Mount Fangzhu!

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Hongjun had issued his oral decree!

That day, inside a bamboo house on Two Sages Island, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng sat cross-legged!

"Mount Fangzhu in the East Sea?" Kunpeng frowned. He clearly remembered that more than ten days ago, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had exercised his great divine art, bestowed the Immortal-Gathering Banner, and ordered King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West to govern all male and female immortals beneath heaven!

At the time, Hongjun had said that King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West resided on Mount Fangzhu in the East Sea!

"Looks like King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West have already returned to the mountain!" Mu Jizi frowned. "And Xihe and Yuehua still haven't returned! There must be something fishy going on!"

"Yes!" Kunpeng nodded, his expression dark.

"In that case, it seems the two of us must make a trip to Mount Fangzhu!" After pondering for a moment, Mu Jizi slowly spoke.

"That's the only thing we can do!" Kunpeng nodded.

Having settled the matter, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng said no more. They summoned a young attendant and gave him instructions, then stepped onto auspicious clouds and headed toward Mount Fangzhu above the East Sea!

Above the East Sea, within Mount Fangzhu, ever since Dao Ancestor Hongjun had issued his oral decree, countless Demon Cultivators who had attained the immortal path had traveled back and forth between Mount Fangzhu and the Primordial Wilderness at every moment!

These Demon Cultivators were all exceptionally respectful. This was because the Immortal-Gathering Banner bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun had imperceptibly drawn out a thread of their True Spirits. Though it would not bind them to the Immortal-Gathering Banner outright, if someone of great divine powers used that thread of their True Spirit to cast a spell and implicate their true bodies, it was still possible to inflict severe injuries upon them!

Moreover, if their True Spirits were not whole and complete, it would be difficult for their cultivation and attainments to advance in the future! Thus, they had to retrieve that thread of their True Spirits!

Since they had come here to request their True Spirits, they naturally had to be respectful. Otherwise, if the other party became unhappy and refused to return it, what could they do?

Of course, the immortals were merely going through the motions. The first time Dao Ancestor bestowed the Immortal-Gathering Banner and extracted a thread of their True Spirits, it had been to warn them that no matter where they were, so long as their cultivation had not reached the Golden Immortal realm and they had not leaped beyond the Five Elements, the Immortal-Gathering Banner could take their True Spirits at any time!

King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West naturally understood the meaning behind this. When the immortals came, they opened the gates wide for them. Everyone who requested their True Spirit received it in exchange. In their view, it made no difference whether the Immortal-Gathering Banner held any True Spirits or not. After all, with a single shake of the Immortal-Gathering Banner, those released True Spirits could be retrieved in an instant!

Later generations said that every male and female immortal who attained the immortal path had to first pay respects to King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West. It was probably to request their True Spirits from them!

When the immortals came to request their True Spirits, they naturally harbored some apprehension toward the Immortal-Gathering Banner in the hands of King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West!

Therefore, if one truly counted it, King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West had now become the most powerful force among the Demon Race of the Primordial Wilderness!

If Dijun and Taiyi wished to attain the positions of Demon Emperors, then King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West had to be subdued!

A gentle breeze drifted by, auspicious clouds floated in clusters, and countless immortals came in an endless stream! This saved Mu Jizi and Kunpeng the trouble of searching for Mount Fangzhu!

Following the passing immortals, Mount Fangzhu soon appeared right before their eyes!

Looking at Mount Fangzhu from afar, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng stood in the void, their Daoist robes fluttering without wind!

"Let's go!" Mu Jizi and Kunpeng exchanged a glance, then took one step and entered Mount Fangzhu!

On Mount Fangzhu, the countless grand formations had long been shut down, while endless immortals flew in orderly fashion atop auspicious clouds!

The two spread out their divine senses and instantly locked onto King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West!

At this very moment, the two were inside the main hall, exercising their magic power and releasing the True Spirits of the gathered immortals!

"King Father of the East! Queen Mother of the West!"

At that moment, an icy voice rang out, followed by an invisible pressure that spread through the air!

That pressure was as though the heavens were collapsing. How could the gathered immortals, who had yet to attain the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, endure such pressure!

Almost uncontrollably, they all fell to their knees. "Heavens! What terrifying pressure! It is even stronger than the pressure of King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West. Could such an expert have reached the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak?"

The gathered immortals trembled like leaves, kneeling on the ground with faces full of terror!

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Two rays of light flashed. Then surging magic power erupted as two figures shot into the sky, hovering in the void as they looked toward the calm-faced Mu Jizi and Kunpeng!

Needless to say, these two were naturally King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West!

"Fellow Daoists, what are the two of you doing at my Mount Fangzhu?" King Father of the East's expression darkened. When they had shut down the mountain-protecting formation, the two of them had already anticipated that enemies might come calling!

Yet, relying on Dao Ancestor Hongjun's personally appointed decree, they had no need to fear anything! They were releasing the True Spirits of the immortals, so surely no one would dare disturb them! He had not expected Mu Jizi and Kunpeng to dare come trouble them so openly. Were they not afraid that failing to release the immortals' True Spirits in time would provoke Dao Ancestor Hongjun's wrath?

"King Father of the East!" Mu Jizi glanced at the two opposite him and said calmly, "I did not come today to seek vengeance. I merely wish to know the whereabouts of Immortals Xihe and Yuehua!"

"Oh?" King Father of the East raised an eyebrow. Seeing that Mu Jizi did not appear to be lying, his eyes shifted and a plan formed in his heart. He then said, "How would I know their whereabouts?"

"Hm?" Kunpeng's expression changed at once, and he said fiercely, "You don't know? In the Chaos, it was you two who besieged Immortals Xihe and Yuehua. How could you not know? Could it be that the two of them were slain by you, and you do not wish to say it?"

King Father of the East sneered. "You think too highly of my wife and me. The two of them possessed defensive supreme treasures. How could my wife and I possibly capture and kill them?"

"We could not capture or kill them! They escaped!"

"How would my wife and I know where they went?"

At this point, King Father of the East deliberately paused. Then he put on a look of surprise and said, "Could it be that they did not go looking for you? That would be strange indeed. After all, more than ten days have passed since our battle ended!"

"If they still have not gone looking for you after more than ten days, I fear they may have perished within the Chaos!"

Mu Jizi frowned and glanced at King Father of the East, whose face was filled with mockery. He could at least confirm that Immortals Xihe and Yuehua had indeed escaped from the hands of the two. As for why Xihe and Yuehua had not gone to Two Sages Island after escaping, these two might not necessarily be unaware of the reason!

Of course, even if they truly knew, making them reveal it would be somewhat impossible. After all, no matter how one put it, they were on opposing sides!