The Six Sages Arrive? Let's Expose Their Secrets!

When Haotian finished speaking, Primordial Heavenly Venerate said coldly, "Good! Good! Good!

Do you truly believe that This Seat dares not make a move against you?

Heavenly Emperor?

The Heavenly Emperor has been replaced before!

Have you forgotten how your predecessor fell?"

Upon hearing these words, Haotian rose abruptly and said, "Then let Imperial We see how you, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, will cause Imperial We to fall!"

As Haotian's words fell, every cultivator present changed expression drastically.

Was Haotian this bold?

To dare confront a Sage face-to-face like this—he was the only one, wasn't he?

Which other cultivator, upon meeting a Sage, wasn't utterly respectful?

But then, if you show a Sage no face, this trial would be hard to pass.

And now, Primordial Heavenly Venerate was finally provoked by Haotian.

He immediately raised his right hand, transforming it into a giant palm pressing down toward Haotian.

Just then, five figures appeared one after another.

The arrivals were none other than Taishang and the other Sages.

After appearing, Taishang quickly spoke, "Second Brother, stop!"

Hearing Taishang's words, Primordial Heavenly Venerate immediately halted his movement.

He turned to Taishang and said, "Eldest Brother, why do you stop me?

This Haotian shows no respect to the Sages!

This time, I must make him understand what it means that all beneath the Sages are ants!"

As soon as Primordial Heavenly Venerate said this, Zhunti immediately interjected with feigned sincerity, "Haotian!

You disrespected the Sages first. This poor Daoist advises you to quickly admit your mistake.

Otherwise, when Fellow Daoist Yuanshi makes his move, this poor Daoist won't be able to help you."

When Zhunti said this, all the cultivators turned their gazes to Haotian.

They were all waiting for Haotian's response.

But could the matter truly be brushed aside with an apology, as Zhunti claimed?

Impossible!

At this point, the matter was no longer a dispute over face.

What was at stake was the right to speak in the Primordial World.

Once Haotian admitted fault, it meant he had lost completely.

He would never be able to turn things around again.

A Heavenly Emperor without the right to speak—what kind of Heavenly Emperor was that?

Imperial Decrees that never left Lingxiao Palace?

This was no longer just being a puppet.

It was entirely possible that the disciples of these Sage-led Great Sects would come to trample him every few days.

In such a situation, what was the point of being Heavenly Emperor?

He was worse off than a Rogue Cultivator!

After hearing these words, a smile curled at the corner of Haotian's mouth.

"Admit fault?

What fault does Imperial We admit?

Is it that Imperial We should allow the disciples of the Sages to act with reckless abandon?

Or that Imperial We should submit to the disciples of the Sages?

Or perhaps, all Sages believe

that your disciples and followers are truly nobler than Imperial We?"

At this point, Haotian's gaze turned sharp as he looked at the Six Sages.

Then he said sternly, "Hmph!

If that were the case, back then, you Sages probably couldn't even step through the gates of Purple Cloud Palace!

Before the Dao Ancestor began his lectures, all of you were stuck at Daluo and couldn't advance an inch—that's true, isn't it?

Without the Primordial Violet Qi bestowed by the Dao Ancestor, you couldn't even touch the threshold of Hunyuan—that's also true, isn't it?

Don't speak of enjoying Pangu's Legacy; everything is the will of Heaven."

Pangu's Legacy merely grants you flourishing fortune.

It has never reached the point where you must become a Sage.

Yet in this Primordial World, how many beings possess such thriving fortune?

Take the Witch Clan, for example—they too have Pangu's Legacy.

But has anyone among the Witch Clan attained the Hunyuan Dao?

Without Imperial We's guidance, what right do you have to claim that seat?

When the gates of Purple Cloud Palace open has always been in Imperial We's hands.

Why should the gates open first just because you Three Pure Ones arrived early?

Imperial We could also decide to open them only after all cultivators have gathered.

