Laozi Enters the Heavenly Court

Laozi did not express any opinion about moving the Dao Field to the Eastern Region.

For the Human Sect, which had only one disciple, it made little difference where they moved.

After settling the matter of the relocation, Tongtian turned his gaze toward his elder brother, Laozi.

"Have you really thought it through and decided to follow Teacher's instructions?"

At this, Laozi's expression shifted slightly.

Even Yuanshi looked at Laozi with a hint of curiosity.

"It's merely splitting off an avatar to oversee the Heavenly Court. There's no need to make such a fuss."

Laozi shook his head and said indifferently.

Yuanshi and Tongtian were both speechless, unsure what to say.

How could this possibly be a small matter?

A few days earlier, Ancestor Hongjun had sought out the three of them.

At first, he had wanted them to send a Quasi-Sage disciple into the Heavenly Court to serve as the Western Great Emperor.

But Yuanshi and Tongtian had been rather unwilling.

They had too few disciples at the Quasi-Sage Realm and could not bear to send one into the Heavenly Court.

In the end, Laozi had volunteered, offering to split off a special avatar and personally oversee the Heavenly Court as the Western Great Emperor.

This had undoubtedly stunned Yuanshi and Tongtian beside him.

With their status as Sages, even the Heavenly Emperor had to salute them first upon seeing them.

Let alone the position of Western Great Emperor—even if the Heavenly Throne had been placed before them, they would not have spared it a second glance.

Yet Laozi now said that he was going to take a post in the Heavenly Court, and not even as the Heavenly Emperor.

He would merely become one of the Four Great Emperors—the Western Great Emperor.

Though it was called a special