Haotian Visits the Human Race, Seeking Houtu to Guard the Heavenly Court

Huoyun Cave.

Auspicious clouds swirled, and auspicious energy rose.

Yet deep within the cave abode, the atmosphere was heavy.

Haotian, dressed in his Imperial Robe, appeared inside the cave abode with a gloomy expression.

Opposite him, several Human Race ancestors—Wu, Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and the others—were already waiting.

"Daoist Friend Haotian, please sit." Wu gestured for him to take a seat.

"Fellow Daoists, Haotian... has come uninvited."

Seeing him like this, Wu had already guessed the situation to some extent. He sighed.

"Daoist Friend Haotian, why be so polite?"

"Did you come here because of Princess Yao Ji?"

Haotian gave a self-mocking laugh, the sound filled with bitterness and fury.

"That's right."

"I have already... imprisoned Yao Ji beneath Peach Mountain."

Xuanyuan raised his brows. "Imprisoned her? You could bear to do that?"

Haotian tugged self-mockingly at the corner of his mouth, his smile uglier than crying.

"Whether I could bear it or not, was that really for me to decide?"

Without any unnecessary words, he directly recounted everything that had happened in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

From Guang Chengzi and Immortal Official Nanji's arrival to how they had used Venerable Lord Yuanshi and Dao Ancestor Hongjun to pressure him.

Then he described how they had pushed Yao Ji toward the abyss step by step, until she was ultimately imprisoned beneath Peach Mountain forever.

His account was calm, but everyone inside Huoyun Cave could sense what lay beneath that calm.

What it suppressed was a terrifying raging tide!

Shennong's brows drew tightly together as he shook his head repeatedly.

"The disciples of a Sage actually act so tyrannically, without the slightest bottom line. This is no blessing for the Three Realms."

Fury burned in Sui Ren Shi's eyes as well.

"How is this maintaining the Heavenly Rules? This is clearly