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Chapter 24 - The Lion's mouth

"Oh?!"

Di Jun's heart burned with excitement.

What does the Demon Race lack right now?

They lack a complete base of operations!!!

After all, their numbers are too vast, and settling in the Primordial World would cause many troubles.

As for the Sun Star, while it is large, it is too far from the Primordial World.

Furthermore, weaker members of the Demon Race cannot ascend to it, otherwise they would be burned to ashes; neither option is ideal.

"I wonder what price my Demon Race must pay for this."

Di Jun wished he could pry Xu Feng's mouth open right now.

But he knew there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and the Demon Race would surely have to pay a considerable price to get accurate information.

"For ten Yuanhui, the spiritual medicines, spiritual roots, and materials for refining magic treasures obtained by the Demon Race will be divided in half with the Dragon Race."

"That's too much!!"

Di Jun immediately stood up. No one could measure how vast the Primordial World was, but it was truly immense.

However, members of the Demon Race were everywhere in the Primordial World. As long as the Demon Race was united, and he and his brother led them, they could obtain countless such items every year.

To suddenly give half to the Dragon Race was an astonishing amount.

Moreover, it wasn't a one-time deal, but everything obtained within ten Yuanhui had to be shared.

After ten Yuanhui, the Witch-Demon Tribulation would have reached its final stage, and taking anything then would be meaningless.

And Di Jun would certainly not accept anything beyond ten Yuanhui, so ten Yuanhui was already the absolute maximum.

One Yuanhui is 1.3 billion years; ten Yuanhui is over 13 billion years – just thinking about it was thrilling.

Within these over 13 billion years, half of all spiritual roots, spiritual medicines, and materials obtained by the Demon Race would have to be given to the Dragon Race.

The Dragon Race was too poor, truly impoverished, having long lost the grandeur of the ancient era.

Whether in resources, population, or strength, this was why Xu Feng, as the Dragon Emperor, needed to make all sorts of plans and calculations.

"When Fellow Daoist goes to that place, he will realize that ten Yuanhui is not much. This Emperor did not demand everything, only half the amount. I trust Fellow Daoist will not try to take advantage of this Emperor."

Xu Feng smiled, but in Di Jun's eyes, that smile made him want to slap him twice.

You're a demon, you know that?

This was no longer just an exorbitant demand; it was like carving a layer of flesh from the Demon Race.

And am I, Di Jun, a person who breaks his word?

Di Jun's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "If it is truly as Fellow Daoist says, then this poor Daoist agrees."

"Above Mount Buzhou, past the 33 Heavens, there is a realm called the Heavenly Court. It can accommodate billions of members of the Demon Race. The Heavenly Court is rich in spiritual energy and possesses the power of the Stars of the Universe. Members of the Demon Race stationed there will achieve twice the results with half the effort in their cultivation."

"Fellow Daoist, take your leave. This Emperor will not see you out. I hope Fellow Daoist will honor his word, otherwise this Emperor will have no choice but to keep causing trouble for you all."

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured! Di Jun's word is his bond!!!"

Di Jun quickly left the Dragon Palace and headed to Mount Buzhou, preparing to see if the Heavenly Court truly existed.

Alas~~ Is it easy for me, Xu Feng, to scheme against others for a bit of resources?

Fortunately, the yellow zhong li is in my hands. How will you refine the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, Old Man?

The yellow zhong li is very important to Old Man.

I believe that when Old Man emerges from seclusion and discovers that the Queen Mother of the West is gone and the yellow zhong li is also gone, his expression will surely be very interesting.

"Queen Mother of the West."

"Come here and give this Emperor a shoulder rub."

The Queen Mother of the West quickly entered maid mode. She knew she had no choice.

Instead of overthinking, it was better to follow Xu Feng diligently. When Xu Feng attained the Dao, she would also benefit.

Half the harvest!!

Di Jun felt a pang in his heart, a toothache.

He followed Mount Buzhou, passed through the 33 Heavens, and truly entered the Heavenly Court.

