Primordial: I, Dijun, Only Want to Build the Great Desolation
Chapter 103 - 103 98 Exploring Destiny

103: Chapter 98: Exploring Destiny 103: Chapter 98: Exploring Destiny Di Jiang looked at the East King standing behind the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Treasure Tower and said, “To have gained the recognition of a Saint, you, East King, truly have a fortuitous destiny.”

“But, my Witch Clan will never recognize your Immortal Court.”

“East King, remember this—do not provoke my Witch Clan again.”

If it were not for the rumors spreading in Primordial before the establishment of the Immortal Court, saying that the East King intended to crusade against the Witch Clan after establishing the Immortal Court, the Twelve Ancestor Witches might not necessarily have come to find trouble with the East King.

With that time, wouldn’t it be better to train their fleshly bodies and capture some food?

The East King, relying on the support of several powerful beings, wanted to counterattack Di Jiang.

However, just as he was about to speak, he saw the indifferent and emotionless eyes of Tai Ching Laozi and swallowed back his words.

Di Jiang glanced at The Three Pure Ones, then said to the people of the Witch Clan, “Let’s go!”

The Twelve Ancestor Witches were the first to leave, followed by the other members of the Witch Clan.

As the members of the Witch Clan departed, the East King said to the powerful beings who had stood out to support him, “I thank you all for your help.

The Immortal Court will surely reward you generously in the days to come.”

Tai Ching Laozi put away the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Treasure Tower and said to the East King, “Fellow Daoist East King, remember the words you have spoken today.”

After saying this, he left Penglai Immortal Island with Yuan Shi and Tong Tian.

Subsequently, other powerful beings also said their farewells to the East King.

At that moment, the East King looked at Di Jun, who was hovering over the East Sea, opened his mouth but found himself speechless.

He wanted to ask Di Jun why he had not stepped forward to help, but thinking of his own actions and attitude towards Di Jun, he ultimately did not voice the question.

Di Jun, of course, had no idea what the East King was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn’t care.

During the initial conflict between Dao and Demon, the East King had distanced himself from him because their paths diverged.

If the East King could not offer a reward compelling enough to interest Di Jun, he would not offer assistance without recompense.

In fact, the other powerful beings were the same; it just seemed that they were prompted by Tai Ching Laozi.

Now that the grand spectacle had ended, Di Jun naturally did not continue to stay and returned to the Sun Star with Taiyi.

His visit to witness the ceremony was not in vain.

The East King still upheld the mandate of the Immortal Court in accordance with Heaven, which, compared to legends of his past life, now seemed even more formidable, and had also encountered unexpected events.

Had Tai Ching Laozi not stepped forward first and then defused the situation with his words, the Immortal Court might well have been established and then destroyed all in the same day.

Di Jun felt that all these events could considerably aid his understanding of the Law of Destiny.

He also discovered a way to comprehend the Law of Destiny—by observing each destinarian as they took on their fate or, in other words, their mission.

Other beings might not be able to distinguish a destinarian, but Di Jun with his memories of past lives, coupled with his insights into the Law of Destiny, could discern them relatively easily.

Apart from that, Taiyi gained as well.

During this visit, aided by the proactive cooperation of the Chaos Bell, Taiyi made significant progress in refining the Chaos Bell.

In addition, with the self-sealing of the Chaos Bell, it became the Donghuang Bell.

From then on, the Donghuang Bell would not resist Taiyi’s refining, and even assist him, greatly decreasing the difficulty of the process.

After everyone left, the East King felt the desolation of Penglai Immortal Island and the surviving beings of the Immortal Court.

His heart was filled with mixed emotions.

He had thought establishing the Immortal Court would mark the beginning of his and the Immortal Court’s dominance in Primordial.

Unexpectedly, at the very start, the Witch Clan dealt him a heavy blow.

He hadn’t anticipated it, and likely, neither had the other powerful beings imagine that those brutes also understood arrays.

It seemed that he had underestimated the Witch Clan before.

However, the Immortal Court was still standing, and there was still a chance.

His Ten Thousand Immortals Formation could counter the Witch Clan’s Twelve Divine Slaughter Formation.

As long as the Immortal Court had enough beings, they would have enough strength to defeat the Witch Clan.

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Even though the Witch Clan summoned Pangu’s Illusion, it was merely an illusion after all.

Thinking of these matters, East King couldn’t help but feel his passion surge anew.

From a minor Golden Immortal in the disputes between Dao and Demons, to now establishing the Immortal Court, after countless tribulations, would he still fear difficulty?

As for all the experiences of East King, Di Jun, who had returned to the Sun Star, naturally wouldn’t dwell on them too much.

At this moment, Di Jun was comprehending the Law of Destiny, based on everything that had transpired with East King.

Even, in order to better understand the Law of Destiny, Di Jun even used his experiences with East King as resources for his contemplation.

He was tracing back East King’s destiny lines based on these memories.

He didn’t touch these lines of destiny, merely observing, evolving them in his mind up until East King was to assume his heavenly mandate.

After all, East King was a Daluo Golden Immortal, who had drawn in his essence from the myriads of worlds, achieving oneness.

Given a touch, East King would certainly sense it.

Before assuming the heavenly mandate, whether East King’s destiny lines were unclear, Di Jun didn’t know, for at that time Di Jun hadn’t yet adeptly utilized the Law of Destiny.

However, after East King assumed the heavenly mandate, the destiny lines forked endlessly, becoming extremely indistinct.

After pondering for a moment, Di Jun too harbored doubts.

Destiny?

Heavenly mandate?

Thus, Di Jun reflected upon himself, investigating his own lines of destiny.

Looking back at himself, tracing forward, his fate was fixed, very certain and unique.

From the present, Di Jun continued to search backward, and destiny branched into innumerable paths, unclear and indistinct.

Frame by frame, images appeared before Di Jun’s eyes.

Cultivating on the Sun Star, battling East King, fighting the Witch Clan, drinking and conversing merrily with East King, visiting the Witch Clan…

Numerous scenes were parallelly evolving, symbolizing the various choices of Di Jun’s destiny.

Di Jun compared these blurry scenes with his own state of mind.

He watched these scenes as he continued to trace back, and eventually, he discovered again the point where various lines of destiny converged.

Establishing the Demon Clan, becoming the true Demon Emperor.

These scenes too had countless images, but they all involved establishing the Demon Clan, becoming the Demon Emperor.

No matter which destiny, when it reached this point, it would be so.

Is this the heavenly mandate?

Di Jun opened his eyes, his gaze profound and timeless.

Likewise, he knew, within these lines of destiny, there was no distinction of time, only the flow of destiny.

That means, even if he could indefinitely postpone establishing the Demon Clan, he would ultimately still assume the heavenly mandate.

Whether willingly or compelled to will, he would become the Demon Emperor.

Great trends?

Heavenly mandate?

Destiny?

Di Jun seemed to have gained some insight, yet it appeared that the insight was not profoundly deep.

Obscure and hazy, not knowing right from wrong.

Just as Di Jun was immersed in the contemplation and reflection on destiny, he suddenly felt a series of calls.

Hmm?

Di Jun instantly became alert.

This calling?

This was the call he had heard back when breaking through to Daluo Golden Immortal, when he almost lost his sanity and his Dao was about to merge into a part of the Heavenly Dao.

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