Juntian was ancient and weathered, carrying the immortality of Heaven, and reached an agreement with the Human Dao's Sage Emperor.
From this moment onward, he would take over Tai Huang's burden, complete a game in his place, and continue the severed path!
It was only because they had each encountered an opponent difficult to resist that their flexible moral boundaries had come in handy, allowing them to turn the overall situation around.
Hongjun had fallen from Heaven and become human. His "Heavenly" nature had been forced to the brink of extinction by Ancestor Minghe Mo, while his humanity became dominant... Such a him had no way to defeat Nuwa and would be completely countered to death.
Only by siding with Human Dao and letting the Human Emperor suppress Houtu and Nuwa could he see a glimmer of hope.
The same applied here.
As Xuanyuan, who bore the karma of Human Dao's continuation, what could he use to fight Tai Hao?
Wouldn't a few hard slaps leave him beaten senseless?
The deaths of Jiu Tou Shi and Tai Huang's collapse had already proven far too much!
Only Juntian, as "Heaven," could pretend to be a "heartless" killer—Heaven had no kinship, no emotions, and no selfishness!
Only then could he truly fight Tai Hao!
They needed each other.
But at the same time, they also needed someone best suited to charge into battle and take the blame... No, a spear!
Juntian spoke softly, letting his words be heard by the lonely years and explaining to his allied partner what righteous act he was about to undertake.
—It was time for Azure Dragon, the scapegoat... no, the fellow cultivator, to make his entrance!
"Who else could bear the sorrow of Buzhou Mountain?"
Juntian smiled, and his weathered gaze suddenly became clear. It crossed