Lu Jun's eyes widened as he swallowed, taking a while to accept this unbelievable truth.

Yet, more doubts simultaneously emerged in his mind.

He frowned and looked towards Bai Ze Demon Saint, saying, "When I was with Jie Sect, I heard a Saint mention that when the Calamity strikes, the Calamity Qi can disturb one's mind, like a leaf blocking one's vision, causing Immortal Gods to unknowingly enter perilous situations and march towards destruction without awareness!

With such fearsome Calamity Qi, why were Father and the others able to escape its influence and feign death to elude danger at the critical moments?"

"This is because we were prepared before the arrival of the Calamity..." Bai Ze Demon Saint spoke with some emotion, "Unfortunately, when the Calamity actually arrived, our minds were still clouded.

Thankfully, Emperor Donghuang had a backup plan in case, and that's how we managed to free ourselves from the siege of the Calamity Qi at the crucial moment."

"They had made preparations before the Calamity arrived?" Lu Jun was even more surprised, "Isn't that a tactic only Saints possess?"

Bai Ze Demon Saint nodded, "Indeed, but Emperor Donghuang possesses the Chaos Bell, and Demon Emperor controls the River Map and Luo Book... Combining the powers of these three treasures, predicting the arrival of the Calamity was not so difficult."

As he said this, Bai Ze Demon Saint hesitated slightly but continued, "However, speaking of this, we must also thank someone. If it wasn't for him, the two Emperors wouldn't have bothered to predict."

"Who?" Lu Jun asked curiously.

Bai Ze Demon Saint did not hide it and slowly revealed two words:

"Yu Yuan!"

"How could it be him?" Lu Jun was shocked beyond measure, exclaiming, "He has only been transformed for just over a thousand years! I met him when he first became a disciple. I'm absolutely sure about this!"

"Don't forget, Crown Prince, he has the Chaos Bell!" Bai Ze Demon Saint sighed, "Although this Innate Treasure is broken, it still allows Yu Yuan to travel through time.

As far as I know, Yu Yuan has traveled to the Ancient Era more than once!

You might have heard about when the Demon Court was first established, there was an Independent Immortal called Xuan Yangzi pretending to be Zhen Yuanzi's disciple. Initially, he made a great show in West Kunlun, then caused a huge upheaval in the Heavenly Court, and afterward completely disappeared without leaving any trace...

The two Emperors spent their vital essence using the Chaos Bell and River Map and Luo Book to trace his origins and unexpectedly predicted the Heavenly and Earthly Calamity, which allowed us to prepare in advance.

This interweaving of cause and effect cannot be simply explained in a few words."

"Ah?"

Lu Jun was somewhat confused, "You mean to say that Xuan Yangzi who caused the uproar in the Heavenly Court was Yu Yuan?"

That incident of Xuan Yangzi upheaving the Heavenly Court was widely known throughout Primordial Heaven and Earth and was once considered the greatest disgrace by the Demon Clan.

In his younger years, Lu Jun had even fantasized about finding Xuan Yangzi one day and defeating him publicly, to restore the honor of the Demon Clan Heavenly Court.

He could never have imagined that Xuan Yangzi would turn out to be Yu Yuan, whom he had watched growing up!

Bai Ze Demon Saint nodded and said, "I only recently learned from Kunpeng Demon Master who confirmed he personally admitted to this... Regrettably, at that time, we could only deduce that he was from the future."

As he spoke, seeing that Lu Jun still wore a face full of shock and disbelief, he solemnly said, "What I say is thoroughly true, Your Highness. If you still doubt it, you may inquire the Heavenly Empress herself."

Xi He slightly knitted her brows.

That unpleasant memory had long been forgotten, but as Bai Ze mentioned it, it resurfaced from the depths of her memory, vivid as if it happened just yesterday.

She nodded quietly, affirming that what Bai Ze Demon Saint said was true.

Lu Jun no longer doubted, clenched his fists, and shouted angrily, "This damned Yu Yuan, knowing all that would happen later, I should have secretly crushed him to death when he first became a disciple!"

Just then, a robust male voice resonated.

"I can't listen to this anymore!"

"What does Xuan Yangzi's uproar in the Demon Court have to do with me?"

Along with the voice, a speck of profound yellow light lit up behind Lu Jun, condensing into a tall and valiant male figure in the air.

