Forging the Myth: Starting from the Heavenly Court
Chapter 10

East King Duke: Damn It! Who Exactly Is the Head of Male Immortals?!

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Nuwa merely glanced at East King Duke and ignored him outright.

Orthodox?

Tianming?

Oh, the Heavenly Court had the Mythological Law. Did he?

The Heavenly Court possessed limitless potential. At this rate, let alone unifying the Primordial Wilderness, Nuwa even felt that Di Jun could surpass their teacher. Di Jun was simply too unfathomable. Could East King Duke compare?

Was he even worthy of being compared to the Heavenly Court?

She would have to be brain-dead to join his sinking ship.

Although East King Duke was displeased that Nuwa had not answered him, he did not take it too seriously. She was the Dao Ancestor's last disciple and a Heaven-Appointed Saint. Her pride was only natural.

A faint curve formed at the corner of his lips. With arrogance and contempt written across his face, East King Duke looked at Taiyi and said unhurriedly, "I know that you possess a Supreme Grade Innate Supreme Treasure. Heh, but so what?"

"I am the Head of Male Immortals and bear Purple Mansion Fortune. I may draw upon the Purple Mansion's blessings. Even if Fellow Daoist Nuwa is a Heaven-Appointed Saint, with my current strength, I need not fear her."

"My Dragon Head Staff has gathered Purple Mansion Fortune and may be considered a fortune treasure. Though it cannot compare to the Chaos Bell, it can still contend with it to some extent. Even if Di Jun came in person, I would not fear him, much less the likes of you."

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

As soon as he finished speaking, East King Duke made a grasping motion with his empty hand. A staff wrapped around by a coiling true dragon, seemingly filled with overwhelming dragon might and immeasurable power, appeared in his hand.

The instant it emerged, heaven and earth within hundreds of millions of millions of kilometers seemed frozen by the Dragon Head Staff, as though it contained incomparable power.

"Oh?"

Taiyi's smile became exceptionally radiant. He turned his palm and directly summoned the Chaos Bell, then looked toward Nuwa.

Understanding Taiyi's meaning, Nuwa nodded slightly. The Dao Fruit she had kept restrained was fully unsealed, and the aura of the Primordial Golden Immortal Realm immediately spread out.

In an instant, heaven and earth across the entire Eastern Sea region changed color. Billowing auspicious vapors surged, Immortal Flowers seemed to gather, boundless mist stirred like raging waves, and the endless ocean let out roaring booms as the pressure of the Primordial Golden Immortal Realm swept between heaven and earth.

Primordial Golden Immortal! Primordial Golden Immortal!!!

"Nuwa actually broke through?"

"Is this the wonder of a Heaven-Appointed Saint? She possesses all manner of divine abilities even before attaining the Dao."

"Junior Sister broke through even faster than us!?"

"Other than the hidden strength of the Three Clans of Creation, Nuwa is likely the first in today's Primordial Wilderness to attain the Quasi-Saint Dao Fruit."

Upon sensing Nuwa's aura, all the great powers secretly watching the spectacle changed expression slightly. They clicked their tongues in astonishment, deeply shocked.

"Quasi-Saint?"

East King Duke's expression shifted before gradually calming.

"So what if she is a Quasi-Saint? I am the Head of Male Immortals, the lord of the Purple Mansion, East Hua Imperial Sovereign. I shall naturally suppress—"

His expression was calm and his voice majestic, rumbling like thunder. With a thought, East King Duke gathered all of the Purple Mansion Fortune into himself. His strength, already having entered the Quasi-Saint Realm, improved even further at that moment.

Before East King Duke could finish speaking, Taiyi completely released his aura as well.

Another Primordial Golden Immortal!

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East King Duke swallowed the words he had been about to say. His vision nearly went black, his scalp tingled, and he was utterly dumbfounded, questioning his entire life.

Quasi-Saints?

Two Quasi-Saints?

How was that possible!

He was the lord of the Purple Mansion and the Head of Male Immortals, carrying thirty percent of the fortune of all male immortals in the Primordial Wilderness. Even with so much fortune empowering him, he had only barely approached a breakthrough. Yet the Heavenly Court directly had two Quasi-Saints?

There was no doubt that Di Jun, who had yet to show himself, had also broken through. In other words, three Quasi-Saints???

Fuck this!

