East King Duke Falls, Seek Cause Determine Effect!

Ye Xuan turned his hand over once more, and this innate spiritual treasure also entered the Three Thousand Heavens.

Although it was a high-grade spiritual treasure, relying solely on the Way of Nothingness made it a rare treasure. Within the Three Thousand Heavens, there was also an Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, another high-grade innate spiritual treasure. Between the two, a resonance arose!

As Ye Xuan was pondering, another great bell sound came from the East Sea.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

With another wave of his hand, Ye Xuan saw on the East Sea that on Penglai Island, because the Ten Great Demon Gods and others had joined forces and turned their spears, the Myriad Immortals Great Formation collapsed in one breath.

The opponent alone was no match for Emperor Taiyi. After the Myriad Immortals Great Formation collapsed, as the one controlling the formation, the backlash left him with less than a tenth of his strength, utterly powerless to fight back.

Finally, Emperor Taiyi spat out a mouthful of precious blood, merging it into his own Innate Supreme Treasure, causing a heavenly sound of the Great Dao, as if at the dawn of creation. With the sound of a Great Bell and Grand Chime, under his full-force strike, East King Duke, also at Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, had no power to resist. His Primordial Spirit cracked, and finally exploded together with his physical body, leaving only a wisp of True Spirit lingering between heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

The crowd of Innate God-Demons had long witnessed the struggle between the two sides but paid it no heed.

After all, East King Duke bore a sense of righteousness, but his strength was lacking!

As for Emperor Taiyi and the others, though their strength was immense, they dared not lay a hand on him.

He was the Head of Male Immortals, appointed by the Dao Ancestor's golden words.

As the saying goes, when beating a dog, one must consider its master. Killing him was not aimed at East King Duke at all—it was aimed squarely at the Dao Ancestor.

But seeing Emperor Taiyi and the others bold enough to kill East King Duke and even extinguish his True Spirit, their expressions changed. If the Heavenly Court could deal with East King Duke, they might come for them any day. Their faces darkened, and even Daoist Zhunti could no longer sit still. He rushed over urgently and, before even entering the door, spoke out.

"Something terrible has happened, Eldest Brother!"

Seeing him flustered with urgency, Ye Xuan calmly said, "No rush. Even if the sky falls, I will handle it."

"Eldest Brother, East King Duke is dead. Emperor Taiyi and the others killed him on the East Sea. These people are utterly reckless. If they turn their forces against the West and unify the Primordial World, what then?"

Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Ye Xuan's face. He shook his head. Zhunti was not the only one with such thoughts.

Emperor Taiyi, wielding an Innate Supreme Treasure, was unstoppable among the Innate God-Demons.

As for the Demon Emperor, he cultivated the Emperor's Great Dao, where all laws bowed before him, and held the River Diagram and Luo Book, two half-life innate spiritual treasures. Together, no Innate God-Demon could match them.

But he was no longer an Innate God-Demon—he was an Innate Demon God, and had long ascended to the Quasi-Saint realm.

If Emperor Taiyi and his forces came, who would win or lose between them was still unknown!

Moreover, in a few days, the Twelve Ancestral Witches would also emerge, so he wouldn't even need to act. But this was already a matter of the future. Ye Xuan only said calmly, "No rush!"

"Taiyi and the others may seem unstoppable, but that is only an illusion. In his day, East King Duke was the Head of Male Immortals, the first Supreme Yang Qi between heaven and earth. He wielded a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and commanded the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, which, once deployed, could rival a Sage."

"Moreover, he established the Immortal Court by the Dao Ancestor's decree, yet he still died, and the Heavenly Court emerged halfway."

"And Ancestor Dragon and the others—the first batch of Innate God-Demons—after participating in the struggle for supremacy, they became Sages, lost their physical bodies, and were forever sealed in the four directions. Instead, the Dao Ancestor was the first to ascend to Sagehood. Only strength is the ultimate truth!"

A powerful aura spread from Ye Xuan's body.

"The Realm of Quasi-Saint..."

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Ye Xuan, Zhunti's expression tightened. Though he had sensed it during Ye Xuan's secluded cultivation, seeing it with his own eyes still made him draw a sharp breath.

"Eldest Brother has truly entered Quasi-Saint?"

Ye Xuan nodded slightly before speaking. "Just a stroke of luck. Nothing worth mentioning."

Beside him, Zhunti's face lit up with joy. "Eldest Brother is the first among us to enter Quasi-Saint. The West finally has a sign of great prosperity."

As the two chatted, a divine light blazed across heaven and earth. The Dragon Head Staff erupted with endless Innate Divine Light, shooting straight into the Nine Heavens. As for Emperor Taiyi and the others, they received no punishment at all.

Seeing that the Dao Ancestor did not intervene, Emperor Taiyi and his companions breathed a long sigh of relief. The other party had been arrogant and overbearing, and though no match for them, had struck first at Emperor Taiyi and his forces. In self-defense, they had killed him. This created a karmic bond between the two sides, and even a Sage would not interfere in matters of karma between others.

Knowing that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were about to emerge, Ye Xuan paid little attention to the Heavenly Court. He spoke again, "Second Younger Brother, though you have reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, you still lack some refinement. In about thirty thousand years, you will go to the Purple Cloud Palace. In the next ten thousand years, I will first briefly expound on the Dao of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, then on the Dao of Quasi-Saint. After you return, you can contemplate it on your own."

Hearing this, Daoist Zhunti's face showed undisguised joy, and he immediately replied, "Yes!"

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, letting him sit cross-legged beside him. He closed his eyes, and above him, a cloud of celebration rose. The Three Thousand Heavens shone within it, and the endless Sound of the Great Dao entered Zhunti's ears.

Within his Heavens Celebration Cloud, the Three Flowers swayed, and the Five Qi Converged at the Origin. The Five Innate Qi were nothing special, but among his Three Flowers, all had bloomed with eleven petals. Most Innate God-Demons only managed nine petals. Laozi and the others were among the strongest of the Innate God-Demons, slightly superior, each blooming ten petals, holding a faint hope of ascending to the Realm of Sages.

But ascending to the Realm of Sages was only a faint hope. As for blooming eleven petals, it was a certainty to step into the Sage realm.

Moreover, there was hope of surpassing the Sage realm and reaching the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

"Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal..."

Just thinking about it made Zhunti's mouth go dry. He shook his head and closed his eyes.

This was his Eldest Brother. Between them, they were as close as one person. Ye Xuan's great talent was a blessing for both the West and himself. The Dao of Quasi-Saint was profound and mysterious. Half a day later, a look of absorption appeared on Zhunti's face as he entered secluded cultivation.