Zhunti Admits Defeat

Zixiao Palace was instantly thrown into an uproar.

Everyone stared at the Ancestral Witches in utter shock. They had never expected Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin to actually dare strike!

Without the slightest hesitation.

Tyrannical to the extreme!

They showed no regard whatsoever for the fact that this was Zixiao Palace...

After taking that sudden blow, Jieyin and Zhunti's mana immediately churned wildly, forcing them back several steps.

They stared at the Ancestral Witches with faces full of shock!

Zhunti was utterly horrified.

He actually dared attack me?

Even he had only used hidden force to shove Hongyun and Kunpeng before, not daring to act openly. Yet the Ancestral Witches had been so direct.

Anger and hesitation mingled on his face.

Neither Jieyin nor Zhunti dared retaliate!

The Ancestral Witches dared cause trouble in Zixiao Palace and did not even care about the upcoming sermon, but the two of them were entirely different...

"Dijiang, this is a Saint's sacred ground!"

"How can it be a place for your Witch Clan to act so arrogantly?"

Dijiang suddenly took a step forward.

He closed in on Jieyin and Zhunti!

Surging Baleful Qi crashed toward them head-on, making their expressions turn even uglier...

At that moment, Wu Tian stood up.

He held Dijiang back, then smiled as he spoke to Jieyin and Zhunti. Though his face bore a faint smile, his words made the two of them even more alarmed.

"You two are right!"

"Zixiao Palace is a place to hear the Dao, not a place for us to fight... Fine, we'll set aside today's Karma for now!"

"Once this sermon is over... our Witch Clan will head to the Western World and settle today's Karma with you two!"

"What do you say?"

Jieyin and Zhunti's expressions changed drastically.

Wu Tian's words also drew everyone else's attention. They had originally seen that Wu Tian had almost no Baleful Qi around him and had been smiling all along!

They had not expected that once he opened his mouth...

He was still as domineering as the Ancestral Witches.

Someone immediately muttered to themselves.

The Witch Clan truly is overbearing...

Di Jun and Taiyi, who had long been waiting to enjoy the spectacle, shifted their gazes. Their eyes met, both filled with amusement!

Di Jun's gaze seemed to say:

See?

I told you we shouldn't make a move, didn't I?

Then he looked deeply toward the innermost part of Zixiao Palace. Hongjun had yet to appear even now, leaving Di Jun puzzled.

Does Saint Hongjun truly not care?

The Ancestral Witches had acted in Zixiao Palace.

It was practically the same as disrespecting Hongjun to his face. Yet under such circumstances, Hongjun could still remain seated?

Deep within Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun watched the conflict unfold!

His gaze was dark, and his brow furrowed even tighter...

He had already been quite displeased with the Ancestral Witches. They had nearly ruined his prior arrangements, forcing Hongjun to intervene.

And now they were at it again?

"What exactly is going on with this Witch Clan?"

"Why do they always fall outside the workings of fate..."

Hongjun was deeply perplexed.

According to his plan, Hongyun should have given his seat to Jieyin and Zhunti, after which Kunpeng would also have been driven from his seat!

Only then could he bestow the Primordial Violet Qi upon the two of them...

It was not because Hongjun thought especially highly of Jieyin and Zhunti, nor because there was any fated master-disciple bond between them. Rather, he bore great Karma with the Western World!

The Dao-Demon War had nearly shattered the West.

As a result, the Western World's spiritual energy was now barren and life was scarce...

If Hongjun wished to settle that Karma, he either had to personally oversee the Western World and make up for its deficiencies, or find someone to bear that Karma!

Jieyin and Zhunti were his chosen candidates.

He had already decided that after delivering three sermons, he would merge with the Dao. Naturally, he could not simply watch his schemes be ruined...

Yet Hongjun could not act against the Ancestral Witches.

He could only sigh inwardly.

"Alas..."

