The moment Xihua spoke, Nuwa, Laozi, and the other Sages truly did not know how to respond.
In their hearts, Xihua and the Jade Pool had always been entities dependent on Hua Tian Peak and Luo Qing.
On top of that, Xihua and Luo Qing were Dao companions, and even two "Saint Sons" had come out of it.
Naturally, they regarded them as one entity.
But Xihua was, after all, a Primordial Chaos Saint, with the same cultivation realm as theirs.
The Jade Pool was also a legitimate Saint Lineage.
Could they really tell Xihua to her face that she was merely an appendage of Luo Qing and Hua Tian Peak?
Xihua was a Primordial Chaos Saint too. Did she not care about her dignity?
Whoever dared say such a thing would completely offend Xihua.
If they truly regarded the Jade Pool and Xihua as independent entities,
then there seemed to be nothing wrong with Xihua stepping forward to represent the Jade Pool and recommending Ancestor Huang to participate in the struggle for the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
That left the several Sages present with aching teeth.
No matter how they chose, they felt they would suffer a huge loss, as though Luo Qing had secretly played them and swindled them.
Yet they were genuinely unwilling to let Xihua interfere like this.
No matter how they looked at it, there was Luo Qing's shadow behind Ancestor Huang's participation.
If Luo Qing knew that the All Sages thought of him this way, he would definitely cry out that he had been wronged.
Although he supported Ancestor Huang's participation in the Heavenly Emperor selection,
this incident had been brought up by Kong Xuan, and Xihua had made the decision herself.
It had nothing to do with him.
Though Luo Qing did not