Who sits on the Sage seat—does it truly matter?

What say you?

Taishang!"

With that said.

Haotian's gaze turned icy as he looked at the Three Pure Ones.

Hearing Haotian's words, the Three Pure Ones' faces flushed red.

This damn black history was being dragged into the open.

Whoever it concerns feels the sting.

After a moment of silence, Taishang regained his composure.

He said flatly, "Even so, the Sage seats were granted by the Dao Ancestor.

They have nothing to do with you, Haotian!

Cease your reckless nonsense here!

Even if you have some merit, it cannot excuse your disrespect toward the Sages."

Haotian merely sneered in disdain upon hearing this.

Then he turned his gaze to Nuwa.

"Nuwa, Sage of Benevolence, do you think your seat was given to you by Fuxi?

And thus has nothing to do with Imperial We?

Then why not awaken Fuxi's true spirit and ask him if he ever received a hint from Imperial We?"

After calling out Nuwa, Haotian looked toward Zhunti and Jieyin.

"You two from the West—Imperial We could hardly be bothered with you.

But you, Zhunti, insist on putting on a hypocritical show.

If Imperial We had simply shut the gates when you two arrived, What could you have done about it?

As for the Dao Ancestor's karmic debt to the West?

Couldn't a cultivator from the East become a Sage and then move to the West?

Or could Imperial We not have chosen someone else from among the Western cultivators?

To be honest, Imperial We has never seen two beings as shameless as you.

Hongyun yielded his seat to you, yet when he faced death, you chose silence.

As for why Hongyun ended up on the brink of annihilation—

Surely you two played no small part.

Hongyun had stayed at Wuzhuang Temple for over ten kalpas.

Why did he suddenly decide to leave?

On this matter, Daoist Zhenyuanzi should have some say.

You cannot repay the karmic debt of becoming a Sage, so you choose to make the creditor disappear?

With such shamelessness, Imperial We believes that even Rahula of old had better personal integrity than you."

Having exposed the Two Sages of the West, Haotian didn't even wait for the Six Sages to reply.

He continued on his own, "Becoming a Sage?

Yes, some cultivators will become Sages.

But it does not have to be you!

Imperial We still recall when the Purple Cloud Palace opened for its second lecture, you Sages stood before the gates and declared, 'We shall surely repay this debt in time.'"

So this is the repayment I receive today!

Now then, you esteemed sages, tell me—

What fault do you wish for Me to admit?

Is it the fault of having opened the door of convenience for you in the first place?

Or is it the fault of Me not being shameless enough to match you?

As Haotian's words fell, the entire Jade Pool Immortal Realm fell silent enough to hear a pin drop.

The Six Sages were so embarrassed their faces flushed red, unsure how to respond.

The other cultivators each harbored their own thoughts, but most were tense.

This information was too explosive!

This was nothing short of pure black history!

Was this something we were meant to hear?

Would the Six Sages join forces and silence them all before long?

Among these cultivators, Zhenyuanzi's face was as cold as frost.

For Haotian's words had reminded him of the day Hongyun had departed back then.

That day had been clear and breezy, when Hongyun suddenly spoke of a great opportunity awaiting him.

No matter how Zhenyuanzi tried to persuade him, in the end he could not keep Hongyun.

Who would have thought—

That parting would mean life and death between close friends.

Now, thinking back, someone had clearly pulled strings to lure Hongyun away from Wuzhuang Temple.

As for who?

Haotian had already pointed his finger at them just now—what need was there to guess?

After a moment of brooding, Zhenyuanzi's gaze turned icy as he looked toward Zhunti and Jieyin.

Sensing something, the Two Sages of the West immediately turned to meet Zhenyuanzi's eyes.

One glance told them what was happening.

Zhenyuanzi had taken a grudge against them.

They considered dealing with him on the spot.

But thinking it over, that would only directly confirm Haotian's words.

Yet if they let today pass, there would be no chance to move against Zhenyuanzi again.