Yuanshi could no longer hold himself back. He shouted sternly, "Remember this—this is only the beginning! Between you and me, the curtain is far from falling!"
Li Tian sighed softly. "Yuanshi, I had intended to honor Master's final instruction and wipe away all old grudges with a single stroke. But since you insist on reopening this enmity, whatever methods you choose, I will accompany you to the end!"
Then his tone abruptly turned grim. "But now, you are no longer worthy of fighting me in person. Any disciple beneath me could crush a cripple like you, one who bears only the hollow name of a Saint!"
At those words, Yuanshi's blood surged, and rage shot to his head. Fire nearly burst from all seven of his orifices!
Li Tian, that brat, had gone too far in bullying others!
Hongjun Dao Ancestor's brows furrowed slightly as he said slowly, "The past is past. There is no need to bring it up again."
"Li Tian, let us set aside questions of right and wrong for now. You have gained enough. Stop here."
Li Tian gave a slight nod. He had never planned to completely tear off all pretenses beneath Hongjun's watchful eye. As for the future? Open संघर्ष and covert strife had always been the norm in the Primordial Wilderness.
Taishang and Yuanshi were stifling their frustration. Clearly, this man had forcibly seized their supreme treasures and reaped every advantage, while they had lost troops and suffered crushing defeats, their dignity swept into the mud. Yet they had to act as though they were the ones showing magnanimity after suffering some monstrous injustice!
Outrageous!
"Yuanshi, Taishang, do not stir up further trouble."
"If you clash with Li Tian again, do not come begging for shelter at Purple Heaven Palace beyond the Thirty-three