Candle Dragon cursed inwardly, but didn't dare drag his feet.
He hurriedly chimed in, "Your Majesty is wise!
That Qing fellow doesn't look like any good, either.
Eliminating him before he can become a threat is vital to the stability of the Primordial World!"
Hearing Candle Dragon and Kunpeng's words, Haotian nodded in satisfaction.
"Excellent!
What you two have said is most pleasing to Us!
Very well, then. Let's each go about our own business!"
With that, Haotian headed straight for the place where Old Ancestor Cangtian was.
Seeing Haotian set off, Kunpeng and Candle Dragon naturally didn't dare dawdle.
They hurried off toward their respective targets.
As for how Old Ancestor Santian had managed to hide in the Thirty-Three Heavens without Haotian easily noticing him—
It was because the Thirty-Three Heavens were so vast that they were almost indistinguishable from a Small World.
Each layer of Heaven was equivalent to a Small World.
Without specific attention, and with Old Ancestor Cangtian, a Rogue Cultivator, deliberately concealing himself,
Haotian naturally hadn't noticed him.
But things were different now.
Haotian meant to drag them out and put them to work. Once he searched for them specifically, they had nowhere to hide.
In no time,
Haotian arrived at the place where Old Ancestor Cangtian was.
Looking at the concealed Array Formations before him,
Haotian couldn't help but marvel at the skill behind them.
It was only because he, Haotian, had a cheat.
Otherwise, an ordinary Quasi-Saint really wouldn't have noticed this place.
After examining them for a moment, Imperial Dao Law surged around Haotian.
Then he activated a thousandfold amplification and said softly, "This place is under Air Prohibition..."
Before Haotian could finish speaking, a voice rang out.
"Haotian!
What do you mean by this?"
Before the words had even faded, Old Ancestor Cangtian appeared in front of Haotian.
Yet Haotian didn't pause for even a moment.
As the words "Air Prohibition" left his mouth, he raised a hand and pointed, immediately binding Old Ancestor Cangtian in place.
Haotian knew that villains died from talking too much.
Whatever arguments they might have later,
the important thing was to keep the man here first.
Otherwise, if the fellow escaped, Haotian would have to chase him all over the world.
Old Ancestor Cangtian hadn't expected Haotian to be so underhanded.
They hadn't even argued things out. Haotian had simply attacked as soon as he arrived.
Bound in place, Old Ancestor Cangtian was startled.
He'd thought Kunpeng and Candle Dragon were just weak.
He hadn't realized those two really couldn't win.
Watching someone else get into trouble was naturally satisfying.
But now that it was his turn, Old Ancestor Cangtian felt all sorts of emotions.
After gathering his thoughts,
Old Ancestor Cangtian spoke. "Daoist Haotian!
I haven't provoked you, have I?
Was it really appropriate to attack me right off the bat?
You act so domineeringly. What will the other Daoist friends think?
You claim to uphold order in the Primordial World,
but in reality, you're undermining its stability."
By now, Old Ancestor Cangtian was furious, but he still didn't dare say anything disrespectful.
After all, Old Ancestor Cangtian had already been bound.
His only hope now was to "argue reason."
Argue with his fists?
He'd lost that chance!
At this point, only his mouth could move.
How could he fight with his fists?
Hearing Old Ancestor Cangtian's words, Haotian couldn't simply deal with him just like that.
Otherwise, in the eyes of the other cultivators, Haotian really would be the one leading the destruction of order.
Who would listen to his reasoning after that?
He couldn't go around settling everything with his fists every time, could he?
If he did, Dijun and Taiyi would be examples of what happened.
So—
He needed a just cause!
That was the best course of action!
But Haotian had prepared his argument long ago. How could he lose his composure?
Haotian calmly replied, "You say I came after you for no reason?
Then I have a question for you, Daoist friend.
When you came to the Heavenly Court to establish a Daoist sanctuary, did you get my permission?
Or did you, Old Ancestor Cangtian, receive the Dao Ancestor's approval?
Come!
Tell me!
Did I agree, or did the Dao Ancestor?
Don't worry!
I won't stop you from speaking. Say it as loudly as you like.
Then the other Daoist friends can see for themselves whether I'm the one breaking the rules."
Hearing Haotian's words, Old Ancestor Cangtian replied with a smug look, "Why would I need anyone else's permission to return to my own Daoist sanctuary?
Daoist Haotian, what you're saying is laughable!"
Hearing his answer, Haotian couldn't help but laugh. "So, you, Old Ancestor Cangtian, came to the Heavenly Court to establish a Daoist sanctuary without my permission or the Dao Ancestor's approval?
And as for your claim that you were returning to your own Daoist sanctuary—
As Heavenly Emperor, how come I don't know when the Heavenly Court became your Daoist sanctuary?"
Old Ancestor Cangtian snorted.
"Hmph!
Why pretend you don't know, Daoist Haotian?
I was already in the Heavenly Court before I took human form.
When I came here, wasn't I returning to my own Daoist sanctuary?
By rights, you, Haotian, are the one who occupied my sanctuary without permission.
I didn't hold it against you, yet you're turning the tables on me.
Even if you're powerful, Haotian, this isn't how you should behave!"
Hearing this, Haotian thought, Just as I expected.
Good thing I, Haotian, saw this coming long ago.
Otherwise, I really would have been left speechless.
Haotian feigned surprise. "So you're saying I'm the one who stole someone else's home?
Wait!
Let me think this through!
Now that you mention it, I do have a question.
If, as you say, you were already in the Heavenly Court before taking human form,
then why didn't you and your companions come forward when Dijun and Taiyi were there?
Why did you let the two of them take over the Heavenly Court?"
As soon as Haotian said this, Old Ancestor Cangtian's expression darkened.
Was Haotian really ignorant, or was he pretending to be stupid?
Dijun and Taiyi had the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell. Though they had been weaker than him in cultivation back then,
he still couldn't do anything to them.
And once their cultivation caught up, he really couldn't beat them.
At that point, should he have stayed behind to do hard labor for them instead of running as fast as he could?
Of course, he couldn't say that out loud.
Old Ancestor Cangtian replied, "That still doesn't change—"
"Stop!
I don't want to hear whatever you have to say, Old Ancestor Cangtian.
All I know is that I received the Heavenly Court from the Dao Ancestor,
and the Dao Ancestor received it from Dijun and Taiyi.
So if you want your Daoist sanctuary back, go find Dijun and Taiyi.
I have no interest in getting involved in the mess between you, Dijun, and Taiyi.
The problem now is that after I took over the Heavenly Court, you, Old Ancestor Cangtian, entered my domain without my permission.
You must answer for that.
Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy!
Hmph!"
Hearing Haotian's words, Old Ancestor Cangtian cursed inwardly.
Go find Dijun and Taiyi?
Who knew where their ashes had been scattered?
Where was he supposed to find them?
Those two had been dead for nearly a hundred Yuanhui.
Haotian clearly had no intention of acknowledging his claim.
Old Ancestor Cangtian then said, "I refuse to accept this!
I was here before I took human form.
What gives you the right to claim the Heavenly Court as yours?
I want a Sage to judge this!"
Haotian's expression darkened.
"A Sage to judge this?
The Heavenly Court is my territory. Who has the right to question that?
You, Old Ancestor Cangtian, lost your Daoist sanctuary.
And you didn't even lose it to me.
Now you've come to occupy my territory?
Do you think I have no temper?
You didn't dare provoke Dijun and Taiyi.
But you dare provoke me?
Are you looking down on me?
Since there's no reasoning with you,
I happen to know a thing or two about fighting!"
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