Haotian looked toward Taibai Jinxing.
"Oh?"
"Speak freely, my dear minister..."
Haotian had naturally noticed the little exchange between Taibai Jinxing and Zhao Gongming. It was nothing more than a "bribe," but he still trusted Taibai Jinxing, a loyal subordinate who had followed him from the very beginning.
He knew what could be taken...
And what could not!
The Heavenly Court's salaries and financial resources were controlled by Queen Mother of the West, Zhao Gongming, and the others. Haotian himself lived rather poorly, so naturally, he did not mind his subordinates obtaining a few benefits, so long as they did not harm his interests.
Everyone needed cultivation resources...
Water too pure harbored no fish!
Then Taibai Jinxing said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, I believe we have been thinking about this the wrong way... Why must we kill this Demonic Monkey? He was born of Heaven and Earth, and it was no easy feat for him to attain such strength. Would it not be a pity to kill him outright?"
"When all is said and done, this Demonic Monkey has committed no great sin!"
"He merely wants an empty title!"
At those words, the Immortals stirred. You shameless old man—calling "Great Sage Equal to Heaven" an empty title? Why not give us an empty title too...
Within the Heavenly Court's system,
authority and responsibility were naturally of great importance.
But upon reaching a certain level... rank became even harder to rise through. You had given him a "Heaven-Equal rank" right from the start. Though it held little authority or responsibility, if he wanted to be transferred someday, would that not take just a word?
Going from high to low was always easier than climbing from low to high, was it not?
Yet Taibai Jinxing paid no heed to the others.