Establishing the Immortal Island Palace and Contending for the Primordial World's Great Destiny

"Please, Mystic Turtle Daoist, go ahead! Six-Eared Macaque will tell you everything and share his best thoughts!"

Six-Eared Macaque already regarded Beichen as his great benefactor, so he wouldn't hold anything back.

"Mystic Turtle would like to ask Daoist Six-Eared: will Dao Ancestor Hongjun's forces take part in the Witch-Demon Great Tribulation?"

At this question, Six-Eared Macaque fell into deep thought for a long while before shaking his head. "Apart from Daoist Nuwa, none of Old Ancestor Hongjun's forces will probably take part in the Witch-Demon Great Tribulation of their own accord!"

"However, if you want to drag his disciples into this calamity, it's not impossible to use a little trickery, stir up trouble, and force them to get involved."

"For example, among the Sanqing, Primordial Lord of Heaven has always held a strong prejudice against the Demon Race. And the inner disciples Jieyin and Zhunti have some hidden, curious ties to the ancient Demon Race and the Beast Race."

"It wouldn't be difficult to drag them into the fray with a few schemes. But as for exactly how to do it, Six-Eared isn't qualified to say. I'm afraid only Mystic Turtle Daoist has the ability!"

"Oh, is that so?"

Even Beichen hadn't thought of that!

Trying to drag the disciples of Hongjun's lineage into the fray was a little underhanded.

He hadn't expected Six-Eared Macaque to come up with such a plan right away!

"Heh, I'm afraid this monkey's going to lead me astray."

Beichen chuckled to himself.

Just then, Six-Eared Macaque furrowed his brow slightly. "Mystic Turtle Daoist, Six-Eared has also divined a few things. Old Ancestor Hongjun may create forces akin to puppets to throw the Primordial World into chaos and seize resources for himself!"

"After all, the Primordial World is full of treasures and abundant resources. Many powerful magic treasures will emerge during the Witch-Demon War. Old Ancestor Hongjun already controls plenty of magic treasures, but who would ever turn down more?"

"Oh? Please tell me, Daoist Six-Eared. Who will it be?"

Six-Eared Macaque shook his head. "I'm not sure, but it will definitely be one of the guests at Zixiao Palace, a top-tier being who reached the peak of Grand Unity through Hongjun's Dao! I only divined that this being lives at one of the two extremes, east or west!"

"The east and west extremes?" Beichen's eyes widened. "Then there should be two of them!"

As they discussed this, the Divine Turtle Shell had already divined the answer: "East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West!"

When Hongjun first lectured, nearly thirty Dao cultivators in Zixiao Palace had reached the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal or higher. The most outstanding among them were Beichen and Zhen Yuanzi, followed by Old Ancestor Hongjun's seven disciples.

After them were the guests seated in the second row, who seemed rather low-key: East King Duke, Queen Mother of the West, Ancestor Minghe, and the attendant Haotian.

Among those seemingly inconspicuous Immortal cultivators, East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West had made the biggest commotion when they reached the peak of Grand Unity.

When the two of them reached the peak of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, they had drawn extra attention from Hongjun and the other cultivators.

The auras of East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West had even surpassed those of Dijun, Taiyi, Xihe, and Changxi!

Just as Beichen's startled exclamation faded, an ethereal voice rang out from Zixiao Palace, shrouded in the endless Heavenly Dao, and spread throughout the Primordial World.

"A thousand years after my lecture, I shall impart the Dao! I hereby appoint East King Duke of the Eastern Extreme as the foremost of the male Immortals. He shall lead the male Immortals and establish the Immortal Court, advancing the prestige of my Dao. I also appoint Queen Mother of the West as the foremost of the female Immortals. She shall oversee the female Immortals and answer my summons!"

"Mystic Turtle Daoist's insight is truly remarkable—you even divined the specific Immortal cultivators!"

The voice had carried clearly to the Three Immortal Islands, and Six-Eared praised him without end.

"Heh, it's only because Daoist Six-Eared didn't enter Zixiao Palace to listen to the lecture and so doesn't know what happened back then. If Dao Ancestor Hongjun wanted to choose his figureheads, these two would be the first he considered!"

