Haotian naturally had no idea.
While he was trying to outmaneuver Dao Ancestor Hongjun, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had also "sold him out"...
There had to be a reason to open the matter, right?
Why couldn't it be Haotian?
Within Zixiao Palace.
After Hongjun finished speaking, the Three Pure Ones all frowned slightly. They were somewhat dissatisfied with Haotian constantly coming to complain and air his grievances!
Haotian had brought it up before.
He wanted to invite disciples of the Three Sects to ascend to Heaven and become gods!
At the time, the Three Pure Ones had already declined rather tactfully. Then, to shut Haotian up and leave themselves some room to maneuver... they directly stationed the saints' Three Corpses separation in the Heavenly Court. It was said to be support, yet it also carried the intent of suppression.
Yuanshi even thought to himself:
"Haotian still hasn't given up?"
The Expounding Sect's disciples had all been carefully selected by him. They were meant to pursue the Dao—how could they ascend to the Heavenly Court as gods and take orders from Haotian?
Dao Ancestor Hongjun understood the situation at once.
Changing the subject, he continued:
"Furthermore, with the matter of the Human Emperor attaining the Dao, the Expounding Sect's disciples have accumulated too much karmic burden and committed the Immortal Killing Tribulation. They must undergo the great tribulation..."
"..."
Very soon.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun began to speak of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors attained the Dao, and Wu Tian went into seclusion to cultivate, the Primordial World had known no further upheaval. The saints had also gained an increasingly clear understanding of the Heavenly Dao's greater trend...
Naturally, they knew that the Tribulation was approaching!
Yet even if it was decreed by the Heavenly