The excited Di Jun immediately returned to the Sun Star, preparing to bring people into the Heavenly Court. This Heavenly Court was simply born for their Demon Race. But the thought of having to share half of all gains within ten Yuanhui with the Dragon Race made Di Jun feel terrible.

An ordinary person might try to embezzle, but could he, Di Jun, do such a thing?

If word got out, it would be a laughingstock.

Moreover, they were not ordinary people; a simple deduction would reveal whether he had given enough or had any ulterior motives.

If he truly embezzled, and it was publicized, he, Di Jun, and the entire Demon Race would be disgraced.

They were all people who cared about their reputation. Di Jun could not afford to lose face, otherwise, how could he command the myriad Demon Races?

How could he be the Demon Emperor?

Even though the price was steep, compared to the entire Heavenly Court, Di Jun felt that these things were worth giving.

Why did this Xu Feng discover the Heavenly Court but not lead the Dragon Race to occupy it?

Soon, a new question arose.

It wasn't that Di Jun was overly suspicious; this was truly suspicious. Logically, such an important place as the Heavenly Court, everyone would want to claim it for themselves, and the Dragon Race was no exception.

So why didn't Xu Feng lead the Dragon Race into the Heavenly Court?

To turn this into the Dragon Race's main base, could it be inferior to that ancient Dragon Palace of questionable value?

Flying a circle around the Heavenly Court, Di Jun grew more and more satisfied, but the doubts in his heart became heavier.

Something wasn't right, very wrong.

Di Jun was also skilled in the art of deduction, so he immediately performed a deduction within the Heavenly Court.

To his surprise, he discovered that this Heavenly Court was a place of great fortune.

If the Demon Race could occupy it, it would bring immense benefits to him and Tai Yi, and to the entire Demon Race.

Yet, this treasure land was given up by Xu Feng, at the cost of the Demon Race having to provide countless spiritual roots, spiritual medicines, and some materials for refining magic treasures.

Before, Di Jun felt he was at a great loss, but now, after calculating, where was the loss? It was clearly a huge gain.

What Di Jun didn't know was that even if Xu Feng hadn't pointed him to the Heavenly Court, it would eventually be discovered by the Demon Race and they would settle there.

Xu Feng's actions were entirely opportunistic robbery, plundering the resources of the entire Demon Race.

If Di Jun knew this, he would surely spit out three liters of blood.

He was utterly perplexed.

He truly couldn't figure it out. After much agonizing thought, Di Jun simply cast the problem aside.

The most important thing now was to lead the various members of the Demon Race into the Heavenly Court, then claim emperorship and kingship, and seize the fortune of the Heavenly Court and the Demon Race.

Other matters could be put aside for now.

In other words, even if a considerable price was paid, so what?

As long as his own gains were proportional, then it was fine, no matter what schemes Xu Feng had.

With the Demon Race occupying the Heavenly Court, could the Dragon Race really snatch it back?

It didn't seem plausible no matter how he thought about it.

Thus, Di Jun put aside his many conjectures, quickly left the Heavenly Court, returned to the Sun Star, summoned the various great demons of the Demon Race, and revealed the matter of the Heavenly Court.

Immediately, everyone was shocked.

On one hand, it was because the Demon Race had found such a treasure land, and on the other hand, they were stunned by Xu Feng's exorbitant demand.

Ten Yuanhui of time, you, Xu Feng, and the Dragon Race actually dared to ask for that much!!

Aren't you afraid of gorging yourselves to death!!!

"Hahaha, so, my Demon Race also has a place to stand?"

The Heavenly Court was definitely a good place, certainly more convenient than the Sun Star.

Unlike now, where they were on the Sun Star, those lesser demons could only remain in the Primordial World, making constant back-and-forth travel quite troublesome.

"Everyone, come with me to the Heavenly Court for a visit."

Di Jun laughed heartily. Tai Yi and the great demons did not object despite the huge price.

Di Jun was in a good mood. He was afraid that someone would come out and mess things up, especially the single-minded Tai Yi, who had a major grudge with Xu Feng.

At once, a mighty procession of the Demon Race left the Sun Star, entered the Primordial World, and headed directly for the Heavenly Court.

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