Chapter Twenty-Four

  When Taiyi finished speaking, the sky naturally descended countless Xuan Huang-colored gongde auras, which entered the bodies of the various demon clan bigwigs. Among them, Taiyi obtained the most, with almost 60% being his. Kunpeng obtained the second most, with about 30%, and the remaining 10% was obtained by the other demons present.

  Bo Yu also had a thread of merit that was about to rise, but he snapped his fingers and sent that thread of merit into the clothes treasure on his body. At this time, there were also other infinite merits falling from the sky within the entire Tian Ting range, turning invisible, all the high-ranking demon clan leaders who cultivated deeply could feel it, the entire demon clan's aura was merged as one, rising to cover the whole world.

  The aura of good fortune has been prolonged, and the merits have entered their bodies. The cultivation of every demon in the field has increased greatly, except for Zhou Bosu, who had his merits snatched away by the treasure robe...

  After Taiyi finished bestowing merits and virtues, he began to grandly confer titles on the various marquises of the four directions and the civil and military officials.

  Among them, Kunpeng obtained the official position of "Yao Shi", in charge of the daily affairs of the entire Yao tribe, which is equivalent to the prime minister, but with a higher prestige than the later generations of prime ministers. At the same time, Kunpeng also served as the leader of the northern Yao tribe, establishing the Palace of the Yao Shi in Beiming, and another Xuanwu Yao tribe was appointed to act as the guardian of the north.

  Kunpeng's affairs were divided into two demons, known as "Left Assistant" and "Right Support". Among them, the Left Assistant was Fuxi Daxiao, and the Right Support was Baize Daxiao. The two had high cultivation and were also intelligent and wise, with a clear understanding of all things.

  The martial arts are divided into ten major demon generals, including Ji Meng, Fei Lian and others. Zhu Yan, who fled after fighting with Bo Fu in the past, is also among them.

  There are also many other officials in various departments, mostly as leaders of various demon tribes, who take office according to their abilities and talents.

  Behind Taiyi, there was a strange creature with a somewhat androgynous appearance. It had the form of a young man but behaved more like a woman, closely following Taiyi while bowing its head and waist, holding a duster in a manner similar to that of a servant. Bo Fu was greatly surprised and used his divine eyes to take a look. With just one glance, he secretly exclaimed: "Could it be that there are already eunuchs in the Primordial Chaos?! Impossible! Yet, looking at its roots, it seems quite extraordinary, as if it's a toad who has attained the Dao..."

  Taiyi finished the division, turned his head and saw Bo Fu looking up and down at the green frog who had obtained the Taoist decree. He smiled and said: "This is Qing Gonggong. In the past, I saved him and he vowed to be my servant... really owed it to him. Now, for my palace's ceremonial affairs, holding a pen, usually helping me review memorials, sending them to me for use in issuing imperial decrees throughout the country. Really is my trusted assistant! Now Qing Gonggong also please come forward to listen to the decree!"

  The old frog's eyes were filled with tears, and he moved forward to kowtow: "Your humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your divine grace."

  Taiyi smiled and said: "Now, the Heavenly Court's Ceremonial Supervisor is in charge of reviewing and approving all internal and external government affairs. All imperial decrees regarding internal and external affairs must not be drafted by the eunuchs or the left and right assistants, but rather by the Ceremonial Supervisor who will review and approve them with the imperial seal. Within the Ceremonial Supervisor's office, there is one person in charge of holding the brush, who is Qing Gonggong. Below him is the Eastern Depot which assists him, and Qing Gonggong concurrently serves as the head eunuch of the Eastern Depot. This is hereby decreed."

  Bo Fu laughed secretly: "It's really fun now, we have the cabinet and the inner court, and now even the imperial factory..."

  Originally, that green gonggong was the first green frog to attain enlightenment between heaven and earth. Not long after transforming, he encountered a group of witches who surrounded and beat him up. Those witches saw how plump this frog was and wanted to make him into a delicious dish. Although this frog could still fight back, in the end, it couldn't withstand the beating and soon became covered in wounds all over its body, on the verge of dying. Just at that moment, Taiyi happened to pass by and casually turned those witches into flying ash. Seeing how pitiful this frog was, he gave it some spiritual medicine to take. The frog spirit was also very loyal, so despite Taiyi's repeated objections, it swore an oath to serve as Taiyi's servant for the rest of its life. Unfortunately, that frog's injuries were too severe and it suffered a... mishap, thus becoming the first gonggong in the Primordial Chaos.

