Seeing Zhunti defeated, Jieyin brought out the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit and shielded Zhunti with it. "Demon Master, you've gone too far."
Seeing this, the West Queen Mother took out the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner and handed it to Kunpeng. "They're my people, so I'll spoil them. Here, it's a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure too. Let's beat him up together."
Xuanxiao laughed heartily. "You're already protecting your husband before you're even married? You two, don't rush. I already said I wouldn't let Jieyin interfere, but he still got involved. Leave this round to us."
With that, Xuanxiao gave Taiyi a meaningful glance. Taiyi immediately knocked Jieyin down with a single strike of the Chaos Bell, suppressing him inside it. As for Kunpeng, under Xuanxiao's telepathic guidance, he brought the West Queen Mother and shifted his gaze toward Zhunti, who was protected by the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
Seeing the two of them approach, Zhunti said, "I have the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit protecting me. You can't defeat me now, so why don't you retreat at once?"
Kunpeng said, "That may not be true. The Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit isn't an unbreakable treasure. No matter how wondrous the technique, it can ultimately be shattered through sheer force." After saying this, he wielded the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner and unleashed a barrage. Then the West Queen Mother said, "Let's attack together." With that, she used the Kunlun Mirror to flash countless points of mirror light, which rapidly collided with the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
After a while, Zhunti was nearly out of strength. Xuanxiao said, "Watch me take this Merit Golden Lotus." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pressed it toward the Merit Golden Lotus. Zhunti was startled and hurriedly drew the Merit Golden Lotus into his body. "Even if you beat me to death today, I can't lose this supreme treasure of Mount Sumeru."
Xuanxiao nodded and said to Kunpeng, "I'll teach you something fun... Do this and this, then that and that. I'll also record it with the Shadow Recording Stone. From now on, even after Zhunti becomes a saint, he won't dare appear in front of you."
Kunpeng nodded, glanced at the West Queen Mother, and said, "The Mystic Emperor's suggestion is pretty good. Let's try it." Thus, Kunpeng and the West Queen Mother stepped on Zhunti together. Er, Kunpeng seemed a little taller, so it didn't look quite right.
Afterward, Kunpeng stepped down, while the West Queen Mother stood on Zhunti's head. The two of them began embracing, followed by some activities the masses loved to see. Hmm, after this incident, Kunpeng and the West Queen Mother were completely bound together.
After a long while, Xuanxiao shouted, "You're done beating him up, so hurry up and leave!" He then took several people and slipped away. Not long after they left, Hongjun arrived at the scene and said, "Zhunti, what happened to all these footprints on your face?"
Zhunti whimpered, "Dao Ancestor, you have to stand up for me! The demon race's Kunpeng and the others went too far. Just look at what they did to me..."
Hongjun nodded. "No problem. I'll go and speak with them." Afterward, Hongjun took Jieyin and Zhunti back to Purple Cloud Palace and immediately sent word for Xuanxiao and the others to come to Purple Cloud Palace.
Before long, Xuanxiao, Taiyi, and the other two arrived at Purple Cloud Palace. Xuanxiao cupped his hands and bowed. "Greetings, Dao Ancestor."
Hongjun's expression darkened. "Jieyin and Zhunti are nominally my disciples, at least. How did you beat them into that state? Don't do it again next time, understood?"
Xuanxiao nodded. "Dao Ancestor, well... Just look, with the two of them only at the level of six-grade Three Flowers, do they really deserve the Primordial Violet Qi? When you bestowed the Primordial Violet Qi upon them, you also said during your lecture that opportunities had to be fought for. Weren't you telling us to take it from them...?"
Hongjun was speechless. Could that really have been what I meant? No, I gave them the Primordial Violet Qi to repay a karmic debt, not so that you could snatch it for fun. Hmm? Actually, this might work. If they kill Jieyin and Zhunti outright, I can peacefully become Merged with the Dao, and I won't have to repay the karmic debt either.
With this thought, Hongjun said, "Why did you attack Jieyin and Zhunti this time? Can you explain it? I'll judge who's in the right."
The West Queen Mother said, "Zhunti secretly watched me bathe. Then, when I came to Mount Sumeru to demand an explanation, Jieyin secretly stole all the flat peaches from West Kunlun. So I was furious and called my husband-to-be, Kunpeng, to stand up for me."
Kunpeng nodded. "That's exactly what happened. He, Zhunti, was capable of doing such a thing. How could I tolerate it?"
Hongjun was stunned on the spot. He looked toward Zhunti and said, "Did this happen?"
Zhunti said helplessly, "Dao Ancestor, please investigate carefully. It truly did not happen."
Xuanxiao asked the system in his mind, "What should we do? He won't admit it..."
The system was speechless. "Make him swear an oath. I can also summon Purple Firmament Divine Thunder. When the time comes, he'll take a strike. Whether it was him or not, it'll become him."
Hearing this, Xuanxiao felt reassured. "Dao Ancestor, since Fellow Daoist Zhunti says he wasn't the one who did it, why not have him swear an oath?"
Hongjun nodded and said to Zhunti, "Swear an oath."
Zhunti raised a hand toward the sky. "Heavenly Dao above, I, Zhunti, hereby swear that if I have ever secretly watched the West Queen Mother bathe, I am willing to suffer the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder." Just after Zhunti finished speaking, the system secretly sent a bolt of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder crashing onto his head, blasting his hair into an afro.
Xuanxiao spread his hands. "Dao Ancestor, look at what he did. Beating him wasn't unjustified, was it?"
Hongjun's expression changed. "You may all return. I will punish these two further myself."
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