No sooner had the words left his mouth than Yuanshi nodded in agreement, as if they had long shared an understanding.
The instant Yuanshi and Tongtian's gazes met, they nearly turned to look at each other at the same time.
The meaning was obvious.
Compared to Jieyin and Zhunti, the one Laozi had always truly feared was his third brother.
As for Nuwa, she had always been inseparable from Tongtian. Her stance needed no further explanation.
The key was how Tongtian would respond.
"The Human Race was personally created by Nuwa. Naturally, they belong under my Interception Sect."
"Now that we are deciding the teachers of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, what business does your Chan Teachings have interfering?"
Tongtian let out a cold laugh. His gaze was as sharp as blades, filled with mockery.
If they wanted to scheme, they should have chosen a softer opponent.
And yet they dared reach into the affairs of his Interception Sect?
Did they think the sword in his hand was dull, or that invoking Hongjun would make him bow his head?
He was the Dao Ancestor, after all, the one who controlled the Heavenly Dao.
Could he really be expected to coddle Yuanshi like a child?
"The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are ordained by the Mandate of Heaven. Does Fellow Daoist Tongtian intend to defy the heavens?" Laozi's heart tightened, but his expression remained unchanged as he countered, subtly casting the charge of defying the Heavenly Dao upon him.
Tongtian snorted at that.
"What a Saint. You actually resort to such wordplay and twisted logic."
"What, do you think I, Tongtian, am so easily fooled?"
"Even if the Human Race did not belong to my Interception Sect, this position would not be yours to covet!"
His tone was contemptuous, and