Venerable Yuanshi Seeks the Dao Ancestor, and the Saints Head to Zixiao Palace!

When Hongjun asked, Haotian lowered his head slightly and spoke with some difficulty:

"Master, your disciple... your disciple wants to ask you for a favor."

Hongjun narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke coolly:

"Go on!"

"What is it?"

Haotian did not beat around the bush and spoke directly:

"Master, you must know that after I... after I left the Heavenly Court, I went to the Western Lands and established the Western Heavenly Court."

"Though the Western Heavenly Court has been established, we simply don't have enough people to run it."

"Your disciple hopes you'll say a word and have the various Saints send some disciples to my Western Heavenly Court to help bolster its ranks."

"I ask that you grant my request!"

As he spoke, Haotian hurriedly knelt before Dao Ancestor Hongjun, his heart uncertain.

After all, he had rebelled against the Heavenly Court.

By rights, it was already generous of Dao Ancestor Hongjun not to punish him.

Yet now, he had come to ask Hongjun for help, hoping Hongjun would issue an edict and have the various Saints send their disciples to join his Western Heavenly Court.

Haotian felt that his request was rather excessive.

Just as Haotian was growing increasingly uneasy, Hongjun fell into deep thought.

He had been somewhat angered by Haotian's defection from the Heavenly Court and the founding of the Western Heavenly Court.

But he had not intervened.

He had thought that Haotian's founding of the Western Heavenly Court could serve as a form of compensation for him.

After all, Haotian and Yaochi had served at his side for countless years. Even if they had no great achievements, they had certainly worked hard.

But what Hongjun had not expected was this:

Haotian had actually come to him for help, pushing his luck and hoping Hongjun