Ungrateful

"I am the ruler of the Primordial World designated by the Dao Ancestor. Do you not fear the Dao Ancestor's wrath by acting like this?"

The East Duke could only invoke the Dao Ancestor Hongjun helplessly.

"The Dao Ancestor only told you to rule the Primordial World, not to make me your subordinate!"

Donghuang Taiyi sneered at the East Duke, "Don't mistake a chicken feather for an arrow. I am the Emperor of the Demon Clan, not some stray cat or dog under you!"

"Dijun, is this also your attitude?"

The East Duke questioned Dijun.

Dijun flicked the golden imperial robe on his body and sneered, "East Duke, don't overstep your bounds. Just do your job!"

With that, he directly led the many powerful experts of the Demon Clan into the Chaos Void, completely ignoring the furious East Duke behind him.

After the Demon Clan experts left, the Sanqing, Jieyin, Zhunti, Nether Patriarch, and other powerful figures left one after another, giving no face to the East Duke, the leader of the male immortals.

The East Duke roared in anger repeatedly, but he was powerless.

In terms of strength, he was truly no match for these people.

Especially the Sanqing, Jieyin, Zhunti, and others, who were all Quasi-Saint realm powerhouses, capable of suppressing him with a raise of their hands.

To forcibly keep these people here would require the Dao Ancestor himself to appear; otherwise, he would only humiliate himself.

As these powerful figures departed, those who had been observing saw that the Dao Ancestor paid no attention, not even opening Zixiao Palace or sending his attendant boys.

Everyone had made up their minds, and their gazes towards the East Duke became increasingly contemptuous.

Of course, not everyone was like this.

Many of them valued the East Duke's status and wanted to secure an important position in the soon-to-be-established Heavenly Court. They now surrounded the East Duke, fawning over him.

To accumulate strength to counter Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, the Sanqing, and others, the East Duke accepted all who came, not caring about their character but rather their strength.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan couldn't help but shake his head.

He was the clearest-headed among them all.

As early as when Hongjun enfeoffed the East Duke as the leader of the male immortals, he had seen through Hongjun's scheme.

He had originally intended to use the "Emperor to command the lords" tactic to help the East Duke truly solidify his position as the leader of the male immortals and the ruler of the Primordial World.

Unfortunately, the East Duke was too foolish and arrogant, completely unable to see the situation.

Not only did he offend many powerful figures right from the start, but he dared to recruit anyone.

Such a person was not worth his support.

"Let's go, we're heading back too!"

Xuanyuan waved his hand, preparing to leave with Houtu, Six-Eared Macaque, and the others.

He remembered that after Hongjun's second sermon, there would be many opportunities in the Primordial World.

Whether it was the Innate Gourd Vine, the Thirty-Six-Ranked Creation Green Lotus, or the Three Islands of the East Sea, any one of them was a top-tier opportunity.

He didn't want to miss out.

However, just as Xuanyuan turned around, the East Duke's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Xuanyuan, are you also going to defy the Dao Ancestor's decree?"

Xuanyuan turned around and saw the East Duke, surrounded by a throng of followers, walking over arrogantly.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan was amused to the point of anger.

He really didn't know what was going on in the East Duke's head, to the point that even the Nether Patriarch didn't take him seriously.

Where did this guy get the nerve to speak to him like this?

Did he feel emboldened by those fair-weather followers around him?

Or did he think the Witch Clan's strength was inferior to the Demon Clan's?

Neither!

Xuanyuan couldn't be bothered to deal with the East Duke, leaving behind only a domineering statement: "Our Witch Clan doesn't revere heaven and earth, we only respect Pangu Father God. As for your so-called Heavenly Court, go to hell!"

"Presumptuous!"

"Who gave you the guts to speak to His Majesty like that?"

Beside the East Duke, a group of lackeys pointed at Xuanyuan and shouted loudly.

