Fellow Daoist Star Endures Some Hardship, I, Haotian, Will Bear the Infamy

He had intended to quietly send off the beauty, only now realizing that everyone had been watching.

But since Kunpeng had noticed, did that mean Yaochi had too?

Sigh!

This was going to be trouble!

No!

This matter needed to be handled more discreetly.

But that was a concern for later; for now, it was better to sidestep the issue.

So Candle Dragon spoke up: "Daoist Kunpeng misunderstands. The Dragon Race has already joined the Heavenly Court.

Paying tribute to the Heavenly Emperor is only proper duty.

Those things aren't important. Let's talk about future cooperation instead.

This Humble One serves as Chancellor of the Heavenly Court, and will inevitably rely on your support going forward.

I hope you'll lend your aid when the time comes!"

Hearing this, Kunpeng was finally certain.

This fellow didn't seem to be looking for trouble.

But you, Candle Dragon, insult This Seat first thing upon meeting, and still expect This Seat's support?

Impossible!

Let's just handle official matters as they come.

So Kunpeng replied: "Daoist, you speak wrongly!

We all work for the Heavenly Court and serve His Majesty.

As for official duties, I trust the gods will fulfill them diligently."

Seeing Kunpeng's businesslike attitude, Candle Dragon was momentarily at a loss for a response.

Cold!

Too cold!

Kunpeng's reaction showed no enthusiasm at all.

It seemed continuing the discussion today would yield nothing.

Forget it!

Better to take it slow.

So Candle Dragon began making small talk with Kunpeng.

Meanwhile, in the Purple Cloud Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun was also pondering the situation in the Primordial World.

The Heavenly Court, under Haotian's management, had now found its footing.

With Haotian's Heavenly Court keeping watch, order in the Primordial World was largely stable.

Thus, the significance of the Sages remaining in the Primordial World no longer seemed so great.

If the Sages stayed and continued to clash with Haotian, it would only drag the Primordial World into internal strife.

And drain its foundations.

Rather than that, it was better to bring the Six Sages into Chaos.

The great ship of the Primordial World was ready to set sail.

To seek the opportunity for advancement.

The Heavenly Dao of the Greater World was ultimately not stable enough.

Not only could it not achieve eternity.

The Immeasurable Calamity might also arrive early.

Moreover, a Heavenly Dao of this level.

Would restrict this Old Daoist's cultivation.

For this Old Daoist, this was a very great hidden worry.

For the Primordial World, it was also a very great hidden danger.

If the Primordial World could not ascend to become an Eternal World.

It would eventually return to Chaos one day.

The Immeasurable Calamity sounded distant.

But for this Old Daoist, that time was not so far off.

Especially with calamities occurring so frequently.

Let's observe for a while first.

Let's see how Haotian chooses to act once the Heavenly Court is fully established.

If Haotian handles things properly, then the next step can proceed—leading the Primordial World to conquer other realms.

Once one enters the path of the Great Vehicle, who can count the eons that pass?

In the blink of an eye, dozens of epochs have gone by.

In the quiet chamber of the Taiwei Palace in the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, Haotian is surrounded by swirling Dao patterns of laws.

Dozens of law patterns, like ribbons, coil around Haotian's body.

Looking closely, these law ribbons are astonishingly uniform in length.

All of them, like the Imperial Dao Law Haotian cultivated before, have reached the Perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal stage.

In an instant.

Haotian opens his eyes.

Divine light flickers within his gaze.

Feeling the law patterns atop his Dao Fruit, Haotian's face shows satisfaction.

Dozens of epochs of bitter cultivation, dozens of laws have reached the expected goal.

This session of seclusion has yielded excellent results.

Of course.

For any other cultivator, this would be utterly impossible.

Only Haotian, with his cheat-like Ten Thousandfold Amplification divine ability, could achieve this goal within dozens of epochs.

An ordinary cultivator couldn't even cultivate a single law to such a level.

Gathering his thoughts, Haotian moves his mind.

He begins to investigate the major events in the Primordial World recently.

After some deduction, Haotian's face shows confusion.

The Six Sages of the Primordial World have actually gone quiet!

This is unlike their usual style.

To remain silent for so long—they must be plotting something major.

Could it be that they are waiting for Imperial We?

That's right!

Imperial We, the protagonist, has gone into seclusion to cultivate, so even if they had means to act, it would be useless.

Now that Imperial We has emerged from seclusion, their moves probably won't be far off.

So there's no rush to leave seclusion; first, Imperial We must figure out the situation after emerging.

By the timeline, the disciples of the Chan Teachings should be descending the mountain.

But this time, with Imperial We's rules in place, it's uncertain whether Primordial Heavenly Venerate will still let them descend.

That can be handled as the situation arises.

Next should be the rise of the Human Race.

A series of hidden dangers from the Measure Calamity are all buried within this Merit.

So, when the time comes, Imperial We must seize the opportunity to take down the Chan Teachings cultivators in one fell swoop.

As long as they are dealt with according to the Heavenly Rules, even the Twelve Golden Immortals are gone—what killing tribulation remains?

This time, Imperial We certainly won't go to the Purple Cloud Palace to complain.

There's no need for Primordial Heavenly Venerate to trouble himself over the Measure Calamity.

Imperial We is truly brilliant!

A Measure Calamity, thus vanished without a trace.

But if this Measure Calamity doesn't happen, will the Sages still withdraw from the Primordial World?

With Sages overseeing the Primordial World, Imperial We's control over it will always fall slightly short.

The Imperial Dao Law cannot advance further.

This delays Imperial We's path to attaining the Hunyuan Dao!

But if the Measure Calamity does occur, and the several Sages forcefully create the Four Sovereigns to sideline Imperial We—what then?

With the Four Sovereigns in place, his control over the Heavenly Court would inevitably have gaps.

Even if it was only a matter of formality.

He still couldn't use the Imperial Dao Law to prove the Dao and attain Hunyuan.

Thinking of this, Haotian tapped his knee with his fingers.

The contemplative look in his eyes grew more intense.

How to break this deadlock?

Use Kunpeng and Candle Dragon as leverage?

Let the disciples of the Great Sect raise their cultivation first?

That was the logic of it.

But would those sages listen to reason?

Clearly impossible!

After pondering for a moment, Haotian suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Boundless be the Dao Ancestor!

Looking at it this way, his previous enfeoffment of the gods had been somewhat off the mark.

He should have let Kunpeng and Candle Dragon occupy two of the Four Sovereign seats first.

Then fill the rest later.

If he wanted to make changes now, he would have to complete all Four Sovereign positions at once before making a move.

Otherwise, once the sages found a loophole, they would surely seize the vacancies quickly.

But now, who could he find to fill the remaining two positions?

The Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole governed the myriad stars and controlled the gods.

This seat, Kunpeng could take.

However, Kunpeng was more suited for the Great Emperor Gouchen of the Upper Palace in the Western Region.

After all, the Great Emperor Gouchen of the Upper Palace in the Western Region presided over military affairs.

He was the highest military commander of the Heavenly Court, second only to Haotian himself.

Now, most of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals of the Heavenly Court came from the Demon Race.

And since Kunpeng held the Myriad Stars Grand Formation, he was undoubtedly a perfect fit for this divine position.

But then, who should take the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole?

After thinking for a while, Haotian suddenly had a thought.

A faint smile spread across his face.

My apologies!

Fellow Daoist Star!

To make things easier for Imperial We, I can only let you bear the burden.

Let Fellow Daoist Star suffer, and I, Haotian, will take the blame!