"Do you know who did it?"

The expression on Demon Emperor Emperor Jun's face darkened slightly, but he soon regained his composure and asked.

Outside the door, the Spiritual Official replied: "Your Majesty, the two intruders possess great mana and are enshrouded in fog, making them unrecognizable. All we know is one of them, from a distance, slapped our Heavenly Workshop's gate, causing it to collapse. The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals stationed nearby were all blasted away by the hit."

A hint of vigilance and contemplation flashed across Demon Emperor Emperor Jun's face. He realized this might be a premeditated assault.

He turned his head to look at Bai Ze Demon Saint inside the hall, with a grave and solemn expression.

"We need to quickly identify the enemy and their motives. Do you have any clues?"

His question was not unfounded, for Bai Ze possessed the innate divine ability to "know the affairs of the world," often understanding things happening thousands of miles away without ever leaving home.

At this moment, Bai Ze Demon Saint was silently deducing something with a slightly furrowed brow. Upon hearing the question, he thoughtfully replied: "Your Majesty, I have not sensed any anomalies, which indicates that the two 'robbers' who broke into the Heavenly Court are no ordinary adversaries. They are very likely Quasi-Saints!"

"Quasi-Saints?"

Demon Emperor Emperor Jun frowned slightly. "After Taoist Ancestor unified with the Heavenly Dao, our Heavenly Court has been on the rise, trending towards dominance over Primordial. Who would dare to stir trouble in our Heavenly Court at such a critical time?

Could it be the Ancestor Witches of the Witch Clan?"

"The Witch Clan and the Demon Clan have always been at odds, their relations as incompatible as fire and water," said Bai Ze Demon Saint. "With the Demon Court currently vulnerable from within, it is indeed plausible for the Witch Clan to take this opportunity to probe us."

"Your words are sensible," agreed Demon Emperor Emperor Jun with a nod. "The Witch Clan does not only refuse to join our Heavenly Court but has also repeatedly opposed us! Now that our Heavenly Court is internally vulnerable, it is indeed possible they would seize this chance to strike.

Minister, go immediately and meet with Ci Tie Demon Saint. Mobilize our elite forces to provide stringent protection to all crucial locations in the Demon Court. At the same time, swiftly ascertain the origins of those two 'robbers'!

If it truly is the Ancestor Witches from the Witch Clan, report to me at once. I shall ensure they will not return unscathed!"

Bai Ze Demon Saint nodded, bowed respectfully, and quickly retreated.

...

In the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Workshop.

"Huff huff huff~"

With a single breath, Yu Yuan unleashed fierce Gang Wind that overturned the furnaces onto the ground, the flames within leaping out and spreading throughout the Heavenly Workshop.

As the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals scrambled to extinguish the fire, Yu Yuan and Red Cloud Ancestor broke into the Treasure Hall, sweeping all the Immortal Gold Divine Materials stored there, then strutted towards the Spiritual Fruit Garden.

Led by Red Cloud Ancestor, they soon reached the Spiritual Fruit Garden.

Looking around, they saw the misty spiritual energy floating in every direction.

Each tree was loaded with flowers and fruits, bending down the branches.

In this garden, the ripening of fruits and blooming of flowers are not subject to seasons or weather, but rather depend on how much spiritual energy they draw from Heaven and Earth.

The older the fruit trees, the more spiritual energy they had absorbed, the higher the quality of the fruits they bore.

Those that matured exhibited flushed, drunken colors; while the unripe still had green skins attached to their stems.

Yu Yuan, riding on a colorful auspicious cloud, navigated through the seemingly boundless vast garden, observing the trees with lush greenery reflecting the sun's ruddy hue.

Underneath the trees, various exotic flowers and Yao Grass were planted, their colors bright and harmonious, never withering throughout the seasons.

Scattered throughout the garden were numerous Jade Towers, all shrouded in the mists of Yun Ni, exuding an overflow of spiritual energy, extremely beautiful.

However, Yu Yuan wasn't particularly interested in these.

His only target was the Innate Spirit Root, the Star Fruit Tree!

During his first time-traveling expedition, in the era of the Witch Demon Calamity, he only found a hundred or so Star Fruits in a secret treasure hall within the Purple Jade Pill Room.

Afterward, Yu Yuan gave these Star Fruits to closely associated elders like Sect Hierarch Tongtian, Golden Spirit Saint Mother, Zhao Gongming, allowing them to savor the taste.

As for individuals with lesser Dao Xing, like Huo Ling'er, Wen Zhong, Bai Ling, they each received a share, using the Star Fruits to significantly enhance their Dao Xing and mana.

Apart from that, the Star Fruit Tree wasn't of much use to him, but for other Immortal Gods, it was a treasure they longed for.

A single Star Fruit could increase a cultivator's mana by one Yuanhui!

The Star Fruit Tree, corresponding with the Circulation, bore fruits three hundred sixty-five at a time. In terms of efficacy and yield, if the Star Fruit Tree was considered second amongst all Innate Spirit Roots, then no other root would dare claim to be the first!

For the Demon Clan Heavenly Court, this was an irretrievable treasure!

With the Star Fruit Tree, the Heavenly Court could use this treasure to rapidly enhance the Dao Xing of the Demon Court's mid-level forces and also to demonstrate prestige and suppress their destiny!

Red Cloud Ancestor was well aware of the significance of the Star Fruit Tree to the Heavenly Court, which was why he agreed to Yu Yuan's proposal to come to the Heavenly Court's garden.

However, to his surprise, aside from numerous Spirit Fruits, there was no trace of the Star Fruit Tree in the garden.

"Strange."

Red Cloud Ancestor muttered, grabbing a Demon Clan Taiyi Golden Immortal in charge of the garden, glaring and bellowing loudly, "Speak up at once—where is the Star Fruit Tree?"

Yu Yuan's brow furrowed slightly as he watched Red Cloud Ancestor's inexperienced handling of the situation, lacking any deterrence in his voice.

Sure enough, after a futile struggle, the Taiyi Golden Immortal not only failed to confess but responded with resolute defiance: "You will never learn the whereabouts of the Star Fruit Tree from me; I would rather die than tell you!"