"Your minds are in turmoil!"
"Since the Thunder Tribulation Controller is unwilling to reveal himself, let this matter rest for now!"
"However, you must instruct your disciples not to show any disrespect toward the Transformation Thunder Tribulation!"
"Otherwise, even this Dao Ancestor will be unable to intervene!"
Hongjun slowly opened his eyes and replied indifferently.
At the same time, his Dharma body began to fade away bit by bit, vanishing from where it stood.
After Hongjun's Dharma body departed, the Saints' expressions completely darkened.
"Humph!"
"That Thunder Tribulation Controller dares deny even us Saints and Teacher his respect!"
"If I learn where that fellow is, I will surely capture him and bring him into the Western Teachings for proper instruction!"
Zhunti was the first to snort coldly, as though he were deliberately stirring up the Saints' anger.
Although the Saints said nothing upon hearing this, their expressions became extremely unpleasant.
Ever since they had entered the realm of Saints, who among the Myriad Races of the Primordial World had dared treat them with such neglect?
Moreover, Teacher himself had waited here for three thousand years, giving the Thunder Tribulation Controller every possible courtesy, yet the other party had still failed to appear.
How were they supposed to explain this to the Primordial World's living beings outside, as well as their disciples?
Where would their dignity remain?
Most importantly, not a single Thunder Tribulation had descended during these three thousand years. What exactly was the Thunder Tribulation Controller trying to do?
Was he forcing them to petition the Heavenly Dao once more?
At this moment, Taiqing swept his gaze over the Saints and spoke calmly. "Fellow Daoists, Teacher's Imperial Decree has already been issued. Remember not to disrespect the Thunder Tribulation Controller. Especially while we Saints do not know his identity or whereabouts, do not act rashly!"
What Taiqing meant was that he hoped the Saints would actively search for the Thunder Tribulation Controller's whereabouts.
Once they identified him and found his location, would it not be entirely up to them how they dealt with him?
"Eldest Brother is right!"
"Senior Brother Taiqing is right!"
"Fellow Daoist Taiqing is right!"
"..."
Hearing this, Yuanshi, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti all understood his implication and nodded in agreement.
Tongtian, however, wore a disdainful expression. "Why make things so troublesome? If that Thunder Tribulation Controller harms any of my disciples, I will fight him directly. I refuse to believe the Heavenly Dao would favor that bastard then!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tongtian flashed away, taking the lead in leaving Three Purities Hall and heading toward the Interception Sect disciples who had been bitterly waiting for the Transformation Thunder Tribulation.
Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti were left stunned, and they could not help looking toward Taiqing and Yuanshi.
Had the three brothers of the Three Pure Ones fallen out?
Why did Tongtian's words carry such anger?
"Third Brother has a fiery temper. Please forgive the spectacle, fellow Daoists!"
"We should go out and offer an explanation as well, lest we truly lose face!"
Taiqing sighed softly and explained the matter to Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti.
At the same time, the five Saints left Three Purities Hall one after another, intending to find an excuse to disperse the powerful beings waiting for the Thunder Tribulation Controller to arrive and receive his title.
Hongjun had already left, so there was naturally no point in continuing to wait.
Not long afterward, the many beings within and outside Kunlun Mountain who had been waiting for the Transformation Thunder Tribulation Controller received the Saints' Imperial Decree and learned that this celebration could not be held.
"The Dao Ancestor has left?"
"The Transformation Thunder Tribulation Controller never showed himself?"
"He did not appear even after three thousand years. It seems he truly does not regard the Dao Ancestor and Saints with any respect!"
"Not necessarily!"
"If I controlled such a Fragment of the Heavenly Dao's Authority, I would not reveal myself either!"
"What if I were imprisoned?"
"..."
For a time, waves of discussion rang out without end.
Countless powerful beings were filled with disappointment.
This was especially true for living beings capable of Tribulation Transcendence and Transformation. They had thought they might receive the Transformation Thunder Tribulation Controller's favor.
Now it seemed that they had waited three thousand years for nothing!
