Great Luo Madman

Had the Three Pure Ones not taken enough slaps across the face? They still dared provoke him?

This was... wonderful!

"Heh!"

Dan Jing met the glares of the Three Pure Ones with his golden eyes and could not help grinning aloud.

The next moment—

Dong—

A soft bell rang out, leaving the Red-Dust Guests before the Violet Cloud Palace momentarily stunned.

At the same time—

The Three Pure Ones' expressions changed.

That bell...

The instant that uneasy thought arose—

Whoosh!

Dan Jing crossed Chaos and appeared directly before them!

At the same time—

The Dragon-Headed Staff appeared in his hand, and he swung it viciously at the Three Pure Ones!

Seeing the staff come straight for them, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian had learned from their last beating. They instinctively brought out their defensive spiritual treasures.

In an instant—

Hum—

Mysterious yellow light swirled as the Heaven-Earth Dark-Yellow Exquisite Pagoda appeared, shielding Laozi.

Golden light spilled in a thousand brilliant rays. The All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud appeared to protect Yuanshi and sheltered Tongtian beside him as well.

Clang!

A top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure sword gleamed coldly in Tongtian's hand. He swung it straight at Dan Jing.

Tongtian was as fierce as ever—

He had no intention of defending himself.

He only wanted to give Dan Jing a taste of his own medicine with one vicious blow!

"Heh—"

Dan Jing sneered at the Three Pure Ones. The hand swinging his Dragon-Headed Staff did not slow in the slightest.

At the same time—

He casually beckoned toward the treasures they had brought out. A terrifying suppressive force of the Great Dao fell directly upon the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud, and the Primordial Treasure Sword.

Immediately afterward—

The treasures' radiance abruptly dimmed. Unable to resist at all, they were snatched straight into Dan Jing's hands.

"?!!!"

The impossible sight left Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian dumbstruck.

They stared blankly at the treasures that had slipped from their control and fallen into Dan Jing's hands.

How... how was that even possible?

The Three Pure Ones had no chance to figure it out.

The Dragon-Headed Staff in Dan Jing's other hand had already landed on them.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

A steady rhythm of muffled blows began sounding outside the gates of the Violet Cloud Palace!

At the same time—

Dan Jing kept up a stream of trash talk that was hard to judge but strangely rousing:

"Come on, come on! Let me see those looks you were giving me!"

"You dared draw a sword on me? Got quite a temper, don't you?"

"Here comes the little flying stick!!!"

"Eat my staff!"

"Hahaha..."

"..."

While the Three Pure Ones were getting beaten, Nuwa and Fuxi arrived outside the Violet Cloud Palace with Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi. The four had met on the way and traveled together from there.

The moment they arrived—

They saw Dan Jing beating up the Three Pure Ones!

The other Red-Dust Guests kept well back, terrified of being caught in it themselves!

The utterly absurd scene left all four wearing strange expressions.

Good heavens—

Dan Jing truly was the madman every fellow Daoist took him for.

Wasn't he just a little too fierce?

He was beating people right outside a Sage's Daoist Sanctuary!

What, he had even killed the Sage's chosen leader of the male immortals outside the sanctuary?

Well, never mind, then.

The moment she saw it, Nuwa's lingering frustration, resentment, and anger toward Dan Jing vanished. Her thoughts cleared, and she no longer wanted revenge.

She could not afford to provoke him.

Dan Jing was no mere madman. He was completely unhinged!

Once she realized she could not afford to provoke a Great Luo madman like him, Nuwa promptly chose the sensible course. She put every other thought aside.

She, Nuwa, conceded.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

After giving each of the Three Pure Ones one more blow with his staff, Dan Jing finally ended the one-sided beating. His gaze shifted to the newly arrived Nuwa, Fuxi, Hong Yun, and Zhen Yuanzi.

He raised an eyebrow.

Then he said darkly:

"What are you looking at? Never seen someone strong bully someone weak?"

"Keep staring—"

"And I'll beat the lot of you too!"

Hearing Dan Jing speak of bullying with such righteous confidence, all four twitched at the corners of their mouths. None of them said a word.

Without needing to discuss it, they all chose to stay out of Dan Jing's way.

Seeing them back down, Dan Jing did not go chasing after them just to land a few blows.

They were outside the old Sage's Daoist Sanctuary, after all. He ought to leave the old man a little dignity.

After glancing back at the Three Pure Ones—

Dan Jing turned his hand over and returned the Dragon-Headed Staff to his spiritual platform.

The spiritual treasure's power was nothing special, but as a club for beating people, it fit his hand perfectly!

Dan Jing had almost grown too fond of it to put it down.

"Watch yourselves next time!"

Dan Jing warned the Three Pure Ones he had just beaten. Their faces were bruised and swollen, their complexions pale, and they looked utterly miserable.

Then—

He turned and headed back to where he had been sitting!

"..."

After a brief silence—

The Three Pure Ones felt the Great Dao's suppressive force lift from them. At last, they got up and sat cross-legged in Chaos.

They glanced at Dan Jing once more, then looked away.

They said nothing. Nor did they mention the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud, or the Primordial Treasure Sword that Dan Jing had taken.

For now—

Since Dan Jing had not returned their treasures, they certainly would not be getting them back anytime soon.

Asking would be pointless. Worse, it might earn them another brutal beating.

It was not worth it!

Fortunately—

The Three Pure Ones remained confident that Dan Jing would not dare steal their treasures outright...

"Hm?!"

The Three Pure Ones' eyes widened as they stared at Dan Jing.

For there he was—

He had sat down again before the gates of the Violet Cloud Palace, taken out the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, and begun using Solar Golden Flame to slowly erase the refining imprint Laozi had left on it!

He was plainly planning to take the Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure for himself!

Everyone else stared at Dan Jing's actions in disbelief, occasionally turning to look at Laozi's darkening face.

Brother, seriously—

You're stealing a treasure from the Three Pure Ones right in front of them? You actually dare?

"Hm?"

Noticing the stares from the Three Pure Ones and the other Red-Dust Guests, Dan Jing looked up at them.

Then—

He broke into a grin.

"Heh heh heh..."

And continued erasing Laozi's imprint from the Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure, the Heaven-Earth Dark-Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.

He was keeping this wonderful treasure!

As for whether the Three Pure Ones were angry?

He had not given it a thought. Right now, he had no reason to fear them.

So for the moment, he would enjoy getting his hands on this Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure!

How would he face the Three Pure Ones when they came for him in a rage later? That problem... he would leave to his future self.

Sorry for the trouble—

Future Dan Jing, you're the best!!