Hongjun Intervenes, Playing Peacemaker

Hearing the commotion, Hongjun hurried over and said, "Yun Ting, fighting near Purple Firmament Palace—do you take this humble Taoist for nonexistent?"

Seeing this, Yun Ting said with a beaming smile, "I simply felt that the Green Lotus Treasure Banner was fated to be with me. Martial Uncle Zhunti has used 'fate' as an excuse to snatch plenty of things throughout the Primordial Wilderness. Isn't this perfectly reasonable?"

Hongjun's expression turned cold. "Zhunti is, after all, this humble Taoist's disciple. Treating him this way—isn't that somewhat disrespectful to this humble Taoist?"

Yun Ting gave an honest-looking grin. "Grandfather Dao Ancestor, surely you won't stoop to arguing with a child like me? Besides, Martial Uncle Zhunti is a dignified Quasi-Saint, yet he couldn't even beat a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Who can he blame but himself? In the Primordial Wilderness, laws and Dao fruit are Dao, while spiritual treasures and Divine Abilities are virtue. This fellow couldn't beat me despite being an entire major realm above me. Clearly, his Dao and virtue are lacking, no? Otherwise, why not summon all the Great Powers of the Primordial Wilderness and let's discuss what Martial Uncle Zhunti's character is really like?"

Hongjun's expression froze at those words. "That won't be necessary..." Yet inwardly, he cursed. If you were only Tong Tian's offspring, I'd personally teach you a lesson today—pass down a couple of Divine Abilities for you to play with. But alas, the Heavenly Dao won't allow it. It says you carry immense karma and, though you are a variable, you cannot be touched... Forget it. Let Zhunti give him the Green Lotus Treasure Banner.

With that thought, Hongjun pointed a finger and shattered the Two Forms Dust Array. He then said to Zhunti, "Since the Green Lotus Treasure Banner is fated to be with this child Yun Ting, give it to him."

Upon hearing this, Zhunti was about to cry out in grievance when Hongjun took out a Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit. "Take this as compensation instead. What do you think?"

At the sight of it, Zhunti stopped crying. He handed the Green Lotus Treasure Banner to Yun Ting, accepted the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit for himself, and immediately brightened.

Seeing that, Yun Ting cursed inwardly. Heh... so this was how the Golden Lotus of Merit ended up in Zhunti's hands. If I'd known, I wouldn't have snatched the Green Lotus Treasure Banner. Obviously, I've gained something here too, so why am I not nearly as happy seeing Zhunti obtain a treasure?

While Yun Ting was deep in thought, the gathered Great Powers had already returned. Tong Tian burst into laughter and said, "Ting'er, how did your spar with junior brother Zhunti go?"

Yun Ting gave a mischievous chuckle. "Of course I won." As he spoke, he took out the Green Lotus Treasure Banner and showed it off.

The gathered Great Powers secretly laughed. Zhunti spends every day claiming fate with things everywhere. Now he's gone dumbstruck, hasn't he? He got trapped by his own Great Fate Art.

Hong Yun sent a voice transmission to Great Immortal Zhen Yuan. "That kid Yun Ting really knows how to have fun. He even snatched Zhunti's Green Lotus Treasure Banner. Should we persuade him to return the banner to Zhunti, so he doesn't make an enemy of him?"

Great Immortal Zhen Yuan replied via voice transmission, "I don't think that's necessary... What if the kid loses his temper and snaps at you?... He dares snatch Zhunti's banner; perhaps he'd dare snatch your Primordial Violet Qi as well. Mm, though the child is rather likable, he truly can be quite arrogant at times."

Yet Hong Yun did not heed Great Immortal Zhen Yuan's advice. He directly said, "Little Friend Yun Ting, hear me out. Though Fellow Daoist Zhunti's usual conduct is somewhat... well, you know, he is still the Dao Ancestor's disciple. Wasn't it a little inappropriate for you to directly snatch his Green Lotus Treasure Banner? How about giving me some face and returning it to him?"

Yun Ting's face darkened. "I... you... Hong Yun, whose side are you on? Last time, I even shared a gourd with you. This time, I snatch a banner from Zhunti, and you come out to speak up for him? What kind of sense does that make?" He then secretly communicated with the system. "Check Hong Yun's entries for me. Can I do something to him? He's pissed me off."

[Name: Old Ancestor Hong Yun], [Cultivation: Quasi-Saint], [Entries: Primordial Violet Qi (Red), Innate Fire Spirit (Red), Chaos Primordial Spirit (Gold), Hong Yun Dharma Body (Gold), Good Old Man (Red))...]

The system listed Hong Yun's entries and advised Yun Ting, "Host, aside from being somewhat of a Good Old Man, this Hong Yun has no other faults... You are still in the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm and cannot alter or extract his entries. Besides, Hong Yun and Great Immortal Zhen Yuan are both outstanding among Rogue Cultivators. It is better to win them over than become enemies with them. There is no need to argue with him."

Listening to the system's advice, Yun Ting said, "Senior Hong Yun, I'll give you some face. Step aside now, and I guarantee I won't make a move against you. How about it?" He then sent a voice transmission to Great Immortal Zhen Yuan. "What does my snatching Zhunti's magic treasure have to do with Senior Hong Yun? Senior Zhen Yuanzi, hurry and drag him away. Otherwise, I'll call the Eastern Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor, and we'll beat him up together... We've already shown plenty of restraint by not making a move to snatch the Primordial Violet Qi on him."

Upon hearing this, Great Immortal Zhen Yuan hurried over and dragged Hong Yun away, whispering in his ear, "Didn't you see that Jieyin hasn't said anything? Why are you sticking your head out? Besides, this place is so close to Purple Firmament Palace. How could the Dao Ancestor not know? He's obviously acquiesced. Come with me, quickly." With that, he directly dragged Hong Yun back to Wuzhuang Temple.

Watching Hong Yun get dragged away, Zhunti said nothing either. He merely shot Yun Ting a cold look. "Boy, traveling the Primordial Wilderness is not so easy. There will surely be retribution for this matter in the future."

Hearing that, Yun Ting turned toward Tong Tian and said in an affected, cutesy voice, "Dad, Martial Uncle Zhunti is so fierce. Sages are undying and indestructible, and he hasn't even become a Sage yet. Why don't we chop him to death and eliminate future trouble?"