At the peak of Buzhou Mountain, within that mysterious space, the massive Thunder Tribulation Divine Palace trembled slightly.
An extremely muffled rumble echoed from within.
The Sea of Lightning below seemed to be drawn by some force, surging rapidly into the Thunder Tribulation Divine Palace.
Inside the Thunder Tribulation Divine Palace, Mo Wen's body suddenly began to tremble violently as his aura soared wildly.
Immediately afterward, a golden Great Luo Flower surrounded by lightning emerged above his head.
The Great Luo Flower was incomparably profound. It rapidly absorbed the lightning around it, as though it were about to bloom.
"Buzz..."
At the same time, astonishing humming sounds suddenly rang out across the skies of the Primordial World.
A phantom Great Luo Flower, a full million zhang in size, slowly emerged, as though it were drawing upon the power of heaven and earth and shaking the Primordial World.
For a moment, countless powerful beings throughout the Primordial World sensed it and looked toward the phantom in the sky.
Above Kunlun Mountain!
Taiqing, Yuanshi, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti, who were dispersing the powerful beings from all sides, all stiffened.
"This is... a Great Luo Flower?"
"The gathering of the three flowers actually stirred the power of heaven and earth. Such a phenomenon is truly astonishing?"
"Who is it?"
"Fellow Daoists, can any of you deduce who has advanced to Great Luo Golden Immortal and caused such a display?"
"..."
The five Saints looked at one another.
Tongtian, standing atop a side peak of Kunlun Mountain, also revealed an expression of immense surprise.
Even with their power, they could not deduce who had advanced to Great Luo Golden Immortal and triggered this heavenly phenomenon.
This greatly shocked them.
The last time such a thing had happened was when they had previously attempted to deduce the secrets of the Transformation Thunder Tribulation.
Could it be that the Thunder Tribulation Controller was advancing?
How was that possible?
The Thunder Tribulation Controller was not even a Great Luo Golden Immortal?
If that were the case, why would the Heavenly Dao hand Thunder Tribulation Control to such a weak being?
It was not only the Saints. Powerful beings throughout the Primordial World also sensed it at this moment, all revealing shocked expressions.
"Look!"
"That Great Luo Flower has bloomed!"
"Everyone, guess how many grades this Great Luo Flower, capable of causing such a phenomenon, possesses?"
"Seven grades, perhaps!"
"That is too low. Given such a phenomenon, it is very likely a nine-grade Great Luo Flower!"
"Nine grades?"
"Would that not mean he has the potential to become a Saint?"
"..."
In the sky, the enormous phantom Great Luo Flower slowly bloomed, prompting the powerful beings of the Myriad Races to speculate.
Many powerful beings vaguely guessed that a Great Luo Flower capable of causing such a phenomenon had to be at least seven-grade, perhaps even nine-grade!
A nine-grade bloom signified the potential to become a Saint, so they all wished to know who had advanced.
Unfortunately, even the Saints could not investigate it, so naturally they could not sense anything either.
Within the chaos, inside Zixiao Palace!
Hongjun could not help raising his head, looking solemnly toward the Primordial World.
"Could it be that this Dao Ancestor guessed wrong?"
"Could the Thunder Tribulation Controller truly be advancing to Great Luo Golden Immortal?"
"The Heavenly Dao would rather choose such a living being to control the Transformation Thunder Tribulation than hand Thunder Tribulation Control to this Dao Ancestor to arrange?"
How could Hongjun not feel stifled?
It was one thing that he could not investigate the Transformation Thunder Tribulation Controller's information, but even he, the Dao Ancestor, could not investigate the information of this being whose advancement had triggered a heavenly phenomenon.
That meant the mysterious living being advancing to Great Luo Golden Immortal was very likely the Thunder Tribulation Controller.
But the Transformation Thunder Tribulation concerned the living beings of the Myriad Races throughout the Primordial World.
The Heavenly Dao had actually entrusted such authority to a junior who was not even a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and even prevented him, the Dao Ancestor, from investigating. Was that not clearly a sign that it did not trust him?
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