127: The Queen Mother of Zhangxi entered the Heavenly Court, and the King Father of the East was deceived.

In the Inner Chaos, Daoist Jidu looked at the Queen Mother of the West with a faint, burgeoning smile on his face.

If it's a soft persimmon, then squeeze it hard; if it's a hard one, simply destroy it.

It was inconvenient for him to act personally, but as long as he paid a price, there were plenty of Innate Sacred Beings within the Demonic Path willing to do the job.

The reason those Heavenly Demon Lords on the verge of transcendence were unwilling to act was nothing more than the price not being high enough.

If you have a way to pay a sufficient price to let them quickly settle their Karma with the world, why would they mind taking action?

Furthermore, do not forget Daoist Yang Mei, the Reincarnation of That One Chaos Demon God.

As long as a way is found for That One to obtain more Karma, slaying an Innate Sacred Being would be nothing more than a trivial, incidental task.

He wanted to see what choice this one before him would make.

After all, there was still a gap between the Immortal Path and the Demonic Path. The Demonic Path knew no taboos; as long as you could pay the price, the experts of the Demonic Path did not fear bearing a foul reputation.

In any case, their goal was to achieve the Hunyuan Realm and transcend the Primordial World.

The Karma owed was to this world, not to those living beings.

The Immortal Path was different. Currently, the peak of the Immortal Path was the Saint. Such an existence needed to gather the world's Luck and power of merit. If their reputation was too foul, it would be difficult to accumulate Luck and Karma.

Therefore, even Hongjun had to care about his reputation now. Because of that past incident, his reputation in the Demonic Path was ruined, but by spreading the Immortal Path, he provided the living beings of the world with another method of cultivation.

He also gained quite a bit of fame from this, gathering a portion of Luck and consolidating his position as a Saint.

Of course, the reason That One could achieve this step was also largely related to Rahu; at that time, Rahu was rejected by the world, making it truly inconvenient for him to act.

Additionally, most of the Demonic Path experts had been sent to the Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon World.

Those ordinary Demonic Path existences would similarly face a massive problem.

In the world, those below the Golden Immortal immortal Realm were restricted by lifespans. Among the remaining Demonic Path followers, many were at this level. Without the support of the Demonic Path, a large number of them would perish if they could not advance to a stronger Realm.

Those existences comparable to the Golden Immortal immortal Realm, although possessing infinite lifespans and condensing immortal intent, found the world itself to be the greatest calamity for their Realm.

Without the guidance of the Demonic Path, how much Karma could these existences obtain? You make no contribution to the world, yet you devour the world's Spiritual Qi to survive.

In this way, the accumulated power of merit would be depleted. What would the world do then? Naturally, it would create an 'accident' to make them perish.

This is why Hongjun did not take those ordinary Innate Living Beings seriously.

Those who do not become a Daluo remain as ants. Even if he did not act, as long as those existences did not achieve the Daluo status, they would eventually perish.

"Now it's different. I am back, and I have news of that Xuanhuang World. Hehe, if Hongjun dares to act recklessly, it would truly be a cause for great joy!"

Daoist Jidu thought to himself. The Demonic Path dared to be unscrupulous, but the Immortal Path did not. Even if the Queen Mother of the West joined the Heavenly Court, although Hongjun would make things difficult for her, she could not possibly be killed.

Watching the hesitant look on the Queen Mother of the West's face, a burst of Hunyuan power erupted. In several places within the Inner Chaos where the remains of chaos demon gods lay, mysterious changes occurred.

The River of Time underwent a mysterious transformation at this moment.

Simultaneously, within the Queen Mother of the West's Sea of Consciousness, a vision of the future appeared upon the kunlun mirror.

After she refused, over a dozen Innate Beast Kings who had reached the limit of Daluo suddenly emerged in the Inner Chaos. Terrifying power erupted, and with her strength, she could not escape the fate of being devoured.

Sensing this scene, she couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. She even felt some regret—why did she have to become the Head of Female Immortals and take the kunlun mirror?

If she knew nothing, perhaps the one before her would not have acted. Knowing too much was truly not a good thing.

Thinking of this, she remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking:

"Since Sister invites me, how could I not comply? I wonder what Sister intends for me to do?"

"And when will you be free to send me back to my own grotto-heaven?"

