Nuwa: Madman!

"What are you looking at?"

Seeing Queen Mother of the West staring at him without blinking.

Dan Jing opened his mouth and said:

"What? Not convinced? Want to have a go with me?"

Hearing Dan Jing's words.

Queen Mother of the West, who had been directly targeted, jumped in fright. She waved her hands repeatedly and involuntarily took several steps back.

She said with a placating smile:

"You misunderstand, Fellow Daoist."

"Your strength is extraordinary and your cultivation profound. I yield, I yield, I yield!"

Queen Mother of the West was the sort of powerhouse who knew how to read the situation!

She had her methods.

But she also knew that some beings simply could not be provoked!

For instance, Dan Jing before her—

A being who dared to act within a Saint's sacred ground, who even dared to kill at the entrance to a Saint's sacred ground, and whose victim had been the male immortal leader personally appointed by the Saint.

Yet the Saint had not become angry or punished him, leaving him utterly unscathed.

Unless Queen Mother of the West was an utter fool, she would take the initiative to back down!

There—

That was the price of insufficient strength and inadequate confidence!

"Heh!"

After sneering, Dan Jing cast a contemptuous glance over the gathered seekers of the mortal world.

Then.

He swaggered into the chaos, transformed into a golden rainbow, and departed directly.

Once Dan Jing had left.

The seekers of the mortal world both before and behind Purple Cloud Palace all unconsciously let out a breath of relief!

It could not be helped.

Standing beside such a powerful figure—someone who acted without warning, possessed a fierce killing intent, and had terrifying strength—was inevitably stressful.

The vast majority of them—

Were not even a match for Eastern King Gong.

Before Dan Jing, they were no different from ants.

Of course.

There were also those who did not fear Dan Jing—

Such as Xi He and Chang Xi, the Three Pure Ones, and many other renowned powerhouses. They possessed their own pride and would not permit themselves to fear another strong person!

Before long.

The seekers of the mortal world suppressed their many thoughts, fled into the chaos, and returned toward the vast primordial world!

Likewise.

They brought the many events of Purple Cloud Palace back to the vast primordial world!

Upon an auspicious cloud.

The Three Pure Ones traveled together, returning to their Kunlun Mountain sanctuary!

Tongtian, the first to grow tired of the silence, spoke first:

"Big Brother, Second Brother, what do you think that Daoist Dan Jing's background is? How did he dare commit such ruthless acts at Purple Cloud Palace?"

Tongtian did not care whether Dan Jing had been ruthless or not. After all, he felt nothing for Eastern King Gong.

What he cared about—

Was that there was actually someone in the primordial world more overbearing than the Three Pure Ones, the true descendants of Pangu!

Tongtian did not think much of Dan Jing, because the primordial world did not permit anyone to be more domineering than the Three Pure Ones.

Beside him.

Yuanshi frowned slightly. He did not like Dan Jing either.

In his view—

Whether it was Dan Jing's flippant attitude toward the Saint, his act of taking the prayer mat from the Saint's sacred ground, or his later actions in directly killing Eastern King Gong, all of it showed a lack of propriety and disrespect toward the Saint!

Of course.

The Saint himself had said nothing, so Yuanshi could hardly overstep his bounds and condemn Dan Jing's actions as improper.

But that did not prevent Yuanshi from disliking Dan Jing and despising such a reckless brute who acted at the drop of a hat!

Yuanshi remained silent and did not answer Tongtian's question.

Meanwhile, Laozi was feeling somewhat strange and had no interest in paying attention to Tongtian either.

Laozi was considering—

Perhaps he ought to conceal his true name and adopt a dharma name or Daoist title instead!

It could not be helped.

When Dan Jing had killed Eastern King Gong, every other word out of his mouth had been "I."

Laozi felt that if he continued calling himself Laozi, he might someday incur immense karma because of it.

"..."

Ignored, Tongtian curled his lips and said nothing further.

He was already used to Laozi and Yuanshi ignoring him.

On the way back to Fengqi Mountain.

The refined and easygoing Fuxi stroked his long beard, his face carrying a trace of contemplation.

He asked his younger sister Nuwa:

"What does my sister think of Fellow Daoist Dan Jing?"

Nuwa raised an eyebrow.

A hint of thought flashed through her eyes.

"A bold and crazed madman."

Wasn't that so?

He had killed and caused trouble in a Saint's sacred ground, acted flippantly before a Saint, and even taken the Saint's prayer mat.

Nuwa had never seen anyone so audacious!

"Is that so?"

After hearing his sister's assessment of Dan Jing, Fuxi smiled and said no more.

He had a somewhat different view, but he could not be certain of it yet.

So there was no need to mention it.

Within the Lunar Star—

The sisters Xi He and Chang Xi, having returned from Purple Cloud Palace to the primordial world, returned to their sanctuary—the Moon Goddess Palace upon the Lunar Star!

After returning to their sanctuary.

Xi He sat beneath the Moon Laurel Tree, a supreme-grade innate spiritual root. She said nothing, and the thoughts in her eyes were undisguised.

Seeing her elder sister like this.

Chang Xi spoke coolly:

"Is Elder Sister thinking about Fellow Daoist Dan Jing?"

At those words.

Xi He smiled and nodded:

"I truly cannot hide anything from my younger sister!"

"I am savoring—"

"The heroic bearing of Fellow Daoist Dan Jing when he furiously slew Eastern King Gong. It truly... makes my heart surge!"

As she spoke.

Two blushes involuntarily appeared on Xi He's face as she sat beneath the Moon Laurel Tree. A trace of infatuated laughter surfaced on her ordinarily gentle, elegant, and noble face.

As for this.

Chang Xi was no longer surprised.

Her elder sister was indeed gentle, elegant, and noble in public, but in private, she was like this.

Toward things she liked—

She was always so obsessed that she... forgot herself!

Seeing her sister's current state, Chang Xi was certain that Xi He had completely fallen for Fellow Daoist Dan Jing.

Hopefully... Fellow Daoist Dan Jing would not be frightened by her sister in the future!

"Elder Sister, this is for you."

Ignoring her elder sister's infatuated expression, Chang Xi casually handed a Lunar Prayer Mat to Xi He.

Seeing the Lunar Prayer Mat Chang Xi held out before her.

Xi He instantly snapped back to her senses:

"Younger Sister... you brought back the prayer mats we sat on too?"

Chang Xi nodded.

She admitted directly:

"I was thinking—"

"Since Fellow Daoist Dan Jing could take one and the Saint had no objections, we should be able to take them too!"

"This should also be one of the opportunities the Saint bestowed upon those of us fated to receive it."

Xi He widened her eyes:

"So you took it?"

Chang Xi nodded again.

She answered:

"Yes."

That answer—

Was rather unbeatable.

Xi He opened her mouth, unsure what to say.

But on second thought, they had already taken them. Could they possibly return them to the Saint now?

There was no helping it. They would keep them for now!

And, to be fair—

This rare treasure acquired from the Saint's sacred ground did offer a slight benefit to cultivation!

The seekers of the mortal world who had returned from Purple Cloud Palace after listening to the Dao hurried back to their respective sanctuaries.

Then they entered seclusion.

Under such circumstances—

Six eons passed quietly and peacefully.

On this day—

At a ridge halfway up Mount Buzhou, Dan Jing had just broken open an innate formation when he immediately spotted the treasure nurtured within it.

Dan Jing's eyes lit up:

"Oh-ho!!!"