Kunlun Divine Mirror, Hongjun's Invitation

After leaving East Kunlun, Di Jiang felt incredibly refreshed. The sky seemed bluer, the clouds whiter, and even his spatial traversal felt more energetic.

While he played with the Yin-Yang Banana Tree he had just acquired, feeling its pure Yin-Yang Dao Rhyme to aid his understanding of the newly initiated Yin-Yang Law, he happily thought to himself:

"Now, not only do I have a gift for Jiu Feng sorted, but I can also comprehend the Great Dao of Yin-Yang. I'll give it to her after I'm done, killing two birds with one stone! I'm a genius!"

"As for the other brats, Xing Tian that brute, I need to find a sufficiently hard and fierce axe or shield? Hou Yi's bow is ready, perhaps I can find some matching divine arrows? For Chi You, hmm, a great saber? Xiangliu and Kuafu..." Di Jiang began to search his memory for any unclaimed Spiritual Treasures suitable for fierce men and refined scholars.

Di Jiang was very satisfied with his trip to Kunlun, believing he had acted flawlessly and without anyone noticing.

"Those brats, the Three Pure Ones, are probably jumping and cursing right now, completely lost! By the time they can deduce it was me, they'll at least have to become Saints! By then, I too will have attained the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, hehe, who will fear them then?"

Di Jiang automatically ignored Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who resided high in the nine heavens. After all, a Saint shouldn't be so bored as to meddle in such trivial matters.

However, Di Jiang had calculated everything except for one person, a neighbor who also lived on Kunlun Mountain, just a wall away from the Three Pure Ones!

West Kunlun, Queen Mother of the West!

The entire process of Di Jiang sneaking into East Kunlun like a thief, finding the Yin-Yang Banana Tree, uprooting it with lightning speed, and then disrupting the heavenly secrets before making his escape was clearly witnessed by a noble and elegant female immortal with a cool demeanor in Yaochi, West Kunlun, through an ancient and mystical treasure mirror!

That treasure mirror was her innate supreme treasure – the Kunlun Mirror!

This mirror not only possessed supreme power but also a special divine ability – surveillance! Of course, with Queen Mother of the West's peak Golden Immortal cultivation, she couldn't monitor the entire Primordial World. However, focusing the surveillance range on Kunlun Mountain and its surrounding areas was more than enough.

Thus, Di Jiang's complete expression of secret joy after his successful heist, along with his skillful disruption of heavenly secrets, all became a live broadcast in Queen Mother of the West's eyes.

Inside Yaochi, Queen Mother of the West looked in the direction Di Jiang had disappeared from the Kunlun Mirror. Then, she glanced at the image reflected on the mirror's surface: the chaotic pure energy and faint sounds of angry curses emanating from East Kunlun due to the loss of a treasure. A very peculiar expression appeared on her cool, elegant face.

There was bewilderment, disdain, and a hint of suppressed amusement.

"Who is this person, daring to steal from fellow Daoist Sanqing's dojo? And their strength is above mine. I didn't see them during the Purple Heaven Palace lectures. Could it be the mysterious master of Mount Buzhou?"

Queen Mother of the West murmured to herself. She naturally didn't recognize Di Jiang, as the Five Elements Great Array of Mount Buzhou isolated the inside from the outside, a well-known secret among the high-ranking figures of the Primordial World!

She just hadn't expected her first close observation of this mysterious powerhouse to be in such a manner!

Queen Mother of the West had no intention of going to East Kunlun to explain the truth to the Three Pure Ones. Although they all resided in Kunlun, she had no deep friendship with them. East and West Kunlun were clearly separated, and she saw no need to get involved in this mess and offend the thief who seemed very difficult to deal with.

"However, knowing a small secret of this great being might be useful in the future?"

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Queen Mother of the West's delicate finger gently brushed across the smooth surface of the Kunlun Mirror, a cunning glint flashing in her eyes!

In this perilous Primordial World, having more leverage or secrets about others was always beneficial. Especially concerning a great being like Di Jiang, whose strength was unfathomable, yet whose actions were so peculiar.

Queen Mother of the West silently retracted the Kunlun Mirror's divine light, archived this "surveillance footage," and mentioned it to no one. She continued her solitary cultivation as if nothing had happened.

The waters of the Primordial World are unfathomably deep! Sometimes, the greatest risk doesn't come from a direct enemy but from a seemingly reclusive neighbor in some corner, who holds a "surveillance probe"!

Just as Di Jiang was studying the banana fan and planning his next purchase, the space around him suddenly condensed, and an irresistible, profound, and supreme power instantly enveloped him!

He didn't even have time to react. The scenery before his eyes blurred and shifted, and in the next moment, he found himself in an ancient, magnificent palace exuding an endless aura of the Great Dao!

Di Jiang's heart suddenly tightened! His Primordial Golden Immortal cultivation felt so powerless at this moment. To be able to move him so easily and irresistibly, there was only one person in the entire world who could do this – Hongjun!

"Why is he looking for me?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Di Jiang's mind. His first reaction was a pang of guilt. "Could it be about the banana fan I just 'borrowed' from Kunlun Mountain? Is he here to represent the Three Pure Ones? But that shouldn't be the case; Hongjun hasn't officially taken disciples yet!"

Although he was confident in his own abilities, facing the unfathomable first Saint of the Primordial World, Di Jiang couldn't help but feel a sense of unease and an instinctive reverence for absolute power. He quickly suppressed his aura, steadied his mind, and prepared to act according to the situation.

The expected reprimand did not come. Dao Ancestor Hongjun, seated on a cloud bed, had an ancient face and indifferent eyes that seemed to contain all the heavens, yet without any hostility. He looked at Di Jiang and spoke first, his voice calm and distant:

"Little friend Di Jiang, I apologize for presumptuously summoning you. I hope you do not mind."

He even offered an apology first!

Then, Hongjun instructed the attendant boy: "Haotian, Yaochi, prepare seats."

A male and a female attendant, Haotian and Yaochi, stepped forward. The boy Haotian had a refined appearance, and the girl Yaochi was adorable and fair. Both wore Daoist robes and possessed pure auras, both clearly at the late stage of Golden Immortal cultivation!

They looked at Di Jiang with curiosity, clearly intrigued by the guest who could command such courtesy from the Dao Ancestor, even being specifically asked to prepare a seat. After all, while many powerful beings frequented the Purple Heaven Palace, very few received such treatment.

Haotian and Yaochi swiftly brought a cushion radiating pure Daoist rhyme and placed it behind Di Jiang.

This series of polite, almost courteous actions left Di Jiang somewhat bewildered but also significantly eased his apprehension. It seemed they weren't here to cause trouble.

Being an open-minded person, he decided to go with the flow. He didn't stand on ceremony, cupped his hands towards Hongjun, and said, "It is Di Jiang's honor to be invited by a Saint." He then calmly sat down on the cushion.

He wanted to see what this Saint Hongjun had in mind. It couldn't be that he was specifically invited for tea and idle chat, could it?

Di Jiang settled down and looked calmly at Hongjun, awaiting the Saint's next words. A peculiar silence fell upon the Purple Heaven Palace, with only the silent resonance of the Great Dao echoing.