His bright eyes seemed to gather stars, deep and luminous; high arching eyebrows over prominent cheekbones, the sharp contours outlining perfect facial features, a straight nose, his face chiseled with clear-cut angles, exuding a vigorous spirit.

"Yu Yuan!"

Lu Jun exclaimed, inadvertently retreating two steps back from the ferocity he had just displayed.

Not only him, but Bai Ze Demon Saint also changed color, looking at Yu Yuan in disbelief, "How are you here? I had erased all traces... No, could it be that you have been hiding on Crown Prince since the very beginning?"

Yu Yuan naturally had no need to explain himself, instead he turned his head to look at Demon Queen Xi He, smiling as he said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it really would be hard to believe that the former Heavenly Empress is still alive... Right, those two emperors of yours are also about to return, aren't they?

To carve out an eternal domain within the river of time... Wait, isn't this just sealing themselves in the past? This move is really quite ruthless!"

While speaking, he was also secretly astonished in his heart.

He had once heard the voice of the Demon Emperor in the future, indicating that by that time the opponent might have already returned to normal spacetime.

If considering the future trajectory, after the Sealing God Tribulation, all Saints would depart from Primordial, no longer intervening in the affairs of Primordial, and at that time, both Demon Emperor Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi would return as kings.

With their Dao Xing, I'm afraid no one could contend against them!

Yet therein lies a huge doubt—how could the Demon Emperors have foreseen that all Saints would leave the stage during the Sealing God Tribulation?

By deducing the arrival of the Calamity through the Chaos Bell and the River Map and Luo Book, this can be explained; after all, there would be many signs before the Calamity arrives, not only would Saints have prior knowledge, but even some powerful beings not involved in the Calamity could deduce some aspects in advance.

Not only are they highly profound in Dao Xing, but they also possess the Innate Treasure Chaos Bell and the River Map and Luo Book, skilled in deducing; as long as they invest enough effort, deducing that the Demon Clan would become the protagonist of the Calamity is not impossible.

But could such things as the Saints leaving Primordial be deduced by them?

That's a bit preposterous!

Below the Saints, all are mere ants!

How could mere ants possibly foresee the actions of Saints?

But seeing the Demon Emperors choose to seal themselves in the past to avoid a fated destruction, then return during the late stage of the Sealing God Tribulation, it seems they must have clearly known this point.

It's all to avoid the Saints!

Because the Saints have the responsibility to maintain the normal operation of Primordial Heaven and Earth, they absolutely would not condone using such methods to evade the Calamity.

Even initially, when the Witch Demons fought to mutual destruction in the great war, it's likely some Saints played some disgraceful roles.

Take, for example, the slaughtering of the Human Race to obtain Saint Blood for concocting the Witch Slaying Sword and the Slaughter Demon Banner, to this day it is unknown who taught these Magic methods to the Witch Demons.

In Yu Yuan's perspective, this matter is absolutely related to some Saints.

During his contemplation, Bai Ze Demon Saint and Heavenly Empress Xi He synchronously made their move with great understanding.

But what was seen was the originally tranquil lake surface unexpectedly rising a shockingly high wave exceeding ten thousand zhang, like a Water Dragon sweeping towards Yu Yuan, swallowing him in one gulp.

This Water Dragon, formed entirely of the essence of Taiyin real water, enveloped Yu Yuan while an intense chilling Yin cold energy invaded him, as if wanting to completely freeze all of him—flesh, Mana, Primordial Spirit, and all.

Simultaneously, Bai Ze Demon Saint also offered up a painting scroll, swiftly unfolding it in the air.

Within the painting emerged a golden portal.

"Your Highness, quickly escape!"

Bai Ze Demon Saint urged, then activated the golden portal, covering several people.

Once they go through, they can immediately leave this place.

Then after multiple transfers, erasing residual traces, they would ultimately shake off Yu Yuan's pursuit.

Although both he and Empress Xi He are Primordial Quasi-Saints, he had no intention whatsoever to contest Yu Yuan.

One reason being he knew Yu Yuan's prowess, another being he didn't know whether Yu Yuan had other strategies at hand.

Therefore, he chose to flee without hesitation.

Empress Xi He thought the same.

Her fierce hand, merely to gain a bit more time.

But before they could enter that golden portal, a scarlet sword light directly broke through the Water Dragon, subsequently slicing the golden portal in two, scattering into specks of golden light that dissolved into the air.

Immediately following, the robust voice of Yu Yuan rang out:

"Did I say you could leave?"

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