In the eastern reaches, East King Duke was overjoyed. He immediately accepted Dao Ancestor Hongjun's decree, took it upon himself to act as though he were someone important, and began summoning the Immortals to establish the Immortal Court.

In the Primordial World, there were plenty of Immortals whose cultivation matched East King Duke's. Many refused to obey him, making all sorts of excuses to delay and refusing to join the Immortal Court. Their attitude was plain: "I'm not letting you boss me around."

Of course, some cultivators hurried to contact East King Duke, hoping to win Hongjun's favor through him.

Among them was Haotian, Old Ancestor Hongjun's attendant. Although Haotian served Old Ancestor Hongjun, he wasn't held in high regard. Now he was eager to respond, hoping to show his loyalty before Hongjun.

What he didn't know was that Old Ancestor Hongjun didn't care about this at all.

Queen Mother of the West accepted the decree without much joy. Instead, she began wondering why Old Ancestor Hongjun had appointed leaders of the male and female Immortals, and what his purpose was.

She didn't rush into action. Instead, she gradually sought out Nuwa, Moon Star Goddess, Houtu, and others to chat and hear their thoughts.

On the Three Immortal Islands, Beichen smiled and muttered to himself, "If I remember correctly, East King Duke will have several battles with my two disciples in the future, and make things rather difficult for them. I should make time to meet East King Duke and see what sort of person he is!"

"Mystic Turtle Daoist, what are you thinking?" Six-Eared Macaque hurriedly said. "The suggestion Six-Eared made is extremely important to your future. I hope you'll give it serious consideration!"

"Oh, there's no need to think it over. Starting today, we'll establish an Immortal Palace and contend for the destiny of the Primordial World, so that one day we can stand on equal footing with Old Ancestor Hongjun!"

Beichen readily agreed to Six-Eared's proposal.

He wasn't set on ruling the world. He simply felt that hiding away on the Three Immortal Islands and living a carefree life wouldn't help his cultivation.

The Primordial World's destiny was now breaking apart. This was the perfect time to step out and "strive for fame and fortune." Pressure brought motivation, and it would surely help him improve his cultivation faster. He might even get the chance to acquire some powerful innate treasures!

Besides, Beichen had never intended to get personally involved. He wanted to be a hidden power broker, maneuvering behind the scenes in the Primordial World.

"Daoist Six-Eared, you're thoughtful and understand how things should be done. I'll entrust the establishment of the Immortal Palace entirely to you. For the spiritual materials you need, you can ask Mo Yuan, Yan Lie, and Ling Cair. Over the past few thousand years, they've accumulated many innate materials, all pure and high-grade!"

"Since Mystic Turtle Daoist has entrusted me with such an important task, Six-Eared won't refuse. I'll make sure not to let you down!"

Six-Eared Macaque was grateful and knew how to repay kindness. He had good character, and from their previous conversation, Beichen had also learned of his abilities. Having him build the palace was almost beneath his talents.

Beichen had absolutely no doubt that he could handle the task!

Six-Eared Macaque then summoned the Three Immortal Islands' three guardians. With Beichen's consent, he began building the Immortal Palace on Yingzhou Island, the farthest from Penglai Immortal Island. This way, if Beichen didn't want to listen to a crowd of cultivators bickering, he could stay in the main cave of Penglai and control everything without being disturbed.

Six-Eared had thought everything through, and Beichen felt all the more at ease.

Just as Beichen had finished thinking through the palace's construction, a familiar voice suddenly called out: "Mystic Turtle Daoist, Kunpeng has come to pay you a visit!"

Kunpeng hurried over from the North Sea and landed on the island. "Mystic Turtle Daoist, how have you been?"

Beichen glanced at Kunpeng. He had only just reached the late stage of Grand Unity. He was a little too weak.

Earlier, when Six-Eared said Kunpeng could become the Emperor of Myriad Demons, he hadn't been judging by Kunpeng's cultivation, but by his bloodline and origins.

Although Kunpeng wasn't very powerful yet, his origins made him one of the rare powerful beings in the Primordial World.

"Why has Old Ancestor Kunpeng only come now? Beichen has been waiting for you for a thousand years!"

Beichen smiled wryly.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mystic Turtle Daoist. I was delayed because something big happened in the North Sea. Let Kunpeng tell you all about it!"