Exactly who was the Head of Male Immortals, him or me?

East King Duke nearly cracked. His mentality was on the verge of collapse.

"Two Quasi-Saints?"

"Hiss—"

"Hiss—"

"Hiss—"

The great powers watching the show were all stunned as sharp intakes of breath rang out from every corner of the Primordial Wilderness.

A thousand words converged in their hearts, yet all the Primordial Great Powers were left with only one thought: terrifying beyond belief!

This Heavenly Court was terrifying beyond belief!

Purple Cloud Palace.

Hongjun slowly opened his eyes and looked toward the Primordial Wilderness. A faint curve appeared on his lips. His peripheral vision seemed to sweep across Chaos, and the smile on his face grew ever brighter.

"Very good!"

Boom!!!

A deafening sound came from above the Eastern Sea. Clusters of auspicious clouds gathered, dazzling golden light shone forth, endless rosy clouds descended, and dragons and phoenixes seemed to dance amid vapors filling the sky. An enormous face radiating imperial majesty appeared in the firmament, like the Eye of Heavenly Dao overseeing the order of the Primordial Wilderness.

It was Di Jun!

"Will you continue?"

His eyes fixed on East King Duke, Di Jun's voice was lofty and thunderous like the voice of Heavenly Dao, echoing through the vast heavens and earth.

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East King Duke's expression flickered uncertainly. In the end, he took a deep breath, his face turning green as he gritted his teeth. "We leave!"

With that, East King Duke tore through space and departed first. All the other Purple Mansion experts hurriedly followed and retreated.

He had tried to show off only to be humiliated. Why stay? To keep getting slapped in the face? He was no match for three Quasi-Saints and could only leave.

"Everyone, the show is nearly over. It is time to leave."

Watching East King Duke depart, Di Jun's face swept across the vast void as he spoke indifferently.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist."

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist."

Immortal senses stirred, faint phantoms flashing by as all the Primordial Great Powers withdrew their respective immortal senses.

Buzz!!!

Ripples passed through the air as Di Jun's face in the void contracted. Then Di Jun's true body stepped out from the void.

"Your Majesty, why not keep East King Duke here? Even if we could not suppress him, making him pay a price would still be good."

Ji Meng asked in confusion.

"We could not keep him. He has not been pushed to desperation yet. If he burns Purple Mansion Fortune to fight us to the death, we would also be in trouble. There are too many onlookers. If the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman profits. That would not be worth it."

Before Di Jun could answer, Taiyi shook his head and spoke.

Ji Meng and the other Heavenly Court members immediately understood.

As though sensing something in the unseen, Di Jun looked toward a direction in the void. Through the haze, he seemed to see a pair of vertical eyes gazing at him across space.

The left eye seemed to contain space, while time appeared to flow through the right. They held the true meaning and mysteries of time and space, ancient and weathered, as though they had endured countless ages.

"Candle Dragon..."

Di Jun understood. His lips moved as he said, "We shall not interfere with one another. In the future, I will personally visit the Eastern Sea. I hope Daoist Brother will not begrudge me a meeting."

"Agreed."

A calm voice entered Di Jun's ears, and those vertical eyes vanished once more.

"Let us go. To the Three Immortal Islands."

Withdrawing his gaze, Di Jun stood with his hands behind his back and looked toward the place where the Purple Mansion had discovered spatial disturbances, speaking slowly.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Everyone's spirits rose, smiles appearing on all their faces. Even the normally tranquil Nuwa was no exception. Clearly, all of them were extremely curious about the mysterious Three Immortal Islands.

"I had never considered something before. I learned of the Three Immortal Islands through Primordial Wilderness novels from my previous life, but the Three Immortal Islands had not even appeared yet. How did the beings of the Primordial Wilderness know of them? They even knew that the Three Immortal Islands were Chaos Fragments. How did East King Duke know such specific information?"

A sharp gleam flashed through Di Jun's eyes. Lost in thought, countless ideas surfaced in his mind, and the smile on his face gradually brightened.

Interesting. The waters of this Primordial Wilderness seemed far deeper than he had imagined.

Interesting. Reality was reality. It was an entirely different concept from the fantasy works portrayed through writing.

Without thinking further, Di Jun waved his hand to seal off the area and prevent any unforeseen complications, then led Taiyi and the others toward the location of the Three Immortal Islands.

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