After the Three Pure Ones introduced themselves, neither East King Duke nor Queen Mother of the West grew angry at Tongtian's manner of holding only his sword.
Yet upon hearing Taishang's words, they both froze in place, their mouths hanging open and their eyes filled with shock.
Father God Pangu?
His Primordial Spirit divided into three?
Those words struck their hearts like heavy hammers.
If Pangu was the father god of the Three Pure Ones, did that not mean they had an elder above them... Dao Venerable himself?
The instant this thought surfaced, it spread wildly through East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West's hearts like weeds.
Their hearts both tightened involuntarily.
Thus, neither dared show the slightest neglect. They hurriedly bowed to the Three Pure Ones.
After hesitating for a moment, East King Duke asked, "So you are the Three Pure Ones, fellow Daoists. Then Dao Venerable..."
Before he could finish, East King Duke stopped and said no more.
If the Three Pure Ones were merely remnants left behind by Great God Pangu, they would certainly have been surprised, but not to this extent.
After all, there were quite a few beings in the Primordial Wilderness connected to Great God Pangu.
At most, it meant that the three of them were Pangu Orthodox.
Moreover, although the Primordial Wilderness had been created by Great God Pangu—
Great God Pangu had already transformed into all things in the Primordial Wilderness and perished.
But Dao Venerable was still there, alive and well.
Whether Dao Venerable acknowledged the existence of the Three Pure Ones was what East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West cared about most.
Though East King Duke did not finish his words, the Three Pure Ones understood perfectly well what he intended to say.
Taishang wore