Ye Xuan flipped his hand, and the Innate Spiritual Treasure entered the Three Thousand Heavens as well.
Though it was only a high-grade spiritual treasure, its Way of Nothingness alone made it an extraordinary treasure. Within the Three Thousand Heavens was also an Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, another High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. The two resonated with each other!
As Ye Xuan pondered, another tremendous bell toll rang out from above the East Sea.
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
With another wave of his hand, Ye Xuan saw what was happening above the East Sea. On Penglai Island, the Ten Great Demon Gods and the others had joined forces and turned against their allies. The Myriad Immortals Great Formation collapsed all at once.
Even when his opponent had been alone, East King Duke had not been a match for Emperor Taiyi. Once the Myriad Immortals Great Formation collapsed, the backlash struck him, for he had been the one directing it. His strength fell to less than a tenth, leaving him powerless to fight back.
In the end, Emperor Taiyi spat out a mouthful of precious blood and merged it with his Innate Supreme Treasure. It rang with a celestial sound of the Great Dao, like the toll of a Great Bell and Grand Chime at the dawn of creation. Under his full-force strike, East King Duke, who was also at Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, had no power to fight back. His primordial spirit cracked apart, and then burst together with his physical body, leaving only a trace of his True Spirit lingering between heaven and earth.
"Boom!"
The gathered Innate God-Demons had seen the two sides fighting from the beginning, but had paid it no mind.
After all, East King Duke had righteousness on his side, but lacked the strength to back it up!
As for Emperor Taiyi and the others, their strength was undoubtedly formidable, but they hadn't dared to attack him.
After all, he was the Head of Male Immortals, appointed by the Dao Ancestor's Golden Mouth and Jade Words.
As the saying went, even when beating a dog, one had to consider its master. Killing East King Duke wasn't just a slight against him—it was a direct challenge to the Dao Ancestor.
But when they saw that Emperor Taiyi and the others had dared to kill East King Duke and even erase his True Spirit, their expressions changed. If the people of the Heavenly Court had dealt with even East King Duke, they might come after them next. Their faces darkened, and even Daoist Zhunti couldn't sit still. He hurried over and called out before entering.
"Something terrible has happened, Eldest Brother!"
Seeing how flustered he was, his face full of urgency, Ye Xuan calmly replied,
"Don't worry. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up."
"Eldest Brother, East King Duke is dead! Emperor Taiyi and the others killed him above the East Sea. These people are outrageously bold. What if they turn their weapons on the West and launch a campaign to unify the Primordial World?"
At that, a faint smile appeared on Ye Xuan's face. Zhunti wasn't the only one who had this concern.
Emperor Taiyi held an Innate Supreme Treasure. Among the Innate God-Demons, no one could stand against him.
The Demon Emperor also cultivated the Emperor's Great Dao, under which all laws bowed. He held the River Diagram and Luo Book, two Innate Spiritual Treasures born alongside him. The two of them together had no match among the Innate God-Demons.
But Ye Xuan was no longer an Innate God-Demon. He was an Innate Demon God, and had long since ascended to the Realm of Quasi-Saint.
If Emperor Taiyi and the others came, it was still uncertain who would emerge victorious!
Besides, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would emerge before long, so there'd be no need for Ye Xuan to act himself. But that was still a matter for the future. Ye Xuan merely replied with a calm expression,
"Don't worry!"
"Taiyi and the others may seem unstoppable, but that's only on the surface. East King Duke had once been the Head of Male Immortals, the first Supreme Yang Qi between heaven and earth. He held a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and commanded the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, which, once deployed, could rival a Sage."
"Moreover, he had established the Immortal Court at the Dao Ancestor's command. Yet he still died, and the Heavenly Court rose in its place."
"And then there were Ancestor Dragon and the others, the first batch of Innate God-Demons between heaven and earth. They entered the struggle for supremacy and became Sages, but lost their physical bodies and were eternally imprisoned in the four corners of the world. Meanwhile, the Dao Ancestor was the first to ascend to Sainthood. In the end, only strength matters!"
A powerful aura spread from Ye Xuan.
"The Realm of Quasi-Saint..."
Sensing the powerful aura coming from Ye Xuan, Zhunti's expression turned solemn. He'd already sensed it while Ye Xuan was in secluded cultivation, but seeing it for himself still left him drawing a sharp breath.
"Eldest Brother, you've truly entered the Realm of Quasi-Saint?"
Ye Xuan gave a slight nod before replying,
"I was merely fortunate. It's nothing worth mentioning."
Beside him, Zhunti's face lit up with joy. "Eldest Brother is the first among us to enter the Realm of Quasi-Saint. At last, our West has a glimpse of the flourishing days to come."
While the two chatted, another divine light blazed between heaven and earth. Boundless Innate Divine Light burst from the Dragon Head Staff and shot straight up into the Nine Heavens. As for Emperor Taiyi and the others, they received no punishment at all.
Seeing that the Dao Ancestor hadn't intervened, Emperor Taiyi and the others let out a long breath. East King Duke had been arrogant, and though he hadn't been a match for them, he'd attacked first. They'd only struck back and killed him. That left a matter of Karma between them, and even a Sage wouldn't interfere in another's Karma.
Knowing that the Twelve Ancestral Witches would emerge as well, Ye Xuan paid little attention to the Heavenly Court and said,
"Second Younger Brother, though you've reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, you still need a little more time. In about thirty thousand years, you'll have to go to Purple Cloud Palace. Over the next ten thousand years, I'll first give you a brief explanation of the Way of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal, then explain the Dao of Quasi-Saint. Once you return, ponder it for yourself."
Zhunti's face brimmed with joy, and he immediately replied,
"Yes!"
Ye Xuan gave a slight nod and had him sit cross-legged at his side. Then he closed his eyes. A cloud of celebration rose above him, with the Three Thousand Heavens shining within it. The boundless Sound of the Great Dao reached Daoist Zhunti's ears.
Within Ye Xuan's Heavens Celebration Cloud, the Three Flowers swayed, and the Five Qi converged at the Origin. The innate Five Qi were impressive enough, but all three of his Flowers had blossomed to the eleventh grade. Most Innate God-Demons only reached the ninth grade. As for Laozi and the others, they were among the strongest of the Innate God-Demons, each having reached the tenth grade and possessing a glimmer of hope of entering the Realm of Sages.
But even entering the Realm of Sages offered only a glimmer of hope. Blossoming to the eleventh grade, on the other hand, meant that one would certainly enter the Realm of Sages.
What's more, one would have a chance to ascend beyond Sainthood, to the Realm of the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.
"Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal..."
Just thinking about it made Zhunti's mouth go dry. He shook his head, then closed his eyes as well.
Ye Xuan was his Eldest Brother, and the two were as close as one. Ye Xuan's great talent was good news for both the West and Zhunti himself. The Dao of Quasi-Saint was unfathomably profound. Half a day later, a look of rapture appeared on Zhunti's face as he entered secluded cultivation.
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