Stunned for a moment, Haotian came back to himself. With a bitter, helpless expression, he glanced at Venerable Yuanshi and said,
"Venerable."
"What can I do, even if I'm unwilling to accept it?"
"Senior Brother Qin Mu is backing the ruler of the Heavenly Court."
"And the current Heavenly Emperor, Emperor Venerate, has also attained Sagehood."
Haotian gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
He knew full well that no matter how unwilling he was, there was nothing he could do about it.
The Heavenly Court was now under Emperor Venerate's control, and Emperor Venerate was a Saint.
On top of that, Emperor Venerate had Qin Mu behind him as well.
In terms of strength, Qin Mu was the strongest beneath the Heavenly Dao Realm!
Seeing that Haotian had finally spoken his mind, a flicker of cunning passed through Venerable Yuanshi's eyes. He then said,
"Haotian."
"You needn't belittle yourself."
"If... I could overthrow Emperor Venerate's rule, would you dare join me?"
As soon as Venerable Yuanshi said this, Haotian's heart lurched, and his face filled with disbelief.
"Huh?"
"O-Overthrow Emperor Venerate's rule?"
He murmured in a daze, thrown into confusion by Venerable Yuanshi's words.
"Exactly."
"If you're willing to work with me, I can promise you that you'll be the next ruler of the Heavenly Court!"
"Well?"
Haotian froze, his thoughts in turmoil.
He had dreamed of ruling the Heavenly Court.
But what frightened him was that, to become its ruler, he would have to get past both Emperor Venerate and Qin Mu.
Emperor Venerate had recently attained Sagehood.
As for Emperor Venerate's true self, Qin Mu, there was no need to even mention him. He had reached the Primordial Unity Grand Unity level.
After thinking it over, Haotian quickly recovered and looked at Venerable Yuanshi.
"Venerable."
"We