Who are you talking about?
Since its inception, the Primordial World has witnessed two divine beings. One is the Zhunti Sect Leader in the West and the other, the apostate of Chan Sect, Shen Gongbao.
A mere "Fellow Daoist, please stay!" has led countless to their doom.
It was during the first Catastrophe of Heaven and Earth that Primordial had yet to become a Saint. Considering this person's attire, Li Qingming concluded that this must be the Zhunti Daoist from the West.
"Please, Fellow Daoist!" Zhunti bowed slightly, but the bow was somewhat peculiar. To Li Qingming, it resembled the Buddha Power salutation performed by monks in future generations.
"Oh! Why did Fellow Daoist stop me?" Li Qingming's Primordial Spirit scanned Zhunti and noted that his cultivation had only just reached the peak of Da Luo Immortal.
He thought to himself, "It is said that Zhunti's true form is a Bodhi Tree from Chaos, which was damaged when the Pan Gu God opened Heaven and Earth, causing it to recuperate for several Primordial Meetings before transforming. To think he's only at the peak of Da Luo Immortal now. What a waste of such noble origins!"
"I am Zhunti, originally a cultivator from the golden essence lands of the West. A few days ago, I foresaw that my destiny lies at Mount Buzhou in the Eastern Continent. Therefore, I came seeking it!" At this point, Zhunti sized up Li Qingming and continued, "Until just now, I felt that my destiny lies here, and thus I called out to Fellow Daoist!"
"Oh? Do you know what your destiny is?" Inside, Li Qingming was laughing to himself, "This guy really does match the descriptions from the future, always coming to the Eastern parts to mooch."
"I have many paths in the Great Dao, three thousand on the Left Dao! I wish to take you as my disciple. What say you, Fellow Daoist?" Zhunti's smile was warm and inviting, a golden halo flickered behind his head, truly embodying a transcendent aura.
If it was a little demon with weak willpower, they might indeed be charmed by Zhunti. But who was Li Qingming? He was an old hand at worldly pleasures in his past life, and now a Primordial Disciple, the foremost of the third generation in Xuan Sect! How could he be swayed by the deceitful words of Zhunti?
Li Qingming smiled, his eyes twinkling with mockery, and gently said, "I already have a Master who treats me generously! I would not do such heartless and disloyal acts as betraying my Master!"
Zhunti's smiling face turned slightly awkward as he asked, "Oh? May I know who Fellow Daoist's Master is?"
Li Qingming craftily responded, "My Master is a nameless minor figure in Primordial, known as Primordial! He lives atop East Kunlun, and my grandmaster is the master of Yujing Mountain, with cultivation reaching the Late Quasi-Saint stage!"
Zhunti's face stiffened as he thought to himself, "Alas! Why does this youngster have such a tough background!" Looking up at Li Qingming, he caught a glimpse of cunning in Li Qingming's eyes and thought, "Wait! Could this youngster be tricking me?"
After a moment of contemplation, Zhunti said, "Fellow Daoist, the Primordial World is vast, and those with the ability above the Quasi-Saint Stage are either secluded in cultivation or esteemed guests of the Innate Three Clans! I have traveled the Primordial long and have never heard of Yujing Mountain. Could it be that I am uninformed?"
Li Qingming casually summoned the Qiankun Ruler, saying, "This was given to me by my Master! Named the Qiankun Ruler, it is an Innate Spiritual Treasure!"
Zhunti's eyes sparkled greedily at the sight of the gleaming Qiankun Ruler, swallowing silently.
Then Li Qingming threw out the Qiankun Map, proclaiming, "This was given to me by my Master Uncle! Named the Qiankun Map, it is also an Innate Spiritual Treasure!"
Zhunti trembled uncontrollably, swallowing continuously.
Seeing Zhunti's expression, Li Qingming then tossed out the Innate Black Gourd, saying, "This was given to me by my other Master Uncle, named the Qiankun Gourd! Formed from the Innate Gourd Spirit Root!"
Unable to restrain himself any longer, Zhunti with his eyes full of greed, his throat undulating, said, "I perceive that these three treasures are destined for me! Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for preserving them for me till now! I have sought these three treasures for many years, please return them to me! I would be exceedingly grateful!"
"F*ck, I've seen shameless, but never this shameless!" Li Qingming inwardly cursed continuously, "The tales from the future say how shameless Zhunti can be, and I didn't believe it. To think Zhunti is regarded as a Saint, how could he be so shameless? Now it seems that was an understatement; truly, this Zhunti deserves the title of Primordial's most shameless person!"
Li Qingming was furious inside, yet his face remained unchanged as he said, "Why would Fellow Daoist say this? I found these three treasures without any Primordial Spirit Mark inside. Clearly, they were ownerless, making them easy to refine! Are you, Fellow Daoist, trying to be a thieving bandit under a noble pretext?"
When his intentions were exposed, anyone with thinner skin would have been enraged and fought over the treasures, but who is Zhunti? He was the one deemed by Li Qingming as the most shameless in Primordial.
Only to hear Zhunti respond, "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken! Millions of years ago, I found that the two Qiankun treasures were not yet fully formed. The Black Gourd was also not yet matured. Hence, I laid down a Gathering Spirit Array to aid their development. These three treasures, indeed, belonged to me millions of years ago!"
Hearing this, Li Qingming felt a headache coming on, thinking to himself, "This guy is really pulling a long bow. If you had come to the Eastern Continent millions of years ago, you might've been caught by the Primordial Three Races and been skinned alive!"
Thinking this, Li Qingming retorted, "Zhunti, could you be even more shameless? With your meager Da Luo Immortal cultivation, millions of years ago, you probably hadn't even reached Taiyi! Acting sanctimoniously while being disgraceful, that's quite shameless indeed!"
Zhunti, utterly humiliated by Li Qingming, turned red and furious, yet inside, he was utterly astonished, "How did he know I am at the level of Da Luo Immortal? Could it be..."