Primordial Era: Me, starting with the Primordial Enlightenment Tree

A short while later.

"Alright, if you're not planning on making a move, then I'll take my leave!"

Tianci glanced sideways at the Dongwanggong, who was on the verge of going berserk, and once again waved the Creation Cauldron in front of him.

As for the greedy gazes cast upon him from all around, Tianci paid them no heed whatsoever.

If they behave themselves and don't try to steal, that's fine. But if they dare to make a move, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

"Fellow Daoists, I imagine you are all filled with questions right now: why did that extraordinary phenomenon of the spiritual treasure about to emerge from the sea suddenly vanish without a trace?"

Just as Tianci turned to leave, Dongwanggong's sinister voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

Ha, is this some kind of scheme to use someone else to do the dirty work?

Upon hearing what the Eastern King Duke said, Tianci stopped in his tracks, a playful smile appearing on his youthful face.

"We humbly request that the Eastern King Lord explain the reason to us."

In an instant, all eyes were drawn to the Eastern King Duke, waiting for him to speak.

"Well, fellow Daoists, as you all know, once a treasure is taken away, the accompanying phenomena will disappear. The reason why the phenomena of the treasure's emergence in the sea just now suddenly disappeared is because the treasure had already been taken away, and the phenomena dissipated."

Now, everyone should understand, right?

The Eastern King's gaze swept across everyone's faces, finally settling on Tianci. His words were loaded with meaning, the implication of which was self-evident.

Ok?

It was taken by someone else before it could be?

Who is it?

Who secretly took that magical treasure?

Could it be him?

Following the gaze of the Eastern King Duke, everyone's eyes were fixed on Tianci.

Immediately afterwards, the crowd surrounded Tianci.

Then everyone suddenly remembered that Tianci had come from the direction where the magical treasure was about to be born.

Then compare it to the Creation Cauldron that Tianci is holding in his hands at this moment...

"Lord Dongwang, could it be him, the one you mentioned who took the spiritual treasure?"

Among the crowd, a being with cultivation at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm pointed at Tianci and asked a question.

"That's him! It's him!"

A ferocious and ruthless look instantly appeared on the face of the Eastern King.

At the same time, he sneered inwardly, "Hmph, although I am no match for you, there are so many fellow cultivators here today. I do not believe that you can fight against so many cultivators on your own."

The words of the Eastern King had just fallen.

"Hmph, kid, hand over all the treasures you just retrieved from the seabed!"

"That's right, hand it over now. Those things belong to the creatures of the East Sea. What right do you have to secretly take them away?"

"That's right! If you know what's good for you, hand over the stuff right now, and we'll let you leave safely. Otherwise..."

"That's right!"

Amidst the crowd, shouts filled with overwhelming greed rang out one after another.

In their eyes, Tianci had become an easy target, like a fish in a barrel.

This was simply because they couldn't sense any powerful or domineering aura of cultivation from Tianci.

This is precisely the source of their confidence to directly pressure Tianci from the outset.

He's just a Golden Immortal cultivator; what do they have to fear?

Indeed, the aura that Tianci was currently displaying clearly indicated that he was only at the Golden Immortal level.

However, this was merely him deliberately suppressing his cultivation aura at this level.

He wanted to see just how many people were willing to risk their lives to die.

"Oh? You want this precious cauldron, is that right?"

Tianci glanced at the crowd surrounding him with a mocking expression.

"Stop talking nonsense! Hand it over now!"

In that instant, the beings in the arena who had been trying to seize the Creation Cauldron from Tianci no longer concealed their greed; each of them wished they could immediately snatch the cauldron into their own hands.

Based solely on the aura emanating from the Creation Cauldron, they were already certain that it was at least a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

"Hmph, if you've got the guts, then come and take it!"

A cold smile slowly crept onto Tianci's lips.

As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped concealing his quasi-saint level cultivation aura and suddenly flicked his sleeves, releasing it all.

"Hiss~"

In an instant, a vast and boundless quasi-saintly pressure surged out from Tianci's body, its power shaking heaven and earth, instantly engulfing the entire East China Sea.

Under the suppression of this overwhelming divine power.

"boom!"

The void trembled violently, the boundless space collapsed inch by inch, and enormous, terrifying vortexes swept across the East China Sea, annihilating all things in the world.

Within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, all living beings were crushed to the ground by this oppressive force, completely enveloped by the chilling aura of death.

The cultivators surrounding the arena were so oppressed that their faces turned ashen, their minds trembled violently, and their faces were filled with extreme fear.

Faced with the overwhelming pressure of the divinely bestowed quasi-saint, they had no chance to resist whatsoever.

Even the Eastern King, whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, was forced to kneel on the ground by the oppressive aura.

My whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"Now, do you still want to take this magical treasure from me?"

Tianci's icy gaze swept over everyone. "No..."

"We dare not do it again..."

"We'll never dare to do that again..."

"Please, Immortal, spare my life!"

In an instant, everyone present hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

They weren't stupid; they wouldn't dare covet even a fraction of what was bestowed upon them by heaven.

