Xuanxiao Returns to Kunlun, Second Lecture Approaches

As Xuanxiao returned to Kunlun Mountain, he saw Taiyi pinning Zhunti down with the Chaos Bell, his own father Tongtian standing on Jieyin, who had been severely wounded by his sword, and his second uncle Yuanshi was having fun training his lightning techniques on six Grand Unity Golden Immortals from the Immortal Court. Only his eldest uncle was evenly matched with Dong Wanggong. Xuanxiao then took out the Heaven and Earth Black and Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and said, "Eldest Uncle, here's your pagoda back."

Laozi took the pagoda and placed it above his head. He only attacked and didn't defend, and soon had Dong Wanggong covered in bumps, miserable and suffering. Just then, Hongjun, the firefighter, arrived again and said, "You are all great powers of the Primordial World, you should prioritize harmony. I just mediated the war between the Witch and Demon clans, and now you Three Pure Ones are fighting the Immortal Court... You are all cultivators, why are you so angry?"

Xuanxiao raised his hand and said, "Dao Ancestor, it was Dong Wanggong who first came to Kunlun Mountain to provoke us."

Hongjun said coldly, "Regardless, large-scale wars are forbidden in the Primordial World during this San Yuan Hui." With that, he left.

Laozi was speechless and said, "I'll let you off this time. Just leave Kunlun Mountain, all of you." He thought to himself, The Dao Ancestor himself has spoken. If I destroy them now, the Dao Ancestor will probably be displeased.

Tongtian said, "Eldest Brother, are we really going to let them go?"

Laozi pointed to the sky and said, "The Dao Ancestor himself made a trip here. We have no choice but to let them go. Let's leave it at that for now. We'll settle this with them later."

Xuanxiao said, "Eldest Uncle, I think it's fine to let them go, but isn't it also acceptable to rob them of their spiritual treasures before letting them go?"

Upon hearing this, Zhunti shouted, "My Western Teachings are already impoverished, and you still want to rob me of my spiritual treasures? Believe it or not, I'll self-destruct right now!"

Xuanxiao calmly said, "I don't believe you. Show me your self-destruction."

?(?'?'? )?????? Zhunti never imagined Xuanxiao would say this and was completely stunned.

Xuanxiao laughed heartily, "You don't dare, do you? If you don't dare, then hand over all your spiritual treasures, and we'll let you go. Otherwise..." At this point, Xuanxiao stopped talking, his eyes growing colder.

Jieyin looked at Xuanxiao's increasingly cold eyes and said, "My junior brother and I can hand over a few spiritual treasures, but can we keep our natal spiritual treasures?"

Tongtian, fearing Xuanxiao would go too far and displease Hongjun, said, "So be it. Leave a few Innate Spiritual Treasures, and you can scram."

And so, the group from the Immortal Court, who had come in a mighty procession, received a thorough beating and slunk back.

After returning to Mount Sumeru, Zhunti looked at the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, from which a significant portion of its essence had been extracted, and cursed to the heavens, "Damn Witch clan barbarians, I will not rest until I have my revenge."

Jieyin was calmer and asked Zhunti, "Junior Brother, how are you so sure it was the Witch clan?"

Zhunti pointed to the Bodhi tree and said, "They uprooted the Bodhi tree with brute force, and then used the Wood Law in reverse to absorb its essence. Besides the Wood Ancestral Witch Jumang, who else could do this?"

Jieyin nodded and said, "Our strength is insufficient now. When our cultivation reaches completion in the future, we will settle this with them."

Zhunti nodded silently, harboring a deep hatred for the Witch clan in his heart. Thus, he secretly hid near Buzhou Mountain and ambushed some minor witches to vent his anger.

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the second lecture at Purple Heaven Palace. Everyone heard Hongjun's voice: "The second lecture at Purple Heaven Palace is approaching. You may quickly head to Purple Heaven Palace."

Thus, those who had attended the previous lecture all rushed to Purple Cloud Palace again. However, this time, only Houtu came. The reason was that the Ancestral Witches, led by Dijiang, felt that Hongjun's words were all about the cultivation methods of the Nascent Soul Path, which had nothing to do with their Witch clan. They wouldn't understand even if they listened, and the floor of Purple Cloud Palace was too hard, making it uncomfortable to sleep, so they all stayed away.

Inside Purple Heaven Palace, after all the immortals were seated, Hongjun began, "This lecture will be about the methods of a Quasi-Saint. What is a Quasi-Saint..."

After a torrent of eloquent speech and golden lotuses springing from the ground, Hongjun said, "The third lecture will begin in three thousand years. During this period, I do not wish to see any large-scale conflicts in the Primordial World."

With that, the lecture ended, and everyone dispersed. Upon returning to Mount Sumeru, Jieyin and Zhunti discovered their homes had been ransacked, their dojo in complete disarray.

Jieyin was on the verge of collapse and said, "Who is it that dares to humiliate my junior brother and me like this?"

Zhunti pointed to the footprints and said, "Senior Brother, this must have been done by the Ancestral Witches. Look at the footprints below Mount Sumeru; they are clearly from their true forms. Moreover, besides them, who else didn't go to the Purple Heaven Palace to listen to the Dao and could have entered Mount Sumeru, which has its protective array activated?"

Jieyin said, "Junior Brother, let us go to Buzhou Mountain together and seek justice from the Witch clan."

Zhunti nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go."