This Goku really had some nerve, daring to do something like this.
Lord Lao's disciples were about to make a move, but Lord Lao stopped them.
"Great Sage Equaling Heaven, instead of staying properly in your Peach Orchard, you insist on coming to this old man's Doushuai Palace. Do you truly have a death wish?" Lord Lao slowly rose to his feet.
Goku showed no fear whatsoever. Though he knew he stood almost no chance against Lord Lao, he still wanted to oppose him, because he refused to accept it.
"Why did you use me? What are you planning to do by using me? I, Goku, do not want to be used by anyone!" Goku gripped the Adamantine Staff and pointed it at Lord Lao.
Lord Lao waved a hand, sending his disciples out of the rear courtyard and to the front.
At this point, only Lord Lao and Goku remained in the rear courtyard. The two simply faced each other in a standoff.
"Your appearance was meant for others to use you to shatter the chaotic trajectory I possess, and with it, shatter my Heart of the Heavenly Dao. That would cause me to fall from the realm of sainthood. Then, most of the others in the Three Realms would have a chance to ascend to sainthood and alter the entire Three Realms."
Lord Lao looked at Goku as he spoke.
Goku did not doubt these words.
"But I knew about this as well. So I used this method—using you to make myself fall from the realm of sainthood, then attain sainthood once more. I want to control the chaotic trajectory rather than merely possess it. I want the entire Three Realms to be truly under my control, changing according to my will."
Lord Lao continued.
"That is why