial.
He entrusted Fu Xi with the rites corresponding to the Demon Name List, ordering him to have the beings of the Demon Clan spread the ritual throughout the Primordial Continent.
As for Di Jun, he had other matters to attend to.
The expansion of the Demon Clan was already taken care of.
However, the issue of the inheritance raised by Demon Master Kunpeng had not been resolved.
As for the Inheritance Secret Method, Demon Master Kunpeng had already begun to teach the Demon Clan beings cultivation methods.
Concerning the crafting of inheritance items, Di Jun needed to handle that personally.
Thus, after refining the Demon Name List, Di Jun took many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the Demon Clan’s treasury and began crafting the items of inheritance.
Di Jun did not have any aversion to crafting these items; on the contrary, he was filled with anticipation.
Artifact Refining was also a way of self-examination and a representation of one’s own path.
In less than a hundred years, the ritualistic secret technique for joining the Demon Clan was spread throughout the entire Primordial Continent.
Of course, part of the reason was the might of the Demon Clan.
After all, as the Primordial Heaven and Earth’s foremost power, countless beings aspired to join but could not gain entry.
The appearance of the secret ritual ceremony opened a door for many Primordial Beings of the Demon Clan.
Thus, within the Primordial, countless lives were gathering the starlight of three hundred and sixty-five Main Stars, arranging a simplified All Heavens Star Formation, accepting the trial of the Demon Clan.
However, among these, the ones that could join the Demon Clan were even less than one percent.
But this was enough, to a certain extent, greatly alleviating the shortage of manpower within the Demon Clan.
Although the proportion was small, the number of beings willing to join the Demon Clan was simply too vast.
The secret ritual ceremony disseminated by the Demon Clan caused a towering surge in the Primordial Continent.
However, this giant wave had little change for the Witch Clan.
The mere one percent of beings willing to join the Demon Clan had a minimal impact on the Witch Clan’s food supply, even less than the threat of the Immortal Court.
After all, the Immortal Court absorbed Primordial Beings without any distinction.
This wave had a significant impact on the Immortal Court, even making the East King very nervous.
He himself also understood the vast difference between the Immortal Court and the Demon Clan.
Only after learning about the number of beings the Demon Clan had accepted did the East King truly breathe a sigh of relief.
However, he also arranged for someone to keep an eye on the Demon Clan’s movements at all times.
He couldn’t help being nervous; after all, if the Demon Clan were to be involved in the Primordial Continent’s strife, the East King wasn’t confident of achieving victory.
Moreover, the entire Immortal Court also made moves, continuously embracing Primordial Beings.
Meanwhile, widely propagating that the Immortal Court was the lineage of the Saint, hoping numerous beings would join under the Saint.
All these actions had quite the posture of competing with the Demon Clan for beings.
Taiching Laozi looked at the three hundred and sixty-five stars of starlight surrounding him, his expression indifferent.
As a proud descendant of Pangu, he naturally did not wish to join the Demon Clan, but he was very curious about the methods of the Demon Clan.
Previously, he had controlled several beings to undergo this ritual secret technique, but they all failed.
He had not been able to peer into the intricacies of this secret technique.
As for that simplified version of the Celestial Heaven Star Formation, he had researched it countless times.
There were no hidden elements; it was too simple.
He even doubted that this was the Celestial Heaven Star Formation.
With his mind moving, the three hundred and sixty-five stars of light circulated according to the simplified version of the Celestial Heaven Star Formation, and a ray of light appeared in the Array.
Taiching Laozi offered no resistance, following the power of the Spiritual Power, he entered into the Spiritual Illusion Realm.
Laozi looked at the changing scenes, not surprised in his heart.
He had also encountered Outer Heaven Demons and had a certain understanding of this kind of power.
Looking at the figure before him, he could not help but think to himself: Kun Peng?
No, this is not Kun Peng.
Because he could not see through his true nature, this was not Kun Peng.
Laozi said nothing, and then heard Daoist Kunpeng speak: “Would you wish to join the Demon Clan?”
Taiching Laozi understood the answer immediately after hearing this sentence.
Just as he was about to speak, he couldn’t help but ponder.
As a descendant of Pangu, should he really betray his own heart for a mere Demon Clan examination?
After a long while, Taiching Laozi suddenly awoke, thinking to himself: What a formidable Spiritual Power, to actually be able to influence himself.
However, he then sighed and said: “Alas, I do not wish it!”
He could realize that he was influenced by Spiritual Power, but he could no longer defy his own heart in good conscience.
The instant he uttered these words, the Spiritual Illusion Realm before his eyes shattered bit by bit and vanished.