East King Duke Was Drained Dry

At this moment...

After noticing the changes in the Immortal Court's fortune...

And after hearing that Immortal Court cultivators outside were constantly swearing oaths to the Heavenly Dao and clamoring to leave the Immortal Court...

East King Duke was utterly dumbfounded!

The joy he had felt from successfully comprehending the "Destiny Proving Method" instantly vanished...

In its place came overwhelming bewilderment and panic!

After all...

The Immortal Court Immortals were extremely important to East King Duke!

Especially since East King Duke intended to walk the path of "dominating the Primordial Wilderness and proving the Dao through the fortune of the entire Primordial Wilderness"...

He needed the help of the Immortal Court Immortals even more.

Otherwise, as a lone commander with no army, how could he possibly dominate the Primordial Wilderness?

In the present-day Primordial Wilderness, both the Demon Race and the Witch Tribe were immensely powerful.

If East King Duke wanted to dominate the Primordial Wilderness, he would need to destroy those two races, so he certainly could not rely on his strength alone.

Therefore...

East King Duke was truly starting to panic.

He did not dare delay in the slightest bit.

At that moment, he only wanted to quickly figure out the entire sequence of events.

So East King Duke immediately transmitted his voice outward:

"Green-Eyed Boy! Come here at once!"

Upon receiving East King Duke's summons, Green-Eyed Boy immediately entered the inner hall where East King Duke cultivated and knelt in salute before him.

"Lord East King Duke..."

But East King Duke had no mind for such formalities right now. He immediately questioned Green-Eyed Boy:

"How did things end up like this? What exactly happened in the Immortal Court while I was in seclusion?"

Green-Eyed Boy did not dare conceal anything.

After hearing East King Duke's question, he immediately recounted the entire matter.

East King Duke was furious beyond measure.

"Good! Good! Very good!"

"I have yet to make a move against the Demon Court... yet they struck before me?"

"They truly have chosen the path to death!"

East King Duke gritted his teeth in fury.

With only a little thought, he knew this had to be the Demon Court's doing.

Otherwise, why would Peach Blossom Immortal have left the Immortal Court for no reason at all? And how could she have known that the Demon Court was willing to take her in?

This was definitely all Di Jun's scheme!

"Just you wait!"

East King Duke viciously marked down this debt against Di Jun in his heart.

Then he angrily turned his gaze toward Green-Eyed Boy at his side.

"And you, Green-Eyed Boy!"

"Why didn't you warn me sooner when something this serious happened?"

"Otherwise, if I had not awakened in time this time, would this not have led to a great disaster?"

East King Duke intended to settle the score with Green-Eyed Boy after the fact.

But Green-Eyed Boy felt deeply wronged as well. He answered, "This little one had intended to inform you, Lord East King Duke, but feared that you would blame me."

"After all, before entering seclusion, Lord East King Duke said that this seclusion was of utmost importance. No matter what major event occurred, even if the Primordial Wilderness shattered, you absolutely could not be disturbed."

"That is why this little one did not dare disturb you carelessly..."

East King Duke's mouth twitched.

Because he seemed to remember actually saying something like that.

For a moment, he was left speechless.

He had just wanted to make a few more excuses for himself.

But in the next instant, he heard several Immortal Court cultivators outside asking the Heavenly Dao to bear witness, then speaking words about severing all ties with the Immortal Court...

East King Duke's defenses completely shattered!

"Damn it! Why are there still traitors?"

"Shut up, all of you!"

"Soldiers!"

"You are all immortal soldiers of my Immortal Court!"

"I'm still counting on you to conquer territory for me!"

East King Duke could no longer endure it.

He stopped wasting words with Green-Eyed Boy.

Instead, he immediately rose to his feet, left the inner hall, and flew to the center of the Immortal Court.

"Everyone, stop for a moment!"

Before he arrived, his voice had already reached them.

East King Duke's resounding Dao voice rang out. Upon hearing it, the Immortal Court cultivators all stopped what they were doing.

After all, what they were doing now truly counted as desertion...

