Honghuang: Oh no, the witch clan has produced an idea king! Chapter 159

East King Duke’s expression drastically changed.

The newcomer spoke quite politely, but his actions were extremely rude. He directly used his cultivation to break through the layers of barriers around Penglai Immortal Island, transmitting his voice right next to him, treating him as if he were nothing…

It could even be seen as a provocation!

After East King Duke was startled.

Anger then welled up within him!

“Who dares to be so audacious…”

After a soft scoff, the dragon-head staff in his hand heavily struck the ground, making a “dong” sound!

Invisible ripples instantly spread.

The space around him rippled like water.

East King Duke took a step forward.

His figure instantly vanished!

East King Duke furiously headed towards the source of the voice, secretly thinking:

“How dare you be so disrespectful and run wild in my Immortal Court! Do you really think my Immortal Court has no one? I don’t care who you are… Once I find you, I will surely…”

Before the thought could finish.

East King Duke had already followed the sensation and arrived outside Penglai Immortal Island, beneath the boundless sea.

The newcomer seemed to have no intention of hiding, transforming into a black ghostly shadow, standing straight on the seabed, waiting for East King Duke’s arrival!

East King Duke frowned slightly.

“Who exactly are you…”

As soon as he spoke, this blurry ghostly shadow began to change, suddenly revealing a concrete shape—an old, hunched figure appeared.

East King Duke suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had sensed this aura somewhere before. He immediately looked at the newcomer’s face, and the next moment, his eyes widened sharply, exclaiming in utter shock:

“Candle Dragon!”

“You’re still alive…”

East King Duke naturally knew Candle Dragon. During the Dragon-Han Calamity, when the three clans dominated the Great Desolate World, he could only avoid their sharp edge, hiding on Penglai Immortal Island, watching the Dragon Clan’s grandeur from afar!

The most dazzling figure of the Dragon Clan was Ancestral Dragon.

Next was Candle Dragon…

However, how did Candle Dragon, who once looked down upon the Great Desolate, become like this?

East King Duke couldn’t help but take a step back!

As for the furious thought he had on his way here, wanting to teach the newcomer a lesson, it was directly thrown to the back of his mind.

Even the monstrous karmic sin didn’t kill Candle Dragon…

Who knew how much strength this old immortal still hid?

Candle Dragon then chuckled and said:

“Wood Duke, don’t panic!”

“Old Dragon has come here today to ask for a favor… It was just impossible to go directly to the Immortal Court and speak with Wood Duke face-to-face, so I resorted to this last resort to lure Wood Duke here for a meeting!”

A look of suspicion appeared on East King Duke’s face.

“Asking for a favor?”

Candle Dragon nodded slightly.

He immediately stopped beating around the bush with East King Duke and said with a smile:

“To be frank with Wood Duke…”

“I’ve come here to ask Wood Duke to protect the Dragon Clan, and for this, I have prepared a great treasure. Please accept it with a smile, Wood Duke!”

East King Duke laughed upon hearing this!

“Haha…”

“Candle Dragon, are you joking with me? Protecting your Dragon Clan? Am I tired of having too much luck, or do I have too little karmic sin?

“How dare you even ask?”

East King Duke refused without thinking; his gaze towards Candle Dragon also carried a hint of disdain. Had this Candle Dragon lived too long and gone senile?

Protect the Dragon Clan?

In the entire Great Desolate, who would dare to take on such karma?

Candle Dragon was unfazed by East King Duke’s reaction, having long anticipated it. He still said with a smile:

“Doesn’t Wood Duke want to know…”

“What great treasure has my Dragon Clan prepared?”

East King Duke immediately frowned.

What treasure?

Even if it were one of the three great treasures of creation, he wouldn’t dare to accept the Dragon Clan. He still wanted to improve, still wanted to continue cultivating towards higher realms…

But the next moment.

East King Duke’s heart stirred, and another thought emerged. With an unchanged expression, he asked Candle Dragon:

“Oh?”

