Because of a single word from the Sage, Wood Duke and Golden Mother had become targets for everyone.
After all, who with any ambition would not want to rule over all the Immortals?
And this was an appointment made by the Sage himself!
Hadn't they seen how livid Dijun and Taiyi looked? Their gazes all but spat fire at Wood Duke and Golden Mother!
Even those like the Three Pure Ones, Zhenyuanzi, Nüwa, and Fuxi, who had no desire to vie for supremacy and wanted only to cultivate, had no wish for someone to stand above them and tell them what to do!
Everyone looked toward Wood Duke and Golden Mother, eyes narrowed, wearing smiles that were not quite smiles.
If Wood Duke and Golden Mother dared to order them around, they would let the pair taste the iron fist of justice!
Whether in the Primordial World or the Myriad Realms, it all came down to one thing: the strong reigned supreme.
So what if the Sage himself had appointed Wood Duke and Golden Mother leaders of the Immortals?
At most, they would refrain from making trouble for the pair out of respect for the Sage.
But if the two truly could not tell who held the stronger hand and started ordering the Immortals about, they would be courting death!
"Wood Duke, you shall lead the male Immortals and govern those of the Primordial Wilderness. I grant you the Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Dragon Head Staff. Strike down any who refuse to obey!"
Hongjun looked at the steady-faced Wood Duke, whose excitement showed faintly through. With a slight lift of his hand, the Dragon Head Staff floated before him.
Everyone present was stunned to see the Sage give away a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure so readily. Was the Sage