Having been caught red-handed by East King Duke while deserting, they all felt somewhat awkward.

They all looked toward East King Duke.

Seeing everyone halt, East King Duke sighed slightly in relief. But he quickly struck first and began condemning the Immortal Court Immortals.

"Since you have joined my Immortal Court, you should share its glory and disgrace, live and die alongside it..."

"Why would you commit such traitorous acts of desertion midway? Are you not afraid of being mocked by Primordial Wilderness Cultivators?"

But after hearing East King Duke's rebuke, some Immortal Court cultivators immediately exploded at him.

"Mocked, my ass!"

"You, East King Duke, were selfish first!"

"In order to obtain the 'Destiny Proving Method,' you accepted so many living beings from the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Races, turning the entire Immortal Court into a filthy mess and leaving Karmic Debt towering to the heavens!"

"You, East King Duke, had a fine time of it. You obtained a method to prove the Dao, and you even have vast Merit protecting your body..."

"But what about ordinary cultivators like us? Do you know what these ten thousand years of torment from this Karmic Debt have done to us Immortal Court cultivators?"

The Immortal Court cultivators fiercely cursed East King Duke on the spot.

They had already found a new home anyway.

Rather than continue bottling up the resentment they had accumulated over the years...

They might as well vent it all in one go!

Thus, many Immortal Court cultivators turned around and fiercely condemned East King Duke!

East King Duke was left speechless by their retorts.

And the Immortal Court cultivators could no longer be bothered with him. They continued, "Everyone, stop wasting words on him!"

"Quickly swear your oaths! Leave the Immortal Court!"

"Let East King Duke bear this Karmic Debt himself!"

The cultivators all voiced their agreement.

They began preparing to swear their oaths again.

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Seeing this, East King Duke became somewhat anxious.

After all, he truly needed these Immortal Court cultivators.

If he could not keep these Immortal Court cultivators this time and make them willingly continue working for him...

Then East King Duke's grand ambition would end before it even began.

East King Duke immediately began persuading them again, resorting as always to making grand promises:

"Everyone, please hear me out once more!"

"Everything I have done was for the Immortal Court, for all of you!"

"Although these past years have indeed caused you much trouble because of Karmic Debt..."

"Have you considered that this is merely temporary pain?"

"Once I, East King Duke, complete my grand ambition in the future, all of you will likewise receive immense benefits!"

"I am willing to hand over this 'Destiny Proving Method' for all of you to comprehend together!"

"If our grand ambition succeeds, our Immortal Court will be able to produce multiple Quasi-Saints and perhaps even Saints!"

"As long as you are willing to assist me with your full power, your futures will surely be boundless!"

East King Duke's words swayed the cultivators.

They temporarily stopped what they were doing.

Seeing that his persuasion was effective, East King Duke immediately began another round of convincing.

He hurriedly said to them, "Furthermore, I have already thought of a solution to the matter of Karmic Debt."

"The main reason you previously suffered the erosion of Karmic Debt was that you lacked Merit to accompany you."

"If you have sufficient Merit to resist it, what is mere Karmic Debt worth mentioning?"

"Therefore, I had long planned to distribute a large amount of Merit to all of you to resist the erosion of Karmic Debt. This can also be considered some compensation from me."

East King Duke's words further moved these Immortal Court cultivators.

After all, although the grand promises East King Duke had just made were quite impressive, Merit was something tangible!

Thus, an Immortal Court cultivator soon took the initiative to ask East King Duke, "East King Duke, how much Merit are you willing to give each of us?"

Suppressing the ache in his heart, East King Duke distributed a portion of his Merit to the cultivators first, setting an example.

"Is this enough?"

But many Immortal Court cultivators were dissatisfied. Their expressions plainly said, That's it? They seemed extremely disdainful. "Not enough!"

East King Duke could only grit his teeth, his heart bleeding continuously as he once again distributed a portion of his Merit to the immortals.

And this greatly reduced East King Duke's reserves of Merit!

"Everyone, please know when to stop!"

"This poor Daoist truly cannot give any more!"

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