Chapter Thirty-Five
The remaining gods set up a cloud canopy and took their injured companions to Beijuzhou. Along the way, they merged with fellow Taoists from the Heavenly Court, including the three crown princes and Xihe Niangniang. Taiyi was now on his last breath, his spirit and soul having suffered mortal wounds. The self-destructive power of several ancestral witches was not trivial; if it weren't for the protection of the Eastern Emperor's Bell, Taiyi would have been reduced to ashes by the first explosion. Now, no matter what kind of immortal medicine or elixir, even if the six "sages" intervened, it would be useless.
At this moment, Taiyi had already handed over the affairs after his death. The throne of the demon clan was originally to be determined by cultivation, but many demon gods expressed their support for Jinwu Daitai to take over. In an emergency, the crown prince took over the throne of the demon emperor on the road, and Xihe Niangniang naturally became the empress dowager. After becoming the new demon emperor, he issued the first demon edict: "From now on, all successive demon emperors will be called 'Emperor Jun'. The name Donghuang Taiyi is only for the first heavenly emperor of the demon clan." Not long after handing over the throne to the crown prince, Taiyi passed away. After the Eastern Emperor Bell was left unattended, it was about to fly away. Bo Fu's five-color divine light came out and stabilized the Eastern Emperor Bell, took it off with his hand, and handed it to Emperor Jun. At this moment, among all the demon gods present, Bo Fu had the highest cultivation, and under Taiyi's will, he had already been appointed as the leader of the demon clan in Zhinan Island.
The demons arrived at Beijuzhou, and finally had the opportunity to take stock of their losses. After taking stock, even though the demons were mentally prepared, they were still greatly shocked. Of the 365 major stars in the heavenly sky, only 108 survived, and each one was injured, with no hope of recovery for several hundred years. The 3,000 scattered stars led by Bofu were left with only a little over a hundred, and the 84,000 evil spirits were almost completely annihilated. The demon army, which had numbered in the hundreds of thousands when they went into battle, was now reduced to just a few thousand major demons...
The demons estimated that the witch tribe suffered a loss of millions, and the witch tribe also had an army of millions. When leaving, I only saw thousands, and after the twelve ancestral witches were eliminated, except for Tu, they were all annihilated. The great witch was left with only a few, and the rest were ordinary people who were lucky enough not to be affected by the disaster. The Ancestral Witch Temple also perished in the great change of heaven and earth, and from then on, the inheritance of the witch tribe can be said to have been cut off.
Although the many demons suffered from the five labors and seven injuries, they still had the power to move mountains and fill seas. They quickly built a new palace on top of a magnificent mountain in Beijuzhou. Several demon gods skilled in array methods, such as Kunpeng, Baize, Fuxi, etc., drove away the group of mountains and laid down a huge array, re-planning the dragon veins and spiritual energy underground. From then on, the demon tribe settled in Beijuzhou and began to slowly recover from their injuries.
At that time, the other two princes also decided on their own paths. The Sixth Prince took a Taoist name for himself called "Lu Ya", and the Tenth Prince took a Taoist name called "Junzi Jian". The demons didn't understand what it meant, but Bo Xiang secretly smiled to himself: "It's actually Yue Buqun..." The Tenth Prince decided to wander around the world in search of enlightenment.
Before long, several demon gods took their leave and left. Kunpeng went to the North Ming Sea to recover from his injuries, Fuxi went to the Nuwa Palace to recover from his injuries, Bofu was lightly injured and also left Beiju Island for Dongsheng Divine State to wander around, and conveniently built a cave mansion for himself.
On this day, Bo Fu flew to a large island scattered in the vast East Sea. He looked around and saw that the island was thousands of miles wide, separated from the Dongsheng Shenzhou mountain range by the sea, with a mountain range running through it, and many strange flowers and fruits scattered among the mountains. The main peak reached several thousand meters high, towering over the entire island. The mountain range divided the island into two parts, each with a large river flowing left and right, pouring into the sea, with many lakes, forests, and swamps scattered about. The climate of the entire island was warm and temperate, with four distinct seasons. Bo Fu looked at it with great satisfaction, then used his divine powers to raise a mountain range between Dongsheng Shenzhou and the large island, turning the island into a peninsula. He connected the spiritual energy and dragon veins of the two places, drove away the mountains on the island, gathered them into a lotus flower shape, forming a natural array for gathering spirits. In the center of the array, he built a palace, but then looked at it again and was not satisfied... so he demolished it and used his powers to build a large European-style Rococo villa. Then, at the connection between the peninsula and the mainland, he raised a massive mountain range, leaving an opening with a stone tablet inscribed "Bo Fu Island", and wrote a small divine text "Intruders will die". Finally, he left the island to wander off, leaving behind only the four pine tree demons who had once fled to him to guard the place.
