Chapter 1636 - 377: Du Zundao, Do You Dare to Fight?

"Hou Pijing!"

Hearing Elder Monkey’s words, Du Zundao’s brows furrowed, and a terrifying pressure instantly surged out from him, suppressing Elder Monkey. Elder Monkey’s face changed and he immediately said, "Dharma King, don’t be impulsive, don’t be impulsive!"

Du Zundao then took a deep breath and said, "I don’t trust Mr. Guan. I need someone to keep an eye on Mr. Guan for me. You are the one I’ve chosen."

"Ah..."

Elder Monkey’s face turned very unpleasant. At this moment he looked at Du Zundao, and Du Zundao fixed him with a cold gaze and said, "You can choose to refuse."

Gulp...

Elder Monkey looked at Du Zundao and swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his expression somewhat ugly. Seeing Elder Monkey like this, Du Zundao said, "You can make your choice now."

As he spoke, Du Zundao’s eyes sized Elder Monkey up like a fierce tiger, and his footsteps slowly drew closer to him.

Seeing Elder Monkey like this, Du Zundao continued to apply pressure: "You’d best think it through."

With a thud, Elder Monkey knelt on the ground and said, "I’ve thought it through, I’ve thought it through."

"I am willing to watch over Mr. Guan for the Sect Hierarch!"

Seeing Elder Monkey like this, Du Zundao chuckled and said, "They all say that among the Twelve Elders, Hou Pijin is the one who best knows which way the wind blows. Now it seems that’s indeed the case."

"I know you may still feel unconvinced in your heart right now, but that’s not important. I won’t let you pledge yourself for nothing. Once I become Sect Hierarch, your position should also be raised a bit. How about making you a Dharma King?"

Elder Monkey froze and said, "Sect Hierarch, the position of Dharma King is of great importance, and there are still so many powerful elders ahead of me. I fear there won’t be enough elder seats to go around."

Du Zundao said, "Chen Long, Chou Niu, Mei Tu, Monkey."

"The Four Great Elders. Don’t you think that’s quite fitting?"

Hearing this, Elder Monkey looked at Du Zundao and said, "Hehe, Sect Hierarch speaks truly, but what about Han Dharma King?"

Du Zundao said, "Isn’t there still the position of Venerable?"

Elder Monkey immediately knelt and said, "I am willing to work like a dog and a horse for the Sect Hierarch."

Du Zundao gently nodded and said, "Mm, very good. I like smart people. Rest assured, you won’t regret today’s choice."

Hearing this, Elder Monkey’s face was full of excitement as he said, "I’ve always felt that the Sect Hierarch is no ordinary man. Now that you’ve obtained the Qiankun Great Method, ascending as Sect Hierarch is nothing but what you deserve."

Hearing this, Du Zundao smiled and said, "No wonder Mr. Guan likes you; you know how to talk."

Elder Monkey wore a fake smile on his face, accompanying the Sect Hierarch’s laughter, while Du Zundao also had a smile on his face as he looked at him. The two of them both knew the little calculations in each other’s hearts. What Elder Monkey was thinking was: if I say no right now, I’ll most likely die here—better to save my life first.

And Du Zundao also knew that forcing someone to submit through violence is hard to sustain in the long term; it’s a hidden danger that could very well backlash in the future.

But backlash also requires a condition—that is, he himself must become weak. As long as he stays strong, there can be no backlash. Even if the man hates him, he would have to swallow his rage.

So as long as he remained strong, he had no fear of anyone’s backlash.

This was what Du Zundao thought. Therefore, as for Elder Monkey’s fake loyalty or whatever little schemes he might have, Du Zundao actually didn’t much care.

After Du Zundao took Elder Monkey under his control, he prepared to head to the Yin Yang Lotus Land.

Seeing this, Elder Monkey said, "May the Sect Hierarch permit me to accompany you?"

Hearing this, Du Zundao glanced at Elder Monkey and said, "Oh? Elder Monkey is also interested in that Qiankun Great Method?"

Seeing the indifference in Du Zundao’s eyes, Elder Monkey was immediately frightened and said, "No, no, absolutely not."

"It’s just that I feel the Ruins suppress our skill very heavily. Look at me, I only have Wolf Smoke Realm Cultivation right now, and you, Sect Hierarch, surely have only Rainbow Realm, right? With one more helper, there’s always one more path to survival!"

Hearing Elder Monkey’s words, Du Zundao looked him over and smiled. "Who told you my Cultivation is only at Rainbow Realm?"

Elder Monkey said, "In the Ruins, everyone’s Level is suppressed by three realms after entering, isn’t it?"

Du Zundao looked at Elder Monkey and said, "You think I’m the same as you lot? Hehe."

As he spoke, Du Zundao lightly clenched his fist, and the aura of Half-step Dragon instantly seeped out from him. Elder Monkey was stunned—Half-step Dragon!

Du Zundao then smiled and said, "That’s right, Half-step Dragon. And this still isn’t my strongest state. If needed, I can also enter the Dragon Realm."

"Do you still think I lack the power to protect myself now?"

Elder Monkey immediately said, "You do, absolutely do. It’s I who was a frog at the bottom of a well. I never imagined that the Sect Hierarch is indeed the Sect Hierarch, not someone a person like me can fathom."

Du Zundao was quite pleased by Elder Monkey’s words. If anyone deserves to be called a wise man who knows the times, it’s Elder Monkey—able to bend and stretch, and able to provide ample emotional value to a big shot.

Elder Monkey exchanged a few more lines with Du Zundao, making him quite pleased. With a wave of his hand, Du Zundao then left his original spot and headed toward the central Yin Yang Lotus.

Elder Monkey, however, was left where he was, to await the Ruins’ next opening so he could go out and act as a mole.

...

The Ruins—a place where Yin Yang runs in reverse, where Qian Kun is overturned; extreme Yin and extreme Yang fuse into one, transforming into a phenomenon of heaven and earth.

As Chen Jie slowly approached, he too was shaken by this marvelous sight of converging Yin Yang. He saw that on the left side, the terrain was relatively low, the ground pitch-black, covered with a thick layer of volcanic ash. In the distance he could even see a volcano, constantly brewing, about to erupt.

With each eruption of the volcano, flames shot into the sky, carrying magma up high, turning into one dragon after another that crashed back down.

Below the volcano was a massive magma lake, and the flames spewed from the volcano fell into the lake, turning into the magma within. The magma churned and rolled, giving off an extremely scorching feeling.