Comparing... Backgrounds?

QAQ.

Eastern Duke's mind had already been clouded.

He actually wanted to rely on Penglai Immortal Court and Hongjun to make a move against my Third Master?

Not to mention that his status as the foremost male immortal under heaven was itself a pit.

Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun was now standing on the side of my three masters. If you wanted to compare backgrounds, you had really picked the wrong opponent!!!

Upper Pure Tongtian listened to his precious disciple's inner thoughts.

His already firm resolve settled even further.

Since Qingqing had said so much, what else was there to say?

He raised an eyebrow and said with a sneer, "Fine then, Eastern Duke. I'll wait for you, the foremost male immortal under heaven, to come to Purple Cloud Palace and cause trouble for me."

"I'd like to see exactly whom the Dao Ancestor will rebuke."

"As for now, get as far away from me as you can. Don't ever come to the Kunlun Mountains again. The sight of you is embarrassing."

What?

Even Queen Mother of the West had to fear his Penglai Immortal Court and Saint Hongjun.

Yet Upper Pure Tongtian had directly disregarded everything Eastern Duke now wielded.

This was simply outrageous.

Without much hesitation, Eastern Duke immediately summoned his natal spirit treasure, the Pure Yang Sword, intending to settle the matter with Upper Pure Tongtian.

Tsk tsk tsk, if you'd used another spirit treasure, you might actually have posed a little threat to my Third Master. But your spirit treasure is the Pure Yang Sword—this thing is innately restrained by my Third Master. Get lost, Eastern Duke.

Heh heh.

My disciple was absolutely right.

Upper Pure Tongtian's face lit up with delight.

When it came to comprehension of the Sword Dao, Upper Pure Tongtian considered himself among the very best in the Primordial World.

For Eastern Duke to compete with him using the Pure Yang Sword—

he simply had no intention of winning.

And now, he would let Zhou Qingqing witness his Sword Dao.

And, of course, the Ten Thousand Swords Gourd he had only just begun refining.

"Pure Yang first stirs, hook, cleave, and slay immortals."

Waves of Pure Yang Great Dao laws radiated from Eastern Duke's sword, drawing upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth as it swept down in a mighty slash.

Tongtian lifted his right hand slightly, and a gourd appeared in his palm.

Boundless sword light surged from the gourd in an instant, crashing down upon Eastern Duke.

The Great Dao laws and heaven-and-earth energy linked by the Pure Yang Sword were shredded by the sword light in a single instant, without the slightest room to resist.

So cool.

Third Master's Ten Thousand Swords Gourd had only just been refined, yet it already had such an effect. If it were paired with the Dao of formations, who knew how terrifying its power would become.

It was definitely far stronger than the Green Duckweed Sword.

Eastern Duke had never expected that Upper Pure Tongtian alone would come at him with such overwhelming force, directly shattering his top-grade innate spirit treasure.

At the critical moment, Eastern Duke summoned the top-grade innate spirit treasure Heavenly Dipper Shield bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, barely blocking the scattered sword light.

By now, Eastern Duke knew that the situation could not be salvaged.

He had come to Eastern Kunlun alone today, in order to demonstrate the sincerity of the Immortal Court's lord.

Yet now, the moment Tongtian made a move, he had not the slightest means of resistance.

If not for the Heavenly Dipper Shield, Eastern Duke felt that he would not even have lasted a single exchange.

A wise man did not suffer immediate losses. Eastern Duke could read the situation clearly: Tongtian's sudden intervention had utterly disrupted his plans. If this continued, he alone would suffer.

"Three Pure Ones."

"Queen Mother of the West."

"Today's matter will not end so easily. Just wait—I will return."

With that, he left behind his harsh words.

Eastern Duke no longer lingered at the Western Kunlun dojo. In the blink of an eye, he vanished beyond the horizon.

Of all things to learn, why had he gone and learned from Big Big Wolf, pulling that "I'll be back" routine? If not for the Heavenly Dipper Shield protecting you, and for the fact that you had just become the leader of all male immortals under heaven, just wait and see whether my Third Master would cut you down or not.

Big Big Wolf?

There was a "Big" in the name, so he was presumably one of the wolf clan's ancestors. Unfortunately, Tongtian knew nothing about the wolf clan and had no idea what he had said.

However.

The part about cutting him down was absolutely right. It suited his tastes perfectly.

Watching Eastern Duke slink away in disgrace.

Even Queen Mother of the West could not hide the astonishment in her eyes.

Back at Purple Cloud Palace, the Three Pure Ones had all focused their attention on the Heaven-and-Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the acquired merit supreme treasure of defense.

Yet now, the moment Upper Pure Tongtian made his move, he directly displayed his peerless power of slaughter.

Even Queen Mother of the West was alarmed by the boundless razor-sharp aura contained within the Ten Thousand Swords Gourd.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for stepping in so righteously. Had you not appeared, I fear I would have been troubled for quite some time."

Queen Mother of the West gave Tongtian a slight bow, her voice sincere.

Queen Mother of the West had thanked him quickly enough, but she possessed both the Kunlun Mirror and the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag. Logically, she should not have feared Eastern Duke at all. Why had she acted so timidly?

Tongtian returned the courtesy.

"Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West, there is no need for this. Even if I had not acted, you possessed the strength to contend with Eastern Duke. I only hope you do not blame me for forcibly intervening."

"Alas!"

Queen Mother of the West let out a sigh.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Tongtian."

"I have yet to refine the spirit treasure bestowed by the Dao Ancestor."

"Recently, I have been refining my Kunlun Mirror. Affected by the turbulence of spacetime, I lost some of my mana and had no way to fight Eastern Duke."

"Fellow Daoist, your arrival at my Western Kunlun truly helped me out of a great predicament."

Affected by spacetime turbulence?

The Kunlun Mirror was one of the few spirit treasures in the Primordial World that possessed both temporal and spatial attributes. Though it was only of the highest-grade innate rank, it possessed exceptionally special effects.

Queen Mother of the West had refined the Kunlun Mirror with all her strength, even neglecting to refine the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag. Presumably, she wished to cross spacetime and see how the status of leader of all female immortals under heaven would affect her.

The Time Great Dao and the Space Great Dao were both among the top five of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

The Spacetime Great Dao formed from their union naturally possessed unfathomable mysteries beyond prediction.

So the Kunlun Mirror was actually that formidable.

The Kunlun Mirror was Queen Mother of the West's companion spirit treasure. Unless she mentioned it herself or used it, Tongtian could not determine its effects.

But now that he had Zhou Qingqing, it saved him a great deal of trouble.

Queen Mother of the West had delayed refining the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag bestowed by the Dao Ancestor; it seemed she truly had glimpsed fleeting shadows of the future through spacetime.

Seeing the look of understanding emerge on Tongtian's face.

Queen Mother of the West continued, "By the way, Fellow Daoist Tongtian, you came to Mount Kunlun to...?"

Queen Mother of the West had generously explained why she could not defeat Eastern Duke, then turned to ask Tongtian's purpose in coming here.

It was true that Upper Pure Tongtian had come to Western Kunlun and helped her greatly, but since he had appeared here, he must have had some matter to discuss with her.

That was what Queen Mother of the West was asking.