"Yao Ji, after I leave, the Heavenly Court will be in your hands."
"With Lord Laozi's support, those disciples from the great Sage sects will certainly go mad scrambling for power."
"And Master Tongtian has taken the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Slaying Whip. We have no means whatsoever to restrain them."
"While I am here, I can still suppress them with righteousness and prestige. But once I leave, there truly will be no one capable of holding them down. Not even you."
"Therefore, you must endure for now. Yield, show weakness to the enemy, shrink our forces, and do your utmost to preserve everyone we have. If things become impossible, just do your best. Venus Taibai will help you. Do not fight them to the bitter end."
Queen Mother nodded, tears shimmering in her eyes.
At last, Haotian let out a long sigh.
"I'm leaving! Yao Ji, protect yourself!"
"After ten thousand lifetimes of reincarnation, we shall meet again!"
The Heavenly Emperor, clad in a Bright Yellow Emperor Robe and wearing an imperial crown, slowly dissolved into countless motes of light. The motes glimmered within the Jade Pool Wonderland before a gust of wind swept them away.
Immediately afterward, a thick pillar of light shot into the sky.
Countless rays of light scattered down.
His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor had ultimately left the Heavenly Realm to seek the opportunity to break through into the Saint Realm.
Thirty-Three Lihate Heaven.
Lord Laozi naturally witnessed this scene and slowly nodded.
He now understood Haotian's plan.
Haotian wished to endure ten thousand calamities without perishing, use the trials of those myriad calamities to gain enlightenment, then add the fortune of the Journey to the West Great Calamity and the fortune of being the Heavenly Emperor to break through into the Saint