Eat Freely, Eat Without Worry, Eat Boldly

Oh.

Seventy-two Red Dust Guests.

Eastern Duke had actually recruited so many fellow Daoists who had listened to the Dao at Purple Cloud Palace?

Hearing Zhou Qingqing's thoughts, the Three Pure Ones were quite surprised.

Seventy-two seemed few among three thousand, but in truth, it was already a considerable number.

Every Red Dust Guest who could enter Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao possessed Zenith Heaven-level cultivation, along with immense fortune, wisdom, and perseverance.

They would not easily choose to place themselves beneath another.

The Three Pure Ones had performed brilliantly at Purple Cloud Palace, yet these fellow Daoists would never simply lower their heads and acknowledge someone as their master.

As for the Yellow Center Plums that seemed intended for those seventy-two Red Dust Guests—

A gleam flashed through Supreme Pure Laozi's eyes.

"Come, come. Though these Yellow Center Plums seem to contain some scheme, it doesn't matter at all. We came to answer his provocation. If we don't eat them, won't we be giving him no reason to make a move?"

As expected, First Master had noticed long ago. Then I can rest easy.

Jade Pure Yuanshi immediately reached out and put one of the Yellow Center Plums into his mouth.

"Big Brother is right. Eat without worry, eat freely, eat boldly. I'm truly afraid he won't make a move."

Second Master had none of Third Master's reservations. Sure enough, he was confident!

Tongtian smiled and placed a Yellow Center Plum into his mouth as well.

Then he picked out one of them and casually placed it into Lotus Space.

The next moment, a phantom lotus extended from the space and drew in the Yellow Center Plum. With a single spin, it turned it into juice.

Delicious—no, refreshing. Lotus-brand juicer, you deserve one.

Zhou Qingqing had yet to take human form, so she naturally had no mouth in the physical sense.

She manifested a lotus directly, juiced the fruit, and then absorbed it.

Worthy of being a spiritual fruit borne by one of the Primordial World's ten greatest Top-Grade spiritual roots. The Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal power it contained could even allow a Taiyi Golden Immortal to break through directly into a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

But my true body is a twenty-fourth-grade Creation Golden Lotus, and now I've got two more Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures to support. This power vanished in the blink of an eye. Sob sob~

Hm?

Supreme Pure Laozi, Jade Pure Yuanshi, and Upper Pure Tongtian exchanged looks.

They immediately understood each other's intentions.

The three of them were already at the perfected Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

Eating a Yellow Center Plum was like eating a snack to them—it was merely for enjoyment. The fruit itself had limited effect on them.

Now that they had heard Zhou Qingqing's thoughts—

Naturally, they had to take care of their disciple.

At once, Supreme Pure Laozi took out another one and put it into his mouth.

"I'm done eating. Qingqing, put away the remaining Yellow Center Plums. You're at the stage where your magical power is being consumed the fastest. Eating these will do you good."

Happiness came too suddenly. First Master, the light behind you is so dazzling...

"Hehe, Big Brother, don't hog all the good deeds for yourself."

"Qingqing, Second Master has some too!"

Second Master, my god! The master who treats his disciple best really is none other than you.

"I don't want our first disciple to dislike me."

"Qingqing, my Yellow Center Plums have the surname Zhou now too."

Woohoo, I'm taking off...

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Zhou Qingqing said, "Thank you, Masters."

She arranged her lotus markings into the shape of a smiling face. "This disciple will humbly accept them."

They're safest with me. Don't worry, Masters, I won't keep them all for myself. We'll eat them together later!

Although Zhou Qingqing stored all the Yellow Center Plums in Lotus Space, she had no intention of eating them all by herself.

Each one took ten thousand yuanhui to bear fruit. Only by savoring them slowly could one truly appreciate their flavor. Wouldn't eating them all at once be such a waste?

The Three Pure Ones secretly laughed.

If it had been them, they might have swallowed them long ago.

Zhou Qingqing really knew how to manage a household.

They had already decided that if they encountered any spiritual fruits or spiritual wine in the future, they would leave them with Zhou Qingqing for safekeeping.

The Three Pure Ones held themselves in high regard. They looked down on and could not be bothered to pick the lower-grade spiritual fruits of the Primordial World, but after hearing Zhou Qingqing's words, they changed their minds.

Zhou Qingqing had no idea that this single thought of hers had directly made her future assets even more abundant.

Just as she repeatedly counted the Yellow Center Plums she had obtained—

The island, which had remained quiet all this time, suddenly stirred.

Beams of light extended outward from the three islands, including Penglai Island.

Eastern Duke had fully activated the Three Talents Formation. This was his grand display meant to let all the guests recognize the greatness of Penglai Immortal Court.

Setting off fireworks, cutting ribbons—the Primordial World followed this trend too.

Ancient and powerful customs truly could endure through the ages.

At this point in time, the innate Three Talents Formation was indeed worth showing off. But once First Master's Two Principles Dust Formation and Third Master's Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation appeared in the future, this would be nothing at all.

"..."

Jade Pure Yuanshi frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.

Why did First Master and Third Master both have formations? Where was Second Master's formation?

Had a dog eaten it???

Eh, why does Second Master look so awful?

Could it be that he's already spotted that bastard Eastern Duke?

Jade Pure Yuanshi had waited for his disciple to mention his formidable formation, only to hear Zhou Qingqing mocking his dark expression again. He could only sulk in silence.

So among the three brothers, he was the only one without a formation?

"Second Brother, when we return, I'll devise a formation for you and set it up on Eastern Kunlun."

Tongtian hurriedly transmitted his voice to his second brother.

Zhou Qingqing was setting up her Third Master again.

When it came to formations, wasn't that something inevitably linked to him, Tongtian? Big Brother and Third Brother both had formations worthy of notice, so how could Eastern Kunlun be without one?

No matter what, he had to arrange a formidable formation for Second Brother as well.

Zhou Qingqing had no idea that she had inadvertently caused Mount Kunlun to gain another formation.

As the Three Talents Formation appeared—

Eastern Duke finally revealed himself before them.

His majestic voice rang out before them as well.

"Dao Ancestor Hongjun appointed me as the leader of all male immortals under heaven, granting me dominion over the Register of All Immortals."

"I, Eastern Duke, establish the Immortal Court here on Penglai Island in the East Sea, laying the foundation for the eastern sacred domain, serving as commander of the Heavenly Immortals and the guiding framework of the Great Dao."

Boom!

As Penglai Immortal Court was established, merit immediately descended from the heavens. Countless streams of mysterious yellow energy surrounded Eastern Duke, as though the Heavenly Dao had rewarded his actions.

The gathered immortals instantly erupted into cheers.

They celebrated the establishment of Penglai Immortal Court.

Eastern Duke pressed his hands down and swept his gaze around.

"As the lord of the Immortal Court, I naturally require the aid of fellow Daoists."

"The seventy-two fellow Daoists who once heard the Dao alongside me at Purple Cloud Palace have already agreed to join the Immortal Court, joining me in aiding all beings, spreading elixirs to save the world, and proclaiming the Immortal Court."

It truly was seventy-two fellow Daoists.

The Three Pure Ones' hearts stirred. Zhou Qingqing's words had once again been proven true.

Just as expected.

The scheme against them should be coming next.