  Taiyi was about to confer the title of Green Frog Duke, but then he wanted to confer it on Nüwa instead. Nüwa hastily shook her head and said she aspired to the Great Way, so this official position would be unnecessary. Taiyi had no choice but to consider Fuxi's share and conferred a title of Qin Water Bank Maiden.

  Taiyi smiled and introduced the strange creature on top of the jade platform to everyone: "Everyone, this is the famous Baofu bird from the southern wilderness." All the monsters present nodded in respect, saying "we've long admired you". Some of the more aggressive ones looked at Baofu with a eager glint in their eyes. Taiyi asked again: "I wonder what position Brother Baofu wants to take? Seeing that Brother Baofu is one of our tribe's flying creatures and a great warrior, he should be a regional lord..."

  Bo Yu smiled: "It doesn't matter if I become a friend of Taiyi, I like to fight and wage war, but I'm not good at politics. Let's just give me an idle position. I also can't stay in the heavenly court for long, let me continue to wander around the four directions... However, on the day when Master Hongjun finished teaching the Tao, I made a promise with Taiyi Dao friend that we would have a duel, but I don't know when you will be free?"

  Taiyi burst out laughing: "Well, since we've settled everything today, I too have long wanted to engage in a friendly competition with Bohou. Kunpeng is also the same, haha! Since our friend doesn't like being bound by rules, let's just hang the title of leader of the Southern Demon Clan on him, and all administrative matters will be handled by the Vermilion Bird clan." From then on, the leaders of the four demon clans had gathered: Qinglong, the leader of the Eastern Demon Clan; Bailong, the leader of the Western Demon Clan; Kunpeng (with Xuanwu acting in his place), the leader of the Northern Demon Clan; and Bohou (with Zhuque acting in his place), the leader of the Southern Demon Clan. Among them, the leaders of the Eastern and Western clans were both nominal and actual rulers, with their respective clans being the most powerful in the East and West. The leaders of the Northern and Southern clans were both managed by other demon clans, but the North still had Kunpeng holding real power, who was also a high-ranking official among demons, while Xuanwu merely acted on his behalf. Bohou, the leader of the South, held no actual power and didn't manage anything, with the Vermilion Bird clan actually being in charge, only bearing the title of acting manager.

  The division is complete, Taiyi and Bofu, Kunpeng all drive the cloud to that outside sky, Fuxi, Nüwa and four sides guardian and other capable demon tribe big shots, ten big demon marshal etc. also follow in the back go see.

  The cloud head stopped, and Kunpeng came out to fight with Bohou first. The two figures merged into one in an instant, and Kunpeng shook his body, sending countless sword wheels crashing down. It turned out that it was a technique transformed from Kunpeng's feathers, also a refined treasure, known as the Hun Tian Sword Wheel. At the same time, Kunpeng also transformed his body into a sword wheel, with both claws grasping upwards.

  Bohou also shook off his spirit, clapping his hands to grab and hold, sweeping away the sword wheels one by one. He stood upright with his palm like a knife, colliding hard with Kunpeng's giant claw. With a reverse hand, he transformed his palm into a claw, counter-attacking upwards. Kunpeng easily dodged the attack with a single movement of his body, and with a spin, he launched infinite thunderfire downwards.

  In an instant, the chaotic sky outside was like a boiling cauldron, with thunder and fire exploding one after another. The various onlookers with lower cultivation could no longer withstand Kunpeng's demonic energy and retreated thousands of miles away. Only a few dozen demons were able to stand firmly in place, watching the battle.

  Bohou grasped at the void, condensing his energy into a knife. With just one slash, he broke through the thunderclouds and lightning fire, directly slashing towards Kunpeng's true body. Kunpeng also took out his treasure sword, entangling with Bohou's knife energy in a ball of light. Gradually, the surrounding chaos was shattered by the residual waves of the two demons' battle.