He drifted to Jin'ao Island in the East China Sea, where Beifu's injuries had long since healed. His physique was more similar to that of the Wu tribe, strong and powerful, and his recovery speed was naturally faster than that of other demon tribes. He listened to Tongtian Jiao's teachings on Jin'ao Island, which emphasized the importance of equality and did not prohibit anyone from listening to the teachings. As Beifu's cultivation was extremely high and he had a noble status, he blended in seamlessly and enjoyed the experience immensely. In his daily life, Sanxiao Niangniang, Zhao Gongming, Duobao, and others often invited him to banquets and discussions, with Sanxiao being particularly fond of exchanging ideas with him. Beifu would always drag Zhao Gongming along with him whenever he went. On several occasions, Duobao and others invited him to join the Jie Teachings, even offering to promote him as the vice-leader of the sect based on his exceptional abilities. However, Beifu politely declined each time, smiling wryly to himself. "Actually, Tongtian's teachings are just a part of Hongjun's teachings, which I've already experienced before. Moreover, since the Great War between the Wu and Demon tribes, my cultivation has advanced even further. Now, I should be invincible under the 'Sage'. In the future, if you encounter any difficulties, I'll consider you friends and come to your rescue."
Then he went to Kunlun Mountain to listen to the Tao, his birth and footwork were also considered to be a pre-heavenly great demon, which was naturally different from ordinary demons. Moreover, his notorious reputation spread far and wide in Kunlun, and no one dared to give him a look of disdain. He was allowed to listen at will, but Baifu left soon after. Baifu was not interested in the teachings of Xifang and Shouyang Mountain's old slippery head, nor did he want to go and listen. Especially if he went to Xifang, that Zhunti would probably say something like: "I observe that you and I have a predestined relationship with the Western Heaven..." and other nonsense, which would make him want to fight, so it was better not to go and avoid trouble.
On this day, he returned to Beijuzhou, and the Nuwa Empress was also a guest in the Demon Clan Imperial Palace. Coincidentally, Duobao brought several Quanzhen disciples as guests. Bofu greeted them, and at this time, the Tenth Prince Junzi Sword arrived with a strange bird behind him.
Gentleman Sword stepped forward and greeted the elder brother and others, then introduced the strange bird behind him. The bird had a phoenix head, a crane neck, and its body was covered in brocade patterns. It also had long, beautiful tail feathers with five-colored lights floating on them. Its cultivation was extremely high. Gentleman Sword spoke: "This is my friend, who has just achieved enlightenment but hasn't transformed yet..." However, the crowd didn't look at him, instead they stared intensely at Bo Fu, especially Nüwa and San Xiao. Everyone in the hall had seen Bo Fu's true form before, and now this strange bird looked extremely similar to Bo Fu's true form. The crowd couldn't help but gossip. Bo Fu saw that everyone was looking at him strangely and felt embarrassed: "This has nothing to do with me! This is a peacock who came, the son of the phoenix, right? Tell them, Kong Xuan."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Bo Fu hurriedly covered his mouth, but it was too late. He wished he could turn back time and swallow his words. At this moment, Nüwa said coldly: "Bo Fu, my friend, it seems you are quite familiar with this young man, even calling out his name... Could he be your son? This is a great joy, don't try to hide it."
Kong Xuan also widened his eyes and stared at Bo Fu: "I really don't know who my father is, only that the Southern Heavenly Phoenix is my mother."
Bo Yu was stunned, and his repeated explanations were unable to explain why he had known about Kong Xuan's foot from the beginning. Moreover, Kong Xuan's demonic body looked similar to his own, and the five-colored divine light was like ironclad evidence. Bo Yu cried out in grievance, shouting that the heavens were unjust, but no one believed him. Not only that, many of the demons in the palace came forward to offer their congratulations. They congratulated the now strongest demon god for finally having a wife and children... Only Nüwa and Yun Xiao had ugly expressions on their faces, while Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao were playing happily with Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan even had a somewhat flattering expression, which left Bo Yu speechless, and he could only regretfully think back to this encounter.