The Queen Mother of the West gave a faint smile. The kunlun mirror was bestowed by Hongjun; she could not deduce matters related to That One, but one thing was clear.

The position of Head of Female Immortals bestowed by That One was meant to make her an enemy of Jidu, definitely not to have her join the Heavenly Court.

But she had no choice. She couldn't withstand the threat. The Demonic Path had no taboos and truly dared to kill her.

Just now, while she was pondering, several more futures appeared within the kunlun mirror: dozens of Demon Lords from the Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon World acting under the banner of avenging Hongjun to slay her.

Or, in the Inner Chaos, a willow branch piercing through time and space, which even the Saint's intervention could not stop.

If she didn't agree now, she feared she would see a hundred and eight ways to die.

She couldn't afford to provoke them, she really couldn't!

A look of successful plotting appeared on Jidu's face as he spoke calmly:

"Sister Queen Mother of the West, you must be joking. Since you've agreed to join my Heavenly Court, I will send you back immediately, lest you encounter some accident and perish in a Chaos storm within the Inner Chaos."

As he spoke, the power of the Hunyuan Realm erupted. The Innate Beast Kings that were about to be born in the Inner Chaos reverted to their original state at this moment.

In the Outer-Realm Heavenly Demon World, the Demon Lords who seemed to have received a summons retreated.

In the Inner Chaos, a Demonic Path Daluo who was about to reach the depths of the Inner Chaos also backed away.

In the depths of the Inner Chaos, a tall green willow vaguely felt that it had lost something.

Sensing the kunlun mirror gradually becoming calm, the Queen Mother of the West also breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, she wouldn't perish because of these matters. The threat of the Demonic Path was simply too great.

At this moment, the East King Duke was stunned, somewhat in disbelief. What was going on? Wasn't the Queen Mother of the West the Head of Female Immortals?

Even so, she was unworthy. To be so afraid of the Heavenly Court—isn't the Heavenly Court just a place with a few more Grand Unity Golden Immortals? Although the number of Grand Unity Golden Immortals on his Immortal Path was small, he had the support of a Saint behind him.

Furthermore, even if you were afraid, you should have just left; why join them?

Isn't this boosting others' morale while destroying your own prestige?

Thinking of this, he was infuriated. "Queen Mother of the West, what are you doing? Don't forget, we are the Head of Male Immortals and Head of Female Immortals recognized by the Saint."

"By submitting to the Heavenly Court now, are you worthy of the Saint?"

The Queen Mother of the West rolled her eyes; she didn't want to boost others' morale either.

But within the kunlun mirror, that Saint had not personally intervened to show anything. Had he acted even once to show the Saint's protection, she wouldn't have been forced to join the Heavenly Court like this.

The other side had thought of so many ways; if she didn't join, she was doomed to perish.

The Queen Mother of the West felt she was still young and didn't want to perish so early.

She hadn't even experienced the Quasi-Saint Realm. She wasn't like those experts who had reached the limit, living for the Dao and dying for the Dao. There was a path ahead, and the way had even been pointed out.

With hope for further progress, wouldn't it be foolish to talk about living and dying for the Dao now?

Ignoring the East King Duke's gaze, she looked at Daoist Jidu and gave a light laugh.

"Sister Jidu, then I shall trouble you. Let us go now."

The Queen Mother of the West said excitedly, her eyes full of sincerity.

She had now effectively offended that Saint, so she definitely needed a strong expert to protect her.

"Good, let's go."

Jidu chuckled and led the Queen Mother of the West toward the Primordial World, leaving behind a bewildered Dijun and Taiyi, as well as the unwilling East King Duke.

In the Inner Chaos, Dijun and Taiyi watched their departing figures, somewhat at a loss.

By what right? He was the Heavenly Emperor, and Taiyi was also a top-tier Innate Sacred Being, yet they hadn't managed to recruit many experts in the Primordial World. This Daoist Jidu before them had brought the Queen Mother of the West into the Heavenly Court with just a few words.

The East King Duke was even more unwilling. By what right? The helpmate the Saint gave him was snatched away by that fellow.

Jidu had no status to speak of; what did a mere grand steward of the heavenly court even count for?

At this moment, in the East King Duke's eyes, Jidu was nothing but a 'yellow-haired' interloper.

Daoist Jidu, however, led the Queen Mother of the West through the Chaos, chatting and laughing as they wandered happily...