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

"The post-ritual sacrifice?"

The emperor only looked up casually when he heard Wen Fuyue call his name.

In just a short while, his anger had subsided.

However, Rong Xuan, who had never shown his true colors before, has now officially caught his eye.

Well, in the past, Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan adhered to the proper etiquette of gentlemen and maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Yun Yici.

The emperor did not regard the two of them as rivals in love at all, until Rong Xuan intervened just now, which suddenly made him feel a sense of crisis.

Wen Fuyue, unaware of Di Zhao's thoughts, tentatively asked, "I heard from Fellow Daoist Di Zhao that he wanted to recommend Wan Nian to participate in the post-sacrifice ceremony, but it turned out that Wan Nian couldn't participate because of his unsuitable age."

"What are your thoughts on this?"

The emperor decreed: "I originally intended to sincerely recommend Wannian, but it didn't work out, so I want to get the things back."

"Bai Wu took a liking to the prize I sent and said she would trade it to me for Immortal Wutong Seeds. I happened to need Immortal Wutong Seeds, so I agreed."

"She hasn't given me that thing yet, so I can go or not."

The emperor originally did not intend to go, so as not to leave Yun Yici with a bad impression of bullying the weak, but if Yun Yici wanted to go, then that would be another matter.

Yun Yici asked curiously, "Immortal Wutong Seed? Is it the seed of the Wutong tree?"

Having heard the story of the phoenix perching on the parasol tree, Yun Yici guessed that the emperor had a fondness for parasol trees.

The emperor laughed and said, "It's not that I like the phoenix tree, but that the demonic energy in the demon realm is chaotic, making it difficult for spiritual creatures to survive."

"Not only that, but if you human cultivators stay in the Demon Realm for too long, your cultivation will stagnate and you will easily fall into demonic ways. After this immortal wutong tree grows, it can purify the demonic energy."

"I'll take it back and plant it at my residence, so that the environment of the Demon Palace will be more suitable for human cultivators to live in."

After he finished speaking, he added, "All the cultivators under my command were rescued from other demonic cultivators. I have never tortured or abused them, nor have I ever bullied or oppressed men or women."

"The one in charge is also a human cultivator. When Li Shao was in charge, it was Li Shao who was in charge. This time I came to the human realm and brought Li Shao out, and then chose a new person."

The imperial edict was exactly what demonic cultivators loved to do.

Good-looking men and women who fall into the demon realm suffer a fate worse than death. Some demonic cultivators will even deliberately pour demonic energy into the meridians of human cultivators, taking pleasure in watching them struggle and suffer as they fall into demonic ways.

The emperor decreed that his own divine body should not be affected by demonic energy, and he even specially collected immortal parasol trees to help his subordinates purify the demonic energy in their living environment, feeling that he had already done more than enough.

Actually, he had some unspeakable little thoughts.

After all, the Demon Realm was his stronghold, and he hoped that one day he could take Yunyi to visit his territory.

Naturally, his territory should be prepared to be suitable for human habitation.

Wen Fuyue listened from the side and hesitated before asking, "I wonder what plans Fellow Daoist Dizhao has for these people after his Nirvana?"

After the Emperor's Nirvana, he will ascend to the God Realm. These poor people left in the Demon Realm will lose the Emperor's protection and fall back into the clutches of the demonic cultivators.

The emperor shook his sleeves, intending to say that he would not be reborn for the time being.

Upon realizing that Yun Yici was also listening to him, he changed his words, saying, "Before I undergo Nirvana, I will properly settle them and return them to the human world, without harming their lives."

Li Ji, who was listening from the side, didn't actually think there was anything wrong with the imperial edict, except that these great demons all had countless demon servants under their command.

As a phoenix, the fact that the emperor had a few human servants serving her was nothing to Li Ji.

However, she was more concerned about: "Will Fellow Daoist Dizhao participate in the post-ritual ceremony? If he does, Fellow Daoist Wen will feel more at ease."

Wen Fuyue: No, he would only feel uneasy if the emperor ordered him to participate.

Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the emperor's reply. The young man in red smiled and said, "Yes."

Wen Fuyue looked at the imperial edict with surprise and doubt. If it weren't for the previous incident of the imperial edict giving flowers, it would have been perfectly normal for the imperial edict to participate in the post-ritual ceremony.

The reason behind the Emperor's sudden announcement of participation is quite intriguing.

Before her disciples could speak again, Wen Fuyue said, "In that case, Xiao Ci, you should go and rest first."

Yun Yici and the others, along with Wan Nian, went back to rest as instructed.

Having received the correct answer, Li Ji, being quite perceptive, got up to take her leave.

Shen Huaichuan remained seated. Wen Fuyue thought to herself that this man wasn't the type to gossip, and besides, he couldn't very well tell him to leave.

Seeing that most of the people had left, the emperor stood up, straightened his sleeves, and said, "I'm going back too."

"Fellow Daoist Emperor, please wait a moment, I have something to ask you." Wen Fuyue's expression was very solemn.

The emperor stopped in his tracks, sat back down in his original seat, and asked, "What is it?"

Wen Fuyue: "What was the meaning behind your act of sending flowers to my apprentice this morning?"

The Emperor decreed: "The Moon Goddess Flower is to be given to my beloved, for she is the one I love."

The emperor never felt that admitting to liking someone was a shameful thing.

His demand that Yun Yici promise not to form a Daoist partnership with anyone else for a hundred years was selfish.

He originally intended to give himself a hundred years to regret it.

But then he thought, if in the end it's still her after all this time, then why waste a hundred years?

Wen Fuyue exclaimed, "How can this be? Didn't you want to find a goddess of your own kind to form a pact with?

"No! You will eventually undergo Nirvana and ascend to the upper realm. What will happen to Xiao Ci then?"

The emperor decreed, "I will not undergo Nirvana. Once I have chosen a Daoist partner, I will not accept anyone else."

"Besides, what makes me unworthy of your disciple? Your second disciple is a hybrid of human and demon."

"Tell me, what kind of son-in-law are you looking for? In terms of looks, cultivation, and background, who can compare to me?"

Shen Huaichuan, who was standing to the side, said calmly, "Xiao Ci doesn't seem to like you. You're just missing the point of mutual affection."

"She still has a long way to go; romantic relationships are still a long way off."

“Fellow Daoist Di Zhao, you also have your own path. Don’t give up Nirvana so easily for the sake of worldly love. She would never want you to do that.”

......

Yun Yici was unaware that Wen Fuyue, Di Zhao, and Shen Huaichuan had gone off to have a private chat after they left. She had just stepped out of the flower hall where they had been talking when Mu Yunjian grabbed her arm.

"Junior sister... I think Di Zhao has ill intentions towards you. You must stay away from him."

Mu Yunjian was furious when he thought of the Emperor's decree to send flowers earlier.

Yun Yici sighed inwardly, she didn't know what the imperial edict was all about either.

However, on the surface, Yun Yici still said to Mu Yunjian, "I understand, senior brother. I will talk to Senior Di Zhao when the time is right."

The system was also puzzled: "Does the Emperor really not like you? His favorability rating is very stable."

Yun Yici: "Haha, congratulations on unlocking the God-King's tragic love story. You are the human realm's beloved wife of the Phoenix Demon Lord, who was stranded in the Demon Realm. After a hundred years of sworn brotherhood, he finally ascended to the God Realm. You waited in vain, only to receive news that he had become a Daoist couple with her..."

System: "Please stop talking, I'm going to throw up."