Ye Jun's gaze now rested on Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
It was only a Dragon Head Staff. Though it was a spirit treasure bestowed upon East King Duke by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and certainly worth a great deal, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi could still give it up given their plans.
Di Jun cupped his hands slightly. "Of course. Since Fellow Daoist Ye Jun is interested, the two of us won't covet it."
Eastern Emperor Taiyi said nothing, but had already begun walking slowly toward East King Duke.
"Ye Jun! I am the Head of Male Immortals. My master already looks poorly upon you. If you take the Dragon Head Staff, the Sage won't let you get away with it!" East King Duke shouted, his voice harsh and furious.
This was the closest he had ever come to death. His desperate flight had already left him utterly exhausted.
There was barely any Spiritual Energy left in his body!
Ye Jun only wore a cold smile and said nothing. East King Duke was a dead man already.
Seeing Ye Jun stand by and do nothing, Eastern Emperor Taiyi approached East King Duke with the Chaos Bell in hand.
"Head of Male Immortals? What a joke!" Eastern Emperor Taiyi sneered. The Chaos Bell turned into a streak of golden light and smashed toward East King Duke.
East King Duke's face was deathly pale, but his eyes held an unexpected resolve.
"If you want me, East King Duke, dead, you won't get off easily either!" East King Duke roared. A raging fire burst from his body, rising from his feet until it engulfed him completely.
In an instant, the fireball formed from East King Duke shot straight toward Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
East King Duke was going to self-destruct!
Ye Jun raised an eyebrow and swept his sleeve. A barrier formed from Yin-Yang Two Energies shielded him and Taotie from the blast.
"Eastern Emperor, look out!" Di Jun cried, his pupils contracting.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi formed hand seals. The Chaos Bell blazed with golden light, and wherever its radiance passed, it manifested the sun, moon, and stars, along with great rivers. The light surged toward East King Duke, who had become a man of fire.
Di Jun raised both hands as well. The River Diagram and Luo Book turned into two streaks of light and shot at East King Duke, transforming along the way into a celestial river that carried the might of chaos. It collided with him!
Boom!
The collision unleashed a world-shaking roar. Mountains and rivers shattered, and the surrounding trees and hills were reduced to ashes.
Everything was left a blank expanse.
When the thick fog cleared, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi appeared in the sky one after the other. Ye Jun also withdrew the Yin-Yang Two Energies.
Only four of them remained in the sky. East King Duke had been reduced to ashes.
Di Jun flipped his hand, and a vortex of Spiritual Energy suddenly appeared in his palm. A moment later, wisps of pure Yang energy gathered from every direction into his hand.
A smile finally appeared on Di Jun's face. The yellow spiritual light in his hand was also drawn into his palm.
At the same time, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi both felt their fortune increase. They were delighted. This must have been the fortune East King Duke had possessed as the Head of Male Immortals.
Now it had fallen into the hands of Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
Even Taotie could sense the difference in the two of them. Still, the power of fortune was an intangible thing.
"Master, East King Duke was the Head of Male Immortals and even founded the Purple Mansion. He had quite a lot of fortune. Aren't you tempted?" Taotie asked in a muffled voice.
Ye Jun shook his head and said nothing about the deeper reasons.
East King Duke had been managing the Purple Mansion for some time, so his fortune had already grown substantial. But Ye Jun had just taken the Dragon Head Staff.
If he tried to seize the fortune too, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi would probably fight him for it.
It wasn't worth it!
Besides, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had killed East King Duke. If that old man Hongjun came looking into it later, Ye Jun would have nothing to do with it.
But if he took the fortune, that would be another matter.
Di Jun cupped his hands toward Ye Jun. "Do you have any other business, Fellow Daoist?"
"No," Ye Jun replied calmly.
Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi both breathed a sigh of relief. If this menace really decided to interfere, it would put them at a serious disadvantage.
Since Ye Jun had made no move, the two of them turned into streaks of light and flew toward the Purple Mansion.
The Purple Mansion had now been completely overrun by the demon army. When they saw Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, they still couldn't see their master.
The members of the Purple Mansion understood what awaited them. To save their lives, they began abandoning the Purple Mansion and joining the demon race's Heavenly Court.
With his hands behind his back, Di Jun watched his demon army, his spirits soaring.
"Brother, the Purple Mansion has fallen into our hands. Should we deal with West Kunlun next?" Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked.
The Purple Mansion, home of the Head of Male Immortals, had now completely fallen into the demon race's hands.
If they seized the opportunity to deal with Queen Mother of the West, the Head of Female Immortals, wouldn't their demon race be able to rule the primordial world?
Di Jun smiled slightly, then replied, "Good. Send the troops to West Kunlun!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was equally excited, and went to lead the army out.
The Great Beings had all witnessed the demon army's destruction of the Purple Mansion. Now the demon army was on the move once again!
By the time the demon army set out again, Ye Jun had already returned to his own abode.
Seated cross-legged in his cave dwelling, Ye Jun rested the Dragon Head Staff on his lap. Purple energy now shrouded it from top to bottom.
"East King Duke is dead, yet purple energy still fills the Dragon Head Staff. Could there be some other secret to it?" Ye Jun murmured.
He formed hand seals, and the Dragon Head Staff on his knees slowly floated into the air. Purple energy filled the entire cave dwelling, engulfing Ye Jun as well.
Moments later, an object shaped like a stone appeared in Ye Jun's hand.
"This is... a Primordial Stone?" Ye Jun murmured.
If it really was a Primordial Stone, then it contained a strand of Primordial Violet Qi. When Ye Jun sent his Divine Sense into the stone, a strand of Primordial Violet Qi appeared in his hand.
Ye Jun was overjoyed. This strand of Primordial Violet Qi was a precious thing that could help a Great Being take the final step in cultivation.
Ye Jun couldn't help feeling pleased. Given old man Hongjun's temperament, if he had known there was a Primordial Stone hidden inside the Dragon Head Staff, he would never have given the spirit treasure to East King Duke.
Ye Jun had certainly gotten himself a bargain. If Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi learned that the Dragon Head Staff they had casually let him take contained a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, they would probably be furious. They had not received any Primordial Violet Qi when Dao Ancestor Hongjun Preached the Dao at Zixiao Palace.
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