Haotian and Yaochi had both been formed from Primordial Spirit Stones and brought to life by Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Ever since, they had stayed by his side. When they were still lowly Daoist attendants, they had only needed to serve their master faithfully. Though they had already attained a level above Great Luo Golden Immortal, they had still been cautious in every way around the Saints, not daring to overstep by so much as a hair.
But it had not been long since Haotian was appointed the exalted Haotian Golden Palace Jade Emperor, and the flame in his heart had already begun to kindle. His ambition, too, was slowly growing. He no longer wanted to bow and scrape, living at the Saints' mercy. Instead, he wanted to truly become Lord of Primordial Heaven and Earth, standing as an equal among the Saints.
But that was only wishful thinking. Even if the position of Heavenly Emperor might rival the Saints in status, strength was everything in the Primordial World, and the Saints had never taken him seriously.
Di Jun and Tai Yi had once been such brilliant and extraordinary figures, yet even they had not accomplished this. Haotian stood no chance.
Jade Pure Primordial, Upper Pure Tongtian, and the Two Sages of the West had all coveted the position of Heavenly Emperor, hoping to place it in the hands of their own sects. But Dao Ancestor Hongjun had favored Haotian, dashing the plans of all three Saints. They had already resented him, and now that he was issuing commands across the Primordial World and summoning immortals to the Heavenly Court, they looked down on him even more.
Primordial Heavenly Lord sat on a cloud bed in the Jade Void Palace, with his twelve direct disciples and Randeng Daoist, the vice sect