It was under Jie Yin and Zhun Ti's watchful gazes.
Old Ancestor Ming He descended, finally appearing before the three of them.
Chen Ku looked closely, and his heart immediately tightened.
Old Ancestor Ming He emanated a chilling aura of slaughter all over his body. One glance was enough to make anyone tremble in fear.
Moreover, his cultivation had reached the Quasi-Saint realm. Compared to Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, he was not far behind at all.
As expected of the brutal being who would later cultivate the path of "slaying Heaven, slaying Earth, slaying all living beings."
Chen Ku sighed inwardly.
However, he was not afraid in the slightest.
With his master and Martial Uncle, two Quasi-Saint powerhouses, present, could Old Ancestor Ming He really run rampant?!
Thus, Chen Ku stepped forward without hesitation and said:
"Fellow Daoist Ming He, the remaining Three Banana Leaf Fans here are fated with our Western land. Each of them already has an owner."
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist, you arrived one step too late."
Chen Ku looked utterly righteous, without the slightest hint of guilt.
Before Grand Supreme, he had to refer to himself as a junior.
After all, the other man held an exalted status and possessed immense strength.
But there was naturally no need to be so polite toward Old Ancestor Ming He.
Thus, Chen Ku directly addressed him as "Fellow Daoist."
That completely matter-of-fact manner left Jie Yin and Zhun Ti deeply impressed.
Well then!
He really did have thick enough skin to eat his fill!
Yet who would have thought that, upon hearing Chen Ku's words, Old Ancestor Ming He merely cast him a dark, sidelong glance.
Then, he ignored him outright and turned toward Jie Yin and Zhun Ti instead.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoists Jie Yin and Zhun Ti!"
"I received a premonition that the Wind Banana Leaf Fan here is fated with me and should rightfully be taken by me."
"I shall leave the remaining two to you both. Would that be acceptable?!"
As one of the three thousand guests of Purple Cloud Palace, Ming He knew Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, but he did not know Chen Ku.
Therefore, he naturally took Chen Ku for some obscure independent cultivator.
That was why he ignored Chen Ku and instead began speaking with Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.
Seeing this, Chen Ku was so angry that he laughed.
"What the hell, he doesn't even see me as a person?!"
Chen Ku muttered helplessly, without deliberately lowering his voice.
The moment those words were spoken, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti could not help but laugh, shaking their heads.
Old Ancestor Ming He, meanwhile, became even more domineering.
He abruptly turned around. A fierce glint flashed through his narrow eyes as he stared at Chen Ku and sneered:
"Hmph, an existence no better than an ant."
"You dare claim possession of such Innate Spiritual Treasures?!"
Hearing this, Chen Ku's face darkened completely.
Speechless!
Utterly speechless!
A mighty powerhouse like Old Ancestor Ming He was pulling this kind of stunt too?!
He truly looked like a villain through and through.
Since that was the case, then he could not blame Chen Ku for being impolite.
Enraged, Chen Ku immediately... looked toward Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.
"Master, Martial Uncle, Old Ancestor Ming He insulted me."
"This disciple has suffered so much. I was thinking for the sake of the West, yet I was humiliated like this?!"
Chen Ku's face was practically covered with the word "wronged."
At that sight, Old Ancestor Ming He was utterly dumbfounded.
What?!
That was not right, was it?!
He had seen people who were recklessly fearless and impulsive, as well as people who were timid and cowardly.
But reporting someone at the slightest trouble?!
Was that something a Primordial World cultivator could do?!
What was more, this brat was a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
And how did this brat have the nerve to put on such a "cowardly yet arrogant" expression?!
Old Ancestor Ming He wore a strange expression and said nothing.
On the other side, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti also felt their faces twitch with black lines as they listened to Chen Ku's words, utterly at a loss for words.
Good grief!
They had thought this brat would finally stand tall and show some dominance even before Old Ancestor Ming He.
So this brat was good for nothing, but first-rate at complaining?!
Such shameless behavior left Jie Yin and Zhun Ti numb.
They could not bear to watch!
They truly could not bear to watch!
Still, Jie Yin and Zhun Ti knew that if Chen Ku truly fought Old Ancestor Ming He head-on, he would not be a match for him.
Besides, this matter was best settled quickly.
Otherwise, if more mighty experts coveting the opportunity here were drawn over, more complications might arise.
Therefore, once Zhun Ti understood Chen Ku's intentions, he immediately made his move.
"Your Martial Uncle shall uphold justice for you!"
With a furious roar, Zhun Ti leaped into the air. His Quasi-Saint pressure erupted without reservation, terrifying beyond measure.
At the same time, with a wave of his hand, boundless immortal light surged forth, hazy and intermingled, profound and mysterious.
Seven-colored divine radiance intertwined, blotting out the heavens and covering the earth.
Vaguely, a Seven Treasure Tree manifested in Zhun Ti's hand.
This was Zhun Ti's companion spiritual treasure, a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure of horrifying power.
Old Ancestor Ming He was, after all, an existence of the same generation as Jie Yin and Zhun Ti. His strength could not be underestimated.
Thus, Zhun Ti immediately employed such a powerful method from the very start.
Not only that, Jie Yin at his side also acted without hesitation, unleashing divine abilities and great techniques that rained down upon Old Ancestor Ming He.
Seeing this, Old Ancestor Ming He was even more stunned.
What the hell... you were really attacking?!
Even protecting your own could not be this excessive, could it?!
At once, Ming He flew into a rage instead.
"Hmph, I spoke to you civilly, yet you two are so impolite."
"Since that is the case, I shall battle you both!"
Jie Yin and Zhun Ti had yet to become Saints, so Old Ancestor Ming He naturally had little fear.
Thus, he too was overwhelmingly forceful as he met them with violent ferocity.
As his aura erupted, endless blood-colored light reappeared, dyeing everything within tens of millions of miles crimson, strange and unpredictable.
With a wave of both hands, the Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword appeared. Their cold light gleamed as they danced in an impenetrable blur.
Every slash tore apart the surrounding void, incomparably sharp and enough to make one's scalp tingle.
These were Old Ancestor Ming He's two companion spiritual treasures. They killed without incurring karmic consequences, and all living beings trembled at their very mention.
For a time, the three Quasi-Saints fought fiercely, their battle shaking the world.
Yet Chen Ku showed no concern at all.
So what if he held the Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword?!
With his master and Martial Uncle joining forces, suppressing one Old Ancestor Ming He would be effortless, easy as turning a hand?!
Besides, had his earlier "complaint" not been meant precisely to divert Old Ancestor Ming He's attention?
There was no need to worry at all!
Chen Ku chuckled and turned to look at the Innate Banana Tree.
"If I don't take the treasures now, then when will I?!"
After muttering that, Chen Ku immediately leaped up and began plucking the Three Banana Leaf Fans.
Naturally, Jie Yin, Zhun Ti, and the others saw this scene as well.
"Disciple, remember that once you obtain the treasures, you must give one each to your master and Martial Uncle."
"You brat must not keep them all for yourself!"
Jie Yin shouted as though he was rather worried.
Based on Jie Yin's understanding of Chen Ku, given his disciple's shameless nature, he really might do such a thing.
Would they not end up fighting Old Ancestor Ming He with all their strength, only for Chen Ku to benefit in the end?!
Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Ming He was furious beyond measure.
"You wretch, how dare you?!"
Old Ancestor Ming He was both enraged and speechless.
What kind of people were these?!
By all reason, should he not first determine victory or defeat with Jie Yin and Zhun Ti before deciding who would own the spiritual treasures?!
Yet now, Chen Ku was taking advantage of the opening?!
He truly had no shame at all!
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