“What treasure?”

The Dragon Clan was in its current state, with only one-tenth of its strength remaining; even the Candle Dragon before him, with his mysterious appearance, might not have much strength…

If this treasure was indeed important.

“Why not just seize it?”

At worst, after getting it, he could just say that treasures belong to the virtuous, and that he, East King Duke, was fated with this treasure!

What could the Dragon Clan do to him?

Candle Dragon saw through East King Duke’s little scheme, but he acted as if he hadn’t noticed, still saying with a chuckle:

“The Twelfth-Grade Purifying White Lotus!”

Upon hearing that it was this innate spiritual treasure.

East King Duke’s eyes burst forth with brilliant light, dazzlingly bright. He immediately scrutinized Candle Dragon, seemingly wanting to see if Candle Dragon had it on him, while continuously assessing Candle Dragon’s strength…

East King Duke said with a light laugh:

“Is it really the Twelfth-Grade Purifying White Lotus?”

“Candle Dragon Daoist friend, could you take it out for me to see? Seeing is believing, hearing is not… You can’t just say you have it and it’s true, can you?”

Candle Dragon shook his head helplessly.

“Wood Duke, don’t think about such things… Although I, Candle Dragon, am old and infirm, my mind isn’t muddled yet. How could I carry this treasure on me before the matter is settled?”

“Besides…”

“Old Dragon is not without the power to fight. If anyone wants to forcibly seize it, they are welcome to try!”

Candle Dragon suddenly looked up.

This ghostly shadow instantly surged, and an illusory giant dragon appeared behind him, with countless chains of rules all over its body, like dense dragon whiskers…

Drifting within the ghostly shadow!

The aura of an old-brand Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal flashed and disappeared, but it made East King Duke’s eyes narrow, instantly dispelling the thought of forcibly seizing it.

East King Duke burst into hearty laughter:

“Haha…”

“Candle Dragon Daoist friend misunderstood! How could I do such a thing? Who in the entire Great Desolate doesn’t know my East King Duke’s reputation? Although I can’t compare to those two good old men from Five Zhuang Temple, I can still be called warm and hospitable, generous in helping others!”

This was true.

After East King Duke established the Immortal Court, countless loose immortals came to seek guidance, and all were accepted into the Immortal Court!

He never refused…

Coupled with his occasional lectures on the Immortal Dao, where anyone with fate could come to listen, East King Duke’s reputation among the many loose immortals of the East Sea was indeed very good!

Candle Dragon’s aura receded.

He returned to his previous decrepit appearance…

But East King Duke no longer dared to underestimate him. Although he coveted the Twelfth-Grade Purifying White Lotus, he could only sigh lightly:

“I do indeed want this treasure!”

“But protecting the Dragon Clan… This matter truly cannot be done. Even as the master of the Immortal Court, I cannot bear such monstrous karmic sin!”

How strong was Ancestral Dragon back then?

Didn’t he still end up dead and his dao extinguished!

East King Duke was somewhat arrogant, especially after establishing the Immortal Court and breaking through to the Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal realm and severing one corpse with the merit and luck gained, he became even more arrogant.

But he still had some self-awareness…

Candle Dragon looked disheartened, sighing softly. He stood in place in silence for a moment, then suddenly spoke again:

“How about this…”

“I won’t ask the Immortal Court to protect our entire Dragon Clan. I only need you to accept a few Dragon Clan juniors, just ten thousand clansmen!”

“The Twelfth-Grade Purifying White Lotus will still be presented…”

East King Duke hesitated.

“This…”

In the end, he still shook his head slightly, looking directly at Candle Dragon, and refused again:

“No!”

East King Duke secretly muttered to himself:

Do you really think I’m a fool?

Even ten thousand Dragon Clan members would carry no small amount of karma… Now, the Demon Clan was eyeing him covetously because of previous rumors, so why invite more karmic sin at this time?

If it became the fuse for his own great calamity.

That would be a huge loss!