"Being a Saint may be good, but one must be constrained by the Heavenly Dao!"

During the next Tribulation, when the Witch Clan was destined to prosper, Hongjun naturally could not personally destroy this great trend of the Heavenly Dao!

After struggling with the matter for a long while.

He finally made up his mind...

Back on this side, after being threatened by Wu Tian, Zhunti's expression shifted again and again beneath the gazes of everyone in Zixiao Palace.

In the end, he made his decision.

He actually cupped his hands toward Wu Tian.

"Please forgive us, Daoist!"

"My brother and I arrived late and did not know that Daoist Hongyun had already given his seat to you. That was why we rashly stepped forward to discuss the matter with Daoist Hongyun..."

"I hope you will be magnanimous!"

After Zhunti finished speaking.

He cupped his hands toward Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches. His yielding attitude instantly left the fiercely uncompromising Ancestral Witches dumbfounded!

Dijiang turned to look at Wu Tian.

Wu Tian, what is wrong with these two?

Did we beat their brains stupid?

The Ancestral Witches had clearly attacked them, yet the two had made a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn, directly lowering themselves before the Ancestral Witches!

It was not only the Ancestral Witches who were stunned.

A muffled yet unmistakable commotion suddenly erupted from the crowd watching the excitement in Zixiao Palace.

Everyone looked at Jieyin and Zhunti in astonishment.

Wu Tian had only threatened them once, and they had already backed down?

Under such gazes.

Jieyin and Zhunti did not change expression at all!

Even Wu Tian found it remarkable and muttered inwardly.

Just like the legends said...

Then he gave Zhunti a calm glance.

He nodded slightly.

Then he signaled for the Ancestral Witches to sit down!

Since they were in Zixiao Palace, Wu Tian did not continue pursuing the matter with Jieyin and Zhunti. He temporarily let it go and maintained an unconcerned demeanor...

But in truth, Wu Tian had become even more wary of Jieyin and Zhunti.

According to the original course of events, the two would become Saints of the Heavenly Dao in the future. Wu Tian was not worried about that... But if Saints of the Heavenly Dao had no shame and were not bound by rules...

That would be rather troublesome.

There were only thieves who stole for a thousand days; there were no guards who could guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Especially not two thieves at the Saint level?

Wu Tian was not the only one thinking this way. Taiqing, Fuxi, Di Jun, and the others immediately changed the way they looked at Jieyin and Zhunti.

They did not know the greater trend.

Nor did they know that Jieyin and Zhunti would become Saints in the future...

But they had still become wary of the two.

Di Jun even sent a secret message.

"These two know when to bend and when to stand..."

"They will surely achieve great things in the future. The Primordial Wilderness will have a place for them!"

Taiyi had an overbearing temperament.

He could not quite stand Zhunti's conduct. Though he trusted Di Jun deeply, he could not help refuting him.

"In the struggle for the Great Dao, one should press forward without hesitation!"

"With behavior like theirs?"

"Wu Tian only threatened them once, and Zhunti immediately bent over to apologize. Can people like that truly accomplish anything?"

Di Jun looked at his unconvinced younger brother.

He shook his head with an amused smile.

"You do not understand..."

"Sometimes, stepping back is the way to move forward. Showing weakness is for the sake of lying low!"

If those words had come from anyone else.

There would naturally have been nothing to worry about...

But when they came from the Witch Clan, they truly could go to the Western World and block their path. There was no doubt about it!

Once the sermon ended.

It would be the perfect time to cultivate.

If they continued clashing with the Ancestral Witches, even if their lives were not in danger, their cultivation would still be delayed...

Besides.

They could block people in the Western World.

Could they not do the same on the road to Zixiao Palace?

When the time came for the next sermon.

Did they still want to have any peace?

Seen that way, Zhunti's method of handling things might have been somewhat humiliating, but it was the best and safest choice...

Admitting defeat before the Ancestral Witches.

Was not shameful!

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