Mount Fangzhu

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

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

"On Mount Fangzhu in the East Sea?" Kunpeng frowned. He still clearly remembered that more than ten days ago, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had employed a great art to bestow the Immortal-Gathering Banner, ordering 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 merely said that King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West resided on Mount Fangzhu in the East Sea!

"It seems King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West have already returned to the mountain!" Mu Jizi frowned and said, "Yet Xihe and Yuehua have still not returned! There must be something suspicious going on!"

"Mm." Kunpeng nodded, his face somewhat grim!

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

"That is the only way!" Kunpeng nodded!

Having settled the matter, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng wasted no more words. They summoned a young attendant, gave him a few instructions, then rode auspicious clouds toward Mount Fangzhu above the East Sea!

Within Mount Fangzhu above the East Sea, ever since Dao Ancestor Hongjun had issued his oral decree, Demon Cultivators who had attained the Immortal Dao had constantly traveled back and forth between Mount Fangzhu and the Primordial Wilderness!

These Demon Cultivators were all exceedingly respectful. This was because the Immortal-Gathering Banner bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun had imperceptibly drawn away a wisp of their true spirits. Though this would not bind them to the Immortal-Gathering Banner outright, if one with great supernatural powers used that wisp of 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 could not reach perfection, it would be difficult for their cultivation and attainments to advance in the future! Thus, this wisp of true spirit had to be reclaimed!

Naturally, when coming here to request their true spirits, they had to be respectful. Otherwise, if the other party became displeased and refused to return it, what could they do?

Of course, the immortals were merely going through the motions. When Dao Ancestor first bestowed the Immortal-Gathering Banner and drew a wisp of their true spirits, it was to warn them that no matter where they were, so long as their cultivation had not reached Golden Immortal and they had not leaped beyond the Five Elements, the Immortal-Gathering Banner could collect their true spirits at any time!

King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West naturally understood the meaning behind it. Whenever the immortals came, they opened wide the gates of convenience, exchanging the true spirits with every person who requested one. In their eyes, it made no difference whether the Immortal-Gathering Banner held any true spirits. After all, with a single shake of the banner, those released true spirits could be retrieved in an instant!

Later generations said that every male and female immortal who attained the Immortal Dao had to first pay respects to King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West. It was likely for the purpose of requesting their true spirits!

As the immortals came to request their true spirits, they naturally harbored some misgivings toward the Immortal-Gathering Banner in the hands of King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West!

Thus, in truth, King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West had 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 blew, auspicious clouds drifted in clusters, and countless immortals came in an unending stream! This saved Mu Jizi and Kunpeng the trouble of searching for Mount Fangzhu!

Following the passing immortals, Mount Fangzhu soon came into view before them!

Gazing toward Mount Fangzhu from afar, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng stood in the void, their Daoist robes fluttering despite the absence of wind!

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

Upon Mount Fangzhu, the countless great formations had long been shut down, while endless immortals rode auspicious clouds in orderly flight!

The two released their divine senses and, in an instant, locked onto King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West!

At that moment, the two were within the great hall, wielding their magical power to release the true spirits of the immortals!

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

Just then, a cold voice rang out, followed by an invisible pressure spreading through the air!

That pressure was as though the heavens themselves were collapsing. How could the gathered immortals, who had not attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, withstand such pressure?

Almost beyond their control, all of them 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 peak realm of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?"

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

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two rays of light flashed. Magical power surged, and two figures shot into the sky, then stood firm in the void, gazing from afar at the calm-faced Mu Jizi and Kunpeng!

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

"Fellow Daoists, why have you two come to my Mount Fangzhu?" King Father of the East's face darkened. When he and Queen Mother of the West had shut down the mountain-protecting formation, they had already anticipated that enemies might come seeking them!

However, relying on the words personally decreed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the two of them had no need for concern! They were releasing the true spirits of the immortals; surely no one would dare disturb them! Yet Mu Jizi and Kunpeng had actually dared to come openly to make trouble. Did they not fear that a delay in releasing the immortals' true spirits would incur Dao Ancestor Hongjun's wrath?

"King Father of the East!" Mu Jizi glanced at the pair opposite him and said evenly, "I did not come today to seek vengeance from you. I only wish to know the whereabouts of Xihe and Yuehua!"

"Oh?" King Father of the East raised a brow. Seeing that Mu Jizi did not seem to be lying, his eyes shifted as a plan formed in his heart. He then said, "How would I know where they are?"

"Hm?" Kunpeng's expression changed. He immediately said viciously, "You do not know? In the chaos, it was you two who besieged Xihe and Yuehua. How could you not know? Could it be that you two killed them and simply do not wish to say so?"

King Father of the East sneered. "You think too highly of my wife and me. Those two possessed supreme defensive 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 put on a look of surprise and said, "Could it be that they never went to find you? That would be strange indeed. More than ten days have passed since our battle ended!"

"If they still have not gone to find you after more than ten days, they may well have fallen within the chaos!"

Mu Jizi frowned and glanced at King Father of the East, whose face was full of mockery. He could now determine that Xihe and Yuehua had truly escaped from the hands of King Father of the East and Queen Mother of the West. As for why they had not gone to Two Sages Island after escaping, the pair might not necessarily be ignorant of it!

Of course, even if they truly knew, making them reveal it would be somewhat impossible. After all, the two sides could be considered opposed to one another!