  Kunpeng could not defeat Bohou, so he turned around and dove into the chaotic void, instantly transforming into an enormous monstrous fish that swallowed everything in its path. The chaotic energy within a radius of ten thousand miles was all stirred up by this one mouthful, with countless chaotic energies being swallowed into the giant fish's mouth.

  Bohou activated his demonic powers to stabilize himself in mid-air. When the mouthful reached its limit and turned into an exhalation, the countless swallowed chaotic energies transformed into yin-yang energies, like a massive grindstone that swept everything before it into nothingness. Bohou's body shone with five-colored light, forcibly dispelling the giant yin-yang grindstone.

  With another wave of his divine light, he struck down the monstrous fish with a single claw, transforming it back into Kunpeng. Very quickly, Kunpeng transformed back into human form, bitterly smiling as he conceded defeat. The surrounding demons, except for Taiyi, Fuxi, Nüwa, and several great sages of the demon tribes, had all been blown away to tens of thousands of miles outside.

  After Taiyi adjusted his breath, he took a step forward and struck out with the true fire of the sun. He immediately transformed into his original form as the Golden Crow and unleashed endless true fire to attack. Bohou also used a flash of red light to deflect the first strike and transformed into his original form to fight against the Golden Crow. In the midst of chaos, flames surged and the true fire of the sun shot out wildly. On the other side, five-colored lights revolved like wheels, gradually suppressing the three-legged Golden Crow. Taiyi exerted all his strength to spew out true fire, then jumped out and flipped his massive wings, causing a gigantic bell to appear in mid-air. With a single strike of his demonic power, the majestic sound of the bell reverberated throughout the chaotic expanse, instantly immobilizing all the turbulent energies within a radius of ten thousand miles. The energies were then shattered and transformed into the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, which further evolved and expanded to form a vast landmass connected to the primordial earth... Bohou's five-colored divine light was also immobilized, and his body was penetrated by the bell's sound, causing his demonic energy to lose its vitality. When he tried to stir up his divine light again, he found himself unable to move the massive bell. Bohou had no choice but to admit defeat. Indeed, with the Eastern Emperor Bell in hand, Taiyi became the undisputed strongest of the demon tribe.

  Taiyi won against Bofu, feeling extremely pleased with himself. Later on, he asked Bofu for a favor, as it turned out that Taiyi was preparing to marry the first female immortal of the Taiyin star - Xihe. He wanted Bofu to be the matchmaker. Bofu readily agreed, and before this, all the preparations such as sending betrothal gifts were all taken care of by Kunpeng. Now it's time to go and welcome the bride, so Bofu will lead the way.

  On this day, the Honghuang was bustling with excitement. Countless demons from the mountains of Buzhou lined up all the way to the Taiyin star, scattering rare flowers and fruits along the way. There were also countless golden jewels and jade stones paving the road, and even some pre-heavenly treasures hanging in the sky as decorations. Other treasures were countless.

  In the air, a five-colored light covered half of the sky. A giant bird flew at the front, its feathers shining with luxury and nobility. Its tail was long and flowing, with five-colored plumes trailing behind it - this was Bo Symbol.

  At the center was a red sun, which was Taiyi in his true form. His demonic energy was majestic and solemn, and the golden-red flames surrounding him showed off the grandeur of the Demon Emperor.

  Finally, at the end of the procession was another giant bird, its aura swallowing the sky and earth - this was Kunpeng.

  Below, countless strange beasts and divine birds followed, flying all the way to the Taiyin star. They were received by Xihe Niangniang, whose body was shrouded in clouds so that her true appearance could not be seen. Behind her, there were also countless female immortals seeing them off.

  The procession returned to the Heavenly Court, where a grand banquet had already been prepared. The guests took their seats one after another - Dongfang Sanqing, Xifang Jieyin and Zhunti, the Lower Realm's Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun, the Blood Sea Dao people... all those who had listened to the lectures at the Purple Cloud Palace were present.

  The host and guests enjoyed themselves, and the grand ceremony went on for thirty days. From then on, everything in the Heavenly Court was complete and perfect. Bo Symbol also bid farewell and descended the mountain.