Primordial Era: Before the Dao Lecture Was Finished, the Ancestor Witches Had All Become Sages - Part 37

Li Hao rolled his eyes. "Um... can we go in now?"

Haotian and Yaochi both trembled.

Haotian tugged at Yaochi's sleeve, indicating that she should receive and guide this group.

There was no helping it. He was genuinely a little afraid of so many burly men with fierce faces.

Yaochi, however, flicked her sleeve, making her meaning crystal clear: If you want to go, you go! I'm not going!

You've got to be kidding!

That big brother was so handsome and gave off such a sense of security.

If she went to receive them, she would feel too embarrassed!

At the thought of this, Yaochi's face grew even redder, like a fully ripened apple.

It gave people an irresistible urge to take a bite.

Seeing the two of them push the responsibility back and forth, Li Hao was speechless.

Did we really have to wait for someone to guide us?

Couldn't we just go in ourselves?

Li Hao sighed, exchanged a glance with Dijiang, and stepped into Purple Cloud Palace.

Before leaving, he even rubbed Yaochi's head.

He hadn't meant to tease her, nor was he trying to flirt.

It was simply like seeing a cute kitten, puppy, or child and instinctively doing so.

There was no other meaning behind it.

Yaochi was just a young girl. When had she ever experienced something like this?

Her pretty face immediately began to burn. If reality had special effects,

then steam would certainly have been pouring from Yaochi's head.

Blood Thicker Than Water? Not Trying to Screw Us Over? Haven't You Screwed Us Over Enough?

The Ancestor Witches entered Purple Cloud Palace and hurried forward, heading straight for the front.

Although Dijiang had instructed them to occupy the frontmost cushions,

the Ancestor Witches had to admit that they had initially been rather worried.

When listening to the Dao, one had to sit on a cushion.

With so many people coming, there would certainly be quite a few cushions.

How were they supposed to find the few they needed to occupy among all those cushions?

That was a problem.

However, the instant they entered Purple Cloud Palace, this problem was no longer a problem.

The enormous Purple Cloud Palace contained at least several thousand cushions by their estimate.

Yet only six cushions had been placed at the very front.

If that still wasn't enough to explain anything, then the unique colors of those six cushions clearly showed that they were the purpose of this trip.

Well... they were six deep-purple cushions, and compared with ordinary cushions,

they were already different simply in color, let alone the extremely unusual aura faintly emanating from them.

The Ancestor Witches hurried forward and stood before the cushions. Just as they were about to sit down, Li Hao stopped them.

"Don't sit. Just stand!"

All the Ancestor Witches froze. Even Dijiang was stunned, looking at Li Hao questioningly.

Li Hao did not explain. He merely shook his head firmly.

How could he explain this?

The cushions represented the Heaven-Appointed Sage Seats.

Whoever sat on one and secured it would become a Heaven-Appointed Sage.

According to the course of events in the Primordial Era, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Two Western Saints would ultimately become sages.

None of those six people was a fool. Once they realized that becoming a sage bound them and restricted their freedom for life,

wouldn't they abolish their own Saint Seats?

Setting aside the Two Western Saints, why hadn't the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa in the East done so?

Especially Nuwa, a sage whose Demon Race Fortune had been severed during the Witch-Demon Calamity and whose Human Race Fortune had been completely destroyed during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation—why hadn't she done so either?

What exactly was the reason?

Were they afraid? Unable? Or unwilling?

Li Hao believed it was the third possibility. They were unwilling, right?

As for why they were unwilling, perhaps some means had been left behind on the cushions?

Something similar to the methods used when Nuwa Palace was inscribed with poetry or when the Two Western Saints confused King Zhou.

After all, whether it was the Heavenly Dao or Hongjun, since they dared to grant you a Saint Seat, they naturally wouldn't fail to leave some safeguards behind.

What if you took the Saint Seat I gave you and used it to attack me?

Of course, that was only one of the reasons Li Hao couldn't explain.

The other reason was the old problem: this was Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun's territory.

One had to be responsible for what one said. If things went badly, it could cost fifty thousand Points.

Wouldn't it be better to keep fifty thousand Points and use them for something else?

The other Ancestor Witches did not understand, but Dijiang understood Li Hao perfectly.

Seeing his actions, he knew that Li Hao must have found it inconvenient to explain in detail.

He immediately took action... by glaring at the Ancestor Witches who had been voicing their objections.

That silenced them completely, leaving them without a trace of their former defiance.

Once everyone quieted down, Li Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he remember the Six-Eared Macaque in his arms.

He patted his chest, and the Six-Eared Macaque poked its sleepy head out.

Li Hao smiled. "You can come out now. We're already inside Purple Cloud Palace."

The Six-Eared Macaque froze at that. It looked at Li Hao, then at the inside of Purple Cloud Palace, and a hint of struggle appeared in its eyes.

In theory, as a creature wholeheartedly seeking the Dao, it should have entered without hesitation.

Yet for some reason, it actually felt reluctant. It thought that staying in this person's arms and going everywhere with him seemed even better than seeking the Dao.

Li Hao did not notice any of this. He calmly lowered his voice and said, "Little Monkey, let me tell you something. There are two kinds of cushions here. The deep-purple ones are few in number and very good, but they also carry unknown dangers."

"The numerous earth-yellow cushions can also bring tremendous benefits, but you won't be able to become the supreme existence. Still, they're safe."

"Think about what you want to choose. If you want a purple one, I'll ask my brothers to give one up for you."

The Six-Eared Macaque understood what he meant and also saw the situation clearly.

Naturally, these six purple cushions would create extraordinary existences.

There were only six of them in the entire Purple Cloud Palace.

Their value was obvious.

And yet this person was actually willing to give one up for him.

The Six-Eared Macaque struggled even more, its heart filled with conflict.

Its desire to seek the Dao and its true nature repeatedly switched places as the dominant force.

Seeing the struggle on the Six-Eared Macaque's face, Li Hao thought it was pondering which one to choose.

He smiled. "No rush. There's still plenty of time. Take your time thinking about it."

"I'll save one for you first. We can decide later whether you want it!"

Outside Purple Cloud Palace.

The great powers outside grew more anxious by the moment.

That group of burly men had already gone inside for quite some time, yet they still weren't being allowed in.

Under normal circumstances, they would have barged in long ago, but Purple Cloud Palace was ultimately a sage's territory.

How would they dare force their way in? Were they truly not afraid of offending a sage?

The great powers could only pace anxiously and stomp their feet. There was nothing else they could do.

The cause of this outcome could genuinely be traced back to Li Hao.

As the saying went, which young girl did not harbor romantic feelings?

Because he had rubbed Yaochi's head, this sheltered young girl had completely short-circuited.

Even Haotian, who had always regarded Yaochi as his forbidden possession, had short-circuited along with her.

Good grief!

A man had merely touched your head, and you became this bashful.

You had never shown me this kind of reaction!

Who the hell are you actually with?

And just like that, the two children responsible for guiding people had completely shut down.

For this very reason, the other great powers were left standing outside the gate.

Inside Purple Cloud Palace.

Li Hao had no idea that one of his actions had triggered a massive chain reaction.