The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

This ritual is a deception.

Bai Wu had lived for over a thousand years and this was the first time she had ever heard these two words linked together.

She said seriously, "This ceremony is not the same as the subsequent ceremony; the blessings are the same."

"These people are chosen by the divine tree to participate in this ceremony; what tricks could they possibly use?"

“If you do not respect our clan’s mother tree, then leave now and do not linger here.”

“I came from the inner city. Why didn’t those kids from the inner city who participated in the festival mention this?”

The great demons only decided to seek an explanation from Bai Wu after hearing their own children complain about being soaked in water.

"These cultivators carved out a territory for themselves, and somehow managed to heat up the extremely cold and yin water!"

"Your fox clan's prayer pools have all turned into human bathing pools!"

Bai Wu: "Pfft!"

Bai Wu, who had been calmly exchanging barbs with the envoys from various clans, coughed several times after being choked by the edict, and then turned to look at the imperial edict with a mixture of disbelief and doubt.

The four Yun Yici siblings are all under a hundred years old combined. If what these demon cultivators say is true, only an imperial edict could accomplish this.

As the moon goddess flower in his hand faded and withered away, the emperor said indifferently, "It's all about skill."

"If they disagree, they can also heat the extremely cold and yin water."

Bai Wu: No, you guys are really treating our sacred place like a public bathhouse??

Fortunately, Bai Wu was used to grand occasions, and she said, "This ceremony has ended, and it is a fact that the cubs of your clan have received the blessing of my holy land."

“Each demon has its own destiny. I am powerless to stop what happens during this ceremony. As long as they are not expelled from the Holy Land, it means their actions are permitted.”

Bai Wu was still somewhat rational and didn't challenge them to come and heat up the prayer pool a hundred years from now.

Phoenixes are rare in the world, so she's not afraid that the prayer pool will turn into a bathing pool again.

Instead, these naughty little cubs accidentally stewed themselves in one pot, and then these protective demons came to complain.

Bai Wu said, "The post-ceremony is about to begin. Fellow Daoists, why don't you take your juniors and prepare well?"

Upon hearing Bai Wu's words, Yun Yici felt the atmosphere on the field become somewhat tense.

Wen Fuyue and her disciples also shifted their thoughts from the imperial edict and looked towards Mu Yunjian.

The subsequent sacrifice was a battle fought alone by Mu Yunjian.

Unexpectedly, the little demons complained one by one.

A bold little demon stepped forward and said, "These people have seen us suffer so much during the main ritual, so they should be allowed to participate in the secondary ritual as well."

"Exactly, exactly, why do they have it so easy?"

Before the bold little demon could finish speaking, she was tapped on the head by the elder beside her.

Human cultivators, with no introductions, no contributions, and nothing to their name, want to enter the arena?

Moreover, the demon cultivators generally believe that human cultivators are cunning and shrewd. If they were allowed to get something for nothing and steal one or two treasures, that would be terrible.

However, even among the great demons, there were supporters.

Supporters were led by the Three Green Feather Clan, the Chi Dragon Clan, and the demon envoys of Fuyu City.

The chieftain of the Chilong clan was a handsome and imposing young man.

He said, "Have you forgotten the original meaning of our post-ritual ceremony?"

"We little ones have just taken human form, so we brought us out to see the world."

“No human cultivators participated before, but now that we have the opportunity to fight against human cultivators, why not let them try?”

Supporters see this as using human cultivators as a whetstone, giving cubs a chance to hone their skills.

Moreover, since the demons are numerous and powerful, they should be worried that these human cultivators might be afraid and disagree.

Yun Yici and his disciples: What? Such a good thing?

The master and his disciples, who had been worried that Mu Yunjian would have to participate in the post-ritual ceremony alone, suddenly perked up.

As the host, Bai Wu looked at these powerful demons with such confident expressions and couldn't help but mutter to herself, "These people are already taking a bath, why are you provoking them?"

In a short while, the demon cultivators came up with a plan.

Yun Yici and the others can participate in the post-ritual ceremony, but they must hand over a treasure as a bargaining chip, just like the lesser demons.

If you don't have a valuable treasure that can match their prize, you can still participate, but you can't take the treasure you win with you; you must return it.

The demon cultivators' intentions were crystal clear; to put it bluntly, they wanted to add some new difficulty to the otherwise mundane post-ritual ceremony.

Yun Yici and her fellow disciples, who were targeted by all the lesser demons, might end up getting beaten up for nothing and having their chips stolen.

Wen Fuyue wasn't worried about the items; instead, she repeatedly confirmed with Bai Wu and Li Ji that they wouldn't endanger her disciples' lives.

Li Ji said, "Fellow Daoist Wen, rest assured. I am considered an elder to your disciples. How could I stand by and watch them get into trouble?"

"The fox clan elders will guard the post-ritual ceremony, and other demon clans cannot easily interfere."

Bai Wu then said, "These little brats have just finished soaking in the extremely cold water and need to go back to rest. The next sacrifice is in a day, so you can take your time to consider it."

"Tell me when you've thought it through."

Sure enough, as dawn broke, many demon cultivators had already led their juniors back to their residences.

After bidding farewell to the divine tree and promising to meet again next time, Yun Yici followed Wen Fuyue and the others back to the palace where they had previously lived.

The group gathered together and first discussed whether or not to participate in the post-ritual ceremony.

Wen Fuyue said, "I don't expect you to steal anything else, but it would be good if you could spar with those demon cultivators."

"However, the age and strength of demons and humans are not calculated in the same way."

"These newly transformed demon cultivators, don't be fooled by their appearance, which is about the same size as yours. The stronger ones are almost equivalent to human cultivators at the Golden Core stage. Only Xiao Ci can rival them."

"Moreover, their ability to transform back into their original form is also a problem, as the strength of their demonic bodies is simply not on the same level as that of human mortal bodies."

Ultimately, Wen Fuyue was still worried that her disciples would suffer losses.

Yun Yici said, "Master, there is no need to worry. During this Moon Worship Ceremony, my fellow disciples and I tempered our bodies and bones in the extremely cold water. I feel that my physical strength is comparable to that of a demon beast."

Ning Tinglan also said, "Master, I want to give it a try, please grant my request."

Since Yun Yici achieved Core Formation, Ning Tinglan has been frantically cultivating every day to catch up, but he feels that he is just one breakthrough away from achieving Core Formation.

He didn't want to fall behind anyone.

Wen Fuyue sighed and said, "I won't stop you, but promise me that if you encounter a demon cultivator you can't defeat, don't resist forcefully. Just hand over your magic weapon and admit defeat."

Wen Fuyue decided to choose the best defensive magic weapon that he currently possessed as a prize for her three disciples, in order to avoid any problems.

Fortunately, he didn't like any of the items in the imperial edict, otherwise, if he had taken out three top-grade magic artifacts at once, he would have been quite overwhelmed.

When Wen Fuyue thought of the imperial edict, she immediately recalled the emperor's previous gesture of goodwill towards Yun Yici.

He looked at the flamboyant young man in red sitting in the hall and said, "Fellow Daoist Emperor, what are your thoughts on the Empress?"

The imperial edict had previously stated that he would be the introducer for Wan Nian, but Wan Nian was too old.

It's unclear whether the emperor later took back the prize money or acted as his introducer.