The Monster clan and the Ancestral Witch clan had erupted into a massive war over the scramble for Yingzhou Immortal Island. In the end, because the dim-witted Duke of the East clumsily stepped in to mediate and foolishly offended both sides, he would have perished had Hongjun not personally intervened.
From then on, the Duke of the East harbored a deep grudge against Kunpeng, and even more so against Donghuang Taiyi, who had tried to kill him. Upon seeing the Duke of the East petition Hongjun for his death, Donghuang Taiyi firmly etched the Duke's name in his mind, vowing to pay him a personal visit one day to show him a world of hurt. The Duke of the East had no choice but to slink away, abandoning all plans to contend for Yingzhou Immortal Island.
Numerous mighty figures stepped out from the void one after another. Standing nearby were the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and the future Ten Great Monster Commanders. They watched as the grand figures slowly emerged from the void: the Three Pure Ones—Taishang Laojun, Yuqing Yuanshi, and Shangqing Tongtian; Nuwa and Fuxi of Fengqi Mountain; Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti of Mount Sumeru in the Western Land; Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi; Minghe of the Netherworld Blood Sea; along with other powerful entities such as Queen Mother of the West, the as-yet obscure Daoist Burning Lamp, and countless other luminaries of the Primordial World.
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