Saints stood high above all, with everything under their control;
But once an unforeseen variable slipped beyond their control;
Especially a powerful variable like Bei Ming, they would grow even more wary and might even strike first when the time was right.
However, for Bei Ming, striking later did not necessarily mean he could not seize the initiative;
In the Primordial Wilderness, under the rule of the Heavenly Dao, Saints possessed certain indescribable advantages;
As a transcendent Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, he should pay even greater heed to "watching the enemy's movements, acting later, yet arriving first."
Yuanshi frowned slightly. "Junior Brother Beiming, you seem to show rather little respect for your three senior brothers?"
Bei Ming calmly rose to his feet, let out a light laugh, and looked directly at the Three Pure Ones. "Respect is earned through capability.
Three senior brothers, do you still remember the East Sea Battle?"
The "East Sea Battle" Bei Ming mentioned to the Three Pure Ones was naturally not the one where he had beaten Di Jun senseless.
Without question, he was referring to his past victory over Laozi.
At the mention of this matter, Yuanshi and Tongtian almost simultaneously cast an exceedingly subtle glance at Laozi.
Laozi remained seated where he was, maintaining his calm and light demeanor.
His defeat in the past with the "body of an ant" had cost him not merely Taiqing Laozi's face, but the dignity of the entire Three Pure Ones and the Orthodox Lineage of Pangu.
He would win it back as a Saint and put the old matter to rest.
It was precisely for this reason that, this time, using the great calamity of the Human Race as an excuse, Laozi had brought his two younger brothers to Great Void Palace. He had made