At the same time, everyone's hearts were filled with endless frustration and regret.

They initially thought Tianci was just an easy target, but they never expected that he would turn out to be an unparalleled powerhouse who could dominate the entire scene.

What's even more ridiculous is that they actually courted disaster by actively provoking the other side.

Otherwise, even if they had ten thousand times the courage, they would never dare to even think of seizing the spiritual treasure.

But now it's all too late.

All they could do was pray desperately in their hearts, begging God to spare them this time.

"This is a genuine, top-grade innate spiritual treasure! Are you sure you don't want to steal it?"

Tianci spoke with a serious expression.

The cultivators present were speechless.

Please stop talking and stop using the pressure; we really can't hold on much longer.

They were truly on the verge of tears!

It's one thing for a seemingly innocent little child to possess unparalleled cultivation, but to deliberately conceal his cultivation level in order to trick them is another.

Isn't this blatantly a scam?

There's no way anything is done like this in the world.

If you don't hide your cultivation level, who would dare to covet the spiritual treasure in your hand!

"Are you really not going to rob it anymore?"

Tianci asked again, a harmless smile appearing on his innocent little face.

Everyone shook their heads vigorously.

"Alright, since none of you want it, I'll keep it."

"Oh, by the way, do you know why the Eastern King Duke didn't try to snatch my magical treasure himself, but instead told you about it?"

Just then, an interesting idea suddenly popped into Tianci's mind.

Why?

Everyone present looked at each other, waiting for Tianci to give his answer.

"Because we already know each other!"

Tianci continued, speaking to himself, "Now you should understand why he didn't seize the spiritual treasure himself, but instead told you about it, right? You don't really think that anyone would be so generous as to share a top-grade innate spiritual treasure with others, do you?"

Hmph, Dong Wang Gong, weren't you just trying to play the trick of using someone else to kill? Well then, I'll play along with you.

Tianci glanced sideways at Dongwanggong, who was sprawled on the ground among the crowd, and a cold smile crept into his heart.

He knew in his heart that after today's incident, the reputation of this person, the head of the male immortals, would surely plummet.

There is no doubt about that.

After all, the cultivators in the arena were not fools. With just a little thought, they could realize that they were being used as pawns.

As soon as Tianci finished speaking, Dongwanggong's face turned extremely ugly.

He completely miscalculated.

Not only him, but all the cultivators in the arena also miscalculated.

He had been used as a tool without his knowledge from beginning to end.

After carefully considering Tianci's words, they instantly understood the key point.

If that weren't the case, how could the mighty Dongwanggong, a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, not dare to attack a mere child at the Golden Immortal realm?

This simply doesn't make sense!

There is only one explanation that makes sense: the two of them knew each other beforehand. Dong Wanggong had long known about the other party's terrifying strength, so he thought of instigating them to rush forward and seize the spiritual treasure, while he, Dong Wanggong, would sit back and reap the benefits.

That's incredibly insidious!

That's absolutely despicable!

It's unbelievable that he, the head of all male immortals, would do such a despicable and shameful thing.

The deeper they thought about it, the uglier the expressions on the faces of the cultivators in the arena became.

Seeing the scene before him, Tianci nodded in satisfaction, then withdrew his oppressive aura, focusing only on Dongwanggong.

A short while later.

"Hmph, Dong Wanggong, I never expected you to be this kind of person."

"That's right! I was blind to have thought so highly of you. I was even planning to join Zifu Continent, but now, hmph!"

"How shameless! They're using us as weapons!"

"You call yourself the head of male immortals? Pah!"

"With a male immortal like you as the head, I feel ashamed for Sage Hongjun."

"That's right!"

"Fellow Daoists, have you all seen this clearly? This is the so-called leader of male immortals, the Eastern King Duke!"

“…………”

In that instant, everyone distanced themselves from Dong Wang Gong and began to hurl insults at each other.

It's truly a case of everyone kicking someone when they're down!

"Pfft~"

Hearing the harsh curses coming from the crowd, Dong Wanggong's face turned red, and he felt a surge of anger rush to his heart.

"That's right!"

"Fellow Daoists, have you all seen this clearly? This is the so-called leader of male immortals, the Eastern King Duke!"

“…………”

In that instant, everyone distanced themselves from Dong Wang Gong and began to hurl insults at each other.

It's truly a case of everyone kicking someone when they're down!

"Pfft~"

Hearing the harsh curses coming from the crowd, Dong Wanggong's face turned red, and he felt a surge of anger rush to his heart.

In the blink of an eye, a mouthful of scarlet blood gushed from his mouth, and his face turned ashen white.

His heart was filled with boundless hatred!

He dared not even think about the consequences if this matter were to get out today.

Not only would his prestige, accumulated over many years, vanish, but he would also be despised and scorned by cultivators throughout the Three Realms.

"you……"

The Eastern King trembled uncontrollably, staring intently at Tianci.

He spat out another mouthful of blood.

"What's wrong with me? Did I say something wrong?"

Tianci's tender little face was full of an irrepressible, playful smile.