Return to Kunlun, the Second Sermon Begins

Tong Tian and Yuan Shi, upon hearing Yun Ting's warning, stopped pursuing East King Duke and let him leave.

Yuan Shi thought to himself: "This child Yun Ting has a slightly different temperament from my third brother. Though young, he's far more steady. But that East King Duke dared to bully my third brother's child—he's utterly disregarding the Three Pure Ones. I'll need to scheme against him later and teach him a lesson."

Watching East King Duke's retreating figure, Yun Ting mused inwardly: "Even though I changed your Long Life to Short Life, don't die too soon—I'm still waiting to cut you down myself."

After East King Duke left, Tong Tian looked at Yun Ting, ruffled his head, and said: "Come, follow your father back to Mount Kunlun first. The Dao Ancestor's second sermon is about to begin."

Yun Ting nodded obediently and returned to Mount Kunlun with his elders, settling into cultivation. About three hundred years later, a voice rang out: "Purple Firmament Palace reopens. The second sermon begins in two hundred years. Prepare well."

Upon hearing this, Laozi looked at Yun Ting and asked: "Yun Ting, do you wish to come to Purple Firmament Palace to hear the Dao?"

"Ding. Quest issued: Do Not Enter Purple Firmament. Reward: Chaos Five Elements Origin. Hongjun's path is the Slaying Three Corpses Quasi-Sage method, unsuitable for you. Besides, you're only a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal now—you wouldn't understand even if you went. Better to stay at Kunlun." The system's voice appeared in Yun Ting's sea of consciousness at the right moment.

Yun Ting shook his head and said: "I'm not even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal yet. I wouldn't understand the sermon. Senior Brother Duobao is all alone guarding Mount Kunlun like a mouse—how lonely that must be. I'll stay here and keep him company."

Laozi nodded, then led Yuan Shi and Tong Tian to Purple Firmament Palace for the sermon. After they left, Yun Ting's eyes darted around slyly. He looked at Duobao and said: "Senior Brother Duobao, I want to go out and play. You can handle watching the mountain alone, right?"

Duobao asked in confusion: "Junior Brother, you're not thinking of sneaking into the Great Powers' Dao Fields to cause trouble while they're all at the sermon, are you? That's no joke."

Yun Ting chuckled and said: "Senior Brother, you're overthinking it. I just thought that while everyone's at the sermon, I'd sneak over and trash East King Duke's Dao Field."

Duobao's expression froze. "Ahem, Junior Brother, East King Duke was personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the Head of Male Immortals. You can't offend him. Trashing his Dao Field is no laughing matter."

Yun Ting rubbed his hands together. "What's wrong with trashing his Dao Field? If my cultivation weren't lacking, I'd have the heart to cut him down. He dared call my father a bastard—I won't let him off."

Seeing Yun Ting's eagerness to leave, Duobao had no choice but to let him go, thinking: "All the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals have gone to Purple Firmament Palace for the sermon. As for Primordial Unity Golden Immortal experts... (⊙o⊙)... at the same realm, I might not even be a match for him."

Before leaving, Yun Ting scanned Duobao's entry.

[Daoist Duobao] [Cultivation: Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Peak] [Entries: Sage Disciple (Red - Inactive), Much Treasure Much Fortune (Red), Innate Origin (Orange), Tathagata Buddha (Red - Inactive), Learned East and West (Orange - Inactive), Deep Fortune (Orange), Supreme Self (Purple - Inactive)] [Friendliness: 81] [Hint: Friendliness threshold met, cultivation similar. Can designate and copy one entry from the target!]

Yun Ting thought: "Holy crap, all good entries... but none of them seem useful. System, pick one for me."

Inside the system space, a certain mature woman rubbed her chin and muttered: "The Great Dao of Supreme Self is hard to activate. The rest are useless. Hmm, let him copy Deep Fortune."

With that thought, the system's voice rang in Yun Ting's mind: "Recommend copying Deep Fortune. The others are useless to you. Much Treasure Much Fortune brings many treasures, but their quality isn't top-tier."

Yun Ting selected Deep Fortune.

"Ding. Critical hit reward activated. Deep Fortune evolves into Heavenly Fortune (Purple): From now on, your luck is no less than that of a Heavenly Dao Sage. In the same situation, your merit will be more than five times greater than others'." The system's voice echoed in Yun Ting's mind. Overjoyed, he left Mount Kunlun to play.

This departure was no small matter—it wreaked havoc across the Primordial World and brought great misfortune to Zhunti...

Yun Ting headed straight for Penglai Island in the Eastern Sea, the seat of East King Duke's Immortal Court. Locking onto the location, he activated the Earth-Traversing Golden Light, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Great Divine Abilities, and arrived near Penglai Island. Then he transmitted a message to Ao Guang: "Ao Guang, this Immortal Court East King Duke founded in the Eastern Sea—how much trouble does it cause your Dragon Clan?"

"Uh... it's a big problem for us Eastern Sea water clans. East King Duke has dozens of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals under him. Quite troublesome," Ao Guang replied via transmission.

Yun Ting chuckled. "Wait for me at the Dragon Palace. I'll take you to do something big." With that, he flashed straight down to the seabed and arrived at the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.

Soon, inside the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, Yun Ting looked at Ao Guang and said: "Ao Guang, do you dare to join me in trashing the Immortal Court's palace on Mount Kunlun? I've checked—there are only Primordial Unity Golden Immortals there, not a single Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal."

Ao Guang shook his head. "I don't dare. East King Duke is the Head of Male Immortals under heaven. He's not someone to offend lightly."

Yun Ting was speechless. He thought: "Damn... no wonder he's called Cowardly Dragon. He won't even trash East King Duke's Dao Field. How did the Dragon Clan end up with such a pathetic prince?" With that thought, he said: "Then at least bear witness, alright?" As he spoke, Bodhi Sarira Light radiated around him, and he transformed into Zhunti's likeness. "Remember this face. When East King Duke returns, go report that you saw me trashing his Dao Field. And make sure to simulate the mana fluctuations."

Ao Guang nodded. "This... deduction arts are no joke. East King Duke is a Quasi-Sage after all. If he calculates it back to you..."

Yun Ting laughed. "Calculate it back to me? With East King Duke? Don't flatter him. Little Lord here has a deep Origin—he can't calculate me."