Qingfeng dared to tease the Sages, but the other immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court did not. The divine general who had come to give his report kept his mouth and ears shut, pretending he had heard nothing the Heavenly Emperor said.
Not caring much whether his words would spread, Qingfeng summoned the Quasi-Sage from Spirit Mountain and took the letter from Sage Zhunti from his hands.
As expected, the letter beat around the bush, intending to recommend the Golden Winged Great Peng to compete for the position of the next Heavenly Emperor once again.
Recommending the Golden Winged Great Peng was merely a pretext. Testing Qingfeng's attitude was the real purpose.
After dismissing the surrounding immortals and gods, Qingfeng sat alone upon the High Firmament Throne, his fingers lightly tapping the jade armrest.
In fact, as early as a million years ago, Qingfeng had already sensed the pressure brought by the Heavenly Dao through the Heavenly Emperor Status.
This pressure came not only from the Heavenly Dao's urging, but also from the Karmic Power brought by the countless causes and effects throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
As the ruler of the Primordial Wilderness in name, the Heavenly Court could be said to be the greatest center where the Primordial Wilderness's causes and effects gathered.
Facing the vast, boundless impact of those causes and effects, the Heavenly Emperor, as the master of the Heavenly Court, bore the brunt.
Qingfeng already carried an immeasurable burden of Karmic Power.
His best choice was actually to follow the example of several former Heavenly Emperors.
By stepping down from the Heavenly Throne in time, he could naturally escape the Karmic Power weighing upon him.
But if he relinquished the Heavenly Throne, then for him to become a Primordial Chaos Saint, he could only wait