The Heavenly Court Has Everything Except People!

Seeing that Daoist Zhunti had been mocked by Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate to the point where he could hardly save face,

Daoist Jieyin naturally had to step in and smooth things over.

"Senior Brother Primordial Beginning, do not tease Junior Brother like this."

"Great Dark Heaven is indeed a fine place."

"From the perspective of the Western Sect's leader, I find it possesses four great merits. It seems Qingqing has gained much insight into the path of merit after obtaining my Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus, enough to directly apply it to Great Dark Heaven."

"If Qingqing were not Daoism's First Disciple, I would even want her to become the Western Sect's deputy leader."

As Daoist Jieyin spoke, an ethereal aura immediately spread around him, making him seem utterly transcendent.

His words at this moment were, in truth, meant to rescue Junior Brother Zhunti from that awkward situation.

Daoist Jieyin truly was the more calculating one.

On one hand, he reiterated Great Dark Heaven's benefits to resolve Daoist Zhunti's predicament. On the other, he revealed that the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus was already in my hands, easing Daoist Burning Lamp's embarrassment.

And while he was at it, he suggested I become deputy leader just to disgust me, Zhou Qingqing.

Chant after chant, a tongue blooming like a lotus—he was talking about you.

Wait, could I no longer use the phrase "blooming like a lotus"? Wasn't I the greatest lotus in the Primordial World now? Wouldn't "like a lotus" mean "like me"?

Supreme Pure Laozi and Master Tongtian slightly opened their mouths.

Their disciple's disciple had quite the airtight logic.

She was clearly criticizing Daoist Jieyin, yet she had somehow shifted the focus onto herself.

What the hell did "a tongue blooming like a lotus" even mean?

However.

Daoist Jieyin's words