At Ziwei Attendant's words, Jieyin and Zhunti suddenly understood.
"Sun Star God Ling Xiao!"
No wonder that little cauldron looked familiar. They'd been struck by the thing when they fought over the gourds at Mount Buzhou. How could they not recognize it?
"I wondered who it was. So it's that cowardly bird, too afraid to come here himself and sending an attendant to his death instead. What a laughingstock!"
Jieyin and Zhunti inexplicably felt relieved. They'd thought this "Master" was some great and mysterious figure, but it turned out to be that Golden Crow.
Putting on airs!
"I didn't come here to die. I came to defeat you." Ziwei Attendant was scared, but he put on a brave face and explained with complete seriousness.
At those words, even the powerful beings watching couldn't help laughing.
"If the Sun Star's third Golden Crow had come in person, the Three Crows might actually have been able to defeat Jieyin and Zhunti by joining forces."
"But he's only sent an attendant at the early stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. To think he can defeat Jieyin and Zhunti is pure fantasy."
"Still, this Golden Crow called Ling Xiao does have something going for him. Even his attendants are Daluo Golden Immortals."
Duke of the East and his subordinates were grinning, ready to enjoy the show.
"I've heard that Ling Xiao is the strongest of the Three Crows. Now, it seems that reputation might be undeserved."
"If he doesn't even dare show his face, how strong can he be? Does he think he can defeat his enemies from the comfort of his own home?"
Even Di Jun and Tai Yi were confused. They couldn't understand how their Third Brother Ling Xiao expected an attendant to defeat Jieyin and Zhunti.
"Attendant, come stand beside us. These two old scoundrels won't hurt you!"
Di Jun saw that Ziwei Attendant was putting on a brave face and wanted him to come over so he could protect him.
Honestly, Third Brother, look at how you're putting the poor kid through this.
Ziwei Attendant shook his head. "No need. I haven't completed my mission yet."
With that, he lifted the Primordial Cauldron over his head, striking a pose as if he were about to bring it crashing down.
Seeing this, Di Jun and Tai Yi exchanged a glance and nodded slightly. Then... they silently took a few steps back.
"Haha... You think a magic treasure can defeat us? What a joke. I'll take this treasure for myself today."
Jieyin was so angry he laughed. He felt that Ling Xiao was looking down on them. They were the foremost figures in the West, after all. To rely on nothing but a magic treasure—what else could that be but an insult?
"Rumble!"
Ziwei Attendant hurled the Primordial Cauldron with all his might, sending it to suppress Jieyin and Zhunti.
The Primordial Cauldron whirled through the air, spilling out Chaos energy. Laws surged and ebbed within it, while flowers of law-born flame continually bloomed.
They grew larger and larger, changing in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the cauldron had become as vast as an immortal mountain.
Jieyin and Zhunti's expressions shifted. Their faces turned grave as they sensed danger.
"Retreat! Don't meet it head-on!"
Jieyin shouted and immediately took a step forward. But, strangely, no matter how far he crossed the mountains and rivers or how far he passed through the desolate lands, he somehow ended up back where he started.
It was as if he were trapped in a maze, unable to find his way out no matter where he went, walking in circles.
"The Law of Time?"
Jieyin cried out. Seeing that his junior brother Zhunti had fallen into the same predicament, his heart filled with dread.
"Break!"
The two brothers exchanged a glance and unleashed their full power. Their vast magic power surged up from the earth, shaking heaven and earth, and boundless divine light enveloped the place where they stood.
"Buzz..."
With a sound like heaven and earth shattering, they finally broke through the constraints of time and were about to escape. But it was already too late. The Primordial Cauldron unfolded a vast world within itself and descended to suppress them, shattering the entire void.
Flowers of flame formed from the Law of Fire burned the heavens to ashes.
"Ah..."
Jieyin and Zhunti roared. Golden flames mingled with Chaos energy, turning the place where they stood into something like primeval Chaos. Destruction was everywhere. Any ordinary Daluo Golden Immortal who entered would be reduced to ashes in an instant.
Two streaks of light shot out. Jieyin and Zhunti crashed into the earth with a boom, shaking the ground for billions of miles.
The fortune of the West surrounded them, and boundless golden light protected their bodies, but they were still blasted into grievous injury!
The sight left all the powerful beings dumbstruck, staring wide-eyed in disbelief.
"Jieyin and Zhunti were actually defeated by a cauldron?"
"Ling Xiao didn't even show his face. He defeated Jieyin and Zhunti with nothing but a magic treasure!"
Duke of the East's expression shifted between light and dark. Deep fear filled his heart.
"To defeat Jieyin and Zhunti with nothing but a magic treasure... This power has already surpassed the limits of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm."
"Quasi-Sage!?"
"This..."
Ziwei Attendant was dumbfounded too. Who could have guessed a magic treasure would be this powerful?
He had already imagined how powerful Ling Xiao was, but he hadn't expected him to be powerful to this extent.
The Primordial Cauldron bobbed through the air, shrank to the size of a palm, and floated back.
Ziwei Attendant respectfully received it in both hands, his face full of reverence.
Just then, Jieyin and Zhunti flew out, their auras feeble, and fled west without looking back.
"Consider yourself lucky. Today's cause will become tomorrow's effect. I'll settle the score with you in full one day."
Only those harsh words echoed across the sky. Their figures had already vanished.
Di Jun and Tai Yi gazed in the direction Jieyin and Zhunti had fled, murmuring, "Third Brother really is incredible!"
This must be the realm of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal, right?
He was simply too powerful!
At that moment, they were even more determined to attain the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm!
"Let's go! We're going back. We won't leave seclusion until we've cultivated to the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm!"
Di Jun spoke with solemn determination, impatient to be on his way.
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
Tai Yi nodded, in complete agreement.
Then they took Ziwei Attendant with them and left, flying toward the Sun Star.
Far away, on the vast and boundless earth, Houtu, Xuanming, and the other Ancestral Witches had witnessed it all. Every one of them was stunned and bewildered.
It was far beyond anything they'd expected.
"That Golden Crow called Ling Xiao is actually this powerful. He must have already reached the Quasi-Sage realm, right?" said Tian Wu, the Wind Ancestral Witch.
"With abilities like that, no Daluo Golden Immortal could have managed it. Only a Quasi-Sage could," Xuanming said calmly.
Houtu frowned. "Ling Xiao never went to listen to the Dao, yet he's still ahead of us. It's truly incredible!"
She looked toward the Sun Star in the sky, her expression thoughtful.
"Ahead of us?" Xuanming suddenly laughed, her eyes shining with startling brilliance.
"Little Sister Houtu, you may not know this, but in the thousands of years you spent listening to the Dao, Quasi-Sages emerged among our Witch Clan—and not just one."
"Who?" Houtu cried in astonishment, a flicker of excitement on her face.
Xuanming didn't hide the truth. She said slowly, "Our eldest brother, Dijiang, and our ninth brother, Zhu Jiuyin."
"Really!"
Houtu was both shocked and delighted. She hadn't expected two of their Ancestral Witches to have become Quasi-Sages.
"This may be connected to our seizure of the Three Pure Ones' fortune. We Ancestral Witches have benefited from their blessings, and even I am on the verge of breaking through to Quasi-Sage."
Xuanming smiled, her words brimming with confidence.
"Even if Ling Xiao is a Quasi-Sage, he can't threaten us!"
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