The Heavenly Emperor Wants to Take Down the Western Teachings-How Many Water Army Recruits Do You Have? Venerable Yuanshi Comes Calling
A storm died away.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun departed, and Venerable Yuanshi and Xing Tian no longer lingered in the Western Land.
The Western Teachings seemed to have heeded the Two Sages of the West as well.
They drew back their forces with astonishing speed.
The many branches they had spread across the Primordial Wilderness were forcibly recalled to the Western Land by the Western Saints, never to venture out again!
The sight of it
only convinced certain holier-than-thou busybodies all the more that the Western Saints were fair, just, and good.
They might have done plenty of things that weighed on their consciences in the past.
But that had only been to develop the Western Teachings and repair the Western Earth Veins.
Everything they had done had sprung from good intentions.
Not malice!!
Surely the Western Teachings' past wrongs could all be forgiven!
The Two Sages of the West had not done those things on purpose. They had only wanted what was best for the Western Land and the Primordial Wilderness. What had they done wrong?!
For a time,
winds rose and clouds surged across the Primordial Wilderness.
Far from suffering any damage to its reputation in the uproar,
the Western Teachings gained a host of glowing accolades!!
Whether an unseen hand was secretly fanning the flames, or there really were that many sanctimonious busybodies with nothing better to do, the Two Sages of the West grew ever more renowned throughout the Primordial Wilderness!
The Heavenly Court.
The Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
Heavenly Emperor Haotian watched what was happening in the world below.
He sneered and barked, "Taibai Golden Star, summon Tianpeng!"
"Yes!"
Taibai Golden Star hurried off. A short while later,
a rough-looking man rushed in and bowed respectfully. "Your servant Tianpeng greets Your Majesty!"
He was none other
than