Many of them were Taiyi Golden Immortals, with only a few reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Moreover, they were mostly unknown figures; Xuanyuan recognized very few of them.

Ironically, the few Daluo Golden Immortal realm experts he recognized were all cowering, hiding behind the crowd, trying their best to appear insignificant.

At the same time, they cursed inwardly, You guys are looking for death, don't drag me down with you!

Who was Xuanyuan?

He was a ruthless individual who dared to confront the Sanqing, Jieyin, Zhunti, Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, Nether Patriarch, Kunpeng Patriarch, and many other powerful beings.

He even dared to scam Hongjun Dao Ancestor's treasures.

How could trash like you possibly provoke such a ruthless person.

Seeing Xuanyuan's gaze sweep over them, they all sheepishly dared not speak. Several of them immediately distanced themselves from East Duke.

Clearly, they would rather offend East Duke, the leader of male immortals personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor and ruler of the Primordial World, than offend Xuanyuan, this ruthless individual.

The lackeys beside East Duke hadn't figured out what was happening yet. Those powerful experts at the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, who had clearly pledged allegiance to East Duke, were scared away by a mere glance from Xuanyuan and turned to leave.

At this moment, behind Xuanyuan, Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and others stepped forward.

Pointing at these people, they roared, "Ungrateful dogs! If it weren't for Master's compassion at the edge of the Outer Heavens, none of you would have even had the chance to step foot in Zixiao Palace. You received a tremendous opportunity, and it's one thing not to repay the favor, but Master doesn't even fancy trash like you. Now you dare to reprimand Master in public? Who gave you the courage?"

It turned out that many of these people, like Six-Eared Macaque and Kong Xuan, were too weak back then to traverse the Chaos Void and enter Zixiao Palace to listen to the teachings.

It was Xuanyuan who sacrificed the Supreme Grade Innate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, to bring them to Zixiao Palace.

However, these people were unlike Six-Eared Macaque and Kong Xuan, who knew gratitude. They thought they had latched onto East Duke, so they acted fearlessly and didn't put Xuanyuan, their former benefactor, in their eyes.

They even escalated their insults towards Xuanyuan to cover up their past lowly state.

"Master?"

"Six-Eared Macaque, are all four of you guys out of your minds?"

"Everyone in the Primordial World knows Xuanyuan is just a Taiyi Golden Immortal, with no hope of advancing to Daluo Golden Immortal in this lifetime. You actually took him as your master?"

"Simply laughable!"

"What's laughable is you!"

Six-Eared Macaque looked at these people as if they were complete idiots.

Master Xuanyuan is only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, with no hope of advancing to Daluo Golden Immortal?

If these people knew what they had seen and heard at Qianyuan Mountain, they would probably be so shocked their jaws would drop.

Also, the late-stage Daluo Golden Immortal realm Chaos Demon God remnant spirit that wreaked havoc throughout the Primordial World, leaving countless powerful figures helpless, was directly annihilated by their own Master.

And that happened three to four thousand years ago.

Now, after three to four thousand years, the four of them had already advanced to the Daluo Golden Immortal peak. As for what realm their Master had reached, they still couldn't see through it.

Even if he hadn't severed a corpse to prove the Dao as a Quasi-Saint, he wasn't far from it.

These guys were simply ridiculous.

Six-Eared Macaque and Kong Xuan exchanged glances and nodded, unleashing their strongest auras without reservation.

Four peak Daluo Golden Immortal experts releasing their auras simultaneously made even East Duke, who had cultivated to the Daluo Golden Immortal complete stage, secretly tremble with shock.

Not to mention those who were only at the early Daluo Golden Immortal stage, or even the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. They all wore expressions of horror.

They should feel fortunate that this was Zixiao Palace. Dao Ancestor Hongjun had long ago decreed that no one was allowed to fight in Zixiao Palace, otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as a mere aura deterrence.

Given Six-Eared Macaque and Kong Xuan's reverence for Xuanyuan, they would have already beaten these trash to a pulp.