East King Duke Battles Zhunti

Before Mount Sumeru, clouds and mist coiled, immortal energy billowed. East King Duke stood atop the peak, his face iron-blue, flames of fury blazing in his eyes. His Dao field—that sacred ground he had painstakingly cultivated—had been reduced to ashes overnight. And all of it was Zhunti's doing.

"Zhunti, you wretch, you dare burn my Dao field? Utterly shameless. Today, This Seat will teach you a lesson." East King Duke's voice boomed like thunder, shaking even Mount Sumeru until it trembled faintly.

Zhunti stood opposite him, his expression unchanged, a trace of disdain flickering in his eyes. "I burned your Dao field? How could that be? Do not wrong this humble Taoist."

East King Duke let out a cold laugh, and a crystalline Shadow Recording Stone suddenly appeared in his hand. "The Great Crown Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace has recorded this deed. Still trying to deny it? Pure World Glazed Fire, Bodhi Sarira Light, Seven-Colored Treasure Light—which of these is not yours?" His voice dripped with sarcasm and rage.

The Shadow Recording Stone spun in the air, emitting a faint glow. As East King Duke poured his magical power into it, the images within the stone gradually sharpened. In the scene, Zhunti held the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, a smug smile on his face, surrounded by roaring flames—precisely East King Duke's Dao field.

Zhunti's expression shifted slightly. He hadn't expected East King Duke to possess such evidence. This was absurd—it really wasn't this humble Taoist's doing...

"East King Duke, even if I have Pure World Glazed Fire, Bodhi Sarira Light, and Seven-Colored Treasure Light, so what? Your Dao field being burned doesn't prove I did it. Perhaps someone transformed into my likeness and committed the act?" Zhunti argued cunningly.

East King Duke's fury blazed hotter. The Dragon Head Cane in his hand let out a low dragon's roar, as if howling in sympathy with its master's wrath. "Zhunti, you wretch, do you take me for a fool? The evidence is ironclad, yet you still quibble. Today, this humble Taoist will teach you a lesson. If you can seize it, seize it; if you can't, burn it. If I don't teach you a lesson for this, won't it make me look incompetent as the Head of Male Immortals?"

With that, he directly activated the Dragon Head Cane. Streaks of dragon shadows, accompanied by dragon roars, twisted toward Zhunti. Zhunti hurriedly swung the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree repeatedly, scattering the dragon shadows. His quasi-saint aura exploded forth as he said, "East King Duke, I'll say it again: this matter has nothing to do with me."

East King Duke didn't bother to reply. His own aura surged skyward, and the two forces clashed before Mount Sumeru, the very air growing heavy. East King Duke's figure vanished, and in the next instant, he appeared before Zhunti. The Dragon Head Cane, whistling through the air, struck straight at Zhunti's chest.

Zhunti's expression remained unchanged. The Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in his hand waved lightly, and a beam of seven-colored light shot forth from the tree, colliding with the Dragon Head Cane's attack. With a thunderous boom, the entire Mount Sumeru shook... One strike cleared the skies for ten thousand miles, and all the Great Powers were stirred from their seclusion.

Yun Ting was just about to go watch the excitement when a message reached his ear: "Ding, the gourds on the Gourd Vine at the back of Mount Buzhou are almost ripe. Go early, cover them with the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, and the job of dividing the gourds will be yours. Who gets one and who doesn't—that'll be up to you."

Hearing this, Yun Ting forgot all about watching East King Duke fight Jieyin and Zhunti. He transformed into a streak of light and sped toward Mount Buzhou.

Before long, at Mount Buzhou, the crowd of Great Powers stared dumbfounded at the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda covering the seven gourds. Great Immortal Zhen Yuan said, "Yun Ting, your strength may be great, but wanting all seven gourds for yourself—that's going too far, isn't it?"

Di Jun, Taiyi, Queen Mother of the West... one after another, the Great Powers joined in denouncing Yun Ting. Just as they were about to make a move, the Three Pure Ones arrived. Yuanshi said, "Third Brother, it won't be easy for us to simply take all seven gourds either."

Laozi stroked his beard and said, "Enough, before a fight breaks out, let the child Yun Ting say what he really intends. I believe he's not reckless enough to try to keep all seven gourds. If he truly wants them all... then we'll stand by him. The Primordial Wilderness was all opened by Father God; a few gourds are no big deal. At worst, this old Taoist can give them some other compensation."

Tong Tian nodded. "Exactly. Gourds or no gourds, whoever dares touch my son, I guarantee they'll leave with nothing today."

While the Three Pure Ones deliberated and the Great Powers cursed, Yun Ting declared loudly, "There are only seven gourds here. My family may be Pangu's orthodox lineage, but we won't take them all. However, since I discovered these gourds first, I'll handle the distribution. Any objections?"

At that moment, Frost Sword, a general under East King Duke, stepped forward and said, "You're only at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, and you think you can distribute treasures like these? Kid, aren't you a bit arrogant? Do you think you're the Head of Male Immortals, His Majesty East King Duke?"

Yun Ting's face darkened. "Aren't you also a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal? And you dare talk to me like that? Believe I'll beat you up? As for East King Duke, he's busy fighting Zhunti at Mount Sumeru. What right does he have to meddle with me? Who does he think he is? Living on an island and still sticking his nose everywhere?" With that, Yun Ting said directly, "I'll divide these gourds fairly. Listen first, then decide whether to fight. How about that?"

Nuwa, recalling Yun Ting's Nine-Rank Three Flowers aptitude, declared, "Yun Ting is Brother Tong Tian's son. He shouldn't be too reckless. Why not hear how he plans to distribute them?"

Yun Ting grinned. "First of all, I only want the Gourd Vine. The gourds themselves—I'll give them all to you all. How about that?"

At these words, none of the Great Powers said another word. Well, if he wasn't taking a single gourd himself, who could accuse him of being unfair?