I'd meant to quietly send over some beauties, but only now realized everyone had been watching.
But since Kunpeng had noticed, did that mean Yaochi had noticed too?
Hiss!
I'm screwed!
No!
I'd better handle this more discreetly.
But that could wait. For now, it was better to steer clear of the subject.
Candle Dragon then said, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, you've got it wrong. The Dragon Race has already joined the Heavenly Court.
"Paying tribute to the Heavenly Emperor is simply part of our duty.
"But enough about that. Let's talk about how we can work together from here on.
"I have the honor of serving as Chancellor of the Heavenly Court, and I'll surely have to rely on you in the future.
"When the time comes, I hope you'll lend me your support!"
Hearing this, Kunpeng was finally sure.
This fellow didn't seem to have come looking for trouble.
But Candle Dragon had barely arrived before taking a jab at him. And now he expected Kunpeng to support him?
No chance!
They could just keep things strictly professional.
Kunpeng replied, "Fellow Daoist, that's not quite right.
"We are all here to serve the Heavenly Court and work for Your Majesty.
"As for official matters, I'm sure the gods will do their utmost to see them through."
Seeing Kunpeng's strictly businesslike attitude, Candle Dragon didn't know how to respond.
This was going nowhere!
Kunpeng's reaction showed no sign of enthusiasm.
It seemed that continuing their discussion today wouldn't get them anywhere.
Never mind!
They could take it slowly.
Candle Dragon then started chatting with Kunpeng about this and that.
Meanwhile, in Zixiao Palace.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun was also weighing the state of the Primordial World.
With Haotian at the helm, the Heavenly Court had finally gotten on track.
With Haotian's Heavenly Court keeping watch, the Primordial World's order no longer had any major problems.
In that case, the Sages didn't seem to have much reason to remain in the Primordial World.
Keeping them there and letting them contend with Haotian would only draw the Primordial World into internal strife.
That would only deplete its foundations.
Rather than that, he might as well bring the Six Sages to Chaos.
It was time for the great ship of the Primordial World to set sail.
It was time to seek an opportunity to advance.
The Heavenly Dao of a Great Thousand World was ultimately too unstable.
Not only could it not achieve eternity, but an Immeasurable Calamity might even arrive ahead of time.
And the Heavenly Dao at this level
would also limit his cultivation.
That was a very serious concern for him.
It was also a major hidden danger for the Primordial World.
If the Primordial World could not advance into an Eternal World,
then sooner or later it would return to Chaos.
The Immeasurable Calamity sounded far away.
But to him, it wasn't all that distant.
Especially with calamities occurring so frequently.
For now, he'd watch things for a while longer.
He'd see what Haotian chose to do once he finished building the Heavenly Court.
If Haotian handled things well, they could proceed to the next step of the plan: leading the Primordial World in a conquest of other worlds.
Once one entered the Great Vehicle path, who could count the years and calamities?
In the blink of an eye, dozens of Yuanhui had passed.
In a quiet chamber of Taiwei Palace in the Heavenly Court,
law patterns swirled around Haotian.
Dozens of law patterns circled him like ribbons.
Looking closely, one could see that these ribbons were astonishingly uniform in length.
Just like the Imperial Dao Law he had cultivated before, every one of them had reached the level of a Perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
A moment later,
Haotian opened his eyes.
Divine light flashed in them.
He sensed the law patterns above his Dao Fruit, and a satisfied look crossed his face.
After dozens of Yuanhui of arduous cultivation, dozens of laws had reached the goal he'd set.
This retreat had been very fruitful.
Of course,
this would have been impossible for any other cultivator.
Only Haotian had a cheat-like divine ability: Ten Thousandfold Amplification.
That was how he'd managed to reach his goal in just dozens of Yuanhui.
Ordinary cultivators couldn't even cultivate a single law to this level.
After collecting his thoughts, Haotian's mind stirred.
He began investigating the major recent events in the Primordial World.
After a bit of divination, Haotian's face filled with confusion.
The Six Sages of the Primordial World had actually quieted down!
That was unlike them.
After lying low for so long, they were probably plotting something big.
Could they be waiting for him?
That was it!
With the main character himself in seclusion, there was no point in making a move.
Now that he was about to leave seclusion, their actions couldn't be far off.
So there was no rush to emerge. He needed to think through the situation he'd face afterward first.
Going by the timeline, the Chan Teachings disciples should be heading down the mountain soon.
But now that they were bound by his rules, it was hard to say whether Yuanshi would still let them go.
He could adapt as things unfolded.
After that would come the Great Prosperity of the Human Race.
All kinds of hidden dangers from the Measure Calamity were buried within that wave of Merit.
So when the time came, he had to seize the chance and take down the Chan Teachings cultivators in one fell swoop.
As long as he dealt with them according to the Heavenly Rules,
and the Twelve Golden Immortals were gone, what calamity could still fall upon them?
This time, he definitely wouldn't go to Zixiao Palace to complain.
Then Primordial Heavenly Venerate wouldn't have to trouble himself over the Measure Calamity.
I really am a genius!
A Measure Calamity, erased just like that.
But if this calamity never happened, would the Sages still leave the Primordial World?
With Sages stationed in the Primordial World, his control over it would always be incomplete.
The Imperial Dao Law would never advance any further.
That would delay his attainment of Hunyuan!
But if the calamity did happen, what if the Sages forcibly established the Four Sovereigns to sideline him?
With those Four Sovereigns in place, there would inevitably be gaps in his control over the Heavenly Court.
Even if it were only a matter of appearances,
he still wouldn't be able to attain Hunyuan through the Imperial Dao Law.
At this thought, Haotian tapped his fingers against his knee.
The look of contemplation in his eyes grew more intense.
How could he break this deadlock?
Use Kunpeng and Candle Dragon as an excuse?
Let the Great Sect disciples raise their cultivation before anything else?
That reasoning made sense.
But would those Sages listen to reason?
Obviously not!
After pondering for a while, Haotian suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
By Dao Ancestor, of all the—
It seemed he'd miscalculated when he'd conferred Divine Positions on the gods earlier.
He should've had Kunpeng and Candle Dragon take two of the Four Sovereigns' positions first.
Then he could figure out how to fill the rest afterward.
Now, if he wanted to make any changes, he could only do so by filling all four positions at once.
Otherwise, the moment he left the Sages an opening, they'd seize it immediately.
But who should he find to fill the remaining two positions?
Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, who commanded the stars and supervised the gods.
Kunpeng could take that position.
But Kunpeng was better suited to being Great Emperor Gouchen of the Upper Palace.
After all, Great Emperor Gouchen of the Upper Palace governed military affairs.
He was the Heavenly Court's highest military commander after Haotian himself.
Most of the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Soldiers and Generals came from the Demon Race.
And Kunpeng controlled the Myriad Stars formation. He was clearly a good fit for that Divine Position.
But then, who should take the position of Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole?
After thinking for a while, Haotian suddenly had an idea.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Sorry, Fellow Daoist Star!
To make things a little easier for me, I'll have to make you bear the burden.
Let Fellow Daoist Star suffer; I, Haotian, will take the blame!
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